CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch scored 19 points and Northern Iowa pulled away early in the second half to beat Drake 68-54 on Tuesday night. Northern Iowa (10-9, 2-5 Missouri Valley Conference) has won two straight since snapping a seven-game skid, and has beaten Drake (11-9, 5-2) in 16 of the last 18 games.

The Bulldogs had their last lead, 38-37 with 15 minutes left before Northern Iowa used a 23-11 surge for a 60-49 lead with four minutes remaining. Back-to-back 3s from Spencer Haldeman and Tywhon Pickford made it a 17-point Panther advantage with 2:28 to go.

Pickford added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Northern Iowa. Haldeman chipped in 12 points and Klint Carlson had 10. Reed Timmer had 17 points and Nick McGlynn 13 to lead Drake, which has lost two of its last three games.

Audubon 61, Missouri Valley 47

Bedford 66, Southwest Valley 60

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 67, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64

Glenwood 87, Red Oak 48

Griswold 37, Riverside, Oakland 35

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Atlantic 59

Lewis Central 78, Denison-Schleswig 51

Logan-Magnolia 54, IKM-Manning 46

Mount Ayr 58, Nodaway Valley 48

Storm Lake 76, Carroll 63

Treynor 74, Underwood 46

Tri-Center, Neola 52, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 39

East Mills 64, Clarinda Academy 47

Fremont Mills, Tabor 38, Essex 37

Sidney 65, Heartland Christian 26

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 61, Tri-Center, Neola 29

East Union, Afton 54, Lenox 36

Glidden-Ralston 70, West Harrison, Mondamin 42

Harlan 48, Ballard 39

IKM-Manning 59, Logan-Magnolia 55, OT

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 65, Atlantic 34

Lewis Central 48, Denison-Schleswig 40

Missouri Valley 41, Audubon 30

Panorama, Panora 52, Earlham 39

Red Oak 63, Glenwood 54

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 70, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 61

Shenandoah 50, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 17

Southwest Valley 62, Bedford 32

Storm Lake 56, Carroll 53

Treynor 76, Underwood 37

West Central Valley, Stuart 58, AC/GC 46

The Griswold Tigers boys basketball team survived a last second three attempt from the Riverside Bulldogs for a 37-35 victory on Tuesday night in Oakland.  After Morgan Mundorf missed two free throws for the Tigers, 3 seconds were left for Riverside’s last chance. AJ Dillon raced up the floor and got a look from a few feet outside the top of the key and his game winning attempt fell wide right. The Tigers grabbed their second win of the season and avenged an earlier three point loss to the Bulldogs.

Griswold trailed by one at the end of the first half but scored the first eight points of the second half and in the process took their first lead of the game. The Tigers led by four heading into the final period and did just enough to pick up the win. The Tigers could of made the win a little more comfortable but finished just 9-24 from the free throw line.

Morgan Mundorf led the way for Griswold’s win with a monster double-double of 18 points and 18 rebounds. Josh Brownlee chipped in 8 points for the now 2-12 Tigers. They travel next to Treynor on Friday.

AJ Dillon had 20 points and 6 steals for the Bulldogs as they fall to 2-11 with the loss. They host Audubon on Friday night.

The Griswold girls basketball team pulled away from the Riverside Bulldogs in the fourth quarter to take a 41-25 win on Tuesday night. It was a three point game at halftime with an 18-15 Griswold lead. Riverside then went scoreless in the third quarter but Griswold only increased their lead by 4 in that quarter. Jocelyn Amos then dropped in 6 of her 11 total points in the fourth quarter to propel Griswold to the victory. The Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 19-10 in that final quarter.

Mateya Peters led all scorers with 13 points and she also grabbed 6 rebounds for Griswold. The Tigers improved to 6-8 with the win. They next travel to Treynor on Friday night.

Ashlynn Amdor led Riverside with 12 points. The Bulldogs fall to 2-10 on the season. They will host Audubon on Friday.