Class 3A Substate Finals (All games 7:00 p.m.)

Substate 1 @ Storm Lake: Spencer (20-3) vs. Humboldt (20-3)
Substate 2 @ Waterloo East: Decorah (21-1) vs. Clear Lake (17-5)
Substate 3 @ Maquoketa: Wahlert Catholic (16-6) vs. Assumption (18-5)
Substate 4 @ Mount Vernon: Central DeWitt (17-6) vs. Solon (15-9)
Substate 5 @ Liberty High: Marion (18-5) vs. Clear Creek-Amana (16-7)
Substate 6 @ Ankeny Centennial: Dallas Center-Grimes (18-5) vs. Newton (13-10)
Substate 7 @ Indianola: Winterset (18-5) vs. Pella (17-6)
Substate 8 @ Atlantic: Carroll (15-8) vs. Denison-Schleswig (15-9)

Class 5A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. – #1 Johnston (23-0) vs. #8 Dowling Catholic (18-6)
11:45 a.m. – #4 Pleasant Valley (21-2) vs. #5 Iowa City High (19-4)
1:30 p.m. – #2 Des Moines Roosevelt (20-2) vs. #7 West Des Moines Valley (18-5)
3:15 p.m. – #3 Ankeny Centennial (20-3) vs. #6 Waterloo West (21-2)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

5:00 p.m. –  #1 Unity Christian (23-1) vs. #8 Davenport Assumption (15-9)
6:45 p.m. – #4 Estherville-Lincoln Central (23-2) vs. #5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (20-4)
8:30 p.m. – #2 West Lyon (23-1) vs. #7 Roland-Story (19-5)

The 21st ranked Iowa women outscored sixth ranked Michigan 33-14 in the second quarter and roared away to a 104-80 victory, Sunday, to grab a share of its first Big Ten regular season title since 2008. The Hawkeyes shot 60 percent and finished 16 of 29 from three point range in front of a sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes finished the regular season on a four game win streak to share the title with Ohio State.

Caitlin Clark scored 38 points and added 11 assists. She was eight of 11 behind the arc.

After trailing by 11 in the opening quarter Clark helped ignite the Hawkeyes in the second quarter as they took control.

The ninth ranked Iowa State women can clinch at least a tie for the Big 12 title with a win at home tonight (Monday night), against fifth ranked Baylor.. Both teams are 13-3 in the league race.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones are in search of their first regular season title since 2000.

The 25th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes close their home schedule tonight (Monday night) by hosting Northwestern. The Hawks have won six of their last seven and are 10-7 in the Big Ten while the Wildcats are 6-12.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Three Hawkeyes will take part in Senior Night ceremonies: Jordan Bohannon, Connor McCaffery and Austin Ash.

Connor McCaffery says it will be an emotional evening even though he could return for one more season.

The UNI men are the top seed in this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. The Panthers closed the season with a thrilling 102-96 overtime victory over Loyola to earn their second regular season Valley title in three years.

The Panthers overcame a slow start to the season that saw them open with a 4-7 record.

The Panthers play Friday at Noon against the winner of Thursday’s game between Illinois State and Indiana State. After finishing in a three-way tie for second Drake is seeded third and will open Friday night against Southern Illinois

DES MOINES, IOWA – Megan Meyer, Grace Berg and Maggie Bair made sure their seniors went out on a winning note.

The three juniors combined for 50 points and helped the Drake University women’s basketball team rally for a 77-71 Senior Day victory over Bradley at the Knapp Center on Sunday afternoon.

Bradley jumped to a 14-point lead in the first half behind a flurry of 3-point baskets before the Bulldogs shut down the Braves over the final two quarters to win for the third straight time and keep alive the possibility of a .500 finish in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Drake improved to 15-12 overall and 7-9 in the league with two games remaining, both on the road. Bradley, losing at the Knapp Center for the 12^th time in the last 13 visits, fell to 4-22 and 1-16 despite big games from freshman Caroline Waite and senior Tatum Koenig.

Seniors Maddie Petersen, Hannah Fuller and Allie Woolridge were honored in a postgame ceremony, the Bulldogs’ strong second half making it a much happier occasion. They outscored the Braves 45-27 over the final two quarters and held them to 23.3 percent shooting (7-for-30).

The Bulldogs wrap up the regular with games at Evansville next Thursday, March 3, and at Indiana State two days later.

A cold shooting start and some frantic defense sunk the AHSTW Vikings in the Class 1A Substate 8 Final on Saturday night. West Harrison came out on top 59-55 at Thomas Jefferson High School to advance to their first ever State Tournament.

The Hawkeyes took control of the lead midway through the first quarter and ended the period on an 8-1 run to lead 15-7. West Harrison knocked down 3 three-pointers in the second and pushed the lead up to 31-16 by half. The Vikings started to find some offensive stride in the third but the Hawkeyes did enough to keep pace and held a 12 point lead heading to the fourth. AHSTW was able to get the lead down to single digits in the fourth but some timely shots and free throws preserved the Hawkeyes’ win.  One of the big moments late came after AHSTW had cut the lead to 39-47 to get to a single digit deficit for the first time. Brady Melby then hit a three on the other end to take a little wind out of the Vikings’ sails.

West Harrison got 13 points from Koleson Evans, 12 from Mason McIntosh, and 11 from Mason King. The Hawkeyes improved to 22-3 on the season and punched their first ever ticket to the State Tournament. The only time part of the school district advanced to state was Moorhead’s appearances in 1949 and 1960.

AHSTW was led by 16 points from Raydden Grobe and 11 each from Kyle Sternberg and Brayden Lund. The Vikings end a terrific season with a record of 23-2. The Vikings fall shy of their first State trip and will say farewell to two seniors in Raydden Grobe and Jace Peterson.

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CLASS 1A

Substate 7 @ Dowling Catholic: Grand View Christian 81, St. Albert 54
Substate 8 @ CB Thomas Jefferson: AWest Harrison 59, AHSTW 55 – ON KJAN

CLASS 2A

Substate 8 @ AC/GC: Red Oak 59, Van Meter 57

Iowa State held off a late charge from Kansas State for a 74-73 win in Manhattan on Saturday. The Cyclones let a big lead dwindle to two in the waning moments by not handling the Wildcats press. Jaden Walker came up with a huge steal with 4 seconds left and Jaz Kunc hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to put ISU up 4. Nijel Pack hit a halfcourt buzzer beater to provide the final one point margin.

Caleb Grill hit six threes and finished with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Izaiah Brockington had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. Tyrese Hunter was big as well with 13 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds.

Iowa State improved to 20-9 on the season and 7-9 in the Big 12. Nijel Pack finished with 32 points to led the Wildcats and they fall to 14-14 on the season.

Next up for Iowa State is a home game against Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m.