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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kyle Weems scored 25 of his career-high 31 points in the second half, Anthony Downing scored a career-high 26 and Missouri State opened defense of its Missouri Valley Conference title with a 77-65 upset of No. 21 Creighton on Wednesday night.
Downing’s 23-footer as the shot clock ran out with 1:11 left that gave the Bears (asterisk)8-5, 1-0) a six-point lead.
Jarmar Gulley had 12 points for the Bears.
National scoring leader Doug McDermott finished with 19 points for Creighton (10-2, 0-1) but he only made one free throw after his 3-pointer with 10:39 left gave the Bluejays a short-lived 51-50 lead. McDermott had his streak of 20-point games end at 10.
Antoine Young added 13 points and Josh Jones had 11 for Creighton.
Missouri State won for the first time in six road games against ranked teams
Preseason MVC favorite Creighton lost at home as a ranked team for the first time in 19 games since 1975.
JOSEPHINE GIBSON, 75, of Audubon, died Tue., Dec. 27th, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for JOSEPHINE GIBSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Dec. 31st, at the 1st Baptist Church in Elk Horn. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Visitation is open at the funeral home. A family visitation will be held at the 1st Baptist Church in Elk Horn, from 9-a.m. until the time of service on Saturday.
Burial will be in the Oakfield Township Cemetery, southeast of Elk Horn.
JOSEPHINE GIBSON is survived by:
Her husband – Don Gibson.
Her sons – Michael (Nancy) Gibson, of Atlantic, & Brian (Sandra) Gibson, of Clarinda.
Her sisters – Edith (Eimer) Schlange, & Ruth Leslie, all of Auburn, NE.
Her brother – John (Mary) Damon, of Princeton, IL
4 grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.
Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa, running strongly in the polls and questioning why the U.S. needs troops in former Cold War hot spots. In an appearance Wednesday in Newton, the Texas Congressman strongly suggested U.S. forces be withdrawn from South Korea, Japan and Germany. The 76-year-old obstetrician also drew laughs when he said that American troops have been in Korea since he was in high school. Paul GOP presidential rivals have attacked him this week for allegedly not caring whether Iran obtains a nuclear weapon.
Ron Paul will campaign in both Atlantic and Council Bluffs today. He’s scheduled to hold a town hall meeting at the Cass County Community Center, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Afterward, Paul travels to the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs, for another town hall meeting, at 7:00 p.m.
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Police in Red Oak report three young people were arrested early this morning for being in possession of alcohol. 19-year old Brian Axl Schooling and 18-year old Natacia Raynae Houston were cited for Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age, while 17-year old Dillon Makenzie Terry was cited for being a Minor in Possession of Alcohol. All three are from Red Oak. They were taken into custody at around 3-a.m., cited and released, with Terry being released to the custody of a parent.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — One of the federal wildlife refuges that straddle the Missouri River north of Omaha will reopen next week as planned, but the other will stay closed because of safety concerns. Both DeSoto and Boyer Chute national wildlife refuges sustained flood damage earlier this year. Officials have decided to keep Boyer Chute closed for now.
But DeSoto will reopen Monday because much of the flood damage there has been repaired. But the visitor center will remain closed for more work. Some hiking trails will not be available. DeSoto will be closed for the Jan. 11-Jan. 18 deer hunt, and people will need to use the U.S. Highway 30 entrance to reach the refuge.
The Drake Bulldogs jumped out to an 18-2 lead at the outset and cruised to a 79-64 win over Indiana State in their Missouri Valley Conference opener. It was the Bulldogs 11th straight win at home. Freshman point guard Karl Madison had a career high 24 points and was a perfect nine of nine from the field. With the win, Drake improves to 8-4 overall.
Defense has been a problem this season for the Iowa Hawkeyes and a lack of it cost them in their Big Ten opener. The Hawks could not get enough stops at crunch time and Purdue escaped Iowa City with a 79-76 win. Robbie Hummel led Purdue with 16 points. Iowa Coach Fran McCafferry says the Hawkeyes need to find a way to defend the dribble drive. Roy Devyn Marble led Iowa with 17 points and Melsahn Basabe added 14 as the Hawks fall to 8-6 overall.
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