Missouri wins, honors Norm Stewart

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Arthur Johnson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three steals to lead Missouri to an 82-70 victory over Iowa State Wednesday night, as the Tigers continued their second-half surge.

Jimmy McKinney had 21 points and Rickey Paulding 19 for Missouri (12-10, 6-5 Big 12), which has won three in a row for the first time since opening the season with victories over Oakland, Coppin State and Indiana.

The Tigers, attempting to rescue their season after being ranked as high as No. 3 in mid-December, fought off a second-half charge from Iowa State (14-8, 5-6) and overcame 23 turnovers to send the Cyclones to their 22nd consecutive conference road loss.

Missouri honored former coach Norm Stewart in a banner-lowering ceremony at halftime of the Iowa State game.

Stewart was 634-333 in 32 seasons and produced eight conference championships at Missouri.

SIUclinches MVC title

Southern Illinois clinched its third straight Missouri Valley Conference title with its 13th consecutive victory, 84-69 over Evansville on Wednesday night.

Stetson Hairston scored 13 of his season-high 23 points in the first half for No. 20 Southern Illinois (21-2, 15-0 MVC). Darren Brooks added 17 points for the Salukis.

SIU's 13-game winning streak is the school's longest since the 1966-67 team.