TULSA, Okla. – Iowa State’s David Carr (157) and Gannon Gremmel (285) each battled to individual Big 12 titles on Sunday night at the Big 12 Championship. As a team, the No. 13 Cyclones finished third in Tulsa with 117.5 team points, closely behind co-champions No. 19 Oklahoma and No. 6 Oklahoma State with 124 team points.

Next Up: Iowa State will turn its attention to the 2021 NCAA Championships. At-large selections for the championship are set to come out on Tuesday, followed by the seeds and brackets on Wednesday. The NCAA Championships are set for March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo.

NCAA Qualifiers
After winning in the semifinals, Parker, Carr and Gremmel all secured their spot in St. Louis in a couple of weeks. Zach Redding’s third-place finish, Jarrett Degen’s fourth-place finish and Marcus Coleman’s fourth-place finish have all solidified their spot at the NCAA Championships.

Iowa State Placements
125: Kysen Terukina, 6^th
133: Zach Redding, 3^rd
141: Ian Parker, 2^nd
149: Jarrett Degen, 4^th
157: David Carr, 1^st
184: Sam Colbray, 5^th
197: Marcus Coleman, 4^th
285: Gannon Gremmel, 1^st

Team Scores
1. Oklahoma, 124
1. Oklahoma State, 124
3. Iowa State, 117.5
4. Wyoming, 105.5
5. UNI, 79
6. North Dakota State, 78
7. Northern Colorado, 70.5
8. South Dakota State, 67.5
9. West Virginia, 57
10. Utah Valley, 55
11. Air Force, 32.5
12. Fresno State, 31

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds as No. 5 Iowa defeated No. 25 Wisconsin 77-73. It was the 12th double-double of the season for Garza, who leads the Big Ten in scoring and is third in the nation. Iowa has won seven of eight and is 20-7 overall. The Hawkeyes will be the third seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Micah Potter shot 9 for 12 and scored 23 points for Wisconsin, which has lost five of six.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cameron Krutwig and Braden Norris scored 20 points apiece to help Loyola Chicago roll past Drake 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Keith Clemons added 13 points for the Ramblers, who will be making their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and first since the 2018 team reached the Final Four as a No. 11 seed. D.J. Wilkins and Tremell Murphy had 20 points each for Drake, which was making its first MVC final appearance since 2008.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Young’s putback with 2.7 seconds left gave Northwestern a 79-78 win over Nebraska in a regular-season finale. Pete Nance missed a running hook but Young was there to follow with the game-winner. Six Wildcats finished in double figures, led by Chase Audige with 14 points. Kobe Webster had 23 points and seven 3-pointers, both career highs, to lead the Cornhuskers. Both teams begin play in the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

NEW YORK (AP) — Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili and Villanova forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl were unanimous selections to the All Big East Conference basketball team. The league announced the team Sunday based on a vote of the coaches. They were not allowed to vote for their own players. The other four first-team members are James Bouknight of Connecticut, Marcus Zegarowski of Creighton, Julian Champagnie of St. John’s, and Collin Gillespie of Villanova, which won the regular-season title. One of the six will be the conference’s player of the year. The award will be announced Wednesday along with coach of the year, freshman of the year and scholar-athlete. The league’s tournament is scheduled to start Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cameron Krutwig and Braden Norris scored 20 points apiece to help Loyola Chicago roll past Drake 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Keith Clemons added 13 points for the Ramblers, who will be making their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and first since the 2018 team reached the Final Four as a No. 11 seed.

Drake’s D.J. Wilkins (0) shoots over Loyola of Chicago’s Tate Hall during the first half of the championship game in the NCAA Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament Sunday, March 7, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

D.J. Wilkins and Tremell Murphy had 20 points each for Drake, which was making its first MVC final appearance since 2008.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds as No. 5 Iowa defeated No. 25 Wisconsin 77-73. It was the 12th double-double of the season for Garza, who leads the Big Ten in scoring and is third in the nation. Iowa has won seven of eight and is 20-7 overall.

Iowa center Luka Garza reacts after making a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Hawkeyes will be the third seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Micah Potter shot 9 for 12 and scored 23 points for Wisconsin, which has lost five of six.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (via HawkeyeSports.com) — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team swept the season series over Nebraska, with an 83-75 victory in the regular-season finale Saturday night, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  In a game that featured zero double-digit leads, 11 ties and 10 lead changes, Iowa was able to put Nebraska away in the fourth quarter. The dagger helped give Iowa its eighth win in the last 11 meetings against Nebraska. Caitlin Clark, te freshman from Des Moines, scored 19 of her game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter for her 11th 30-point game of the season to help Iowa get over the hump down the stretch. Clark missed only one shot in the final frame, going 4-of-5 from the field, 3-of-4 from the long distance, and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Clark scored her 601st point of the season 3:08 into the game, becoming the fifth Hawkeye to record 600 points in a single season. She joins Hawkeye greats Megan Gustafson, Cindy Haugejorde, Michelle Edwards, and Franthea Price. Clark now has 631 points on the season. Sophomore Gabbie Marshall was a spark on both ends for the Hawkeyes, scoring 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc and swiping three steals on defense. Sophomore McKenna Warncok was the third Hawkeye in double figures with 12 points. Redshirt sophomore Kate Martin scored seven points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds, and dished out a game-high five assists.

Redshirt senior Alexis Sevillian and senior Zion Sanders were honored after tonight’s game. The two were Iowa’s captains this season. Sevillian, a Goodrich, Michigan native, has appeared in 111 games, with 65 starts in her Hawkeye career, averaging 5.9 points per game on 34.6 percent 3-point shooting. Sanders, an Evansville, Indiana, native appeared in 61 games in her Hawkeye career and was a leader on and off the court.

Iowa earned the six seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will face 11th-seeded Purdue on Wednesday, March 10. The game will tipoff 25 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game between Penn State and Michigan State that begins at 5:30 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on FS2.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Hoosman ran for 63 yards and his 13-yard touchdown run with 3:24 left helped seal No. 3-ranked Northern Iowa’s 20-10 win over 15th-ranked Illinois State. The Panthers’ four-play, 24-yard drive was set up when Jared Brinkman recovered a fumble forced by teammate Spencer Cuvelier on a sack of Illinois State quarterback Bryce Jefferson. In what was a defensive scrum throughout, both defensive units tended get the better of each others offenses than the other way around. Under pressure throughout, Jefferson finished 13-for-27 passing for 69 yards and ran for 60 yards on 14 carries.

2021 HAWKEYE 10 ALL CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS

STUDENT NAME HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POSITION

1ST TEAM
1 Skyler Handlos ** Atlantic Sr. G
2 Michael Shull ** Clarinda Sr. G
3 Colby Burg ** Creston Sr. G
4 Braiden Heiden ** Denison-Schleswig Sr. G
5 Ryan Blum ** Glenwood Sr. F
6 Connor Frame ** Harlan Jr. G/F
7 Wyatt Hatcher ** Lewis Central Jr F
8 Sam Rallis ** St. Albert Sr. F

2ND TEAM
1 Dayton Templeton Atlantic Jr. G
2 Drew Brown Clarinda Jr. F
3 Kaden Briggs Creston Sr. F
4 Caden Johnson Glenwood So. G
5 Bradley Curren Harlan So. G
6 John Mayhall Kuemper Catholic Sr. G
7 Max DeVries Red Oak Fr. G
8 Carter White St. Albert Jr. G

HONORABLE MENTION
1 Grant Sturm Atlantic Sr. G
2 Grant Jobe Clarinda Jr. F
3 Brance Baker Creston Sr. G
4 Cael Kralik Creston Sr. G
5 Evan Turin Denison-Schleswig Sr. F
6 Ben Hughes Glenwood Sr. G
7 Michael Erlmeier Harlan Sr. G
8 Mitchell Badding Kuemper Catholic Sr. G
9 JC Dermody Lewis Central Jr. G
10 Baylor Bergren Red Oak Jr. G
11 Braden Knight Shenandoah Sr. G
12 Cy Patterson St. Albert Sr. G
** Notes unanimous selection for 1st team – Selections are listed alphabetically by school name

2020-2021 HAWKEYE 10 ALL CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS

STUDENT NAME HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POSITION

FIRST TEAM
1 Kelsey Fields** Creston 12 F
2 Hannah Neemann Denison- Schleswig 12 F
3 Allie Petry St. Albert 12 F
4 Jenna Hopp Glenwood 10 G
5 Paige Andersen ** Denison- Schleswig 12 F
6 Madison Camden Glenwood 11 G
7 Elle Scarborough Glenwood 12 G
8 Haley Rasmussen Atlantic 12 G

2ND TEAM
1 Sam Dunphy Creston 12 G
2 McKenna Pettepier Lewis Central 12 F
3 Ava Wolf Shenandoah 11 F
4 Ellie Magnuson Denison-Schleswig 12 G
5 Coryl Matheny Glenwood 12 F
6 Cate Mayhall Kuemper Catholic 10 G
7 Ashley Hall Harlan 12 G
8 Macie Leinen Harlan 12 F

HONORABLE MENTION
1 Jocelyn Cheek Harlan 12 G
2 Jessalee Niehart Clarinda 12 G
3 Jada Jensen Atlantic 10 G
4 Abby Hughes Glenwood 11 G
5 Lucy Scott Lewis Central 9 G
6 Grace Ruzicka Lewis Central 12 G
7 Rylie Driskell Creston 11 G
8 Emma Hughes Glenwood 12 G
9 Chloe DeVries Red Oak 12 G

10 Lexi Johnson Red Oak 11 G
11 Makenna Shepard St. Albert 12 G
12 Brooklyn Gifford Kuemper Catholic 12 G
** denotes unanimous selection

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) — Mike McGuirl scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half as Kansas State turned aside Iowa State 61-56 to conclude the regular season. McGuirl drained a 3 with 1:41 remaining to give Kansas State a 10-point lead and the Wildcats held on. DaJuan Gordon added 12 points and Nijel Pack 10 Kansas State.

Jalen Coleman-Lands scored 19, making 3 of 9 from 3-point range, to lead Iowa State and Solomon Young added 18 points. The Cyclones have lost 17 straight games and fell to 0-11 on the road.