MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — JJ Quinerly scored 22 of her career-high 31 points in the second half, including West Virginia’s last 11, as the No. 24 Mountaineers defeated the Iowa State women 84-78 on Saturday.

The Cyclones were down 79-76 and had the ball as the final minute approached. West Virginia had the offense stymied and when Emily Ryan drove to the basket, Quinerly tied her up for a held ball turnover.

Quinerly then hit a jumper on the ensuing possession and added three free throws to ice the game.

Kylee Blacksten and Lauren Fields both had 14 points for the Mountaineers (17-2, 6-2 Big 12) and Jordan Harrison had 13 with six assists and three steals. Quinerly had four 3-pointers, six rebounds, five steals and three assists after being honored before the game for surpassing 1,000 career points.

Audi Crooks matched her career high with 25 points in a second-straight game and had a career-high 16 rebounds for the Cyclones (12-7, 6-3), who have lost three straight games. Jalynn Bristow added 12 points.

Iowa State used a 38-9 run to erase an 18-point second half deficit to defeat the visiting Mountaineers 74-64 earlier this month.

There were nine ties and nine lead changes and neither team led by more than five points until the Mountaineers put together a 10-0 run late in the third quarter. Quinerly started it with a layup and closed it with a jumper to make it 63-57. Iowa State go one free throw and trailed by five entering the fourth quarter.

Harrison hit 3s on consecutive possessions to give West Virginia the big lead at 73-64 with 6:41 to play.

In a tight first half, both teams hit 7 of 14 3-pointers with the Cyclones taking a 40-38 lead. Iowa State shot 56% but West Virginia capitalized on 12 turnovers to offset 45% shooting.

Fields hit a 3-pointer from the logo at the buzzer to give West Virginia a 16-14 lead after one quarter.

Central Florida is at West Virginia on Tuesday. Iowa State is home against Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

No. 24 West Virginia 84, Iowa St. 78

IOWA ST. (12-7) — Bristow 5-10 0-0 12, Brown 3-8 0-0 8, Crooks 8-15 9-11 25, Belanger 2-7 0-0 5, Ryan 1-3 6-8 9, Diew 2-2 4-4 9, Natabou 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 1-2 0-0 3, Joens 2-4 0-0 5. TOTALS 25-52 19-23 78.

WEST VIRGINIA (17-2) — Blacksten 6-10 0-0 14, Fields 5-13 0-0 14, Harrison 4-8 2-2 13, Quinerly 11-23 5-7 31, Watson 2-5 1-4 5, Arigbabu 1-2 3-4 5, Diggs 0-3 0-0 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Hemingway 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 30-65 11-17 84.

Iowa St. 14 26 18 20 — 78

W. Virginia 16 22 25 21 — 84

3-Point Goals–Iowa St. 9-28 (Bristow 2-7, Brown 2-5, Crooks 0-1, Belanger 1-6, Ryan 1-3, Diew 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Joens 1-3), West Virginia 13-27 (Blacksten 2-4, Fields 4-10, Harrison 3-5, Quinerly 4-8). Assists–Iowa St. 17 (Jackson 5, Ryan 5), West Virginia 17 (Harrison 6). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Iowa St. 36 (Crooks 16), West Virginia 27 (Quinerly 6, Watson 6). Total Fouls–Iowa St. 19, West Virginia 22. A–4,905.