Iowa State looks to halt a late season slide when the Cyclones close the home season against West Virginia, tonight. ISU has lost six of its last eight after a 61-50 home loss to Big 12 cellar dwellar Oklahoma. Cyclone coach T.J. Otzelberger says the players need to show more personal pride

Otzelberger is looking for solutions to their struggles on offense.

Otzelberger says teams are pressuring the Cyclones and forcing them to create off the dribble.

The Cyclones are 8-8 in the Big 12

A dramatic finish in Iowa City. Caitlin Clark’s three pointer was the game winner as sixth ranked Iowa edged Big Ten champ and second ranked Indiana 86-85.

Clark finished with 34 points, nine assists and nine rebounds. Here game winner thrilled the sold out crowd.

It capped a day that saw Carver-Hawkeye Arena host ESPN GameDay. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.

Bradley used a 15-0 second half run to take control and beat Drake 73-61 to claim the Missouri Valley regular season crown. The Bulldogs shot only 38 percent in having their 10-game winning streak snapped.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. Drake is 24-7 and takes the two seed into a Friday night quarterfinal round game at the Missouri Valley Tournament in St. Louis.

Following Substate Final play on Saturday for Class 1A and 2A schools, the Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the state tournament brackets for those classes.

CLASS 1A Quarterfinals (March 6th)

#1 Grand View Christian vs. #8 New London 10:30 a.m.
#4 West Harrison vs. #5 Dunkerton 12:15 p.m.
#2 North Linn vs. #7 Madrid 2:00 p.m.
#3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. #6 Remsen St. Mary’s 3:45 p.m.

CLASS 2A Quarterfinals (March 6th and 7th)

March 6th
#1 Central Lyon vs. #8 Des Moines Christian 5:30 p.m.
#4 Pella Christian vs. #5 MFL-MarMac 7:15 p.m.

March 7th
#2 Roland-Story vs. #7 Kuemper Catholic 10:30 a.m.
#3 Western Christian vs. #6 Monticello 12:15 p.m.

The AHSTW Vikings had a tough time getting comfortable on the offensive end of the floor and couldn’t get the big shot to fall when they needed it on Saturday night. The Vikings suffered a 47-36 loss to Des Moines Christian in the 2A Substate 7 Final in Adel.

The game was a very low scoring affair, especially in the first half as Des Moines Christian led 18-13 at the break. The Lions used a 12-0 run to start the second quarter to grab the lead. They then went on an 8-0 run to start the second half to make it tough on the Vikings.

AHSTW would claw back within 5 toward the end of the game but could never get that next big shot to fall down. Des Moines Christian put the icing on the win when Carsen Thies threw up a hasty three in the corner that splashed in just before the shot clock expired to push the lead back to eight with just over a minute left.

Des Moines Christian was led by 18 points from Tate Platte and 14 from Thies. The Lions head back to the state tournament for the second time in three seasons.

AHSTW was led by 15 points from Senior Kyle Sternberg. The Vikings fall short of State by one game for the second straight season. They end a great season with a record of 21-3.

The UNI women’s basketball team won their final road game of the regular season 76-48 over Murray State on Saturday. The Panthers outscored the Racers 48-24 in the second half to pull away for the big win.

Grace Boffelit had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Maya McDermott chipped in 13 points.

UNI improved to 19-8 overall and 14-4 in MVC play.

The Drake women fell behind 25-14 by the end of the first quarter and ultimately dropped an 83-77 road game at Belmont. The Bulldogs outscored the Bruins by 8 in the second half but it was too little, too late.

Katie Dinnebier matched her career high with 24 points for Drake on 7 of 8 shooting from the field. The Bulldogs fall to 17-9 overall and 12-6 in the Valley.

Destinee Wells poured in 27 points and dished out 7 assists for Belmont. They improved to 19-10 overall and 15-3 in the Valley.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team outscored TCU 22-6 in the second quarter and scorched the Horned Frogs 84-56 on Saturday evening in Ames.

The Cyclones had four players score in double-figures, led by 22 points and 11 rebounds from Ashley Joens. Morgan Kane added 17 points and 8 boards, while Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski each dropped in 12 points.

Iowa State improved to 18-8 on the season. TCU falls to 7-20.

Iowa made 6 of 9 three-pointers in the final minute and a half, including their last four in a row in the final 22 seconds to tie the game at 101 and send it to overtime. Payton Sandfort hit the final one with 3.3 seconds left to square it up. The Hawkeyes went on to win it 112-106 in overtime.

According to NCAA records, Iowa became only the fourth men’s Division I team to win after trailing by 11 or more with a minute to play in regulation.

Iowa’s late streak overcame the Spartans shooting 11 of 13 from 3-point range and 28 of 32 at the foul line in regulation.

Kris Murray led Iowa with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Perkins added 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.

Iowa improved to 18-11 overall. Michigan State got 31 points from Tyson Walker and 21 from Jaden Akins, but the fall to 17-11.

Iowa State was outscored 38-22 in the second half and fell at home to Oklahoma 61-50 on Saturday. The Cyclones led by five at half but couldn’t find much offense in the second half.

Oklahoma knocked down 10 of 23 from three-point range and out-rebounded the Cyclones 39-27.

Jacob Groves led the Sooners with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Grant Sherfield had 10 points and 3 boards. Tanner Groves added 9 points and 13 rebounds. The Sooners improved to 14-15.

Iowa State was led by 12 points from Gabe Kalscheur and freshman Tamin Lipsey added 10 points and 5 rebounds. Iowa State falls to 17-11.