Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Friday, January 29, 2016
NCAA Basketball – Men’s
Last Night
(12) Michigan State 76, Northwestern 45
Syracuse 81, (25) Notre Dame 66
#12 Michigan State 76, Northwestern 45 – No. 12 Michigan State makes 16 3s, beats Northwestern 76-45
Denzel Valentine made five of Michigan State’s season-high 16 3-pointers and the 12th-ranked Spartans clamped down on cold-shooting Northwestern for a 76-45 victory Thursday night. Valentine finished with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Spartans (18-4, 5-4 Big Ten) beat the Wildcats for the seventh straight time. Matt McQuaid scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and freshman Deyonta Davis had eight points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. Northwestern (15-7, 3-6) shot a season-low 20.7 percent from the field in its fourth consecutive loss. It finished with more free throws (17) than field goals (12). Bryant McIntosh had 14 points on 4-for-15 shooting for the Wildcats, and Aaron Falzon finished with 11 points. Redshirt senior Tre Demps was 2 for 14 from the field, missing each of his seven 3-point attempts.
Syracuse 81, #25 Notre Dame 66 – Syracuse upends No. 25 Notre Dame 81-66
Trevor Cooney scored 22 points to lead four Syracuse players in double figures, and the Orange beat No. 25 Notre Dame 81-66 on Thursday night. It was the fourth victory of the season over a ranked team for Syracuse (14-8, 4-5 ACC), which built a 44-27 halftime lead and was not threatened in the second half by the Irish (14-6, 5-3), who played without injured point guard and leading scorer Demetrius Jackson. The loss snapped the Irish’s four-game win streak. Michael Gbinije, Tyler Lydon and Malachi Richardson each scored 15 for Syracuse. Notre Dame freshman guard Rex Pflueger made his first career start in place of Jackson, who is out with a pulled right hamstring with Steve Vasturia playing point guard. V.J. Beachem led ND with 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc, four in the second half, while Vasturia finished with 16 points.
Saturday
Michigan at Penn State, 12:00 p.m. WSJM-AM 11:30 (at Madison Square Garden, NYC)
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday
Wake Forest at (25) Notre Dame, 1:00 p.m.
Rutgers at (12) Michigan State, 5:15 p.m. WCSY-FM 4:15
NCAA Basketball – Women’s
Last Night
(3) Notre Dame 54, Georgia Tech 42
Iowa 85, Michigan 69
#3 Notre Dame 54, Georgia Tech 42 – Turner, Allen lead No. 3 Notre Dame past Georgia Tech
Brianna Turner scored 15 points as No. 3 Notre Dame took a sluggish 54-42 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday night. The Irish have won 13 straight. Notre Dame got two baskets from Kathryn Westbeld and a 3-pointer from Michaela Mabrey to push the lead to 11 early in the fourth. The Irish had missed 13 of 14 on 3s before Mabrey hit from the left side.
Iowa 85, Michigan 69 – Michigan can’t hold on against Iowa
Michigan held a nine-point lead with 3:18 before the half, but Iowa used a 10-0 spurt to end the half to take the lead for good as the Hawkeyes took an 85-69 win on Thursday. Katelynn Flaherty finished with a game-high 31 points for Michigan who fall to 11-9 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten.
Saturday
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Akron, 2:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday
Minnesota at Michigan, 12:30 p.m.
(18) Michigan State at Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 114, Los Angeles Lakers 91
Bulls 114, Lakers 91 – Bulls top Lakers 114-91 in Pau’s last Staples date with Kobe
Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Bulls opened their longest road trip of the season with a 114-91 victory over the spiraling Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Pau Gasol had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while facing Kobe Bryant for the final time at Staples Center and the first time anywhere since the 7-foot Spaniard left the Lakers as a free agent in 2014. Bryant scored 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting after sitting out the previous game for the Lakers, who lost their season-worst eighth straight game to drop to 9-39. Bryant and Gasol had a seven-year partnership that produced two NBA championships and three trips to the finals. Kobe hadn’t been healthy enough to suit up against the Bulls since the 2012-13 season.
Tonight
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Pro Bowl – Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Sunday
Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 8:00 p.m. WSJM-AM
NHL – 2016 NHL All Star Weekend – 3 on 3 Tournament – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Sunday
East: Metropolitan vs. Atlantic, 5:00 p.m.
West: Pacific vs. Central, 6:00 p.m.
East vs. West, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – NHL suspends Flames Wideman
Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing for checking and knocking down linesman Don Henderson during Wednesday night’s game against Nashville. Wideman got up after being hit and struck Henderson on the way to the bench. Wideman said he was in pain and was just trying to get off the ice, adding that he couldn’t avoid Henderson. Wideman apologized to Henderson after the incident.
NHL – NHL All-Star rosters shuffled
The National Hockey League’s All-Star break has begun. That means there are no games on ice tonight or Friday before All-Star Weekend begins in Nashville. The competition will take place Sunday with the regular season resuming play Tuesday. The league has announced some roster changes for the All-Star contest. Evgeny Kuznetsov (ehv-GEH’-nee kooz-NEHT’-sahv) replaces Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin and James Neal of the Predators replaces Jonathan Toews (tayvz) of the Chicago Blackhawks. Islanders center John Taveras will take over for Ovechkin as the Metropolitan Division team captain. Ovechkin pulled out of All-Star weekend with a lower-body injury, while Toews left Chicago’s game Tuesday with an illness. Both will have to sit out their team’s first game after the break as punishment for missing the midwinter classic.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Toronto at Grand Rapids, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago at Rockford, 8:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Quad City Mallards at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Brampton Beast at Toledo Walleye, 7:15 p.m.
NBADL – NBA Developmental League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Drive 90, Iowa Energy 87 – OT
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball
Cassopolis 52, New Buffalo 42
Boys Swimming
St. Joseph 94, Portage Northern 86
Bridgman 100, Mattawan 86
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC – 7:15
Benton Harbor at Niles WSJM-AM
Lakeshore at Portage Central
Portage Northern at St. Joseph
Mattawan at Gull Lake
Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview
Wolverine – 7:15
South Haven at Otsego WCSY-FM
Dowagiac at Sturgis
Edwardsburg at Three Rivers
Paw Paw at Plainwell
Vicksburg at Allegan
BCS – 7:30
Michigan Lutheran at Wtvl Grace Christian
River Valley at Countryside
Comstock at Berrien Springs
Parchment at Bridgman
Buchanan at Brandywine
Howardsville Chr. at Lake Michigan Catholic
New Buffalo at Cassopolis
SAC – 7:15
Bangor at Coloma
Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg
Bloomingdale at Decatur
Hartford at Gobles
Lawrence at Eau Claire
Saugatuck at Fennville
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian
Martin at Marcellus
Kalamazoo Hackett at Galesburg Augusta
Girls Basketball
SMAC – 5:45
Benton Harbor at Niles WSJM-AM
Lakeshore at Portage Central
Portage Northern at St. Joseph
Mattawan at Gull Lake
Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview
Wolverine – 6:00 (unless marked otherwise)
South Haven at Otsego
Dowagiac at Sturgis
Edwardsburg at Three Rivers
Paw Paw at Plainwell
Allegan at Vicksburg, 7:15
BCS – 6:00
Michigan Lutheran at Wtvl Grace Christian
River Valley at Countryside
Comstock at Berrien Springs
Parchment at Bridgman
Buchanan at Brandywine
SAC – 7:15
Bangor at Coloma
Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg
Bloomingdale at Decatur
Hartford at Gobles
Lawrence at Eau Claire
Saugatuck at Fennville
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian
Martin at Marcellus
Kalamazoo Hackett at Galesburg Augusta
Saturday
Wrestling
Greater Berrien County Wrestling Inviational at St. Joseph, 9:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball
Muskegon Heights at Benton Harbor, 5:00 p.m. WSJM-AM
ISHSHA – High School Hockey
Tonight
Lakeshore/St. Joseph Warriors vs. Valparaiso, 7:45 p.m. (The Ice Box, South Bend)
Saturday
Lakeshore/St. Joseph Warriors vs. Mishawaka Penn, 7:15 p.m. (The Ice Box, South Bend)
