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Cyclone women prevail in 2 OT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 27 points and No. 22 Iowa State got double-digit scoring from all five starters, defeating Baylor 81-77 in double overtime on Saturday night. Lexi Donarski hit a jumper and Joens added a 3-pointer to put Iowa State up 76-71 in the second OT. In the ...

Clark helps Iowa rout Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 30 points, Monika Czinano added 20 and seventh-ranked Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 80-60 win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (22-5, 14-2) moved a game behind Big Ten-leading Indiana with two regular-season games left. Jaz ...

Cyclones edged at K-State

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell hit a 3-pointer from near midcourt with 2:42 remaining to help boost No. 12 Kansas State to a 61-55 win over No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday. Nowell finished with 20 points. Keyontae Johnson had 15 points for the Wildcats (20-7, 8-6 Big 12). Aljaz Kunc ...

Hawks no match for Northwestern

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie finished with 23 points and eight assists and Northwestern cruised to a wire-to-wire 80-60 victory over Iowa on Sunday to up its win streak to five. Buie made 6 of 11 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws for the Wildcats ...

Cyclones hope they’ve found their second wind

AMES (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger figured the time was right to try something new following losses in four of five games. So he inserted Aljaz Kunc into the starting lineup for the first time in almost two months to give the team a different look and give Caleb Grill’s sore ...

Hawks flatten Ohio State

IOWA CITY (AP) — Tony Perkins scored 24 points, Kris Murray added 20 and Iowa handed Ohio State its seven straight loss with a 92-75 victory on Thursday night. Perkins sank 11 of 16 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Hawkeyes (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten). Murray made 8 of 13 shots with ...

Clark’s range almost limitless for Hawks

IOWA CITY (AP) — Every time Iowa’s Caitlin Clark crosses halfcourt, fans in the stands and the opposing team hold their collective breath. She just might shoot. And for a player whose range seems to have no bounds, it could be from almost anywhere. The national player of the year ...

Drake sweeps season series from UNI men

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Tucker DeVries’ 19 points helped Drake defeat Northern Iowa 82-74 on Wednesday night. DeVries shot 6 for 14 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (22-6, 13-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Roman Penn scored 16 points while ...

Cyclone men take Top-25 Big 12 tilt

AMES (AP) — Aljaz Kunc had career highs of 22 points and five 3-pointers in his first start in nearly two months, and No. 19 Iowa State never trailed in a 70-59 win over 22nd-ranked TCU on Wednesday night. The Cyclones won their nation-best seventh game against a Top 25 opponent. Jaren ...

Hawkeye women sprint past Badgers

IOWA CITY (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 24 points and Monika Czinano had 19 as No. 7 Iowa defeated Wisconsin 91-61 on Wednesday night. McKenna Warnock added 16 points for the Hawkeyes (21-5, 13-2 Big Ten), who beat the Badgers (8-19, 3-12) for the 27th consecutive time. Iowa, which is in ...

Cyclone women take ranked clash

AMES (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 24 points, Emily Ryan had 12 points and eight assists and No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas 66-61 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Joens completed a three-point play with 2:37 left to give Iowa State a 61-55 lead, but she missed two free ...

No. 5 Iowa rips Rutgers

IOWA CITY (AP) — Molly Davis scored a season-high 17 points, Caitlin Clark added 15 points and 10 assists, and No. 5 Iowa handily defeated Rutgers 111-57 on Sunday. Clark, who came into the game second in the nation in scoring and assists, picked up her 13th double-double of the season in ...

WVU knocks off ISU women

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Madisen Smith scored six points and JJ Quinerly and Kyah Watson added five each in the pivotal third quarter as West Virginia pulled away to beat No. 21 Iowa State 73-60. Trailing by one at the half, West Virginia outscored Iowa State 22-13 in the third quarter, ...

Struggles continue for Cyclones

AMES (AP) — John-Michael Wright scored 19 points and Oklahoma State rallied past No. 11 Iowa State 64-56 Saturday night, the Cyclones’ fourth loss in five games. Bryce Thompson added 12 points for the Cowboys (16-9, 7-5 Big 12) in their fifth straight win. “Credit to these kids for ...

Hawkeyes take care of Gophers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kris Murray had 28 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks to help Iowa beat Minnesota 68-56 Sunday and hand the Golden Gophers their eighth consecutive loss. Filip Rebraca added 16 points and eight rebounds for Iowa (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten). The Hawkeyes, who had ...

West Virginia upsets Cyclone men

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s recent streak of success is starting to make up for a terrible start to the Big 12 schedule. Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points, and West Virginia held off No. 11 Iowa State 76-71 on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (15-9, 4-7 Big ...

Hawks can’t slow No. 1 Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday night. Smith, a freshman guard, shot 8 of 10 — including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. “I wish he would shoot more, from Day One I told him that,” ...

Indiana tops Iowa in Top-10 clash

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana guard Grace Berger came back for her fifth season to win a Big Ten championship. Her gritty play Thursday night put the Hoosiers on the precipice. She finished with a season-high 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Mackenzie Holmes added 24 points and ...

Pay cut, ultimatum for Brian Ferentz

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is taking a pay cut as part of a new contract that will reward him if the Hawkeyes average 25 points and win at least seven games next season — and make it easier to fire him if they don’t. The athletic ...

ISU women fall at home to Baylor

AMES (AP) — Sarah Andrews scored 21 points, Ja’Mee Asberry led a key fourth-quarter surge and Baylor defeated No. 12 Iowa State 76-70 on Saturday night. Andrews hit a 3-pointer and a three-point play to give Baylor a 62-57 lead with 6:05 left in the fourth. Lexi Donarski scored six points ...