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Midwest Sports Headlines: 3/8/2019

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March 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ had 21 points and 14 rebounds in his final home game to help No. 21 Wisconsin beat Iowa 65-45. Fellow senior Khalil Iverson added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — First-year Drake coach Darian DeVries has been named the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball coach of the year. The league says that DeVries beat out Dana Ford of Missouri State and Porter Moser of Loyola (Chicago) for the honor. DeVries led Drake to a share of just their second league title since 1971 in the regular season despite being picked to finish ninth.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska backup guard Nana Akenten (NA-nuh uh-KEN-ten) has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Akenten has appeared in 28 games and averaged 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds. The Cornhuskers have at least two games left. They finish the regular season Sunday against Iowa and play next week in the Big Ten Tournament.

UNDATED (AP) — College basketball players around the nation are playing their final home games this week. Senior nights are designed to honor players for four years of contributions. But the biggest stars are underclassmen leaving early for the NBA. Some coaches are finding ways to give recognition to those younger players who won’t be back in uniform.

UNDATED (AP) — With Kansas out of the picture for the first time in 15 years, the Big 12 title race will come down to K-State and Texas Tech. If the Wildcats and Red Raiders both win on Saturday, they’ll share the crown. The same holds true if they lose, since the Jayhawks are guaranteed to finish at least one loss behind them.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 7 Michigan and No. 9 Michigan State meet in East Lansing on Saturday with the winner earning at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship. Defending champion Michigan State handed the Wolverines their only home loss of the season with a 77-70 win on Feb. 24. Both teams could be without key players because of injuries. Back-to-back home wins over ranked opponents put Indiana on the NCAA Tournament bubble.