Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Hare beats buzzer with a winning 3 and Crooks scores 41 to lift No. 10 Iowa State over Kansas 79-76
The Cyclones (13-0, 1-0 Big 12) fended off Kansas' late run when Hare took a pass from Addy Brown and shot over Elle Evans from the corner in front of the Iowa State bench. The shot accounted for Hare's only points in the game.
Crooks, who leads the nation in scoring, shot 19 of 28 from the field while going over 40 points for the third time this season. She has scored in double figures in 79 straight games. Brown had 16 points and eight rebounds and Jada Williams had 11 points, 10 assists and two steals.
S’Mya Nichols led Kansas (10-3, 0-1) with 29 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter as the Jayhawks came back from an 11-point deficit. Nicholls drove to the hoop against Arianna Jackson to tie it at 76 with 5.2 seconds left.
Williams inbounded the ball to Brown, who swung the pass to Hare for the winning shot. After the ball went through, teammates swarmed the smiling Hare.
Kansas opted to defend Crooks one-on-one, mostly with Lilly Meister, rather than double-team her. Crooks capitalized with easy basket after easy basket. The Cyclones were just 1 of 7 on 3s before Hare's big shot at the end.
Kansas played its third straight game without Regan Williams and 10th in a row without Jaliya Davis. Both are nursing injuries.
The Jayhawks have lost three straight to the Cyclones and haven't won in Ames since 2015.
Iowa State: Visits Houston on Dec. 31.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 79 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 76 - 79 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Kenzie Hare makes 24-foot three point jumper (Addy Brown assists) | 76 - 79 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Audi Crooks subbing in for Iowa State | 76 - 76 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Alisa Williams subbing out for Iowa State | 76 - 76 |
Statistics
 KU |
ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 33-60 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 12-21 | 3PT | 2-8 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-13 | FT | 11-12 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 55 | Percent Led | 39 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 10,699 | Capacity:
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 |