Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Semifinal
Crooks scores 25 as Iowa State beats top-seeded Oklahoma 85-68 in women's Big 12 semifinals
Emily Ryan added 12 points and 10 assists for the Cyclones (20-10), who beat the Sooners in last year's semifinals before topping Texas for the title. Iowa State will now get a rematch Tuesday night against the No. 6 Longhorns, who beat Kansas State in their semifinal later in the day.
Payton Verhulst had 23 points for the Sooners (22-9), who will head to the SEC next season having lost their last seven Big 12 semifinals. Sahara Williams added 16 points and league co-player of the year Skylar Vann finished with 12.
Iowa State overcame 21 turnovers by shooting 12 of 23 from the 3-point arc.
The Cyclones set the tone with Crooks in the paint early on — she had 11 points in the first half — and that opened things up from the perimeter, where they drilled seven of those 3-pointers in the first half while building a 38-24 advantage.
It was the biggest halftime deficit cold-shooting Oklahoma had faced all season.
But unlike earlier this season, when the Sooners raced from the locker room and used a big second-half to win easily in Ames, Iowa, the Cyclones kept momentum on their side. They outscored Big 12 coach of the year Jennie Baranczyk's team 14-3 to start the second half, pushing their lead to 62-43 by the time the fourth quarter rolled around.
In fact, Iowa State's only misstep came when Ryan missed a free throw, snapping her streak of 34 consecutive makes.
The Cyclones rolled from there into the championship game against the Longhorns.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Audi Crooks Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Nevaeh Tot missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 0:07 | |
Iowa State Turnover. | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 0:37 | |
Sahara Williams made Layup. | 85 - 68 |
Statistics
 ISU |
OU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-57 | FG | 26-72 |
| 57.9 | Field Goal % | 36.1 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 10-33 |
| 52.2 | Three Point % | 30.3 |
| 7-12 | FT | 6-8 |
| 58.3 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 15-3 | 2 | 23-10 |
| Texas | 14-4 | 3 | 33-5 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
| Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
| TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
| BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
| Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
| LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
| Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
| Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
| Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
| Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
| Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
| Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |