For the five ISU men’s basketball seniors — Jake Sullivan, Jackson Vroman, Marcus Jefferson, Andrew Skoglund and Justin Fries — Wednesday night will be the last go-around with Hilton Magic, when the Colorado Buffaloes come to town.

“It’ll be a sad day Wednesday to see our seniors play their last game in Hilton,” ISU head coach Wayne Morgan said. “They’re a part of our family; we love them all, and obviously we’re going to wish them the very best for their bright futures. When you’ve been around guys for a while, and you’ve been through battles and everything together, it’s emotionally difficult to see them leave.”

Sullivan said he’s had a lot of great memories, but added he hopes the best is yet to come.

“It’s been quite a journey here,” Sullivan said. “It’ll be an emotional night, but hopefully we can leave this place on a good note with a win against Colorado.”

Vroman, who is averaging 18.3 points and 12.3 rebounds in his last three games, said he hasn’t thought a lot about Wednesday being his last game at Hilton.

“It seems like it’s gone by really quick,” Vroman said. “It hasn’t really set in yet; it probably won’t until the actual night of the game.”

Iowa State (15-10, 6-8 Big 12) is facing Colorado for the second time this season. In their first meeting on Jan. 17, Colorado (17-8, 9-5) handed the Cyclones an 88-70 loss.

With the postseason looming, Colorado is peaking at just the right time, winning its last four games.

“They have a lot of guys who are playing well together right now,” Sullivan said. “They’ve got three really good players in [David] Harrison, [Blair] Wilson and [Michel] Morandais, so we’re going to try and take at least two of those guys out completely.”

Wilson led Colorado with 22 points, Morandais finished with 19 points, and Harrison added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the first matchup between the two teams.

“Colorado’s a very good team,” Morgan said. “Harrison is the best center in the conference. Morandais is a great forward; [he] could be the best in conference; Wilson is an excellent shooter, and they have other people who can play too, so it’s a challenge.”

Harrison will be the center of attention for the Cyclones. He is second in the conference in scoring at 16.9 points per game and fourth in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.8 per game. Harrison leads the Big 12 in blocked shots at 2.84 per game and field goal percentage, shooting 61.4 percent.

“[Harrison]’s a big body — he can score, and he plays good defense,” Vroman said. “We’re going to have to go at him. A lot of people go away from him, and I think that helps him out, so we’re going to have to try and go right at him.”

Damion Staple said the Cyclones’ speed will be an advantage against the Buffaloes.

“Harrison, apparently, he can’t run as fast as our big guys, so we need to get up and down the court quick and push the ball,” Staple said.

The home team has won the last five games in the series. The last time Colorado won at Hilton Coliseum was Feb. 16, 1991, when it beat the Cyclones 84-78.

Staple said the Cyclones want to give the seniors a fitting finale.

“We’ve got to win, there is no doubt, we need to win,” Staple said. “We need to send off Jake, Jackson, Skogs and all of them with a win. We want to make them proud.”