BOYS BASKETBALL
Siouxland Christian 65, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 48
Blue Grass Tournament=
Consolation=
Twin Cedars, Bussey 55, Orient-Macksburg 36
Quarterfinal=
Melcher-Dallas 51, Lamoni 50

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bluegrass Tournament=
Melcher-Dallas 37, Seymour 33
Moravia 38, Twin Cedars, Bussey 26
Murray 38, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 36

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Shanquan Hemphill had a career-high 24 points as Drake won its 15th straight game to start the season, narrowly defeating Missouri State 78-73. Isiaih Mosley led the Bears with 23 points and 11 rebounds.

(A-P) – No. 7 Iowa and No. 19 Illinois will both be playing for the first time in over a week when they face off Friday. No. 4 Michigan leads the Big Ten standings but won’t be playing anytime soon Michigan has paused all athletic activities after several positive tests for a new COVID-19 variant that transmits at a higher rate.

Indiana forward Race Thompson fights for a rebound with Iowa center Luka Garza (55) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Indiana won 81-69. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Michigan State will be playing for the first time in 20 days when it visits Rutgers on Thursday.

The Iowa State women look to start a new winning streak on Thursday night with a visit to Kansas State. The Cyclones had a four game win streak snapped with a home loss to Texas on Saturday. The win streak started after a January third loss to the Longhorns.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly who says the key in any conference race is to move on after a loss or a win.

The Cyclones beat the Wildcats 91-69 in Ames back in mid-December but Fennelly says that won’t matter in this game.

The Cyclones are 6-2 in the Big 12. K-State is 0-5.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Roman Penn had 20 points as Drake stretched its season-opening win streak to 14 games, topping Missouri State 68-61. Darnell Brodie had 16 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Drake (14-0, 5-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Garrett Sturtz added 13 points. Shanquan Hemphill had 12 points. Missouri State totaled 20 second-half points, a season low for the team. Gaige Prim had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Bears (9-2, 5-2), whose five-game win streak was snapped. Isiaih Mosley added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Demarcus Sharp had 13 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tri-Center, Neola 79, Audubon 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon 58, Tri-Center, Neola 41

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday the 10 semifinalists for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, which includes University of Iowa sophomore Joe Wieskamp.

It marks the third time in five seasons that a Hawkeye has been named a semifinalist for the award (Wieskamp, 2020; Peter Jok, 2017).

Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men’s college basketball. Fans can vote for their favorite player starting Friday, Jan. 29, at hoophallawards.com.

Wieskamp (6-foot-6, 212 pounds) ranks second on the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg). The native of Muscatine, Iowa, ranks seventh in the league in field goal percentage, making 50 percent of his attempts (75-of-150), 14th in 3-pointers made per game (1.8), and 15th in defensive rebounds per game (5.1). Wieskamp has scored in double figures in 11 of Iowa’s 15 games this season and 56 career times. He became the 50th player in program history to score 1,000 career points on Jan. 20, 2021. 

Wieskamp has averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, making a combined eight 3-pointers (8-of-11, .727), over Iowa’s last three contests.

In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2021 Jerry West Award will be presented on April 9, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five.

No. 7 Iowa (12-3, 6-2) returns to action on Friday at No. 19 Illinois (10-5, 6-3). Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (CT) at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. The game will be televised on FS1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the second week in a row, University of Iowa senior Spencer Lee has been named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Lee shares the award with Wisconsin’ Eric Barnette.

Lee, ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds, pinned No. 9 Mitch McKee of Minnesota in one minute, 53 seconds, to lead No. 1 Iowa to a 35-4 win over the No. 15 Gophers on Jan. 22. Lee led 14-0 before securing the fall, registering a takedown 31 seconds into the match and piling up 12 nearfall poins. The first-period fall was his second this season and 18th of his career.

Lee improved to 24-0 all-time in Big Ten duals and extended his winning streak to 25 matches.

The weekly conference honor is the third of his career and the second for Iowa this season.

The top-ranked Hawkeyes return to action hosting No. 10 Illinois on Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual is televised on BTN.

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