Weekday Morning Sports – Monday 3/5/18

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NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Big Ten Tournament – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
#5 Michigan 75, #3 Purdue 66

Michigan 75, Purdue 66 – Michigan beats Purdue to win 2nd straight Big Ten Tournament
The Michigan Wolverines are the first team in seven years to repeat as Big Ten Tournament champions. Zavier Simpson, Moe Wagner and Jon Teske led the 15th-ranked Wolverines to a 75-66 win over No. 8 Purdue in the conference title game at Madison Square Garden. Simpson was a spark on both ends of the court, finishing with 10 points, five assists and five rebounds. Wagner had a team-high 17 points in just 17 minutes, sitting out much of the game due to foul trouble. But the key to the win was Michigan’s backup center as Teske delivered 12 of his 14 points in the first half while spelling Wagner. Teske provided a one-handed slam that put the Wolverines ahead 66-48. Isaac Haas had a game-high 23 points for the Boilermakers, but Carsen Edwards and Vincent Edwards combined for only 16 on 6-of-22 shooting. Michigan shot 50 percent and committed just five turnovers despite playing for the fourth time in as many days.

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
#1 Louisville 74, #2 Notre Dame 72

Louisville 74, Notre Dame 72 – No. 4 Louisville wins ACC tourney title by beating ND, 74-72
Asia Durr scored 17 points and Sam Fuehring converted a key three-point play in the final minute, helping No. 4 Louisville beat No. 5 Notre Dame 74-72 on Sunday to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.  Arica Carter finished with 16 points and hit four 3-pointers, Fuehring and Myisha Hines-Allen each finished with 15 and Durr, the ACC’s player of the year, hit four free throws in the final seconds to help the top-seeded Cardinals (32-2) win their first conference tournament since 1993 _ when they won the Metro Tournament. Jessica Shepard had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Arike Ogunbowale added 20 points for the second-seeded Fighting Irish (29-3), who failed to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since joining the league. They had won the previous four years.

Big Ten Tournament – Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
#1 Ohio State 79, #2 Maryland 69

Ohio State 79, Maryland 69 – Ohio State holds off Maryland to capture B1G title
Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points and No. 13 Ohio State beat 17th-ranked Maryland 79-69 on Sunday night to win the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.  Ohio State outscored Maryland 27-9 in the second period to take a 44-31 lead into the half. Stephanie Mavunga finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds, Sierra Calhoun scored 13 and Linnae Harper added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 98, Washington Wizards 95

Pacers 98, Wizards 95 – Oladipo, Bogdanovic help Pacers pass Wizards after 98-95 win
The Pacers are just a half-game off the Central Division lead after Victor Oladipo contributed 33 points to push Indiana past the Wizards, 98-95. Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 points for the Pacers, who blew most of a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead before moving a half-game ahead of Washington for fourth place in the East.

Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8;00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Anaheim Ducks 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Minnesota Wild 4, Detroit Red Wings 1

Ducks 6, Blackhawks 3 – Ducks move into 3rd in Pacific with 6-3 rout of Blackhawks
Corey Perry and Jakob Silfverberg each scored twice and the Ducks earned points at home for the eighth game in a row, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday. Rickard Rakell scored for the third straight game, Marcus Pettersson had his first career goal, and John Gibson made 37 saves. The Ducks moved into third place in the Pacific Division, a point ahead of Los Angeles.  Nick Schmaltz had two goals, and Tomas Jurco scored for the Blackhawks. They are 1-7-1 in their last eight road games. Anton Forsberg gave up four goals on 21 shots before getting pulled midway through the second period, and Jean-Francois Berube made eight saves in relief.

Wild 4, Red Wings 1 – Wild snap skid with 4-1 win over Red Wings
Eric Staal and Zach Parise scored in the second period, Jason Zucker added two late goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday to end a two-game losing streak. Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves to help Minnesota rebounds from consecutive road losses at Arizona and Colorado.  Justin Abdelkader scored for Detriot, who have lost three straight.  Jimmy Howard had 23 saves on 26 shots in the loss. 

MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Washington Nationals 6, Detroit Tigers 2
San Diego Padres 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Today
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.                      Port St. Lucie, FL
Chicago White Sox at Oakland A’s, 3:05 p.m.                      Mesa, AZ
Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies, 3:10 p.m.                     Scottsdale, AZ

NASCAR – Harvick hits jackpot at Vegas
Kevin Harvick followed up his stellar performance last weekend in Atlanta with another lopsided victory in his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. He led 209 of the 267 laps, won all three stages and even held off a late charge from local product Kyle Busch to win in Vegas for the second time in four years. It was his 100th career victory spanning NASCAR’s three national series, joining Richard Petty, Kyle Busch and David Pearson as the only drivers to reach the milestone.

Golf – PGA – Mickelson outlasts Thomas to end playoff drought
Phil Mickelson is celebrating a tournament victory for the first time in almost five years. Mickelson ended the longest drought of his career with a playoff win over Justin Thomas in the Mexico Championship. Mickelson fired a 5-under 66 on Sunday and wrapped up the title with a two-putt for par on the par-3 17th for his first win since the 2013 British Open, a stretch of 101 starts worldwide.

Golf – Champions – Stricker takes Cologuard Classic
Steven Stricker has earned his first PGA Tour Champions victory in eight starts after 12 wins on the PGA circuit. Stricker shot a 4-under 69 for a two-shot win over Kelly Kelly, Gene Sauers and Scott Dunlap at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson. Stricker birdied the par-5 15th and closed with three pars, one year after melting down on 18 to lose last year’s event. The 51-year-old Stricker finished at 14-under 205 after opening with rounds of 66 and 70.

Athletics – Roger Bannister, first to run mile in under 4 minutes, dies
The world of athletics is paying tribute to British sports icon Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile. Bannister died Saturday in Oxford, England, at the age of 88. On May 6, 1954, Bannister ran four laps on a cinder track in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds to crack the mythical 4-minute mile _ a feat many had thought humanly impossible.

ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Last Night
Cincinnati Cyclones 3, Kalamazoo Wings 1
Toledo Walleye 2, Brampton Beast 1

NJCAA – Junior College Sports
Yesterday
Men’s Baseball
Gordon State College 18, Lake Michigan College 0 – 5 Innings (Game 1)
Gordon State College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 – 5 Innings

Today
Men’s Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Gordon State College, 1:00 p.m. (doubleheader)

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals
Class A at Kalamazoo Central
St. Joseph vs. Portage Northern, 5:30 p.m.              95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
Lakeshore vs. Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.                           95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports

Class A at Gull Lake (Round 1 at Local Site)
Battle Creek Harper Creek at Sturgis, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.

Class B at Berrien Springs
Benton Harbor vs. Niles, 5:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.

Class B at Three Rivers
Paw Paw vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.

Class B at Otsego
Hopkins vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.

Class B at Hamilton
Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Hamilton, 7:00 p.m.

Class C at Watervliet (1st round at local sites)
Brandywine at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Cassopolis, 6:00 p.m.

Class C at Schoolcraft
Decatur vs. Marcellus, 6:00 p.m.
White Pigeon vs. Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m.

Class C at Gobles (1st round at local sites)
Kalamazoo Christian at Gobles, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Lakeside at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Bangor at Bloomingdale

Class D at River Valley (1st round at local sites)
Dream Academy at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.
Countryside Academy at Michigan Lutheran, 6:30 p.m.

Class D at Martin (1st round at local sites)
Kalamazoo Phoenix at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Colon at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Heritage Christian at Climax-Scotts, 7:00 p.m.