Kenzie Hare

AMES — Kenzie Hare hit a winning 3-pointer as time expired, Audi Crooks scored 41 points and the No. 10 Iowa State women’s basketball team beat Kansas 79-76 on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones (13-0, 1-0 Big 12) fended off Kansas’ late run when Hare took a pass from Addy Brown and shot over Elle Evans from the corner in front of the Iowa State bench. The shot accounted for Hare’s only points in the game.

“They started helping in a little bit at the end, and obviously Audi’s an incredible basketball player so they have to help,” Hare said. “Addy did a really good job of reading that and seeing me in the corner. All I had to do was catch and shoot.”

Crooks, who leads the nation in scoring, shot 19 of 28 from the field while going over 40 points for the third time this season. She has scored in double figures in 79 straight games. Brown had 16 points and eight rebounds and Jada Williams had 11 points, 10 assists and two steals.

S’Mya Nichols led Kansas (10-3, 0-1) with 29 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter as the Jayhawks came back from an 11-point deficit. Nicholls drove to the hoop against Arianna Jackson to tie it at 76 with 5.2 seconds left.

Kansas opted to defend Crooks one-on-one, mostly with Lilly Meister, rather than double-team her. Crooks capitalized with easy basket after easy basket. The Cyclones were just 1 of 7 on 3s before Hare’s big shot at the end.

The Jayhawks have lost three straight to the Cyclones and haven’t won in Ames since 2015.

Up next

Kansas: Hosts West Virginia on Jan. 1.

Iowa State: Visits Houston on Dec. 31.

No. 10 Iowa St. 79, Kansas 76

KANSAS (10-3) — Meister 2-9 0-0 4, Evans 4-7 0-0 8, Fandel 7-16 0-0 18, Nichols 8-15 10-12 29, Parks 3-3 0-0 9, Eltayeb 1-2 0-1 2, Conesa 2-3 0-0 6, Copeland 0-0 0-0 0, Harshaw 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 27-55 10-13 76.

IOWA ST. (13-0) — Brown 7-13 2-2 16, Crooks 19-28 3-4 41, Hare 1-2 0-0 3, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Jada Williams 4-11 2-2 11, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Alisa Williams 2-5 4-4 8, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 33-60 11-12 79.

Kansas 20 14 21 21 — 76

Iowa St. 14 18 27 20 — 79

3-Point Goals–Kansas 12-21 (Meister 0-2, Evans 0-1, Fandel 4-9, Nichols 3-3, Parks 3-3, Conesa 2-3), Iowa St. 2-8 (Brown 0-2, Crooks 0-1, Hare 1-2, J.Williams 1-3). Assists–Kansas 17 (Nichols 7), Iowa St. 24 (J.Williams 10). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Kansas 26 (Conesa 6), Iowa St. 29 (Brown 8). Total Fouls–Kansas 11, Iowa St. 9. A–10,699.