Iowa State Wins Fifth Straight at Utah, 79-72

Utah guard Brooke Walker attempts to steal the basketball from Iowa State guard Arianna Jackson (2) during an NCAA basketball game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo/Isaac Hale, Desert News)

Tommy Birch | Des Moines Register

Saturday, Feb. 7 marked the first time in a week Iowa State women’s basketball took the court for a game.

The Cyclones picked up right where they left off.

Five players scored in double figures as Iowa State picked up its fifth-straight win with a 79-72 victory over Utah at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The Cyclones improved to 19-5 on the season and 7-5 in Big 12 play, kicking off a two-game road trip with a nice win.

Audi Crooks scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Point guard Jada Williams added 14 points and seven assists.

The Cyclones also got 12 points each from Arianna Jackson and Sydney Harris. Jackson scored six points during an 8-2 run in the second quarter that gave Iowa State a nine-point lead.

The lead slimmed down to six at halftime.

Everything changed in the third quarter. The Cyclones tallied 30 points in the 10-minute frame and used an 8-0 run to pull away.

Crooks, who had just two points in the first half, had 12 in the quarter alone. Harris connected on all four of her 3-pointers to total 12 points in the frame as well.

Harris swished a 3 with 36 seconds left in the third to give Iowa State a 61-44 lead.

Utah battled back, shooting 56.3% (9-for-16) from the field in the fourth quarter and cutting the lead to seven on two different occasions.

Big baskets by Crooks and Williams kept the Cyclones well out in front. Utah only cut the lead to six with 9 seconds remaining.

By then, it was too late.

Iowa State Notes

Iowa State women’s basketball’s all-time record moves to 890-683 (.566) and 352-363 (.492) in conference play.
Fennelly’s career record moves to 819-383 (.681) in his 38-year career and 653-330 (.664) at Iowa State.
ISU picked up its first win against Utah in the all-time series (1-5).
With 26 points today, Audi Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 90 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.
Her point total marked her 58^th 20-point performance of her career and her 17^th this season.
Crooks’ seventh made free throw of the night moved her into eighth all-time among Iowa State made free throws leaders, passing Chelsea Poppens’ 384 makes at the line. Crooks has made 386 free throws in 91 career games.
Arianna Jackson finished with 12 points tonight. It is the fourth time in the last five games and sixth time this season that she has totaled double-figure scoring.
Scoring the first basket of the night, Evangelia Paulk recorded her 50^th point as a Cyclone.
Jada Williams recorded her 20^th game at ISU with five-plus assists, finishing with a team-high seven assists.