NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Conference Tournaments
2022 Big Ten Tournament – Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Yesterday
Round 2
9 Indiana 74, 8 Michigan 69
5 Iowa 112, 11 Northwestern 76
7 Michigan State 76, 10 Maryland 72
11 Penn State 71, 6 Ohio State 68
Today
Quarterfinals
1 Illinois vs. 9 Indiana, 11:30 a.m.
4 Rutgers vs. 5 Iowa, 2:00 p.m.
2 Wisconsin vs. 7 Michigan State, 6:30 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 5:30
3 Purdue vs. 11 Penn State, 9:00 p.m.
Indiana 74, Michigan 69 – Indiana closes on 31-9 run, rallies past Michigan 74-69
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half, Xavier Johnson had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 9 seed Indiana closed on a 31-9 run to rally past eighth-seeded Michigan 74-69 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Michigan led by 17 points on an Eli Brooks basket with 12:52 remaining but the Wolverines would not make another field goal until the 1:42 mark. Jackson-Davis made two free throws with 5:39 remaining in the second half to give Indiana its first lead, 63-62, since it was 7-6 with 15:50 remaining before halftime. The free throws capped a 20-2 run. Indiana advances to play top-seeded Illinois in the quarterfinals on Friday. DeVante’ Jones scored 18 points for Michigan.
Michigan State 76, Maryland 72 – Michigan State nearly blows 20-point lead, holds off Terps
Freshman Max Christie scored 16 points, Gabe Brown added 13 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State nearly blew a 20-point second-half lead before holding off No. 10 seed Maryland 76-72 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Michigan State had a 20-point lead with 13:04 remaining after opening the second half on a 12-3 run. But the Spartans really struggled taking care of the ball late against Maryland’s full-court pressure. Michigan State turned it over 11 times in the second half — seven in the final 2:26. Maryland was led by Fatts Russell with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
2022 ACC Tournament – Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn
Yesterday
Quarterfinals
1 Duke 88, 9 Syracuse 79
4 Miami-FL 71, 13 Boston College 69 – OT
7 Virginia Tech 87, 2 Notre Dame 80
3 North Carolina 63, 6 Virginia 43
Tonight
Semifinal
1 Duke vs. 4 Miami-FL, 7:00 p.m.
3 North Carolina vs. 7 Virginia Tech 9:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech 87, Notre Dame 80 – Virginia Tech boots No. 2 seed Notre Dame in ACC quarters
Keve Aluma tossed in 20 points, Storm Murphy scored 16 and Virginia Tech hit eight straight free throws in the final 46 seconds to beat No. 2 seed Notre Dame 87-80 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Justyn Mutts added 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the seventh-seeded Hokies (21-12), who beat the Fighting Irish (22-10) for a fourth straight time. Virginia led 42-31 at halftime and Notre Dame never got within one possession of the lead in the second half. The closest the Irish came was 79-75 on a Prentiss Hubb layup with 48 seconds remaining. Sean Pedulla sank two free throws after Notre Dame was forced to foul, Hunter Cattoor hit two more and Murphy went 4 for 4 in the final 26 seconds to preserve the win.
2022 MAC Tournament – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
Yesterday
Quarterfinals
1 Toledo 72, 8 Central Michigan 71
4 Akron 70, 5 Buffalo 68
2 Kent State 85, 7 Miami (OH) 75
3 Ohio 77, 6 Ball State 67
Tonight
Semifinals
1 Toledo vs. 4 Akron, 5:00 p.m.
2 Kent State vs. 3 Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
Toledo 72, Central Michigan 71 – Millner Jr. leads Toledo over Cent. Michigan 72-71 in MAC
Setric Millner Jr. had 22 points as top-seeded Toledo narrowly beat eighth-seeded Central Michigan 72-71 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tourney on Thursday. RayJ Dennis scored the winning basket with 10 seconds to go and then TJ Shumate forced a turnover on the Chippewas inbounds pass. Harrison Henderson led the Chippewas on Thursday with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Minnesota Wild 6, Detroit Red Wings 5 – Shootout
Boston Bruins 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Wild 6, Red Wings 5 – SO – Wild beat Red Wings in a shootout, 6-5
Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Fiala both scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Matt Boldy scored twice in regulation, and Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek also had goals to help Minnesota sweep the season series. Cam Talbot made 29 saves and stopped Jakub Vrana and Dylan Larkin in the shootout to seal the Wild’s second straight win. Vrana and Lucas Raymond each scored twice in regulation and Jordan Oesterle had a goal with 2:51 left that tied it at 5 for Detroit. The Red Wings lost their fourth in a row.
Bruins 4, Blackhawks 3 – David Pastrnak breaks late tie, Bruins beat Blackhawks 4-3
David Pastrnak snapped a tie with 17.2 seconds left, and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Pastrnak finished with two goals and an assist. Jack Ahcan scored his first career goal and Charlie Coyle also scored for the Bruins, who won for the eighth time in 10 games. Brandon Hagel scored twice for Chicago, and Alex DeBrincat extended his streak to five straight games with a goal, giving him 34 for the season. Patrick Kane got an assist for his eighth point in the last two games for the Blackhawks, who lost for the fourth time in six games.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
MLB – Play ball! MLB players reach deal, salvage 162-game season
Major League Baseball’s acrimonious players and owners ended their most bitter money fight in a quarter-century when a divided players’ association accepted management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. On the 99th day of a lockout that delayed spring training and threatened to cancel regular-season games for the first time since 1995, the players’ executive board approved a five-year contract at about 3 p.m. in a 28-12 vote. Owners ratified the deal 30-0 just three hours later, and the lockout was lifted at 7 p.m., ending baseball’s ninth work stoppage.
NFL – AP source: Chargers acquiring Mack from Bears for 2 picks
Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the Los Angeles Chargers have found another pass rusher to pair with Joey Bosa: defensive end Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in exchange for two draft picks. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade can’t become official until the start of the new league year on Wednesday. The Chargers are expected to send a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for the three-time All-Pro defender. The move will reunite Chargers coach Brandon Staley with Mack. Staley was Mack’s linebacker coach when the Bears acquired Mack from the Raiders during the 2018 preseason.
Golf – PGA – Fleetwood, Hoge share early lead at storm-delayed Players
Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge share the lead after a long and wet start to The Players Championship. At this rate, they might not play again until Saturday and might not even share the lead. Only 66 players managed to finish the round at the TPC Sawgrass. Overnight rain led to a one-hour delay at the start. More storms stopped play for just over four hours in the middle of the day. Twelve players never even hit the first tee shot. The first round resumes in the morning with a forecast of just as much rain Friday.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Cleveland Monsters at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Tonight
Indy Fuel at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Idaho Steelheads at Toledo Walleye, 7:15 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball – Regional Finals
Division 1 at Mattawan
East Lansing 56, Battle Creek Lakeview 44
Division 2 at Vicksburg
Edwardsburg 59, Wayland 57
Division 3 at Hartford
Schoolcraft 49, Buchanan 31
Division 4 at Martin
Muskegon Heights Academy 43, Gobles 41
Tonight
Boys Basketball – District Finals
Division 1 at Portage Northern
St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45
Division 1 at Coldwater
Kalamazoo Central vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at South Haven
Benton Harbor vs. Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Constantine
Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Otsego
Otsego vs. Parchment, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Marshall
Marshall vs. Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Buchanan
Watervliet vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bloomingdale
Hartford vs. Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Delton-Kellogg
Schoolcraft vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bronson
Centreville vs. Bronson, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at River Valley
New Buffalo vs. Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Lawrence
Gobles vs. Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Climax-Scotts
Martin vs. Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Mendon
Athens vs. Mendon, 7:00 p.m.
