LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored all of her 27 points in the second half, including a layup with 3.1 seconds left, as No. 20 Iowa State rallied late to beat Texas Tech 64-62 on Tuesday night. The Red Raiders led 55-45 with 7:15 remaining before the Cyclones closed on a 19-7 run. Carleton scored 12 points during the stretch. Texas Tech took the lead with 4:08 to play in the second quarter, and led by as many as 11 points early in the fourth.

Iowa State (21-7, 11-5 Big 12) rebounded from a 73-60 loss to top-ranked Baylor on Saturday and swept the series with the Red Raiders. The victory was also the 500th win for Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly.

Carleton also had 11 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals to lead the Cyclones. She is now three points shy from becoming the second player in the program with 2,000 career points. Kristin Scott added 10 points for Iowa State.

Brittany Brewer had 19 points and matched a career-high with 16 rebounds to lead Texas Tech (12-15, 3-13), which has lost three of its last four games. Chrislyn Carr had 16 points and Zuri Sanders chipped in with eight points and 12 rebounds.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Justin Ahrens scored a career-high 29 points to lead Ohio State to a 90-70 victory over No. 22 Iowa. Kaleb Wesson chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Buckeyes, Keyshawn Woods scored 13, Andre Wesson had 11 and Duane Washington Jr. scored 10. Ohio State, fighting to improve its NCAA Tournament chances, got its first win in five tries against ranked teams this season.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored all of her 27 points in the second half, including a layup with 3.1 seconds left, as No. 20 Iowa State rallied late to beat Texas Tech 64-62. The Red Raiders led 55-45 with 7:15 remaining before the Cyclones closed on a 19-7 run. Carleton scored 12 points during the stretch.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tyson Carter scored a season-high 22 points, Quinndary Weatherspoon added 20 and Mississippi State beat Missouri 68-49 on Tuesday night. Mississippi State has won five straight league games for the first time since 2008. Missouri has lost four straight.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — All-Star right-hander Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $68 million, four-year contract covering 2020-23, raising his pay to $75.5 million over the next five seasons. The 30-year-old would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. Corbin returned from three seasons with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan’s Central League and tied for the NL lead in wins last year, going 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 32 points, making 13 of 15 shots, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 2 UConn to an 84-47 victory over Wichita State. The Huskies were missing coach Geno Auriemma for the second straight game because of a stomach virus.

The Exira-EHK Spartans started well in their Substate Final match-up with Sioux Central on Tuesday night but it wasn’t enough to push them on to State. The Spartans ultimately fell to the Rebels 80-69.

The Spartans opened up the game with an 11-3 lead that turned into a 14-6 edge before the Rebels rallied to make it a three point game at the end of the first quarter 16-13. The Rebels took their first lead of the game early in the second quarter at 18-17 and slowly built from there. The Spartans got a great corner three from Josh Pettepier on an inbound play toward the end of the first half to make it a six point game, but the Rebels answered right back with a transition three from Hunter Decker to swing momentum back and give Sioux Central the halftime edge at 40-31.

The Spartans would fall down by as many as 17 in the third quarter but rallied back to get within 9 early in the fourth quarter. That’s as close as they would get. Exira-EHK Head Coach Doug Newton talked about how the game played out.

Sioux Central was led by senior Hunter Decker with 21 points. Fellow senior Blake Cavanaugh was well above his average with 17 points in the game, including 8-9 from the foul line. The Rebels were 24 of 35 from the stripe for the game. The Rebels improve to 22-2 on the season and will head to the Boys Class 1A State Tournament next week for the first time in program history.

The Spartans were led by 18 points from senior forward Trever Schulz, 17 from senior center Dakota Rold, and 16 from senior point guard Cole Burmeister. The Spartans end their season with a record of 22-3. It marks the end of an incredible run for six seniors for the Spartans that also includes Josh Pettepier, Trey Nelsen, and Ian Leader. Coach Newton talked about the legacy these seniors leave behind.

Burmeister and Rold finish their careers as 1,000 point scorers. Pettepier was close to 1,000 points and finishes with over 200 three point makes for his Spartan tenure. That class notched a 72-23 career record for the Spartans.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Justin Ahrens scored a career-high 29 points to lead Ohio State to a 90-70 victory over No. 22 Iowa on Tuesday night. Kaleb Wesson chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Buckeyes, Keyshawn Woods scored 13, Andre Wesson had 11 and Duane Washington Jr. scored 10.

Ahrens scored nine points in a span of 1:08 during a larger 12-2 Ohio State run that put the Buckeyes up 74-56 with 8:42 left in the game. He ended up 6 of 10 on 3-pointers, and was 9 for 9 at the foul line. Ohio State (18-10, 8-9 Big Ten), fighting to improve its NCAA Tournament chances, got its first win in five tries against ranked teams this season.
Joe Wieskamp had 17 points to lead Iowa (21-7, 10-7), and Tyler Cook added 12 points.

The Hawkeyes had won five of six heading into the game but couldn’t overcome Ahrens and the Buckeyes. UP NEXT:
Iowa hosts Rutgers on Saturday.

Northern Iowa looks for its fifth straight conference win against Loyola of Chicago Wednesday night at the McLeod Center, in Cedar Falls. Tip-time is 8-p.m. Northern Iowa’s last MVC loss came against the Drake Bulldogs 83-77 on Feb. 9. Loyola of Chicago fell 63-53 at Southern Illinois on Sunday. AJ Green is putting up 15.3 points to lead the way for the Panthers. Wyatt Lohaus is also a key contributor, maintaining an average of 9.8 points per game. The Ramblers are led by Cameron Krutwig, who is averaging 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds.

Green has connected on 34.6 percent of the 179 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 10 for 25 over his last five games. He’s also converted 85.7 percent of his foul shots this season. The Panthers are 11-0 when holding opponents to 43.8 percent or worse from the field, and 3-15 when opponents shoot better than that. The Ramblers are 14-0 when they score at least 70 points and 3-12 on the year when falling short of 70.

The Ramblers have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Panthers. Northern Iowa has an assist on 26 of 68 field goals (38.2 percent) over its past three matchups while Loyola of Chicago has assists on 33 of 74 field goals (44.6 percent) during its past three games. The Loyola of Chicago defense has allowed only 60.9 points per game to opponents, which is the sixth-best mark in the country. The Northern Iowa offense has averaged just 66.6 points through 29 games (ranked 280th among Division I teams).

Indiana State seeks revenge on Drake Wednesday night at the Knapp Center, in Des Moines, after dropping the first matchup in Terre Haute. The teams last played on Feb. 2, when the Bulldogs shot 48.1 percent from the field while limiting Indiana State to just 40 percent on their way to a six-point victory. Nick McGlynn has averaged 15.4 points and 8.3 rebounds to lead the way for the Bulldogs. D.J. Wilkins is also a top contributor, accounting for 11.3 points per game. The Sycamores are led by Tyreke Key, who is averaging 17.1 points.

Key has connected on 44.3 percent of the 79 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 4 of 12 over the last three games. He’s also converted 78.9 percent of his free throws this season. Indiana State is 0-6 when scoring fewer than 62 points and 14-8 when scoring at least 62. Indiana State is a perfect 6-0 when the team makes eight or more 3-pointers. The Sycamores are 8-14 when the team hits fewer than eight threes.

Drake is ranked first among MVC teams with an average of 75.9 points per game. Tip-off for the game is set for 8-p.m.

Class 1A

Substate 8 Final @ Carroll: Exira-EHK vs. Sioux Central 7:00pm – ON KJAN

Class 2A

Substate 7 Final @ Creston: Des Moines Christian vs. Treynor 7:00pm
Substate 8 Final @ LeMars: OA-BCIG vs. Rock Valley 7:00pm

Class 4A

Substate 1 Final @ Tyson Events Center, SC: Sious City East vs. Sioux City West 7:00pm
Substate 2 Final @ Ankeny Centennial: Des Moines, North vs. Ames 7:00pm
Substate 3 Final @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Cedar Falls vs. Linn-Mar, Marion 8:00pm
Substate 4 Final @ @ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids: Bettendorf vs. Dubuque, Senior 6:30pm
Substate 5 Final @ Iowa City Liberty: North Scott vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie 7:00pm
Substate 6 Final @ Muscatine: Iowa City West vs. Davenport Central 7:00pm
Substate 7 Final @ Johnston: Southeast Polk vs. Dowling Catholic 7:00pm
Substate 8 Final @ Ankeny: Waukee vs. Des Moines, Hoover 7:00pm

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