Boys postseason basketball play continues tonight with Class 1A and 3A District Finals.

Class 1A

District 13 @ Van Meter: Grand View Christian vs. Earlham 7:00pm
District 14 @ Shenandoah: Fremont-Mills vs. Southwest Valley 7:00pm
District 15 @ IKM-Manning: Ar-We-Va vs. Exira-EHK 7:00pm
District 16 @ Westwood: Siouxland Community Christian vs. Maple Valley Anthon-Oto 5:30pm

Class 3A

District 15 @ Atlantic: Atlantic vs. ADM 7:00pm – ON KJAN
District 16 @ Glenwood: Glenwood vs. Carroll 7:00pm

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Niels Bunschoten had 20 points and made 6 of 10 from the field and Indiana State never trailed on its way to a 69-59 win over Northern Iowa on Wednesday night. Brenton Scott added 14 points and Everett Clemons scored 12 and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Sycamores (11-18, 5-12 Missouri Valley Conference) who led 69-59 at the break and kept the lead in double digits for most of the second half.

Bennett Koch had 16 points for the Panthers (14-14, 9-8), Jeremy Morgan added 14 and Jordan Ashton 13. Indiana State made 11 of 18 from 3-point range and finished 25 for 49 from the field. Northern Iowa made just 8 of 26 from 3-point range.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Richardson, Milton Doyle, and Aundre Jackson each scored 16 points, and Donte Ingram scored 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds and Loyola of Chicago beat Drake 80-65 on Wednesday.

With a 33-32 lead at halftime, Loyola of Chicago (18-12, 8-9 Missouri Valley) took control after the break on a pair of Doyle 3-pointers. Jackson had a 3-point play and layup and Richardson’s layup made it 45-34 with 16:27 remaining.

Reed Timmer made a 3-pointer for Drake (7-22, 5-12) to bring it within 56-47 but that was the last time the Bulldogs would trail by less than double digits. Richardson nailed a 3, and Cameron Satterwhite made two free throws and the Ramblers led 75-53 with 4:55 left.

The Ramblers outrebounded Drake 40-29 and shot 33 for 65 (51 percent) from the floor. Richardson was 6-for-7 shooting including 3 for 3 from 3-point range.

Graham Woodward led Drake with 14 points and Timmer chipped in 13.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser saw the opportunity to leave a secure gig at Virginia Tech to lead the scuffling Cyclones as a “chance to come home.” Dresser, a native of Humboldt, Iowa and a former All-American for the Hawkeyes, was introduced Wednesday. Dresser left Virginia Tech after 11 seasons to take over a Cyclones program that had fallen substantially during the final years of Kevin Jackson’s eight-year tenure.

Iowa State has won just one of 13 dual meets this season. Dresser noted, “We have to understand patience a little bit.”

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the pairings for the Class 4A and 5A state basketball tournaments following regional final play on Tuesday night.

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Nevada vs. North Scott Tuesday, February 28th 6:45pm
Grinnell vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Tuesday, February 28th 8:30pm
Marion vs. Boone Wednesday, March 1st 10:00am
Pella vs. Lewis Central Wednesday, March 1st 11:45am

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals

Indianola vs. Johnston Wednesday, March 1st 1:30pm
Iowa City High vs. Cedar Falls Wednesday, March 1st 3:15pm
West Des Moines Valley vs. Dowling Catholic Wednesday, March 1st 5:00pm
Iowa City West vs. Waukee Wednesday, March 1st 6:45pm

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Meredith Burkhall led five Iowa State players in double figures with 20 points and added eight rebounds as the Cyclones cruised to a 90-75 victory at Texas. Seanna  Johnson added 18 points and nine boards as the Cyclones won their third straight game to move to 7-9 in the league race. Iowa State is 16-11 overall and next up visits sixth ranked Texas on Friday.

(Learfield Sports)

BOYS BASKETBALL
1A District 13 Substate 7 Semifinal
Earlham 62, Ankeny Christian Academy 51
Grand View Christian 76, East Union, Afton 36

1A District 14 Substate 7 Semifinal
Fremont Mills, Tabor 83, Lenox 54
Southwest Valley 60, Stanton 37

1A District 15 Substate 8 Semifinal
Ar-We-Va, Westside 71, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 44
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 58, Coon Rapids-Bayard 51

1A District 16 Substate 8 Semifinal
Siouxland Community Christian 53, Logan-Magnolia 32
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 49, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 47

2A District 13 Substate 7 Championship
Van Meter 50, I-35 33

2A District 14 Substate 7 Championship
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 55, Treynor 53

2A District 15 Substate 8 Championship
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 76, IKM-Manning 53

2A District 16 Substate 8 Championship
Alta/Aurelia 68, Hinton 67 2OT

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 4A Region 1 Regional Final
Lewis Central 59, LeMars 52

Class 4A Region 2 Regional Final
Nevada 39, Denison-Schleswig 37

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Senior Peter Jok scored 35 points as Iowa rallied from 13 down to beat Indiana 96-90 in overtime on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Jok made a program record 22 free throws for the Hawkeyes (15-13, 7-8 Big Ten), which made 39 free throws to Indiana’s 16.

Jok hit a pair of free throws and two more off a subsequent steal, putting Iowa ahead 84-81 with 2:14 left in OT. The Hawkeyes then forced another turnover, and Jok made it six straight free throws and an 86-81 Hawkeyes lead.

Tyler Cook’s dunk with 59 seconds left sealed it for Iowa, which came back from a 17-4 deficit to start play. Iowa took its first lead, 73-71, on a Cook 3-point play with 2:10 left in regulation, but Josh Newkirk’s free throws with 25.6 seconds to go brought the Hoosiers even at 75-all. Cook missed a jumper at the buzzer to push the game into overtime.

Robert Johnson scored 19 points with seven assists and Thomas Bryant finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana (15-13, 5-10), which committed 22 turnovers in losing its fifth straight.