Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Iowa State Cyclones
Crooks scores 30, Brown adds 20 and 11 rebounds; No. 18 Iowa State women beat E. Illinois 87-55
AMES, Iowa -- — Audi Crooks scored 30 points. Addy Brown added 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 18 Iowa State never trailed Sunday night as the Cyclones beat Eastern Illinois 87-55 for their 11th consecutive home win.
Crooks made 12 of 16 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and Brown was 8-of-14 shooting.
Macy McGlone led Eastern Illinois (3-6) with 14 points but fouled out with 1:55 left in the third quarter. Alex Rouse added 13 and Sydney-James Desroches scored 12.
Crooks, who scored 31 in a loss to No. 21 Iowa on Wednesday, has scored at least 30 points three times this season, The 6-foot-3 sophomore scored a career-high 40 in a 93-86 win over Maryland in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Iowa State (9-3) scored the final nine points of the first quarter to take a 23-12 lead and led by as many as 15 in the second before an 8-2 spurt — including six consecutive points by McGlone — pulled the Panthers to 38-29 going into halftime. Georgia Fox hit a 3-pointer that made it an eight-point game with 1:42 to go in the third quarter but Crooks answered with a layup and Aili Tanke hit a 3-pointer to make it 60-47 going into the fourth.
Crooks has scored in double figures in 44 straight games.
Iowa State announced that junior guard Kenzie Hare would be medically redshirting the 2024-25 season due to a hip injury. Hare had made eight starts through 10 games.
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Game Information
Ames, IA

Referee:Jesse Dickerson
Referee:Michael McConnell
Referee:Jamie Broderick

2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois | 7-1 | - | 15-2 |
| Southern Indiana | 7-1 | - | 13-4 |
| Lindenwood | 5-3 | 2 | 13-6 |
| UT Martin | 5-3 | 2 | 9-8 |
| Morehead State | 5-3 | 2 | 10-9 |
| Little Rock | 5-3 | 2 | 9-9 |
| Tennessee Tech | 3-5 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-6 | 5 | 6-11 |
| Tennessee State | 2-6 | 5 | 3-14 |
| Eastern Illinois | 2-6 | 5 | 3-16 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 1-7 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 6-1 | - | 19-1 |
| TCU | 6-1 | - | 18-1 |
| Baylor | 6-1 | - | 17-3 |
| Utah | 5-2 | 1 | 14-5 |
| Arizona State | 4-2 | 1.5 | 17-2 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-2 | 1.5 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-2 | 1.5 | 14-4 |
| BYU | 3-3 | 2.5 | 14-4 |
| Colorado | 3-3 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
| Kansas State | 3-3 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Iowa State | 2-4 | 3.5 | 14-4 |
| Cincinnati | 2-4 | 3.5 | 7-11 |
| Arizona | 1-5 | 4.5 | 10-7 |
| UCF | 1-5 | 4.5 | 9-8 |
| Kansas | 1-6 | 5 | 11-8 |
| Houston | 0-7 | 6 | 6-12 |
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