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Purdue pushes back

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith scored all 16 of his points in the second half and tied the Big Ten record for assists in conference play, and No. 5 Purdue overcame a nine-point to beat Iowa 79-72 on Wednesday night. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points, Fletcher Loyer had 11 and Oscar ...

Wooten nets 24 points as Colorado topples ISU

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BOULDER, Colo. — Desiree Wooten scored a season-high 24 points, and Jade Masogayo added 15 as Colorado held off No. 19 Iowa State 68-62 on Wednesday night. Zyanna Walker added 10 for the Buffaloes (11-6, 3-3 Big 12). Anaelle Dutat had 12 rebounds to go with nine points. It was the first ...

Quinn leads Drake to OT win at SIU

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Jalen Quinn scored 21 points to lead Drake, including the go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left, and the Bulldogs knocked off Southern Illinois 76-73 in overtime on Wednesday night. Quinn made the go-ahead layup with 24 seconds left, stole a pass from Quel’Ron House and ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs too much for BCLUW girls

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LE GRAND — Three players scored in double figures as the East Marshall girls’ basketball team overwhelmed BCLUW in the second half of a 59-23 victory in Monday’s non-conference contest. Mya Gould made five 3-pointers for East Marshall and led all scorers with 15 points. Alivia Neuroth ...

Busy Bobcats trample Tigers

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The Marshalltown boys’ swimming team took to the pool for the fourth time in eight days and churned out 14 season-best times. For some of Bobcats, they were their season-first times. The Bobcats rolled out an irregular lineup and eased past Grinnell for a 114-56 victory on Monday night at ...

Kansas sends No. 2 ISU to first loss

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Tre White scored 19 points, Darryn Peterson added 16 and Kansas answered a second-half run by Iowa State with a big charge of its own, sending the second-ranked Cyclones to their first loss of the season, 84-63 on Tuesday night. Melvin Council Jr. added 15 points and Flory ...