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 | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Lindenwood | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| UT Martin | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Little Rock | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Tennessee State | 1-1 | 1 | 2-9 |
| Morehead State | 0-2 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0-2 | 2 | 3-7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-2 | 2 | 1-12 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Texas Tech | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Iowa State | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| BYU | 1-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-0 | - | 12-2 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Utah | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Baylor | 0-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Colorado | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| UCF | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | 1 | 5-8 |