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CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig hit his first 3-pointer of the season for a five-point lead with 48 seconds left and Loyola-Chicago held off Northern Iowa 61-60 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight home win. Krutwig made a hook shot in the lane for a 57-55 lead and he blocked a shot under the basket at the other end. Inbounding it with 51.4 seconds on the clock and four on the shot clock, Krutwig was left wide open in the corner and he swished it. He had missed his previous two 3-pointers this season. AJ Green nailed a long 3-pointer just before the final buzzer for UNI.

Krutwig finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for Loyola (14-8, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference), which has claimed 21 of its last 24 league games. Loyola has won 12 straight conference games at home for the first time since 1984-86 as a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Marques Townes added 19 points and Bruno Skokna 11.

Loyola sophomore Lucas Williamson, who was averaging 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds, underwent surgery this week on his right hand and will be out for three to four weeks.
Luke McDonnell scored 16 points and Green, averaging 14.9 points per game to lead MVC freshman, added 14 points for Northern Iowa (9-13, 4-5), which has won just once in eight games on the road this season.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Lindell Wigginton leapt into the lane to steal a pass, sprinted down the court and got fouled. He then casually flipped the ball underhanded toward the basket from 30 feet — and found the bottom of the net. It was that kind of night for Wigginton, who has transitioned from a starter on a losing team to a lethal weapon off the bench for a winning one. Wigginton scored a season-high 28 points and 20th-ranked Iowa State cruised past West Virginia 93-68 on Wednesday night, its fourth win in five games. Wigginton’s previous high for points this season was 18 on Saturday in a Top 25 road win at Mississippi, a sign that he’s finally 100 percent back from the foot injury that cost him most of the non-conference season. Marial Shayok scored 18 points for the surging Cyclones (16-5, 5-3 Big 12), who shot 26 of 39 inside the 3-point line and 29 of 33 from the free throw line.

With all the chaos erupting atop the Big 12 standings, the Cyclones have a shot at taking control of the league in the weeks ahead. The weather in Iowa was so cold that the entire state canceled mail service on Wednesday, and it showed at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones typically fill their gym, especially for league games, but attendance was sparse at the upper levels of the arena. It was hard to blame some fans for staying home, though, on a day when the wind chill reached as low as minus-49 in Ames. But when Iowa State needed its crowd down the stretch, Hilton was as loud as ever.
“Great crowd. Great energy. Obviously it was a little cold out there,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.
UP NEXT
Iowa State hosts Texas on Saturday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Phil Fayne scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, Zach Copeland finished with 19 and Illinois State beat Drake 69-55 on Wednesday night. Milik Yarbrough added 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Illinois State (13-9, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference), which has won four of its last five games. Keyshawn Evans chipped in with 11 points. Copeland, Yarbrough and Evans combined to make all nine of the Redbirds’ 3-pointers. Fayne posted his sixth game of the season with 20-plus points.

Nick McGlynn had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead Drake (16-6, 5-4). Tremell Murphy added 11 points, and Brady Ellingson scored nine points on three 3-pointers. Fayne scored eight points during a 13-4 surge to open the second half that stretched the Redbirds’ lead to 45-31 with 15 minutes remaining. Fayne’s dunk with 5:47 left made it 64-43.

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

UNDATED (AP) — The polar vortex couldn’t stop college basketball in the Midwest. Despite the deep freeze, a dozen men’s games and four women’s games in major conferences went on as scheduled as temperatures approached or broke records.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored a season-high 28 points off the bench and 20th-ranked Iowa State cruised past West Virginia 93-68, its fourth win in five games. Marial Shayok scored 18 points for the surging Cyclones (16-5, 5-3 Big 12), who shot 26 of 40 inside the 3-point line and 29 of 32 from the free throw line.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig hit his first 3-pointer of the season for a five-point lead with 48 seconds left and Loyola-Chicago held off Northern Iowa 61-60 for its seventh straight home win. Krutwig made a hook shot in the lane for a 57-55 lead and he blocked a shot under the basket at the other end.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shamorie Ponds scored 26 points and St. John’s had its best shooting game of the season while forcing Creighton into its worst shooting game, rolling to an 83-67 win. Mustapha Heron added 17 points and LJ Figueroa 15 for the Red Storm (16-5, 4-5 Big East Conference), who snapped a two-game skid.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jared Harper scored 16 points while Chuma Okeke and Bryce Brown each had 14 to help Auburn snap a three-game losing streak with a 92-58 rout of Missouri. Auburn used a dominant second half to end the slide that sent the team tumbling out of the Top 25 following a six-week run in the Top 10.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 17 points and hit a dramatic layup with a second remaining to lift Wichita State to an 85-83 victory over SMU. SMU’s Jimmy Whitt Jr. hit a step-back 10-footer to tie the game at 83 with 19 seconds to go.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are planning more than $10 million in upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs announced that the renovations will include a “modernization” of the Arrowvision scoreboard, along with waterproofing and new seats _ with cup holders _ in the stadium’s upper deck. The work could begin next week. The Kansas City Star reports the Chiefs are paying for the work but can ask in the future to be reimbursed by the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority.

Harlan senior Preston Mulligan announced this past weekend that he has committed to play college football at Briar Cliff. The quarterback had a big season in his one full year as a starter for the Cyclones. He passed for 2,676 yards, 30 touchdowns, and just six interceptions in 2018.

Mulligan chose Briar Cliff over other offers from Southwest Minnesota State, Iowa Central, and Iowa Western.

AMES, Iowa – No. 23 Iowa State (16-5, 6-3 Big 12) got another big night from Kristin Scott as the Cyclones left Hilton Coliseum 105-66 winners over Texas Tech (10-10, 1-8 Big 12) Tuesday night. Scott followed up her 31-point effort at Oklahoma State on Saturday with 22 against the Lady Raiders.

Joining the sophomore in double figures was Bridget Carleton (27), Madison Wise (13) and Alexa Middleton (10). The Cyclone offense shot a season-high 62.7 percent (42-of-67) from the field, including a season-best 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from 3-point range.

Iowa State’s 105 points is its second of the season and 16th century in program history. It is the most since the Cyclones have finished with since notching 113 against IPFW in 2004. This is also the Cyclones’ second 100-pointer of Big 12 play, the second time in program history that has happened (2000).

How It Happened

Again, a fast start was key for the Cyclones as ISU went on a 10-0 run to start the game, led by seven points from Big 12 Player of the Week Kristin Scott. Tech struck back via strong shooting from deep, draining five first-quarter 3-pointers to cut the Cyclone lead down to as few as one at 17-16 ISU. However, Iowa State recovered and finished the quarter strong to get up 27-21 after 10 minutes.

Despite Carleton being forced to the bench with two fouls early in the second period, ISU kept it rolling, with Madison Wise’s 3-pointer putting the home team up 14 at 37-23. After Scott and Carleton combined for 23 of the Cyclones’ 27 first quarter points, the supporting cast stepped it up in the second with 23 to help Iowa State take a 56-35 advantage to the locker room.

It was all ISU in the third as the Cyclones were able to counter the Red Raiders’ strong shooting by forcing some turnovers, eight for the quarter, as the lead grew to as many as 33 points. Carleton came back from her foul-related exile with 10 points in the third quarter.

The big lead allowed ISU to rotate the squad in the fourth quarter, as the bench helped up the advantage to as many as 49 points in the final 10 minutes.

Up Next

Iowa State is on the road this weekend at Kansas State. Tip between the Cyclones and Wildcats will be at 1 p.m. with ESPN3 streaming the game.

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(If a game make-up date was scheduled, it will be noted as such below)

BOYS BASKETBALL

AC/GC vs. West Central Valley, Stuart, ppd.

Atlantic vs. Harlan, ppd. to Feb 11th.

Bedford vs. Southwest Valley, ppd. to Jan 31st.

Carroll vs. ADM, Adel, ppd. to Feb 4th.

Creston vs. Glenwood, ppd.

Griswold vs. Fremont Mills, Tabor, ppd.

Missouri Valley vs. Riverside, Oakland, ppd.

Nodaway Valley vs. Mount Ayr, ppd. to Feb 5th.

Ogden vs. Panorama, Panora, ppd.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. Denison-Schleswig, ppd. to Feb 12th.

Sidney vs. Clarinda Academy, ppd.

Sioux City, East vs. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, ppd.

Sioux City, North vs. Lewis Central, ppd.

Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Feb 7th.

Underwood vs. Audubon, ppd. to Feb 2nd.

West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.

Winterset vs. Perry, ppd. to Feb 7th.

Woodbine vs. CAM, Anita, ppd.

Woodward Academy vs. Earlham, ppd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon vs. Underwood, ppd. to Feb 2nd.

Bedford vs. Southwest Valley, ppd. to Jan 31st.

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City vs. Lewis Central, ppd.

Creston vs. Glenwood, ppd.

Griswold vs. Fremont Mills, Tabor, ppd.

Harlan vs. Atlantic, ppd. to Feb 7th.

Nodaway Valley vs. Mount Ayr, ppd. to Feb 5th.

Ogden vs. Panorama, Panora, ppd.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. Denison-Schleswig, ppd. to Feb 12th.

Sidney vs. College Springs South Page, ppd.

Sioux City, East vs. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, ppd.

Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Feb 7th.

West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.

Winterset vs. Perry, ppd. to Feb 7th.

Woodbine vs. CAM, Anita, ppd.

BOYS BASKETBALL (Except as listed below, all other games were postponed in boys/girls hoops)

East Mills 58, Essex 26

Shenandoah 63, Red Oak 53

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 53, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 41

Treynor 65, Logan-Magnolia 29

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 61, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 35

East Mills 45, Essex 35

Red Oak 42, Shenandoah 29

Treynor 51, Logan-Magnolia 20