WACO, Texas (AP) — Brady Heslip’s final regular-season game at the Ferrell Center may just be the victory that helps get Baylor back into the NCAA tournament.

Heslip scored 18 points, with all five of his 3-pointers coming in the second half, and the Bears got a much-needed boost with a 74-61 victory over No. 16 Iowa State on Tuesday night. His tiebreaking 3 with 2:14 left started a game-ending 13-0 run.

There were 15 lead changes and four ties before Heslip put the Bears (20-10, 8-9 Big 12) ahead to stay.

And now the Bears, who have won seven of eight games since starting 2-8 in Big 12 play, feel confident they have what’s needed to get back in the NCAA field after having to settle for the NIT championship last season — a year after making it to an NCAA regional final.

The Cyclones, who lost at Kansas State on Saturday, were held under 70 points for the first time this season. Melvin Ejim, the Big 12’s leading scorer, had only six points — 13 below his average.

The Cyclones didn’t score after DeAndre Kane’s wide-open 3 tied the game at 61 with 4:10 left. That was their 12th 3-pointer in the game, only the second after halftime.

Kane had 20 points for Iowa State and Dustin Hogue added 12 for the Cyclones, who are home Saturday against Oklahoma State.

Ejim, playing on his 23rd birthday, missed his first eight shots before consecutive layups midway through the second half put the Cyclones up 49-48. The second layup came after a steal by Hogue. Ejim finished 3-of-14 shooting, missing all five of his 3-point attempts, and had nine rebounds.

Iowa State (22-7, 10-7), in the mix for the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big 12 tournament, lost its second road game in four days.

Sophomore Jordyn Moser’s clutch jumper kept top-ranked Harlan’s championship hopes alive in Class 4-A.

With the score tied at 50, Harlan got the ball when North Scott was whistled for an illegal screen with 45.2 seconds remaining. The Cyclones held for one shot and coach Zach Klaasen called time with 11.8 seconds remaining to set up a final play.

The ball went to Moser, who drove toward the free throw line on the left side of the floor, stopped and hit the game winner. North Scott got a time out with .6 seconds left, but Harlan’s 6-foot-2 Jess Schaben stuffed the inbounds pass and the clock ran out.

Schaben led Harlan with 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks. Moser finished with 13 points, all in the second half, and Taylor Wagner also scored 13. Schaben and the four other Harlan starters all started on the Cyclones’ volleyball team that won the state championship last fall.

Rachel Edmundson and Evan Hundley each scored 10 points for North Scott and freshman Karli Rucker added nine.

Neither team started a senior in the back and forth game. North Scott’s 3-point shooting helped the Lady Lancers build a 32-24 lead early in the second half before Harlan stormed back on five 3-pointers of its own, including three by Moser.

Moser also stole the ball and sank two free throws for a 47-41 lead with 6 1/2 minutes left. North Scott than rallied and tied it at 50 on two straight baskets by Hundley, setting the stage for the finish.

Harlan, last year’s runner-up, moves to Thursday night’s semifinals with a 24-0 record. North Scott made the tournament for the first time since 2003 and finishes 17-7.

• Bettendorf 59, Davenport Central 38
• Cedar Rapids Kennedy 46, North Scott 43
• Dubuque Senior 52, Linn-Mar 47
• Iowa City West 74, Iowa City High 50
• Sioux City North 74, Sioux City East 57
• Southeast Polk 56, Des Moines Roosevelt 40
• Urbandale 42, Des Moines Hoover 30
• WDM Valley 51, Ankeny Centennial 48

Tuesday Results:

Class 2-A Quarterfinal

• Western Christian 66, Des Moines Christian 53

Class 3-A Quarterfinals

• Crestwood 54, Bondurant Farrar 41
• Mediapolis 61, Williamsburg 43
• MOC-Floyd Valley 69, Center Point-Urbana 42
• Unity Christian 60, Clear Lake 35

Class 4-A Quarterfinals

• Carlisle 53, Dallas Center-Grimes 48
• Harlan 52, North Scott 50

Wednesday Schedule:

Class 4-A Quarterfinals

• 10:00 a.m. – Davenport Assumption (17-6) vs. Ballard (20-4)
• 11:45 a.m. – Bishop Heelan Catholic (20-3) vs. Western Dubuque (21-2)

Class 5-A Quarterfinals

• 1:30 p.m. – Waterloo West (21-2) vs. Des Moines East
• 3:15 p.m. – West Des Moines Valley (22-1) vs. Southeast Polk (16-6)
• 5:00 p.m. – Iowa City High (23-0) vs. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (16-7)
• 6:45 p.m. – Waukee (20-3) vs. Dowling Catholic (20-3)

Class 1-A Semifinals

• 8:30 p.m. — Colo-Nesco (24-1) vs. Newell-Fonda (23-2)

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nina Davis scored 26 points to help No. 9 Baylor clinch a share of the Big 12 title by beating Iowa State 70-54 on Tuesday night. Baylor won despite a season-low 11 points from star Odyssey Sims, the nation’s leading scorer at 30.2 points per game entering play.

Nikki Moody had 17 points and Hallie Christofferson scored 14 for Iowa State (20-9, 9-9), which was outrebounded 48-32.

The Atlantic Flying Sharks swim team, representing the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic, competed in the State YMCA Meet in Marshalltown last weekend with great results and set some records in the process.

Top 5 Place Winners include (* indicates Atlantic record):

• Girls Age 11-12 50 Yard Fly – 3. Clare Christensen (:30.11)
• Boys Age 11-12 50 Yard Fly – 2. Benjamin Henriksen (:29.65)
• Girls Age 9-10 200 Free – 1. Aleah Hermansen (2:22.52), 3. Taylor McCreedy (2:32.0)
• Boys Age 9-10 200 Yard Free – 5. Bryan York (2:31.7)
• Girls Age 11-12 200 Yard Free – 2. Annamaria Lowary (2:13.04)
• Girls Age 13-14 200 Yard Free – 2. Madelyn Kickland (2:02.95), 3. Mycala Kickland (2:04.4)
• Boys Age 15-21 200 Freestyle – 2. Damon Miller (1:50.21*)
• Girls Age 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay – 2. Annamaria Lowary, McKenna Ewoldt, Clare Christensen, Cambry Miller (2:04.86)
• Girls Age 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay –  3. Emily Schreiner, Jessica Hartwig, Madelyn Kickland, Mycala Kickland (1:58.28)
• Girls Age 8 & Under 25 Yard Free – 1. Abby Smith (:15.62)
• Girls Age 9-10 50 Yard Free – 5. Taylor McCreedy (:31.67)
• Girls Age 11-12 50 Yard Free – 2. McKenna Ewoldt (:26.01)
• Boys Age 11-12 50 Yard Free – 2. Blake Ewoldt (:26.52)
• Girls Age 13-14 50 Yard Free – 1. Madelyn Kickland (:24.73), 3. Mycala Kickland (:25.84)
• Girls Age 12-21 200 IM – 1. Lindsay Keltch (2:14.36*)
• Boys Age 11-12 100 Yard IM – 2. Blake Ewoldt (1:08.8), 3. Benjamin Henriksen (1:10.43)
• Girls Age 11-12 50 Yard Back – 4. Annamaria Lowary (:32.21)
• Girls Age 12-21 200 Yard Back – 2. Linday Keltch (2:14.55)
• Girls Age 9-10 50 Yard Fly – 1. Aleah Hermansen (:32.48)
• Girls Age 12-21 200 Yard Breast – 4. Jessica Hartwig (2:40.23)
• Boys Age 12-21 200 Yard Breast – 2. Josh Sunberg (2:26.84)
• Girls Age 8 & Under 50 Yard Free – 3. Abby Smith (:35.85)
• Girls Age 9-10 100 Yard Free – 3. Aleah Hermansen (1:02.15)
• Boys Age 9-10 100 Yard Free – 5. Alex Sampson (1:10.86)
• Girls Age 11-12 100 Yard Free – 2. McKenna Ewoldt (:57.42), 4. Clare Christensen (1:01.25)
• Boys Age 11-12 100 Yard Free – 3. Benjamin Henriksen (:58.7)
• Girls Age 13-14 100 Yard Free – 1. Madelyn Kickland (:54.58), 4. Mycala Kickland (:56.74)
• Boys Age 15-21 100 Yard Free – 4. Damon Miller (:50.22)
• Girls Age 11-12 100 Yard Back – 4. Annamaria Lowary (1:09.6)
• Boys Age 11-12 100 Yard Back – 3. Blake Ewoldt (1:09.9)
• Girls Age 15-21 100 Yard Breast – 2. Lindsay Keltch (1:12.07)
• Boys Age 12-21 500 Yard Free – 3. Damon Miller (5:23)
• Girls Age 8 & Under 100 Yard Free Relay – 5. Jadyn Reid, Darbie Argotsinger, Heather Fincel, Abby Smith (1:17.27)
• Girls Age 9-10 200 Yard Free Relay – 4. Taylor McCreedy, Bryer Rose, Alyssa Derby, Aleah Hermansen (2:08.48)
• Boys Age 9-10 200 Yard Free Relay – 5. Alex Sampson, Braden Smith, Nate Brown, Bryan York (2:08.89)
• Girls Age 11-12 200 Free Relay – 1. McKenna Ewoldt, Clare Christensen, Annamaria Lowary, Cambry Miller (1:46.3*)
• Boys Age 11-12 200 Yard Free Relay – 2. Benjamin Henriksen, Kaden Osborn, Cole Sampson, Blake Ewoldt (1:55.56)
• Girls Age 13-14 200 Free Relay – 1. Mycala Kickland, Jessica Hartwig, Abbie Brown, Madelyn Kickland (1:42.5*)
• Girls Age 15-21 200 Yard Free Relay – 5. Laeni Pelzer, Sara King, Hanna King, Lindsay Keltch (1:50.6)
• Boys Age 15-21 200 Yard Free Relay – 5. Jacob Redler, Caleb Kelly, Josh Sunberg, Damon Miller (1:38.89)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wichita State sophomore Fred VanVleet has been voted the Missouri Valley player of the year, leading a strong showing by the unbeaten Shockers in the league’s postseason awards. VanVleet received 22 of a possible 36 votes cast by coaches, athletic department officials and the media on Tuesday, easily outdistancing teammates Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker. It’s the first time in the award’s history that a school swept the top three spots.

VanVleet, Baker and Early were joined on the all-Missouri Valley first team by Evansville’s D.J. Balentine, Jake Odum of Indiana State and Seth Tuttle of Northern Iowa. Wichita State’s Tekele Cotton was voted second-team all-conference, while Darius Carter made the all-newcomer team. Cotton and VanVleet were picked for the all-defensive team.

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the Class 1A State Quarterfinal from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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Monday, March 3

Class 1-A Quarter-Finals:

• Colo-Nesco 38, Lynnville-Sully 34
• Newell-Fonda 73, Bedford 37
• Janesville 58, Rockford 46
• Burlington Notre Dame 90, Adair-Casey 50

Class 2-A Quarter-Finals:

• Cascade 43, NW Webster 21
• Hudson 85, Woodbury Central 74
• North-Linn 57 South Central Calhoun 49

Tuesday, March 4

Class 2-A Quarter-Final:

• 10:00 am – Western Christian (24-1) vs. Des Moines Christian (20-4)

Class 3-A Quarter-Finals:

• 11:45 am – Crestwood (21-2) vs. Bondurant-Farrar (19-5)
• 1:30 pm – Clear Lake (22-2) vs. Unity Christian (20-4)
• 3:15 pm – MOC-Floyd Valley (23-1) vs. Center Point-Urbana (18-6)
• 5:00 pm – Mediapolis (23-1) vs. Williamsburg (22-2)

Class 4-A Quarter-Finals:

• 6:45 pm – Harlan (23-0) vs. North Scott (17-6)
• 8:30 pm – Dallas Center-Grimes (21-2) vs. Carlisle (19-6)