Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball: 3A-vs.-2A top-five showdown is all Mount Vernon, 80-34 over Iowa City Regina. Mustangs shoot 64.2 percent from the floor, and hold the Regals to less than half of their typical scoring output.

Women’s basketball: Depth has given Iowa an element of mystery this season. No. 23 Iowa hosts No. 8 Maryland on Sunday, and former coach Lisa Bluder will be honored at halftime.

What to know about Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 8 Maryland and No. 23 Iowa. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Girls’ basketball: Early 3-point barrage sends Iowa City West past Washington, 55-45. Trojans finish 10 of 24 from long distance, move to 4-0 in the MVC.

Girls’ basketball: A midseason reset, touring the area conference races. Four area teams (Iowa City Regina, Maquoketa, Maquoketa Valley and Mid-Prairie) are unbeaten heading into January.

Women’s basketball: No. 23 Iowa rules the fourth quarter, pulls away at Penn State, 80-68. Taylor McCabe hits five 3-pointers, and the Hawkeyes top the Lady Lions for the 11th straight time.

What to know about Wednesday’s women’s basketball game between No. 23 Iowa and Penn State. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Women’s basketball: Iowa’s rotations and floor combinations come down to ‘who makes who better,’ according to Coach Jan Jensen.

Women’s basketball: Four freshmen front and center in Iowa’s 84-63 rout of Purdue.

Women’s basketball: After nine days off, No. 24 Iowa returns with a home encounter with Purdue. Hawkeyes have handled the Boilermakers eight straight times.

What to know about Sunday’s women’s basketball game between Purdue and No. 24 Iowa. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Women’s basketball: Best- and worst-case scenarios for Iowa in the Big Ten race. The pick here is 11-7 and a tie for 6th place.

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten: Maquoketa Valley makes the jump of the week after ending North Linn’s 32-game win streak Friday.

Women’s basketball: Jamie Cavey Lang, former player and color commentator for the Iowa Hawkeyes, died Saturday at 41.

Women’s basketball: Mythical state championship on the line when UNI, Iowa collide. The Hawkeyes will try to slow the Panthers’ prolific guards, and tone down the turnovers.