CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Klint Carlson scored 14 points with eight rebounds and Bennett Koch scored 12 points with eight boards as Northern Iowa eked out a low-scoring, wire-to-wire win over Southern Illinois 49-41 on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Morgan hit a 3-pointer, Koch added a pair of free throws, and Northern Iowa opened the second half with a 5-0 run to gain some separation as Southern Illinois missed its first three shots. The Panthers (12-12, 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference) led by as many as 11 after halftime.

Leo Vincent scored nine points to lead Southern Illinois (14-12, 7-6) and Sean O’Brien eight as the Salukis made only 30 percent of their shots (18-60). Leo was 3 of 11 and O’Brien 4 of 14. Northern Iowa blocked four shots (Morgan with two), and had eight steals and 34 defensive rebounds to hamper Southern Illinois’ shooting.

The Panthers held a 41-35 edge on the boards overall.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 25 points with 19 rebounds, Nate Mason had 25 points and seven assists and Minnesota outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night.

Playing an extra period for the fourth time in Big Ten play this season, the Gophers (17-7, 5-6) stopped a three-game winning streak for the Hawkeyes (14-11, 6-6) with a season-high 14 blocked shots and a tireless effort down the stretch.

Peter Jok had 26 of his 28 points after halftime for Iowa, which stormed back from a 14-point deficit early in the second half. Isaiah Moss added 19 points. Akeem Springs scored 17 points for Minnesota, which hit the 100-point mark for the first time since Dec. 27, 2014, against UNC Wilmington.

Members of the Atlantic Girls Golf Team were honored Wednesday evening, during a regular session of the Atlantic School Board. Trojan Head Girls Golf Coach Kathy Hobson said “Our season year-after-year consists of 12 playing dates, plus whatever State competition is involved, two rounds of Regionals and then hopefully the State Tournament,” which she says is always their goal.

The Varsity team consists of six players and four scorers. Hobson said “We’ve been very fortunate in Atlantic to have girls that love the sport and love to put in the time and strive for that success.

Coach Kathy Hobson (Left) and members of the Trojan Girls Golf Team.

During the past three seasons these girls have been involved with, the Seniors have compiled a 182-15 record that includes two State Championships, a second-place Runner-up finish, two-years ago. The two Sophomores last year, their record was 64-and 2, and they now have a State Championship under their belt as well.” She said “We hope that success continues.”

Hobson said as whole, for a Golf program, “We’re one of seven schools in the State that have five or more titles in the books.” She said also, “As an educator, I’ve very proud of the fact they are very successful in the classroom,” as well. Over the last three years, the Seniors have earned a distinguished academic achievement award from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union that’s given for a team GPA of 3.25 or better.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the brackets for State Team Dual Wrestling for Classes 1A and 2A. The tourney is set to be held on Wednesday, February 15th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines prior to the start of the State Individual Wrestling Tournament on Thursday.

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team drew the #3 seed in the 2A tourney and will face #6 Washington in their first bout at 9:00am Wednesday. Chris Parks and Justin Williams will have coverage of all the Atlantic/CAM matches live on KJAN Wednesday.

See the full brackets below:

1A State Dual Team Brackets

2A State Dual Team Brackets

2017 REGIONAL DUAL TEAM SITES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017, 6:00PM
CLASS 3A
The top twenty-four ranked class 3-A schools’, according to the mid-January IWCOA rankings, will compete in eight regional dual team meets with the highest ranked teams hosting, if possible. The top ranked team at each site will receive a bye during the first round. The winner of the first round dual will wrestle the top ranked team in the finals, with the winning team qualifying for the state dual team tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

AT: EPWORTH, WESTERN DUBUQUE
Semi-final Round
#10 Dubuque Hempstead VS. #23 Bettendorf
Final Round
#6 Epworth, Western Dubuque VS. the semi-final winner

AT: FORT DODGE
Semi-final Round
#12Waukee VS. #19 Dowling Catholic, WDM
Final Round
#4 Fort Dodge VS. the semi-final winner

AT: INDIANOLA
Semi-final Round
#11 Glenwood VS. #22 Newton
Final Round
#7 Indianola VS. the semi-final winner

AT: NORTH SCOTT, ELDRIDGE
Semi-final Round
#15 Linn Mar, Marion VS. #21Clinton
Final Round
#3 North Scott, Eldridge VS.
the semi-final winner

AT: PRAIRIE, CEDAR RAPIDS
Semi-final Round
#9 Johnston VS. #24 Mt. Pleasant
Final Round
#8 Prairie, Cedar Rapids VS. the semi-final winner

AT: SOUTHEAST POLK
Semi-final Round
#16 Ankeny VS. #17 Norwalk
Final Round
#1 Southeast Polk VS. the semi-final winner

AT: VALLEY, WEST DES MOINES
Semi-final Round
#14 Ankeny Centennial VS. #18 Iowa City, West
Final Round
#2 Valley, West Des Moines VS. the semi-final winner

AT: WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK
Semi-final Round
#13 Iowa City, City High VS. #20 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Final Round
#5 Waverly-Shell Rock VS. the semi-final winner

WRESTLING Regional Duals

Class 2A at Atlantic

Atlantic/CAM 61 Harlan 13
Humboldt 40 Red Oak 18
Final: Atlantic/CAM 47 Humboldt 25

Class 2A at Creston

Creston/O-M 72 Winterset 12
Webster City 39 Ballard 30
Final: Creston/O-M 45 Webster City 30

Class 1A at Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley 72 Treynor 10
Westwood 48 Woodbury Central 30
Final: Missouri Valley 48 Westwood 24

Class 1A at Logan-Magnolia

Logan-Magnolia 65 Riverside 18
AHSTW 39 Panorama 38
Final: Logan-Magnolia 63 AHSTW 12

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The Iowa Hawkeyes take a 6-5 Big Ten record on the road to play Minnesota. The Golden Gophers snapped a five game losing skid with a 68-59 win at Illinois. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. McCaffery says Gopher point guard Nate Mason is a difficult matchup for the Hawkeyes. He averages 14 points and more than five assists per game.

At 16-7 overall the Gophers are making a good run at an NCAA Tournament bid. McCaffery says he’s not surprised by the progress they have made. Minnesota is 4-6 in the Big Ten. Gopher head coach Richard Pitino says Iowa is on a roll right now. Pitino says Iowa is a tough team to scout right now because Peter Jok has only played in one of the three games they’ve won in a row. He says his team is battle-tested through the first ten games of the Big Ten schedule, and that they want that Illinois game to give them momentum moving forward Pitino says his team will be challenged with Iowa’s offensive prowess tonight.

Tune-in for the pre-game show at 7-p.m. on KJAN, followed by the tip-off at 8-p.m. from Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Paris Lee scored 26 points on 11-for-17 shooting, Keyshawn Evans scored 16 points and Illinois State drubbed Drake 82-53 on Tuesday night. Illinois State (20-5, 12-1 Missouri Valley) rebounded from Saturday’s 86-45 defeat against Wichita State and moved a half-game up of the Shockers (21-4, 11-1) for first place in the conference. Deontae Hawkins added 15 points for the Redbirds.

Illinois State led 37-34 at halftime, and just after intermission, Ore Arogundade made a 3 to bring Drake within 42-41. But the Redbirds took control with a 16-4 run, with nine points coming from Lee, and never looked back.

The Redbirds shot 69.2 percent (18 for 26) in the second half, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range. Drake (7-18, 5-8) shot 18.2 percent (6 for 33) from the floor and 3 for 15 from 3-point range. Billy Wampler scored 12 points and was the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and made two free throws with 7.2 seconds left, to give Texas a 67-65 victory over Iowa State Tuesday night. Matt Thomas, who led Iowa State with 17 points, missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer. Thomas finished 5-for-10 shooting from 3.

Shaq Cleare scored 12 points for Texas, and Andrew Jones added 10. The Cyclones’ Deonte Burton scored 13 points, and Naz Mitrou-Long had 12. Iowa State (14-9, 6-5 Big 12) trailed the entire game until Burton made a 3-point basket for a 63-all tie with 47 seconds remaining. Burton was wide open after Allen blocked a shot by Darrell Bowie and Monte Morris secured the rebound.

Texas (10-14, 4-7) came right back and scored 18 seconds later when Cleare made a layup after Burton blocked a shot by Kerwin Roach Jr. But Cleare, fouled on the play, missed the free throw, and Burton tied it again on a driving shot. The Cyclones put themselves in danger of getting blown out in the first half. They missed 15 of their first 17 shots, including nine of 10 3-pointers, and trailed 30-13 with less than four minutes remaining.

From there, though, Iowa State outscored Texas 16-5, making two 3-pointers, and trailed by a manageable six at the half despite getting outscored 20-4 in the paint.