DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Josie Blankespoor scored the go-ahead basket with 2 minutes left and Orange City Unity Christian held on during a hectic final minute to edge Hull Western Christian 42-41 Friday night and win its second straight Class 2A state championship.

Western Christian had a chance in the closing seconds after Ashtyn Veerbeek sank the first of two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining to make it a one-point game.

She missed the second and Blankespoor rebounded but was tied up. The possession arrow favored Western so the Wolfpack kept the ball.

But Erika Feenstra missed a layup and Western couldn’t get off a second shot before the buzzer, allowing the Knights to escape with the title.

Anna Kiel led Unity Christian (25-1) with 13 points and 15 rebounds and was voted captain of the all-tournament team. Veerbeek led Western Christian (24-3) with 13 points.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Alyssa Jaeger sank two free throws with 3.2 seconds left to give Springville a 49-48 victory over Turkey Valley in the Iowa girls Class 1A state championship.

Jaeger’s shots on a 1-and-1 ended a game of huge swings and gave Springville (26-1) its second title. The Orioles blew a 15-point lead and fell behind by five points before settling down and handing top-ranked Turkey Valley its first loss.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Dayo Olabode scored 20 points and made a 3-pointer in the final minute to help Texas Tech pull away and beat Iowa State 89-84 Friday night in a Big 12 Conference Tournament opener.

The ninth-seeded Lady Raiders (13-17) move on to face top-seeded Baylor on Saturday.

Japreece Dean made four 3-pointers and finished with a career-best 28 points and had five assists to lead Texas Tech, which has won two of its last three. Zuri Sanders added 13 points with 14 rebounds. Olabode made a career-high 6 of 8 3-pointers.

Seanna Johnson scored 28 points and Bridget Carleton had 27 for No. 8 seed Iowa State (13-17). Jadda Buckley had 13 points and 12 assists.

The Cyclones never trailed in the fourth quarter until Sanders’ jumper gave Texas Tech a 76-74 lead with three minutes left. It was tied 80-all before Olabode made a 3, Texas Tech made all six free-throw attempts, and Carleton made just 1 of 4 field goals in the last 1:15.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeremy Morgan scored 18 points and Northern Iowa made six free throws in the last 28 seconds to defeat Southern Illinois 66-60 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Panthers (20-12) face league champion Wichita State in Saturday’s early semifinal.

Northern Iowa led 29-28 at the half and built the lead to 12 before the fifth-seeded Salukis (22-10) battled back. A 3-point play by Armon Fletcher tied the game at 56 with 2:18 to play. Both teams had a pair of empty possessions before Morgan made a pair of free throws at 1:15. Sean O’Brien tied it at 1:01 but 14 seconds later Wes Washpun made a tough layup for Northern Iowa.

Then Fletcher missed a 3-pointer and Morgan made two more free throws with 28 seconds remaining. Anthony Bean quickly scored for Southern Illinois but Matt Bohannon and Klint Carlson clinched it at the foul line. Northern Iowa was 15 of 18 from the line in the second half. Beane had 17 points and O’Brien had 12 points and 12 rebounds for SIU.

Class 4A Semi-finals
Mason City 57, Keokuk 45
Pella 54, Marion 48

Class 5A Semi-finals
Johnston 51, Linn-Mar 39
Ankeny Centennial 57, Cedar Falls 31

Class 1A Championship Game
6:00-p.m. Turkey Valley vs. Springville

Class 2A Championship Game
8:00-p.m. Western Christian vs. Unity Christian

Class 1A State Tournament
State Semifinal
Springville 59, Newell-Fonda 52
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 79, Notre Dame, Burlington 67
Class 2A State Tournament
State Semifinal
Western Christian, Hull 70, Okoboji, Milford 41
Unity Christian, Orange City 53, Regina, Iowa City 45
Class 3A State Tournament
State Semifinal
Nevada 47, Center Point-Urbana 41
PAC-LM 102, Cherokee, Washington 91

Schedule for today (Fri. March 4th)

Class 4A Semi-finals
10:00-a.m. Mason City vs. Keokuk
11:45-a.m.  Pella vs. Marion

Class 5A Semi-finals
1:30-p.m. Linn-Mar vs. Johnston
3:15-p.m. Ankeny Centennial vs. Cedar Falls

Class 1A Championship Game
6:00-p.m. Turkey Valley vs. Springville

Class 2A Championship Game
8:00-p.m. Western Christian vs. Unity Christian

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Kendrix hit five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, and Ryan Kreklow hit a late 3 to help seventh-seeded Missouri State beat No. 10 seed Drake 69-67 Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Bears will play second-seeded Evansville (23-8) in the quarterfinals Friday.

Kreklow scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, and Dequon Miller had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Missouri State. Drake (7-23) scored five-straight points to take a 66-64 lead with 1:48 to play and Kreklow answered with a 3-pointer 17 seconds later. After the Bulldogs committed turnovers on back-to-back possessions, Loomis Gerring made a pair of foul shots to make it 69-66 with 11 seconds to go and Missouri State (12-18) held on from there.

Dominik Olejniczak led Drake with 18 points, on 9-of-13 shooting, and eight rebounds. Casey Schlatter had a career-high 11 assists.