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Spartans steal Iowa’s thunder

IOWA CITY — Jace Richardson scored 22 points and No. 8 Michigan State wrapped up the outright Big Ten regular-season championship with an 91-84 victory over Iowa on Thursday night. Michigan State (25-5, 16-3) won its first conference title since 2020. The Spartans secured a share of the ...

Brown bags 41, Cyclones douse Devils

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Addy Brown scored 41 points, third-most in Big 12 Tournament history, and Iowa State shook off Arizona State 96-88 on Thursday in the second round. Her total trails just Brittney Griner’s 45 for Baylor in the 2012 tournament and Andrea Riley’s 43 for Oklahoma State in ...

Hawkeyes outlast Spartans

INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa women’s basketball team got a big boost down the stretch from freshman Ava Heiden to help the Hawkeyes defeat No. 24 Michigan State 74-61 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament here Thursday night. Lucy Olsen had a game-high 21 points to lead Iowa, which ...

’Dogs drop out of tie atop MVC

VALPARAISO, Ind. — The Drake women’s basketball team had a 20-point lead and a share of the top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs lost both. Valparaiso rallied from a 20-point deficit midway through the third quarter to defeat Drake 66-65 in Thursday’s MVC clash, ...

Flames torch UNI, 76-57

CHICAGO — Four players scored in double figures as Illinois-Chicago stumped the Northern Iowa women’s basketball team, toppling the Panthers 76-57 in Thursday’s Missouri Valley Conference context. Northern Iowa (15-15, 10-9) shot just 2-for-15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range in the ...

Hawkeye trio honored by Big Ten

IOWA CITY — Three University of Iowa women’s basketball players — seniors Lucy Olsen and Sydney Affolter and junior Hannah Stuelke — received All-Big Ten honors for the 2024-25 season, it was announced Tuesday on the Big Ten Network. The Hawkeyes have had a first-team All-Big Ten ...