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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When star point guard Nick Norton went down for the year with a knee injury, Drake’s season seemed to be in jeopardy. The Bulldogs responded by making a somewhat startling run at the Missouri Valley Conference title. Drake, picked to finish ninth in the 10-team league, is just one win away from at least a share of the conference crown. The Bulldogs visit Missouri State on Saturday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jon Teske scored a career-high 22 points, and No. 9 Michigan easily rebounded from its loss to Michigan State with an 82-53 victory over Nebraska. The Wolverines were without Charles Matthews, who was out with a right ankle injury, but they raced out to a 22-point halftime lead behind Teske and Iggy Brazdeikis. Michigan lost to rival Michigan State over the weekend.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 20 points and hit a jumper at the buzzer as Wichita State erased a 10-point deficit and beat Connecticut 65-63. UConn’s Alterique Gilbert scored on back-to-back 3-pointers inside the final minute that tied the game at 63. Haynes-Jones took an inbounds pass with 6.4 seconds to go, dribbled the floor and sealed it with an off-balance shot from the corner.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny McCants had 12 points off the bench to lift New Mexico State to a 75-55 win over UMKC, the Aggies’ 14th consecutive victory. Terrell Brown had 12 points for New Mexico State.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Yadier Molina is likely two weeks from an exhibition game appearance at catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals as the nine-time All-Star recovers from left knee surgery. The 36-year-old started limited catching of bullpen sessions and took batting practice. Molina will appear in games at first as a designated hitter, and manager Mike Shildt is targeting a March 14 game against the New York Mets as Molina’s first behind the plate. Molina is the only catcher on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster.

UNDATED (AP) — The Big 12 is going into March without 14-time defending champion Kansas on top. The Jayhawks still have a chance to extend their title streak. But they are a game behind co-leaders Texas Tech and Kansas State with three regular-season games left. There are no more head-to-head games against that trio. They all split their two-game sets. Texas Tech has a six-game winning streak, including a 29-point home win over Kansas.