Boys Basketball
Wisconsin Sectional semi-finals
- D3: Lancaster 75, Platteville 67
(Lancaster meets Lake Mills at 1:00 Saturday at Oregon)
- D4: Cambridge 64, Darlington 56
- D5: Southwestern 63 North Crawford 52
(Southwestern meets Assumption at 1:00 Saturday at Westby)
College Basketball
At the Big 10 Tournament in Chicago:
CHICAGO (AP) — Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Bennett Stirtz led Iowa (21-12) with 17 points.
CHICAGO (AP) — John Blackwell scored a career-high 34 points with six 3-pointers and No. 23 Wisconsin hung on to beat Washington 85-82 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Nick Boyd added 23 points with five 3-pointers while Andrew Rohde hit two free throws in the closing seconds to stretch it to a three-point game after the Badgers (23-9) let an 18-point lead in the second half shrink to one. Wisconsin will face No. 9 Illinois, which had a bye through the first three rounds, in the quarterfinals on Friday.
At the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson had 18 points and 13 rebounds while leading seventh-ranked Iowa State to a 75-53 victory over No. 16 Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Tamin Lipsey also had 20 points for the Cyclones, who will play top-seeded and second-ranked Arizona in Friday night’s semifinals. Iowa State blew open a close game with a 19-3 run in the second half.
COLLEGE
Baseball
- Loras lost to UW Superior 7-3 in Winterhaven, Florida
Softball
- Loras beat Benedictine 5-2 and Sage College 12-1 in Kissimmee, Florida
Men’s Lacrosse
- Clarke lost to Carroll College 15-10.
