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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Bridget Carleton led four players in double figures with 23 points and third-seeded Iowa State throttled New Mexico State 97-61 for its first NCAA Tournament win since 2013. Alexa Middleton had 15 points, nine assists and five rebounds for the Cyclones (26-8), who were one-and-done in their last three trips to the Big Dance.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Alexa Willard and Danielle Gitzen each scored 20 points and 11th-seeded Missouri State stunned DePaul 89-78, snapping the Blue Demon’s five-game winning streak in opening-round NCAA Tournament games. Freshman Elle Ruffridge had a career-high 15 points for the surprisingly stout Lady Bears (24-9).

UNDATED (AP) — The point guard for Mike Krzyzewski’s first Final Four team now is trying to lead Central Florida to its first Sweet 16 berth. Standing in Johnny Dawkins’ way is his former coach and boss. Dawkins will match up with Krzyzewski on Sunday as No. 9 seed UCF attempts to upset No. 1 seed Duke in an East Region matchup.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bryce Brown scored 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers, leading Auburn to an 89-75 takedown of mighty Kanas in the Midwest Region. Auburn had a 17-point lead before the midpoint of the first half and kept pouring in shots, hitting 13 3-pointers while shooting 53 percent against one of the college basketball’s premier programs.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference showed conference supremacy in the opening round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The two power conferences combined to go 13-1 in the first two days.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Looking for a team that could carry Loyola-Chicago’s mantle deep into the NCAA Tournament? Check out the South Region, which has three double-digit seeds still standing. That includes those 13th-seeded Anteaters, who have some parallels with last year’s Ramblers.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt wanted to stay in St. Louis, just like Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds and Matt Holliday. Acquired in December from Arizona, Goldschmidt gave up a chance to become a free agent after this season when he finalized a new contract with the Cardinals that guarantees an additional $130 million from 2020-24.