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Midwest Sports Headlines: Jan. 7, 2019

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January 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Bohannon scored a season-high 25 points, Tyler Cook had 16 and 25th-ranked Iowa beat No. 24 Nebraska 93-84, snapping a three-game losing streak to open Big Ten play. Junior Ryan Kriener finished with 14 points in his first career start for the Hawkeyes (12-3, 1-3).

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Fifth-ranked Kansas will be without center Udoka Azubuike for the remainder of the season after an MRI exam Sunday showed that the 7-footer tore ligaments in his right hand during practice. The 7-footer from Nigeria had been averaging 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Shizz Alston Jr. scored 22 points, Nate Pierre-Louis added 21 and Temple rallied to beat Wichita State 85-81 in overtime in its American Athletic Conference home debut. Pierre-Louis made the go-ahead layup (78-76) with 2:39 left in overtime and Temple led the rest of the way.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points and Haley Troup added a career-high 16 points as Missouri edged No. 10 Tennessee 66-64 for its fifth consecutive victory. Tennessee’s Rennia Davis missed a jumper that would have put the Lady Volunteers (12-2, 1-1 SEC) ahead with less than five seconds left and then missed a hurried shot at the buzzer.