mike gesell--"this is what i dreamed about as a kid, being able to play division i. that's why i signed up to play i ithe big ten, to be able to biggest arenas, some of the most t stile environments, you've gotta love things like that." adam woodbury--"it's really been surreal. i mean i couldn't really ask for a better experience that i've had. every little bump in the road has helped me grow as a person. i'm just grateful for my opportunity to play here at iowa and for my opportunity to play at east. i was put in two very good programs that have really helped me grow as a person. fran mccaffery--"they've been incredibly productive and we've won a lot of games. you know, you look at the numbers before they got here, what the numbers are now in terms of wins. those two guys are right there in the middle of all of it." be sure to tune in tuesday night to abc9 news at 10 for a look back at the sioux crew. in other basketball news, the wayne state women saw their season come to an end today, 76-56 in the nsic quarterfinals. the wildcats went 0-14 from the floor in the se

lauren lyster, abc news, hollywood. " lukas:coming up in sports...adam woodbury and mike gesell (guh- zell) play their final game in tomorrow night. we'll check in with the sioux crew when we come back. scott: lukas: you justaw all of the stars red carpet for the oscars ... a lot of them actively training for the big night to look stunning in their dresses or ... tux... and often times part of that training is yoga ... a century old practice that has entered mainstream workout routines around the world ... and here to talk with me about it ... and show me some tricks is connie reynolds of sioux city's yoga college .... lukas: after four years, red carpet for of them actively training for the big night to look stunning in their dresses or ... tux ... and often times red carpet for the oscars ... a lot of them actively training for the big night to look stunning in their dresses or ... tux ... and often times part of that training is ga ... a century old practice that has entered mainstream workout routines around the world ... and here to talk with me about it ... and show me some tric

we'll hear from the 'sioux crew', adam woodbury and mike gesell. and, the briar cliff men and morningside women can get closer to clinching conference titles tonight. came in 1979. with seven conference games

(mike gesell) you know just uncharacteristic turnovers things that don't usually happen. (giaimo) multiple times iowa had a 6 point lead in the second half but just couldn't put the game away. the badgers also made an alarming 10 3 pointers. (mike gesell) we are just not getting the stops and not playing defense like we were hawkeyes scored the fewest points in a game now iowa has last 3 of their last 4 games and is entering the final week of the regular season in a serious (fran mccaffery) they've got to understand we are not asking them to do something they haven't already done. like they've already proven that they can play that way they just got to get back to playing that way. (mike gesell) we know that we are capable of being the best team in the country and we've showed that before and it's not like that left us. we just got to get back to playing that way. (giaimo) in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, i'm alex giaimo. " the hawkeyes will get another chance to rebound sunday against ohio state at 3 p.m. jon: both of the dowling girls basketball co- c

lukas: after four years, the iowa careers of adam woodbury and mike gesell (guh-zell) are and mike gesell (guh-zell) arebeginning to come e to a close. abc9ports director chris palmquist will sit down with the tomorrow, but today, he has a sneak peek of the interviews. chris palmquist--"good morning everybody, i the oscars last night. for four years now, east's south sioux's mike main stays for coach fran mccaffery in iowa city. tuesday night will be e take the court at arena. senior night just an important game for the hawkeyes in the big ten, it wi also celebrate a class program around. arrived in iowa city, the hawkeyes had just suffered through their worst three year stretch in program history. now woodbury and gesell are part of the third winningest class in hawkeye history and i had a chance to talk with them a aut their careers. mike gesell--"this is whatat dreamed about a kid, being able to play division i. that's why i signed up to play in the big ten, to be able to play in some of the biggest arenas, some of the most hostile environments, you've gotta love things like that." ada

mike gesell--"a guy like that, you're not gonna guard with just one player. it's going to be a concerted effort from all five guys out there and he's just a guy that y ou've really got to lock in on." alex giaimo--"the hoosiers trail the hawkeyes by just one game in the big ten standings. there's a lot on the line for both of these squads. it's going to be intense and it's going to be a big ten battle. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo." indiana and iowa have split their last six meetings at assembly hall and last 8 overall. south sioux alum mike gesell is just two points from 1000 for his career and will aim to get that milestone shortly after tip off at 8 oclock on thursday night. the game can be seen on espn. usd senior nicole seekamp is starting 2016 the same way she end 2015, as summit league athlete of the month. seekamp helped averaging just short of 20 points to go with six assists, 3 rebounds and 2 and a half steals per game. the coyotes have taken the lead in the conference race this month and return to action saturday

mike gesell. hammer time! kam williams welcome to the mike gesell poster. but the buckeyes end the half on a 9-2 run, and lead 35-30 at the break. fran, not happy. 2nd half they pick it up. jarrod uthoff, nba range. hawks lead 44-42. more from deep. dom uhl, out of hibernation, big time 3. lead is 6. 58-52. but ohio state rallies. redemption for williams hits the long 2 to give the buckeyes the lead 63-62. 1 last chance for iowa, but gesell is stuffed at the rim. hawks lose dropped four of five. drake's home finale taking on bradley. and the world's most charismatic mascot, griff, always brings it. all bulldogs. 1st q. nicole miller, slicing to the hoop. 2 of her 11 points. bulldogs up 2. then on the break. maddy dean to caitlin ingle, out to lizzy wendell. count three. 24 for wendell. drake rolls on senior day, 78-45. tomorrow night, georges niang plays his final home game as a cyclone. soundoff voters say niang is the most beloved cyclone since fred hoiberg. michael admire has more. a guy like georges niang doesnt come around often. its g-time niangs styl

(mike gesell) when we are not making shots we got to rely on their defense and i think that's what we are going to do. its definitely going to be a track meet. both teams want to get out and run. that's how they want to play that's how we want to play. (fran mccaffery) you got to get back. i mean if you score the ball that helps because it's harder to run on makes but they run on makes. but you got to get your defense back if you dont get your defense back theyre going to score 100 . (giaimo) they also need to contain senior guard yogi ferrell, one of the best in the c ountry, who's averaging 18 ppg. (peter jok) he has it all he can shoot he can drivehe's really quick. probably one of the quickest guards in the big ten and i think mike and sapp got him handled. (mike gesell) i guy like that you're not going to guard with just one player it's going to be a concerted effort from all five guys out need to lock in on. (alex giaimo) the hoosiers trail the hawkeyes by only one game in the big ten standings. theres a lot on the line for both of these teams. it's going to be intense and going

mike gesell--"you know just uncharacteristic turnovers things that don't usually happen." alex giaimo--"multiple times iowa had a 6 point lead in the second half but just couldn't put the game away. the badgers also made an alarming 10 3 pointers." mike gesell--"we are just not getting the stops and not aying defense like we were that's i think that's it." alex giaimo--"the the fewest points in a game against wisconsin then they have all season. now iowa has last 3 of and is entering the final week of the regular season in a fran mccaffery--"they've got to understand we are not asking them to do haven't already already proven that they can play that way they just got to that way." ow that we are country and we've and it's not like that playing that way." alex giaimo--"in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo, abc9 sports." chris: the hawkeyes rerern to action sunday at ohio state. that game's at 3 and can be seen on cbs. chris: here locally, it's a busy night of postseason basketball in iowa and south dakota, but the biggest game of the night comes j

mike gesell. who says he can't jump? the big jam and he was not done. real tight game in the first half. check out gesell. the crossover. we have liftoff! iowa still trailed by 5. second half. ohio state reclaims the lead with cam williams. closing seconds, iowa down by 2. mike gesell going to try to win it with the jam. that would have tied it, rather. iowa loses, 68-64. they fall to 11-5 in the big ten there is still basketball to play. they could regroup and make the case they may deserve a high seed and a shot at regional. saturday come on the road at michigan leading up to the big ten tournament a week from wednesday. ever march has in store for the cyclones, senior night is monday night at coliseum. the cyclones hosting oklahoma state at 6:00. cyclones coming off saturday's big win against kansas state. abdel nader, jameel mckay, georges niang. they will look to send these guys out in style. >> more than ever, honestly. as a player, you're finally like, man, i have one more game to walk through those doors. you can't take it for granted, ever. i t

south h sioux native mike gesell says iowa has a formula for these types of games. 3 "we never panic. and i think on the road this year. that's where a lot of our success comes from. teams are going to make runs especially on road environments. and so we always 3 3 <> 3 the iowa caucuses hav

we'll hear from the 'sioux crew', adam woodbury and mike gesell. and, the briar cliff men and morningside women can get closer to clinching conference titles tonight. came in 1979. with seven conference games left, the hawkeyes are in first place at 10 and 1. iowa has a important road game at third place indiana on thursday. the hawkeyes have their best conference start since 1982 -- their number-4 ap ranking is their highest since 1987. nine of their ten big ten wins have been by double digits. iowa's been very balanced -- they're the only team in the country in the top-15 in offensive and defensive indiana had a 12-game winning streak snapped in late january -- and are just 2-2 since then. "it's a lot of fun," said senior mike gesell. "it's a really cool atmosphere. the arena's different, everything's right on top of you. it makes for a sweet atmosphere and we love going into environments like that on the road." "it was great to have the experience to go down there in that environment and be successful like we were last year. i think that's a goo

this time with welcome to the mike gesell poster. but the buckeyes end the half on a 9-2 run, and lead 35-30 at the break. fran, not happy. 2nd half they pick it up. jarrod uthoff, nba range. hawks lead 44-42. more from deep. dom uhl, out of hibernation, big time 3. lead is 6. 58-52. but ohio state rallies. williams hits the long 2 to give the buckeyes the lead 63-62 heres a look at the updated big 10 standings... big game tuesday night against indiana. senior night for woodbury, big game tuesday night against indiana. senior night for woodbury, the regular season is winding down for the drake women jennie baranczyk's crew currently in a tie for 2nd in the mvc, 1 game back of in-state rival uni. home finale taking on bradley. my man griff, #1 mascot in the land, never camera shy. 1st q. nicole miller, slicing to the hoop. 2 of her 11 points. good, bulldogs up 2. then on the break. maddy dean to caitlin ingle, out to lizzy wendell. bottoms up from 3. 24 for wendell. drake up 4. later its ingle, baseline, strong take. 11 for the former

iowa up 18-17 watch the crossover by mike gesell... then he throws it down with authority... but the hawkeyes trailed 35-30 at halftime ... iowa did not make a three in the first half... but finally does in the 2nd as peter jok hits one in the corner... hawkeyes down two ... later on, it's cedar rapids jefferson grad jarrod uthoff with a long three... he splashes it in... jarrod had 16 as iowa leads 44-42 ... closing minute of the game... iowa down one... kam williams hits the three-ball corner pocket... ohio state has a 4- point lead ... iowa has to respond... adam woodbury banks in the two.... hawkeyes down two with 42 seconds left... they'd get the ball back with 7.5 left, mike gesell with an open lane to the hoop for the tie... but his shot is blocked... ohio state hangs on to win 68-64... 3rd straight loss for the hawkeyes ... after the game i spoke with former hawkeye jess settles on the phone via sunday night spotlight. ... mount mercy men's basketball facing york college in the championship game of the a.i.i. tournament ... mustangs get off to a quick start, linn-mar

. >> dan: mike gesell has done it on both ends of the court. this is one of his two dunks. how many times we say he has two and this is a spectacular dunk, the young man averaging over 8 points a game and 16 today. the biggest reason why the hawkeyes have the lead. >> kevin: and he is the last player with points, steals and assists, passing number four on the listor assists. dan asked fran mccaffery who needed to play and he said it was his position, glls gesell. williams stays in the contest for the buckeyes. >> dan: iowa has gone back to a zone. >> kevin: weaving through it is williams. and lyle draws a double. >> dan: what a pass! >> kevin: lurfing, 3 -- good! he put it down! [cheers and applause] 4 of 6 on triples. [cheers and applause] [crowd yelling] >> kevin: 10 seconds on the clock, woodbury free, gesell driving, scooping -- no. woodbury had a hand on it but picked up by bates-diop. a chance for the lead for the buckeyes. [crowd yelling] >> kevin: williams. long 2! and he got it to go! they called it a 3. they're gonna look at it, i believe. what a shot! 8-0 run by

early y , anthony clemmons gets the steal an ahead to mike gesell for his 1000th career point...congratula tions to mike on that milestone. back to the action, indiana came to play...nick zeisloft hitting the three pointer the hoosiers would lead by as many as 16 in the half. but back come the hawks...gesell to a wide open peter jok...this kid doesn't t ss this season...indiana led it 45-38 at the half. in the posterization...that caps off a 7-0 run and the hawkeyes tie it up. and they would take the lead...adam woodbury, 13 points@and 15 rebounds tonight...iowa up 52-50. but indiana finishes the game with a flurry...collin hartman with the flush to seal the upset....iowa got zero bench points and they fall, 85-78 up in the dakota dome...the yotes looking for some revenge against ndsu. ththyotes look to add d their lead. auauin sparks goes up strong and posterizes the bison defense with this slam. coyotes lead nine-four. usd continues to roll. casey kasperbaur with the step back jumper. you know he can shoot. all twine. seven point coyote lead. on to the second half. usd still putting in w

mike gesell--"i got a little bit of stardom along with jarrod. you know i think maybe it's all the passes i gave him, they decided to put me on there." fran mccaffery--"i think it's great. i'm really happy for jarrod in particular. but for all the guys to be recognized at that level." jarrod uthoff--"to me, it's about us as a the hawkeyes and what we've accomplished as a team. there's nothing about individual, whatat've done as an individual. you know think we've come a long way through this program this year. people predicted us bottom of the big ten and we're proving that we can n play with anybody." iowa's back in action tomorrow when they host penn state. action tomorrow when they host penn state. chris: yesterday from nebraska, norfolk catholic standout david engelhaupt announced today that he will continue his football career with the in-state huskers. engelhaupt, a 6-3, 235 pounder, had been committed to wyoming before nebraska extended an offer. he was a key component of norfolk catholic's state runner up squad this year, rushing for 1,40

then mike gesell scores. he steps back, and stepped up with 17 splashes three. hawks take the lead. but they don't hold it. yogi ferrell missed ten shots tonight. but he makes this big three. indiana stays perfect at home, knocking off iowa,85-78. we bring in michael admire, live from historic assembly hall. michael, what made the difference in this game? here's why it wass such a iowa waslone at the top. but now with the loss, iowa is in a three way tie with indiana and maryland. michigan state and purdue move to within two games. hawkeye women lost at home to #6 ohio state, [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kristen wiig, bob odenkirk, musical guest, elle king, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 416 t.o. >> steve: and now, here he is,

mike gesell to uthoff. uthoff went off. iowa wins it, 75-71. afterwards, hats off to uthoff. >> i thought he was great. he started slow and he continued to be aggressive. i think that has been the evolution of him as a player. we needed him to do that. 24-15-6, a pretty good night. women's hoops. drake's winning streak has come they lose at indiana, 68-53. uni blasts illinois state 61-35. , the torch has been passed. iowa wild coach john torchetti is now the minnesota wild interim head coach. torch coached the wild last night and then announced his move to minnesota. he'll replace the fired mike yeo. torch had coached iowa since last year, and the record was never good. the team was near the bottom of the standings each year. but he has helped develop a lot of the talent that minnesota now has on its roster. it will be his third interim head coaching job at the nhl level. the boston native began work sunday, and is already familiar with the challenge ahead. >> you always watch the big club. you want to make sure you are dialed in with them just

one last chance for the hawks, mike gesell to the rack, gets stuffed! iowa loses for the 4th time in 5 games. 68-64. fran mccaffery not too happy today after the game. "everything went wrong. we didn't execute we didn't defend we didn't rebound. he makes a big impact for them a lot he certainly did this game. it wasn't like we didn't mark hiim. you know we just didn't play him right. anymore questions? fran walks off. " women's hoops drake hosting bradley on senior day! only one senior, emma donahue. 1st half, drake down early. but lizzy wendell cashes in the three to go up by 1. more from wendell. good. bulldogs up 2 after 1. 2nd quarter, bradley takes the lead on this ugly shot by kat yelle, it's effective. braves up 1. but drake put the foot on the petal and didn't look back. maddy dean to wendell on the back door cut. then check the moves by caitlyn ingle up and in for two more. bulldogs go up 17 at the break. and they send the fans home happy, jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. bra

mike gesell. hammer time! kam williams gesell poster. but the buckeyes end the half on a 9-2 run, and lead 35-30 at the break. fran, not happy. 2nd half they pick it up. jarrod uthoff, nba range. hawks lead 44-42. more from deep. dom uhl, out of hibernation, big time 3. lead is 6. 58-52. but ohio state rallies. redemption for williams hits the long 2 to give the buckeyes the lead 63-62. 1 last chance for iowa, but gesell is stuffed at the rim. hawks lose again 68-64 heres a look at the updated big 10 standings... indiana now a 2 game lead over iowa, maryland, michigan st, and wisconsin. the regular season is winding down for the drake women jennie baranczyk's crew currently in a tie for 2nd in the mvc, 1 game back of in-state rival uni. home finale taking on bradley. my man griff, #1 mascot in the land, never camera shy. 1st q. nicole miller, slicing to the hoop. 2 of her 11 points. good, bulldogs up 2. then on the break. maddy dean to caitlin ingle, out to lizzy wendell. bottoms up from 3. 24 for wendell. drake up 4. later its ingle, ba

gesell miss adam woodbury the offensive board and he finds clemmons for the layin hawks up one time running out for iowa nigel hayes drlls one from downtown hes got it bucky up four and thats how this one went iowa has now lost two in a row for the first time since november... hawks fall at home 67-59 meanwhile its senior night at paul jesperson and wes washpun playing there final game for the purple and gold taking on indiana state. onto the action paul jesperson gets the panthers going early hes good from long distance uni up two early the sycamores trying to keep pace christian smith he responds with a three of his own from the corner then things started to go well for the panthers washpun, to klint carlson, to bennet cook who throws it down with two hands next time down the court cook in a giving mood this time... with the assist to wyatt lohaus who goes with the reverse layup uni up 5 then off an inbounds pass jeremy morgan squaring up.. he knocks down a triple then more from lohaus we saw alot of this from him at iowa city west in panthers up 7 and check out the shot from wes

mike gesell--"this is what i dreamed about as a kid, being able to play division i. that's why i signed up to play in the big ten, to be able to play in some of the biggest arenas, some of the moshostile environments, you've gotta love things like that." adam woodbury--"it's really been surreal. i mean i couldn't really ask for a better experience that i've had. every little bump in the road has helped me grow as a person. i'm just grateful for my opportunity to play here at iowa and for my opportunity to play at easti was put in two very good programs that have really helped me grow as a person. mccaffery--"they've been incredibly productive and we've you know, you look before they got numbers are now in two guys are right there in the middle of all of it." be sure to tune in abc9 news at 10 for a look back at the sioux crew. the hawkeyes in action today at ohio state, looking to snap out of a funk. rim...he gets out in front of the pack and slams it down to snap a 22 all tie late in the first. just a minute later--i wanna be like mike...the cross over gives him a f

to assembly hall to take on the indiana hoosiers early in the first half anthony clemmons pass up to mike gesell for the fastbreak layup that gesells 1000th career point later adam woodbury picking then rolling.... anthony clemmons hits him for the bucket hawks are up 52-50 then its jarrod uthoff how does one of the best ppayers in the high 24 hoosiers turn now.. yogi ferra huge shot from the corner indiana is up 8 seconds left uthoff misses a long three.. .woodbury cleans up the mess iowa down 7 and in the end hoosiers just too much they hold on for the win lisa bluder and company looking for the upset hosting number 6 ohio state. osu shayla cooper hits a three buckeyes up 6 hawkeyes trying to stick around alexa and drills a three hawks down 11 later whitney jennings drives and gets the layin to go back the hawks cant keep up with the high powered buckeyes they fall 98-81 high school hoops waterloo east hosting mason city trojans marcus gafeney... sick step back jumper from the elbow but east struggled in the first just 3 filed goals mounting a comeback raheem nickelson drawing the conta

gesell trying to get them closer -- check out the cross-over and the slam -- hawks up 2 in the first half -- but ohio state with a great finish before half -- keita bates-deop with the and 1 -- buckeyes would lead by 5 at the break -- hawks did not hit a 3 in the first half -- but they get one here -- jared uthoff the trey -- he had xx in the game -- iowa up 2 -- (13:47) but the buckeyes didn't go away -- final minutes -- kam williams with the long two -- part of an 7-0 run -- 63, 62 ohio state -- same score -- a minute to go -- williams -- makes it a 10 - oh run -- hawks loyola visiting the uni women -- first place panthers going for a 6th straight win on senior day -- and getting off to a great start -- sharnae lamar from beyond the arc -- uni jumping out to a quick 3 point edge -- moments later -- that's amber sorenson putting home 2 of here 12 in the game -- and uni would once again get it done -- madison weekly their leading scorer for the 11th straight game -- she put in 17 -- and that's 6 straight for the panthers -- they take down loyola 63, 52 -- ncaa d-3 central regional wr

"we never panic and i think that's why we've been so good on the road this year," said senior mike gesell. "that's where a lot of our success comes from. teams are going to make runs, especially in road environments and we always keep our composure." "when they spurted at the start of the second half, i think our response to that was a very professional and experienced approach, the kind of thing you need to be able to do on the road," said coach fran mccaffery." the hawkeyes move up one spot, to number-4 in the new a-p rankings. iowa did get 11 first place votes. the hawkeyes visit indiana on thursday night. iowa state drops last week. the cyclones go to texas tech on wednesday and host texas on saturday. villanova is number-1 for the first time in school history, replacing oklahoma. iowa state won't have center jameel mckay on wednesday. coach steve prohm says mckay continues to be suspended and will not play against texas tech -- he also missed saturday's game. prohm says mckay will practice but no decision has been made on whether or not mckay will travel with the team. mckay is avera

but it was all iowa after the first few minutes - mike gesell knocks down the j - gesell had 8. then nicholas baer hits a three - iowa out front, 21-to-12. jarrod uthoff - third leading rebound and putback to put iowa up 10. then another look inside to end the half - uthoff scored 18 - iowa starting to pull away. four hawkeyes in double figures - led by peter jok's 23 - iowa - moves to 10- and-1 in the big ten, 77-65. the south dakota women - co-leaders in the summit - on the road at omaha. the coyotes start hot. abigail fogg is crystal clear under the hoop with the turnaround jumper. u-s-d by ten early. uno's sara echelberry goes outside for a deep two on the other end - mavericks still trail 17-7 though. omaha made a run in this one - but it wasn't enough. coyotes star nicole seekamp buries the baseline shot - the aussie scored 14. that tied for the team lead - abigail fogg also had 14 - scoring inside as usd wins again, 70-to-55. other women's scores - 17th- ranked michigan state beats iowa at the hawkeyes slip to 5-and-6 in the big ten. the nebraska women fall to indiana, 59

. >> dan: mike gesell has done it on both ends of the court. this is one of his two dunks. how many times we say he has two dunks in a game? and this is a spectacular dunk, the young man averaging over 8 points a game and 16 today. the biggest reason why the hawkeyes have the lead. >> kevin: and he is the last player with points, steals and assists, passing number four on the list for assists. dan asked fran mccaffery who was his position, glls gesell. williams stays in the contest for the buckeyes. >> dan: iowa has gone back to a zone. >> kevin: weaving through it is williams. and lyle draws a double. >> dan: what a pass! >> kevin: lurfing, 3 -- good! he put it down! [cheers and applause] 4 of 6 on triples. 1-point game! [cheers and applause] [crowd yelling] >> kevin: 10 seconds on the clock, woodbury free, gesell driving, scooping -- no. woodbury had a hand on it but picked up by bates-diop. a chance for the lead for the [crowd yelling] >> kevin: williams. long 2! and he got it to go! they called it a 3. they're gonna look at it, i believe. what a shot! 8-0 run by ohio st

peter jok led all scorers with 27 and mike gesell tied a career-high with 12 assists. expected, but iowa still improves to 13-0 at home. "we did a lot of good things. it was not a perfect game. wasn't a perfect game for them," said coach fran mccaffery. "but, you know, if you study this team, you're going to have to fight till the end, you're going to have to execute, you're going to have to do things. you're going to have to overcome some adversity throughout the course of the game because they're going to create that. they're going to keep coming." - iowa stays at number-4 in the new a-p rankings. iowa received 11 first place votes last week, but didn't get any this week. iowa state moved up a spot to 13th after losing at texas tech and beating texas. the cyclones visit number-25 baylor on tuesday and host tcu on saturday. villanova is number-1 for the second straight week and kansas moved up four places to second. the postseason starts tonight for some iowa boys and nebraska girls teams. in iowa, class 1a and 2a districts start in iowa. in nebraska, it's class c and

(mike gesell) people get on him or when they're praising him i think he still just stays true to himself and still just plays his game. you know he's not looking for approval or anything he's just looking to get better every single day. (giaimo) he's a "dirty work" type of player, so his stats were never eye-popping.. but this year he's averaging over 9 rebounds and close to a double-double in every game. he also wins nearly every 50/50 ball on the floor. (fran mccaffery) his role is obviously much more critical than its ever been. he's been a starter since he got here but the way he anchors the defense and the communication that he provides and the rebounding. you know he doesn't make mistakes he's scoring the ball. he provides an element of toughness that i think every team needs. (giaimo) woodbury always believed that he was on the right path and now hawkeye fans are now buying in. (adam woodbury) i think if you guys listened to some of my interviews from back what i wanted to do. i wanted to help bring the iowa team back to some of the national prominence that it used to have. this i

players like mike gesell, adam woodbury and peter jok say they're looking forward to the challenge tonight. 3 "it's a lot of fun. so really cool atmosphere. the arena is different. everything is right on top of you. and it makes for a sweet atmosphere and we love going into atmospheres like that on the road.""right every big ten team has some guys that can really put it in the hole. so it's a big key for our defense to kind of get those guys under their averages and make them really work for their points. it's been no different for indiana and we've got to continue to make them work as hard as they can.""i mean we feel like we're the best team every time we step on the court no matter who we're playing. we feel like we're the best team on the court and we prove it by winning. so we are not focused on any of that, being the best team in the big ten or the country. we're just focused on winning and getting better as a team and getting ready for march." 3 3 3 through early evening, but as the snow ends, cold air with push into siouxland. temperatures will be about 20 degrees by midnight and f

he had 16 in the game later -- mike gesell finds dom uhl for three -- iowa up 6 -- 6 minutes to go. but the buckeyes would rally -- down the stretch. iowa has struggled to win that trend continued on sunday. iowa falls again. 68 - 64. we'll have to see how far they fall in the rankings when the new ap top 25 poll is released later today. now to a team on a winning streak. the uni women going for six wins in a row. the panthers hosting loyola on senior day. another great performance by uni. they take down loyola 63-52 and remain in first place in the missouri valley conference with two games left. you have to give this basketball fan credit for being persistent. a teenager showed up at the knicks game with a poster asking one of their players to prom. he replies -- saying he couldn't because of scheduling issues. but she didn't back down. she showed up to another game with a new sign -- hoping he would it's coming up, too many cooks in the kitchen can be counterproductive. so how about cooking oil? there are so many choices... is it too confusing? we sort it out next. cooking oils at

. >> dan: mike gesell has done it on both ends of the court. this is one of his two dunks. how many times we say he has two dunks in a game? and this is a spectacular dunk, the young man averaging over 8 points a game and 16 today. the biggest reason why the hawkeyes have the lead. >> kevin: and he is the last assists, passing number four on the list for assists. dan asked fran mccaffery who needed to play and he said it was his position, glls gesell. williams stays in the contest for the buckeyes. >> dan: iowa has gone back to a zone. >> kevin: weaving through it is williams. and lyle draws a double. >> dan: what a pass! >> kevin: lurfing, 3 -- good! he put it down! [cheers and applause] 4 of 6 on triples. 1-point game! [cheers and applause] [crowd yelling] >> kevin: 10 seconds on the clock, woodbury free, gesell woodbury had a hand on it but picked up by bates-diop. a chance for the lead for the buckeyes. [crowd yelling] >> kevin: williams. long 2! and he got it to go! they called it a 3. they're gonna look at it, i believe. what a shot! 8-0 run by ohio state! and kam wil

mike gesell--"i got a little bit of stardom along with jarrod. you know i think maybe it's all the passes i gave him, they decided to put me on there." fran mccaffery--"i think it's great. i'm really happy for jarrod in particular. but for all the guys toe recognized at that level." jarrod uthoff--"to me, it's about us as a the hawkeyes and what we've accomplished as a team. there's nothing about individual, what i've done as an individual. you know i think we've come a long way through this program this year. people predicted us bottomf the big ten and we're proving that we can play with anybody." iowa's back in action tomorrow when they host penn state. chris: after receiving a scholarship offer yesterday from nebraska, norfolk catholic standout david engelhaupt continue his football career with the in-state huskers. engelhaupt, a 6-3, 235 pounder, had been committed to wyoming before nebraska extended an offer. he was a key component of norfolk catholic's state runner up squad this year, rushing for 1,400 yards and 39 touchdowns while adding 8

later in the first half, watch the crossover by mike gesell... then he throws it down with authority... but the hawkeyes trailed 35-30 at halftime ... iowa did not make a three in the first half... but finally does in the 2nd as peter jok hits one in the later on, it's cedar rapids jefferson grad jarrod uthoff with a long three... he splashes i iin... jarrod had 16 as iowowleads 44-42 ... closing minute of the game... iowa down one... kam williams hits the three-ball corner pocket... ohio state has a 4- point lead ... iowa has to respond... adam woodbury banks in the two.... hawkeyes down two with 42 seconds left... they'd get the ball back with 7.5 left, ke gesell with an 4& open lane to the hoop for the tie... but his shot is blocked... ohio state hangs on to win 68-64... 3rd straight loss for the hawkeyes ... and tonight for our sunday night spotlight, i'll speak with former hawkeye and current g ten analyst jess settles. we'll recap the hawkeyes game, plus talk more about the cyclones and panthers coming up tonight at 10. ... uni women hoping

mike gesell had a huge game - 4 minutes to play, he puts the hawkeyes up 6 on the drive. but back come the buckeyes - marc loving with the corner triple - ohio state within 1. then kam williams bangs another one the lead for good... the creighton men, coming off a loss to marquette - back at home against st. john's. 7 minutes in - bluejays get it in to zac hanson - bucket and 1 - creighton up 7 after the 3 point play. it was senior day at the centurylink center - james milliken is a senior - he cans a three - 12 poitns in the first half, 19 for the game. later in the half - creighton up 13 - isaiah zierden - for three. it was an 18-nothing scoring run - cole huff adds a triple - bluejays bounce back in a big way, 100-to-59. the musketeers have lost 10 of their last 11 games. in that stretch, sioux city has been outscored 44-to-15. the muskies lost to sioux falls last night - madison visiting the tyson events center today. first period - musketeers withth ryan edquist - keeping it scoreless. 5 minutes in - muskies center it - cj dodero finishes, corner of the net - sioux c

(mike gesell) you know it's really cool to get national recognition like that i think it's a lot of fun for our university with the season football had and now the season that we are having you know it'ex exciting times to be a hawkeye. (anthony clemmons) holy buckets.. (giaimo) fran and the hawks are excited about the cover but what does j-u himself think about the honor? (jarrod uthoff) it's (adam woodbury) i mean he's a pretty low key guy not a big deal i'm sure when you guys asked him he said he didn't care at all so it's kind of funny he doesn't have tv or internet or things like that so it's funny that he's getting all the attention that he's getting. (giaimo) (jarrod uthoff) to me it's about us. as the hawkeyes and what we've accomplished as (jarrod uthoff) to me it's about us. as the hawkeyes and what we've accomplished as a team. it has nothing to do with what i've done as an individual. we've come a long ways. (alex giaimo) the football and basketball teams will again collide right here at carver hawkeye arena on wednesday night. the football team will be honored during halfti

mike gesell drives baseline for the layup. hawkeyes up by six. about two minutes to play now -- buckeyes down one. kam williams -- gets the deep jumper to go,for the lead! after review, they would say it was a two, not a three. buckeyes up by one. a minute to play now -- and it's kam williams again. williams left no doubt on that one. ohio state goes up by four. now -- closing seconds -- iowa needs a two to tie. gesell pushes it, drives, and is rejected from behind! iowa wanted a foul -- but they wouldn't get it. and ohio state gets a big win over number eight iowa, 68-64. number five xavier needed to take care of business at seton hall for a shot at the big east title. in the first half -- seton hall already up by six. desi rodriguez misses, but andel delgado is there for the reverse and the foul.

mike gesell had 16 points for the hawkeyes - 4 minutes to play, he puts the hawkeyes up 6 on the drive. but ohio state unleashes a big run - kam williams bangs home a long two - that gives the buckeyes the lead. williams would make sure that lead holds - no doubt about this one. hawks last chance - gesell drives but is blocked - ohio state closes 68-64 win. iowa has lost four of its last 5 games. the creighton men, coming off a loss to marquette - back at home against st. john's. 7 minutes in - bluejays get it in to zac hanson - bucket and 1 - creighton up 7 after the 3 point play. it was senior day at the centurylink center - james milliken is a senior - he cans a three - 12 poitns in the first half, 19 for the game. later in the half - creighton up 13 - isaiah zierden - for scoring run - cole huff adds a triple - bluejays bounce back in a big way, 100-to-59. the wayne state women beat u-mary in the opening round of the n-s-i-c tournament on wednesday. that wildcat victory set up a top seed on their side of the bracket, northern state. wayne state was 13-and-9 in conference play in th

iowa's only conference road loss came at maryland. 1st half -- anthony clemmons gets it to mike gesell for the layup -- that he had 17 in this one. hawks down 15 in the first -- but peter jok htis a 3 pointer -- the lead is single digits. just before the half -- clemmons knocks down 3 more -- hawks only down 8 at the break. iowa gets the lead in the 2nd half -- jarrod uthoff -- looks like he's shooting int the driveway - 3 of his 24. under 2 minutes left -- iowa down 7 - adam woodbury with the layin -- woody had 13 pts and 15 rebounds. the hoosiers hold off iowa's charge to win 85-78 -- it's indiana's sixth win over a ranked team this season. sgt. bluff-luton is 11th in the final class 3a girls rankings. the warriors start regionals on saturday -- and for a tuneup, they hosted south sioux city -- the second ranked team in nebraska's class a. the lady cardinals -- 5-0 against iowa teams this season. and south sioux got off to a great start. augusta thramer drives for the bucket and bonus. cards up 7- zip in a hurry. but sbl counters with 8 misses once but puts back her own rebounds. war

peter jok led all scorers with 27 and mike gesell tied a career-high with 12 assists. the win was closer than expected, but iowa still improves to 13-0 at home. "we did a lot of good things. it was not a perfect game. wasn't a perfect game for them," said coach fran mccaffery. "but, you know, if you study this team, you're going to have to fight till the end, you're going to have to execute, you're going to have to do things. you're going to have to overcome some of the game because they're going to creree that. they're going to keep comimi." - iowa stays at number-4 in the new a-p rankings. iowa received 11 first place votes last week, but didn't get any this week. iowa state moved up a spot to 13th after losing at texas tech and beating texas. the cyclones visit number-25 baylor on tuesday y d host tcu on saturday. villanova is number-1 for the second straight week and kansas moved up four places to second. the hawkeye baseball team went to the ncaa tournament last season for the first time in 25 years. iowa has been picked to finish fourth in the big ten in the pres

. >> dan: mike gesell has done it on both ends of the court. this is one of his two dunks. how many times we say he has two dunks in a game? and this is a spectacular dunk, the young man averaging over 8 points a game and 16 today. the biggest reason why the hawkeyes have the lead. >> kevin: and he is the last player with points, steals and assists, passing number four on dan asked fran mccaffery who needed to play and he said it was his position, glls gesell. williams stays in the contest for the buckeyes. >> dan: iowa has gone back to a zone. >> kevin: weaving through it is williams. and lyle draws a double. >> dan: what a pass! >> kevin: lurfing, 3 -- good! he put it down! [cheers and applause] 4 of 6 on triples. 1-point game! [cheers and applause] [crowd yelling] >> kevin: 10 seconds on the clock, woodbury free, gesell driving, scooping -- no. woodbury had a hand on it but picked up by bates-diop. buckeyes. [crowd yelling] >> kevin: williams. long 2! and he got it to go! they called it a 3. they're gonna look at it, i believe. what a shot! 8-0 run by ohio state! and kam

gesell finds dom uhl for the triple -- iowa up 6 -- 6 minutes to go -- but the buckeyes rally -- kam williams caps a 10, oh run -- iowa in trouble down 4 late -- they'd get back within 2 -- final seconds -- gesell -- 16 in the game -- but gets blocked here -- hawkeyes reeling -- they've dropped 3 in a row and fall today at ohio state 68 to 64 -- uni women hosting loyola -- four seniors playing their final regular season home game -- and here's one -- sharnae lamar from beyond the arc -- panthersi jump out to a quick 3 point edge -- another senior amber sorenson putting home 2 of here 12 in the game -- but it was a junior -- madison weekly their leading scorer for the 11th straight game -- she put in 17 -- uni's now won 6 straight -- they take down loyola 63, 52 -- uni also hosting the mvc indoor track championships -- with a bang -- knodle set a new mvc meet record winning the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8-point-24 seconds -- uni another great performance in the 8-hundred meters -- amber clock and brette corey would go go on to finish first and second respectively -- another record