95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Wednesday, November 30, 2016
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(5) Duke 78, Michigan State 69
Notre Dame 92, Iowa 78
Central Michigan 91, William & Mary 81
(5) Duke 78, MSU 69 – Allen leads No. 5 Duke past Michigan State 78-69
Grayson Allen scored 24 points, Luke Kennard added 20 and No. 5 Duke beat Michigan State 78-69 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Amile Jefferson had 17 points and 13 rebounds while freshman Frank Jackson finished with 11 points and keyed a timely 11-0 run for the Blue Devils (7-1). They won their fourth straight despite shooting just 27 percent from 3-point range. Eron Harris scored 14 points for Michigan State (4-4). Playing their first game as an unranked team since March 2015, the Spartans had 18 turnovers and star freshman Miles Bridges was held to 11 points _ six fewer than his team-leading average _ on 4-of-13 shooting.
ND 92, Iowa 78 – Colson’s 24 points lead Notre Dame to 92-78 win over Iowa
Bonzie Colson had season-high 24 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, Steve Vasturia tied a career-high with 22 points and Notre Dame overcame squandering a 15-point lead in the first half to beat Iowa 92-78 Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Colson made all 12 of his free throws and Vasturia made all seven of his as Notre Dame (7-0) made 30 of 33 free throws while the Iowa was 12 of 16. The Irish also had a 45-32 advantage in rebounds. Iowa (3-4) had its largest lead of the second half at 52-50 when Notre Dame hit four straight shots and Iowa missed four straight during a 10-0 run capped by Vasturia driving through the lane for a layup to give Notre Dame a 60-52 lead. The Irish extended the lead to 79-63 on a jumper by Farrell. Freshman Jordan Bohanon, whose previous season-high was six points, finished with a team-high 23 points. Jok, coming off a career-high 42 points against Memphis, struggled throughout, making 4 of 20 shots for 15 points.
CMU 91, W&M 81 – Keene scores 36 points; C. Michigan beats William & Mary
Marcus Keene scored 36 points for Central Michigan as the Chippewas beat William & Mary 91-81. Keene hit five 3-pointers and also had five assists. Braylon Rayson also scored 23 points.
Tonight
Eastern Michigan at Detroit-Mercy, 7:00 p.m.
UNC-Wilmington at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Michigan, 7:15 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Spots 6:30 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 112, Charlotte Hornets 89
Pistons 112, Hornets 89 – Harris scores 24, Pistons blow past Hornets 112-89
Tobias Harris scored 24 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Marcus Morris each had 18 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-89 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. Ish Smith added 13 points whhile Detroit shot 49 percent from the field. Kemba Walker had 23 points for the Hornets, who were playing their fourth game in five nights. The Pistons hadn’t played since Saturday and looked much fresher throughout the game in snapping Charlotte’s two-game winning streak. Detroit took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter after Caldwell-Pope knocked down a pair of 3-pointers late in the third. Things got sloppy from there with the Hornets turning the ball over frequently on bad passes, and the game quickly turning into a blowout.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Portland Trailblazers, 10:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 3, Dallas Stars 1
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Florida Panthers 1 – Shootout
Red Wings 3, Stars 1 – Mantha helps Red Wings beat Stars 3-1 for 3rd win in 4 games
Anthony Mantha scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night. Petr Mrazek stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who are 3-0-1 in their last four games for their best stretch in more than a month. Kari Lehtonen made 17 saves for the Stars. He was pulled for an extra skater with more than 2 minutes left, and the Red Wings took advantage when Steve Ott scored an empty-net goal to make it 3-1 with 1:03 remaining. Dallas, playing the second of back-to-back games on the road, has dropped two straight and won just three of its last nine overall.
Blackhawks 2, Panthers 1 – SO – Panik, Blackhawks beat Panthers 2-1 in shootout
Richard Panik and Artemi Panarin scored in a shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida 2-1 on Tuesday night in the Panthers’ first game since Tom Rowe took over as interim coach. Panik also scored in regulation and Corey Crawford made 38 saves in Chicago’s first home game in 16 days. The Blackhawks went 3-3-1 on their 12-day circus trip. Panarin beat Roberto Luongo with a slick backhand in the second round of the shootout. After Aleksander Barkov was stopped by Crawford at the other end, Panik converted his chance with a well-placed wrist shot past Luongo on the glove side. Florida returned to the ice for the first time since coach Gerard Gallant was fired after a 3-2 loss at Carolina on Sunday night. Jaromir Jagr scored in the third period and Luongo made 32 saves, but the Panthers lost for the third time in four games.
NHL – Blackhawks C Toews remains out with upper-body injury
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews remains sidelined with an upper body injury. Toews got hurt in the Blackhawks’ 2-1 loss at San Jose last Wednesday. He has four goals and 8 assists over 21 games.
NCAAFB – Playoff Rankings – Ohio State holds firm to 2nd in CFP rankings
Ohio State held firm at second in the College Football Playoff rankings, putting the Buckeyes in position to become the first team to be selected to the final four without winning its conference. The second-to-last rankings were released Tuesday night and Alabama was No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Washington. The Crimson Tide, Tigers and Huskies all play conference championship games this weekend and presumably would be in good shape to make the playoff if they win. The final rankings and playoff pairings will be released Sunday. Michigan dropped to five after losing to Ohio State. Wisconsin was sixth and Penn State was seventh. The Badgers and Nittany Lions will play for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis on Saturday.
NCAAFB – Spartan senior Demetrious Cox cited for misdemeanor assault
Michigan State defensive back Demetrious Cox is facing a misdemeanor assault charge. The Lansing State Journal says Cox was arrested early Thursday. He didn’t play against Penn State last weekend for violating team rules.
NCAAFB – Eastern Michigan caps turnaround season with bowl trip
Eastern Michigan is going bowling for the first time since 1987. Eastern will face Old Dominion in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl in Nassau on December 23. The Eagles have gone 7-5 this season — their first winning record since 1995. They beat San Jose State in the California Bowl 29 years ago in their last bowl game.
NCAAFB – Ducks sack Helfrich after 4-8 season
Oregon has fired coach Mark Helfrich after a disappointing 4-8 season. Helfrich was head coach of the Ducks for four seasons, leading the team to the first College Football Playoff championship game two years ago. But this season the Ducks faltered with a five-game losing streak and the team finished at the bottom of the Pac-12 North with just two conference wins. Helfrich had a 37-16 record after taking over from Chip Kelly in 2013.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Eastern Michigan 66, Incarnate Word 47
Tonight
Michigan State at (20) Syracuse, 7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at North Dakota State, 8:00 p.m.
(1) Notre Dame at Iowa, 9:00 p.m.
MLB – Jay signs with World Series champs
The Chicago Cubs and outfielder Jon Jay have agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract, likely signaling the end of free agent Dexter Fowler’s time with the World Series champions. Jay batted .291 with two homers and 26 RBIs in 90 games with San Diego last season. The Cubs have an opening in center after Fowler turned down a $17.2 million qualifying offer two weeks ago. Fowler also rejected a qualifying offer from Chicago last November and then returned to the Cubs during spring training. But that same scenario seems even less likely this time around. Jay could platoon in center with righty-hitting Albert Almora Jr. Or Cubs manager Joe Maddon could move Jason Heyward over from right for Chicago’s first title defense since it won it all in 1908.
MLB – Porcello, Rendon get comeback honors
Boston Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello has won the AL Comeback Player of the Year award, while Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) has received the NL honor. Porcello posted a major league best 22 wins this season, after going 9-15 in 2015. He finished with a 22-4 record and a 3.15 ERA over 33 starts to help the Red Sox capture the American League East title. Rendon hit .270 with 20 home runs and 85 RBIs in 156 games. He had a .348 on-base percentage and a .450 slugging percentage to help the Nationals win the NL East for the second time in three seasons. Rendon was limited to 80 games in 2015 because of injuries. The awards are voted on by the 30 team beat writers from MLB.com.
Soccer – Colombian team offers title to ill-fated opponents
The Colombian soccer team that was scheduled to play the ill-fated Brazilian club in a South American championship says it’s offering the title to the rivals whose plane has crashed. The Medellin-based team says it’s asked the South American soccer confederation to award the title in honor of the Brazilian team that was aboard a plane that went down with the loss of 71 of the 77 people aboard. Three team members were among the six that survived. One of them, goalkeeper Jakson Follmann, had to have his right leg amputated as a result of injuries suffered in the crash.
13 females to sue Michigan State over doc’s alleged assaults
Attorneys for 13 women and girls have told Michigan State they will be suing the university over alleged sexual assaults by Dr. Larry Nassar. The notice is a procedural move under state law and claims Michigan State didn’t properly investigate complaints about Nassar, who worked for USA Gymnastics.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Cleveland Monsters at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
Texas Stars at Chicago Wolves, 8:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings at Elmira Jackals, 7:05 p.m.
NBADL – NBA Developmental League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Drive 118, Delaware 87ers 103
Windy City Bulls 120, Long Island Nets 116
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball
Battle Creek Harper Creek 48, St. Joseph 45
Harper Creek battled back from 13 points down late in the first half to defeat St. Joe 48-45 in the season opener for both teams. Harper Creek first took the lead with 2:00 left in the game. Anna Fischer had 17 points to lead both teams in scoring. St. Joe is back at home on Friday against Portage Northern.
Lakeshore 53, Paw Paw 40
Lakeshore begins the season with a wire to wire 53-40 win at Paw Paw. The Lady Lancers had a 17-2 lead after the first quarter. Cassie Pallett had a double-double in the win for Lakeshore with 12 points and 11 steals. El Tyler chipped in 10 points in the victory. Lakeshore is on the road again on Friday at Portage Central.
Parchment 65, Benton Harbor 62
Benton Harbor and Parchment combined to score 61 points in the fourth quarter as Parchment defeated the Lady Tigers 65-62. Benton Harbor outscored the host Panthers 33-28 in the final 8 minutes but still came up short. Tatyana Bruce had 27 points to lead Benton Harbor, her teammate Brianna Buchanan scored 21. The Tigers will play in the Caledonia tournament on Friday vs. Bloomfield Hills
South Haven 42, Bridgman 29
South Haven outscored Bridgman 34-18 in the final three quarters and got a game high 12 points from Frances Lyons as the Lady Rams beat Bridgman 42-29 to start the season at 1-0. The Lady Rams are home again on Friday to begin Wolverine Conference play against Plainwell. Sydney Payne had 10 for Bridgman, who will travel to Berrien Springs on Friday.
Other Scores:
Edwardsburg 37, Niles 32
Plainwell 41, Mattawan 33
Otsego 33, Portage Northern 31
Mason 52, Battle Creek Lakeview 35
Allegan 36, Gobles 23
Brandywine 68, Dowagiac 36
Comstock 51, Vicksburg 43
River Valley 32, Cassopolis 29 – OT
Constantine 41, Centreville 32
Kalamazoo Christian 41, Bangor 24
Coloma 25, Decatur 13
Galesburg-Augusta 67, Hartford 47
Holland Black Rivers 39, Fennville 29
Kalamazoo Hackett 60, Watervliet 46
Saugatuck 34, Holland Calvary 26
Lawrence 54, Covert 11
Lansing Waverly 56, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 13
Coldwater 66, Portage Central 38
Gull Lake 44, Caledonia 43
