Cyclones avoid another in-state upset

AP PHOTO – Iowa State center Audi Crooks, right, celebrates with teammate Emily Ryan (11) after a college basketball game against Drake on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Crooks made the game-winning shot as the Cyclones held off the visiting Bulldogs 80-78.

AMES — Audi Crooks scored the winning shot as time expired and a season-high 33 points as No. 8 Iowa State survived with an 80-78 win over Drake on Sunday afternoon.

Addy Brown added 13 points and eight rebounds, Emily Ryan scored 11 points with 12 assists and Kenzie Hare had 10 points as the Cyclones (5-1) avoided a second consecutive loss.

The Cyclones fell at Northern Iowa on Wednesday, 87-75, for their first loss of the season.

The Bulldogs (2-3) were led by guard Katie Dinnebier, who scored 39 points on 13-of-16 shooting and went 8 of 10 from 3-point range. Dinnebier went 5 of 6 from the charity stripe.

Anna Miller added 18 points in Drake’s attempt to dethrone Iowa State, and Abbie Aalsma scored 11 off the bench.

“We gave every last ounce that we possibly had and just came up a little short,” said Drake head coach Allison Pohlman. “We just gave them a little bit too much time … great players make great plays and that’s what happened down the stretch.

“We really tried to be strategic with our timing and urgency, they were fantastic of getting position and coming up with scores. It feels like it comes down to one play but if we could’ve shored a couple things up elsewhere, we could’ve executed a little better when we needed it.”

Takeaways

Drake: The Bulldogs, who were picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason, tied a season high with 19 turnovers. Iowa State scored 24 points from those turnovers.

Iowa State: The Cyclones found a way to bounce back after losing to Northern Iowa on Wednesday night.

Key moment

A 10-0 run in the first quarter was the difference in a close Cyclone win.

Key stat

The Cyclones were outrebounded 42-31 by the Bulldogs, marking the first time Iowa State was outrebounded this season.

Up next

Iowa State heads to Florida to play No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday in the Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off, the same day Drake plays Wyoming in the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico.

No. 8 Iowa St. 80, Drake 78

DRAKE (2-3) — Miller 6-15 6-7 18, Becker 1-8 0-0 2, Knutson 1-4 0-0 3, Dinnebier 13-16 5-6 39, Hawthorne 1-3 0-0 2, Aalsma 4-9 0-0 11, Gray 0-2 0-0 0, Fornshell 1-1 0-0 3, Iiams 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, McCabe 0-0 0-0 0, Dailey 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 27-61 11-13 78.

IOWA ST. (5-1) — Brown 5-11 1-1 13, Crooks 15-25 3-6 33, Jackson 2-3 0-0 6, Ryan 5-14 0-0 11, Hare 3-8 1-2 10, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Tanke 0-3 0-0 0, Hansford 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 1-2 0-0 3, Joens 0-0 0-0 0, Taulelei 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 33-71 5-9 80.

DRAKE 21 23 18 16 — 78

IOWA ST. 24 21 22 13 — 80

3-Point Goals–Drake 13-36 (Dinnebier 8-10, Aalsma 3-6, Fornshell 1-1, Knutson 1-2, Dailey 0-1, Iiams 0-2, Hawthorne 0-2, Gray 0-2, Miller 0-5, Becker 0-5), Iowa St. 9-28 (Hare 3-8, Jackson 2-3, Brown 2-5, Harris 1-2, Ryan 1-7, Tanke 0-3). Rebounds–Drake 42 (Miller, Becker 8), Iowa St. 31 (Brown 8). Assists–Drake 17 (Miller 4), Iowa St. 26 (Ryan 12). Total Fouls–Drake 17, Iowa St. 16. Fouled Out–none. A–10,368.