No. 13 Iowa (21-5, 12-3) defeated Purdue (12-13, 4-11) inside Mackey Arena on Thursday night. Iowa’s Ava Heiden drives (5) to the basket against Purdue on Feb. 19, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. (Photo/Brian Ray,HawkeyeSports.com) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Ava Heiden scored 21 points and tallied a double-double to lead No. 13 Iowa 83-74… Continue reading

Quinn tallies first career double-double, but Drake suffers another home loss by five points or fewer. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Damien Mayo Jr. had 22 points in Southern Illinois’ 66-61 win over Drake on Wednesday to hand the Bulldogs their seventh-straight defeat. Mayo went 8 of 10 from the field (5 for 6 from… Continue reading

Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz (14) celebrates with teammates after an NCAA basketball game against Nebraska, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) JOHN BOHNENKAMP | Asspciated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Cooper Koch added 10 as Iowa overcame a cold-shooting second half to defeat… Continue reading

Iowa State guard Nate Heise (0) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Houston, Mon. Feb. 16, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final… Continue reading

Iowa State Cyclones’ center Audi Crooks (55) shoots the ball as Kansas State Wildcats guard Brandie Harrod (3) defends during the first quarter in the Big-12 conference women’s basketball on Feb. 15, 2026, at Hilton Coliseum, in Ames, Iowa.(Photo: Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune) Tommy Birch | Des Moines Register AMES – When the Iowa State women’s… Continue reading