SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Iowa State (19-5, 7-5 Big 12) won its fifth straight as it took down Utah (15-8, 6-5 Big 12) on the road by a final of 79-72.
Iowa State took the lead for good at the end of the first quarter and had four in double figures led by Audi Crooks with 26. Jada Williams (14), Arianna Jackson (12) and Sydney Harris (12) joined Crooks. Jackson and Harris each put in four 3-pointers as Iowa State made 10, it’s 10th game this season shooting 10-plus.
Crooks had game No. 90 in a row with double-figure points, and had her 17th game this season with 20-plus.
Williams and Jackson put in two early 3-pointers, while Alisa Williams made it a four-point game with a layup as the clock hit five minutes. That score held until a Utah bucket with 3:18 remaining in the first, and the Utes hit back-to-back 3s soon after to retake the lead at 14-12. Iowa State responded making the final points of the frame as Crooks had a layup and Jackson delivered her second triple, ending the first up 17-14.
Reese Ross led Utah with 22 points.
