IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa star Megan Gustafson is used to drawing a lot of attention on the court. So Sunday was just business as usual. Gustafson scored 24 of her 31 points in the second half, and No. 14 Iowa beat No. 7 Maryland 86-73 to move into a tie with the Terrapins atop the Big Ten. Gustafson also had 17 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (21-5, 12-3), who have won 10 of 11. She went 10 for 18 from the field and 11 for 12 at the free-throw line. Tania Davis scored 13 points for Iowa, which made 27 of 29 foul shots. Kathleen Doyle finished with 12.

Iowa beat Maryland for the first time since 1992. The last time the Hawkeyes faced a top-10 Terrapin team, Maryland won by 20. The Hawkeyes, barring a collapse that doesn’t appear to be coming, can start planning on hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. This was the kind of victory that should convince the committee that Iowa deserves a top-four seed.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored 24 points, Kristin Scott added 17 with 12 rebounds and No. 18 Iowa State rolled to an 89-67 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Alexa Middleton had 15 points and Ashley Joens 14 for the Hawkeyes (19-6, 9-3 Big 12 Conference), who improved to 15-1 at home for their first-ever sweep of the Cowgirls. Carleton had 14 points in the first half when Iowa took a 51-39 lead. She now has 1,914 points, putting her 235 points behind all-time leading scorer Angie Welle. Carleton also had seven rebounds as the Cyclones won the rebound battle 43-29.

Meredith Burkhall had 10 points on 5-for-5 as Iowa State finished at 49 percent for the game despite an 8-for-20 third quarter. Vivian Gray scored 31 points — two off her career high — for Oklahoma State (13-11, 4-9), losers of three straight. Ja’Mee Asberry added 14.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brady Ellingson had 21 points as Drake narrowly beat Valparaiso 84-79 on Saturday. Nick McGlynn had 16 points and nine rebounds for Drake (20-7, 9-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Tremell Murphy added five assists. Deion Lavender had 16 points and six rebounds for the Crusaders (13-14, 6-8). Javon Freeman added 15 points and five steals. Derrik Smits had 15 points.

The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 against the Crusaders this season. Drake defeated Valparaiso 70-59 on Jan. 26. Drake faces Bradley at home on Tuesday. Valparaiso plays Southern Illinois at home on Wednesday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Iowa State was drilled at home by TCU a week ago, then had to sit around without another game until Saturday, left to brood over its uphill climb to get back into the Big 12 race.
The Cyclones finally released that pent-up angst against No. 18 Kansas State. Lindell Wigginton hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Talen Horton-Tucker buried six 3s and had 20, and the No. 23 Cyclones pulled away late for a 78-64 victory over the Big 12-leading Wildcats on Saturday to answer a chorus of critics that had been surfaced over the past seven days. The Cyclone had three double-figure scorers with Marial Shayok contributing 13 points and 13 boards. They went 14 of 24 from beyond the 3-point line, shooting right over Kansas State’s vaunted defense. And they dished out 19 assists while turning it over just 10 times.

Iowa State is right back in the Big 12 title picture after avenging its loss to the Wildcats at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were coming off a surprising home loss to TCU, but otherwise they’ve won seven of their last nine games — including four of their last five on the road. Iowa State returns home to face Baylor on Tuesday night.

Class 3A Region 8 Championship

Des Moines Christian 44, Shenandoah 41

Class 4A Region 1 Semifinal

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 56, Webster City 46

LeMars 47, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 43

Class 4A Region 2 Semifinal

Denison-Schleswig 58, Dallas Center-Grimes 54, OT

Glenwood 43, Lewis Central 42

Class 5A Region 4 Semifinal

Prairie, Cedar Rapids 58, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 32

Urbandale 57, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 29

Class 5A Region 8 Semifinal

Ankeny Centennial 50, Sioux City, East 31

Pleasant Valley 54, Davenport, West 19