AP PHOTO - Iowa State center Audi Crooks (55) does a dance as she celebrates a basket and foul as teammate Addy Brown, right, celebrates and Houston forward Jade Jones (14) looks on during the second half of a college basketball game on Wednesday in Houston.

HOUSTON — Audi Crooks had 35 points and 13 rebounds, Jada Williams added 16 points and a career-high 14 assists and No. 10 Iowa State beat Houston 80-62 on Wednesday.

Williams and Crooks combined for 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting in the first half as the Cyclones (14-0, 2-0 Big 12) built a 45-31 halftime lead. Iowa State shot 60% in the first half.

Crooks finished 17 of 21 from the field. She scored at least 30 for the fifth straight game, and double-figures for the 80th straight game, the longest active streak in the nation.

“We have Audi Crooks and they didn’t,” said Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly, “and it’s not just her 35 points. Almost every three we got was because they were helping and she’s, if not the best player in the country, she’s on everyone’s short list and I think you all got to see that today.”

Iowa State shot 53% overall and 8 of 16 on 3-pointers. The Cyclones owned a 52-24 advantage in points in the paint.

Briana Peguero scored 14 and Jade Jones added 11 points off the bench for Houston (6-7, 0-2). The Cougars shot 38%.

Houston opened up a 14-7 lead on a jumper by Jorynn Ross with three minutes left in the first quarter, but Iowa State answered with a 12-0 run over the first and second quarters to take a 19-14 lead on a layup by Crooks to start the second.

After the Cougars closed within 29-27 with four minutes left in the second, Iowa State closed the half on a 16-4 spurt, capped with a jumper by Williams at the halftime buzzer. The Cyclones made six straight field goals during the run.

Houston got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

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No. 10 Iowa St. 80, Houston 62

IOWA ST. (14-0, 2-0) — Brown 2-10 0-0 5, Crooks 17-21 1-1 35, Hare 2-4 0-0 5, Jackson 3-5 0-0 9, Jada Williams 6-18 3-6 16, Harris 2-3 0-0 6, Alisa Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Paulk 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 34-64 4-7 80.

HOUSTON (6-7, 0-2) — Abdur-Rahim 4-12 0-0 9, Ross 3-8 0-0 6, Merchant 2-5 0-0 4, Peguero 4-10 4-6 14, Pitts 3-9 1-2 7, Bartlett 2-4 0-0 4, Jones 4-11 3-4 11, Anumele 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 2-5 0-0 5, King 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 25-65 8-12 62.

Iowa St. 17 28 16 19 — 80

Houston 14 17 15 16 — 62

3-Point Goals–Iowa St. 8-16 (Brown 1-4, Hare 1-3, Jackson 3-5, J.Williams 1-1, Harris 2-3), Houston 4-8 (Abdur-Rahim 1-3, Peguero 2-3, Jones 0-1, Hunter 1-1). Assists–Iowa St. 24 (J.Williams 14), Houston 13 (Merchant 4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Iowa St. 38 (Crooks 13), Houston 35 (Pitts 15). Total Fouls–Iowa St. 15, Houston 15. A–1,652.