<95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Monday, January 29, 2018
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(6) Michigan State 74, Maryland 68
(6) Michigan State 74, Maryland 68 – Michigan State rallies past Maryland
Joshua Langford scored 19 points to lead a second-half surge that the Spartans to their fourth straight victory. Down by 13 at halftime, Michigan State (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten) returned to outscore Maryland 20-4 in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and held on to beat the Terrapins 74-68. Cassius Winston scored 13 and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 12 for the Spartans, who shot 53 percent after halftime and finished with a 46-29 rebounding advantage. After Maryland closed to 63-61 with 1:43 left, Langford grabbed the rebound of a miss by teammate Miles Bridges, and Winston subsequently made two free throws to all but seal the win. Kevin Huerter led Maryland with 17 points, and Anthony Cowan Jr. and Darryl Morsell each had 12. The Terrapins (15-8, 4-6) have lost five of seven, a skid that began with a 91-61 defeat at Michigan State on Jan. 4.
Tonight
Northwestern at (25) Michigan, 7:00 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 6:30
Notre Dame at (4) Duke, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(16) Michigan 80, Northwestern 59
(16) Michigan 80, Northwestern 59 – Barnes Arico wins 400, No. 16 Michigan women top NU 80-59
Katelynn Flaherty scored 27 points, Hallie Thome added 25 and No. 16 Michigan gave coach Kim Barnes Arico her 400th career win, 80-59 over Northwestern on Sunday. Thome had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting as the Wolverines (19-4, 8-2 Big Ten), who won their sixth straight, led 37-28 at the half. Flaherty went 4 of 4 from 3-point range and scored 20 points in the second half as Michigan improved to 50-5 when scoring 80 points under Barnes Arico. Barnes Arico, already the wins leader in six seasons at Michigan with 130, is the seventh active Big Ten coach with 400 wins. She had 176 wins in 10 seasons at St. John’s, still the record for the Red Storm. She is 400-273 in 21 seasons. Jillian Dunston had 13 rebounds for Michigan, which had 22 assists on 28 baskets and went 17 of 17 from the foul line.
NFL – National Football League – 2018 Pro Bowl
Yesterday
2018 Pro Bowl – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
AFC 24, NFC 23
AFC 24, NFC 23 – Carr, Walker, Miller help AFC rally to win Pro Bowl
Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker caught two touchdown passes, including an 18-yarder with 1:31 remaining, and the AFC beat the NFC 24-23 in a rain-soaked Pro Bowl on Sunday. Oakland quarterback Derek Carr completed 11 of 15 passes for 115 yards and connected with Walker on a skinny post for the winning score. Denver’s Von Miller sealed the victory when he caused and recovered a fumble by Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff. Miller posed problems all afternoon for the NFC. Arizona’s Patrick Peterson had two interceptions. Minnesota’s Harrison Smith returned a pick for a score. The AFC overcame a 17-point halftime deficit and four turnovers to win the annual all-star game. Heavy downpours were partly to blame for the sloppiness. The rain prompted some fans to leave Camping World Stadium and others to break out ponchos. It also caused players on both sidelines to scramble to protect cellphones. The winning team got $64,000 each, double the losing team’s share.
Sunday
Super Bowl LII – US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 6:30 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 2:30
NHL – National Hockey League – All Star Game
Yesterday
2018 NHL All Star Game – Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Semifinals
Pacific Division 5, Central Division 2
Atlantic Division 7, Metro Division 4
Final
Pacific Division 5, Atlantic Division 2
Pacific 5, Atlantic 2 – Rakell, Boesser help Pacific win All-Star game
The Pacific Division has won the NHL All-Star game. Ducks forward Rickard Rakell scored twice as the Pacific knocked off the Atlantic 5-2 in the All-Star final. Pacific goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith teamed to allow just four goals in the two games their team captured to claim the $1 million shared by the winners of the four-team divisional tournament. Canucks rookie Brock Boesser scored in each game for the Pacific to earn MVP honors. The three-game midwinter classic began with Boesser scoring the game-winner and James Neal netting a pair of goals in the Pacific’s 5-2 win over the Central. The Atlantic got into the final with a 7-4 comeback win over the Metropolitan Division. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov completed a hat trick in the semifinal game after the Metropolitans took a 3-1 lead. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green scored two goals for the Atlantic. Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand had two assists. The 11 players from the Pacific will split the $1 million prize.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Milwaukee Bucks 110, Chicago Bulls 96
Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Detroit Pistons 104
Bucks 110, Bulls 96 – Antetokounmpo has 27, Bucks beat Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Milwaukee beat the Chicago Bulls 110-96 on Sunday. The All-Star forward added nine rebounds and eight assists to help the Bucks improve to 3-0 since interim coach Joe Prunty replaced the fired Jason Kidd. Khris Middleton added 20 points and seven rebounds. Jason Terry came off the bench to score a season-high 12 points, nailing four of Milwaukee’s 13 3-pointers. The Bucks shot just over 53 percent overall for the game and used a big second quarter to build a 19-point halftime lead, sending Chicago to its fourth straight loss. Denzel Valentine scored 18 for the Bulls. Lauri Markkanen added 17 points and 10 rebounds, but Zach LaVine had another rough outing. The two-time slam dunk champion finished with six points on 2-of-11 shooting in his eighth game back from a torn ACL in his left knee, after going 3 of 17 in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
Cavaliers 121, Pistons 104 – Cavs run past Pistons
LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists and narrowly missed his second straight triple-double, and Cleveland beat the Detroit Pistons 121-104 on Sunday night. The Cavaliers won consecutive games for the first time since a five-game winning streak Dec. 9-17. Kyle Korver’s 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter broke a 95-all tie. James added two free throws and a three-point play, and J.R. Smith hit a pair of 3-pointers as Cleveland pulled away. Smith, with his second strong game in a row, had 15 points. Detroit has lost eight straight, the longest current stretch in the league. Tobias Harris and Anthony Tolliver each scored 20 points for the Pistons, who continued to struggle despite several changes in the starting lineup by coach Stan Van Gundy. Andre Drummond had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit.
Tonight
Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Golf – Day, Noren still tied at Torrey Pines
Four rounds and five playoff holes weren’t enough to decide the PGA’s Farmers Insurance Open. Jason Day and Alex Noren will be back at it on Monday at Torrey Pines to settle the longest playoff in the 67-year history of the event. Day sank a 6-foot birdie putt on the fifth extra hole before Noren followed with a 5-footer for birdie in darkness. Day, Noren and Ryan Palmer were tied at 10 under through regulation. Palmer birdied the final hole of regulation before he was eliminated on the first extra hole.
Tennis – Federer gets 20th slam
Roger Federer has become the first men’s tennis player to win 20 major singles championships after capturing the Australian Open. Federer claimed his sixth title at Melbourne with a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic. At the age of 36 years, 173 days, Federer also becomes the second-oldest man to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era. Ken Rosewall won the 1972 Australian Open at 37.
AHL – American Hockey League – All Star Game
Tonight
2018 AHL All Star Game – Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Coliseum, Utica, NY
Pacific Division vs. North Division, 7:20 p.m.
Central Division vs. Atlantic Division, 7:40 p.m.
Central Division vs. North Division, 8:10 p.m.
Pacific Division vs. Atlantic Division, 8:30 p.m.
Central Division vs. Pacific Division, 9:00 p.m.
Atlantic Division vs. North Division, 9:20 p.m.
Championship Game, 9:40 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Yesterday
Indy Fuel 5, Kalamazoo Wings 2
Toledo Walleye 6, Cincinnati Cyclones 2
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
South Haven at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. (reschedule from 12/12)
Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lake Odessa-Lakewood, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Lawrence at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled from 12/12)
Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 5:30 p.m.
