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Nearly a month of build up comes to an end today (Friday) as Iowa and Tennessee collide in the Taxslayer Bowl in Jacksonville. For the Hawkeyes it is a chance to end what has been a disappointing season on a positive note but they will need to get by a Volunteer team that is making its first bowl appearance since 2010. The Hawkeyes struggled this season against dual threat quarterbacks and Tennessee has one in sophomore Joshua Dobbs, who took over midway through the season after an injury to Justin Worley.
Coach Kirk Ferentz says Tennessee will try to keep the Iowa defense off balance. Iowa’s offense should have more big play ability with a healthy Jordan Canzeri getting some carries at running back. Jake Rudock will start at quarterback but C.J. Beatherd is also expected to play in the opening half.
Tennessee coach Butch Jones says his players are ready for kickoff, but it will take a great effort to beat the Hawkeyes. Tennessee has 17 freshmen in the two-deep. If the Volunteers have a weakness it is the offensive line and right tackle Jacob Gilliam says they will need to find a way to handle Iowa’s defensive line.
Iowa is 7-5 and Tennessee is 6-6 and this will be their third meeting. The Hawkeyes beat the Volunteers 28-22 in the 1982 Peach Bowl and Tennessee claimed a 23-22 win in the 1987 Kickoff Classic. Catch the game today beginning at Noon, on KJAN.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — D.J. Balentine scored 17 points and Evansville came all the way back from 16 down to beat Number 23 Northern Iowa 52-49 on Thursday night. Egidju Mockevicius added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Purple Aces (11-2, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Jaylon Brown made four free throws in the last 7 seconds to seal it.
Seth Tuttle led UNI with 18 points, but fouled out in the final minute. Nate Buss added nine for the Panthers (11-2, 0-1). For one half, Northern Iowa’s swarming defense completely frustrated Evansville, holding the Purple Aces to 20 points in the first 20 minutes as the Panthers built a lead as large as 16.
But the second half was a different story.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron Baker scored 23 points, including 13 straight down the stretch, and 16th-ranked Wichita State opened league play with a 66-58 win over Drake on Wednesday. Tekele Cotton had 17 points for the Shockers (11-2, 1-0 MVC), who answered a Christmas Day loss to George Washington with their 22nd straight Missouri Valley conference victory.
But Wichita State struggled for much of the night against the team with the worst record in the Valley. The Shockers didn’t take their first double-digit lead, 56-46, until there was 5:49 left. Baker’s layup with 1:02 remaining gave Wichita State a 64-57 lead, and Drake turned it over on the next possession.
Jacob Enevold had 12 points with 15 rebounds for Drake (3-10). The Bulldogs shot just 33 percent from the field.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Naz Long made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 24 points as No. 9 Iowa State cruised past Mississippi Valley State 83-33 on Wednesday night. Jameel McKay added 10 points and six rebounds for the Cyclones (10-1), who shot 51 percent from the field to help coach Fred Hoiberg earn his 100th career win.
Iowa State used a 13-0 run to build a 23-9 lead 9 minutes into the game and carried a 47-18 advantage into halftime. Bryce Dejean-Jones had eight points, six assists and five rebounds for the Cyclones, who held the Delta Devils to 24.1 percent shooting.
Jeffrey Simmons and Isaac Williams had six points apiece for MVSU (1-12), which lost its sixth in a row.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – The plane carrying No. 16 Wichita State to Des Moines, Iowa, for tonight’s (Wednesday’s) game against Drake had to return to Kansas after its landing gear malfunctioned after takeoff. School spokesman Bryan Holmgren said that the issue had to do with a sensor in the landing gear. The team returned to Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport and mechanics were working on the plane.
The Shockers (10-2) typically fly on chartered jets to their away games. The plane was never in any danger, and the delay was not expected to affect the game against the Bulldogs. It will be the Missouri Valley opener for both teams.
The Iowa State women claimed the title at the Cyclone Challenge. Nikki Moody had 19 points, Seanna Johnson added 18 points and 13 rebounds in a 71-54 win over California-Riverside. The Cyclones outrebounded Riverside 46-34 to improve to 9-2. Iowa State opens the Big 12 race at home on Saturday by hosting Kansas State.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jarrod Uthoff scored 18 points and Aaron White added 17 to lead Iowa past No. 20 Ohio State 71-65 Tuesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
The Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-0) never trailed after the opening minute, leading by as many as 12 points in the first half and holding on when Ohio State (11-3, 0-1) applied pressure at the end.
Sam Thompson had 17 points, D’Angelo Russell scored 13 despite heavy foul trouble and Marc Loving added 10 for the Buckeyes, who had won eight games in a row in the series before the Hawkeyes won at Value City Arena last year 84-74. Three weeks later, the Buckeyes won in Iowa City 76-69.
Iowa holds a 75-72 edge in head-to-head meetings.
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