NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(1) Purdue 77, Michigan State 61
Penn State 83, Michigan 61
(1) Purdue 77, Michigan State 61 – Edey scores 38 as No. 1 Purdue overwhelms Spartans 77-61
Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue beat Michigan State 77-61. David Jenkins Jr. added a season-best 11 points as the Big Ten-leading Boilermakers won their eighth straight. Edey also had three assists, three steals and a blocked shot. A.J. Hoggard led Michigan State with 20 points and Jaden Akins had 12. A.J. Hoggard led Michigan State with 20 points and Jaden Akins had 12. The Spartans (14-8, 6-5) haven’t won at Mackey Arena since 2014.
Penn State 83, Michigan 61 – Pickett, Penn State blister Michigan 83-61
Jalen Pickett scored 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists, Andrew Funk surpassed 1,500 points and Penn State raced past Michigan 83-61. Seth Lundy scored 22 points for the Nittany Lions, who matched last season’s win total. Penn State, which lost the first meeting 79-69, was shooting 58% and led by 32 midway through the second half before finishing 4 of 13. Jett Howard made 5 of 7 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Wolverines, who were coming off a five-point loss to No. 1 Purdue without Howard. Penn State had an 18-0 run starting with five-straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes of the first half for a 49-30 lead. Michigan added a basket and trailed 49-32 in what was PSU’s highest-scoring half of the season.
NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships
Yesterday
Philadelphia Eagles 31, San Francisco 49ers 7
Kansas City Chiefs 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20
Eagles 31, Niners 7 – Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title
Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia’s four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game. The Eagles won the Super Bowl five years ago with a different coach and quarterback. They’ll try to do it again behind the formidable duo of Hurts and Nick Sirianni. Philadelphia will play either the Cincinnati Bengals or former Eagles coach Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs. Miles Sanders ran for two touchdowns and linebacker Haason Reddick made the hit that forced 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy out of the game with an elbow injury.
Chiefs 23, Bengals 20 – Chiefs top Bengals 23-20 on last-second kick for AFC title
Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on his badly sprained right ankle and then was shoved late out of bounds by Joseph Ossai, giving Harrison Butker a chance to kick a 45-yard field goal with 3 seconds left that gave the Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC title game. The Chiefs finally beat the Bengals after three straight losses, including a three-point overtime defeat in last year’s conference championship game. They advanced to play the Philadelphia Eagles in their third Super Bowl in four years.
Sunday, February 12
Super Bowl LVII – State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 6:30 p.m.
NFL – Super Bowl 57: Chiefs, Eagles meet for title in Arizona
Patrick Mahomes finally got the best of Joe Burrow. All he needed was a little shove. Harrison Butker made a 45-yard field goal with 3 seconds left — after Cincinnati’s Joseph Ossai was flagged for a 15-yard penalty for shoving Mahomes after he was out of bounds — and the Chiefs beat the Bengals 23-20 in the AFC championship game to make it back to the Super Bowl. Kansas City will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona. The Eagles clobbered the Niners 31-7 in the NFC title game earlier Sunday. They’ve looked dominant in the playoffs so far, beating the New York Giants 38-7 in the divisional round.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(20) NC State 69, (7) Notre Dame 65
(13) Michigan 77, Minnesota 41
(22) Illinois 86, Michigan State 76
(20) NC State 69, (7) Notre Dame 65 – Johnson helps No. 20 NC State hold off No. 7 Notre Dame
Diamond Johnson scored 20 points and No. 20 North Carolina State held on despite blowing most of a 16-point lead to beat No. 7 Notre Dame 69-65. Mimi Collins added 13 points for the Wolfpack. N.C. State’s defense frustrated Notre Dame for a long stretch during the second and third quarters to build the big lead, then Johnson and the Wolfpack kept coming up with needed plays. Maddy Westbeld had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Irish, who got as close as two points in the fourth-quarter comeback.
(13) Michigan 77, Minnesota 41 – Phelia, Brown lead No. 13 Michigan women past Gophers 77-41
Laila Phelia scored 22 points, Leigha Brown added 20 and No. 13 Michigan rolled to a 77-41 win over Minnesota. Brown had 11 points in the first half, surpassing 1,000 points as a Wolverine, and Michigan led 34-23. Phelia had 14 in the second half. Alanna Micheaux scored 15 points for Minnesota. The Gophers were 2 of 10 behind the arc and shot 30.5% overall (18 of 59) while going 3 of 6 from the foul line and committing 21 turnovers. Brown reached her milestone with a three-point play at 1:28 of the first quarter that put the Wolverines up 15-9. The former Nebraska player was the fourth-fastest player among the 30 Wolverines to hit the 1,000-point milestone.
(22) Illinois 86, Michigan State 76 – No. 22 Illinois women fend off Michigan State 86-76
Makira Cook totaled 26 points, Genesis Bryant scored 21 and Adalia McKenzie added a double-double to help No. 22 Illinois beat Michigan State 86-76. Cook sank 8 of 21 shots from the floor and all 10 of her free throws for the Fighting Illini (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten Conference). Bryant made 5 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers and hit all eight of her free throws. McKenzie contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Kendall Bostic scored 10 and finished a rebound shy of a double-double. Kamaria McDaniel led the Spartans (11-10, 3-7) with 23 points. Taiyier Parks had 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Moira Joiner added 11 points and six rebounds and DeeDee Hagemann had 10 points and eight assists before fouling out.
NHL – NHL – National Hockey League
Red Wings and Blackhawks are off until 2/7 – All Star Break
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Memphis Grizzlies 112, Indiana Pacers 100
Grizzlies 112, Pacers 100 – Grizzlies use Morant’s triple-double, rally to beat Pacers
Ja Morant had 27 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a lackluster first half to defeat the Indiana Pacers 112-100. Memphis ended a five-game losing streak and ran its home record to 21-3. It was Morant’s fifth triple-double of the season and second in a row. Rookie Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 27 points and eight rebounds. Aaron Nesmith had 16 points and Myles Turner added 15 points.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
Tennis – Novak Djokovic claims 10th Australian Open title, 22nd Slam
Novak Djokovic has claimed his 10th Australian Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam title overall by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). The victory in Sunday’s final at Melbourne Park also allows Djokovic to return to No. 1 in the ATP rankings. The 35-year-old from Serbia did not compete in the Australian Open a year ago after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. Now he has run his winning streak at the hard-court tournament to 28 matches. His 10th trophy in Australia adds to a record he already held and his 22 major championships are tied with Rafael Nadal for the most by a man in the history of tennis.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Indy Fuel 6, Kalamazoo Wings 2
AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday
Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Chicago Wolves 3
MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Boys Basketball
St. Joseph 77, Dowagiac 39
- Every St. Joe player got on the scoresheet in the Bears 77-39 road win at Dowagiac. Luke Lehner and Jakob Diamond each had a game high 14 points for St. Joe, who have won five straight and six of their last seven games. Chase Sanders had 12 points and Kai Wyngarden added 11 points as the Bears improved to 8-3 on the season. Gianni Villalobos had 13 points in the loss for the Chieftains, who fall to 1-11.
Brandywine 63, Coloma 33
Girls Basketball
Bridgman 53, New Buffalo 18
Lawton 45, Allegan 39
Wrestling
Greater Berrien County Invitational at St. Joseph
Team Scores
- Lakeshore 192.5
- Constantine 150.0
- Edwardsburg 146.0
- St. Joseph 146.0
- Lawton 133.5
- Brandywine 127.0
- Paw Paw 118.0
- Mattawan 87.5
- Decatur 85.0
- South Haven 75.0
- Niles 74.0
- Caledonia 58.0
- Dowagiac 51.0
- Eau Claire 44.0
- Watervliet 20.0
- River Valley 17.0
- Cassopolis 6.0
- Coloma 3.0
- Marcellus 3.0
- Benton Harbor 0.0
- Berrien Springs 0.0
Today
Boys Basketball
Benton Harbor at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m.
Covert at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
Bronson at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Vicksburg at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
Centreville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Parma Western, 7:00 p.m.
Competitive Cheer
Cheer by the Pier at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Buchanan, Coloma, Dowagiac, Three Rivers
