Wooten nets 24 points as Colorado topples ISU
BOULDER, Colo. — Desiree Wooten scored a season-high 24 points, and Jade Masogayo added 15 as Colorado held off No. 19 Iowa State 68-62 on Wednesday night.
Zyanna Walker added 10 for the Buffaloes (11-6, 3-3 Big 12). Anaelle Dutat had 12 rebounds to go with nine points. It was the first time Colorado has beaten Iowa State since rejoining the Big 12.
Colorado took it first lead with 1:55 left to play in the third quarter off a 6-0 run, 40-37. Iowa State tied it 42-all heading into the final frame, where another 6-0 run for the Buffaloes set them up with their biggest lead of the night, 48-42, forcing the Cyclones to call a timeout.
Iowa State tied the game at 52, but a foul sent Dutat to the line, where she sank both shots. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Tabitha Betson put the Buffs up 60-55. Wooten hit a shot from beyond the arc with 46 seconds left to seal the victory.
Audi Crooks had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Iowa State (14-3, 2-4), which has lost four straight. Sydney Harris added 16 points for the Cyclones, who scored a season-low 62 points. Their previous low was 63, which came earlier this month in their loss to Cincinnati.
Crooks has scored in double figures in 84 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation. It’s the longest such run in the Big 12 since Brittney Griner’s 116-game double-digit scoring streak.
Jada Williams added nine points and five assists, but had six of the Cyclones’ 17 turnovers.
Up next
Colorado: Visits UCF on Sunday.
Iowa State: Visits Oklahoma State on Sunday.
Colorado 68, No. 19 Iowa St. 62
IOWA ST. (14-4) — Harris 5-11 2-4 16, Crooks 7-14 3-5 17, Hare 2-9 1-3 7, Jada Williams 3-9 1-2 9, Wilson 0-2 0-0 0, Alisa Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Taulelei 1-1 0-0 2, Beaty 3-7 0-0 8, Paulk 0-1 0-0 0, Tanke 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS 22-57 7-14 62.
COLORADO (12-6) — Dutat 3-11 2-2 9, Greer 0-4 0-0 0, Masogayo 6-12 3-5 15, McErlane 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 4-8 2-2 10, Betson 2-4 2-2 8, Crook 0-2 0-0 0, Nworie 1-2 0-0 2, Gooden 0-3 0-0 0, Wooten 8-18 5-7 24. TOTALS 24-66 14-18 68.
Iowa St. 16 13 13 20 — 62
Colorado 13 12 17 26 — 68
3-Point Goals–Iowa St. 11-27 (Harris 4-8, Hare 2-7, J.Williams 2-4, Wilson 0-2, Beaty 2-4, Paulk 0-1, Tanke 1-1), Colorado 6-16 (Dutat 1-3, Greer 0-1, Walker 0-2, Betson 2-3, Crook 0-1, Wooten 3-6). Assists–Iowa St. 15 (J.Williams 5), Colorado 11 (Walker 4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Iowa St. 33 (Crooks 15), Colorado 46 (Dutat 12). Total Fouls–Iowa St. 17, Colorado 15. A–4,183.

