IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 27 points and added 17 rebounds to become the Big Ten Conference’s all-time leader in double-doubles on Thursday night while leading No. 14 Iowa to an 88-66 win over Illinois. Gustafson, who was 9-of-11 shooting from the field and the foul line, had her 78th career double-double to break a tie with former Ohio State standout Janel Lavender. Kathleen Doyle added 12 points and Makenzie Meyer 10 for the Hawkeyes (20-5, 11-3), who won for the ninth time in 10 games, including four straight, and reached 20 wins for the 10 time in the last 12 seasons. They are also 13-0 at home this season.

Alex Wittinger scored 15 points for the Illini (10-15, 2-12), who lost the first meeting 94-75. Cierra Rice opened the game with two 3-pointers for Illinois but Iowa scored the next eight and never again trailed. The Hawkeyes were up eight after one quarter and 12 at halftime, 46-34. Doyle scored six straight points and Gustafson the last four in a 10-0 run that pushed the Iowa lead to 56-36 midway through the third quarter. Gustafson had 11 points in the period.

The Hawkeyes shot 55 percent, the 10th straight game they made at least half their shots.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 27 points and added 17 rebounds to become the Big Ten Conference’s all-time leader in double-doubles while leading No. 14 Iowa to an 88-66 win over Illinois. Gustafson, who was 9-of-11 shooting from the field and the foul line, had her 78th career double-double to break a tie with former Ohio State standout Janel Lavender.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kaila Charles scored 22 points, Blair Watson added 17 and No. 7 Maryland used a big third quarter to blow past Nebraska 89-63 for its eighth straight victory. Standing alone atop the Big Ten, the Terrapins face No. 14 Iowa on the road Sunday with first place on the line. Nicea Eiely led the Cornhuskers with 18 points.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A California judge has signed an arrest warrant for Nebraska football player Maurice Washington. He is charged with a felony count of possessing a video or photograph of a person under 18 who is engaging in or simulating sexual conduct and a misdemeanor count of distributing that video without consent, leading to the person suffering emotional distress. Defense attorney John Ball says his client will voluntarily appear in court in California. The case involves Washington’s former girlfriend.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and reliever Jake Diekman agreed to a one-year contract that guarantees $2.75 million and includes a mutual option for 2020 plus bonuses that could make it worth $10 million over two seasons. The 32-year-old spent last season with Texas and Arizona, making 71 appearances with a career-worst 4.73 ERA. Kansas City made room on its 40-man roster by placing right-hander Jesse Hahn on the 60-day injured list. Hahn is recovering from Tommy John surgery.

UNDATED (AP) — Missouri filed a notice of appeal with the NCAA’s committee on infractions as it begins to fight what it considers overly harsh sanctions for academic misconduct involving a former tutor. The NCAA banned the football, baseball and softball programs from the postseason for a year and placed the entire athletic department on probation late last month. Missouri also was docked scholarships and given recruiting restrictions among other punishments.

Denison-Schleswig 66, Atlantic 51
ADM, Adel 78, Newton 58
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 79, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 62
Carroll 67, Harlan 64
Creston 61, Perry 23

Class 1A District Quarterfinals

District 12

Mormon Trail 79, Lenox 32
Central Decatur 44, Lamoni 25
Murray 72, Clarinda Academy 60
Bedford 90, East Union 39

District 13

Nodaway Valley 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 51
Ankeny Christian Academy 99, Orient-Macksburg 28
Earlham 60, CAM 35
Martensdale-St. Marys 71, SW Valley 31

District 14

Sidney 56, Fremont-Mills 50
St. Albert 80, Heartland Christian 37
Stanton 61, Riverside 42
East Mills 65, Griswold 19

District 15

AHSTW 63, Woodbine 61
Ar-We-Va 81, West Harrison 45
Audubon 51, Logan-Magnolia 44
Exira-EHK 59, Boyer Valley 43

District 16 (PPD to Friday)

@ Sioux Rapids
River Valley vs Ridge View
Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids vs St. Mary’s, Storm Lake

@ Newell-Fonda
IKM-Manning vs West Bend-Mallard
Newell-Fonda vs Paton-Churdan

Class 2A District Semifinals

District 13

Panorama 53, Woodward-Granger 36
DM Christian 61, Mount Ayr 47

District 14

Tri-Center 63, Underwood 46
Treynor 67, Clarinda 49

District 15 (PPD to Friday)

@ OA-BCIG
East Sac County vs Alta/Aurelia
OA-BCIG vs Kuemper Catholic

The Exira-EHK Spartans were able to take over the game in the second half and defeat the Boyer Valley Bulldogs 59-43 on Thursday night in Elk Horn. The Spartans only led by a point at the end of the first quarter but got the lead to 12 by half. The lead stayed near the 10 point margin for most of the second half but the Bulldogs did climb within 6 at one point of the third quarter. The Spartans took full control early in the fourth quarter to advance on in the postseason.

Senior point guard Cole Burmeister had a nice night for the Spartans, dropping in 20 points to lead all-scorers in the contest. After the game Burmeister said the Spartans did a better job of trying to push the ball of the floor against the resistance from the Bulldogs.

The Spartans improved to 20-2 on the season and will now face the Audubon Wheelers in the Class 1A District 15 Semifinals next Tuesday night. Burmeister said the Wheelers will be a tough challenge.

Boyer Valley finishes their season with a record of 10-12. Lucas Berens was a force inside for the Bulldogs, finishing with 17 points.

We’ll have coverage of that Exira-EHK vs. Audubon game on Tuesday night. That game will be the second half of the Semifinal doubleheader at 8:00pm. The first game of the night will feature the AHSTW Vikings against the Ar-We-Va Rockets and we’ll have that game as well, set for a 6:30pm start.