Overview
- The junior center shot 18-of-23, added seven rebounds, and eclipsed Tonya Burns’ 42-point mark from 1984 on a fourth-quarter free throw.
- Coach Bill Fennelly said a pregame text from former Cyclone Georges Niang to "throw it to 55" guided the plan against Valparaiso’s single coverage.
- Iowa State routed Valparaiso 97-50 at Hilton Coliseum in the programs’ first meeting, marking a fourth straight game with at least 85 points.
- Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 71 consecutive games, the longest active run in NCAA women’s basketball and in Cyclones history.
- Addy Brown scored 18 points and crossed 1,000 career points as Iowa State’s perimeter shooting lagged at 4-for-16 from three.