In land of tall corn, is it a tall order to ask Cyclones and Hawkeyes fans to unite for Sweet 16?

Basketball fever swept Iowa as, for the first time, both Iowa State and Iowa reached the men’s Sweet 16. The second-seeded Cyclones beat 7-seed Kentucky 82-63 despite losing Joshua Jefferson to an early ankle injury, and the 9-seed Hawkeyes stunned top-seeded defending champion Florida 73-72. The thrill hasn’t softened the rivalry: some fans relish the dueling paths, with Iowa set to face Nebraska in Houston on Thursday and the Cyclones meeting Tennessee in Chicago on Friday. “It’s definitely one of the biggest developments,” said Des Moines radio host Heather Burnside.