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Wild finish foils Cyclones

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Second-ranked Arizona and seventh-ranked Iowa State traded shot-for-shot down the stretch in their Big 12 Tournament semifinal Friday night, and it seemed almost inevitable that whichever team had the ball last would win. It wound up in the hands of Wildcats guard Jaden ...

Tigers’ Cherry, Stewart honored with all-region

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The two most impactful players on the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball roster were honored accordingly on the season-ending all-region teams. MCC sophomores Shenell Stewart and Kenijae Cherry both were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-Region ...

UNI pushes past Braves to reach MVC semifinal

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CORALVILLE — Jenna Twedt scored 25 points and Northern Iowa held off a late Bradley rally for a 74-73 victory in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena. The Panthers (18-13) led for most of the afternoon and built a lead ...

Drake eliminated by Illinois State

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CORALVILLE — Drake rallied in the fourth quarter but could not overcome a second-half deficit in a 69-62 loss to Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena. Sixth-seeded Drake (12-20) trailed by 13 late in ...

Red-letter day for Iowa St

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seventh-ranked Iowa State leaned on defense, rebounding and balanced scoring to pull away from No. 16 Texas Tech for a 75-53 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Center. Iowa State (27-6) held ...

Buckeyes withstand Iowa’s second-half surge

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CHICAGO — The Iowa men’s basketbal team nearly erased a late deficit but came up short, falling 72-69 to Ohio State in the third round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday at the United Center. Iowa trimmed a double-digit second-half deficit to one point in the final ...