Overview
- Iowa State beat Iowa 74-69 at Hilton Coliseum to move to 11-0, handing the No. 11 Hawkeyes their first loss.
- Audi Crooks finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds, recording her fourth 30-point game of the season and extending her double‑figure streak to 78 straight games.
- Addy Brown added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Jada Williams posted a career‑high 12 assists with 11 points as the Cyclones secured their first ranked win of 2025‑26.
- Crooks remains the nation’s leading scorer at 27.8 points per game on 72.2% shooting and is producing at better than a point‑per‑minute pace noted as rare in Division I.
- Her dominant post scoring has drawn analyst scrutiny about pro translation, with calls for continued growth in defending in space and perimeter mobility for the WNBA.