Midwest Sports Headlines, 1/5/2018
January 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored 27 points with 13 rebounds, Jae’Sean Tate had 18 points and Ohio State cruised past Iowa 92-81 on Thursday night, its seventh win in its last eight games. Kam Williams scored 13 points for the surging Buckeyes (12-4, 3-0 Big Ten), who also notched their sixth road win in their last eight tries at Iowa.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Alize Johnson had 24 points and 20 rebounds and J.T. Miller scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to help Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 62-55. Johnson has two of the nation’s five games this season with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and Missouri Western State University agreed to a deal that will keep the NFL franchise on the school’s campus for training camp next season and potentially beyond. Their contract expired after training camp this past fall.