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Midwest Sports Headlines: 3/2/20

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March 2nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds as No. 18 Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 77-68 win over No. 16 Penn State on Saturday. Garza extended his streak of 20 or more points against Big Ten teams to 14 games, a new school record. It was Garza’s 14th double-double of the season. It was the 13th consecutive home win for the Hawkeyes (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten). Lamar Stevens led Penn State (21-8, 11-7) with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Arella Guirantes, who had back-to-back big plays in overtime, was one of three players with 17 points, Mael Gilles had a double-double off the bench and Rutgers upset No. 18 Iowa 78-74 on the last day of the regular season. Tekia Mack and Khadaizha Sanders also had 17 points for the Scarlet Knights, who will take a four-game winning streak into the Big Ten tournament as the No. 5 seed. Iowa, which still holds the No. 3 seed, was led by freshman Gabbie Marshall, who had career bests of six 3-pointers and 22 points.

NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Williams Jr. made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points as St. John’s slowed down No. 10 Creighton with a surprising 91-71 rout. Rasheem Dunn had 19 points and 10 assists for the Red Storm, who stopped a three-game skid. One of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the country, St. John’s went a season-best 14 of 22 from long range in its biggest victory under first-year coach Mike Anderson. Damien Jefferson equaled a career best with 20 points for the Bluejays, who had won five straight and nine of 10.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Miller Kopp scored 21 points and Northwestern scored seven straight points to open overtime then held off Nebraska for an 81-76 win that snapped a 12-game losing streak. Kopp opened the overtime scoring for Northwestern with a 3 pointer, then the Wildcats forced two Nebraska turnovers, hitting layups after each to go up 74-67 with 3:15 left in the extra period. Haanif Cheatam led Nebraska with 20 points. Yvan Ouedraogo had 11 points and 19 rebounds.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Alexa Willard scored 19 points, including a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left, and No. 21 Missouri State picked up the 900th win in school history with a 69-66 defeat of Bradley. The Bears led 47-27 early in the second half. Gabi Haack rallied the Braves with 16 points in the second half, the last two coming from the foul line with 3.5 seconds left to make it 67-66. Missouri State coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton tied the Missouri Valley Conference record for most wins (24) by a first-year coach.