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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch scored 21 points as Northern Iowa upended Loyola of Chicago 72-69 in double overtime on Wednesday night. Jeremy Morgan added 17 points for the Panthers (7-11, 2-5 MVC) including a pair of free throws with eight seconds left in regulation that sent the game into the first overtime. Jordan Ashton and Luke McDonnell had 13 points apiece.
A Koch three-point play put the Panthers on top for good, 67-63, with 1:29 remaining in the second overtime period and he sank two more foul shots to stretch it to 70-63 with 30 seconds left. Northern Iowa trailed by one, 58-57, with 1:09 to play in the first overtime when Ashton went to the line for two, making the first but missing the second, tying the game 58-58 and sending it into double overtime.
Donte Ingram led the Ramblers (13-7, 3-4) with 19 points and nine boards.
Iowans who’d like to forget about ice and frigid temperatures for a moment should think ahead to this weekend’s Iowa Bike Expo, one of the largest bicycling shows in the Midwest. Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, says the free event in Des Moines should attract some 45-hundred cycling enthusiasts from across the state.
“Saturday is going to be a blast,” Wyatt says. “We have 140 vendor spaces with bikes, gear, events, destinations. We’ll have people shopping for their summer in bicycling.” Whether you’re looking for cycling clothes, a helmet or a complete new two-wheeled ride, he says you’ll be able to find it at the expo.
“We have bike shops from across the state that are going to be there,” Wyatt says. “There’s plenty of things to see and do. We have unique specialty vendors, jewelry and bikes and keepsakes and all kinds of things. It’s a lot of fun.” The Bike Expo runs Saturday from 10 AM to 5:30 PM at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Saturday night, there’s a ticketed event focused around the naming of the RAGBRAI route for this summer’s statewide ride. There will also be educational seminars helping Iowa cyclists get in touch with bike advocacy, find the latest consumer trends and learn about new places to ride.
“We have a conference on fat bikes, we have a conference on kids who walk and bike to school,” Wyatt says. “Thursday night, we’re going to do a program on business, bikes and beer at Peace Tree in Des Moines, and Friday, we have our Bicycle Summit which is an educational conference for planners, engineers and city officials.” That educational conference will cover things like federal highway policies regarding bike trails all the way down to what sort of green paint to use in setting off city bike lanes.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell Jr. is leaving the program and plans to play his final season at another school. The Hawkeyes announced Wednesday that Mitchell will graduate in May and then transfer with a year of eligibility remaining.
Mitchell began his Iowa career as a wide receiver in 2014 before moving to running back. He was a third-down specialist in 2015, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns and catching 15 passing for 141 yards. But Mitchell barely played in 2016 as LeShun Daniel Jr. and Akrum Wadley split snaps. Wadley, also a talented receiver, will be the featured back in 2017.
Quad @ Bedford
Double Dual @ Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley 52 Mount Ayr 21
Van Meter 62 Southwest Valley 18
Van Meter 56 Mount Ayr 18
Double Dual @ Woodbury Central
Logan-Magnolia 40 Woodbury Central 35
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 39 Logan-Magnolia 33
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 66 West Monona 6
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Woodbury Central
Woodbury Central 50 West Monona 30
(From hawkeyesports.com) PISCATAWAY, N.J. — A hot-shooting University of Iowa women’s basketball team won its first Big Ten road game and handed Rutgers its first Big Ten home loss, 71-59, on Tuesday at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
The Hawkeyes improved to 12-7 overall, 3-3 in conference play by shooting a season-high 62.5 percent from the field and making 19 of 24 free throws. Sophomore center Megan Gustafson (7 of 7) and freshman guard Makenzie Meyer (4 of 4) were perfect from the field. Junior forward Chase Coley made 4 of 5 field goals and scored eight points, matching a season high set in the season opener on Nov. 11.
Iowa snapped a six-game conference road losing streak dating to a 79-64 win over Northwestern on Jan. 31, 2016 in Evanston, Illinois.
The Hawkeyes led 29-27 at halftime before extending the lead to 52-39 after three quarters by making all seven field goals in the frame.
Gustafson scored a team-high 19 points and was one of three Iowa players to score in double figures. Sophomore guard Tania Davis added 15 points and Meyer had 10. Davis made 9 of 11 free throws with five rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Coley and sophomore Hannah Stewart scored eight points apiece.
| BOYS BASKETBALL |
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ADM, Adel 78, Dallas Center-Grimes 65
Ar-We-Va, Westside 60, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 51
Creston 54, Clarinda 53
Earlham 62, Panorama, Panora 32
Glenwood 83, Red Oak 63
Lewis Central 65, Denison-Schleswig 56
Logan-Magnolia 68, Griswold 41
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 58, Lawton-Bronson 40
Mount Ayr 52, East Union, Afton 35
Southwest Valley 53, Bedford 45
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 62, Shenandoah 40
Woodbury Central, Moville 71, West Monona, Onawa 45
| Corner Conference Tournament |
|---|
| First Round |
East Mills 44, Essex 42
Sidney 70, Clarinda Academy 40
Stanton 82, Heartland Christian 35
| POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS |
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A-H-S-T-W, Avoca vs. Treynor, ppd.
Atlantic vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll, ppd. to Feb 2.
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, ppd. to Feb 14.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. Woodbine, ppd.
IKM-Manning vs. Underwood, ppd.
Nodaway Valley vs. Lenox, ppd. to Jan 30.
Paton-Churdan vs. CAM, Anita, ppd.
Riverside, Oakland vs. Audubon, ppd. to Jan 19.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. Missouri Valley, ppd.
West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Glidden-Ralston, ppd.
Whiting vs. Omaha Christian Academy, Neb., ppd.
| GIRLS BASKETBALL |
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Boyer Valley, Dunlap 60, Ar-We-Va, Westside 27
Creston 59, Clarinda 32
Dallas Center-Grimes 49, ADM, Adel 33
Lawton-Bronson 52, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 38
Lewis Central 54, Denison-Schleswig 29
Logan-Magnolia 60, Griswold 37
Mount Ayr 63, East Union, Afton 32
Panorama, Panora 74, Earlham 40
Red Oak 57, Glenwood 33
Shenandoah 65, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 42
Southwest Valley 56, Bedford 18
West Central Valley, Stuart 45, AC/GC 26
Westwood, Sloan 80, OA-BCIG 37
Woodbury Central, Moville 50, West Monona, Onawa 22
| Corner Conference Tournament |
|---|
| First Round |
Stanton 63, Heartland Christian 30
| POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS |
|---|
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca vs. Treynor, ppd.
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, ppd.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. Woodbine, ppd.
IKM-Manning vs. Underwood, ppd.
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Atlantic, ppd. to Feb 2.
Nodaway Valley vs. Lenox, ppd. to Jan 30.
Paton-Churdan vs. CAM, Anita, ppd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. Missouri Valley, ppd.
West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Glidden-Ralston, ppd.
Whiting vs. Omaha Christian Academy, Neb., ppd.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Frank Mason III had 16 points, Landen Lucas scored 14 and No. 2 Kansas held off Iowa State 76-72 on Monday night for its 17th straight win. Svi Mykhailiuk added 13 for the Jayhawks (17-1, 6-0 Big 12), who snapped a two-game skid in Ames and opened 6-0 in the Big 12 for the 10th time.
Though it was never comfortable for Kansas, the Jayhawks led the entire second half. Iowa State star Monte Morris drilled a long 3 and two free throws to make it 75-72 with 14.6 seconds left. But then Devonte Graham’s free throw made it a two-possession game and Morris missed a 3 that would’ve made for an interesting finish.
Morris scored 23 points with seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cyclones (11-6, 3-3), who saw their recent string of success against the Jayhawks come to an end.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid doesn’t believe the holding penalty on left tackle Eric Fisher that cost Kansas City a tying 2-point conversion against Pittsburgh on Sunday night should have been called. After watching film of the decisive play in the Steelers’ 18-16 playoff victory, Reid said Monday that “I don’t want to be fined any money, but I’d lean a different way.”
Fisher appeared to hook Steelers pass rusher James Harrison on the conversion attempt with less than 3 minutes left in the game. But the play was not cut-and-dried: Harrison dipped especially low and may have been losing his balance, and he likely would not have gotten to the quarterback anyway.
Still, the flag negated the successful 2-point conversion. And when the Chiefs tried again from the 12-yard line, Alex Smith’s throw fell incomplete and the Steelers were able to run out the clock.
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