CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Nate Buss came off the bench to lead Northern Iowa with 18 points and the Panthers eased into an 80-58 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Wednesday night. Buss made four 3-pointers and Marvin Singleton and Matt Bohannon added 12 points each as the Panthers combined to shoot 58.7 percent from the floor. Bohannon also added four 3’s and Max Martino finished with three.

Loyola (9-16, 4-9 Missouri Valley Conference) led by six midway through the first half, but back-to-back 3’s by Buss and Bohannon and two jumpers from Singleton put Northern Iowa ahead. The Panthers (12-13, 6-7) held a seven-point lead at the break, and stretched it to 20 points 7 minutes into the second half.

Devon Turk came off the bench to lead the Ramblers with 10 points and three 3-pointers, and Milton Doyle added seven assists. Loyola shot 39.6 percent from the floor.

ATLANTA – Iowa State women’s basketball senior Hallie Christofferson has been named to the Naismith Trophy midseason list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

Christofferson is one of 30 collegiate women’s basketball players named to the prestigious Naismith Trophy list. The senior is averaging 18.7 points per contest, which ranks second in the Big 12, and 7.4 rebounds.

Christofferson recently became just the eighth player in Cyclone history to reach 1,500 career points and sits eighth in Iowa State history with 1,568 points. Christofferson is a two-time Academic All- Big 12 honoree and was also named an ISU Scholar Athlete last season.

Christofferson has been named to a slew of awards including, the John Wooden Award midseason list, the Wade Trophy Midseason list, a semi-finalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup award and a Senior CLASS Award finalist.

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3-A District 16 Semi-Finals @ Atlantic

• Glenwood vs. Winterset (6:30)
• Creston @ Atlantic (8:00)

3-A District 15  Semi-Finals @ Harlan

• Perry vs. Denison-Schleswig (6:30)
• ADM @ Harlan (8:00)

3-A District 3 Semi-Finals @ Carroll

• Ballard vs. Greene County (6:30)
• Boone @ Carroll (8:00)

4-A Sub-State 1 First Round

• Sioux City West @ CB Abraham Lincoln (7:00)
• CB Thomas Jefferson @ Lewis Central (7:00)

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior forward Hallie Christofferson has been named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen from the original list of 30 by a media committee. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through March 24. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner.

Iowa State is the only school to have a finalist in each of the last two seasons, as Chelsea Poppens represented the Cyclones as a finalist last season.

The women’s winner will be announced during the NCAA Women’s Final Four.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior forward Melvin Ejim has been named a finalist for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award in college basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen by national media from an original list of 30 men’s candidates announced in October.

Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote at seniorCLASSAward.com through March 24. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winners. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Men’s Final Four.

Men’s Basketball Finalists

•  Aaron Craft, Ohio State
• Jordan Dykstra, South Dakota State
• Melvin Ejim, Iowa State
• Dwayne Evans, Saint Louis
• C.J. Fair, Syracuse
• Tim Frazier, Penn State
• Doug McDermott, Creighton
• Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
• Russ Smith, Louisville
• Patric Young, Florida

Following is the final dual team rankings from the Iowa Wrestling Coaches & Officials Association in each class.

Class 1-A

1. Alburnett  16-3
2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont  26-1
3. Don Bosco  17-7
4. Clarion-Goldfield  12-3
5. Wilton  19-3
6. Woodbury Central  19-10
7. Lisbon  22-5
8. West Marshall  14-4
9. Audubon  19-1
10. South Central Calhoun  26-4
11. Westwood  23-4
12. Ogden  19-1
13. Logan-Magnolia  19-4
14. Dike-New Hartford  22-5
15. Southeast Warren  27-2
16. Maquoketa Valley  26-13

Class 2-A

1. Mediapolis  21-5
2. Davenport Assumption  17-3
3. Albia  31-3
4. Creston/Orient-Macksburg  14-0
5. Clear Lake  21-4
6. Humboldt  20-2
7. Independence  23-4
8. West Delaware  16-7
9. Charles City  11-4
10. Webster City  21-3
11. Sergeant Bluff-Luton  18-0
12. Osage  21-7
13. Grinnell  22-2
14. Crestwood  16-4
15. Union  18-4
16. Washington  22-3

Class 3-A

1. Bettendorf  14-4
2. Waverly-Shell Rock  19-0
3. Southeast Polk  19-1
4. Cedar Rapids Prairie  19-3
5. Linn-Mar  21-6
6. Iowa City West  20-6
7. Cedar Rapids Jefferson  12-1
8. Pleasant Valley  19-7
9. North Scott  21-9
10. Western Dubuque  25-4
11. West Des Moines Valley  17-4
12. Dowling Catholic  11-5
13. Clinton  10-7
14. Mason City  9-12
15. Sioux City North  25-5
16. Spencer  22-5

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Class 2-A Regional @ Creston

• Semi-Final:  Creston/O-M 55, Winterset 7
• Semi-Final:  Atlantic-CAM 52, Saydel 19
• Final:  Creston/O-M 40, Atlantic-CAM 22

Class 2-A Regional @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton

• Semi-Final:  Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, Kuemper Catholic 6
• Semi-Final:  MOC-Floyd Valley 41, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 36
• Final:  Sergeant Bluff-Luton 61, MOC-Floyd Valley 14

Class 1-A Regional @ Audubon

• Semi-Final:  Audubon 57, Southwest Iowa 18
• Semi-Final:  Logan-Magnolia 40, East Mills 25
• Final:  Logan-Magnolia 53, Audubon 15

Class 1-A Regional @ Southeast Warren

• Semi-Final:  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 62, Bedford/Lenox 18
• Semi-Final:  Sigourney-Keota 36, Southeast Warren 31
• Final:  Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 53, Sigourney-Keota 18

Hawkeye 10:

• Clarinda 66, Atlantic 47
• Glenwood 42, Shenandoah 39
• Harlan 53, St. Albert 23
• Kuemper Catholic 48, Denison-Schleswig 36
• Lewis Central 51, Abraham Lincoln 44

Western Iowa:

• IKM-Manning 63, A-H-S-T 27
• Treynor 72, Missouri Valley 52
• Tri-Center 53, Thomas Jefferson 21

Rolling Valley:

• Ar-We-Va 76, West Harrison 42

Others:

• Boone 59, Carroll 37
• Earlham 76, West Central Valley 60
• Fremont Mills 98, Clarinda Academy 20
• Heartland Christian 48, East Mills 40
• Iowa Christian Academy 56, Orient-Macksburg 38
• Mount Ayr 63, Lenox 49
• Nodaway Valley 46, Bedford 31
• Panorama 64, Greene County 44
• Stanton 64, South Page 16