this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a three... panthers down by one ... bubuthat's as clcle as they'd get... chase fischer hits the catch and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wiwi 84-76

--late in the first half, paul jesperson puts the ball on the flolo and banks one home....uni up 30-29 at the break... --it was just a 2 point game with only a minute 40 to go when jesperson buries a 3 as uni tops washington state 63- 59...the panthers wrap up their hawaii trip tomorrow against byu. --from basketball in hawaii to football in the bahamas....wes tern michigan and middle tennessee state in the popeyes bahamas bowl.... --and if you like big plays and no defense, this was the game for you....just over a minute into the first quarter, richie james takes the option pitch and races 46ards for the touchdown....7-0 middle tennessee state... --but western michigan only needed about 60 seconds to answer....jamauri bogan up the middle...he makes one man miss and then it's nothing but green grass....that 62 yard score ties the game at 7... defensese..this routine 15 yard pass turns into a 68 yard touchdown as western michigan outscores middle tennessee state 45-31. thanks, scott. now here's a look at today's top web stories on kcrg dot com. stay with your 24-hour christmas eve. it's

pathers not going down easy paul jesperson had 21 points on 7 three pointers... matt bohnanan knocks another one down uni shot 59 beyond the arc... panthers up 5 one final chance for the cyclones monte morris looking to play hero again... not this time... uni beats a top 5 team for the second time in this young season 81-79. sot coach ben jacobson "it wasn't always pretty for us especially those final ten minutes a lot of that has to do with iowa state turning up the ressure forcinnsome key steaa just really proud of our guys." sot wes washpun "every team is different theres a lot of good teams in the country this was one of them and carolina is one of them as well but you just have to believe in this happen and make wins like this happen i think that's the biggest difference." "i'm just extremely proud of them they maintained their composure ... i'm felling great right now. " sot geroge niang "obviously there are some things we have to correct but i think were still improving as a team and improving every day. i don't think that's gonna define us as a team. " in

paul jesperson, good from the corner, he hit 7-threes. panthers up 3 early. isu answers inside with jameel mckay, offensive game developing. back and forth we go. huge game from wes washpun. the lefty with a smooth stepback 3. uni up 2. georges niang comes right back, 30. but uni clses the first half on a big run. washpun ahead to jeremy morgan, lets dunk. panthers lead 46-37 at the half. 2nd half here come isu. mckay, goes to work. 2 handed stuff. 18 for jameel, we're tied at 66. but uni always had an answer. 13 threes on the night. jesperson again. he scores 21. 15 seconds left. iowa state down 1. they go to niang, tries for the patented spin move, but he trips and looses the ball. washpun is fouled, sinks 1 free throw. 1 last chance for iowa state. monte morris, hero against iowa. not tonight. uni upsets number 5 iowa state game 1. iowa and drake hawks 7 and 3, first game since losing in ames. drake just 4 and 6 trying to pull the upset and end a 3-game skid. bulldogs come gunning out of the locker room. ore arogundade, 3 iowa answers inside. jarrod uthoff

seven courtesy of paul jesperson. panther wes washpun was also on fire... with a career high of 28 points. georges niang scored 30 for the cyclones... but it wasn't enough. u-n-i won over i-s-u 81 to 79... proving they can play with anyone... they have to believe in who they are. there's no question in it. so when you do come into a stretch against a team like this, when they get going, there's not a lot of teams that can slow them down once they get started. they were going in the second half and they had all the momentum in the second half. at one point we just had to stand up and get a couple stops. the panthers now head to the "diamond head classic" in hawaii for a three game holiday trip. the cyclones hit the road tomorrow to take on number 23 cincinnati. the hawkeyes held a block party in the bulldog's backyard... blocks in the big four classic. mike gesell scored a career high 17 points... and reed timmer finished with 25. it all added up to a win over drake with a final score of 70 to 64. both teams are back home tomorrow. the hawks host tennessee t

pathers not going down easy paul jesperson had 21 points on 7 three pointers... matt bohnanan knocks another one down uni shot 59 percent from beyond the arc... panthers up 5 one final chance for the cyclones monte morris looking to play hero again... not this time... uni beats a top 5 team for the second time in this young season 81-79. coach ben jacobson especially those final ten minutes a lot of that has to do with iowa state turning up the pressure forcing some key steal and getting into transition and that's gonna happen when you play a good team like that. just really proud of our guys." wes washpun "every team is different theres a lot of good teams in the country your preparation and believe that you can make games like this happen and make wins like this happen i think that's the biggest difference." paul jesperson "i'm just extremely proud of right now. " think were still improving as a and 46 against the a-p top 5 -- years with 2 non-conference wins against top 5 teams -- hasn't happened since 1965 -- back to des moines where the hawkeyes and drake bu

paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. northern iowa, big road win got plans for tomorrow night? if they don't include a date with the t-v set at 6, better break them. it's only the biggest basketball game in the state ... iowa and iowa state... emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. last year iowa state went in to carver and pummeled the hawks by 15. georges niang, never afraid join in the fun of the moment, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew a kiss to the student section... that was sort of just an in the moment thing. i was just like everything they were saying during the game. it's all out of good fun. that's just me. i don't hold back on anything. other than that i'm really excited for thursday. hilton coliseum will be rocking tomorrow night... tip off is set for 6 - they're used to show us which cars do the best in crashes.. coming up.. some of the changes coming to crash test dummies. do the best in crashes.. coming to crash test dummies. it is going to be warmer

paul jesperson splash from downtown, tied at 3. more from behind the arc. matt bohannon, we know he can shoot it. 14 for bo. uni up 1. later inside to the pride of ankeny, ted friedman, 8 for friedman. but the spiders pull away and win 82-67., panthers fall to 5-2 drake men fall on the road at bowling green, 75-63. bulldogs now 4-3 on the year, return home wednesday against depaul thousands of people gathered it's time to rise and shine. at kum & go, we're doing more for you to start your day right. like serving up a friendly "good morning" along with breakfast sandwiches & breakfast pizza, yes pizza, & donuts & muffins & coffee that are all made fresh & hot in our store's kitchens every day. kum & go. where & means more. thousand pound cake to be cut. cake is wheeled into the market on a a specially- made giant knife. it''s twelve feet long and contains butter. proceeds go to a a 235-year-old powerball no one expected iowa to be

byu leads throughout, but here in the second half, paul jesperson hits three. uni within 1. but when the cougars miss, they too often cleaned up for an easy two. matt bohannon kept shooting until the buzzer. he had 21, but it's not enough. panthers lose, 84-76. at iowa state, fred hoiberg got the most out of talented players who, at times, struggled elsewhere. royce white being the most famous. hoiberg left iowa state for the nba, but he didn't leave drama behind. jimmy butler called out hoiberg, but also called him a helluva coach. hoiberg courtside in o-k-c as the bulls take on the thunder. end of the first quarter, butler shoots a rainbow over kevin durant. got it! bulls lead, and never trail. pau gasol, 21 points, 13 rebounds. bulls quiet the criticism, 105-96. plan when he criticised hoiberg? bulls snap a three game losing streak and improve to 16-11 on since matt campbell took the iowa state job, he's spent most of his waking hours recruiting. it's paying off for power 5's youngest coach. cyclone fanatic reports two more recruits on the record today. ty-mar sutton, a 3

paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game with o-k-c. before we go tonight.. the paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. brought mrs. clause, his elves and reindeer with

uni was on fire from behind the arc hitting 13-threes...7 courtesy of paul jesperson. the cyclones had no answer for wes washpun, career high 28 points for wes. georges niang scored 30 for isu but it wasnt enough. uni proves again they, when theyre on they can play with anyone. panthers now head to the diamond head classic in hawaii for a 3 iowa state hits the road tuesday to take on number 23 cincinnati the hawkeyes held off a pesky drake squad 70-64 on saturday. mike gesell led iowa with 17, but every time the hawks made a run the dogs would fight back. huge game for reed timmer, 25 points. iowa improves to 8-3 and fran likes the way his team is competing every night. both teams are back home on tuesday. iowa hosts tennessee tech, tuesday. iowa hosts tennessee tech, drake takes on abilene christian with the nfl season is winding down, the bears and vikings are moving in opposite directions. no contest today in minnesota. teddy bridgewater throws 4 touchdowns, stefon diggs catches 2 td's. vikings roll over choicago 38-17 chiefs and ravens from baltimore. 1st q. charca

team in the country -- uni did it again shocking fifth the starsf the show -- wes washpun and paul jesperson -- washpun torched the cyclones with a career high 28 points -- while jesperson made it look easy from beyond the arc -- hitting 7 of te shots from thhe point land as the pantehrs did what they set out to do -- and that's prove they could play with anyone -- there are a lot of good teams in the country and this is one of preparation and believe that you can make games this happen and a big part of it. nobody's going to back down from anyone we play whether they're ranked #1 in the coury or we're going to play in a tough envirirnment. nobody's afraid of any team that we're going to play. the panthers have a pretty good gig coming up as they head to hawaii for the diamondhead classic starting off&with the host rainbow warriors on wednesday niniht -- panther women -- today -- tulsa -- looking to move back to 5- hundred on the season -- ugly christmas sweater day in the mcleod center -- good day for amber sorenson she knocked down 3 of 4 trey attempts -- 17 points -- uni up 3 early -- min

later - tied at 66 - paul jesperson - gets the three - foul underneath - so it's a four point play. but here come the cyclones - georges niang - led the way with 30 points - bucket and the foul - but the cyclones still down by two in the final seconds. iowa state gets a final chance - and nearly one month to the day of topping top-ranked north carolina - uni does it again - beating iowa state, 81-79. iowa taking on drake in the early game. we pick things up late second half - hawkeyes up 8 - but kale abrahamson drains a three for drake - bringing the bulldogs within 5. under 2 and a half to play - reed timmer - drives the lane - drake down 66-61 - timmer had a game-high 25. the bulldogs got as close as 2 points - but then jarrod uthoff works on timmer and gets to the hoop -uthoff had 10 - iowa up 4. then mike gesell - the south sioux grad with the thunder-dunk - gesell led the hawks with 17 - iowa escapes drake, 70-64. the heelan boys checked in at number 5 in class 3a in the first ap basketball poll of the season. the crusaders, 4- and-2 on the year - were on this one was a tight g

west grad as the panthers take the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump--er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... and will play tomorrow afrternoon for fifth place against b-y-u.... one point of note -- it's the first time in 21 games that linn mar grad matt bohannon did not record a three for u-n-i... santa not the only one taking flight today, as the hawkeye football team departing just hours ago for pasadena.. pasadena..the team left eastern iowa airport this afternoon... when asked earlier this week how the team would celebrate christmas, coach ferentz replied, "like a wednesday practice!" did add a jolly "ho, ho, ho" afterwards...captain kirk no grinch... the 2015 rose bowl game is next friday, as the hawks take on heisman trophy finalist christian mccaffery and stanford -- and thus the hawks anticipating a battle of the trenches much like some big ten games earlier this year... "they have a little michigan state with their ru

paul jesperson led uni with 18 16. the panthers -- now 8 and 4 -- trip against byu on friday then tonight on news four at ten.... a little girl makes a 9-1-1 call...after doing something that she thought might upset santa and ruin christmas. and, meteorologis t ben dorenbach has been tracking santa! tonight: great travel conditions for santa. a low of 22 with some partial clearing and calm south winds. christmas day: some morning >> mariah carey's new holiday

west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump--er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... the iowa hawkeyes arrived in pasadena for the 2015 rose bowl today... facing a heralded stanford offense .. and the hawks expecting a battle of the ground game next week. "they have a little michigan state with their run game, wisconsin: two teams that are just like stanford -- they like to run the ball and try to beat you up in the trenches so it's gonna be a great game." game.""the thing about them is...in short yardage situations -- they're really good at it. they come off the ball really low and it's not like they're making a hole : it's really just that they're building a wall and pushing you with their leverage... they know what they wanna do and they're just a really efficient, well-rounded offense." do they know it's christmas time at all? -- popeyes bahamas bowl....first drive of the game, pitch goes to middle t

paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. northern iowa, big road win 73-65 over the biggest basketball game in the state, just 2 days away. emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. last year iowa state went in to carver and roughed up the hawks by 15. georges niang, never afraid to trash talk, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew the student section a kiss. the hawkeyes aren't going to be a pushover. iowa played one of their best games of the season last night, beating western illinois 90-56. jarrod uthoff scored a career high 27 points. iowa is 7 and 2 and receiving hilton coliseum will be rocking thursday night. tipoff set for 6:30 in ames. a historic season brings more awards for kirk ferentz. ferentz is named woody hayes coach of the year. kirk will never take credit for the turnaround, but the players have nothing but high praise for him. more accolades for desmond king king is named a 1st team all-american by usa today. in 13 games the junior finished with 67 tackles and

paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i wins 63-59. the panthers are cougar hunting a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler called out hoiberg saying he's a great coach, but at times too laid back. the bulls take a three-game losing streak into a christmas day clash on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us.

wes washpun and paul jesperson combined for 49 points against the cyclones, a statement " " uni visits hawaii this week. iowa state has a road test at cincinatti this week. iowa state has a road test at cincinatti on tuesday. as for the hawkeyes......iowa beat drake by six in the opening game of the big four classic, their fifth straight win over the bulldogs. fran mccaffery's bunch blocked a school record 14 hawks to their 8th win of the season. iowa hosts tennessee tech on tuesday. baseball fans in the area know this name....former north high standout damek tomscha hosted a hitting clinic today over in morningside. along with heelan alums david kerian and paul jacobson, tomscha, who plays in the phillies organization, led hitting drills for a number of young baseball players. once in those very shoes, damek was excited to give back to his community. " " tomscha currently plays for the class-a lakewood blueclaws in the philadelphia phillies organization. we will hear more from the trio of guys who hosted this clinic later this week. elisa raffa breezy winds with patchy fog. the low lo

uni was on fire from behind the arc hitting 13-threes...7 courtesy of paul jesperson. the cyclones had no answer for wes washpun, career high 28 points for wes. georges niang scored 30 for isu but it wasnt enough. uni proves again they, when theyre on they can play with anyone. panthers now head to the diamond head classic in hawaii for a 3 iowa state hits the road tuesday to take on number 23 cincinnati the hawkeyes held off a pesky drake squad 70-64 on saturday. mike gesell led iowa with 17, but every time the hawks made a run the dogs would fight back. huge game for reed timmer, 25 points. iowa improves to 8-3 and fran likes the way his team is competing every night. both teams are back home on drake takes on abilene christian with the nfl season is winding down, the bears and vikings are moving in opposite directions. no contest today in minnesota. teddy bridgewater throws 4 touchdowns, stefon diggs catches 2 td's. vikings roll over choicago 38-17 chiefs and ravens from baltimore. 1st q. charcandrick west breaks free. 38 yard touchdown. k-c wins their 8th straight

perhaps the most animated steve prohm we've seen since he took over the helm at -- first half paul jesperson -- and he was doing that all day -- panthers out to the early lead and i-s-u gotta play comeback kidstill first niang to abdel nader down low... kaching... and so the trimming of e lead begins... story of the game as wes washpun scoring... and dishing it out... this one to friedman ... u-n-i still with the lead.. but don't look now... ss than thirty sends to go and george niang draws the foul -- with a chance to cut the lead to one! it ain't hilton but was there some magic in des moines? niang makes both shots but on the inbound loses his balance, panthers take the ball, washpun gonna try and run the clock out -- gets fouled instead -- and that's your ball game1-79, cyclones undefeatedno more back in iowa city, lisa bluder and the iowa women's basketball te back on the winning track after defeating bradley... ally disterhoft and figrues coe college trying to move to 6-and-3 on the year... hosting lake forrest...kohawks up 24- 11 first half -- marshall shedeck... splish splash to push

tough first half for the panthers -- paul jesperson with the three to cut the lead - to ten-- 38-28 at the half.... but u-n-i hotter than chestnuts on the open fire to carlson there...next up, jeremy morgan for three -- put that in your stocking! --cuts the cougar lead to three.... but chase fischer unconcious for b-y-u -- keep the change, ya filthy animal-- he led all scorers with 26 points... u-n-i able@to put a dent int the lead late, washshn steal goes to matt bohannon ...drops another three -- he finished with twenty one but still not enough as u-n-i falls 84- 76.... what's christsts wiwiout the n- b-a? bulls down in oklahoma city.... and on fire in the first half, jimmy butler at the buzzer.... is that even legal? more air on that one than santa's sleigh... 32-26 at half....but kevin durant can never be counted out... he says anything you can do... i can do just as fine... the thunder mounted a comeback".. but there was notopping the big guy in red -- and i'm not talking about santa. paul on steph, on klay, on harrison, iggy and dray!... warriors hosting the cavs.... out to the e

but the panthers had no desire to lose two in a row...paul jesperson.....dagg er from deep! he had a game high 18 points......uni survives and wins it 63-59. they will face byu in the fifth-place game at 2:30 on christmas day. alex after a nice and easy flight, the hawkeyes have arrived in southern california. on new years day, iowa will take on a very talented stanford team in the rose bowl. the cardinal won the pac-12 championship this season . and they are led by heisman trophyhyunner up christian mccaffery. the sophomore rushed for nearly 1900 yards this seasas, adding 540 rereiving yards and ov 1000 yards on returns. iowa's defense knows they are in for a challenge. "they are a very powerful running team. they have a big running back. they have a great quarterback so its going to present a huge challenge for us but as long as tough, physical iowa defense, we should be fine." "fantastic team, pac- 12 champs, they do a lot of good things on defense. they have a fantastic offense, its going to be a good game, two teams that do some things pretty similar, t ty are going to

the panthers t a big road win in virginia -- 73 to 65 over george mason -- paul jesperson and wes washpun nigh it and night out -- it's a battle on the court in the m-v-c -- tonight was no different -- undefeated cedar rapids washington hosting undefeated cedar falls -- the tigers are ranked 13th in 5-a -- warriors wanting to protect home court courtand wash was fired upup- jah-kneeeeua clark dabbin' before the gamereilly johnson sees the dab -- and raises with a dine and dash -- johnson gets the hoopnd the harm -- cedar falls jumped out to and early leadwash would battle back -- jessie puk -- coast to coast and 1 -- she had a team high 11but the tigers were too much -- emma gerdes works it d dn low to cyntnta wolf -- she banks it home for two of her 12 -- cedar falls gets the win 63 to 52 staying in the m-v-c -- xavier hosting iowa city west -- both team ranked in their respected classesand the saints can get it and go -- hannah helms pushes it ahead to maddie kadlick -- she banks it home for twobut the women of troy were just one step ahead all night -- off the steal -- rachel saunders

panthers don't sweat it, paul jesperson takes the pass and drains the long three. then its rinse and repeat, wes washpun to jesperson for another triple! uni up 73-66. but isu would get it back to one. here off the inbounds washpun tries to save it. but it goes off mckay and off of matt bohannon. isu has a chance to hold for the last shot. the inbounds from morris to niang, but niang slips and turns it over. washpun hits a free throw to make it 81-79. one last chance for isu, but it's no good! for the second time this year, uni upsets a top 2 team 81-79. handing isu its first loss of the year... "reaction to uni win over isu" hit the floor earlier today. former valley teammates peter jok and kale abrahamson facing off now as rivals. first half, kale on the elbow, drops in the three! bulldogs out in front early. but jok leads the hawks back, here he takes it coast to coast and in for two. that would spark a big run for iowa. later on mike he had a team high 17 as the hawks take the lead. then more long ball as brady ellingson is seeing triple. and why not one more.

the panthers played some good defense early the steal ahead to paul jesperson for the bucket and one.. and then with time running down on the shot clock former iowa city west all-stater jeremy morgan for three.. got it for the 19-17 lead. morgan finished with 15. bennett cook is really starting to come on with the putback for two of his 18 points. and then look at the nice feed from cook to a cutting matt bohannon for two of his 16. and at the break.. uni with a big second half to win their fifth straight 93-70. back to football. desmond king was named the tatum-woodson defensive back of the year in the big 10. .. king is tied for the lead in the nation with 8 picks.. what a year josie jewell has had. the pride and joy of decorah was named second team linebacker.. former solon standout marshall kane was selected second team kicker.. jordan lomax and nate mier were named third team.. and cole fisher, jaleel johnson, ben niemen and dillon kidd were honorable mention. they will announce the offensive big 10 team tomorrow. parker hesse was named the big 10 freshman of the week today. the

byu leads throughout, but here in the second half, paul jesperson hits three. uni within 1. but when the cougars miss, they too often cleaned up for an easy two. panthers lose, 84-76. the bulls jimmy butler called out fred hoiberg. says hoiberg needs to coach harder. hold players more accountable. he also said hoiberg's a helluva coach. hoiberg survived bryce dejean jones. he can survive this. bulls at oklahoma city to take on the thunder.. end of the first quarter, butler shoots a rainbow over kevin durant. got it! bulls lead, and never trail. pau gasol, 21 points, 13 rebounds. bulls quiet the criticism, 105-96. a reporter asked butler if he bulls snap a three game losing streak and improve to 16-11 on the season. finals rematch. warriors down 8. here comes lebron. big dunk. cavs within 6. they'd get it to four. but check steph curry. the hesitation, finger roll. he's so good. warriors win, 89-83, the warrors are 28- 1. best start in nba history. cavs six game winning streak ends. steve harvey shut down critics paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do i

paul jesperson points against the performance in the state capitol. "just a great game to be a part of . really proud of our guys to find a way to hold three or four teams in the country. these guys and there teammates were able to do prove that we can play with anybody.i know coach believes in the guys in the locker room. whatever game we are in, we are never out of it, it doesn't matter the opponent." "everybody is down. i'm down. i want to win, i want to win every game. none of us have lost a lot of games. but i understand that we cant go nuts and this. its not my personality. we have to go to work and be ready for cincinnatti." uni visits hawaii this week. iowa a state has a road test at cincinatti on tuesday. as for the hawkeyes......iowa beat drake by six in the opening game of the big four classic, their fifth straight win over the bulldogs. fran mccaffery's bunch blocked a school record 14 shots, leading the hawks to their 8th win of the season. iowa hosts tennessee tech on tuesday. baseball fanin the area know this name....former standout dam

paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. northern iowa, big road win 73-65 over george mason. got plans for tomorrow night? if they don't include a date with the t-v set at 6, better break them. it's only the biggest basketball game in the state ... iowa and iowa state... emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. last year iowa state went in to carver and pummeled the hawks by 15. georges niang, never afraid join in the fun of the moment, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew a kiss to the student section... that was sort of just an in the moment thing. i was just like everything they were saying during the game. it's all out of good fun. that's just me. i don't hold back on anything. other than that i'm really excited for hilton coliseum will be rocking tomorrow night... tip off is set for 6 - hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good,

but the panthers had no desire to lose two in a row...paul jesperson.....dagg er from deep! he had a game high 18 points......uni survives and wins it 63-59. they will face byu in the fifth-place game at 2:30 on christmas day. look for a high of 39 and a chance of rain and snow with the highest accumulations in the north. the 7-day shows breezy winds saturday and 37. cooler weather will come next week with highs in the 20s and a slight chance of

this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a three... panthers down by one ... bubuthat's as clcle as they'd get... chase fischer hits the catch and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wiwi 84-76 former iowa state head coach fred hoiberg with thbulls down in oklahoma city... closing seconds ofofhe first quarter, jimmy butler launches one high in the air that touches the north pole and comes back down through the basket... bulls led 54-52 at halftime ... they come back with a strong 3rd quarter... in transiti, iowa native doug mcdermott knocks in the deuce off the window... closing seconds of the third, butler comes up with the steal and says dunk you very much... he had 23 points... then it's mcdermott th the 3-ball corner pocket... bullslsgo on to win 105-96 ... also, cavs and the warriors... a rematch from last year's championship series ... 3rd ququter action, steph curry with the bounce pass to draymond green... get out of his way... warriors go up 8 after that jam ... cleveland doesn

then paul jesperson from downtown. panthers up 34-26. uni playing iowa state's style in theheirst half. washpun to matt bohannon plus the foul. 46-37 at the half. washpun continues to dominate. great bounce pass to ted friedman. iowa state answers niang to abdel nader. a pretty quiet night for monte morris but this bucket and foul makes it a 66-64 game. after iowa state ties it jesperson dials up a pair of threes. he hit 7 of them. the cyclones cut it to one with 15 seconds to go but niang falls. the ball ends up with bennett koch. he gets it to washpun who is fouled. he hits one of two free throws. iowa state with a chance to e or win but morris can't hit the f fater as uni knocks of iowa state 81-79. after falling behind 6- nothing the hawks went right to jared uthoff posting up in the paint. but he had to sit moments later with two fouls. iowa was able to get out and run hometown finishes. and nicholas baer replacing uthoff with steal and flush to give the hwkeyes their first lead. and then they started to heat up behind the arc. anth

paul jesperson lets it go in the corner and buries it... panthers led 46-28 at halftime ... they kept their foot on the gas in the 2nd half... wes wasphun bounce pass to koch... ... linn-mar grad marcus paige had a big night for the tar heels in their conference opener against clemson ... here he drives and scoops it high off the glass... then, he drives again, draws contact and somehow gets that bucket to fall... he had 18 points, tar heels win 80-69 ... to the ice, roughriders hosting bloomington ... 1st period, jack achan moves into the offensive... fires from a sharp angle and scores... roughriders take the early 1-0 lead ... bloomington came back with two goals... but the roughriders go on to win 6-4 thanks scott. one last look at the forecast, justin... quiet, seasonably chilly weather is ahead as we round out 2015 and head into the new year. tonight will be mostly cloudy with lows in the middle 20s. skies will partially clear tomorrow with highs around 20. even with a >>> and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel

wes washpun and paul jesperson high 19 points, jesperson also added 12 boards for his first career double double. panthers back in action saturday at new mexico, they face iowa state a week from saturday in the big 4 classic. finally some girls hoops action. top ranked waukee, ranked 22nd in the usa today national polls. and that would make me dizzy wow! 3rd quarter, warriors already with a huge lead and they've got the back ups in. spoiler alert, waukee's back ups are better than most team's starters. rebecca corbett kicks it out to freshman jori nieman who three. marshalltown trying to fight downs knocks down the three. but waukee just corbett this time dishes it to kelli fogt who drops in the duece. then it's emma schmidt long range. over in an hour and 3 minutes. waukee rolls, 83-22. jon/3shot stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're a chinese artist is turning some of beijing's hazardous air pollution into...bricks. the artist air pollution and packs the tiny particles together to make a brick. he collected over 100 grams of pollution, much of it made up of small particles some

paul jesperson, good from the corner, he hit 7-threes. panthers up 3 early. isu answers inside with jameel mckay, offensive game developing. back and forth we go. huge game from wes washpun. the lefty with a smooth stepback 3. uni top of the key from deep. niang scores 30. but uni clses the first half on a big run. washpun ahead to jeremy morgan, lets dunk. panthers lead 46-37 at the half. 2nd half here come isu. mckay, goes to work. 2 handed stuff. 18 for jameel, we're tied at 66. but uni always had an answer. 13 threes on the night. jesperson again. he scores 21. 15 seconds left. iowa state down 1. they go to niang, tries for the patented spin move, but he trips and looses the ball. washpun is fouled, sinks 1 free throw. 1 last chance for iowa state. monte morris, hero against iowa. not tonight. uni upsets number 5 iowa state 81-79 game 1. iowa and drake hawks 7 ames. drake just 4 and 6 upset and end a 3-game skid. bulldogs come gunning out of the locker room. ore arogundade, 3 ball. 9 for ore drake up 3. iowa answers inside. jarrod uthoff, saddles with fou

seven courtesy of paul jesperson. panther wes washpun was also on fire... with a career high of 28 points. georges niang scored 30 for the cyclones... but it wasn't enough. u-n-i won over i-s-u 81 to 79... proving they can play with anyone... are. there's no question in it. so when you do come into a stretch against a team like this, when they get going, there's not a lot of teams that can slow them down once they get started. they were going in the second half and they had all the momentum in the second half. at one point we just had to stand up and get a couple stops. the panthers now head to the "diamond head classic" in hawaii for a three game holiday trip. the cyclones hit the road tomorrow to take on number 23 cincinnati. the hawkeyes held a block party in the bulldog's backyard... iowa set a school record with 14 blocks in the big four classic. mike gesell scored a career high 17 points... and reed timmer finished with 25. it all added up to a win over drake with a final score of 70 to 64. both teams are back home tomorrow. the hawks host tennessee t

paul jesperson splash from downtown, tied at 3. more from behind the arc. matt it. 14 for bo. uni up 1. later ted friedman, 8 for friedman. but 82-67., panthers fall to 5-2 drake men fall on the road at bowling green, 75-63. bulldogs now 4-3 on the year, return with your sports on today in iowa this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. recapping today's top stories... the hawkeyes' historic season came down to the final 30 seconds of the big ten championship game. in the final quarter, the 12 and oh team looked like they sealed the win in indianapolis. but a last minute touchdown from michigan state ended iowa's undefeated record. later today, the hawkeyes will find out what bowl game the

then paul jesperson from downtown. panthers up 34-26. uni playing iowa state's style in the first half. washpun to matt bohannon plus the foul. 46-37 at the half. washpun continues to dominate. great bounce pass to ted friedman. iowa state answers niang to abdel der. a pretty quiet night for monte morris but this bucket and foul makes it a 66-64 game. after iowa state ties it jesperson dials up a pair of threes. he hit 7 of them. the cyclones cut it to one with 15 seconds to go but niang falls. the ball ends up with bennett koch. he gets ito washpun who is fouled. he hits one o otwo free throws. iowa state with a chance to tie or win but iowwstate 81-79. after falling behind 6- nothing the hawks went ririht to jared uthoff posting up two fouls. iowa was able to get out and run peter jok playing in his baer flush to give the hwkeyes their first lead. and then they started to heat up behind the arc. anthony clemons knicks one down from the corner for the 8 point lead. a big run by drake and a casey schlatter 3 gave the bulldogs a 28-26 lea

this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a hree... panthers down by one ... but that's as close as they'd get... chase fifiher hits the catat and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wins 84-76 ... tons of nba action on this christmas day, including former iowa state head coach fred hoiberg with the bulls down in oklahoma seconds the first quarter, jimmy butler launches one high in the air that touches thhnorth pole and comes back down through the basket... bulls led 54-52 at halftime ... they come back with a strong 3rd quarter... in transition, iowa native doug mcdermott knocks in the deuce off the window... closing seconds ofofhe third, butler comes up with the steal and says dunk you very much... he had 23 points... then it's mcdermott with the 3-ball corner pocket... bulls go on to win 105-96 ... also, cavs and the warriors... a rematch from last year's championship series ... 3rd quarter action, steph rry with the bounce pass to draymond green... get out of his ww... warriors go u

paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game finally tonight... did you know it's national eggnog day? do you even know what's in eggnog? merriam webster defines it as a drink made of eggs, sugar, milk or cream that often includes liquor. it's usually enjoyed in the u-s between most historians agree eggnog's forerunner was probably the early medieval britain drink called "posset" - which is a hot, milky ale. eggnog became tied to the holidays when it crossed the atlantic in the 17- hundreds. george washington was known for a recipe that included rum, sherry, brandy, and whiskey. here's some extra credit history... december 24th, 18-26 marks the infamous "eggnog

byu leads throughout, but here in the second half, paul jesperson hits three. uni within 1. but when the cougars miss, they too often cleaned up for an easy two. matt bohannon kept shooting until the buzzer. he had 21, but it's not enough. panthers lose, 84-76. at iowa state, fred hoiberg got the most out of talented players who, at times, struggled elsewhere. royce white being the most famous. hoiberg left iowa state for the nba, but he didn't leave drama behind. jimmy butler called out hoiberg, but also called him a helluva coach. hoiberg courtside in o-k-c as the bulls take on the thunder. end of the first quarter, butler got it! bulls lead, and never trail. pau gasol, 21 points, 13 rebounds. bulls quiet the criticism, 105-96. butler was asked if he had a plan when he criticised hoiberg? bulls snap a three game losing streak and improve to 16-11 on the season. finals rematch. warriors down 8. here comes lebron. big dunk. cavs within 6. they'd get it to four. but check steph curry. the hesitation, finger roll. he's so good. warriors win, 89-83, the warrors are 28- 1. best

beautiful arc it's paul jesperson finding an open look and hitting a three had some threes of their own as anthony mathis plays a little string music... new mexico goes on to win 76 to 57 ... men's college basketball, wartburg at mount mercy ... the mustangs put a lot of pressure on the mustangs... they get the steal off the trap and chris ford finishes with the layup for two of his 17 points picker... he hustles the other way and lays it in... he also had 17 points... that puts the mustangs up 24-16 ... wartburg tries to find a spark... western dubuque grad nick webber drives, banks it in and he gets the foul... knights down by six ... but the mustangs respond as c.j. parker hits the 3-ball corner pocket... mount mercy wins 85-75 ... the wartburg women were also in action at cornell ... 1st quarter action, diamond boyd splits the wartburg d and she lays it in for two points... little bit later, boyd attacks the inside again... she had a team-high 22 points for the rams ... but wartburg was on fire from three-point land... bobbie burrows buries the three off the inbounds pass... she had

west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump----er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... and will play tomorrow afrternoon for fifth place against b-y-u.... one point of note -- it's the first time in 21 games that linn mar gradad three for u-n-i... christmas came a bit early for wisconsin interim head coh greg gard... the badgers defeated green bay last night for gard's first win at the helm... this coming on the heels of bo ryan's sudden resignation a week ago... gard received positive support from fans and players -- and if "seeing is believing," just response... "for all the support, i recognize and heard the applause when i came out, i'm very appriative of that." that.""it went from zero to 100 real quick. but i think we did a good job. started from the bottom -- now we're here... he knows the in's and out's of the offense, what wisconsin basketball is about... think he's

west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump--er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... the iowa hawkeyes arrived in pasadena for the 2015 rose bowl today... facing a heralded stanford offense .. and the hawks expecting a battle of the ground game next week. michigan state with their run game, wisconsin: two teams that are just like stanford -- they like to run the ball and try to beat you up in the trenches so it's gonna be a great game." game.""the thing about them is...in short yardage situations -- they're really good at it. they come off the ball really low and it's not like they're making a hole : it's really just that they're building a wall and pushing you with their leverage... they know what they wanna do and they're just a really efficient, well-rounded offense." do they know it's christmas time at all? -- popeyes bahamas bowl....first to middle tennessee's richie ja

panthers try to come back, paul jesperson left open for three, he takes it and hits it... uni trailed 39-28 at the break ... 2nd half action, panthers still trying to fight back... linn-mar grad matt bohannon buries a tee... he had a team-high 14 ... but they didn't spook the spiders at all... t.j. cline rives and goes airboboe for the dunk... richmond ends uni's win streak, 82-67 ... loras playing amherst college out of massachusset ts for the division 3 national championship ... loras gets on the board first... iowa city regina grad johnny rummelhart with the redirect... duhawks take a 1-0 lead ... but amherst comes right back with a goal off the corner kick... they added one more and would beat loras 2-1, but still a great season by the duhawks the sunshine has disappeared for a short time here in eastern iowa. we brought back the clouds as a cold front moves closer. as a result, this afternoon. even with the clouds and few sprinkles we do see, our temperatures will remain above normal for the day! clouds will stick around for a good portion of the evening. overnight an

win in virginia -- 73 to 65 over george mason -- u-n-i had the lead for nearly 39 minutes -- paul jesperson and wes washpun dropped in a game high 19 points. -- the panther road tour continues saturday at new mexico. in 1981 -- kirk ferentz was 26 years old -- and in his first year as an assistant under hayen fry -- tt was the e e fifit me the head hawk made it to the rose bowl -- he's back again but it's another first for capitan kirk this trip -- is his first as a head coach -- which is pretty crazy to think about considering all the success wanted nothing more to get him there. "we have a special team with these guys and we are happy we could do that for coach ferentz. we know he's been here a while and hasn't got to be the head coach of a rose bowl team and hopefully we can get that win on january first and make it even better." bebeer.""it's like your kids, they have all been great, but this one's pretty good. we thought we were going for sure in 2002, every one thought we were going and it didn't work out . so, to finally get at invitation, it's really special." special."what a year i