By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Getting to the Elite Eight is becoming an annual event for Tennessee. This time, the Volunteers hope to go another round or two. Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja'Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on ...

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Two years ago, Iowa coach Ben McCollum was at Division II Northwest Missouri State and right there with him was current Hawkeyes star Bennett Stirtz. It's been a whirlwind journey for the pair since then. And on Saturday night, they'll ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight for the third straight year. Coach Rick Barnes’ team used a dominant effort on the glass and a strong second half to put away ...

HOUSTON — Two years ago, Iowa coach Ben McCollum was at Division II Northwest Missouri State and right there with him was current Hawkeyes star Bennett Stirtz. It’s been a whirlwind journey for the pair since then. And on Saturday night, they’ll have a chance to carry Iowa to its first ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal on Thursday ...

By KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press HOUSTON — Nebraska’s Pryce Sandfort will face his former team when the Cornhuskers meet Iowa in the Sweet 16 Thursday night. The team he’ll see in this tournament barely resembles the one he played for last season. Coach Fran McCaffery was fired ...

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer It’s a cornucopia of basketball this week in the state that produces the most corn. For the first time, the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes advanced to the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Tournament in the same year. Fans for both schools should unite — ...

By JEFF LATZKE The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — All-America forward Joshua Jefferson is getting a second chance at going out on his own terms at Iowa State. With their star unable to play because of a sprained left ankle suffered just minutes into their NCAA Tournament opener, the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Fred Hoiberg carried the nickname “The Mayor” during his playing days at Iowa State, a reflection of his popularity in Ames. With the following he’s gained as Nebraska’s head basketball coach, perhaps “Governor” would be fitting. And if he leads the ...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Kymora Johnson scored 28 points as 10th-seeded Virginia became the first First Four to reach the regional semifinals after an 83-75 double-overtime win over No. 2 seed Iowa on Monday in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game. The ...

By ROB MAADDI The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras told Bennett Stirtz he’d be ready for the ball, and he delivered in the clutch. Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded ...

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras told Bennett Stirtz he'd be ready for the ball, and he delivered in the clutch. Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded ...

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tamin Lipsey knew he had to step up for Iowa State with All-America forward Joshua Jefferson sitting on the bench, his sprained left ankle still encased in a boot, as the Cyclones played Kentucky on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet ...

CLEVELAND — The emotions Drake Ayala showed during the course of his final NCAA Tournament representing the Iowa wrestling team were more a reflection of the success of his teammates than himself. Ayala secured his third All-American honor on Friday night, and capped off the championships ...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Syracuse headed into the NCAA Tournament opener against Iowa State without their injured point guard and something to prove. The Orange did just that with freshman Uche Izoje matching All-American Audi Crooks basket for basket in the first half and reserve guard Olivia ...

IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa had a recovery plan after surviving Saturday’s near upset in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes, the No. 2 seed in Sacramento Regional 4, held off 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 58-48, but it didn’t take long for them to shake that off ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tamin Lipsey knew he had to step up for Iowa State with All-America forward Joshua Jefferson sitting on the bench, his sprained left ankle still encased in a boot, as the Cyclones played Kentucky on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16. Lipsey, who grew up in the shadows of the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year head coach Ben McCollum ...

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 ...