STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 19 Iowa State (14-5, 2-5 Big 12) dropped its fifth straight in a 86-58 loss at Oklahoma State (15-4, 4-2 Big 12) Sunday afternoon.
Oklahoma State, ranked fourth nationally in 3-pointers per game, made 14 on the day. Cowgirl Stailee Heard led the game with a triple-double of 18 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.
Jada Williams and Audi Crooks led the Cyclones with 15 points each. Crooks scored in double figures for her 85th-straight game.
Iowa State won the tip and got on the board first, but the host then went up 7-2. ISU brought it back within one, but both teams were held scoreless to follow until OSU hit a 3 with 1:51 remaining. After one, Oklahoma State led 13-8.
OSU scored nine straight to jump ahead 26-14 at the midway point of the second in a run including a pair of triples. The run continued out of the media timeout to 13 before Crooks ended it with a free throw, but Oklahoma State drained yet another 3 right after building its lead to 33-15 with three minutes on the clock. OSU’s sixth 3-pointer made it a 20-plus point lead, and the home team entered halftime ahead 43-21.
Crooks had two buckets to start the third, but the Cowgirls’ continued to hold a lead over 20. Sydney Harris made the ISU’s first 3 of the game with the clock at 7:08 and Williams sent in a jumper next before OSU delivered a deep shot (51-30). The Cowgirls ended the third on a 15-0 run to lead 66-35.
Williams made two-straight shots leading to an OSU timeout with 6:56 to play but Oklahoma State kept with its nearly 30-point lead. The home team ended the game ahead 28 by a final of 86-58.
Up Next
Iowa State returns home to host Cincinnati Wednesday, Jan. 21. The game begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notes
Iowa State women’s basketball’s all-time record moves to 885-683 (.564) and 347-363 (.489) in conference play.
Fennelly’s career record moves to 814-383 (.680) in his 38-year career and 648-330 (.663) at Iowa State.
With 15 points today, Audi Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 85 games, the longest active streak in NCAA women’s basketball. It is the longest streak among Big 12 players since Brittney Griner’s 116-game streak.
In the first quarter, Crooks pulled down two rebounds which marked the 650th board of her career.
Evangelia Paulk scored her 650th career point with her first basket of the day. Paulk has scored 657 points in her career.
With her first free throw of the day, Jada Williams made her 200th career free throw.
With her first assist of the day, Reagan Wilson recorded her 50th career assist.
