SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Audi Crooks scored 26 points to lead Iowa State to a 79-72 women’s basketball victory over Utah on Saturday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The Cyclones used a dominant 30-point third quarter to build a commanding lead, then withstood a late push from the Utes, who scored 27 points in the fourth. Iowa State shot 45.9% from the field and made 10 3-pointers. Utah’s Reese Ross scored 22 points and Lani White added 19 in the loss.

Iowa State improved to 19-5 overall. Utah fell to 16-8. An announced crowd of 3,170 attended the Big 12 conference game.