Jeff Linder

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 138 points to reach Kelsey Plum’s record as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer.

Libby Fandel scored a school-record 34 points and played a brilliant all-around floor game, and Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Iowa City Liberty, 53-45, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game Friday night at Ron Thillen Gymnasium.

Somewhat rested and revitalized after suffering its first setback in more than two months, the fifth-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team hosts enigmatic Nebraska on Saturday.

Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and Nebraska.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release girls’ basketball postseason pairings next week, most likely Wednesday. In the meantime, here is the final draft of The Gazette’s mock pairings.

Girls’ basketball: Class 1A top-ranked North Linn hit 13 3-point shots, committed only three turnovers and upended 3A No. 1 Mount Vernon, 60-48.

The Class 4A boys’ rankings saw a big shake-up this week (though Cedar Rapids Kennedy is still the clear No. 1) and that leads this episode of Call It Both Ways, a podcast about Iowa high school basketball.

The top-ranked team in Class 1A since the start of the season, North Linn is in the midst of a typically outstanding winter. The Lynx (15-1 overall, 12-0 Tri-Rivers Conference West Division) wrapped up their third straight divisional title — and their 10th in the last 12 years — with a 60-25 win over Central City on Tuesday.

Girls’ basketball area Super Ten: No change among the top 6 after another weather-affected week.

Mila Van Weelden knocked home a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds to go, and Class 4A 10th-ranked Marion toppled 3A No. 2 Solon, 48-45, in a Wamac Conference East Division girls’ basketball game at Marion High School. Thirty-nine days had passed since Solon’s 28-point win over the Wolves.

Women’s basketball: What Caitlin Clark, Lisa Bluder and Kevin McGuff said after Sunday’s postgame incident.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 176 points to reach Kelsey Plum’s record as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer.

Women’s basketball: Ohio State topples No. 2 Iowa, 100-92, despite Caitlin Clark’s 45 points. Hawkeyes can’t hold a 12-point fourth-quarter lead.

Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 18 Ohio State.

Girls’ basketball: Balance and depth (again) are cornerstones in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 10th straight win, 72-25 over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.