Hallie Christofferson has 19 points, 10 rebounds to lead Iowa St
AMES, Iowa -- Hallie Christofferson had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State beat Texas Tech (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) by a 66-49 score on Sunday to end the longest losing streak in coach Bill Fennelly's 17 seasons.
Leading 26-23 at halftime, Iowa State (10-7, 1-5 Big 12) missed its first seven shots in the second half, then ran off 12 straight points to start a 17-3 run that put the Cyclones in control and ended their five-game losing streak.
Texas Tech (14-4, 2-4) missed 12 of its first 13 shots in the half and never recovered, falling behind by as many as 20. points The Lady Raiders have lost four straight after a 14-0 start.
Lauren Mansfield added 12 points, while Chelsea Poppens had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Cyclones, whose 0-5 start in the Big 12 had been the program's worst under Fennelly.
Monique Smalls' 13 points led Texas Tech, which shot just 28 percent.
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2021-22 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Baylor | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
Iowa State | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Texas | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
Oklahoma | 12-6 | 3 | 25-9 |
Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
Kansas State | 9-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
West Virginia | 7-11 | 8 | 15-15 |
Texas Tech | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
Oklahoma State | 3-15 | 12 | 9-20 |
TCU | 2-16 | 13 | 6-22 |