Class 3A Substate Finals

Substate 6 @ Okaloosa: Newton 60, Solon 46

Class 4A Substate Finals

Substate 1 @ Denison: Norwalk 64, Sioux City East 58

Substate 2 @ Marshalltown: Ankeny Centennial 54, Cedar Falls 47

Substate 3 @ Central DeWitt: Pleasant Valley 54, Dubuque Senior 51

Substate 4 @ Iowa City West: Cedar Rapids Kennedy 76, North Scott 48

Substate 5 @ Marshalltown: Valley 66, Waterloo West 41

Substate 6 @ Nevada: Ames 67, Linn-Mar 49

Substate 7 @ Dowling Catholic: Waukee Northwest 73, Des Moines Roosevelt 62

Substate 8 @ Hoover High School: Waukee 49, Dallas Center-Grimes 38

The race for seeding in next week’s Big 12 Tournament is underway for the 23rd ranked Iowa State women as they get ready for tomorrow night’s game at Kansas. The Cyclones enter the final week of the regular season tied for third with Oklahoma State.

That’s Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly who says without a truly dominant team the league tournament will be wide open.

Kansas enters the game with a 7-9 Big 12 record.

ISU is 10-6 in the Big 12.

Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson says improvement on defense will be the key to a deep run in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Panthers are the eighth seed and open Thursday afternoon against ninth seeded Illinois State. UNI lost eight of nine to close the regular season and defensive breakdowns were a major factor.

Jacobson says defense will be the focus heading into the tournament.

Jacobson says there are areas the Panthers have made strides despite their struggles.

UNI finished the regular season 13-17.

Iowa junior Caitlin Clark has been named the Big Ten Player of the Year. It is the second straight season Clark has won the award and it has gone to an Iowa player five times in the past six years.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Clark is averaging better than 27 points, eight rebounds and nearly seven and a half assists.

The seventh ranked Hawkeyes are the second seed in the Big Ten Tournament in the Twin Cities and open Friday night against the winner of Thursday’s game between Purdue and Wisconsin.

Iowa set the tone early and hammered 15th ranked Indiana on the road. The Hawkeyes shot better than 55 percent and connected on 13 three pointers in a 90-68 win.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Hawkeyes finished 13 of 23 from behind the arc.

Kris Murray had 26 points. Tony Perkins scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Hawkeyes improve to 11-8 in the Big Ten.

Murray had eight early points as the Hawks jumped out to a 10-2 advantage and Perkins says it was a shot of confidence.

Class 2A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. – #2 Central Lyon (22-0) vs. #7 Panorama (22-2)

11:45 a.m. – #3 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (24-0) vs. #6 Pocahontas Area (20-4)

Class 1A Quarterfinals

1:30 p.m. – #1 Algona Bishop Garrigan (23-1) vs. #8 Martensdale-St. Marys (21-4)
Box Score | Game Summary

3:15 p.m. – #4 Remsen St. Mary’s (23-1) vs. #5 West Fork (24-0)

5:00 p.m. – #2 Newell-Fonda (22-2) vs. #7 Woodbine (23-2)

6:45 p.m. – #3 North Linn (22-1) vs. #6 Winfield-Mount Union (22-1)