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Midwest Sports Headlines: 12/4/19

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December 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Luka Garza scored 23 points, Jordan Bohannon and Joe Wieskamp added 17 and 13, respectively, and Iowa pulled away in the second half to defeat Syracuse 68-54 on Tuesday night. Marek Dolezaj led Syracuse with 12 points as the Orange suffered their third straight loss.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Noah Thomas hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation to allow Drake to hold off Milwaukee, 56-53. Roman Penn hit back-to-back jumpers after Anthony Murphy’s layup tied the game at 49-49 with 4:04 to play. Darius Roy hit two free throws and scored at the basket with :16 left to tie the game at 53-53.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State and coach Matt Campbell have agreed on a one-year contract extension through 2025. The Cyclones announced that Campbell has been locked up for the next six seasons. It ends speculation that Campbell might be a candidate for a number of job openings around college football. Campbell has led the Cyclones to three straight winning seasons. Iowa State and Campbell agreed to a six-year, $22.5 million contract in 2017 and extended that deal by a year last December.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has looked like a basketball team searching for its identity in the first month of the season. At just 4-3, Iowa State is off to its worst start under Steve Prohm. All three of those losses came against Power Five teams. Prohm says he was actually encouraged by a 1-2 showing at tournament in the Bahamas. He says it helped clarify his team’s strength and weaknesses. The Cyclones host UMKC on Wednesday to kick off a five-game homestand.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Christian Bishop recorded 17 points and eight rebounds to lift Creighton to a 72-60 win over Oral Roberts. Ty-Shon Alexander had 14 points and eight rebounds for Creighton, which earned its fifth consecutive home victory.

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Jerry Johnson Jr. had 22 points as Arkansas State narrowly beat Omaha 78-73. Johnson Jr. shot 5 for 6 on 3-pointers.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Louisville faces No. 4 Michigan after both climb the AP Top 25. The Cardinals moved to No. 1 for the first time in 6 years in this week’s poll. The Wolverines matched the biggest climb for an unranked team in the 70-year history of the poll by hitting No. 4 after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis.