Purdue (15-14, 8-10) vs. No. 18 Iowa (20-9, 11-7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. CST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Iowa presents a tough challenge for Purdue. Purdue has won four of its 10 games against ranked teams this season. Iowa is coming off a 77-68 win over Penn State on Saturday.

SUPER SENIORS: Iowa’s Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp and Ryan Kriener have combined to account for 59 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 64 percent of all Hawkeyes points over the last five games.

GIFTED GARZA: Garza has connected on 35.6 percent of the 101 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 7 for 25 over his last five games. He’s also converted 64.1 percent of his free throws this season.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: The Hawkeyes are 18-0 when holding opponents to 43.1 percent or worse from the field, and 2-9 when opponents shoot better than that. The Boilermakers are 5-0 when they make 11 or more 3-pointers and 10-14 when the team hits fewer than 11 from long range.

THREAT FROM DEEP: Purdue’s Eric Hunter Jr. has attempted 110 3-pointers and connected on 37.3 percent of them, and is 4 for 17 over his last five games.

DID YOU KNOW: The sturdy Purdue defense has held opponents to just 62.2 points per game, the 15th-lowest in Division I. Iowa has given up an average of 71.9 points through 29 games (ranked 218th, nationally).

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Big 12 leading scorer Ashley Joens of Iowa State mixes toughness with her knack for putting the basketball in the hoop.

FILE – In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Iowa State guard Ashley Joens runs up court during an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, in Ames, Iowa. Big 12 leading scorer Ashley Joens of Iowa State mixes toughness with her knack for putting the basketball in the hoop. She grew up playing at home with her sisters, and their father told them no fouls would be called. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

She grew up playing at home with her sisters, and their father told them no fouls would be called. Joens said that taught her to keep playing even if she gets knocked around.

Besides scoring 21 points per game, she’s averaging almost 11 rebounds, shoots 82% from the free-throw line and has attempted a Big 12-high 218 foul shots. The Cyclones play at Kansas on Tuesday night.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the pairings and brackets for Class 1A and 2A Boys State Basketball on Monday. Here is a look at the pairings.

Class 1A Quarterfinals (Monday, March 9th)

9:30—#4 Montezuma (23-2) vs. #5 Martensdale-St. Marys (23-3)
11:15—#1 Lake Mills (23-2) vs. #8 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7)
1:00—#2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona (22-2) vs. #7 Springville (20-5)
2:45—#3 St. Mary’s, Remsen (22-3) vs. #6 West Fork, Sheffield (23-2)

Class 1A Bracket

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Monday, March 9

4:30—#3 North Linn, Troy Mills (24-0) vs. #6 West Sioux, Hawarden (22-2)
6:30—#2 Treynor (24-1) vs. #7 Pella Christian (13-10)
8:15—#1 Boyden-Hull (21-3) vs. #8 Woodward-Granger (22-2)

Tuesday, March 10

9:30—#4 Camanche (21-3) vs. #5 Monticello (21-2)

Class 2A Bracket

Substate 1 @ Sioux City, North: Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. LeMars @ Sioux City, North 7:00 p.m.
Substate 3 @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Marion vs. Center Point-Urbana  6:30 p.m.
Substate 4 @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Mount Vernon vs. Central DeWitt  8:00 p.m.
Substate 6 @ Knoxville: Pella vs. Oskaloosa 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ WDM Valley: Norwalk vs. Dallas Center-Grimes 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Atlantic: Denison-Schleswig vs. Harlan 7:00 p.m.

Class 5A Quarterfinals

#2 Iowa City HIgh (22-1) vs. #7 Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-3) 10:00 a.m.
#3 Johnston (21-2) vs. #6 Southeast Polk (19-4) 11:45 a.m.
#1 Waukee (21-2) vs. #8 Sioux City East (16-7) 1:30 p.m.
#4 Cedar Falls (19-4) vs. #5 Waterloo West (19-4) 3:15 p.m.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 Dike-New Hartford (22-1) vs. #8 Jesup (20-4)  5:00 p.m.
#4 Red Oak (21-3) vs. #5 North Polk (19-5) 6:45 p.m.
#2 Clear Lake (22-2) vs. #7 Davenport Assumption (16-7) 8:30 p.m.

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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.

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, Sunday, 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.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Austin Phyfe scored 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Northern Iowa rolled past Drake 70-43 to capture the Missouri Valley Conference championship. AJ Green and Isaiah Brown added 15 points each for the Panthers. Northern Iowa led 30-18 at the half, holding Drake to 31% shooting.

In the second half the Panthers heated up, hitting 5 of 10 from 3-point range and shooting 53% overall while holding Drake to 30%. Roman Penn had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Class 1A Substate 5 

Montezuma 58, Nodaway Valley 35

Class 1A Substate 7

Martensdale-St. Marys 46, Mount Ayr 41

Class 1A Substate 8

St. Mary’s, Remsen 52, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 35

Class 2A Substate 2

Boyden-Hull 55, West Lyon, Inwood 47

Class 2A Substate 8

Treynor 71, Panorama, Panora 41