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Midwest Sports Brief: 1/7/2018

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January 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Mariota led Tennessee to three second-half touchdowns, incredibly throwing one of his TD passes to himself, and the Titans rallied from a 21-3 halftime hole to beat Kansas City 22-21 for their first playoff win in 14 years. The come-from-behind win also denied the Chiefs their first home playoff win in nearly a quarter century.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ playoff curse continued with a 22-21 loss to the Titans, blowing a 21-3 halftime lead in the process. Kansas City still has not won a postseason game at Arrowhead Stadium since January 1994, a maddening stretch of nearly a quarter century.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Vincent Edwards scored 21 points and Isaac Haas added 14 to lead No. 13 Purdue past Nebraska 74-62 for its 11th consecutive win. The Boilermakers extended their home-court winning streak to 18 and won their 10th straight home game against a conference foe. James Palmer Jr. finished with 22 points and Isaac Copeland had 16 to lead the Cornhuskers. Nebraska’s four-game winning streak ended.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jeffrey Carroll scored 24 points and Kendall Smith added a season-high 20 to help Oklahoma State defeat Iowa State 96-87 in overtime. It was the first Big 12 victory for new coach Mike Boynton and snapped Iowa State’s 10-game win streak against the Cowboys. Tavarius Shine scored 15 points and Mitchell Solomon added 14 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma State.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Toby Hegner made a career-high five 3-pointers in scoring 19 points and Creighton defeated Georgetown 90-66. Hegner made 5 of 8 3-point tries and the Blue Jays (13-3, 3-1 Big East) hit 16 of 36 from the arc in winning their third straight game and eighth in their past nine.