Tucker DeVries scored a career-high 29 points and the Drake men’s basketball team beat Wyoming 61-56 in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. DeVries went 10-14 from the field and 4-6 from three-point range to lead the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs raced out to a 34-18 lead by halftime but had to fight off the Cowboys in the second half. Wyoming outscored Drake 38-27 in the second half.

Drake will play Tarleton State for the Paradise Jam title on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. CT.

Iowa State outscored Milwaukee 17-8 to start the second half and cruised to a 68-53 win in Ames. The Cyclones led by as many as 24 as they move to 3-0.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones forced 27 Milkwaukee turnovers.

Jaren Holmes led the Cyclones with 19 points.

The seventh ranked Iowa State women raced out to a 30-17 lead at the end of one in a 99-76 win over Columbia in Ames. Ashley Joens had 33 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cyclones. She finished seven of 10 from three point range.

The Cyclones improve to 4-0 and figure to climb in the national rankings.

Caitlin Clark had 24 of her game high 33 points in the second half as the fourth ranked Iowa women pulled away to a 73-62 win over Belmont.

Clark says defense was the key as the Hawkeyes improved to 4-1 and bounced back from a loss at Kansas State.

Missouri Valley girls wrestling was the team champion at the Western Iowa Tournament at West Monona in Onawa on Saturday. Audubon finished 5th in the team race and all of their five grapplers finished third in their weight class: Jordan Mulford, Laura McCarville, Emily Foran, Jaici Carlile, and Kori Sybesma.

Team Scoring

1. Missouri Valley 125
2. Western Iowa 118
3. SC East 112
4. Treynor 100
5. Audubon 41
6. Western Christian 25

Full results HERE

Lewis Central edged out S.W.A.T 146-143 for the team title at the Ridge View Girl’s Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. SWAT had two individual champions: Adyson Lundquist at 115 and Grace Britten at 170. Jazz Christensen (100), Evy Marlin (135), and Haley Armstrong (235) were runners-up for the Valkyries.

Team Scores: 

1. Lewis Central 146.0
2. S.W.A.T. Valkyrie 143.0
3. Spencer 113.0
4. Humboldt 103.0
5. Ridge View 102.0
6. LeMars 91.0
7. Fort Dodge 84.0
8. Glenwood 70.0
9. Sioux City North 62.0
10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58.0
11. South Central Calhoun 57.0
12. Sioux City West 53.0
13. Manson Northwest Webster 50.0
14. Sioux Central 35.0
15. Riverside, Oakland 32.0
16. Sheldon/South O`Brien 28.0
17. Logan-Magnolia 26.0
18. Pocahontas Area 16.0
19. Sioux Center 8.0
20. Kuemper Catholic 0.0

Full results HERE

Freshman kicker Drew Stevens hit a 21-yard field goal with :28 left to help Iowa squeeze past Minnesota 13-10 and hold on to the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Jack Campbell led another strong defensive performance with 10 tackles and two critical forced turnovers in the fourth quarter. Campbell had a forced fumble and an interception in the final period.

Spencer Petras wend 15-24 passing for 221 yards and Sam LaPorta had four catches fro 95 yards.

It was Iowa’s eighth straight win over the Golden Gophers. Iowa improved to 7-4 on the season and Minnesota fell to 7-4.

Next up for Iowa is the regular season finale at home against Nebraska at 3:00 p.m. on Black Friday.

The Iowa State Cyclones went 1-5 in the red zone and came up short against Texas Tech 14-10 on Saturday night in Ames. The Cyclone defense bottled up the Red Raiders offense for most of the game but the offense couldn’t put enough points on the board. A late 77-yard drive capped off by a touchdown pass from Tyler Shough to Baylor Cupp gave Tech the win. That drive followed the Cyclones taking their first lead on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Dekkers to Easton Dean.

Before that final drive the Cyclone defense had held the Red Raiders to 157 yards of offense. But it wasn’t enough on a frigid 14-degree windchill night.

Xavier Hutchinson had another monster game on senior night with 101 yards on eight catches, including a couple of acrobatic sideline grabs. Hutchinson moved into 8th place on the Big 12 career receiving list with 252 receptions. It was also his 13th 100-yard game, breaking a tie with Allen Lazard for the school record.

Will McDonald IV also made history with a sack to move into a tie for first place on the Big 12’s career sack list.

Iowa State will conclude the season next Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. game at undefeated TCU.

The Drake Bulldogs shut out Valporaiso 24-0 on Saturday to finish the season with their third straight win. Drake limited the Beacons to 216 yards of total offense and forced 4 turnovers on the day.

Luke Bailey went 9-19 passing for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns and Dorian Boyland rushed for 77 yards and 1 score. Ryan Kriceri forced a fumble, had 12 tackles, and 1 tackle for loss.

Drake ends the season at 3-8 overall and 3-5 in the Pioneer Football League. Valporaiso ends the season at 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the PFL.

The UNI Panthers picked up an emphatic road win over South Dakota 58-14 on Saturday at the DakotaDome. The Panthers put up seven touchdowns in the first half alone with 418 yards of offense in the half.

Theo Day set a career-high in passing yards with 380 on 21 of 31 passing. Day threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers and ran for a score as well. Sergio Morancy had four catches for 135 yards and one touchdown. Vance McShane led the ground game with 94 yards on 14 carries.

The Panthers led 49-7 at halftime and outscored the Coyotes by 2 in the second half to improve to 6-5 on the season and 5-3 in the Valley. South Dakota fell to 3-8 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

UNI did not make the FCS Playoff field that was announced on Sunday.