The Iowa Hawkeye women need a strong finish to the regular season to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes and it begins with a game at home tonight (Thursday), against Northwestern. Both teams are 6-6 in the Big Ten. Senior guard Ally Disterhoft:

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder is concerned about Northwestern’s experience.

Tip-time is 7-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)

MANHTAAN, Kan. (AP) — Solomon Young scored a season-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Iowa State to an 87-79 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. Deonte Burton added 17 points, Naz Mitrou-Long Long had 16, Monte Morris 15 and Matt Thomas 14 for the Cyclones (16-9, 8-5 Big 12).

Barry Brown had 21 points for Kansas State with Wesley Iwundu adding 16 with 13 rebounds. Iowa State built a 19-point lead and led 42-26 at the half before withstanding a furious second half rally from the Wildcats (16-10, 5-8), who got as close as six.

After shooting 34 percent (12 of 35) in the first half, Kansas State shot 58 percent (18 of 31) in the second. An 11-0 run got them within striking distances, 49-42 with 12:27 to play, but the Cyclones pushed the lead back to 15.

Twice the Wildcats got within six, the last time with 4:09 to play, but in the final 1:03 Iowa State was 11 of 12 from the foul line. The Cyclones made 18 of 22 free throws in the second half to finish 22 of 26 for a seven-point advantage.

Cherokee, Washington 82, East Sac County 38

Shenandoah 58, Red Oak 27

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 68, Gilbert 38

PAC-LM 68, Roland-Story, Story City 55

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 62, Spencer 52

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 68, Glenwood 37

Denison-Schleswig 61, Carroll 42

Webster City 58, Storm Lake 50

Bondurant Farrar 50, Oskaloosa 47

Harlan 54, ADM, Adel 49

Sioux City, East 49, Sioux City, North 43

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 46, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 38

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jeremy Morgan and Bennett Koch each scored 18 points and Northern Iowa held off fast-closing Bradley 64-61 on Wednesday night. Northern Iowa led by 10 with five minutes left, but Bradley pulled within two after a dunk by Donte Thomas with 2:17 to go and despite Northern Iowa missing all three of its final shots, Koch sank 3 of 4 free throws to hold on for the win.

Jordan Ashton added 11 points for Northern Iowa (14-12, 9-6 Missouri Valley Conference) which avenged a January loss to Bradley, has won nine of its last 10 and is seeking to become the first MVC school since 1924-25 to start 0-5 in conference and finish above .500.

Bradley, which has lost three straight, trimmed its deficit to 61-59 on Thomas’ dunk but committed turnovers on its next two possessions and the Braves managed only two Darrell Brown free throws in the last two-plus minutes. Bradley still had a chance, but a potential tying 3-pointer missed as time expired.

JoJo McGlaston led Bradley (9-19, 4-11) with 15 points and Nate Kennell added 13.

126 Cade Vicker (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Tanner Williamson (Atlantic) Fall 0:25  Dual Score: 0-6
132 Kelby Luther (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) Dec 7-2  Dual Score: 0-9
138 Trevor Marlin (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Colton Mudd (Atlantic) Maj 14-6  Dual Score: 0-13
145 Connor Pellett (Atlantic) over Tristan Travis (Creston Orient-Macksburg) Fall 3:47 Dual Score: 6-13
152 Brant Looney (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Marcus Duranceau (Atlantic) Fall 1:26 Dual Score: 6-19
160 Mason Kinsella (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Devin Siedlik (Atlantic) Dec 6-4  Dual Score: 6-22
170 Sam Chapman (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Dawson Carey (Atlantic) Dec 9-6  Dual Score: 6-25
182 Austin Mills (Atlantic) over Kolby Tomas (Creston Orient-Macksburg) Maj 16-5 Dual Score: 10-25
195 Trevor Kinyon (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Unknown (Atlantic) Forf  Dual Score: 10-31
220 Unknown (Creston Orient-Macksburg) vs Unknown (Atlantic) Double Forf Dual Score: 10-31
285 Blake Sevier (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Nate Moen (Atlantic) Fall 0:56  Dual Score: 10-37
106 Aybren Moore (Atlantic) over Hunter Fry (Creston Orient-Macksburg) Dec 6-2 Dual Score: 13-37
113 Luke Latham (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf  Dual Score: 13-43
120 Jacob Goodson (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Benard McGee (Atlantic) Fall 2:45 Dual Score: 49-13

Creston O-M defeats Atlantic/CAM 49-13. Creston O-M takes 7th place and Atlantic/CAM takes 8th.

Class 1A

Quarterfinals

Don Bosco 39, I-35 30
Lake Mills 44, Logan-Magnolia 31
Lisbon 50, Wapsie Valley 24
Missouri Valley 37, Sibley-Ocheydan 30

Consolation Semifinals

Logan-Magnolia 42, I-35 29
Sibley-Ocheydan 44, Wapsie Valley 28

Semifinals

Don Bosco 36, Lake Mills 28
Lisbon 42, Missouri Valley 27

7th Place Match: Wapsie Valley 50, I-35 17

5th Place Match: Sibley-Ocheydan 37, Logan-Magnolia 35

3rd Place Match: Lake Mills 39, Missouri Valley 37

Championship: Lisbon 45, Don Bosco 26

Class 2A

Quarterfinals

New Hampton 51, Denver-Tripoli 23
Assumption 39, Creston-OM 36
Solon 62, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12
Washington 35, Atlantic/CAM 31

Consolation Semifinals

Denver-Tripoli 43, Creston O-M 28
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 63, Atlantic/CAM 6

Semifinals

New Hampton 46, Assumption 24
Solon 61, Washington 12

7th Place Match: Creston O-M 49, Atlantic/CAM 13

5th Place Match: Denver-Tripoli 38, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 27

3rd Place Match: Assumption 40, Washington 25

Championship: New Hampton 45, Solon 23

Class 3A

Quarterfinals

Southeast Polk 36, Prairie, Cedar Rapids 23
Waverly-Shell Rock 43, Epworth, Western Dubuque 30
West Des Moines Valley 44, Indianola 24
Fort Dodge 30, North Scott 27

Consolation Semifinals

Prairie, Cedar Rapids 47, Epworth, Western Dubuque 21
North Scott 37, Indianola 28

Semifinals

Southeast Polk 40, Waverly-Shell Rock 24
Fort Dodge 34, West Des Moines Valley 31

7th Place Match: Epworth, Western Dubuque 55, Indianola 15

5th Place Match: North Scott 39, Prairie, Cedar Rapids 22

3rd Place Match: Waverly-Shell Rock 59, West Des Moines Valley 12

Championship: Southeast Polk 48, Ft. Dodge 18

120 Ethan Kempema (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Benard McGee (Atlantic) Fall 2:59 Dual Score: 0-6
126 Ethan Baker (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Tanner Williamson (Atlantic) SV-1 6-4  Dual Score: 0-9
132 Brayden Curry (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) Fall 0:46 Dual Score: 0-15
138 Easton Graff (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Colton Mudd (Atlantic) Fall 1:13  Dual Score: 0-21
145 Connor Pellett (Atlantic) over Blake Liebe (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) Dec 6-1  Dual Score: 3-21
152 Keyton Ruskamp (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Kenny Jimerson (Atlantic) Fall 1:54 Dual Score: 3-27
160 Alex Freiberg (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Cale Roller (Atlantic) Fall 0:42   Dual Score: 3-33
170 Gabe Warren (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Dawson Carey (Atlantic) Dec 11-4  Dual Score: 3-36
182 Kyle Benson (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Unknown (Atlantic) Forf    Dual Score: 3-42
195 Austin Mills (Atlantic) over Fidel Torres (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) Dec 11-9  Dual Score: 6-42
220 Casey Holsinger (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Nate Moen (Atlantic) Dec 4-3  Dual Score: 6-45
285 Aj Ellington (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Unknown (Atlantic) Forf   Dual Score: 6-51
106 Nathen Curry (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Aybren Moore (Atlantic) Fall 3:46 Dual Score: 6-57
113 Dominique Hollowell (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf  Dual Score: 6-63

Sergeant Bluff-Luton wins dual 63-6. Atlantic/CAM will wrestle for 7th place against Creston O-M at 4:30pm

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes needs season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right arm. General manager John Mozeliak confirmed the diagnosis after an MRI. Reyes didn’t throw his scheduled bullpen session Tuesday because of a sore elbow.

The 22-year-old Reyes made his major league debut Aug. 9 and was 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts and seven relief appearances. His fastball averaged more than 97 mph. Reyes, a candidate for the final spot in the starting rotation, had been feeling soreness in the days leading up to camp. He was also expecting to pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes needs season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right arm.

General manager John Mozeliak confirmed the diagnosis after an MRI. Reyes didn’t throw his scheduled bullpen session Tuesday because of a sore elbow.

The 22-year-old Reyes made his major league debut Aug. 9 and was 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts and seven relief appearances. His fastball averaged more than 97 mph.

Reyes, a candidate for the final spot in the starting rotation, had been feeling soreness in the days leading up to camp. He was also expecting to pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

113 Kole Hansen (Atlantic) over Matt Collett (Washington) Fall 0:46      Dual Score:  6-0
120 Carter Cox (Atlantic) over Dillan Sanders (Washington) Fall 5:07      Dual Score: 12-0
126 Chase Mclaren (Atlantic) over Kyle Anderson (Washington) Dec 10-4  Dual Score: 15-0
132 Alex Latcham (Washington) over Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) Fall 4:43  Dual Score: 15-6
138 Andrew Waite (Washington) over Colton Mudd (Atlantic) Fall 3:07  Dual Score: 15-12
145 Austin Hazelett (Washington) over Connor Pellett (Atlantic) TF 16-0  Dual Score: 15-17
152 Trey Van weelden (Washington) over Devin Siedlik (Atlantic) Maj 8-0  Dual Score: 15-21
160 Tristin Westphal-edwards (Washington) over Cale Roller (Atlantic) TF 15-0 Dual Score: 15-26
170 Drake Roller (Atlantic) over Logan Escher (Washington) Dec 11-9          Dual Score: 18-26
182 Austin Mills (Atlantic) over Collin Murphy (Washington) Maj 10-2    Dual Score: 22-26
195 Zac Stork (Atlantic) over Tanner Murphy (Washington) Fall 3:03    Dual Score: 28-26
220 Karlton Skubal (Washington) over Nate Moen (Atlantic) Fall 0:50  Dual Score: 28-32
285 John McConkey (Atlantic) over Mitchell Huisenga (Washington) Dec 4-0 Dual Score: 31-32
106 Walker Ikerd (Washington) over Aybren Moore (Atlantic) Dec 7-2  Dual Score: 31-35

Washington wins 35-31. Atlantic/CAM will move to the Consolation Semifinals versus Sergeant Bluff-Luton.