COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Iowa Wins on Emotion, 96-90

Iowa played like an entire team of Chris Streets.

The 11th-ranked Hawkeyes, playing their first game since Street’s death, overcame a 15-point deficit in the final 3:30 of regulation and beat Michigan State, 96-90, in overtime Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference game at East Lansing, Mich.

“(Street) would have been proud of this,” Iowa Coach Tom Davis said. “He would have loved it. He was the toughest tiger in the town.”

Street, a 6-foot-8 junior who was the team’s emotional leader, was killed Jan. 19 in a traffic accident in Iowa City.

The 11th-ranked Hawkeyes (13-3 overall, 2-2 in the Big Ten) postponed games with Northwestern and Penn State last week and hadn’t played since a 65-56 loss at Duke on Jan. 16.

“We were anxious to come out and play,” said Acie Earl, who had 27 points and 16 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. “We hadn’t played hard in a long time. This set us straight, emotionally.”

In tribute to Street, the Iowa players wore a black patch with Street’s initials and his No. 40 on the left shoulder strap of their uniforms.

Val Barnes, who scored 29 points, led the Hawkeyes’ comeback with three three-pointers, including one with 20 seconds remaining in regulation that tied the score, 76-76.

Michigan State (10-5, 2-4) went without a basket over the final 7:13 of regulation. Jon Zulauf had a chance to ice the game for the Spartans, but missed two free throws with 28 seconds remaining in regulation.

Earl started the overtime with a rebound basket after he missed a jump shot. The Hawkeyes quickly built an 85-78 lead and the Spartans never threatened.

Shawn Respert had 23 points for Michigan State.

No. 10 UNLV 110, Nevada 95--J.R. Rider scored 30 of his 38 points in the second half and the Rebels beat the Wolf Pack in a Big West Conference game at Reno.

Rider reached the 30 mark for the sixth consecutive game, equaling the school record set by Elburt Miller during the 1966-67 season.

UNLV (12-1, 5-1) has won 42 of its last 43 Big West regular-season games.

Nevada (7-8, 2-6) lost for the fourth time in five games. UNLV has beaten the Wolf Pack nine consecutive times and leads the series, 40-10.

No. 14 Purdue 83, Northwestern 73--Glenn Robinson scored 18 points and the Boilermakers gave Gene Keady his 300th coaching victory by defeating the Wildcats in a Big Ten game at Evanston, Ill.

A 10-0 run, including four points by Robinson, to close the first half put the Boilermakers (12-3, 3-3) ahead to stay, 46-37.

Purdue had a 73-59 lead that was sliced to eight points on a 6-0 surge by Northwestern (5-9, 0-5), but a three-point play with 3:14 left by Cuonzo Martin, who scored 17 points, finished the Wildcats.

No. 17 Utah 64, Wyoming 45--Jimmy Soto scored 13 points and the Utes shut down the Cowboys in a Western Athletic Conference game at Laramie, Wyo.

Utah (15-2, 8-0) won its 10th consecutive game and handed Wyoming (10-7, 4-4) its first home defeat in seven games.

Wyoming was within 33-27 on Rick Henry’s three-pointer early in the second half, but Soto hit a three-pointer and Larry Cain added two baskets as Utah took command for good.

OTHER GAMES

Nick Sanderson had 19 points and keyed a 10-0 run late in the game that gave Brigham Young (14-5, 7-1) a 70-63 WAC victory over Colorado State (12-6, 4-4) at Fort Collins, Colo. . . . Evansville’s Parrish Casebier scored 25 points and the Purple Aces (11-5) downed Duquesne, 69-64, at Evansville, Ind. Alan Watkins had 31 points for the Dukes (7-8). . . . Clifford Rozier scored all 17 of his points in the second half as Louisville (10-5, 5-0) defeated Virginia Tech, 79-65, in a Metro Conference game at Blacksburg, Va. Thomas Elliott scored 22 points for the Hokies (6-7, 1-4). . . . Rick Brunson stole the ball with 42 seconds remaining to help preserve Temple’s 69-67 victory over Rhode Island (11-6, 2-3) in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at Philadelphia. Aaron McKie scored 22 points for the Owls (9-5, 4-3). . . . Ervin Johnson scored 14 points, had 15 rebounds and blocked two shots, leading New Orleans (14-2, 8-0) to a 66-50 victory over Jacksonville (3-12, 1-7) in a Sun Belt Conference game at Jacksonville, Fla.