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SPORTS SHORTS: GMG girls fall on the road at Baxter

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BAXTER — The GMG girls’ basketball team couldn’t overcome 28 turnovers in a 32-24 loss to Baxter in Tuesday’s Iowa Star Conference clash. Addison Elmore made a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and led GMG (7-8, 6-3) with eight points off the bench to go with five rebounds. ...

Tigers steal one from Reivers

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The Tigers trudged through flashbacks of similar scenarios from earlier this season. Finally, the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team got one to go their way. One of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the nation won at the free-throw line down the stretch as the ...

Hawkeyes net topsy-turvy win over USC

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IOWA CITY — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC’s comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but a rally by USC put the Trojans ahead ...

No. 15 Iowa Western sails past MCC men, 80-58

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All five Iowa Western starters scored in double figures as the 15th-ranked Reivers rattled off the game’s first 20 points in an eventual 80-58 victory over the Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center. The Tigers (7-17) didn’t ...

Crooks helps Cyclones top No. 21 Texas Tech, 84-70

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LUBBOCK, Texas — Audi Crooks had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Jada Williams had 15 points and nine assists and the Iowa State women’s basketball team beat No. 21 Texas Tech 84-70 on Wednesday night. Iowa State’s Bill Fennelly became the winningest coach in Big 12 Conference history, ...