STANFORD, Calif. – The Iowa State women’s basketball team survived a close call with Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, coming back from a 20-point deficit to beat the Terrapins on Friday.
The challenge gets even more difficult for the 7-seed Cyclones, who take on 2 seed and host Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 9 p.m. CT at Maples Pavilion.
Audi Crooks tallied a career-high 40 points in Iowa State’s victory against Maryland. It was the second-largest come-from-behind win in NCAA women’s tournament history.
Iowa State will likely need another big game from the freshman phenom when the Cyclones take on Stanford. Stanford is coming off a dominating win over Norfolk State in the first round on Friday.
Here’s how to follow Sunday’s game:
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What channel is Iowa State women’s basketball vs. Stanford today?
What time does the Iowa State women’s basketball vs. Stanford game start today?
- When: 9 p.m. CT, Sunday, March 24
- Where: Stanford Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.
Who are the announcers for Iowa State women’s basketball vs. Stanford today?
- Play-by-play: Roy Philpott
- Color analyst: Brooke Weisbrod
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Iowa State women’s basketball schedule, results, upcoming games 2023-24
- Nov. 1 vs. Truman State, exhibition (W, 88-68)
- Nov. 6 vs. Butler (W, 82-55)
- Nov. 12 at Drake (L, 85-73)
- Nov. 24 vs. Southern (W, 78-60)
- Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt at South Point Shootout in Las Vegas (L, 68-53)
- Nov. 25 vs. Syracuse at South Point Shootout in Las Vegas (L, 81-69)
- Nov. 29 at St. Thomas (W, 85-44)
- Dec. 3 vs. UNCW (W, 85-58)
- Dec. 6 vs. Iowa (L, 67-58)
- Dec. 10 vs. North Dakota State (W, 89-59)
- Dec. 17 vs. Troy (W, 105-68)
- Dec. 20. vs. UNI (W, 87-70)
- Dec. 30 at Oklahoma State (W, 76-68)
- Jan. 3 vs. Kansas (W, 69-61)
- Jan. 6 at BYU (W, 80-75)
- Jan. 10 vs. West Virginia (W, 74-64)
- Jan. 13 vs. Baylor (W, 66-63)
- Jan. 17 at Texas Tech (L, 71-63)
- Jan. 20 vs. TCU (W, forfeit by TCU)
- Jan. 24 at Kansas (L, 60-58)
- Jan. 27 at West Virginia (L, 84-78)
- Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma State (W, 78-67)
- Feb. 3 at UCF (L, 71-66)
- Feb. 10 vs. Oklahoma (L, 86-72)
- Feb. 14 vs. Kansas State (W, 96-93 2OT)
- Feb. 17 at Texas (L, 81-60)
- Feb. 21 at Houston (W, 76-64)
- Feb. 24 vs. BYU (W, 74-49)
- Feb. 28 at Kansas State (W, 82-72)
- March 2 vs. Cincinnati (W, 76-60)
- March 10 vs. Baylor, quarterfinals of Big 12 Tournament (W, 67-62)
- March 11 vs. Oklahoma, semifinals of Big 12 Tournament (W, 85-68)
- March 12 vs. Texas, finals of Big 12 Tournament (L, 70-53)
- March 22 vs. Maryland in first round of the NCAA Tournament (W, 93-86)
- March 24 vs. Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament: 9 p.m.
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Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at [email protected] or 515-284-8468.