First place in the Missouri Valley Conference will be on the line Sunday in Chicago when UNI visits Loyola. Winners of five straight, the Panthers are 10-3 in the league race while Loyola is 9-3 after a loss to Bradley. UNI coach Ben Jacobson says all the games are big when you are involved in a title chase.

Jacobson says getting a win at Loyola will be tough.

Jacobson says the same kind of intensity that got his team to this point will be needed on Sunday.

UNI senior guard Trae Berhow.

Iowa State coach T.J., Otzelberger says his team needs several wins to get a spot in the NCAA Tournament but he is not sure how many. The Cyclones will be out to snap a three game losing skid today (Saturday) by hosting Kansas State.

After starting Big 12 play eighth ranked the Cyclones have slumped to 3-8.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones need to focus on what can still be accomplished and the NCAA Tournament remains a reasonable goal.

It took an extra session but the Griswold Tigers advanced in Class 1A District 15 on Friday night 62-53 over Heartland Christian. It was a close game for most of the night so the finish was fitting.

Heartland Christian led at the end of the first quarter 18-14 but Griswold outscored the Eagles 12-3 in the second quarter to lead 26-21 at half. Griswold maintained a lead up until 3:30 left in the game. Anthony Roush hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 40 and moments later Heartland Christian claimed the lead back 42-40. The Tigers responded and Kamron Brownlee completed a big three-point play with 1:16 left to put Griswold up 46=45. The Tigers got a couple free throws from Peyton Cook to lead 50-47 with :32 left. Colt Brennen then drilled a three with :13 left to force overtime.

The Tigers got a couple key buckets in the lane from Peyton Cook in the extra period and held the Eagles in check to grab the win. After the game Cook said it was a great experience.

Cook finished with 16 points to lead Griswold, Landon Pelzer added 14 and Kamron Brownlee added 12. The Tigers improved to 4-16 on the season.

Heartland Christian was led by 17 points apiece from Anthony Roush and Matt Stile. Griswold went to a box and one to try to slow Roush down after he scored 10 points by early second quarter. Griswold Coach Matthew Spunaugle was proud of the way the team handled the adjustments.

Roush and another teammate fouled out and Colton Brennan was injured in overtime for the Eagles, hampering their effort late. The Eagles end the season with an 8-12 record.

Griswold moves into the 1A District 15 Quarterfinals on Monday against AHSTW. We’ll have that game along with Riverside vs. Audubon on KJAN in Avoca on Monday night.

Class 1A Boys Preliminary Round District Games

District 1: River Valley 53, Whiting 17
District 2: Akron-Westfield 60, Siouxland Christian 57
District 3: West Bend-Mallard 63, Northwood-Kensett 53
District 4: Riceville 60, Saint Ansgar 57
District 5: Valley Lutheran 46, Clarksville 41
District 6: Central Elkader 77, Starmont 47
District 7: HLV 44, Meskwaki Settlement 41
District 8: Prince of Peace47, Calamus-Wheatland 45
District 9: Lone Tree 65, Columbus 50
District 10: English Valleys 50, BGM 35
District 10: Keota 62, Tri-County 18
District 11: BCLUW 65, Melcher-Dallas 55
District 12: Twin Cedars 87, Moulton-Udell 34
District 13: Woodward-Academy 55, Orient-Macksburg 36
District 14: Diagonal 50, Southwest Valley 45
District 14: Fremont-Mills 75, Essex 34
District 15: Griswold 62, Heartland Christian 53 OT – ON KJAN
District 16: Glidden-Ralston 49, Paton-Churdan 47

Boys Regular Season

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Clarinda 55, Stanton 48
Denison-Schleswig 65, Glenwood 60
Harlan 66, Creston 60
Lewis Central 49, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 48

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 75, Nodaway Valley 64

Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 59, East Union 42
Martensdale-St. Marys 57, Murray 40

GIRLS REGULAR SEASON

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Glenwood 69, Denison-Schleswig 31

Other Scores
Bondurant-Farrar 65, Winterset 46
Carroll 45, ADM 41

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – No. 5 Iowa State won the final two matches of the night, as the Cyclones escaped the McLeod Center with a 16-15 victory over No. 18 Northern Iowa Friday night.

With the victory, Iowa State extended its dual winning streak to 12, as the Cyclones improved to 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the Big 12. The Panthers dropped to 7-6 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12, as the Cyclones snapped the Panthers six-match winning streak. Iowa State closes the dual portion of the schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Missouri. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.

The Panthers picked up back-to-back victories to start the match, as No. 19 Brody Teske defeated No. 18 Kysen Terukina 6-3 at 125 pounds and No. 18 Kyle BIscoglia downed No. 27 Ramazan Attasauov 8-2 at 133 pounds. The Cyclones picked up three-straight victories heading into the intermission to take the lead.

No. 7 Ian Parker defeated No. 23 Cael Happel 9-5 at 141 pounds, using a takedown and four nearfall points with :43 left to secure the victory. At 149 pounds, No. 21 Jarrett Degen led 2-1 into the third period, using an escape, takedown and a point for riding time to lock up the 6-2 decision to even the match. Top-ranked David Carr led 6-2 after the first period, as he defeated Derek Holschlag 11-4 to give the Cyclones the lead.

Coming out of the intermission, Northern Iowa took the lead back with three-straight victories. No. 12 Austin Yant defeated No. 31 Isaac Judge 5-0 at 165 pounds before No. 20 Lance Runyon used a point for stalling to defeat No. 25 Joel Devine 1-0 at 174 pounds. No. 4 Parker Keckeisen defeated No. 7 Marcus Coleman 8-2, giving the Panthers a 15-9 lead going into the final two matches.

No. 14 Yonger Bastida put on a takedown clinic at 197 pounds. Bastida recorded 10 takedowns and a point for riding time, as he earned a major decision 21-8 over John Gunderson. Five of the takedowns came in the third period to secure the only bonus point victory of the night.

With Northern Iowa leading 15-13, the dual came down to the heavyweight match. No. 21 Sam Schuyler used a takedown with :11 remaining to defeat Carter Isley 3-1 to give the Cyclones the victory.

#5 Iowa State 16, #18 Northern Iowa 15
125: #19 Brody Teske (UNI) decision #18 Kysen Terukina (ISU), 6-3
133: #18 Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) decision #27 Ramazan Attasauov (ISU), 8-2
141: #7 Ian Parker (ISU) decision #23 Cael Happel (UNI), 9-5
149: #21 Jarrett Degen (ISU) decision Colin Realbuto (UNI), 6-2
157: #1 David Carr (ISU) decision Derek Holschlag (UNI), 11-4
165: #12 Austin Yant (UNI) decision #31 Isaac Judge (ISU), 5-0
174: #20 Lance Runyon (UNI) decision #25 Joel Devine (ISU), 1-0
184: #4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) decision #7 Marcus Coleman (ISU), 8-2
197: #14 Yonger Bastida (ISU) major decision John Gunderson (UNI), 21-8
285: #21 Sam Schuyler (ISU) decision Carter Isley (UNI), 3-1

Extra Match:
174: Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) decision Julien Broderson (ISU), 3-2

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Ten Conference has announced the rescheduling of the Iowa-Ohio State men’s basketball game to Saturday, Feb. 19. The contest will tipoff at 1:30 p.m. (CT) at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and will be televised nationally on FOX.

As a result of this adjustment, the Indiana-Ohio State contest originally scheduled for Feb. 19 has been pushed back to Monday, Feb. 21, to accommodate the change.

SPRINGFIELD, MO. – The Drake University women’s basketball team fell to Missouri State, 59-63, in the final seconds on Friday evening.

With 1:04 left in the game, Maggie Bair went to the line for two shots. She made both and pulled the Bulldogs within two of the Bears, 59-57.

On the next play, Bears forward Abby Jackson turned the ball over in the paint and Katie Dinnebier scored a lay-up to tie the game 59-59.

With 17 seconds left, Bair fouled Missouri State guard Mariah White, sending her to the free throw line. White made both shots to put the Bears up two.

Grace Berg was then fouled with six seconds left. She went to the line for two but missed both shots in a loud JQH Arena.

Berg finished with 10 points, three rebounds, and two blocks.

With five seconds on the clock, Maggie Bair received her fifth foul, drawn by Jackson. Jackson went to the line and made both shots to put the Bears up four.

Bair finished with 15 points and led the team with three assists.

Jackson led the Bears with 22 points, adding six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks.

Maddie Petersen attempted a three pointer with one second left but was blocked by Missouri State, ending the game 59-63.

Petersen finished with 10 points. She is five points away from hitting 1,000 on her career and two assists away from 500 on her career.

Next up the Bulldogs head to Carbondale, Ill. to take on SIU on Sunday Feb. 13.

Girls basketball regional play begins for Class 2A and 3A girls teams on Saturday. Here is a look at the area matchups will all games starting at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A First Round

Region 7
Colfax-Mingo @ I-35
Madrid @ Woodward-Granger

Region 8
Southwest Valley @ Kuemper Catholic
Missouri Valley @ AHSTW

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Region 7
Greene County @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Shenandoah @ Atlantic – ON KJAN
Red Oak @ Des Moines Christian
Clarinda @ Harlan