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Drake Bulldogs at Iowa State Cyclones

· NCAA Women's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
2-3, 1-2 Away
Final
78 - 80
Iowa State Cyclones
5-1, 5-0 Home

Audi Crooks' winning shot leads No. 8 Iowa State to 80-78 win over Drake

Audi Crooks' buzzer-beater wins it for Iowa State

Addy Brown added 13 points and eight rebounds, Emily Ryan scored 11 points with 12 assists and Kenzie Hare had 10 points as the Cyclones (5-1) avoided a second consecutive loss.

The Bulldogs (2-3) were led by guard Katie Dinnebier, who scored 39 points on 13-of-16 shooting and went 8 of 10 from 3-point range. Dinnebier went 5 of 6 from the charity stripe.

Anna Miller added 18 points in Drake's attempt to dethrone Iowa State, and Abbie Aalsma scored 11 off the bench.

Takeaways Drake: The Bulldogs, who were picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason, tied a season high with 19 turnovers. Iowa State scored 24 points from those turnovers.

Iowa State: The Cyclones found a way to bounce back after losing to Northern Iowa on Wednesday night.

Key moment A 10-0 run in the first quarter was the difference in a close Cyclone win.

Key stat The Cyclones were outrebounded 42-31 by the Bulldogs, marking the first time Iowa State was outrebounded this season.

Up next Iowa State heads to Florida to play No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday in the Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off, the same day Drake plays Wyoming in the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 78 - 80
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 78 - 80
4th 0:00 Audi Crooks made Layup. Assisted by Addy Brown. 78 - 80
4th 0:09 Iowa State Timeout 78 - 78
4th 0:09 Katie Dinnebier made Layup. Assisted by Anna Miller. 78 - 78

Statistics

DRKEDRKE ISUISU
27-61 FG 33-71
44 Field Goal % 46
13-36 3PT 9-28
36 Three Point % 32
11-13 FT 5-9
85 Free Throw % 56
42 Rebounds 31
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
31 Defensive Rebounds 23
17 Assists 26
8 Steals 9
4 Blocks 2
19 Turnovers 8
2 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 24
3 Fast Break Points 7
26 Points in Paint 46
17 Fouls 16
6 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Hilton Coliseum

Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 10,368 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Murray State 13-1 - 22-3
Belmont 12-2 1 16-9
Bradley 11-4 2.5 18-8
Illinois State 9-5 4 15-10
Northern Iowa 8-6 5 12-12
UIC 6-8 7 11-14
Southern Illinois 6-8 7 9-14
Drake 6-8 7 7-17
Indiana State 4-11 9.5 8-17
Evansville 4-11 9.5 6-20
Valparaiso 0-15 13.5 0-26

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
TCU 11-3 - 23-4
Baylor 11-3 - 22-5
West Virginia 11-4 0.5 21-6
Texas Tech 10-4 1 23-4
Oklahoma State 10-5 1.5 21-7
Colorado 9-5 2 18-8
Arizona State 8-6 3 21-6
Iowa State 8-6 3 20-6
Utah 8-7 3.5 17-10
Kansas State 7-7 4 14-13
BYU 6-8 5 17-9
Kansas 6-9 5.5 16-11
Cincinnati 4-10 7 9-17
Arizona 2-12 9 11-14
UCF 2-12 9 10-15
Houston 1-13 10 7-18
Full Standings