Audi Crooks

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Audi Crooks scored a career-high 47 points and No. 10 Iowa State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Indiana 106-95 for the Blue Heron Division Championship on Sunday.

She made 19 of her 25 field goal attempts as she combined a feathery touch with spin moves and a step-back jumpers. The 6-foot-3 center outdueled Indiana’s Shay Ciezki, who had 38 points. The Cyclones outscored Indiana 31-27 in the fourth quarter.

Jada Williams backed Crooks’ effort with 23 points while Addy Brown added 17 along with 10 rebounds.

Iowa State (9-0) shot a blistering 64% from the field (39-of-61) while outscoring the Hoosiers 62-34 in the paint.

Ciezki made 13-of-14 free throws and 12-of-21 shots before fouling out with 3:39 left. She had 13 points in a frenetic first quarter. Iowa State led 16-10 but that quickly evaporated and the teams tied at 24.

The second quarter was much of the same. Indiana briefly led and the Cyclones went up 39-34 but that quickly disappeared. A 3-pointer by Mackenzie Hare gave Iowa State a 46-43 halftime lead.

Indiana stayed with Iowa State but the Cyclones went on a 9-0 run after trailing 55-53 in the third.

They kept the pressure on in the fourth and led by as much as 99-80.

Lenee Beaumont added 19 points for the Hoosiers.

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Indiana: hosts Western Michigan on Wednesday.

Iowa State: hosts Northern Iowa on Dec. 7.

No. 10 Iowa St. 106, Indiana 95

IOWA ST. (9-0) — Brown 5-11 5-6 17, Crooks 19-25 9-11 47, Hare 3-3 1-3 9, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Jada Williams 8-13 5-5 23, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Alisa Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Taulelei 1-1 0-0 2, Beaty 3-5 2-3 8, Paulk 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 39-61 22-28 106.

INDIANA (7-1) — Noyan 4-7 0-0 8, Beaumont 7-14 5-5 19, Caffey 2-5 4-4 9, Ciezki 12-21 13-14 38, Kadlecova 1-3 0-0 3, Makalusky 3-5 0-0 9, Ondineme 0-1 0-0 0, Wiseman 0-0 1-2 1, Stotijn 3-7 0-0 8. TOTALS 32-63 23-25 95.

Iowa St. 24 22 29 31 — 106

Indiana 24 19 25 27 — 95

3-Point Goals–Iowa St. 6-14 (Brown 2-4, Hare 2-2, Jackson 0-1, J.Williams 2-4, Harris 0-1, Beaty 0-1, Paulk 0-1), Indiana 8-25 (Noyan 0-2, Beaumont 0-2, Caffey 1-2, Ciezki 1-6, Kadlecova 1-3, Makalusky 3-4, Stotijn 2-6). Assists–Iowa St. 22 (J.Williams 11), Indiana 12 (Beaumont 4). Fouled Out–Ciezki, Noyan. Rebounds–Iowa St. 29 (Brown 10), Indiana 28 (Noyan 8). Total Fouls–Iowa St. 20, Indiana 25. A–744.