Story bySyndication: The Ames TribuneAssociated PressSun, December 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM UTC·2 min readAMES, Iowa (AP) — Kenzie Hare hit a winning 3-pointer as time expired, Audi Crooks scored 41 points and No. 10 Iowa State beat Kansas 79-76 on Sunday. The Cyclones (13-0, 1-0 Big 12) fended off Kansas’ late run when Hare took a pass from Addy Brown and shot over Elle Evans from the corner in front of the Iowa State bench. The shot accounted for Hare’s only points in the game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCrooks, who leads the nation in scoring, shot 19 of 28 from the field while going over 40 points for the third time this season.