KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs kept the San Diego Chargers out of the end zone twice in the final seconds Sunday, preserving a 10-3 victory and their seventh consecutive win. Alex Smith threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, along with his first interception after a franchise-record 312 attempts. But it was a banged-up defense that held San Diego without a touchdown for the second time this season that allowed the Chiefs (8-5) to escape.

The Chargers (3-10) took over at their own 11 with 5 minutes left and quickly moved into Kansas City territory, converting fourth down three times. But after San Diego was called for delay of game at the Chiefs 1 with 5 seconds left, Philip Rivers threw incomplete into the end zone.

San Diego still had 2 seconds left, and an incomplete pass that would have ended the game was blown dead for a false start. With the ball pushed back to the 11-yard line, Rivers scrambled to his right and threw to the end zone, where his pass final pass fell incomplete. The Chiefs spilled onto the field to celebrate another big win in their playoff chase.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s women’s basketball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-41 at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday to move to 6-3. Freshman Bridget Carleton poured in 22 points, including a career-high six three-pointers.

The Cyclones closed the first quarter on 10-2 run, making their final six attempts from the field, to take a 23-18 lead. The run was sparked by a pair of three-pointers from Carleton late in the quarter after Iowa State had started the game 1-of-7 from long distance. Seanna Johnson led the way for ISU with seven points and three rebounds in the first stanza.
The second quarter was the Bridget Carleton show. The freshman made four three-pointers in a four-minute stretch to extend the lead. Carleton ended the first half with 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field. Iowa State entered the halftime locker room with a 43-28 advantage.  Iowa State was able to go to its bench for the majority of the fourth quarter. The Iowa State defense surrendered just 13 points after halftime and held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 32.7 percent shooting for the game.

Iowa State will be back in Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 20 to take on Alcorn State at 2 p.m.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Marqueze Coleman scored 19 points and freshman Cameron Oliver matched his career-best with 17 points as Nevada broke away from Drake 79-71 on Saturday night. Coleman scored three unanswered baskets late in the game, putting the Wolf Pack (7-3) up by 14 points, 77-63 and forcing a Drake timeout. The Bulldogs missed their next four shots, including three 3-pointers.

Drake (4-6) closed on an 8-2 run over the final 1:50 but it wasn’t enough. Oliver scored all of his points in the second half. Tyron Criswell grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 10 points. D.J. Fenner added 13 points and Eric Cooper Jr. 11 as Nevada won its fourth game at home.

Reed Timmer scored 17 points, Kale Abrahamson 16 and Jacob Enevold Jensen 13 with 11 boards for Drake. The game was part of the Mountain West versus Missouri Valley Conference Challenge.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10 Conference

Glenwood 74, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 58
Red Oak 41, Clarinda Academy 21

Western Iowa Conference

Southwest Valley 75, Griswold 70

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 61, Coon Rapids-Bayard 45
Paton-Churdan 55, Charter Oak-Ute 40
Woodbine 54, West Harrison 54

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10 Conference

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 50, Glenwood 43

Corner Conference

South Page 36, Heartland Christian 11

Western Iowa Conference

Grisowld 51, Southwest Valley 20

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 39
Paton-Churdan 68, Charter Oak-Ute 59
West Harrison, Mondamin 67, Woodbine 62

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Elijah Brown scored 25, including the final five points of the first half Saturday, helping New Mexico beat Northern Iowa 76-57. Brown’s surge capped an 8-0 Lobos’ run that broke a 27-27 tie – the seventh of the first half. That was a key stretch, however, as the Panthers (6-3) could get no closer than five points the rest of the way. Tim Williams added 19 for New Mexico (6-2), while Brown grabbed seven rebounds.

Northern Iowa got 12 off the bench from Wyatt Lohaus, while leading scorer Wes Washpun scored 10, six below his average. The Panthers had a chance to get back into the game early in the second half after cutting the deficit to 44-38. But they botched consecutive fast-break opportunities and threw it away on the next possession. That helped start the Lobos on a quick 7-0 burst that pushed the score to 51-38.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Bruce Anderson returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the second straight week to help North Dakota State to a 23-13 victory over Northern Iowa in an FCS quarterfinal game Saturday. Anderson appeared to be corralled at the NDSU 40 but spun out of the tackle and sprinted in on a 97-yard scoring play. That turned a halftime deficit into a 14-10 lead.

NDSU (11-2) held UNI’s highly-touted running game in check most of the game. The Panthers (9-5) finished with 120 yards rushing. Bison running back King Frazier ran for 107 of his team’s 153 yards rushing. NDSU was outgained by a 2-1 margin in the first half but finished with a 269-221 advantage in total offense.

The four-time defending FCS champion Bison advance to the semifinals against Richmond.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 76, Carroll 57
Ar-We-Va, Westside 53, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 43
Atlantic 74, Creston 53
Audubon 66, Riverside, Oakland 43
Bedford 54, Mount Ayr 38
Bondurant Farrar 60, Winterset 47
Charter Oak-Ute 52, Adair-Casey 31
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 71, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 63
Earlham 52, Ogden 44
Essex 47, East Mills 39
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 54, Woodbine 46
Fremont Mills, Tabor 66, Nishnabotna 40
Glidden-Ralston 76, West Harrison, Mondamin 62
Grand View Christian/ACA 82, Orient-Macksburg 39
Harlan 65, Denison-Schleswig 44
IKM-Manning 72, Tri-Center, Neola 43
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 66, Lewis Central 52
Lenox 66, East Union, Afton 51
Madrid 54, West Central Valley, Stuart 40
Missouri Valley 42, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 35
Nodaway Valley 75, Southwest Valley 47
OA-BCIG 71, West Monona, Onawa 66
Paton-Churdan 65, CAM, Anita 60
Shenandoah 77, Clarinda 48
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 62, Red Oak 47
Stanton 58, Sidney 39
Treynor 81, Logan-Magnolia 47
Underwood 72, Griswold 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 40, Missouri Valley 31
Adair-Casey 38, Charter Oak-Ute 33
ADM, Adel 65, Carroll 34
Audubon 42, Riverside, Oakland 18
Bedford 76, Mount Ayr 65
Creston 43, Atlantic 29
Essex 53, East Mills 31
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 71, Woodbine 36
Fremont Mills, Tabor 45, Nishnabotna 43, OT
Grand View Christian/ACA 73, Orient-Macksburg 25
Harlan 50, Denison-Schleswig 22
IKM-Manning 57, Tri-Center, Neola 55
Lewis Central 49, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 36
Nodaway Valley 56, Southwest Valley 29
Ogden 70, Earlham 37
Omaha Roncalli, Neb. 67, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 25
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 49, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 35
Shenandoah 59, Clarinda 38
Sidney 38, Stanton 34
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 65, Red Oak 35
Treynor 65, Logan-Magnolia 41
Underwood 63, Griswold 58
West Central Valley, Stuart 58, Madrid 51
West Monona, Onawa 49, OA-BCIG 35

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Seanna Johnson scored 22 points, including two free throws with 5.4 seconds left, and Iowa State rallied to defeat No. 23 Iowa 69-66 on Friday night. Ally Disterhoft, who led the Hawkeyes with 26 points, missed a contested 3-pointer over Bridget Carleton at the buzzer. Iowa (8-2), which lost its 10th straight at Ames, led 33-28 at the half and 54-46 entering the fourth quarter before the Cyclones (5-3) rallied.

It became a duel between Disterhoft, who had nine points in the fourth quarter, and Johnson, who had 11. The duo combined to score the last 12 of the game in the final two minutes but Disterhoft missed a free throw with seven seconds left. The Hawkeyes made 4 of 15 shots in the fourth quarter, Iowa State 8 of 15. Johnson also had 10 rebounds and five assists. Disterhoft had eight rebounds and three assists.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Big 12 says it won’t discipline Iowa State after students stormed the basketball court in a scene that left a newspaper columnist with a broken leg. The league says Iowa State handled the postgame celebration consistent with the Big 12’s guidelines for sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

Randy Peterson of the Des Moines Register was knocked over while walking from press row to the postgame news conference after fans rushed the court Thursday night following Iowa State’s 83-82 win over rival Iowa.

Peterson broke the tibia and fibia in his left leg. On Friday, he says he has no problem with fans rushing the floor after a big win.