Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Iowa State Cyclones
Crooks scores 30, Brown adds 20 and 11 rebounds; No. 18 Iowa State women beat E. Illinois 87-55
AMES, Iowa -- — Audi Crooks scored 30 points. Addy Brown added 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 18 Iowa State never trailed Sunday night as the Cyclones beat Eastern Illinois 87-55 for their 11th consecutive home win.
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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Referee:Jesse Dickerson
Referee:Michael McConnell
Referee:Jamie Broderick

2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Lindenwood | 16-4 | - | 25-8 |
| Southern Indiana | 14-6 | 2 | 21-11 |
| Morehead State | 13-7 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 11-9 | 5 | 15-16 |
| UT Martin | 9-11 | 7 | 13-17 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 8 | 15-14 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 8-12 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 8-12 | 8 | 14-18 |
| Tennessee State | 4-16 | 12 | 5-24 |
| Eastern Illinois | 3-17 | 13 | 4-27 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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