BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Corner Conference Tournament

Semifinals

• East Mills 55, Sidney 34
• Stanton 69, Fremont Mills 55

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Corner Conference Tournament

Semifinals

• Fremont Mills 40, Griswold 31
• Sidney 64, Stanton 31

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — With plenty of time left on the shot clock and his team nursing a slight lead late, Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon probably could’ve been more patient. His coach is glad he wasn’t. Bohannon stepped back with 36 seconds left and drained his fifth 3-pointer of the night to clinch the No. 23 Hawkeyes’ 89-82 win over Penn State on Wednesday night.

Bohannon finished with 19 points and Luka Garza matched a season-high 22 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Ryan Kriener had 15 off the bench for the Hawkeyes (15-3, 4-3 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight and ninth of 10.

After the teams swapped the lead five times in the final six minutes, Garza put Iowa ahead for good with a free throw that made it 83-82 with 1:36 to play. Bohannon’s 3-pointer moments later to put the game out of reach. Iowa’s not known as a 3-point shooting team and the Hawkeyes had made just 35 percent of their 3-pointers on the season heading into the game. However, they drained 12 of 28 (43 percent) overall against Penn State and 9 of 19 in the first half.

Iowa played its second game this season without starting forward Tyler Cook who’s nursing a sprained ankle suffered against Ohio State. But the team’s leading scorer and rebounder is nearing a return. Coach Fran McCaffery said he’s hopeful Cook can return Saturday against Illinois.

UP NEXT: Iowa hosts Illinois on Sunday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Nick McGlynn had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Drake built a big first-half lead to beat Bradley 69-52 on Wednesday night. Drake (13-5, 2-3 Missouri Valley Conference) has defeated the Braves (8-10, 0-5) in three of the last four meetings.

The Bulldogs closed the first half on a 26-6 run for a 33-15 advantage at the break. Brady Ellingson made three 3-pointers during the surge. Tremell Murphy scored eight of his 11 points in the first half and finished with a career-high 11 rebounds. Ellingson had 15 points and D.J. Wilkins chipped in with 10.

Elijah Childs had 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds to lead Bradley. The Braves shot just 19 of 61 (31 percent) from the field that included 12 missed 3-pointers while Drake was 26-of-50 shooting (52 percent). Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye added 13 points and Luqman Lundy had 10 for the Braves.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Spencer Haldeman scored 21 points, Trae Berhow made 3 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 19 seconds and Northern Iowa defeated Indiana State 69-64 on Wednesday night.

Berhow made the second of two free throws for a three-point lead, 67-64, with 19 seconds remaining. Indiana State’s Cooper Neese missed a 3-pointer and the Sycamores (10-7, 2-3 Missouri Valley) sent Berhow to the line again. He made both to seal the win.

The game was last tied, 53-53, with 4:41 remaining. UNI (8-10, 3-2) led the rest of the way but Indiana State was twice within two points in the final minute and a half. Haldeman made 4 of 8 3-point tries for Northern Iowa, while his teammates went 2 for 15. Berhow made one 3-pointer and went 3 for 4 from the line for six points. Jordan Barnes had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana State.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — No. 8 Texas Tech had pulled even when Iowa State guard Nick Weiler-Babb pulled up from just above the free throw line and put the Cyclones back in front. Marial Shayok scored 20 points, Michael Jacobson had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Weiler-Babb knocked down the go-ahead jumper inside two minutes as the Cyclones handed the Red Raiders their first Big 12 loss with a 68-64 victory Wednesday night.

The Cyclones (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) stopped a two-game losing streak coming off a 17-point win over No. 7 Kansas that gave them a 2-0 start in conference. Iowa State matched its win total from last season, the school’s lowest in 16 years.

The Red Raiders (15-2, 4-1) were the last team without a conference loss and missed on a chance for their first 5-0 start in the Big 12, going back to 1996-97. The Red Raiders, whose only other loss was to No. 1 Duke, and Jayhawks are tied for the Big 12 lead.

The Cyclones were just the second team this season to outshoot the Red Raiders, who came in leading the nation in field goal defense at 33.8 percent. Iowa State matched the season high against Texas Tech, shooting 44 percent to 41 percent for the Red Raiders. The highest-scoring offense in the Big 12 overcame 23 percent shooting (5 of 22) from 3-point range.

UP NEXT – Iowa State plays Saturday at home against Oklahoma State, its only game at Hilton Coliseum in this four-game stretch with three on the road against Top 25 teams. The Cyclones play at No. 7 Kansas and No. 18 Mississippi next week.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Lucky Rudd and Tynice Martin combined for 42 points, 16 in the fourth quarter when they made 12 of 14 free throws, and West Virginia pulled away for a 73-64 win over No. 18 Iowa State on Wednesday night. Rudd had 22 points, making 11 of 13 free throws, 7 of 8 in the fourth quarter when she had her three steals. Martin had 20 points, nine in the fourth quarter when she was 5 of 6 from the line, and grabbed 11 rebounds. Naomi Davenport added 15 points for the Mountaineers (12-4, 3-2 Big 12), who have won three straight.

Iowa State (13-4, 3-2) led 48-46 entering the fourth quarter when Martin and Rudd promptly made two free throws, which capped a 7-0 run. The Cyclones tied it but a 3-point play by Kari Niblack put West Virginia up for good.

While West Virginia was going 6 of 12 from the field and 15 of 17 from the line in the fourth quarter, Iowa State went 4 of 14, missing all five of its shots from distance, and was 8 of 8 from the line with five turnovers.

Bridget Carleton had 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Iowa State.

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

UNDATED (AP) — Offense wins championships in the new NFL. For the first time since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, none of the teams playing in the conference title game have a defense ranked in the top 10 in total yards. Only New England is among the top 10 in fewest points allowed. But, the Chiefs, Patriots, Saints and Rams do possess the four most prolific offenses in the league. That’s the first time the four highest-scoring teams play for the conference championship during the Super Bowl era.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tom Brady is the suave superstar that has been leading the New England Patriots to the AFC title game for two decades. Patrick Mahomes is the energetic young quarterback who has the Kansas City Chiefs on the doorstep of a Super Bowl. Two quarterbacks with different backgrounds and approaches who have achieved the same remarkable success this season.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes picked apart the Patriots in the second half of their regular-season meeting, nearly leading the Chiefs to a comeback win on the road. New England is hoping its effort disrupting Philip Rivers and the Chargers in the divisional round will carry over at Kansas City. Mahomes will be the sixth All-Pro quarterback to face New England in the playoffs during the Belichick-Brady era. The Patriots are 4-1 against the previous five.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles is Glynn Watson Jr.’s biggest fan. Watson is the only member of the heralded 2015 recruiting class who stayed four years with the Cornhuskers. The senior point guard has endured lots of losses and hard times in Lincoln. He’s glad he stayed because he looks at this season as an opportunity to help lead Nebraska further than it’s ever gone before in basketball. Miles says Watson’s loyalty deserves to be rewarded.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shamorie Ponds had 22 points and five assists in his return from a back injury and St. John’s broke away from Creighton for an 81-66 victory. Mustapha Heron scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Red Storm, who lost their previous two games.

UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Michigan goes into its road game against Wisconsin on Saturday in position to take over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press Top 25 with a win. The Wolverines are unbeaten in 17 games and have won their last six by at least 10 points. Wisconsin has lost four of its last five. Maryland enters a tough part of its schedule. The Terrapins play seven of their next nine away from home. Iowa’s chances of climbing Big Ten standings depend on the health of Tyler Cook.

UNDATED (AP) — TCU plays at Kansas State to highlight this weekend’s Big 12 action. The Wildcats got preseason player of the year Dean Wade back from an injury, and he helped K-State stun Iowa State 58-57. TCU followed up a two-point loss at Oklahoma by blasting West Virginia by 31 points

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Avery Johnson Jr. scored 14 points to lead Alabama to a 70-60 road victory over Missouri. Johnson _ the son of Crimson Tide head coach Avery Johnson _ shattered his season high of four points. Donta Hall scored 12 points and hauled in 11 boards, good for the senior forward’s fifth double-double performance in his past six games.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Athletics Department announced today the football team’s 2019 spring football practice schedule will begin on March 12 and conclude on April 20.  This year’s spring schedule will not include a spring football game.

“As a result of the uncertain weather conditions we face each spring in Iowa, plus the site preparation work that will begin this Spring for the new Sports Performance Center project, Coach Campbell and I have decided to not schedule a spring football game,” Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard said.  “Similar to last year, Coach Campbell and his staff can use that day to conduct a 15^th spring practice which they feel is more beneficial for the overall development of the student-athletes and the football program.”

This will be the second year in a row the football team did not host a spring football game. The 2018 game was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Iowa State football will host its annual Pro Day on March 26.

Clarinda, Missouri Valley, Tri-Center at Southwest Iowa

Missouri Valley 54, Clarinda 19
Missouri Valley 79, Southwest Iowa 0
Missouri Valley 69, Tri-Center 11
Tri-Center 42, Clarinda 35
Tri-Center 44, Southwest Iowa 24
Clarinda 37, Southwest Iowa 36

Lewis Central, St. Albert, Abraham Lincoln at Thomas Jefferson

Lewis Central 78, St. Albert 0
Lewis Central 54, Abraham Lincoln 5
Lewis Central 51, Thomas Jefferson 24
Thomas Jefferson 72, St. Albert 3
Thomas Jefferson 50, Abraham Lincoln 27|
Abraham Lincoln 66, St. Albert 6

Mount Ayr, Van Meter at Southwest Valley

Mount Ayr 42, Southwest Valley 30
Van Meter/Earlham 64, Mount Ayr 7
Van Meter/Earlham 72, Southwest Valley 11

East Mills, Bedford/Lenox at East Union

East Mills 46, Bedford Lenox 28
East Mills 42, East Union 33
Bedford/Lenox 36, East Union 27

Logan-Magnolia, Bishop Heelan Catholic at Woodbury Central

Logan-Magnolia 45, Bishop Heelan Catholic 36
Woodbury Central 36, Logan-Magnolia 31
Bishop Heelan Catholic 40, Woodbury Central 27

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