This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/iowa-state as Iowa State Cyclones Basketball Star Named Big 12 Player of the Week . The Iowa State Cyclones had a fantastic week and a great holiday tournament, solidifying themselves as one of the best teams in the early part of the year.

Iowa State sets Division I history in a 132-68 rout of Alcorn State as Milan Momcilovic erupts and the Cyclones break multiple records.

In a rare high-major on-campus non-conference game against top-10 teams, Iowa State and Purdue are set to put on a show Saturday.

With the calendar turning to December, it has been an impressive first month of the season for the Iowa State Cyclones.  Coming into the campaign, the Cyclones

Milan Momcilovic made his first eight 3-point shots while scoring 27 points and No. 10 Iowa State prepped for its weekend visit to top-ranked Purdue by setting a program scoring record in a 132-68 rout of Alcorn State on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclone and the Hawkeye women’s basketball teams are moving up in the AP’s Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll. The latest rankings, released Monday, show the Iowa State Cyclone women’s basketball program is ranked No.

Iowa State basketball has been on fire from 3-point range, but it'll need to keep winning in the paint on both ends to take down. No. 1 Purdue.

Iowa State and Purdue have only met five times. Purdue owns a 3-2 record in the series.

And those are huge momentum plays. They give you tremendous confidence. Certainly the live ball turnovers and steals give you a chance to go in transition at advantage, but when you have a shot clock violation, you just kind of feel like you're breaking your opponents' spirit. And our guys did a great job of doing that.

Iowa State basketball demolished Alcorn State on Wednesday night. Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones' record-setting performance.

The Iowa State Cyclones received a very favorable landing spot in recent NCAA Tournament projections.