Norman has not been a pleasant place for the Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team in the past, as they have lost six straight at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Oklahoma (11-8, 2-3) may be coming off two hard road losses, but the team takes on an alternate personality at home, where they have won 10 consecutive games and 29 of their last 30.

Sophomore Willie Warren is scheduled to return to the game after rolling his ankle in practice last week, rendering him out for Saturday’s loss at Texas Tech.

While he has fallen out of the National Player of the Year watch-list, Warren continues to appear in most NBA mock drafts’ top 10 lists for this summer.

Houston-native freshman Tommy Mason-Griffin continues to make a name for himself in Norman.

In the past four games, Mason-Griffin has played 162 out of a possible 165 minutes and is averaging 17.3 points, 4.5 boards and 3.5 assists, not to mention shooting .500 percent from the three-point arc.

History could be made against the Cyclones if senior forward Tony Crocker can remain aggressive on the boards.

The long-time Sooner with 85 consecutive starts needs just 10 rebounds to become the second Sooner ever to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 150 three-pointers in a career.

While Iowa State (12-7, 1-3) has struggled in the past against OU, their powerful frontcourt combo is one of the most potent in the Big 12 and can open up some opportunities to win.

Preseason All-American Craig Brackins and senior Marquis Gilstrap lead the team, averaging a combined 31.1 points and 17.1 boards per game. In Big 12 play this season, Gilstrap himself is averaging a double-double with a league-high 12.3 rebounds per contest.

Last season the two teams faced just once in Ames, Iowa where the Sooners eventually pulled out a victory in the second half after being tied up at 33 at the half.

Warren had 29 points, 6 boards and 5 assists in the contest, combining with Blake Griffin for 52 of Oklahoma’s 78 points. Warren ended up 9-for-18 from the field and 5-for-10 from 3-point range, while Griffin added a game-high 15 rebounds.

Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Fast facts:

A Tale of Two Cities

In their 11 wins, nine of which have been in Norman, the Sooners are holding opponents to .386 field goal and .307 3-point shooting. However, in their eight losses, foes have shot .488 from the field and .440 from behind the arc. Junior Cade Davis averages 11.3 points in wins, while just managing 4.1 in losses.

Crocker follows suit with 14.8 points and eight rebounds in wins (excluding the Missouri game, where he was limited in minutes due to injury), while producing 10.6 points and six boards in losses.

Youth of the Sooner Nation

Five hundred and fifty-eight of the team’s 1,410 points this season (40 percent) have been produced from the freshmen-trio of Mason Griffin (11.6 ppg), Tiny Gallon (10.9) and Steven Pledger (6.9).

Mason-Griffin is currently fourth in the league with his 4.6 assists per game and third with his .442 percent from 3-point range, which would be the highest of any Sooner freshmen in history if he can maintain that mark.