There’s No Place Like Kansas for Iowa

Kent McCausland made two three-point baskets in the final 1:40 and Iowa ended the nation’s longest home-court winning streak at 62 games by beating the No. 10 Jayhawks, 85-81, on Tuesday night.

Iowa (6-1) fought back from an 18-point, second-half deficit and overcame 31 turnovers behind McCausland, who made four of five three-point shots and had 15 points.

Kansas’ streak, while a school record, wasn’t among the top dozen in college basketball history. Kentucky set the record of 129 between 1943 and 1955.

Murray State has the longest current home-court streak at 31.

Kansas (5-2) got 20 points from Kenny Gregory.

No. 5 Kentucky 70, No. 11 Indiana 61--Heshimu Evans had 22 points and nine rebounds as the Wildcats (8-1) beat the Hoosiers 8-2) in overtime in a game at Louisville, Ky. that featured a kicking outburst by Hoosier Coach Bob Knight.

Knight’s blowup came with 3:45 left in overtime and Kentucky leading, 56-51. Angered by a traveling call on Indiana’s Kirk Haston. Knight, coaching his 1,000th college game, kicked a piece of red plastic facing on the front of the scorer’s table and referee Gerald Boudreaux immediately called a technical. As Kentucky’s fans roared, Knight did it again.

OTHER MEN’S TOP 25

Ademola Okulaja had 17 points as No. 7 North Carolina (9-1) routed Buffalo (3-4), 98-49, at Chapel Hill, N.C. . . . Mike Robinson scored 17 points to lead No. 9 Purdue (8-1) to a 69-55 victory over Illinois State (6-3) at West Lafayette, Ind. . . . Damion Walker had 22 points to help New Mexico (6-0) beat Texas Pan American (1-8), 101-94, at Albuquerque, N.M.

WOMEN’S TOP 25

Svetlana Abrosimova scored 23 points to lead No. 1 Connecticut (7-0, 1-0 Big East) past No. 6 Notre Dame (6-1, 0-1), 106-81, at South Bend, Ind. . . . No. 16 Duke (6-4) held Hampton (2-3) to 30% shooting in an 83-47 victory at Durham, N.C. . . . Monique Whitfield scored 18 points as No. 19 Nebraska (8-1) rolled over visiting Troy State, 108-54. . . . Southwest Missouri State (6-2) beat No. 24 Arkansas (6-4), 70-50, at Springfield, Mo.