Second ranked Iowa State hosts ninth ranked Kansas in a key Big 12 clash on Wednesday night. The Cyclones are 4-0 in the Big 12 and have won their last 27 games in Hilton Coliseum. The Jayhawks are 3-1 in the league race with their only loss coming at home to West Virginia back on New Year’s Eve.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who says defense has helped the Jayhawks elevate their play.

Otzelberger says Kansas coach Bill Self has his team playing at a high level.

After dropping seven straight in the series the Cyclones have won two of the last three.

As a native of Ames Cyclone junior guard Tamin Lipsey grew up watching this series.

Lipsey says the last few years have featured great battles.

With each win the cyclones are drawing more national attention.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake’s Katie Dinnebier added to her lucrative 2024-25 campaign with another Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week honor. The senior guard helped Drake improve to 11-5 overall and remain unbeaten in MVC play in a pair of road wins.

Dinnebier averaged 22.0 points, 9.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game while shooting 52% from the floor in a pair of wins for the Bulldogs. Dinnebier began the week with 26 points, eight steals, seven assists, and went 9-of-16 from the floor in a victory over Bradley. Her eight swipes marked a new career high as she enjoyed her sixth 20-plus point effort of the year. She fell two points shy of another 20-point outpouring against Illinois State, contributing 18 points to go with six rebounds and a dozen assists for her third double-double of the year. The West Des Moines native continues to climb the Bulldogs’ all-time scoring list, becoming the 16th player in program history to notch over 1,600 career points.

Dinnebier has now won five consecutive, and six total, MVC Player of the Week honors this season.

MVC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winner – Jan. 13
Player of the Week – Katie Dinnebier, Drake
Newcomer of the Week – Addison Martin, Illinois State
Freshman of the Week – Camryn Runner, Evansville

Dinnebier and the Bulldogs return to Des Moines for two more MVC matchups against Belmont (Jan. 16) and Illinois State (Jan. 18).

BOYS

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Creston – 60 vs Red Oak – 58

Western Iowa Conference 

Tri-Center – 57 vs Riverside – 46

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Nodaway Valley – 73 vs East Union – 53

Southwest Valley – 60 vs Lenox – 49

Mount Ayr – 57 vs Central Decatur – 39

Martensdale-St. Marys – 68 vs Wayne – 46

Non-Conference

Clarinda – 65 vs Fremont-Mills – 29

Woodbine – 55 vs St. Albert – 36

MVAOCOU – 61 vs Boyer Valley – 36

Hamburg – 57 vs Heartland Christian – 46

GIRLS

HAWKEYE TEN CONFERENCE 

Creston – 64  vs Red Oak – 38

WESTERN IOWA CONFERNECE

Riverside – 44 vs Tri-Center – 33

PRIDE OF IOWA CONFERENCE

Nodaway Valley – 74 vs East Union – 18

Lenox – 60 vs Southwest Valley – 40 

Mount Ayr – 61 vs Central Decatur – 45 

Martensdale-St. Marys – 65 vs Wayne – 47 

NON-CONFERENCE

Fremont-Mills – 45 vs Underwood – 42 (2OT)

MVAOCOU – 65 vs Boyer Valley – 24

Heartland Christian – 51 vs Hamburg – 21

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (KCRG) – A Texas man was arrested in Indianapolis and is facing charges for allegedly threatening former Hawkeye basketball star Caitlin Clark.  ABC reports 55-year-old Michael Lewis is charged with stalking after the Marion County (Indiana) Prosecutor’s Office said he sent “numerous threats and sexually explicit messages to Clark via his social media accounts.”

The messages were sent over X between Dec. 16, 2024 and Jan. 2, according to an affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

ABC reports investigators were able to trace the messages from the X account to an IP address at an Indianapolis hotel. The affidavit also says Clark does not know Lewis, nor has she responded to his messages, and that she has been fearful for her safety since receiving the messages.

Michael Lewis, of TX

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Payton Sandfort has been named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the league office. It is the second weekly honor of Sandfort’s career.

Sandfort, who was also selected as Dick Vitale’s National Player of the Week, shared the Big Ten distinction with Michigan’s Vladislav Goldin.

The Waukee, Iowa, native was recognized after averaging 26.5 points, six rebounds and 3.5 assists in leading the Hawkeyes to wins over Nebraska and Indiana. He shot 55.6 percent from the floor, 52.6 percent from 3-point range and went 13-of-14 from the free throw stripe.

Sandfort’s week started slow after he was held scoreless in the first half of the Jan. 7 game against Nebraska. The Hawkeyes trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half before Sandfort exploded to score 30 points in the second half and overtime (27 in the second half alone), leading the Hawkeyes to a 97-87 win.

He finished the game 8-of-15 from the field, made 6-of-10 3-pointers and went 8-of-9 from the free throw stripe to match his career high. He also had six rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal in 35 minutes.

The second half production was the most by a Hawkeye since Luka Garza scored 27 of his 44 points in the first half at Michigan in 2019.

Against Indiana, it was déjà vu.

Sandfort scored two points in the first half before scoring 21 points in the second in an 85-60 blasting of the Hoosiers. He made 7-of-12 field goals, including four 3-pointers, to go along with six rebounds and three assists.

The performance was Sandfort’s team-leading sixth 20-point game of the season and it pushed his scoring average to a team-best 16.9 points on the year. Iowa’s 25-point win over Indiana was the largest in the series since 1996.

Sandfort was previously named the Big Ten Player of the Week on March 4, 2024.

Iowa (12-4, 3-2) returns to action Tuesday, facing USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The game will begin at 9:40 p.m. (CT) and be televised on FS1.

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UNI coach Ben Jacobson hopes Saturdays come from behind victory at Illinois State provides momentum for his team. The Panthers posted an 85-84 buzzer beating victory over the Redbirds and take a 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference record into Tuesday night’s game at home against Evansville.

The Panthers begin the week part of a four way tie for second in the Valley race and nine teams are sitting at .500 or better.

Jacobson says success in the Valley requires consistent effort.

Evansville is 3-3 in the Valley after a 63-40 loss at Drake.

The Iowa Hawkeye men will get their first taste of the new-look Big Ten Conference on Tuesday night with a visit to USC. It will be their first game against one of the former PAC-12 schools and the week concludes on Friday with a game against UCLA.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says the team may spend the entire week in the same hotel. Friday night’s game at UCLA may move to a different venue due to wildfires in Los Angeles.

Under first year coach Eric Musselman the Trojans are 2-3 in the league race and coming off a resounding win at nationally ranked Illinois.

McCaffery on USC’s win at Illinois.

McCaffery says a key to success on the road is limiting momentum.

The Hawkeyes are 3-2 in the Big Ten after home wins against Nebraska and Indiana.

LOMA-WOODBINE TOURNAMENT 

1. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (211.5 points) — Champions: Kendra Berglund (120), Halle Mosaquites (145), Ashley Chasteen (170)

2. Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine (170 points) — Champions: Teagan Carritt (140), Mary Bowman (190)

4. Denison-Schleswig (98 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Daniela Salinas (100)

5. Sioux City North (96.5 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Camryn Andersen (115), Danyka Peterson (140)

6. Sioux City West (91 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Alexandria Vaul (170)

8. Louisville (82.5 points) — Champions: Payton Thiele (105)

9. Missouri Valley (82 points) — Champion: Ryley Marcum (155)

10. Abraham Lincoln (76 points) — Champion: Ellie Johnson (100)

12. Treynor (73.5 points) — Top Finisher/3rd Place: Emma Miller (105), Liz Young (145)

13. Atlantic (67 points) — Champion: Haley Armstrong (235)

14. Glenwood (65 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Amethyst James (190)

19. Audubon (38 points) — Champion: Macy Rasmussen (115)

20. Southwest Valley/Lenox/Bedford (36 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Kenzie Maeder (145)

22. Southwest Iowa (26.5 points) — Top Finisher/7th Place: Margaret Miles-Crook (120), Lena Flynn (155), Tatiana Orozco (170)

23. ATU (5 points) — No Medalists

WEST CENTRAL VALLEY INVITATIONAL 

1. Riverside (164.5 points) — Champion: Molly Allen (125)

2. Clarinda (150 points) — Champions: Kambry Gordon (110), Lily Weinreich (140), Jalon Olson (170)

3. Creston (107 points) — Champion: Evy Marlin (135)

6. Red Oak (88.5 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Nicole Bond (130), Paige Baier (145)

7. Martensdale-St. Marys (71 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Skylar Johansen (155)

8. East Union (66 points) — Champion: Quynn Foster (100), Cheyenne Dike (145)

9. Kuemper Catholic (64.5 points) — Top Finisher/3rd Place: Sadie Smith (125), Charlotte Schwabe (155)

10. Harlan (54 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Ellexis Stephens (125)

13. Southeast Warren (34 points) — Champion: Glorious Fridley (155)

14. Shenandoah (30 points) — Champion: Brilee Vandusen (235)

15. Central Decatur (25.5 points) — Top Finisher/3rd Place: Keaton Simmerman (235)

TRI-CENTER INVITATIONAL

1. Hinton (247 points)

2. Nodaway Valley (165 points) — Champions: Ashton Honnold (215), Trenton Warner (285)

5. Harlan (123 points) — Top Finishers/2nd Place: Nathan Sandquist (106), Spencer Fink (120)

7. Woodbine (104 points) — Champion: Lawson Bendgen (106)

8. Missouri Valley (95 points) — Champion: Luke Schroeder (132)

9. Tri-Center (86 points) — Champion: Brant Freeberg (138 — reached 100 career wins)

10. Kuemper Catholic (74.5 points) — Top Finisher/4th Place: Reid Steger (285)

11. Southwest Valley (71.5 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Ian Forsythe (165)

12. St. Albert (63.5 points) — Top Finisher/5th Place: Sam Raymond (150)

14. Treynor (48.5 points) — Champion: Zack Robbins (175 — reached 100 career wins)

16. West Harrison (23 points) — Top Finisher/5th Place: Hunter Hussing (106)

CRUSADER INVITATIONAL (AT COON RAPIDS-BAYARD)

1. South Central Calhoun (192 points)

2. Lenox (183 points) — Champion: Levi Fitzgerald (126), Chase O’Riley (138), Dylan Stein (150), Jordan Martin-England (190)

4. Coon Rapids-Bayard (141.5 points) — Champion: Johnny Cortez (132), Treynor Cose (165)

6. CAM (99.5 points) — Top Finisher/2nd Place: Kason Calhoun (132), Kegan Croghan (150)

8. Bedford (64 points) — Top Finisher/3rd Place: Graham Godsey (157)

GARY CURTIS INVITATIONAL (AT HIGHLAND, RIVERSIDE)

1. Alburnett (322 points)

2. Wilton (216 points)

3. Riverside (174.5 points) — Champions: Drew Anderson (132)