Seton Hall @ Iowa State preview

Iowa State hopes to follow up its record-breaking performance and leave the Bahamas with two victories when the Cyclones meet No. 13 Seton Hall in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday night. Iowa State broke the tournament scoring record with a 104-89 victory over Alabama to open the consolation round, shooting 52.2 percent and draining 15-of-29 from 3-point range.

“It shows how good we can be when we make shots,” Cyclones junior guard Tyrese Haliburton told reporters after recording 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. “We’ve been in every game. Both losses we’ve had, we’ve been in and we’ve shot 25 percent from there. It shows when we hit shots, we can be dangerous.” Iowa State’s 104 points topped the previous record of 102 scored by Michigan against Charlotte in 2015 and the Cyclones will need another strong performance against talented Seton Hall, which beat Southern Mississippi 81-56 on Thursday. The Pirates coughed up a big lead to lose in the first round against Oregon and came back to shoot 50.9 percent from the field while knocking down 10-of-25 from 3-point range. Senior guard Myles Powell scored 32 points in the first round and added 18 more against the Golden Eagles despite limping off the court the night before.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU

ABOUT IOWA STATE (4-2): Haliburton has been one of the top players through the first two rounds of the tournament, totaling 48 points on 18-of-35 shooting from the field, 20 rebounds, 14 assists and four steals. Haliburton leads the team in scoring (15.2) along with assists (9.2) and sophomore guard Rasir Bolton (13.7 points), a Penn State transfer, scored a season-high 22 on 7-of-11 from the floor. Junior forward Solomon Young (11.5 points) and senior guard Prentiss Nixon (10.5) also average in double figures scoring while senior Michael Jacobsen (9.7) paces the club in rebounds (8.5).

ABOUT SETON HALL (5-2): Powell leads the Pirates at 23.3 points per game and has drained 27-of-67 from 3-point range through seven games, but will need more help to get the team where it wants to go. Junior forward Sandro Mamukelashvili is the only other player averaging double figures in scoring (11.4) and is grabbing 5.1 boards per game while senior guard Quincy McKnight (9.1 points, team-high 4.3 assists) has also contributed. Sophomore guard Jared Rhoden is averaging eight points and 5.1 rebounds and senior center Romaro Gill tops the team in rebounds (5.8) and blocks (3.0).

TIP-INS

1. Seton Hall freshman F Tyrese Samuel registered a season-high 10 points off the bench Thursday.

2. Iowa State forces 18.3 turnovers per game and boasts a plus-8.6 turnover margin.

3. The Cyclones and Pirates meet for the first time, but will face off again in Ames, Iowa, on Dec. 8.

PREDICTION: Iowa State 75, Seton Hall 71