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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Darrell Brown hit 5 of 6 from beyond the arc to scored 29 points as Bradley picked up a rare road victory at Northern Iowa, 79-71 in a Missouri Valley Conference battle Wednesday night.

Coming into the game the home team in the all-time series between the teams had won 40 of 57 games. Northern Iowa won the first meeting between the schools on the road, 65-47. Isaiah Brown knocked down a 3 with 1:38 left in the game to pull Northern Iowa (10-14, 5-8) within three points, 70-67, but Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye and Brown each hit two free throws to turn away the threat.

Lautier-Ogunleye finished with 15 points and Elijah Childs added 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Bradley (12-12, 4-7). The Braves continued their hot shooting from distance, hitting 11 of 20 from behind the 3-point arc

AJ Green had 24 points and Will Lohaus added another 12 for Northern Iowa.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Les Miles and Kansas State counterpart Chris Klieman have wrapped up their initial recruiting classes. Now, the two new coaches in the Sunflower State will turn their attention toward the offseason program and spring football, while also laying the foundation for their first full recruiting cycle.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Maryland beat fading Nebraska 60-45. Bruno Fernando wasn’t at his best shooting but still had his sixth straight double-double and 15th of the season with 13 points and a career-high 19 rebounds for the Terrapins.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Freshman forward Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 17 points, senior guard Phil Booth hit key baskets down the stretch and No. 14 Villanova remained perfect in Big East play by beating Creighton 66-59 in overtime. Booth finished with 14 points and eight rebounds while Eric Paschall scored 15 and Collin Gillespie had 13 for the Wildcats, who have won their first 10 Big East games for the first time in program history.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $2.2 million, one-year deal with reliever Brad Boxberger. The 30-year-old right-hander, a former All-Star with the Tampa Bay Rays, had a 4.89 ERA and 32 saves with the Diamondbacks last season. He became a free agent when Arizona failed to offer a 2019 contract by the Nov. 30 deadline.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma and Texas each had only one spot to fill in their top-10 recruiting classes. The four Big 12 schools with new coaches were a bit busier during the second signing period. New Kansas coach Les Miles added nine players, including a running back that had been a long-time commitment to Michigan. Texas Tech and Kansas State each signed seven more players. West Virginia signed only three, but kept all 16 players who signed in December before coach Dana Holgorsen left for Houston.

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan has finished the football recruiting cycle with the top class in the Big Ten. Four other conference programs were ranked in the top 25 in the nation by 247Sports. Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh added one more player on the second letter-of-intent signing day to a 26-man class that was No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally.

UNDATED (AP) — League-leading Kansas State travels to Baylor to highlight this weekend’s Big 12 action. The Wildcats vaulted into first place in the league with a 74-67 win over Kansas in Manhattan.

AMES, Iowa – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 10 candidates for the 2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award and Iowa State’s Marial Shayok was among those on the list.

Shayok has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s top players this season for the Cyclones. The Ottawa, Ontario native is second in the conference in scoring at 19.1 points per game.

He has a chance to become just the second player in the last 10 years to average 19 points and shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent behind the arc and 90 percent at the free-throw line. Only Nevada’s Luke Babbitt in 2009-10 has reached those marks. Shayok is currently shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 39.1 percent behind the arc and 88.4 percent at the charity stripe.

Shayok has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games this season, posting 10 games with 20 or more points. He scored 24 points earlier this season against Kansas, hitting all five of his 3-point attempts and 9-of-12 shots overall from the field.

He is eighth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, ninth in 3-point field goal percentage and fourth in free throw percentage.

In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Julius Erving Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy’s in Los Angeles, California on Friday, April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5. Additional awards being presented and receiving support from Eaton Ephesus Lighting include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Jerry West Shooting Guard Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.

Previous winners of the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award include Mikal Bridges (Villanova, 2018), Josh Hart (Villanova, 2017), Denzel Valentine (Michigan State, 2016) and Stanley Johnson (Arizona, 2015).

For more information and the latest updates on the 2019 Julius Erving Award, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #ErvingAward on Twitter and Instagram.

2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates

Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dylan Windler, Belmont
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
Charles Matthews, Michigan
Caleb Martin, Nevada
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
KZ Okpala, Stanford
Admiral Schofield, Tennessee
De’Andre Hunter, Virginia

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UNDATED (AP) — Iowa sophomore Luka Garza started this season in recovery after a nine-pound benign cyst was removed from his abdomen. He might end it as one of the best players in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-11 Garza has been on a tear of late and it has helped the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes. Iowa visits Indiana today, on Thursday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Barry Brown scored 18 points, Xavier Sneed hit a crucial 3-pointer with a minute to go, and Kansas State roughed up No. 13 Kansas 74-67 to snap a frustrating eight-game losing streak against its biggest rival. Sneed finished with 14 points and Dean Wade added 12 for the Wildcats, who maintained their place atop the Big 12. The Jayhawks fell to 1-6 in true road games this season.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams scored 13 points each as No. 1 Tennessee defeated Missouri 72-60 to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games. Tennessee has the longest active winning streak of any Division I team. This latest victory also enabled Rick Barnes to match the longest winning streak of his 32-year head coaching career.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After missing postseason play for the past three seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals believe they’ve struck gold with Paul Goldschmidt in their quest to play into October. St. Louis acquired the slugging first baseman from the Arizona Diamondbacks in December for pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder Andy Young and a 2019 draft pick.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Blake Seiler has been hired as an assistant coach on defense at West Virginia. Coach Neal Brown announced Seiler’s hiring Tuesday. Seiler spent 10 seasons at Kansas State, including last season as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Brown says staff assignments will be announced later.

Class 1A and 2A Regional Dual Team Wrestling was contested on Tuesday night. In Class 1A Logan-Magnolia and Missouri Valley both qualified for the State Dual Team Tournament. In Class 2A PCM, Monroe was the State Qualifier from the Atlantic host site. Creston O-M’s Regional at Williamsburg was postponed to tomorrow because of snow, as were a number of other sites in both classes. Class 3A Regional Duals were already scheduled for Wednesday. Check out the full results below.

Class 2A

Class 1A

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 52, Clarinda 31
Denison-Schleswig 58, Kuemper Catholic 45
Des Moines Christian 48, Creston 41
Glenwood 68, Shenandoah 63
Lewis Central 43, CB Abraham Lincoln 26
St. Albert 54, Harlan 51

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 72, Audubon 48
IKM-Manning 64, Boyer Valley 36
Treynor 57, Riverside 15
Tri-Center 59, Missouri Valley 34

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard at Woodbine
Paton-Churdan 35, Southeast Valley 34
River Valley at West Harrison

Corner Conference

East Atchison at South Page
Essex 34, Diagonal 29
Fremont-Mills 43, Griswold 42

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale-St. Marys 52, Lenox 50
Mount Ayr 61, Nodaway Valley 52

Other Scores

East Union at Orient-Macksburg

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 51, Clarinda 42
CB Abraham Lincoln 51, Lewis Central 43
Denison-Schleswig 80, Kuemper Catholic 56
Glenwood 84, Shenandoah 55

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 65, AHSTW 44
IKM-Manning 51, Boyer Valley 32
Treynor 63, Riverside 30
Tri-Center 50, Missouri Valley 43

Rolling Valley Conference

Southeast Valley 57, Paton-Churdan 41
Woodbine 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 41
River Valley at West Harrison

Corner Conference

Diagonal 41, Essex 39
Nebraska City , NE 55, Fremont-Mills 43
Sidney 60, Conestoga 55

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale-St. Marys 59, Lenox 31
Mount Ayr 50, Nodaway Valley 44
Wayne at Central Decatur

Other Scores

ADM 75, Carlisle 58
Carroll 55, Ballard 48
Winterset 62, Bondurant-Farrar 49

The Audubon Wheelers were able to deliver some payback to the AHSTW Vikings with a 65-44 win on senior night. AHSTW played a strong game in a 6 point win over the Wheelers back on January 4th. This time the Wheelers stepped up the defensive pressure and got the offense going in the second half to pull away for a comfortable win. Wheeler Head Coach Colleman Mullenix said he felt the team got into a better flow in the second half.

The Vikings led by one at the end of the first quarter but the Wheelers grabbed the lead midway through the second quarter and never trailed again. The Wheelers led by 7 at halftime and pushed the lead to 17 by the end of the third at 38-21. The 16-6 advantage in the third quarter put the game out of reach for the Vikings. Coach Mullenix was proud of the improved defensive effort against the Vikings and was glad to have a happy senior night.

Audubon was led by Kaiden Smith with 21 points and 19 from Tate Killeen. Audubon improves to 15-6 on the season and now have over a week off before their opening Class 1A District game against Logan-Magnolia on February 14th.

AHSTW was led by 14 points from freshman Raydden Grobe and he had 12 of those in the second half. The Vikings finish the regular season with an 11-10 record and will prep for their opening district game against Woodbine on February 14th.