IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Senior Peter Jok scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and Iowa rallied from nine down to beat Rutgers 68-62 Sunday and move back to .500 in the Big Ten. Freshman Cordell Pemsl had 13 for the Hawkeyes (10-7, 2-2 Big Ten), who used a late 17-4 run to clinch its seventh win in nine games.

Iowa committed 18 turnovers, got crushed on the offensive glass 19-9 and went over eight minutes without a field goal. But the Hawkeyes woke up after 30 sluggish minutes, and Jordan Bohannon’s layup off a steal gave the Hawkeyes a 57-55 lead with 3:59 left.

Nicholas Baer’s jumper made it 63-59 with 1:08 to go. Iowa’s Dominique Uhl, ineffective for much of the season, scored 10 points and had eight rebounds. Deshawn Freeman had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Rutgers (11-6, 0-4), who fell to 0-21 on the road since joining the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights hit just two free throws and four 3s.

The Exira-EHK Spartans Boys Basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 71-33 win over the ACGC Chargers on Saturday night.  The Spartans worked the ball into the post early and Drew Buckholdt and Dakota Rold combined for 18 points in the first quarter as the Spartans build a 25-10 advantage. Josh Pettepier helped the Spartans start the second half strong as well as he poured in 4 threes in the third quarter and the Spartans led 67-29 heading into the final period.

Drew Buckholdt racked up 22 points in the win, Pettepier had 14 and Rold 13. The Spartans improved to 8-2 on the season.

ACGC was led by Colton Sargent with 17 points as they fall to 0-10 on the year.

The Exira-EHK Spartans Girls Basketball team needed a big second half performance to keep their record unblemished at ACGC Saturday.  The Chargers handled pressure well early on in the game and got a big first half from Madison Berger to lead 32-20 at half. The Spartans defense had much more success in the second half and the Spartans won it 60-47.

The Spartans opened up the second half with a 13-0 run and foul trouble also caught up with the Chargers. ACGC led by 1 at the end of the third quarter but key player Rachel Courtney had already fouled out and it was early in the fourth quarter that Madison Berger fouled out as well. That left the Chargers without their best ball-handler and the Spartans pressure then really became a problem for ACGC.

Mara Burmeister led the Spartans with 15 points and Sophia Peppers finished with 14 as the Spartans improved to 11-0.  The Chargers were led by Berger with 15 points and Morgan Meachem had 14.  The Chargers fell to 3-7 on the year with the loss.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Deonte Burton scored 27 points and Iowa State held off Texas 79-70 on Saturday for its fourth win in five games. Monte Morris had 22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and zero turnovers for the Cyclones (10-4, 2-1 Big 12), who won despite not hitting a free throw for over 30 minutes.

Iowa State pushed its lead to 40-31 by halftime and jumped ahead by 14 early in the second half. Texas (7-8, 1-2) closed to within 68-65 with 3:42 left, but a Matt Thomas 3 after a pair of defensive stops put the game out of reach.

Iowa State went just 5 of 12 from the line and was outrebounded 35-29. But the Cyclones forced 19 turnovers and put up 14 more shots than Texas. Kerwin Roach Jr. scored 21 for the Longhorns, Tevin Mack had 15 points and Andrew Jones had 14. But Texas also struggled from the line, going just 8 for 16.

The Exir-EHK Spartans are in Guthrie Center for a doubleheader today with the ACGC Chargers and we’ll have the games here on KJAN.

In the Girls game the undefeated and 3rd ranked Spartans will face a Chargers team that are 3-7.  Kealey Nelson is averaging 16 points for the Spartans and teammate Sophia Peppers is averaging 14.  The Chargers are led by Madison Berger averaging 9 points per outing.

The Boys game features a 7-2 Spartan team against an 0-9 Charger squad.  Exira-EHK is led by Drew Buckholdt averaging 14 points per game, while the Chargers are led by Colton Sargent who is averaging 10 per contest.

Chris Park and Mike Smith have the call on AM1220 and FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the mobile app. You can also watch on KJANTV. Pregame at 4:50 with tip time for the girls game at 5:00pm. The boys will follow at about 6:30pm.

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FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Sam Houston State quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe won the Walter Payton Award on Friday night as the most outstanding player in FCS and Northern Iowa defensive end Karter Schult received the Buck Buchanan Award as top defensive player.

Briscoe, a junior who transferred from UAB after it shut down its football program, passed for 4,602 yards and 57 touchdowns for the Bearkats (12-1). He beat out Eastern Washington teammates Gage Gubrud, a quarterback, and Cooper Kupp, a receiver. Kupp was trying to become a two-time winner of the Payton award after taking it last season.

Schult led FCS with 17 sacks. The other finalists were linebacker Dylan Cole of Missouri State and defensive P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State.

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 63, Tri-Center, Neola 53

ADM, Adel 70, Bondurant Farrar 59

Ar-We-Va, Westside 49, CAM, Anita 30

Atlantic 69, Denison-Schleswig 42

Bedford 84, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 54

Boone 62, Carroll 50

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 67, Glidden-Ralston 45

Central Decatur, Leon 67, East Union, Afton 50

Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, Charter Oak-Ute 46

Earlham 64, West Central Valley, Stuart 47

East Mills 67, Clarinda Academy 40

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 63, Paton-Churdan 49

Fremont Mills, Tabor 81, Essex 51

Harlan 54, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 45

IKM-Manning 63, Logan-Magnolia 56

Interstate 35,Truro 84, Lenox 73

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 76, Glenwood 67, OT

Lewis Central 68, Clarinda 32

Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Mount Ayr 20

Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 44, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 27

Panorama, Panora 74, Woodward Academy 66

Pleasantville 54, Nodaway Valley 38

Red Oak 61, Shenandoah 57

Riverside, Oakland 55, Griswold 54

Sidney 80, Heartland Christian 28

Southwest Valley 78, Wayne, Corydon 42

Treynor 54, Missouri Valley 18

Underwood 75, Audubon 66

Winterset 75, Carlisle 52

Woodward-Granger 60, AC/GC 45