The rivalry may be heated, but the game was not.

The Iowa State Cyclones raced to a 17-0 lead in the first 3:15 of the first half, and set cruise control from there, winning handily 88-58 over the Drake Bulldogs.

Megan Taylor was all over the floor and the scoreboard.

When she wasn’t scoring two of her game-high 20 points or grabbing one of her 10 rebounds, she was diving on the Hilton floor for a loose ball.

Drake head coach Lisa Stone said after the game, “Megan Taylor wanted the ball more than anyone else tonight.”

Taylor said, “It’s fun to play like that.”

The Bulldogs Stephanie Schmitz, who came into the game as Drake’s leading scorer at 18.4 points per game said of Iowa State, “They wanted it more. You could tell in their eyes. You could tell when they got the rebound. They meant business.”

Schmitz finished with eight points.

Cyclone Angie Welle put in her third double-double of this fledgling season, ending with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Two other starters — Lindsey Wilson and Tracy Gahan — reached double-digits in points. Each finished the evening with 13.

Four starters scoring 13 or more points does not bother Stone much. However, the Bulldogs getting outrebounded, 51-34, does.

“We were beat hard on the boards,” Stone said. She thought Drake’s demise could be attributed to the disparity on the glass.

“I think offensive rebounding, in particular, is an effort thing,” said ISU head coach Bill Fennelly. “It’s a willingness to go after the ball and really be aggressive.”

The high point of the game may have come with three seconds to go in the first half. After Wilson missed her second free throw, she grabbed the loose ball, maneuvered her way around a Drake defender and hit the leaning field goal as time expired.

Iowa State took a 25-point lead with them into halftime, 45-20.

The second half mirrored first half action.

Gahan made a jumper just under 30 seconds into the second half. Taylor connected on a three-pointer, and Wilson sliced her way for two points.

With 16:25 remaining on the clock, Drake called for time, having endured a 17-9 run by the Cyclones.

“Tonight was an amazing effort from our team,” Fennelly said. “It was fun to coach them tonight.”