All the brackets are set for Girls State Basketball after some Regional Finals were played last night. Follow the link to see all the pairings.

basketball-state 2019 final pairings

CLASS 1A District Finals (All 7:00pm starts)

District 11 @ Pleasantville

Grand View Christian (21-1) vs North Mahaska (10-9)

District 12 @ Mount Ayr

Mormon Trail (17-4) vs Bedford (18-4)

District 13 @ Van Meter

Ankeny Christian Academy (22-0) vs Earlham (18-5)

District 14 @ Riverside

St. Albert (10-13) vs East Mills (20-3)

District 15 @ IKM/Manning

Exira/EHK (21-2) vs Ar-We-VA (22-1) – ON KJAN

District 16 @ East Sac County

Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids (20-2) vs Newell-Fonda (15-8)

CLASS 3A Substate Semifinals (All 7:00pm starts)

Substate 7

@ Gilbert

Gilbert (17-4) vs ADM (13-9)

@ Norwalk

Norwalk (18-4) vs.Dallas Center-Grimes (8-13)

Substate 8

@ Denison

Creston (10-11) vs. Denison-Schleswig (17-4)

@ Carroll

Carroll (18-4) vs. Winterset (14-6)

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There was just one game on the Western Iowa postseason slate Wednesday night. Glenwood and Denison battled for a spot in the Girls 4A State Tournament, in Denison. The game was postponed from Tuesday night.

Class 4A District 2 Championship

Denison-Schleswig 73, Glenwood 63

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus had 22 points as Northern Iowa easily defeated Missouri State 63-43 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Brown had 15 points and six rebounds for Northern Iowa (13-15, 8-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Spencer Haldeman added 12 points. AJ Green had 10 points for the visitors. Neither team was able to get much going offensively in the first 20 minutes. Northern Iowa trailed 19-17 heading to the locker room at halftime, but the Panthers came back in the second half to earn the victory. Both teams set season lows for scoring in the first half. The Panthers’ 17 first-half points were the lowest of the season for the visitors, while the 19 points in the first half for the Bears marked the fewest of the season for the hosts.

Jarred Dixon had 14 points for the Bears (15-13, 9-6), whose four-game winning streak ended with the loss. Tulio Da Silva added 13 rebounds. Kabir Mohammed had eight rebounds. Keandre Cook, who was second on the Bears in scoring entering the contest with 13 points per game, was held to 4 points on 1-of-10 shooting. The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Bears on the season. Northern Iowa defeated Missouri State 64-59 on Feb. 2. Northern Iowa plays Valparaiso at home on Saturday. Missouri State faces Indiana State at home on Saturday.

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

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bridget Carleton had 28 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 20 Iowa State beat Oklahoma 91-70 on Wednesday, the Cyclones’ first victory over the Sooners since the 2013-14 season. Carleton was 11 of 17 from the field, making 4 of 8 3-pointers. Kristin Scott added 16 points, Madison Wise had 14, and Ashley Joens 13 for Iowa State (20-6, 10-4). Shaina Pellington led Oklahoma (6-19, 2-12) with 14 points. Jessi Murcer and Ana Llanusa each had 11 points.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals newcomer Andrew Miller feels for the dozens of free agents who don’t have jobs the day before spring training games start. The All-Star reliever signed early, getting a $25 million deal for two years with the Cards. But lots of big names are still available. Miller says he believes analytics-driven front offices have devolved into a “group think” mindset.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon is looking forward to teaming up with new center fielder Billy Hamilton to take away hits from opponents this season. The Royals started nine different players in center last year. Gordon is eager to have the speedy Hamilton next to him, especially at spacious Kauffman Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have turned to Steve Spagnuolo to shore up their soft defense. The former Rams and Giants head coach knows that it will be a process. But he also said there are pieces in place for a rapid turnaround. And with stars galore on the other side of the ball, Spagnuolo knows his bunch could be the missing piece of a Super Bowl contender.

UNDATED (AP) — It’s finally here _ the first of two meetings between Michigan State and Michigan, the in-state rivals that have looked like the class of the Big Ten for much of this season. While Purdue has joined the Spartans and Wolverines in the title race, the two Michigan State-Michigan games could obviously have a big impact on who finishes first. The Wolverines host the Spartans on Sunday.

UNDATED (AP) — Kansas plays at Texas Tech in a key Big 12 matchup. The Jayhawks and Red Raiders enter play tied for second place in the league at 9-4, a game behind surging Kansas State. Tech has won four straight by an average of 24 points since Kansas beat them 79-63 in Lawrence back on Feb. 2, while the Jayhawks have won their last three games.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown reached career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, and the No. 1 Baylor women clinched at least a share of their ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship. The Lady Bears beat Kansas 80-40. It is Baylor’s 10th Big 12 regular season title overall in coach Kim Mulkey’s 19th seasons.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zach Jackson had 21 points as Omaha topped Western Illinois 77-63. KJ Robinson had 17 points for Omaha (17-9, 11-2 Summit League), which won its fifth straight game.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus had 22 points as Northern Iowa easily defeated Missouri State 63-43. Isaiah Brown had 15 points and six rebounds for Northern Iowa (13-15, 8-7 Missouri Valley Conference).

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bridget Carleton had 28 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 20 Iowa State beat Oklahoma 91-70 on Wednesday, the Cyclones’ first victory over the Sooners since the 2013-14 season. Carleton was 11 of 17 from the field, making 4 of 8 3-pointers. Kristin Scott added 16 points, Madison Wise had 14, and Ashley Joens 13 for Iowa State (20-6, 10-4). Shaina Pellington led Oklahoma (6-19, 2-12) with 14 points. Jessi Murcer and Ana Llanusa each had 11 points.

Just one game on the Western Iowa postseason slate tonight. Glenwood and Denison will battle for a spot in the Girls 4A State Tournament tonight in Denison. The game was postponed from last night.

Girls Class 4A Region 2 Final: Glenwood at Denison-Schleswig 7:00pm

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon knew the ball would be in Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon’s hands. The No. 24 Terrapins were ready in the final 7.8 seconds, and they turned the No. 21 Hawkeyes away from a third-straight buzzer beater with a 66-65 victory on Tuesday night. Bruno Fernando scored 11 points for Maryland (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten), the last two of which came on a putback with 7.8

seconds to go that gave the Terrapins their winning margin.
Maryland gave up an 11-point lead over the final four minutes, but held on against an Iowa team that had won its last two games via buzzer-beater and had two looks at the basket in the final seven seconds. The Terrapins got 17 points from Anthony Cowan, who shot 5 of 10 from 3-point range and had eight rebounds. Eric Ayala added 11 points and Fernando had 11 rebounds. Despite Iowa’s furious comeback effort, which included Bohannon being fouled on a 3-pointer, Turgeon was happy with how his team responded to Iowa’s getting back in the game.

“They shoot five free throws, we’ve had the ball for 20 seconds and there was still 3:57 to go and it’s a two-point game,” Turgeon said. “It was crazy how fast we lost it. But my guys were tough tonight.
“Iowa missed about seven wide-open 3s for us. And we started to make shots. We got ourselves going and got our defense going.” Iowa (20-6, 9-6) saw its four game-win streak end. The Hawkeyes were led by Bohannon, who had 14 points, and Isaiah Moss, who added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery couldn’t pinpoint a major difference in a reason for this outcome being different than the previous pair, other than the final possession was emblematic of the entire game. “It was kind of the whole game,” McCaffery said. “Shots by good shooters weren’t going in. There was a lot (of options at the end). I think (Bohannon) felt like he was free enough to pull. He wants to be the guy shooting it in that situation.”

The Hawkeyes couldn’t make another miracle, and finally were bit by inconsistent play they were able to overcome previously. Iowa held Maryland without a field goal for nearly six minutes to open the game, but allowed the Terrapins to shoot nearly 52 percent in the second half. The Hawkeyes dipped slightly last week after narrow wins, but a loss to a ranked team shouldn’t be the biggest indictment.
Maryland: A road win against a ranked team should boost the Terrapins next Sunday, provided Turgeon’s team holds serve at home against Ohio State.
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Iowa welcomes Indiana to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday.