AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State might have blown its shot at the Big 12 title because it suddenly and somewhat inexplicably can’t win in Ames. Jared Butler scored 17 points, Freddie Gillespie had 14 and Baylor upset No. 19 Iowa State 73-69 on Tuesday night. Makia Mason scored 14 points on 18 shots in his return from a toe injury for the Bears (17-9, 8-5 Big 12). They outrebounded Iowa State 44-28 and grabbed 18 offensive boards over the smaller Cyclones, who’ve dropped back-to-back games at Hilton Coliseum — dubbed “Hilton Magic” because of how well the Cyclones typically play there. Iowa State’s 6-3 road record is the best in the Big 12. But for the third time this season, the Cyclones lost a home game they were favored to win.

After trailing by 10 points midway through the first half, Iowa State went ahead 52-50 on Marial Shayok’s three-point play with 11:45 left. Baylor swapped the lead with the Cyclones (19-7, 8-5) seven times in the next eight minutes, but Butler followed a layup with a 3 to put the Bears ahead 69-65 with two minutes left. Iowa State’s Cameron Lard then fumbled an entry pass from Shayok, and Mason hit two free throws to make it 71-65 with 35.3 seconds to go. Shayok had 20 points for Iowa State, which went nearly six minutes without a field goal down the stretch.

Iowa State, which also lost to TCU and Kansas State in Ames, fell two games behind the league-leading Wildcats. “It’s really mind boggling, to be honest with you,” Prohm said of his team, which beat K-State, Texas Tech and Mississippi on the road. “If you play the right way and you get beat, you get beat. We’ve got good teams in this league. We didn’t play the right way.” One bright spot for Iowa State was freshman Tyrese Haliburton. After passing up too many open looks recently, he buried 3 of 4 3s. …Eight different players grabbed offensive boards for Baylor. …The Cyclones had just five turnovers. …The Bears had 18 second-chance points and led for nearly 31 minutes.
UP NEXT: Iowa State plays at TCU on Saturday.

The Exira-EHK Spartans used a 21-6 third quarter advantage to secure a win over the Audubon Wheelers 61-45 on Tuesday night. It was a tight first half with the Spartans leading by just 5 at halftime 26-21. The Spartans then ripped off a 19-4 run to start the third quarter and grab a comfortable lead that lasted the rest of the way.

The Spartans got 19 points from 6-7 senior Dakota Rold to lead the win. After the game Rold said they talked at halftime about keeping the intensity high in the second half and it payed off.

Fellow senior Cole Burmeister added 14 points in the win. Burmeister said when they play strong defense that is what really makes the Spartans offense go, and that happened in the second half.

The Spartans improved to 21-2 on the season and will get a chance to avenge those two losses on Thursday. The Spartans will take on the Ar-We-Va Rockets in the Class 1A District 15 Final on Thursday night in Manning. The Rockets handed the Spartans the only blemishes on their record. Burmeister said they are excited for the opportunity to play them again.

Audubon got 22 points from senior Tate Killeen as his terrific career comes to an end along with Noah Muzney and Lane Lawson. The Wheelers ended the season with a 16-7 record.

The Spartans and Rockets game on Thursday night will be a 7:00pm tip and we will have coverage on KJAN with pregame starting about 6:45pm.

The Ar-We-Va Rockets finished strong in a 66-54 win over the AHSTW Vikings a Class 1A District 15 Semifinal on Tuesday night. The Rockets led the game by 7 at the end of the first quarter and 4 at halftime 24-20. The Rockets led by 7 again at the end of the third and then used strong foul shooting to close out the win. The Rockets sank 15 of 16 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter and finished 24 of 28 at the line for the game.

Keegan Simons led the way for Ar-We-Va with 22 points and Drew Schurke finished with 20. Schurke was 8 for 8 from the stripe in the final quarter. The Rockets improved to 22-1 on the season and advanced to the District 15 Final on Thursday night.

AHSTW was able to make enough plays to stay within striking distance throughout the game but could never grab the lead from late in the first quarter on. The Viking were led by 19 points from Raydden Grobe and 12 from Blake Osbahr. The Vikings’ season ends with a record of 12-11.

Ar-We-Va will face the Exira-EHK Spartans on Thursday night in that District Final in Manning. The Spartans advanced in the second game of the evening with a 61-45 win over Audubon.

The Exira-EHK Spartans (20-2) will get another meeting with the Audubon Wheelers (16-6) in the Class 1A District 15 Semifinals tonight. The Spartans knocked off the Wheelers in the regular season 75-55 back on January 12th. This time will be a win or see the season end scenario.

The Spartans have put up an impressive 73 points per game this year and have 4 players averaging in double figures. Dakota Rold leads the way with 17.3 points per outing followed by Cole Burmeister with 15.9 per game, Josh Pettepier 12.8ppg, and Trever Schulz 11.9ppg.

The Wheelers will counter with a strong offense of their own. They are averaging 65 points per contest with three players leading the charge. Tate Killeen has averaged 19.6 points per game and Lane Lawson is at 15.3 and Kaiden Smith has dropped 12.2 per outing.

Chris Parks will have the call of the game tonight in Elk Horn with tip-off set for approximately 7:00pm following the AHSTW vs. Ar-We-Va contest. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com.

The AHSTW Vikings (12-10) will face the Ar-We-Va Rockets (21-1) in the Boys Class 1A District 15 Semifinals tonight in Elk Horn. The game has been moved up to a 5:30pm start time due to the impending winter storm tonight.

The Vikings come in averaging 53 points per game as a team and are led individually by Clayton Akers’ 10 points per outing. The Vikings have a number of contributors in the 8 to 6 point per game range. They will face a Rockets squad that is averaging 64 points per outing. The Rockets have three players averaging in doubled figures: Keegan Simons (19.5), Drew Schurke (16.8), and Derek Oeser (9.7).

The teams did not meet during the regular season.

Chris Parks has the call tonight from Elk Horn with pregame at 5:20pm. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com.

Class 1A District Semifinals

Class 1A District 12 @ Creston

Mormon Trail vs. Central Decatur 5:00 PM
Bedford vs. Murray 6:30 PM

Class 1A District 13 @ Earlham

Ankeny Christian Academy vs. Nodaway Valley 5:30 PM
Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Earlham 7:00 PM

Class 1A District 14 @ Fremont-Mills

St. Albert vs. Sidney 5:00 PM
East Mills vs. Stanton 6:30 PM

Class 1A District 15 – @ Exira/EHK

Ar-We-Va vs. AHSTW 5:30 PM –ON KJAN
Exira/EHK vs. Audubon 7:00 PM-ON KJAN

Class 1A District 16 – @ Sioux Central

Newell-Fonda vs. IKM-Manning 6:30 PM
Sioux Central vs. River Valley 8:00 PM

CLASS 2A District Finals

Class 2A District 13 @ Ames

Des Moines Christian vs. Panorama 6:00 PM

Class 2A District 14 @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Treynor vs. Tri-Center 6:00 PM

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Denison-Schleswig was able to hit enough free throws in overtime to hold off Atlantic 70-65 in a Class 3-A boys district semi-final at Glenwood Monday night.

Logan Reilly and Chase Mullenix scored all the first quarter points for the Trojans as the two teams were even at 15-all after one.  The second quarter was different, as the Monarchs opened on a 13-0 run to open up a 28-15 lead that looked insurmountable.  Denison still led by 13 heading into the fourth quarter, 46-33, as each team was plagued by turnovers and sloppy play in the third.

The fourth quarter was different.  Atlantic began with a 20-7 run to tie the game at 53-all.  And they battled to send the game into overtime at 63-63.  Skyler Handlos nailed three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and Mullenix had 12 of his team-high 26 points in the late rally.

The overtime period saw Atlantic make only one field goal…the only one by either team, as Denison made seven of 12 free throw attempts for all of their overtime points.

Six-foot-eight junior Goannar Biliew was a tough match-up for the Trojans.  Biliew finished with a game-high 32 points, including ten of 12 from the line, and Charlie Wiebers had 11 points.  The Monarchs improve to 17-4 and advance to the district final.

Atlantic got 16 points from Logan Reilly before he fouled out with 4:49 left in the fourth quarter, and Skyler Handlos scored 11.  The Trojans finish their first season under coach Jeff Ebling with a mark of 9-12.

The IGHSAU has released the pairings for Girls State Basketball that will be played next week in Des Moines. Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A brackets are set so far.

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