Cyclones Fall at BYU, 83-69

PROVO, Utah – Iowa State (19-6, 7-6 Big 12) ended its five-game win streak with the 83-69 loss at BYU (17-8, 6-7 Big 12) Tuesday night.

The first half saw 12 lead changes, but the Cyclones could not come back after a BYU third-quarter burst with the Cougars outscoring the Cyclones 26-10.

Audi Crooks led ISU with 18 points, while Jada Williams added 16. Kenzie Hare scored a season-high 15 points on five 3-pointers.

How it Happened

Arianna Jackson put ISU on the board at 3-2 with an open 3-point shot, while BYU followed going up 9-5. Two more lead changes came before the first media timeout at 4:27, with the Cougars holding the slight 11-10 edge. Hare hit back-to-back 3s to put ISU up 16-13, and the lead flipped twice more to end the quarter as the Cyclones led 21-20.

BYU took the lead as the second began and went up by as much as six (29-23) but Iowa State fought back on an 8-0 run featuring Hare’s third triple to go ahead 31-29. Hare provided another lead change as the half closed sinking her fourth 3, but BYU made the final bucket to enter halftime up 43-42.

The Cougars opened the third jumping out to a double-digit lead and built it up to 20. A three-point play by Crooks ended the third, and Iowa State entered the final frame with a 17-point deficit (69-52).

BYU controlled the lead with the scoreboard at 78-60 at the final media timeout, and went on to win it by 14.

Up Next

Iowa State returns to Ames to host Kansas State Sunday, Feb. 15. The game tips at 1 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

Notes

• Iowa State women’s basketball’s all-time record moves to 890-684 (.566) and 352-364 (.492) in conference play.
• Fennelly’s career record moves to 819-384 (.681) in his 38-year career and 653-331 (.664) at Iowa State.
• The Cyclones tallied their 500^th assist of the season with the seventh assist of the game, a made layup from Audi Crooks on the find from Sydney Harris.
• With 18 points today, Audi Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 91 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.
• Crooks’ second make at the free throw line moved her into sole possession of the eighth all-time best made free throw total at Iowa State, passing Lindsey Wilson’s 387 makes. Crooks has totaled 395 makes at the line in her career.
• Kenzie Hare knocked down five triples tonight, a season high and the most in her Iowa State career.
• Sydney Harris’ first make from beyond the arc marked her 100^th made 3-pointer as a Cyclone.