Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
JJ Quinerly scores career-high 31 to give No. 24 West Virginia women 84-78 win over Iowa State
The Cyclones were down 79-76 and had the ball as the final minute approached. West Virginia had the offense stymied and when Emily Ryan drove to the basket, Quinerly tied her up for a held ball turnover.
Quinerly then hit a jumper on the ensuing possession and added three free throws to ice the game. At 3:33 and 2:06 of the fourth quarter, she hit 3-pointers when Iowa State was within two points.
Kylee Blacksten and Lauren Fields both had 14 points for the Mountaineers (17-2, 6-2 Big 12 Conference) and Jordan Harrison had 13 with six assists and three steals. Quinerly had four 3-pointers, six rebounds, five steals and three assists after being honored before the game for surpassing 1,000 career points.
Audi Crooks matched her career high with 25 points in a second-straight game and had a career-high 16 rebounds for the Cyclones (12-7, 6-3), who have lost three straight games. Jalynn Bristow added 12 points.
Iowa State used a 38-9 run to erase an 18-point second half deficit to defeat the visiting Mountaineers 74-64 earlier this month.
There were nine ties and nine lead changes and neither team led by more than five points until the Mountaineers put together a 10-0 run late in the third quarter. Quinerly started it with a layup and closed it with a jumper to make it 63-57. Iowa State go one free throw and trailed by five entering the fourth quarter.
Harrison hit 3s on consecutive possessions to give West Virginia the big lead at 73-64 with 6:41 to play.
In a tight first half, both teams hit 7 of 14 3-pointers with the Cyclones taking a 40-38 lead. Iowa State shot 56% but West Virginia capitalized on 12 turnovers to offset 45% shooting.
Fields hit a 3-pointer from the logo at the buzzer to give West Virginia a 16-14 lead after one quarter.
Central Florida is at West Virginia on Tuesday. Iowa State is home against Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Kyah Watson Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Audi Crooks missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0:15 | |
Nyamer Diew Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 ISU |
WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 30-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 13-27 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 19-23 | FT | 11-17 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 17 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 4,905 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5-0 | - | 18-0 |
| TCU | 4-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| Baylor | 4-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| West Virginia | 4-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Utah | 4-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 2 | 16-2 |
| BYU | 3-2 | 2 | 14-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| Iowa State | 2-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Colorado | 2-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Kansas State | 2-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
| Kansas | 1-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
| Arizona | 1-4 | 4 | 10-6 |
| UCF | 1-4 | 4 | 9-7 |
| Cincinnati | 1-4 | 4 | 6-11 |
| Houston | 0-5 | 5 | 6-10 |