Addy Brown notches first career triple-double for No. 16 Iowa State in blowout win

AMES — Addy Brown had nearly exhausted her pre-allotted minutes.

Time was running out on her latest quest for a first career triple-double on Sunday against Norfolk State, but with 9:29 remaining in a 98-52 win, the Cyclone star leaped for a defensive rebound to complete the rare feat — but smaller guard Arianna Jackson almost came down with the historic board instead.

“It was pretty funny,” said Brown, who scored 11 points, dished out 11 assists and got that 10th rebound in her 26th minute on the floor. “I was trying not to laugh because (Jackson) was like, ‘Sorry.’ Obviously I didn’t really mean to run her over and she didn’t know that was coming — but it’s funny, too, because she’s my roommate, so her mom was giving her some crap.”

The 9,145 fans at Hilton Coliseum rose for a standing ovation. Her delighted teammates congratulated her with high fives and body bumps, not knowing that with just 23 seconds remaining in the 16th-ranked Cyclones’ (5-0) blowout victory, she’d be celebrating another Cyclones’ career-best accomplishment.

That would be backup forward Alisa Williams, who scored a putback basket to cap the win and cement her first career double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds).

“That just basically made my day,” said Williams, who also saw the fans shower her with boisterous support. “It just reminded me of why I came here to Iowa State. It’s literally the people, the fans. (It) just makes me realize they love me as much as I love them.”

All-American center Audi Crook notched her 20th career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. She went 8-for-8 from the field and every ISU player who logged minutes took between three and nine shots. The Cyclones also had assists on 30 of their 31 made field goals.

“There were times we got a great shot and people had a shot and no one would have said a word if they took it, but they made one more pass,” Cyclones head coach Bill Fennelly said. “Those are things that every coach loves to see.”

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