The Iowa Hawkeyes look to move to 3-0 in the Big Ten but must clear a major hurdle as they host Michigan State tonight (Thursday). The Spartans have owned the Hawkeyes in recent years having won 13 of the last 14, including eight in a row. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says their strength, again, is defense. Iowa let Michigan State off the hook in their last two meetings in Iowa City, including last year’s 71-69 loss in overtime.

McCaffery feels this years team is more able to grind out wins with defense. He says it will take a complete effort to get the win. Iowa is 11-4 overall. The Spartans are 1-1 in the Big Ten and 10-5 overall.

(Learfield Sports)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have signed Terrelle Pryor to a one-year deal to provide competition at the backup quarterback spot, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the Chiefs had not announced the deal. Pryor worked out for the team earlier in the day, and later tweeted a picture of himself carrying a notebook with the Chiefs’ logo on it.

The signing could mean the end of backup Chase Daniel’s run in Kansas City. The Chiefs are tight against the salary cap, and parting with Daniel could save nearly $4 million. The Chiefs also have developmental quarterbacks Tyler Bray and Aaron Murray on the roster.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Daishon Knight scored 15 points, MiKyle McIntosh had 10 with nine rebounds and Illinois State rolled past Drake for an 81-45 victory Wednesday night. Paris Lee chipped in 12 points and Tony Wills had 10 with six assists for the Redbirds (9-6, 1-2 Missouri Valley), who shot 56.6 percent from the field and had a 38-21 rebounding advantage. Justin McCloud hit three of Illinois State’s nine 3-pointers.

Drake (3-12, 0-3) was held to 14-of-44 shooting (31.8 percent), gave up 21 points off turnovers and another 12 on second-chance opportunities. Chris Caird was the lone scorer in double figures for the Bulldogs with 15 points and Trevor Berkeley had nine. Illinois State pulled away with a 32-8 run sparked by a pair of 3-pointers from both McCloud and Lee for a 36-16 lead in the first half. The Redbirds coasted in the second half, leading by as much as 44.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle tied a career-high with 24 points, on 9-of-12 shooting, and Nate Buss scored a season-high 15 to lead Northern Iowa to a 55-39 win over Southern Illinois Wednesday night. Tuttle had eight rebounds and Buss made 6 of 9 field goals, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Southern Illinois made just 8 of 27 field goals in the first half and trailed 25-18 at the break.

Sean O’Brien opened the second half with a 3, pulling the Salukis within four, but an 19-6 run by Northern Iowa (13-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley) over the next eight-plus minutes made it 43-27 and Southern Illinois trailed by double digits the rest of the way in Cedar Falls. A jumper by Wes Washpun with 3:13 to play gave the Panthers their biggest lead of the game at 55-37.

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• Clarinda 72, Southwest Valley 6
• Clarinda 57, Red Oak 17
• Clarinda 63, St. Albert 18
• Red Oak 36, Southwest Valley 18
• Red Oak 36, St. Albert 30
• St. Albert 42, Southwest Valley 38

• Creston/O-M 40, Lewis Central 19
• Creston/O-M 75, Kuemper Catholic 0
• Lewis Central 66, Kuemper Catholic 9

• Logan-Magnolia 66, Southwest Iowa 16
• Logan-Magnolia 70, OA-BCIG 11
• OA-BCIG 48, Southwest Iowa 22

• Missouri Valley 48, Bishop Heelan Catholic 30

Hawkeye 10:

• Harlan 67, Atlantic 24
• Glenwood 62, Clarinda 50
• Kuemper Catholic 55, St. Albert 38
• Lewis Central 34, Creston 25
• Shenandoah 47, Denison-Schleswig 24

Western Iowa:

• A-H-S-T-W 50, Riverside 32
• Audubon 64, Griswold 47
• IKM-Manning 63, Tri-Center 39
• Treynor 52, Logan-Magnolia 39
• Missouri Valley 68, Underwood 46

Rolling Valley:

• Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Ar-We-Va 44
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 85, West Harrison 18
• Glidden-Ralston 38, Charter Oak-Ute 15
• Woodbine 67, Boyer Valley 50

Corner:

• Fremont Mills 68, South Page 22
• Heartland Christian 36, Clarinda Academy 24
• Nishnabotna 39, East Mills 33
• Essex 36, Sidney 22

Others:

• Ballard 69, Carroll 23
• Bedford 71, Lenox 43
• Des Moines Christian 69, West Central Valley 34
• Lamoni 48, Orient-Macksburg 40
• Nodaway Valley 59, East Union 18
• Panorama 71, Ogden 40
• Sioux City East 62, CB Abraham Lincoln 24
• Van Meter 58, Guthrie Center 27

Hawkeye 10:

• Harlan 62, Atlantic 58 (2OT)
• Denison-Schleswig 57, Shenandoah 42
• Red Oak 65, Thomas Jefferson 51
• St. Albert 57, Kuemper Catholic 55
• Glenwood 62, Clarinda 42

Western Iowa:

• A-H-S-T-W 85, Riverside 63
• Griswold 60, Audubon 54
• Treynor 78, Logan-Magnolia 46
• Underwood 51, Missouri Valley 48
• IKM-Manning 65, Tri-Center 49

Rolling Valley:

• Ar-We-Va 62, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
• Boyer Valley, Dunlap 81, Woodbine 52
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 68, West Harrison 63
• Glidden-Ralston 57, Charter Oak-Ute 44

Corner:

• Clarinda Academy 74, Heartland Christian 54
• East Mills 53, Nishnabotna 34
• Essex 63, Sidney 40
• Fremont Mills 58, South Page 34

Others:

• Bedford 46, Lenox 38
• Carroll 64, Ballard 45
• CB Abraham Lincoln 61, Sioux City East 54
• Mount Ayr 69, Southwest Valley 47
• Nodaway Valley 69, East Union 33
• Orient-Macksburg 40, Lamoni 34
• Panorama 54, Ogden 41
• Van Meter 72, Guthrie Center 45

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