AMES, Iowa (AP) — DeAndre Kane had 17 points with nine assists and No. 11 Iowa State beat Texas Tech 70-64 on Saturday after blowing an 18-point lead in the second half. Georges Niang also had 17 points for the Cyclones (19-5, 7-5 Big 12), who survived an impressive rally from the Red Raiders to win for the fourth time in five games.

Matt Thomas and Niang hit layups that put Iowa State ahead 67-62 with 1:27 left. Niang’s wide-open dunk with 7.2 seconds sealed the win for the Cyclones, who missed 8 of 12 free throws in the second half. Jaye Crockett had 19 of his 23 points in the second half for the Red Raiders (13-12, 5-7), who outrebounded Iowa State 40-30.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Melsahn Basabe scored 16 points and No. 16 Iowa pulled away from Penn State 82-70 on Saturday. Roy Devyn Marble added 15, Aaron White 14 and Mike Gesell 13 as the Hawkeyes (19-6, 8-4) won their fourth Big Ten road game of the season. Iowa’s three-game road winning streak in the Big Ten is its longest since 1998.

Penn State (13-13, 4-9) was led by D.J. Newbill, who scored 22 points, but Tim Frazier was held to 11. The game was tied four times in the second half before Iowa stretched it out with a 14-4 run. Marble, the team’s leading scorer at 16.5 points per game coming in, pumped in seven of those and Mike Gesell converted on a 3-pointer from the corner to help the Hawks pull away.

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Hawkeye 10

• Glenwood 58, Denison-Schleswig 35
• Harlan 63, Lewis Central 45

Other

• Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 69, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 43
• Dallas Center-Grimes 64, Knoxville 26
• Perry 56, Boone 42
• Sidney 42, Essex 32
• Winterset 50, Carroll 20

Hawkeye 10

• Creston 76, Clarinda 60
• Denison-Schleswig 70, Glenwood 51
• Harlan 68, Lewis Central 52
• Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 65, Nodaway Valley 52
• Lenox 62, Red Oak 59
• Shenandoah 73, Riverside, Oakland 38

Rolling Valley

• Adair-Casey 41, Guthrie Center 32
• West Harrison, Mondamin 78, Exira/EH-K 68

Western Iowa

• Treynor 55, Griswold 45
• Underwood 51, Missouri Valley 41
• Woodbine 50, Logan-Magnolia 46

Other

• Bedford 60, Stanton 43
• Carroll 74, Winterset 42
• Perry 81, Boone 70
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton 67, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 32
• Sidney 67, Essex 35

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Bethany Doolittle scored 16 points as the Iowa Hawkeye women pulled away in the second half in a 69-55 victory over Illinois. The Hawks overcame 19 turnovers and four of 18 shooting from three point range to post their 20th victory of the season. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says the Hawkeyes were more efficient in the second half.

Freshman Ally Disterhoft scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes who improve to 8-4 in the Big Ten.

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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta has made an early arrival at spring training and says he’s eager to meet his new teammates. Peralta checked into camp on Thursday, four days ahead of the mandatory reporting date.

Peralta was suspended for 50 games last season while with Detroit because of his involvement with the Biogenesis drug scandal. The 31-year-old free agent then signed a four-year deal with the Cardinals worth $53 million.

Cardinals fans have seemed to welcome Peralta, but the two-time All-Star says he’s expects a different reception once St. Louis hits the road.

BOYS REGULAR SEASON BASKETBALL
Abraham Lincoln 68, St. Albert 50
Logan-Magnolia 45, Audubon 32
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 45, Underwood 29
Missouri Valley 64, Westwood 27

GIRLS REGULAR SEASON BASKETBALL
Audubon 41, Logan-Magnolia 15
Creston 61, Clarinda 48
Glenwood 58, Denison-Schleswig 35
Panorama 64, Woodward-Granger 24
Underwood 56, Missouri Valley 49

GIRLS CLASS 1-A REGIONALS

Region 6 First Round
Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Iowa Christian Academy 25
Grandview Park Baptist 62, Orient-Macksburg 33
Guthrie Center 47, CAM 29
Martensdale-St. Marys 36, Southeast Warren 32
Paton-Churdan 43, Glidden-Ralston 33
Southeast Webster-Grand 53, Northeast Hamilton 16

Region 7 First Round
Bedford 55, South Page 31
Essex 43, East Mills 38
Fremont Mills 63, Nishnabotna 24
Lamoni 44, East Union 32
Sidney 70, Clarinda Academy 24

Region 8 First Round
Adair-Casey 63, Boyer Valley 58 (OT)
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 62, West Harrison 34
Heartland Christian 48, Griswold 38
Kingsley-Pierson 56, Siouxland Community Christian 34
Storm Lake St. Mary’s 55, River Valley 40
Westwood 43, Charter Oak-Ute 35
Woodbine 66, Whiting 47