AP PHOTO - Iowa State center Audi Crooks, right, uses a spin move to maneuver around St. Thomas defender Jo Langbehn (34) during the first half of a college basketball game Thursday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

AMES — Audi Crooks had 26 points and eight rebounds, Sydney Harris added 13 and No. 8 Iowa State beat St. Thomas of Minnesota 80-47 on Thursday night.

Crooks made 12 of 17 shots from the field and left the game two minutes into the fourth quarter after her layup gave the Cyclones a 27-point lead. She has reached double figures in 36 consecutive games.

Harris has come off the bench to score in double figures in three straight games for the Cyclones (4-0).

Emily Ryan had 13 assists, most by a Division I player this season, to go with four points and three rebounds, and Addy Brown added 10 points for Iowa State.

Amber Scalia led the Tommies (3-1) with 11 points, and Jade Hill and Sammy Opichka added eight apiece.

Iowa State scored a season-high 46 points in the paint to the Tommies’ 22.

Takeaways

St. Thomas: The Tommies, who averaged 86 points in their first three games, scored a season-low 47 on 17-of-65 shooting (26.2%) from the field and were just 3 of 20 on 3-pointers.

Iowa State: The Cyclones made 10 of 15 shots in the first quarter for their best start of the season. They led 22-10 after the first, 40-22 at half and the lead grew to 33 points late in the game.

Key moment

The Cyclones used a 9-0 run in the first quarter to take a 20-4 lead.

Up Next

Iowa State plays at UNI on Wednesday night.

No. 8 Iowa St. 80, St. Thomas 47

ST. THOMAS (3-1) — Opichka 3-11 1-1 8, Langbehn 3-11 1-2 7, Feuerbach 0-3 0-0 0, Hill 1-8 6-6 8, Scalia 5-10 0-0 11, Lamker 1-3 0-0 2, Sand 2-9 2-2 7, Frentzel 0-1 0-0 0, Hauge 0-4 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Ludwig 0-1 0-0 0, Werner 2-3 0-0 4. TOTALS 17-65 10-11 47.

IOWA ST. (4-0) — Brown 5-6 0-0 10, Crooks 12-17 2-2 26, Hare 3-6 0-0 8, Jackson 1-3 2-4 5, Ryan 1-4 2-2 4, Williams 2-5 2-3 6, Taulelei 1-1 0-0 2, Hansford 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 4-8 3-4 13, Joens 1-2 1-1 3, Tanke 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS 31-55 12-16 80.

St. Thomas 10 12 16 9 — 47

Iowa St. 22 18 26 14 — 80

3-Point Goals–St. Thomas 3-20 (Opichka 1-3, Feuerbach 0-2, Hill 0-2, Scalia 1-4, Lamker 0-1, Sand 1-5, Frentzel 0-1, Hauge 0-2), Iowa St. 6-13 (Hare 2-4, Jackson 1-1, Ryan 0-1, Hansford 0-2, Harris 2-4, Tanke 1-1). Assists–St. Thomas 7 (Hill 2), Iowa St. 25 (Ryan 13). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–St. Thomas 37 (Langbehn 7), Iowa St. 35 (Crooks 8). Total Fouls–St. Thomas 15, Iowa St. 12. A–9,951.