Probable starters
Iowa
F Zach McCabe, 6-7, Jr.
F Aaron White, 6-8, So.
C Adam Woodbury, 7-0, Fr.
G Roy Devyn Marble, 6-6, Jr.
G Mike Gesell, 6-1, Fr.
Wichita State
G Malcolm Armstead, 6-2, Sr.
G Ron Baker, 6-3, Fr.
G Evan Wessel, 6-5, So.
F Carl Hall, 6-8, Sr.
C Ehimen Orukpe, 7-0, Sr.
- Iowa has held all five opponents under 40-percent shooting. The Hawkeyes are allowing 52.6 points a game, down from 72.5 last season.
- WSU is 5-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Iowa is 5-0 for the first time since 2008-09.
- WSU is shooting 26.6 percent from three (25-94). Iowa showed zone last night against Western Kentucky. Tonight may be the night Nick Wiggins gets a chance to influence a game. He hasn’t played much and is 1 of 4 from three. He can shoot and the Shockers might need him tonight. Jake White, who played 17 solid minutes Tuesday, is another shooter who might be useful stretching that zone.
- Iowa coach Fran McCaffery faced WSU when he coached at Siena. The Shockers, in coach Gregg Marshall’s second season, defeated Siena 72-70 in the 2008 Old Spice Classic in Florida. The Saints advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed, where they defeated Ohio State before losing to top-seeded Louisville.