She might say she had a decision but we all know where it was going,” said Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly. Brown sent the ball near the hoop to Crooks, a sophomore star who was being guarded by Drake’s Anna Miller.

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

Leaning on a second-quarter surge that held up through the second half, Iowa outlasted Drake for an 86-73 win on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes kept their stranglehold on this rivalry, winning their seventh consecutive game in the series.

Both teams are coming off losses to in-state rivals.In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. Drake star Katie Dinnebier poured in a career-high 40 points in a loss to Iowa.

The McCabe family reunion is one of the most notable storylines when Iowa (3-0) visits Drake (2-1) in the first encounter of the state’s four Division-I teams. Taylor McCabe is a junior at Iowa; Peyton McCabe is a freshman at Drake. Iowa has won 20 of the last 21 games in this series, but it’s rarely a small-dunk in Des Moines.

Momentum for the Iowa State women heading into a matchup with South Carolina was lost in a tough setback to Northern Iowa. The Cyclones look to gain some of tha

Dinnebier led all scorers during the in-state showdown by getting to the free throw line and knocking down several big 3-pointers. She connected on 7-of-15 shots from beyond the arc and was 17-of-20 from the free throw line. Dinnebier tallied five assists.