Keegan Murray poured in 35 points and Iowa overcame a 4 point halftime deficit to defeat Maryland 80-75 on Monday night. The Hawkeyes also got 13 points and 8 rebounds from Filip Rebraca as they improved to 11-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten.

Maryland had five players in double figures led by 19 from Eric Ayala but the Hawkeyes outscored the Terrapins 14-5 in fast break points. The Terrapins are now 8-5 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten.

Next up for the Hawkeyes is a Thursday road trip to face Wisconsin. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 7:00 p.m. and tipoff at 8:00 p.m. at the Kohl Center in Madison.

Tri @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Concordia/DC West, NE 72, CB Thomas Jefferson 6
Concordia/DC West, NE 54, Omaha South 28
Omaha South 51, CB Thomas Jefferson 12

Quad @ Southeast Warren

Bedford/Lenox 71, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 6
Bedford/Lenox 72, Wayne 6
Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 54, Wayne 18
Southeast Polk 57, Bedford/Lenox 13
Southeast Polk 78, Wayne 6
Southeast Polk 81, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 0

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ACGC 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
East Union 50, Lamoni 41
Lenox 63, Griswold 24
Mount Ayr 60, Seymour 41
Murray 55, Melcher-Dallas 34
Southwest Valley 50, Clarinda 49
Storm Lake St. Mary’s 64, Ar-We-Va 14
Treynor 53, AHSTW 20
Underwood 61, CB Thomas Jefferson 29
Westwood 53, Woodbury Central 35

Boys Basketball

ACGC 47, Coon Rapids-Bayard 46 (ACGC’s Miles Kading with buzzer beating three to win it.)
AHSTW 50, Treynor 49 (A: Cole Scheffler hit go-ahead 3 with 30 seconds left. Kyle Sternberg with 27pts)
Ar-We-Va 53, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 34
Clarinda 48, Southwest Valley 30
Lamoni 81, East Union 61
Lenox 81, Griswold 46
Mount Ayr 84, Seymour 37
Murray 61, Melcher-Dallas 35
Underwood 52, CB Thomas Jefferson 49
Woodbury Central 64, Westwood 34

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Keegan Murray (15) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named Big Ten Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the Big Ten Conference Office.

Murray has earned the Big Ten weekly honor three times (Nov. 22; Dec. 20; Jan. 3) this season, including twice in the past three weeks.

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) posted game bests in points (29), rebounds (10), and blocks (3), while also dishing out three assists in Iowa’s 92-71 win over Western Illinois on Dec. 29, in Iowa City. The native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, registered his third double-double of the season and shot a blistering 65 percent from the field, making 13-of-20 attempts.

Murray, who is tops in the country in points per game (23.7), has netted 25+ points six times this season.

Iowa (10-3, 0-2) faces Maryland (8-4, 0-1) tonight at 8:07 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tickets are available for purchase at hawkeyesports.com/tickets.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark and freshman Addison O’Grady were named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, the conference announced Monday. Clark shares the Player of the Week honor with Michigan’s Naz Hillmon.

Clark has tallied 25-career Big Ten weekly honors – 13 freshman, seven player and five honor roll. O’Grady earned the first Big Ten honor of her career this week.

Clark, a Des Moines, Iowa, native registered a career-high 44 points in the Hawkeyes’ win over Evansville on Sunday, breaking the Carver-Hawkeye Arena record that had stood for nearly 22 years. Former Hawkeye Amy Harrig previously held the record, scoring 42 points against Northwestern on Feb. 14, 1999. Clark added to her stat line, dishing eight assists, pulling down five rebounds and tallying two steals on the day.

With 5:04 left in the first quarter, Clark broke the 1,000-career point barrier, becoming the fastest Big Ten women’s basketball athlete and the eighth NCAA athlete to meet the mile marker in 40 games or less. Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell previously held the record with 1,000 in 41 games during the 2016-17 season. Clark is only the second NCAA athlete in the last 25 years to tally 1,000 points in 40 games or less — Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne did it in 38 games (2011-12).

O’Grady earns her first Big Ten weekly honor after registering her first career double-double in the Hawkeyes’ win. The Aurora, Colorado, native tallied season-best points (14) and rebounds (12), shot 70 percent from the field and blocked two shots.

Clark, O’Grady and the Hawkeyes return to action Thursday, Jan. 6 in a home matchup against Northwestern inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tip is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on B1G Network.

Others receiving votes: Missouri 53, Colorado 53, Florida Gulf Coast 46, Kansas St 27, Ohio St. 24, DePaul 19, Missouri St. 10, Mississippi 7, Virginia Tech 6, Nebraska 5.

1. Baylor (61)
2. Duke
3. Purdue
4. Gonzaga
5. UCLA
6. Kansas
7. USC
8. Arizona
9. Auburn
10. Michigan State
11. Iowa State
12. Houston
13. Ohio State
14. Texas
15. Alabama
16. Kentucky
16. Providence
18. Tennessee
19. Villanova
20. Colorado State
21. LSU
22. Xavier
23. Wisconsin
24. Seton Hall
25. Texas Tech

Others receiving votes: Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, UConn 39, Georgia 22, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, San Francisco 3, Davidson 3, Creighton 2.

The Kansas City Chiefs stopped the Cincinnati Bengals 5 times from inside the 2 yard line but a pair of penalties called allowed the Bengals to kick a field goal as time expired for a 34-31 win.

Ja’Marr Chase had a monster game hauling in 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. Joe Burrow finished his second straight game over 400 yards passing, going 30-39 for 446 yards and 4 scores. The Bengals clinched the AFC North title with the win.

Patrick Mahomes went 26 of 35 passing for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns. Darrell Williams rushed for 88 yards and two scores. The Chiefs see their win streak end at 8 games and are now 11-5 on the season. KC also fell out of the top spot in the AFC after the Titans victory over the Dolphins.

The Chiefs travel to Denver next Sunday for a 3:30pm game against the Broncos to finish off the regular season.

Missouri State outscored Drake 38-27 in the second half on their way to a 61-56 win. The Bears were led by 15 points from Donovan Clay and 13 from Gaige Prim.

Garrett Sturtz led Drake with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Roman Penn added 13 points as the Bulldogs drop to 10-6 on the season and 1-1 in the Valley.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a home game against Indiana State on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

The UNI men’s basketball team opened up Missouri Valley Conference play with a 83-61 win over Evansville on Sunday in Cedar Falls. AJ Green led 5 Panthers in double figures with 18 points.

UNI built a 7 point halftime lead and blew the game wide open in the second half. Trae Berhow had 16 points and Noah Carter added 15.

UNI improved to 6-7 on the season and Evansville falls to 4-10. Next up for the Panthers is a Wednesday home game against Valparaiso at 8:00 p.m.