The Creighton Bluejays saw their six-game win streak come to an end with a 72-51 loss at Providence on Saturday.

AJ Reeves poured in seven threes on Senior Night for the Fryars and finished with 23 points to lead all-scorers. The Fryars led 35-26 at half and got the crowd fired up with scores on their first five possessions of the second half. Providence secured their first Big East Title in school history.

Ryan Kalkbrenner led four Bluejays in double figures with 13 points and 9 boards. Ryan Hawkins had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Creighton drops to 19-9 overall and 11-6 in the Big East. Next up for the Jays is a home game against UCONN on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

The Drake men’s basketball team capped off the regular season with a 62-60 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday at the Knapp Center.

The Bulldogs saw a 14-point halftime lead dwindle down in the second half but they held on for the victory. Tremell Murphy scored 14 points, Roman Penn had 12, and Garrett Sturtz had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bulldogs finish the regular season at 22-9 overall and 13-5 in the Valley. They will now prep for the MVC Tourney where they will meet Southern Illinois again on Friday at 8:30 p.m.

The UNI Panthers secured the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with a 102-96 win over Loyola in overtime at the McCleod Center on Saturday.

The game was tied at 46 at half and knotted up at 87 at the end of regulation. The Panthers then outscored the Ramblers 15-9 in overtime to grab the win and the title.

AJ Green had 32 points, Bowen Born added 20, and Noah Carter finished with 24 points and 7 rebounds.

UNI improved to 18-10 overall and win the MVC regular season crown with a 14-4 conference mark.

The Panthers now prep for the MVC tournament next week.

Trips to the boys state basketball tournament are on the line tonight in substate final games for Class 1A and 2A. Here are the area matchups.

CLASS 1A

Substate 7 @ Dowling Catholic: Grand View Christian (23-0) vs. St. Albert (12-11) 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ CB Thomas Jefferson: AHSTW (23-1) vs. West Harrison (21-3) 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN

CLASS 2A

Substate 8 @ AC/GC: Van Meter (20-2) vs. Red Oak (17-7) 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Substate 8
Johnston 60, Norwalk 49
Dowling Catholic 42, CB Abraham Lincoln 39

Northern Iowa hosts Loyola this (Saturday) afternoon and the winner claims the Missouri Valley regular season title and the top seed at next week’s conference tournament in St. Louis. The Panthers have reached this point by winning eight of their last night games. Panther coach Ben Jacobson.

UNI’s only loss in the past month was an 85-58 setback to the Ramblers in Chicago. Jacobson hopes a full McLeod Center will give the Panthers a home court advantage.