Iowa State Trip Ends in Success
Tracy Gahan scored 19 points to lead No. 12 Iowa State--subjected to an emergency landing en route to Lawrence, Kan.--to a 75-50 Big 12 Conference victory Wednesday against Kansas.
The Cyclones’ chartered plane developed a problem with its landing gear, but landed without incident in Des Moines only minutes after leaving Ames. The team then traveled 230 miles by bus.
“It was a little unnerving,” Coach Bill Fennelly said. “We did not find out until after we landed that it was a landing gear problem. It’s probably good we didn’t know about it ahead of time.”
The Cyclones improved to 18-5 and 5-5. Kansas fell to 5-19 and 0-11.
No. 1 Connecticut 92, Seton Hall 40--Asjha Jones scored 17 points at Storrs, Conn., as the Huskies (25-0, 12-0 in Big East) routed the Pirates (11-12, 3-8).
No. 13 Colorado 95, Nebraska 60--Jenny Roulier scored 17 points as the Buffaloes (18-6, 8-3 in Big 12) routed the Cornhuskers (12-11, 2-8) at Boulder, Colo.
No. 15 Texas Tech 61, No. 17 Texas 49--Jia Perkins scored 16 points at Lubbock, Texas, as the Red Raiders (14-7, 6-5 in Big 12) handed the Longhorns (14-7, 6-5) their fourth loss in a row.
No. 24 North Carolina 49, Villanova 45--Coretta Brown had 15 points at Chapel Hill, N.C., to lift the Tar Heels (18-6).
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