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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gabbie Marshall scored 22 of her career-high 27 points by halftime, Monika Czinano and Caitlin Clark scored in bunches over the final two quarters and sixth-seeded Iowa knocked third-seeded and No. 19-ranked Rutgers out of the Big Ten tournament 73-62. Iowa will face seventh-seeded Michigan State, which had earlier upset No. 9-ranked Indiana, 3:30-p.m. CST today (Friday), in the semifinals.

Czinano scored 12 of her 20 in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting, and Clark scored 14 of her 21 in the second half. The trio accounted for all but five of Iowa’s points. Clark also had 10 assists for her eighth double-double. Diamond Johnson tied her career high with 26 points and added eight rebounds and five steals for the Scarlet Knights. Arella Guirantes poured in 20 points.

Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: Iowa 73, Rutgers 62

Game Notes: 

• The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-8, 11-8) defeated Rutgers (14-4, 10-3), 73-62.
• Junior Monika Czinano posted 20 points, breaking into the 1,000-point club. Czinano is the 38^th Hawkeye to score 1,000 points in their career.
• Sophomore Gabbie Marshall had a career-night, tallying 27 points, seven 3-pointers made, 10 field goals made, and seven rebounds to set career highs.
• Freshman Caitlin Clark recorded her eighth double-double on the season, scoring 21 points and dishing out 10 assists.
• Sophomore McKenna Warnock recorded her eighth game this season with 10 or more rebounds, pulling down 12.

Up Next: The Hawkeyes prepare for the 2021 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in Indianapolis. Iowa takes on Michigan State (7 seed) on Friday. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. (CT) on FS2.

Class 1A Championship

12:00—#1 North Linn, Troy Mills vs. #7 Montezuma

Class 2A Championship

2:30—#1 Boyden-Hull vs. #2 Western Christian, Hull

Class 3A Championship

5:00—#1 Ballard vs. #2 Pella

Class 4A Championship

7:30—#2 Waukee vs. #4 Johnston

Class 2A Semifinals

#1 Boyden-Hull 77, #4 Aplington-Parkersburg 66

#2 Western Christian, Hull 56, #3 Des Moines Christian 47

Class 3A Semifinals

#1 Ballard 74, #5 Assumption, Davenport 65

#2 Pella 46, #6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 32

Class 4A Semifinals

#4 Johnston 64, #1 Cedar Falls 51

#2 Waukee 71, #3 Ames 36

FIRST TEAM
*Toby Bower, SR, Nodaway Valley
*Trey Baker, SR, Martensdale-St. Marys
*Jack Franey, SR, Martensdale-St. Marys
*Jaixen Frost, SO Mount Ayr
Erik Trujillo, SR. Mount Ayr
Matt Boothe, JR, Central Decatur
Keaton England, SO. Lenox
*Unanimous

SECOND TEAM
Hogan Franey, JR, Martensdale-St. Marys
Carson Elbert. SR, Martensdale-St. Marys
Payton Weehler, SR, Mount Ayr
Trey Hullinger, JR, Central Decatur
Avery Phillippi, SO, Nodaway Valley
Zayden Mitchell, SR, Wayne
Tucker TePoel. SR, Southwest Valley

Honorable Mention
Owen Lucas, JR, Bedford
Cauy Masters, JR, Central Decatur
Cale Eklund, JR, East Union
Chase Johnston, SR, Lenox
JT Archibald, SR, Martensdale-St. Marys
Cody Larsen, JR, Mount Ayr
Mason Menefee, SR, Nodaway Valley
Austin Clendenen, SR, Southeast Warren
Blain Venteicher, SR, Southwest Valley
Logan Berndt, SR, Wayne

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs released starting offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz on Thursday as they sought to squeeze under the salary cap. Those moves  will provide another obstacle in their quest to upgrade an offensive line ransacked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs were more than $22 million over the cap of $182.5 million that was set Wednesday. The release of Fisher and Schwartz saves about $18.3 million, leaving them able to restructure other contracts — and potentially extend players — and create enough financial wiggle room to maneuver in free agency.

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Class 1A State Semifinals

Montezuma 49, Grand View Christian 35

North Linn, Troy Mills 63, Martensdale-St. Marys 50

Class 4A State Quarterfinals

Ames 54, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 37

Cedar Falls 42, Dubuque, Senior 27

Johnston 49, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 33

Waukee 65, Pleasant Valley 43

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored a career-high 38 points and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Caitlin Clark just missed an eighth double-double, scoring 27 points with nine assists, and sixth-seeded Iowa pulled away from eleventh-seeded Purdue 83-72 in the Big Ten Conference tournament. Iowa advanced to play No. 19-ranked Rutgers (14-3), the tournament’s third seed, in a Thursday quarterfinal.

Czinano and Clark combined to score 23 of Iowa’s 27 points in an emphatic fourth quarter. Kayana Traylor scored 19 points for Purdue and Madison Layden added 18, making five of Purdue’s 10 3-pointers.