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CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig scored 17 points, Clayton Custer added 14 and Loyola Chicago pulled away from Drake 72-57 on Wednesday night. The pair combined for 22 points in the second half when the Ramblers (20-5, 10-3 Missouri Valley Conference), who led 32-28 at the break, made 4 of 9 3-pointers, shot 57 percent (17 of 40) from the field and had 12 of their 21 assists with just one turnover.

The win gave Loyola its second 20-win season in four years but it is the first time the Ramblers hit 20 wins before a conference tournament since 2007, the last year they won 10 league games (in the Horizon League). Loyola reached double figures in conference wins for just the fifth time in school history.

Nick McGlynn and Reed Timmer both had 16 points for the Bulldogs (13-13, 7-6).

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus scored a career-best 25 points and Northern Iowa snapped a three-game skid, beating Bradley 74-65 on Wednesday. Lohaus was 7 of 11 from the field including six 3-pointers for the Panthers (12-13, 4-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Klint Carlson added 12 points and led with nine rebounds. Bennett Koch had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Lohaus hit his first 3-pointer early in the half to put the Panthers up by two and they never trailed before intermission, holding on to lead 32-30 at the break.

Bradley surged 18-10 to open the second half and Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye’s layup put the Braves (17-9, 7-6) on top 48-42 with 13:19 to play. Lohaus led a 17-4 run after that, draining three 3-pointers and a jumper, and the Panthers led 59-52 with 7:52 left and they cruised from there.

Lautier-Ogunleye finished with 19 points for the Braves who have lost the last two after winning four straight.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Freshman guard Zhaire Smith scored a career-high 21 points, including a steal that led to his alley-oop slam, and No. 7 Texas Tech beat Iowa State 76-58 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.

After the Cyclones (12-11, 3-8 Big 12) scored seven straight points in a 77-second span to get within one after halftime, Smith made a steal. He passed the ball on the break to Jarrett Culver, who then lobbed an alley-oop pass that resulted in Smith’s two-handed slam.

Culver added 16 points for the Red Raiders (20-4, 8-3), whose last loss was 70-52 at Iowa State on Jan. 20. Keenan Evans scored 15. Texas Tech is the first Big 12 team to reach 20 wins overall and is tied with No. 10 Kansas (19-5, 8-3) atop the conference standings.

Cameron Lard had a career-high 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting for already short-handed Iowa State. He played only 20 minutes before fouling out. Lindell Wigginton scored 13.

The Cyclones have been to a school-record six NCAA Tournaments in a row, but that streak could be in serious jeopardy. They have lost four of their last five games, and are in a stretch of three straight against ranked opponents. They played their second game in a row without junior guard Nick Weiler-Babb, who has left knee tendinitis. He is the only player in the nation averaging at least 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists per game. Iowa State had only eight available players because senior forward Hans Brase was also out with a knee issue.

Iowa State also faces Top 25 opponents in its next two games, Saturday against No. 17 Oklahoma and next Tuesday night against No. 10 Kansas.

Athletic officials with Southwestern Community College in Creston have announced that the Spartans will not compete in the 2018 spring softball season. A release from the school stated that numbers have declined due to a variety of reasons and school officials decided the best option was to cancel the spring season.

The team plans to resume play in the next academic year and will continue to recruit for that scenario.

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Class 3A Wrestling teams get their chance to step on the mat for Regional Dual Team action tonight around the state. Here is a look at sites featuring area schools with action set to begin at 6:00pm.

@ Southeast Polk

Semifinal: Glenwood vs. Indianola
Final: Southeast Polk vs. Semifinal Winner

@ Valley, West Des Moines

Semifinal: Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Lewis Central
Final: WDM Valley vs. Semifinal Winner

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 73, Clarinda 37
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 61, Lewis Central 52
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 77, Red Oak 62
Glenwood 94, Shenandoah 34
Harlan 69, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 68, OT
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 77, Denison-Schleswig 59

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 82, Audubon 60
IKM-Manning 68, Griswold 27
Logan-Magnolia 57, Underwood 43
Treynor 79, Riverside, Oakland 44
Tri-Center, Neola 70, Missouri Valley 54

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 67, Westwood, Sloan 37
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 71, Woodbine 54

Pride of Iowa Conference

Southwest Valley 52, Nodaway Valley 46

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 49, Nebraska City, Neb. 47
Stanton 93, Diagonal 59

Other Scores

Carlisle 73, ADM, Adel 56
Carroll 80, Ballard 68
Earlham 58, West Central Valley, Stuart 36
East Sac County 55, South Central Calhoun 29
MVAO-CO-U 80, West Monona, Onawa 55
Orient-Macksburg 58, Iowa Christian Academy 49
Winterset 57, Bondurant Farrar 55
Woodward Academy 63, Panorama, Panora 55, OT
Woodward-Granger 52, AC/GC 51

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 46, Clarinda 40
Lewis Central 66, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 47
Shenandoah 57, Glenwood 51
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 67, Harlan 45
Treynor 67, Riverside, Oakland 23
Tri-Center, Neola 43, Missouri Valley 34

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 48, Audubon 36
IKM-Manning 85, Griswold 16
Logan-Magnolia 56, Underwood 42

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 51, Lenox 44
Mount Ayr 72, East Union, Afton 25
Nodaway Valley 56, Southwest Valley 39

Corner Conference

Nebraska City 53, Fremont-Mills 31
Diagonal 58, Stanton 44

Other Scores

Ballard 46, Carroll 29
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 80, Sioux City, North 56
Carlisle 49, ADM, Adel 43, OT
Orient-Macksburg 64, Iowa Christian Academy 24
South Central Calhoun 70, East Sac County 54
West Central Valley, Stuart 53, Earlham 52
Winterset 58, Bondurant Farrar 40
Woodward-Granger 37, AC/GC 29

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Miles Bridges had 25 points and a crucial steal with five seconds left and fourth-ranked Michigan State rallied past lowly Iowa 96-93 on Tuesday for its seventh straight win. Nick Ward added 17 points and Joshua Langford had 15 for the Spartans (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten), who got a serious scare from the Hawkeyes in what was supposed to be a tune-up for Saturday’s huge home game against No. 3 Purdue.

After Regional Team Dual action on Tuesday the State Dual Team brackets were set for Classes 1A and 2A.

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