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Monday, March 11
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1:30 PM
Iowa State University
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Oklahoma
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Iowa State vs. No. 19 Oklahoma Primer
03.10.2024 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (18-10, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 19 Oklahoma (22-8, 15-3 Big 12)
Where: T-Mobile Arena – Kansas City, Missouri
When: Monday, March 11, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
PxP: Brenda VanLengen Analyst: Sheryl Swoopes
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson
Iowa State rallied from a six-point deficit late in the fourth quarter Monday against No. 17 Baylor for its fourth-straight Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships win. The Cyclones look to Monday afternoon's semifinal matchup with No. 19 Oklahoma.
Who's cutting onions?? 🥹
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) March 9, 2024
We LOVE this team, and we're not done yet!! 🌪️🏀🌪️ pic.twitter.com/veXUDHrIZO
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: OU Leads 44-32
At Neutral Sites: ISU Leads 5-3
Fennelly vs. Oklahoma: 12-34
FOUR THINGS
11 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game. ISU is dishing out 18.9 dimes per game. The mark is 11th in the nation and second among league teams.
16 – Iowa State has been one of the top 3-point shooting teams for decades. This season, ISU has recorded a 36.8 3-point percentage, the 16th-best mark in the nation.
21 – Iowa State has seven players shooting .370 or better from the floor, led by Audi Crooks' team-best .583. The Cyclones are 21st in NCAA DI for team field goal percentage (.462) and second in the conference.
923 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 923 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.
RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS
The 2023 Big 12 Champions make their return to Kansas City to defend the title this week. Iowa State enters the tournament following a double bye to the quarterfinals. Despite losing over 77 percent of its scoring and over 67 percent of its rebounding from a season ago, Iowa State finished with 12 conference wins for the fourth time in the last six seasons. Last season, ISU defeated Baylor (74-63), Oklahoma (82-72) and Texas (61-51) for its fourth Big 12 title. The Cyclones previously won tournament titles in 2000 and 2001.
Emily Ryan and Nyamer Diew are the only Cyclones that return with Big 12 tournament experience. Diew was a key piece in ISU's semifinal win over Oklahoma, scoring 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting including four 3-pointers.
No. 746 couldn't have come at a better time! This @ryan_emily11 record-setting assist on @AudiCrooks' bucket gave Iowa State the lead for the win!
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) March 10, 2024
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LAST TIME OUT
Iowa State rallied to take down No. 17 Baylor in the final minutes of the game to move to the semifinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships. Audi Crooks recorded her 14th 20-point performance with a game-high 23 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor.
Addy Brown and Emily Ryan joined Crooks in double figures and both finished with double-doubles. Brown tallied a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with 16 points. She scored ISU's first seven points in the contest. Ryan was clutch down the stretch, finishing 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the final 90 seconds while passing out her 10th assist of the day to Crooks. Ryan's assist total gave her sole possession of Iowa State's all-time career assists leader title. She has posted 746 dimes through 115 games.
Going 8-of-8 at the line against the Bears, Emily Ryan has now made 32-straight free throws. The Cyclones finished shooting over 47 percent from the floor and nearly 37 percent from deep with seven triples. ISU outrebounded Baylor 45-38, the 25th time this season the Cyclones have outrebounded their opponent.
REIGNING FROM THREE
As has been the case for decades, Iowa State is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country. Hannah Belanger leads the ISU effort from deep, canning 64 triples and connecting on 37.4 percent of her attempts from deep through the regular season. This season, ISU is 20th in NCAA DI and second in the Big 12 with 8.5 triples per game. The Cyclones have made 246 3-pointers this season, posting 10 or more made triples in nine games this season.
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