AMES, Iowa (AP) — Senior Matt Thomas scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa State held off a furious Kansas State rally to win 70-65 on Tuesday night for its fourth victory in six games. Naz Mitrou-Long had 13 and Monte Morris scored 12 for the Cyclones (13-6, 5-3 Big 12), who blew a 46-26 lead but survived after Mitrou-Long’s steal and free throws with 21 seconds left.

Thomas, who entered averaging 11 points per outing, scored 20 points in a blistering first half as Iowa State jumped ahead 43-26. Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to make it a 20-point game.

It seemed over — until K-State (15-5, 4-4) answered with a stunning 32-11 run that gave it a 58-57 lead with just over five minutes left. Morris scored on back-to-back possessions to give Iowa State the lead back, and Deonte Burton’s layup with 39 seconds to go gave the Cyclones a cushion that proved crucial in the closing moments.

Wesley Iwundu had 15 points for the Wildcats. Their three road losses in the Big 12 have come by a total of eight points.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Reed Timmer scored 27 points, including a game-winning driving layup with 16 seconds left in overtime to give Drake a 72-71 win over Missouri State on Tuesday night.

Nick McGlynn and Graham Woodward each hit jumpers to give Drake a 68-65 lead in the extra session and McGlynn’s basket with 52 seconds left made it 70-68. Dequon Miller made 1 of 2 free throws and the Bears trailed 70-69. After Timmer’s left-handed layup in traffic for a three-point lead, Missouri State’s Jarrid Rhodes missed a 3 and Obediah Church hit a jumper at the buzzer.

Ore Arogundade and McGlynn scored 10 apiece and T.J. Thomas grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds for Drake (7-14, 5-4 Missouri Valley). The Bulldogs led 34-33 at halftime and Timmer tied it at 64 at the end of regulation. Alize Johnson had 17 points and 17 rebounds for his 13th double-double for the Bears (14-8, 5-4), who saw their three-game win streak end.

The Audubon Wheelers will travel to Treynor tonight for a Western Iowa Conference basketball doubleheader and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The girls game will feature the undefeated and Class 2A second ranked Cardinals against the 8-4 Wheelers. The Cardinals are fresh off a pair of wins over higher class opponents, beating Bishop Heelan on Saturday and Atlantic on Monday.  We had the Atlantic match-up on KJAN Monday night as the Cardinals got 18 points from Abby Tiarks in a 69-46 win.

We also had the call of Audubon’s last outing on Friday night as they picked up a win over AHSTW 49-31.  The Wheelers were led in that one by 16 points from Sydney Obermeier and 15 from Claire Olsen.  The Cardinals won the first meeting of the season on December 13th handily 74-30.

The boys half of the doubleheader will feature the 8-4 Wheelers against the 7-6 Cardinals.  Audubon is coming off a 76-54 loss on Friday night to AHSTW.  The Cardinals fell to Bishop Heelan on Saturday 74-51.  Audubon was able to grab a 68-61 win the first time the two teams met back on December 13th in Audubon.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the games tonight on AM1220, FM101.1, kjan.com, the KJAN mobile app, and on KJANTV. Tune in for pregame at about 5:50pm just prior to the girls game at 6:00pm.  The boys will follow at about 7:30pm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require a trained health care professional to evaluate concussions at some Iowa high school sporting events, but it’s still unclear how school districts would pay for it. A GOP-led House education subcommittee debated the proposed legislation Tuesday without taking action.

Iowa currently allows coaches or other officials to evaluate concussions during high school varsity sporting events. Some have argued over the years that the setup may create a conflict of interest that results in an athlete being placed back in a sporting event despite possible injury.

The bill doesn’t estimate a cost of the action but lawmakers and lobbyists acknowledged there would be an expense. Lawmakers say they’ll review those details before meeting again.

The Atlantic boys swim team picked up another dual win on Monday night against the Council Bluffs combined program 94-72. Atlantic took wins in 8 of the 11 events. Damon Miller, Blake Ewoldt, and Jacob Redler all picked up two individual wins. Miller won the 50 and 100 meter freestyle. Redler took the 200 and 400 freestyle. Ewoldt won the 200 individual medley and 100 meter breaststroke. Damon Miller, Eric Weiser, Nik Landhuis, Jacob Redler, and Blake Ewoldt were involved in winning the 200 meter and 400 meter freestyle relays for the Trojans.

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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Dubuque, Hempstead 17. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 14. Des Moines, Hoover 13. Lewis Central 9. North Scott, Eldridge 9. Des Moines, North 2. Ames 1.

Others receiving votes: Oskaloosa 11. Glenwood 10. Storm Lake 5. Chariton 3. Forest City 3. Atlantic 3. Charles City 3. Le Mars 2. ADM, Adel 1.

Others receiving votes: Rock Valley 16. Des Moines Christian 16. West Marshall, State Center 10. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 7. Northeast, Goose Lake 6. Sheldon 5. Sioux Center 4. West Lyon, Inwood 2. Hinton 2. Dike-New Hartford 2. West Burlington 2. A-H-S-T, Avoca 1.

Others receiving votes: Siouxland Community Christian 15. Remsen-Union 9. Boyden-Hull 6. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 5. George-Little Rock 4. Colo-Nesco 3. West Fork, Sheffield 3. Logan-Magnolia 2. Montezuma 1. Stanton 1. AGWSR, Ackley 1.

Ar-We-Va, Westside 71, Red Oak 54

Coon Rapids-Bayard 57, West Harrison, Mondamin 30

Des Moines Christian 85, AC/GC 46

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 64, CAM, Anita 60

Fremont Mills, Tabor 63, Bedford 51

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 56, Ridge View 38

Paton-Churdan 83, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 77, 2OT

Tri-Center, Neola 57, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 53

Van Meter 67, Panorama, Panora 40

Westwood, Sloan 58, Missouri Valley 48

Winterset 88, Greene County 81

Omaha Christian Academy, Neb. 56, Whiting 10

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 64, Paton-Churdan 40

Coon Rapids-Bayard 55, West Harrison, Mondamin 38

Des Moines Christian 55, AC/GC 22

Essex 35, Creston 31

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 75, CAM, Anita 39

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 67, Harlan 47

Panorama, Panora 59, Van Meter 51, OT

Red Oak 53, Ar-We-Va, Westside 27

Treynor 69, Atlantic 46

Westwood, Sloan 75, Missouri Valley 21

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have purchased the Iowa Energy and will begin a direct affiliation with the NBA Development League team next season. The Timberwolves announced the agreement on Monday. Owner Glen Taylor is purchasing the team, which previously had a hybrid partnership with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Wolves will become the 18th NBA team to have a direct affiliation with a D-League team.

It’s a growing trend across the league for franchises to use the minor league teams to help develop young players, coaches and executives and help players rehab injuries. The Timberwolves were looking for a team close to the Twin Cities to allow for easy back-and-forth travel. Energy owner Jed Kaplan will remain with the team and partner with Taylor.

The Treynor girls basketball team got out to an early lead against Atlantic on Monday night and cruised to a 69-46 win to stay unbeaten. The Cardinals took advantage of early Atlantic turnovers and led 22-5 at the end of the first quarter and pushed that lead to 26 by half.  Abby Tiarks had 14 first half points and finished with 18 in the game to lead the Class 2A second ranked Cardinals to their 15th win. Konnor Sudmann had 13 on the night for Treynor as well.

The Trojans were led by 12 points from Baylee Newell, who hit a three in each quarter of the game to reach her point total. The Trojans fall to 1-15 on the season with the loss and will next travel to face the Red Oak Tigers on Friday night.

Treynor will be right back at it on Tuesday night with a home game against Audubon, a game we’ll have coverage of on KJAN.