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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 24 points with 19 rebounds, Makenzie Meyer had 18 points and second-seeded Iowa blew past Missouri 68-52 to advance to its second Sweet 16 in five years. Kathleen Doyle scored 15 points for the Hawkeyes (28-6), who put away the Tigers with a blistering 23-4 run in the second half.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The last time Missouri State got this far in the NCAA Tournament, Jackie Stiles was leading the Lady Bears on a remarkable run to the Final Four. That was in 2001 and in all the years since, Missouri State had never made it to the second round — until now.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tennessee avoided one of the biggest meltdowns in NCAA Tournament history, letting a 25-point lead slip away before two-time SEC player of the year Grant Williams scored six points in overtime for an 83-77 victory over Iowa. The Volunteers made it back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016, though there were more tense moments than the Vols imagined after they ran off to a huge lead in the opening half.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eight invitations to the Sweet 16 have been delivered and the other eight will be decided Monday night. UConn’s back in the regional semifinals for the 26th consecutive year, and the Pac-12 has yet to lose in the postseason, improving to 8-0 after wins by Arizona State and Oregon.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Desmond Bane had 30 points as TCU defeated Nebraska 88-72 in the second round of the NIT. Bane shot 6 for 9 from deep.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ron Hunter is leaving Georgia State to become Tulane’s coach. Less than 48 hours after the Panthers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Hunter said he’s moving on from the downtown Atlanta university where he coached the past eight seasons. Hunter takes over a Tulane men’s basketball program that fired Mike Dunleavy after the Green Wave failed to win a game in the American Athletic Conference.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals think their lineup is coming together at the right time. Paul Goldschmidt hit his third spring homer in the Grapefruit League finale

UNDATED (AP) — Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin has announced he is retiring from playing football after nine NFL seasons. The 30-year-old Maclin announced his decision in a Twitter post. Maclin finished with 514 career catches for 6,835 yards and 49 TD catches for Philadelphia, Kansas City and Baltimore.