nigel hayes and bronson koenig are their leaders and they do a realll nice job off leading them." iowa and wiscons tipoff at 8 o'clock wednesday on the big ten network. iowa state lost for the third time in five games last night -- with a 97-87 loss at number-14 west virginia. the 17th-ranked cyclones continue to be last in the big 12 in points allowed and were out- rebounded for the tenth straight game. the mountaineers bench outscored the ioio state reserves, 69 9 10. abdel nader leisu with 23 points. iowa state, who is now 19-9 overall and 8-7 in the on saturday afternoon. there is plenty of high school basketball on the schedule tonight. in iowa, class 1a and 2a boys teams continue district play. 2a winners will be just one win away from the state tournament. in nebraska, class c and boys teams are ssll in sub-district action. we'll haveveighlights and scoreses from each state tonight at ten. . the iowa girls state tournament brackets will ne complete after regional finals tonight. in class 5a, sioux city west will earn a state trip -- if they can upset third-ranked ankeny cen

it was tied at t 6 all when bronson koenig hit one of his 4 threes and the lead never changed hands again. the final was 67-59. wisconsin has won 9 of its last dropped three of its last four. we'll be fine. still a lot of season left. we have three regular season games left. we are still in a great position. we are a confident bunch. we will stay confident. wwwill always be confident. the confident team leaving carver hawkeye arena last night was wearing red and white. john campbell tv9 sports. ... next up for the hawkeyes is ohio state on the road. game starts at 3:06. ... february continues to be kind to the uni men's basketball team. the panthers defted indiana state last night, 66- 44 in the final regular season home game. it was senioio night for three players: matt bohannon, paul jesperson and wes washpun. coach jacobson had nothing but high praises for those three players, especially with their leadership in helping the team bounce back. "you want your home fans to see them the way they've played over the course of their career. so when bohannon makes three in a row, that's one of

three by bronson koenig. hawkeye fans see their team lose at home for the first time this hawkeye fans see their team lose at home for the first time this season. hard to believe, but early exit after iowa collapses at crunch time. badgers win again, 67-59. iowa women also having a disappointing season. tonight, the hawks lose at penn state, 81-68. northern iowa finds its new athletic director in ames. david harris goes from associate a-d at iowa state, to the a-d the 44 year old harris faces several challenges at uni, almost all them dealing with finding the funds to keep panther sports programs thriving. like this one. senior night at uni, it's a final home game for wes washpun. and paul jesperson. and wouldn't you know it, we have highlights from both. jesperson drops three on indiana state. then washpun steps back, sinks three. he had 16. uni cruises, 66-44. 8 of 9 for the panthers. another valley loss for drake, bulldogs 52 missouri state bears 61 cyclone star seanna johnson did not make it back to ames

but wionsin would jump on top as we head to the second...bronson koenig...answers with a three of his own...badgers go up double digits. nebraska, trying to find some offense...andrew white, pokes it away, he gets it back and the old fashioned three point ay to get within 11. the badgers though, too much at home tonight...they down nebraska, north and east in the afternoon and evening. the 7-day forecast shows another chance of light snow late saturday and early sunday. it's going to stay cold for a while. wind chills could be as cold as -20 friday night, and saturday's high will be only 13! but we'll get to 31 sunday, and then warming to 45 by wednesday.

-- he had a team high 20 -- illini up 13 in the second halfbut the badgers would claw back -- bronson koenig -- money on the the triple -- that ties the game at 46and then it's nigel hayes -- so smooth on the turn around jay -- badgers closed the game on 36 to 14 run -- sconnie wins another -- 69 to 60 the iowa baseball season is off in full swing -- the hawks opened up the year with a three game series against dallas baptist -- the patriots took the first to games and have yet to trail -- rick heller and the boys looking come back to iowa on a high note hawks down 1 in the 7th -- nick roscetti -- smacks one to third -- he's out at first -- but former xavier saint corbin woods comes home to tie the gamebut in the 8th -- llas baptist would blow it open -- matt duce shoots one through -- two runs score part of a 3 run inning -- hawks fall 4 to 1 the final. and still to come on fox 28 the hardware at the state wrestling tournament -- what the pirates have to say about what's turning into a 1-a wrestling dynasty -- after the what a week it was for the alburnett wrestling team -- two individual s

sconnie went on a run -- nigel hayes -- kisses it off e glass for two of his 16 pointsand then it's bronson koenig -- from down town -- game high 19 from him -- badgers win again -- 68 to 57. so as of right now -- the wks sit 4th in the standings -- behind indiana, wisconsin, and maryland -- meaning iowa would be the 4 seed in the big 10 tournament in the season ended today -- but a lot of things can change with h games left and that log jam atop the conference. speaking of standings -- the northern iowa women are at the top -- the panthers lead the vallll and entered senior day streaku-n-i hosting loyolaand the seniors paced the panthers early --- madison weekly drives and dishes to jen keitel who knocks down the jay -- keitel finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds -- and became a member of the 1 thousand point club then later weekly finds amerber r sorenson -- she spots up and rattles home the three -- sorenson finished with 12 points and then weekly caught fire -- the former benton bobcadropped in a game high 17 -- as the panthers make it 6 straight -- 63 to 52. to the mats -- still to come on