Eastern Illinois Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Crooks scores 30, Brown adds 20 and 11 rebounds; No. 18 Iowa State women beat E. Illinois 87-55
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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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 55 - 87 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 55 - 87 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Adriana Arroyo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiny Lewis. | 55 - 87 |
| 4th 0:14 | |
Ellie Colson Steal. | 52 - 87 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Lilly Taulelei Turnover. | 52 - 87 |
Statistics
 EIU |
ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-64 | FG | 31-58 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 7-8 | FT | 14-16 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Assists | 26 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 10,122 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois | 13-3 | - | 21-4 |
| Lindenwood | 12-4 | 1 | 20-7 |
| Southern Indiana | 12-4 | 1 | 18-7 |
| Morehead State | 11-5 | 2 | 16-11 |
| Little Rock | 9-7 | 4 | 13-13 |
| UT Martin | 9-8 | 4.5 | 13-13 |
| Tennessee Tech | 7-9 | 6 | 14-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 5-11 | 8 | 12-14 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 5-12 | 8.5 | 9-17 |
| Tennessee State | 3-13 | 10 | 4-21 |
| Eastern Illinois | 3-13 | 10 | 4-23 |
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 | 10-5 | 1.5 | 19-8 |
| 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 | 6-9 | 5.5 | 17-10 |
| Kansas | 6-9 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Cincinnati | 5-10 | 6.5 | 10-17 |
| UCF | 2-12 | 9 | 10-15 |
| Arizona | 2-13 | 9.5 | 11-15 |
| Houston | 1-13 | 10 | 7-18 |