SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rick Pitino is now in his sixth decade of coaching, and he claims he had never studied more film of an opponent than he did this week to prepare St. John’s for Northern Iowa. The 73-year-old coach is still putting in the effort he expects from his players, and it propelled ...
By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net STORRS, Conn. — Audi Crooks and the Iowa State women look to continue marching forward when they take on Syracuse on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tip is set for 4:30 p.m. Central from the Gampel Pavillion with the game airing ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Jan Jensen has Iowa back in familiar postseason territory in her second season as head coach — a No. 2 seed and a first-weekend host of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes, with a team Jensen has often described as “more younger than older,” went 26-6 this season, tying ...
By FRED GOODALL The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Hawkeyes (22-12), making their March Madness debut ...
By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against Tennessee State on Friday. They certainly ...
By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — T.J. Otzelberger has taken Iowa State to five straight NCAA Tournaments, and the Cyclones have produced their share of stars over the years, whether it be Monte Morris and Tyrese Haliburton in the past or Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson ...
By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press There were very few people outside Iowa who thought Ben McCollum could take Drake, a program with sporadic success throughout the years, to the NCAA Tournament last year in his first season moving up from Division II. Well, he did it. Then he did almost ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press All five of T.J. Otzelberger’s Iowa State teams have reached the NCAA Tournament and this one could be his best so far. No. 2 in the Midwest Region, the Cyclones are a top-three seed for a third straight year. After a Big 12 semifinals loss to Arizona at ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer All five of T.J. Otzelberger's Iowa State teams have reached the NCAA Tournament and this one could be his best so far. No. 2 in the Midwest Region, the Cyclones are a top-three seed for a third straight year. After a Big 12 semifinals loss to Arizona at the ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Michigan earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021 on Sunday and will lead the Big Ten's pursuit of its first national championship in men's basketball since 2000. The Wolverines (31-3) are the third overall seed behind Duke ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arizona's Jaden Bradley answered a tying 3-pointer by Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey with a fall-away jumper at the buzzer, sending the second-ranked Wildcats to an 82-80 victory over the No. 7 Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory Thursday in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State (21-11) advances to play ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, longtime running mate Tamin Lipsey scored 20 and seventh-ranked Iowa State used a big second-half run to bury No. 16 Texas Tech 75-53 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The fifth-seeded Cyclones ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arizona’s Jaden Bradley answered a tying 3-pointer by Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey with a fall-away jumper at the buzzer, sending the second-ranked Wildcats to an 82-80 victory over the No. 7 Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. Bradley ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Cooper Koch scored a career-high 19 points, Bennett Stirtz added 17 and the pair fueled a run of 21 straight points to help send Iowa to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. Koch made 5 of 8 3-point attempts and Stirtz had eight ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 21 points, Joshua Jefferson had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-ranked Iowa State trounced turnover-prone Arizona State 91-42 on Wednesday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Shortly after the game, Sun Devils athletic director ...
CORALVILLE (AP) — Yu Sakamoto beat Riley Rayome of North Central (IL) 4-3 to win the 117-pound crown and clinch the team title for McKendree at the inaugural NCAA women’s wrestling championships. After a wild scramble in the final seconds, a challenge by North Central and a review, ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Few midmajor programs have experienced the highs and lows of the NCAA Tournament like Northern Iowa. Now the Panthers are back to ride the roller coaster again. Trey Campbell scored 23 points to lead Northern Iowa over UIC on Sunday in the championship ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and Kiki Rice added 15 points and eight assists Sunday as No. 2 UCLA rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten Tournament crown. Rice was named the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player. It’s the first time the ...
AMES (AP) — Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic had 16 points apiece, and No. 6 Iowa State scored 24 straight points to break open an 86-65 victory over Arizona State on Saturday. The Sun Devils led 45-41 when the game turned early in the second half. Momcilovic and Jefferson ...