By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press OMAHA — T.J. Otzelberger was sitting around CHI Health Center on Wednesday, just before leading Iowa State onto the court for its open practice ahead of the NCAA Tournament, still marveling at the way its fan base showed out last weekend. Buoyed by ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark has been a mainstay on The Associated Press All-America team the past few seasons. The NCAA's all-time scoring leader from Iowa was honored for the third straight year Wednesday, becoming the 11th player to earn the distinction three ...
By The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers to lead Iowa over Kansas State 91-82 on Tuesday night in the NIT. Sandfort added 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (19-14). Ben Krikke scored 24 points while going 9 of 15 and 5 of 8 from ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Iowa State will make the short trip to Nebraska for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in a lot better frame of mind than the Cyclones team that traveled to North Carolina a year ago. This team blew out Houston in the Big 12 Tournament ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Many have tried to slow down Caitlin Clark. Few have succeeded. The numbers bear that out. Opposing coaches will try again in the NCAA Tournament to come up with schemes to defend Division I’s all-time leading scorer but know it’s hopeless to completely ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Reigning national champion Connecticut is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll a day after being named the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies moved up from No. 2 in Monday's poll, trading spots with ...
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 on Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs made it ...
By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — T.J. Otzelberger nearly let the Big 12 Tournament trophy slip through his hands before adjusting his grip and raising it above his head, that polo shirt so many people find so comically tight on Iowa State’s coach stretching just a ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Imagine Iowa star Caitlin Clark playing a basketball game where the rules allowed her just two dribbles before she had to pass or shoot and it was illegal for her to cross the half-court line. For most of the 20th century, this was girls basketball in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madison Booker had a big first quarter on her way to 26 points, Aaliyah Moore added 14 and No. 6 Texas cruised to a 70-53 win over Iowa State on Tuesday night for the SEC-bound Longhorns’ second Big 12 Tournament title in three years. Shaylee Gonzales also had 11 ...
By The Associated Press UNCASVILE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 27 points and had five blocks to help No. 10 UConn beat Georgetown 78-42 on Monday night to win its 22nd Big East Tournament title. It was the 29th title overall for the Huskies, who haven't lost in a conference ...
By The Associated Press Women's basketball is having itself a moment as March Madness arrives. A year ago, 9.9 million people tuned in to see Angel Reese and LSU beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in a national championship game made unforgettable by the two stars who backed up their talk with ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points, Quincy Guerrier had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 12 Illinois beat Iowa 73-61 on Sunday. The Illini (23-8, 14-6 Big Ten) built a big early lead, then pulled away late in the second half after letting the Hawkeyes (18-13, 10-10) get ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Jerome Tang lamented his team’s lack of effort in a lopsided loss to Kansas this week, issuing a not-so-veiled challenge to the Wildcats heading into their regular-season finale against sixth-ranked Iowa State. Not only did they accept it, they ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 27 points, Darnell Brodie had four of his 17 in the last 67 seconds and Drake defended its Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title for an NCAA berth with an 84-80 win over Indiana State on Sunday despite blowing an 18-point lead in the last 10 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark overcame a cold start to score 30 of her 34 points after halftime and help third-ranked Iowa rally past Nebraska 94-89 in overtime to win a third straight Big Ten Tournament on Sunday. “It never gets old cutting the net,” Clark said after black and gold ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Audi Crooks had 25 points, Addy Brown added 16 and fourth-seeded Iowa State romped to an 85-68 victory over top-seeded and No. 19 Oklahoma on Monday, giving the Cyclones a chance to defend their women’s Big 12 Tournament title. Emily Ryan added 12 points and 10 ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Southern California rode a Pac-12 Tournament championship to its best ranking in 38 years. The Trojans moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday after topping Stanford to win the conference tournament for the first ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points, Quincy Guerrier had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 12 Illinois beat Iowa 73-61 on Sunday. The Illini (23-8, 14-6 Big Ten) built a big early lead, then pulled away late in the second half ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA Division I record for 3-pointers in a season by a woman or man, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists on a poor shooting night to lead No. 4 Iowa past Penn State 95-62 in the Big Ten ...