Evelyn Bothmer, 99, was struck by an Iowa City Fire Department truck that was leaving the scene, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report. Bothmer, who was described as a pedestrian, died at the scene. The truck was driven by Brandon Pflanzer, who is also president of the union representing the department's firefighters.

According to a state patrol crash report, the firetruck was leaving a medical call at Legacy Senior Living located on 1020 S. Scott Blvd. in Iowa City when it hit 99-year-old Evelyn Bothmer. The incident happened just after 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. State patrol said Bothmer was declared dead on the scene.

L.J. Cryer's 28-point afternoon helped No. 5 Houston hold off No. 8 Iowa State, which was without its two leading scorers in the upset bid.

L.J. Cryer scored 28 points and Milos Uzan matched his season best of 19 points to lead No. 5 Houston to a 68-59 home win over No. 8 Iowa State in Big 12 play on Saturday.

Injuries forced TJ Otzelberger to get creative with his minutes ... and the Cyclones nearly pulled off the impossible.