Audi Crooks scored the winning shot as time expired and a season-high 33 points as No. 8 Iowa State survived a scare in a close 80-78 win over Drake.

No. 8 Iowa State won its fifth home game of the season against in-state rival Drake University, thanks to a last-minute shot by Audi Crooks that sealed the win with a score of 80-78. The first minutes of the game were a success offensively for Drake,

Yeah, I mean everyone the gym knew where that ball was going. he says there was options, but let’s be real, the ball was going to Audi.”

With game on the line later in the fourth quarter, there was no doubt who was going to get the ball at the end

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball star Audi Crooks spent her offseason refining her game. Crooks, a dominant post player for the Cyclones last season, looked for other ways to score around the hoop.

Returning to Hilton Coliseum was just what the Iowa State women needed, as the eighth-ranked Cyclones held off Drake Sunday afternoon in Ames, 80-78. Returning sophomore standout Audi Crooks had the game-winning bucket with just :00.