• Atlantic 43, Lewis Central 30
• Atlantic 55, Red Oak- 34
• Lewis Central 46, Red Oak 34

Things weren’t favoring the University of Iowa women’s basketball team with 5:30 remaining in Thursday’s Big Ten Conference clash with Wisconsin, but then Jaimie Printy took over.

Printy, a Hawkeye senior guard whose season ended prematurely because of injury a year ago against the Badgers in Madison, scored 14 consecutive points in a span of 3:33 to lead Iowa from a one-point deficit to a 10-point lead in what turned into a 71-60 Hawkeye victory.

For the season, Printy has made 33-of-33 free throws in the final five minutes of a game and she is 27-of-27 in the final two minutes. Three other Hawkeyes…Melissa Dixson, Bethany Doolittle and Theairra Taylor,  scored 10 points apiece.

Iowa improved to 15-5 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten; Wisconsin is 9-11, 1-6. Iowa travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sunday for a rematch with the Wolverines with a 1-p.m. tip. Michigan won, 68-64, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 6th.

(from HawkeyeSports.com)

BOYS BASKETBALL

• Diagonal 63, Orient-Macksburg 25
• Heartland Christian 56, Essex 43
• Nishnabotna 67, Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 40
• Red Oak 71, Tri-Center 56
• Villisca 66, Audubon 36
• West Central Valley 67, Panorama 44

Centennial Conference Tournament
Consolation

• St. Albert 70, Boys Town, Neb. 67

Western Valley Conference Tournament
Consolation

• Charter Oak-Ute 53, Whiting 50
• Kingsley-Pierson 52, River Valley 50
• Siouxland Community Christian 53, Westwood 33
• West Harrison 60, Ridge View 54
• Woodbine 63, Logan-Magnolia 42

Quarterfinal

• IKM-Manning 68, Boyer Valley 35
• Lawton-Bronson 81, OA-BCIG 42
• West Monona 73, Ar-We-Va 71
• Woodbury Central 59, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 55 (OT)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• Bishop Heelan Catholic 67, Kuemper Catholic 60
• Essex 59, Heartland Christian 53 (OT)
• Nishnabotna 49, Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 18
• Panorama 66, West Central Valley 29
• Villisca 49, Audubon 34
• Underwood 41, Thomas Jefferson 24

Class 5-A

w/ Jim Field

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CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa says he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin’ Sammy also says the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for President of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com. Asked if he thinks he or McGwire belong in the Hall, Sosa said: “I think so.” He also said he won’t say anything that will “jeopardize my future” and that time “will determine everything.”

Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility amid suspicions their accomplishments were boosted by performance-enhancing drugs. McGwire, 10th on the career home run list, received 16.9 percent of the vote on his seventh try, far short of the 75 percent needed for election.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Josh Gray scored 16 points to lead Texas Tech to a 56-51 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night. Jordan Tolbert added 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Dejan Kravic had eight points and eight rebounds for the Red Raiders (9-8, 2-4 Big 12). Will Clyburn led the Cyclones (13-5, 3-2) with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Korie Lucious added 11 points, nine of them from beyond the arc.

Texas Tech took a 48-47 lead on a Tolbert field goal with 3:20 remaining. A Gray lay-in as the shot clock expired made it 50-47 with 2:32 left. Both teams traded baskets, and the Red Raiders led by three again, 54-51, with just under 40 seconds remaining. Clyburn attempted a 3-pointer to tie the game with 14 seconds left but came up short. Tolbert went to the line again and made both free throws to seal the victory.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 22 points, blocked six shots and dunked for the 11th time in her career in leading top-ranked Baylor past Number 24 Iowa State 66-51 on Wednesday night. Baylor (17-1, 7-0 Big 12) took control early, running off 17 straight points in the first half while holding Iowa State scoreless for 11½ minutes. The Cyclones (13-4, 4-3) had taken a quick 6-4 lead on a pair of 3-pointers, but didn’t score again until Baylor was up 21-6 in Ames.

Griner triggered the big run when she picked off a pass intended for Anna Prins, drove unimpeded to the other end and threw down a two-handed dunk. It was just one more slam for the most prolific dunker in women’s college basketball history.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Marc Sonnen had 15 points on five made 3-pointers and Northern Iowa shot 48.8 percent from the field in a 58-45 victory over Missouri Valley foe Southern Illinois on Wednesday night. UNI (11-9, 4-4 Missouri Valley) took a 28-22 halftime lead and led by as many as 20 in the second half.

Desmar Jackson gave Southern Illinois a 5-3 lead with a lay-up just over 2 minutes into the first half but the Panthers answered with a 10-0 capped off by a Sonnen 3-pointer to give UNI a 13-5 lead with 13:32 to play. The Panthers never trailed again. Anthony James had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for UNI, which has won three of its last four contests. Seth Tuttle scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds. For Southern Illinois (8-11, 1-7), Dantiel Daniels had 11 points and Jackson finished his night with nine points and five rebounds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Richard Carter scored 20 points and Drake stunned Number 17 Creighton 74-69 on Wednesday night, handing the Bluejays their first consecutive losses of the season. Ben Simons added 13 for the Bulldogs (9-10, 3-5 Missouri Valley Conference), who blew a 16-point lead before rallying for their first win over a ranked opponent in five years.

Grant Gibbs brought Creighton within 71-69 with 32 seconds left, and the Bluejays got the ball back on a steal. But Gibbs missed a layup and Simons sealed the win with a steal and two free throws with 0.5 seconds left last night. Doug McDermott had 19 points to lead Creighton in Des Moines. The Bluejays shot just 24 percent from 3-point range. But McDermott had just two points in the second half and didn’t touch the ball on Creighton’s last two possessions.