Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has fired coach Mike Riley after three seasons in which he was unable to return the Cornhuskers to national prominence let alone make them a factor in the Big Ten. Athletic director Bill Moos announced Riley’s dismissal Saturday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Skylar Thompson scrambled from pressure and threw a touchdown pass to Isaiah Zuber on the final play of the game, giving Kansas State a stunning 20-19 victory over Iowa State. The Wildcats trailed 19-7 in the fourth quarter before two late touchdowns.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Eli Dunne threw for 260 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, Nikholi Jaghai caught two of Northern Iowa’s four interceptions, and the Panthers cruised past Monmouth 46-7 in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Northern Iowa (8-4) had no turnovers and outgained the Hawks 520-202 to advance to a second-round matchup against fifth-seeded South Dakota State next Saturday. Monmouth (9-3) was scoreless until Kenji Bahar’s 19-yard TD pass to Lonnie Moore made it 46-7 in the fourth.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Lindell Wigginton scored a career-high 21 points and Iowa State cruised past Western Illinois 70-45 for its fourth consecutive win. Fellow freshman Cameron Lard also notched a career-best with 14 points and rookie Terrence Lewis had 12 in 13 minutes _ topping his career total for scoring _ as the Cyclones outscored the Leathernecks 41-20 in the second half.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Martin Krampelj scored 20 points and Creighton rolled to a 103-66 victory over SIU-Edwardsville. Krampelj made 9 of 10 field goals.

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Chace Franklin scored 22 points, including the winning 3-pointer with nine seconds left in overtime, and Jackson State edged Omaha 75-73 in their final game at the Emerald Coast Classic. Franklin’s basket and the Mavericks’ inability to get up a final shot capped a wild game where there 11 ties, 18 lead changes and neither team led by more than six points.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kennedy Burke had 17 points and six rebounds to lead No. 5 UCLA over Creighton 72-63 in the Las Vegas Shootout.