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01/28 03:43 CST Hargress leads Colorado against No. 8 Iowa State after 20-point game Hargress leads Colorado against No. 8 Iowa State after 20-point game By The Associated Press Colorado Buffaloes (12-8, 2-5 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado takes on No. 8 Iowa State after Barrington Hargress scored 20 points in Colorado's 95-86 loss to the UCF Knights. The Cyclones are 11-0 on their home court. Iowa State averages 85.6 points and has outscored opponents by 20.7 points per game. The Buffaloes are 2-5 in conference play. Colorado scores 82.6 points and has outscored opponents by 4.6 points per game. Iowa State makes 50.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.9 percentage points higher than Colorado has allowed to its opponents (45.8%). Colorado has shot at a 47.8% rate from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points higher than the 41.7% shooting opponents of Iowa State have averaged. The Cyclones and Buffaloes meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Milan Momcilovic is scoring 18.8 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists for the Cyclones. Joshua Jefferson is averaging 16.6 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 43.8% over the last 10 games. Hargress is averaging 14.2 points and 4.6 assists for the Buffaloes. Isaiah Johnson is averaging 17.7 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cyclones: 8-2, averaging 79.5 points, 35.7 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points per game. Buffaloes: 3-7, averaging 76.8 points, 30.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.0 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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