KANSAS CITY, Mo. The players flooded off the Texas bench, right past interim coach Rodney Terry and to the middle of the court inside T-Mobile Center, where they couldn t wait to get their hands on the trophy crowning them Big 12 champions.
Ashley Joens of the Iowa State Cyclones reached megastar status with 3,000 career points. The Cyclones eliminated the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners from the Big 12 Tournament at the semifinal stage.
Ashley Joens didn’t miss a beat after joining the 3,000-point club, scoring 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals as her Iowa State Cyclones took down the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Tournament championship game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ashley Joens had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa State to a 62-51 victory over No. 15 Texas in the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship on Sunday for the Cyclones' first postseason title since 2001 and an NCAA Tournament bid.