NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Wisconsin 64, Michigan 59
Duke 68, Notre Dame 64
Kent State 82, Western Michigan 58
Central Michigan 77, Bowling Green 74
Akron 78, Eastern Michigan 51
Wisconsin 64, Michigan 59 – Essegian scores 23, Wisconsin holds off Michigan 64-59
Freshman Connor Essegian scored a career-high 23 points, including 5 of 6 free throws in the final 45 seconds, and Wisconsin held off Michigan 64-59 despite missing its last 15 shots. Essegian’s basket at the 10:45 was the last one for the Badgers, and his two free throws at 10:27 following a technical foul on Michigan coach Juwan Howard, capped a personal 6-0 run for a 54-42 lead. From there, Wisconsin made 10 of 12 free throws, just enough to pull out the win. Twice the Wolverines had free-throw opportunities to tie the game, once with 4:10 to play and again less than two minutes to go, but failed to do so. They also made just two of their last 11 field-goal attempts, including eight straight misses. Kobe Bufkin scored 21 points for the Wolverines.
Duke 68, Notre Dame 64 – Duke edges Notre Dame with Coach K in the house 68-64
Kyle Filipowski scored 22 points and Duke beat Notre Dame 68-64 with former coach Mike Krzyzewski on hand to watch the man who succeeded him pick up a milestone victory. Krzyzewski attended his first game inside Cameron Indoor Stadium since retiring after last season to conclude a 42-year career as the Blue Devils coach. He saw Jon Scheyer become the first men’s ACC coach to win his first 13 career home games. Notre Dame’s Dane Goodwin scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, including 17 straight.
Kent State 82, Western Michigan 58 – Davis’ 21 lead Kent State past Western Michigan 82-58
VonCameron Davis scored 21 points as Kent State beat Western Michigan 82-58 on Tuesday night. Davis added five rebounds for the Golden Flashes (21-5, 11-2 Mid-American Conference). Julius Rollins added 12 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from distance, and 3 for 3 from the line, and they also had seven rebounds. Malique Jacobs was 5 of 9 shooting and 1 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points. Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 17 points for the Broncos (6-20, 2-11). Tray Maddox Jr. added 10 points for Western Michigan. In addition, Seth Hubbard had nine points. The loss was the Broncos’ ninth in a row.
Central Michigan 77, Bowling Green 74 – Bass’ 25 help Central Michigan beat Bowling Green 77-74
Reggie Bass’ 25 points, including the go-ahead free throws in the final minute, helped Central Michigan beat Bowling Green 77-74 on Tuesday night. Chippewas are now 10-16 on the season, while the Falcons dropped to 10-16.
Akron 78, Eastern Michigan 51 – Akron takes down Eastern Michigan 78-51
Enrique Freeman had 22 points in Akron’s 78-51 win over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night. Emoni Bates led the way for the Eagles (6-20, 3-10) with 13 points and two blocks. Noah Farrakhan added 11 points for Eastern Michigan. In addition, Orlando Lovejoy finished with seven points.
Tonight
Minnesota at Michigan State, Postponed
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 0 – Canadiens crush Blackhawks 4-0 for third straight win
The Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in the third period to earn a 4-0 win over Western Conference bottom-dwellers Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Joel Armia scored one goal and added an assist, while Jonathan Drouin collected three assists. Justin Barron, David Savard and Christian Dvorak also scored as the Canadiens won a third straight game since returning from the NHL All-Star break. Jake Allen made 22 saves to bank his first shutout of the season. Jaxson Stauber made 27 saves as Chicago started a four-game Canadian road trip with back-to-back losses.
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, 9:30 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Eastern Michigan at Akron, 7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Toledo at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan State at Purdue, Postponed
NFL – Colts hire Eagles OC Shane Steichen as their head coach
The Indianapolis Colts have hired Shane Steichen as their head coach. The move ends a search that took more than a month and included more than a dozen candidates. Each of the Colts’ last two full-time hires were offensive coordinators for Philadelphia Eagles teams that made the Super Bowl. Frank Reich was hired in 2018 after the Eagles won their first championship since 1960 but was fired in October as the Colts’ season started to unravel. Interim coach Jeff Saturday was one of the finalists for the permanent position. But Indy instead elected to hire Steichen, who becomes the league’s third 37-year-old head coach.
NFL – Kansas City ready to celebrate its latest Super Bowl win
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the streets of downtown Kansas City to celebrate the 2023 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Officials began planning Wednesday’s parade even before the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. City leaders said 19 local and area law enforcement agencies, along with fire officials and transportation workers, are ready to provide protection as the team takes a victory lap through downtown Kansas City. Most schools, many businesses and some government offices in the Kansas City metro area will be closed so people can celebrate. The event starts at noon and will end with a victory rally at the city’s Union Station.
NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an average of 113.1 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles after final Nielsen figures were released Tuesday. Fox said the total numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL’s digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Rihanna’s halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.
NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Gold 115, Windy City Bulls 108
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference
Kalamazoo Central 74, Benton Harbor 69
- Kalamazoo Central held off Benton Harbor in the final minute for a 74-69 win over the Tigers. JP Spybrook led the Maroon Giants with 25 points while Quay Calvin scored 20. The Tigers got 24 points from Grant Gondrezick II, 13 from Brian Gillespie and 11 from Montell Hobbs.
Michigan Lutheran 46, Martin 34
- Adam Conrad led Michigan Lutheran with 10 points in the Titans 46-34 win over visiting Martin.
Berrien Springs 46, Watervliet 39
Brandywine 54, Bridgman 30
South Haven 51, Dowagiac 41
Howardsville Christian 71, Hartford 58
Marcellus 49, New Buffalo 48
River Valley 51, Decatur 38
Coldwater 58, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 44
Allegan 67, Comstock 66
Tekonsha 52, Mendon 43
SAC
Kalamazoo Hackett 91, Holland Black River 43
Kalamazoo Christian 68, Delton-Kellogg 49
Lawton 46, Galesburg-Augusta 43
Constantine 47, Gobles 37
Schoolcraft 80, Saugatuck 32
Wolverine
Niles 77, Paw Paw 55
Otsego 94, Three Rivers 51
Edwardsburg 56, Sturgis 21
Vicksburg 53, Plainwell 48
Girls Basketball
Non-Conference
Kalamazoo Central 67, Benton Harbor 38
Our Lady of the Lake 36, Fennville 5
South Haven 32, West Michigan Homeschool 25
River Valley 41, Decatur 21
Watervliet 42, Dowagiac 35
Marcellus 50, New Buffalo 14
Howardsville Christian 39, Hartford 28
Coldwater 44, Mattawan 28
Allegan 54, Comstock 4
Berrien Springs 39, Lawrence 38
- Aubreonna Smith had a game high 14 points for Berrien Springs in the Shamrocks 39-38, win at Lawrence, Grace Constable added 10.
Mendon 52, Burr Oak 29
Wolverine
Paw Paw 87, Niles 44
Otsego 63, Three Rivers 54
Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 16
Vicksburg 42, Plainwell 24
SAC
Kalamazoo Christian 43, Martin 31
Kalamazoo Hackett 42, Galesburg-Augusta 32
Lawton 54, Holland Black River 42
Delton-Kellogg 43, Parchment 15
Schoolcraft 38, Gobles 36
Tonight
Boys Basketball
St. Joseph at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Mendon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Jackson, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Michigan Lutheran at Hartford, 6:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m.
Hanover Horton at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Wrestling – Team Regionals
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 5:30 p.m.
Championship 7:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Dowagiac
Hartford vs. Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m.
Hopkins vs. Constantine, 6:00 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Lawton
Martin vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
White Pigeon vs. Decatur, 6:00 p.m.
Championship 7:30 p.m.
Division 1 at Portage Central
Kalamazoo Central vs. Portage Central, 6:00 p.m.
Holt vs. Brighton, 6:00 p.m.
Championship 7:30
