Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal
Crooks has 23 points and go-ahead basket as Iowa State women top Baylor in Big 12 tourney 67-62
The fourth-seeded Cyclones (19-10) will take No. 19-ranked and top seed Oklahoma in Monday's semifinals.
Crooks scored underneath to give Iowa State the lead and Ryan made four free throws from there to complete a 12-1 game-ending run while fifth-seeded Baylor missed its final nine shots.
Dre’Una Edwards hit a pair of 3s and Sarah Andrews hit another from deep to give Baylor (24-7) its largest lead, 61-55, with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Those were Baylor's lone field goals in the final period as the Bears went 3 of 24 in the quarter. Iowa State only put up seven shots, making four, but all 11 of their free-throw attempts came in the period and they made 10.
Ryan finished with 12 points and she collected her program-record 746th career assist and 10th of the game on Crooks' go-ahead basket. Ryan passed Nikki Moody (2012-15), who had 745.
Addy Brown scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Iowa State, which outshot Baylor 47% to 31% and survived 22 turnovers that led to 25 Baylor points.
Dre’Una Edwards scored 17 points and Bella Fontleroy 14 for the Bears.
Iowa State led 36-31 at halftime but an Edwards' 3-pointer gave the Bears a 50-48 lead through three quarters.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Nyamer Diew Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Dre'Una Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 0:06 | |
Baylor Timeout | 62 - 67 |
| 4th 0:06 | |
Emily Ryan made Free Throw. | 62 - 67 |
Statistics
 BAY |
ISU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-78 | FG | 25-53 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 6-9 | FT | 10-11 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 6-0 | - | 19-0 |
| TCU | 5-1 | 1 | 17-1 |
| Baylor | 5-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| Utah | 4-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 16-2 |
| BYU | 3-2 | 2.5 | 14-3 |
| Colorado | 3-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Kansas State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-9 |
| Iowa State | 2-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 7-11 |
| Arizona | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-6 |
| Kansas | 1-5 | 5 | 11-7 |
| UCF | 1-5 | 5 | 9-8 |
| Houston | 0-6 | 6 | 6-11 |