Desiree Wooten scores 24 as Colorado women beat No. 19 Iowa State 68-62

Colorado Buffaloes’ Jade Masogayo, right, collides with Iowa State Cyclones’ Lilly Taulelei, (9) at the CU Events Center in Boulder on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer Prairie Mountain Media)

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — 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.

Colorado Buffaloes’ Zyanna Walker, right, looks to shoot past Iowa State Cyclones’ Reagan Wilson (22) at the CU Events Center in Boulder on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer, Prairie Mountain Media)

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.

Iowa State Notes

Iowa State women’s basketball’s all-time record moves to 885-682 (.565) and 347-362 (.489) in conference play.
Fennelly’s career record moves to 814-382 (.681) in his 38-year career and 648-329 (.663) at Iowa State.
With 17 points tonight, Audi Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 84 games, the longest active streak in NCAA women’s basketball. It is the longest streak among Big 12 players since Brittney Griner’s 116-game streak.
With a game-high 15 rebounds, Crooks finished with her eighth double-double of the season. She has posted 26 double-doubles in her career.
Crooks’ 15 rebounds marked a season high and were just one off her career high (16 at West Virginia, Jan. 27, 2024).
Alisa Williams pulled down her 150^th rebound as a Cyclone with her second board of the night.
Jada Williams made her 100^th career 3-pointer with her second triple of the night.
Reagan Wilson made her first start of the season and third of her career.