THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES

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BEN DAVIS	74	INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON	34
CALUMET	65	RIVER FOREST	64
CASTON	63	DELPHI	50
CENTER GROVE	50	SOUTHPORT	48
CHESTERTON	47	MERRILLVILLE	39
CLINTON PRAIRIE	46	NORTHWESTERN	42
COLUMBIA CITY	70	BELLMONT	39
COLUMBUS EAST	75	FLOYD CENTRAL	59
CONCORD	39	NEW PRAIRIE	30
CROWN POINT	82	HAMMOND CENTRAL	46
DECATUR CENTRAL	83	MARTINSVILLE	57
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	61	PORTAGE	51
EASTBROOK	64	COWAN	26
EDGEWOOD	63	SOUTH PUTNAM	37
ELKHART	68	WHITE PIGEON (MICH.)	59
FAIRFIELD	67	EASTSIDE	40
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	68	FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	48
FORT WAYNE DWENGER	50	CENTRAL NOBLE	45
FORT WAYNE LUERS	73	FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY	28
FORT WAYNE SOUTH	75	MARION	67
FRANKLIN CENTRAL	39	INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	37
FRONTIER	72	CULVER	22
GARY 21ST CENTURY	70	INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	66
GARY WEST	69	HAMMOND NOLL	45
GREAT CROSSING (KY.)	89	INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	88	OT
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	60	MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	55
GRIFFITH	50	WHEELER	40
GUERIN CATHOLIC	63	HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	46
HAMILTON HEIGHTS	76	FRANKFORT	30
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	58	LAWRENCE CENTRAL	56
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	73	LAKE CENTRAL	59
HERITAGE	80	SOUTHERN WELLS	50
HUNTINGTON NORTH	74	SOUTHWOOD	47
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE	50	GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	46
JAY COUNTY	62	ADAMS CENTRAL	49
KOKOMO	85	FORT WAYNE SNIDER	83	OT
LEBANON	56	BENTON CENTRAL	34
LEO	56	NORWELL	51
LOWELL	53	HIGHLAND	30
MANCHESTER	72	LEWIS CASS	30
NEW CASTLE	56	CONNERSVILLE	47
NEW HAVEN	59	DEKALB	40
NEW PALESTINE	69	DELTA	56
NOBLESVILLE	63	MUNCIE CENTRAL	23
NORTH JUDSON	72	OREGON-DAVIS	29
NORTH PUTNAM	42	FOUNTAIN CENTRAL	28
OAK HILL	77	PERU	73	OT
PENN	65	VALPARAISO	36
PERRY MERIDIAN	67	INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA	57
PIONEER	46	FAITH CHRISTIAN	40
PLYMOUTH	58	ARGOS	28
RICHMOND	76	PHALEN ACADEMY	62
RIVERTON PARKE	60	PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	44
SETON CATHOLIC	60	UNION COUNTY	51
SEYMOUR	48	BLOOMINGTON NORTH	28
SHELBYVILLE	77	GREENSBURG	56
SHERIDAN	74	ROSSVILLE	56
SOUTH ADAMS	53	BLACKFORD	49
SOUTH NEWTON	35	NORTH WHITE	32
SOUTH VERMILLION	74	SEEGER	72
TERRE HAUTE NORTH	59	COLUMBUS NORTH	52
TIPTON	51	BETHESDA CHRISTIAN	40
TRI-COUNTY	58	DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	18
TRINITY GREENLAWN	54	HAMILTON	20
WARREN CENTRAL	64	LAWRENCE NORTH	60	OT
WAWASEE	54	PRAIRIE HEIGHTS	39
WES-DEL	58	TRI-CENTRAL	50
WEST LAFAYETTE	70	COVINGTON	51
WESTERN	54	LOGANSPORT	46
WESTFIELD	52	CARMEL	43
WHITKO	46	LAKEWOOD PARK	33
WOODLAN	56	BLUFFTON	40
HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNAMENT
PLAINFIELD	61	DANVILLE	40
AVON	73	TRI-WEST	40
BROWNSBURG	70	CASCADE	50
HENRY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRI	46	SHENANDOAH	40
RANDOLPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
WINCHESTER	45	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	34
SHELBY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MORRISTOWN	52	SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	29
TRITON CENTRAL	76	WALDRON	58
SRC TOURNAMENT
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	63	PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN	48
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN	67	CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON	43
SEVEN OAKS	51	CANNELTON	34
MEDORA	84	LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	66
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN	51	SEVEN OAKS	43
PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN	54	CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON	10
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	76	CANNELTON	42
MEDORA	79	COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN	46
SUGAR CREEK TOURNAMENT
SOUTHMONT	84	WESTERN BOONE	66
CRAWFORDSVILLE	42	NORTH MONTGOMERY	33
WAYNE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
CENTERVILLE	59	HAGERSTOWN	41
NORTHEASTERN	49	CENTERVILLE	41

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES

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ANDREAN	49	LOWELL	32
ARGOS	47	LAKELAND CHRISTIAN	44
BEN DAVIS	60	NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	53
BLOOMINGTON NORTH	48	TERRE HAUTE SOUTH	41
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	73	COLUMBUS NORTH	62
BREMEN	57	JOHN GLENN	31
CARMEL	59	HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	49	OT
CLINTON CHRISTIAN	47	FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY	28
CONCORD	54	GOSHEN	30
COVENANT CHRISTIAN	55	UNIVERSITY	53
CULVER ACADEMY	57	SOUTH BEND RILEY	45
DEKALB	52	ANGOLA	35
DECATUR CENTRAL	53	MARTINSVILLE	49
EASTERN HANCOCK	53	UNION COUNTY	32
EASTSIDE	44	FAIRFIELD	35
ELKHART CHRISTIAN	52	LAKEWOOD PARK	36
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	73	FAITH CHRISTIAN	32
FORT WAYNE WAYNE	56	FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	46
FRANKLIN CENTRAL	59	INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	55
GARY WEST	43	CAREER ACADEMY	24
GREENCASTLE	51	CLOVERDALE	21
GREENSBURG	71	FRANKLIN COUNTY	32
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	43	INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN	37
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	75	CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)	43
HOMESTEAD	59	ELKHART	28
HUNTINGTON NORTH	44	EAST NOBLE	40
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	115	INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON	5
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE	30	KIPP INDY LEGACY	26
IRVINGTON PREP	33	LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	31
LAVILLE	43	JIMTOWN	19
LAKE CENTRAL	70	LAPORTE	34
LEWIS CASS	42	TWIN LAKES	38
MANCHESTER	46	MISSISSINEWA	42
MCCUTCHEON	71	PARKE HERITAGE	39
MERRILLVILLE	58	WESTVILLE	47
NOBLESVILLE	55	LAWRENCE NORTH	52
NORTH MIAMI	42	NORTHFIELD	37
NORTH WHITE	48	SOUTH NEWTON	20
NORTHWOOD	42	WAWASEE	26
OAK HILL	52	BLACKFORD	11
PERU	54	DELPHI	34
PIKE	63	ZIONSVILLE	42
PIONEER	52	OREGON-DAVIS	29
PLYMOUTH	61	MISHAWAKA	28
RENSSELAER CENTRAL	69	MUNSTER	27
ROSSVILLE	54	TAYLOR	31
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	58	BOLINGBROOK (ILL.)	37
SOUTHPORT	47	TERRE HAUTE NORTH	34
SOUTHWOOD	52	MADISON-GRANT	26
SPEEDWAY	62	CRAWFORDSVILLE	38
TIPPECANOE VALLEY	43	KNOX	25
TRINITY GREENLAWN	44	HAMILTON	31
VALPARAISO	72	HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	45
WABASH	56	MACONAQUAH	38
WARSAW	60	NORTHRIDGE	44
WEST CENTRAL	70	DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	63	2OT
WEST LAFAYETTE	51	NORTH VERMILLION	38
WESTERN BOONE	47	CLINTON PRAIRIE	45
WESTERN	56	LOGANSPORT	25
WESTFIELD	53	HAMILTON HEIGHTS	14
WHITKO	49	ROCHESTER	35
YORKTOWN	60	SHELBYVILLE	40
HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNAMENT
PLAINFIELD	49	DANVILLE	35
BROWNSBURG	69	TRI-WEST	43
AVON	72	CASCADE	47
HENRY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRI	59	BLUE RIVER	18
SHENANDOAH	38	KNIGHTSTOWN	24
TRI	49	SHENANDOAH	40
MADISON COUNTY TOURNAMENT
ANDERSON	50	LIBERTY CHRISTIAN	29
LAPEL	71	ANDERSON PREP	9
ALEXANDRIA	66	ELWOOD	27
PENDLETON HEIGHTS	79	FRANKTON	34
RANDOLPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MONROE CENTRAL	51	UNION CITY	18
WAYNE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
NORTHEASTERN	65	CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN	6
NORTHEASTERN	61	CENTERVILLE	33

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

BOYS DUAL RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/dualresults.html/

GIRLS DUAL RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/dualresults.html/211_girls-dual-results/

BOYS TOURNAMENT RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/curtournamentresults.html/boys-tournament-results/

GIRLS TOURNAMENT RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/curtournamentresults.html/212_tournament-results-for-girls-events/

GIRLS REGIONALS: SATURDAY

1. GOSHEN | 10 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FEEDER SECTIONALS: ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, HOBART, MISHAWAKA, GOSHEN

2. ROCHESTER | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FEEDER SECTIONALS: COLUMBIA CITY, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, WESTERN

3. ALEXANDRIA MONROE | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FEEDER SECTIONALS: ALEXANDRIA MONROE, MUNCIE CENTRAL, EASTERN HANCOCK, PERRY MERIDIAN

4. MOORESVILLE | 11 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FEEDER SECTIONALS: MT. VERNON, BEN DAVIS, WEST WASHINGTON, FLOYD CENTRAL

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

USC 82 #13 ILLINOIS 72

#4 DUKE 86 NOTRE DAME 78

#2 AUBURN 66 SOUTH CAROLINA 63

#19 MEMPHIS 74 E. CAROLINA 70

#9 CONNECTICUT 68 GEORGETOWN 60

#3 IOWA STATE 85 TEXAS TECH 84 OT

#11 KANSAS 54 CINCINNATI 40

#8 FLORIDA 71 ARKANSAS 63

#23 OLE MISS 77 LSU 65

GEORGIA 72 #17 OKLAHOMA 62

#1 TENNESSEE 74 TEXAS 70

#12 HOUSTON 87 KANSAS STATE 57

#5 ALABAMA 94 #10 TEXAS A&M 88

#6 KENTUCKY 95 #14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 90

#18 GONZAGA 88 WASHINGTON STATE 75

ELSEWHERE:

IOWA 85 INDIANA 60

CREIGHTON 80 BUTLER 76

LOUISVILLE 82 PITTSBURGH 78

BELMONT 84 INDIANA STATE 79

OHIO 108 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 70

NEW MEXICO 62 SAN DIEGO STATE 48

BALL STATE 91 BOWLING GREEN 69

CLEMSON 77 FLORIDA STATE 57

TCU 71 BYU 67

BRADLEY 61 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 60

SYRACUSE 79 BOSTON COLLEGE 71

AKRON 105 EASTERN MICHIGAN 81

MIAMI OHIO 91 WESTERN MICHIGAN 71

MISSOURI 75 VANDERBILT 66

COLORADO STATE 84 UNLV 62

SMU 93 GEORGIA TECH 71

MILWAUKEE 70 GREEN BAY 59

STANFORD 88 VIRGINIA 65

MURRAY STATE 58 VALPARAISO 47

NORTH CAROLINA 63 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 61

PROVIDENCE 91 SETON HALL 85

WAKE FOREST 88 MIAMI FLORIDA 78

OAKLAND 68 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 53

VIRGINIA TECH 71 CALIFORNIA 68

DRAKE 63 EVANSVILLE 40

NEVADA 77 FRESNO STATE 66 OT

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 88 MISSOURI STATE 78 OT

ST. JOHN’S 80 VILLANOVA 68

NORTHERN IOWA 85 ILLINOIS STATE 84

UTAH 83 OKLAHOMA STATE 62

PURDUE FORT WAYNE 90 DETROIT 67

BAYLOR 72 ARIZONA STATE 66 OT

ARIZONA 88 CENTRAL FLORIDA 80

ST. MARY’S 103 SAN DIEGO 56

OREGON STATE 91 PACIFIC 55

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

#25 MICHIGAN 87 PURDUE 60

#8 MARYLAND 83 WISCONSIN 68

OKLAHOMA STATE 64 #17 WEST VIRGINIA 57

#22 UTAH 69 HOUSTON 42

#7 CONNECTICUT 73 GEORGETOWN 55

#12 KANSAS STATE 92 BYU 65

#11 TCU 69 TEXAS TECH 43

ELSEWHERE:

CREIGHTON 72 SETON HALL 64

TOLEDO 71 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 66

TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 69 WICHITA STATE 51

MIAMI OHIO 78 BOWLING GREEN 63

DAYTON 79 LASALLE 61

DETROIT 67 OAKLAND 59

WESTERN MICHIGAN 61 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 57

ST. JOHN’S 60 XAVIER 39

GREEN BAY 78 ROBERT MORRIS 48

EAST CAROLINA 75 TULANE 64

TEMPLE 73 TULSA 71

BALL STATE 78 BUFFALO 56

MARQUETTE 64 VILLANOVA 59

COLORADO 84 KANSAS 76

GONZAGA 69 WASHINGTON STATE 61

KENT STATE 79 OHIO 64

NORTHERN KENTUCKY 80 IU INDY 63

SAN JOSE STATE 90 AIR FORCE 84

FRESNO STATE 68 BOISE STATE 62

NEW MEXICO STATE 65 UTEP 49

WYOMING 78 SAN DIEGO STATE 71

WEBER STATE 72 IDAHO STATE 67 OT

IOWA STATE 79 ARIZONA 58

NEVADA 78 UTAH STATE 69

BAYLOR 78 ARIZONA STATE 59

PORTLAND 74 SAN FRANCISCO 60

ST. MARY’S 64 PACIFIC 44

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MONDAY, JAN. 20

NOTRE DAME VS. OHIO STATE (COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME — IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

NFL PLAYOFFS WILD CARD WEEKEND

SATURDAY, JAN. 11

HOUSTON 32 LA CHARGERS 12

BALTIMORE 28 PITTSBURGH 14

SUNDAY, JAN. 12
AFC: 12:00 P.M. — 7 DENVER AT 2 BUFFALO (CBS, PARAMOUNT+)
NFC: 3:30 P.M. — 7 GREEN BAY AT 2 PHILADELPHIA (FOX, FOX DEPORTES)
NFC: 7:00 P.M. — 6 WASHINGTON AT 3 TAMPA BAY (NBC, PEACOCK, UNIVERSO)

MONDAY, JAN. 13
NFC: 7:00 P.M. — 5 MINNESOTA AT 4 LOS ANGELES RAMS (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+/ ESPN DEPORTES; MANNINGCAST-ESPN2/ESPN+)

NBA SCORES

PHOENIX 114 UTAH 106

DETROIT 123 TORONTO 114

MEMPHIS 127 MINNESOTA 125

MIAMI 119 PORTLAND 98

HOUSTON AT ATLANTA POSTPONED

CHARLOTTE AT LA CLIPPERS POSTPONED

SAN ANTONIO AT LA LAKERS POSTPONED

NHL SCORES

BOSTON 4 FLORIDA 3 OT

OTTAWA 5 PITTSBURGH 0

SEATTLE 6 BUFFALO 2

COLUMBUS 2 ST. LOUIS 1

WINNIPEG 3 COLORADO 0

DALLAS 2 MONTRÉAL 1

PHILADELPHIA 6 ANAHEIM 0

EDMONTON 4 CHICAGO 3

VANCOUVER 3 TORONTO 0

NEW JERSEY 3 TAMPA BAY 2 OT

WASHINGTON 4 NASHVILLE 1

NY ISLANDERS 2 UTAH 1

CALGARY 2 LOS ANGELES 1

NY RANGERS 2 VEGAS 1

MINNESOTA 3 SAN JOSE 1

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

NFL PLAYOFFS

DERRICK HENRY, RAVENS RUN OVER STEELERS IN WILD-CARD WIN

Derrick Henry rushed for 186 yards and two scores and Lamar Jackson passed for two touchdowns to lead the host Baltimore Ravens to a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday night.

Jackson completed 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards and rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries while winning for the third time in seven attempts as a postseason starter. Rashod Bateman and Justice Hill had touchdown receptions for third-seeded Baltimore, which has won five straight games and will learn its next opponent on Sunday.

Henry, who carried 26 times, rushed for more than 150 yards for the fourth time in eight career playoff appearances. His postseason high of 195 came against the Ravens in the 2019 season divisional round when he was a member of the Tennessee Titans.

Russell Wilson was 20 of 29 for 270 yards and two touchdowns for sixth-seeded Pittsburgh, which trailed by 21 points twice while losing its fifth consecutive game. George Pickens had five catches for 87 yards and a touchdown and Van Jefferson also had a scoring reception for the Steelers.

The Ravens totaled 299 rushing yards and outgained Pittsburgh 464-280. Baltimore also had a 29-11 advantage in first downs.

The Steelers had just 29 yards on the ground with a long gain of 5.

Baltimore receiver Zay Flowers (knee) missed the game.

The Ravens led 21-0 at halftime after dominating the first 30 minutes and putting together touchdown drives of 95, 85 and 90 yards.

Baltimore outgained the Steelers 308-59 and had a 19-2 edge in first downs in the half.

The Ravens took the lead on Jackson’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Bateman with 4:45 left in the first quarter. Henry’s 8-yard scoring run made it 14-0 with 4:09 left in the first half.

Jackson later scrambled out of trouble and hit Hill on a 5-yard scoring pass with two seconds remaining.

Pittsburgh suddenly displayed life in the third quarter as Wilson connected with Jefferson on a 30-yard scoring pass to cap a 98-yard drive with 8:05 left in the period. But Henry broke loose on the fourth play of Baltimore’s next drive and galloped 44 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-7 with 5:49 left.

The Steelers scored again five plays later as Wilson tossed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Pickens with 3:24 left in the third, but that would be the end of the scoring for the night.

TEXANS DEVOUR CHARGERS FOR WILD-CARD VICTORY

C.J. Stroud passed for 282 yards and a touchdown, Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a score and Eric Murray returned an interception for a touchdown as the host Houston Texans routed the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday.

Houston (11-7) advanced to the divisional round for the second straight season.

After throwing just three interceptions in 504 passing attempts during the regular season, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert surpassed was picked off four times on Saturday. Herbert was 14-for-32 for 242 yards and a touchdown.

The Chargers scored the first six points, on field goals of 35 and 39 yards by Cameron Dicker. His second came after a Texans fumble gave Los Angeles a short field.

Ka’imi Fairbairn connected on field goals of 41, 37 and 30 yards for Houston.

Los Angeles finished its first season under coach Jim Harbaugh at 11-7.

Houston ran just four offensive plays during the first quarter and had two punts bookending a Stroud interception to start the second.

Fortunes changed just before halftime. Houston drove 99 yards in 13 plays, punctuating the possession with a 13-yard scoring pass from Stroud to Nico Collins with 58 seconds left in the second quarter.

Stroud extended the drive with a highlight-reel play entering the two-minute warning. He scooped up a fumbled snap, then scrambled to connect with Xavier Hutchinson for a 34-yard gain to the Los Angeles 49-yard line on third-and-16.

Herbert threw three straight incompletions on the ensuing Chargers possession, and Houston responded with Fairbairn’s 41-yard field goal to take a 10-6 halftime lead.

The Texans scored the first 13 points after intermission. Murray delivered the lone touchdown over that span with a 38-yard pick six with 13 seconds left in the third quarter.

Derek Stingley Jr. snagged two interceptions for Houston and Kamari Lassiter had another.

Herbert recovered from his third pick with an 86-yard pass-and run touchdown to Ladd McConkey. The burst followed two straight Texans sacks. Houston blocked the extra-point attempt, and D’Angelo Ross returned it to the end zone for two points.

Mixon, who had 25 carries, capped the scoring with a 17-yard run with 3:42 left.

McConkey caught nine passes for 197 yards and a touchdown.

Collins had seven receptions for 122 yards and a score.

Houston outgained Los Angeles 429-261.

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: COOPER FLAGG SETS ACC RECORD IN NO. 4 DUKE’S WIN

Freshman Cooper Flagg rang up 42 points and No. 4 Duke held off visiting Notre Dame for an 86-78 victory Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.

Flagg made 11 of 14 shots from the field, including a 4-for-6 mark on 3-pointers, and went 16-for-17 on free throws in setting a record for the most points scored by a freshman in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He also became the first Duke player to reach 40 points since J.J. Redick did it twice in January 2006 and marked the most points for any Blue Devil since Danny Ferry’s 58 in 1988. Flagg also distributed a team-high seven assists and pulled in six rebounds.

Duke (14-2, 6-0 ACC), which has won 10 consecutive games, posted the game’s first 14 points to set the tone.

Markus Burton’s 23 points led Notre Dame (7-9, 1-4), which was coming off a pair of one-point losses. The Irish did go 14 of 23 on 3s.

No. 1 Tennessee 74, Texas 70

Zakai Zeigler hit for 16 points, including a basket and four clutch free throws in the final minute, as the Volunteers outlasted the Longhorns in a Southeastern Conference slugfest in Austin, Texas.

After Texas (11-5, 0-3) took a 60-58 lead with little more than four minutes to play, Tennessee (15-1, 2-1) answered with an 8-0 run, capped by Jordan Gainey’s 3-pointer with 2:41 left to jump ahead 66-60. Texas then scored three straight points to get within three, but Ziegler put the game away.

He stoked the lead back to five with a driving layup with 59 seconds to play. He then grabbed a defensive rebound, was fouled and canned two free throws with 32 seconds left.

No. 2 Auburn 66, South Carolina 63

Dylan Cardwell converted the go-ahead dunk with 1:32 remaining as the Tigers withstood an ankle injury to star Johni Broome and escaped with a victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.

Auburn (15-1, 3-0 SEC) won its eighth straight despite Broome injuring his left ankle defending a shot under the rim with 13:45 remaining. Broome scored six points on 3-of-11 shooting in 24 minutes before getting hurt when he stepped on teammate Chaney Johnson’s foot defending a basket by Collin Murray-Boyles that gave the South Carolina (10-6, 0-3) a 47-45 lead.

On the SEC network postgame telecast Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Broome has a “significant sprain” and will be getting tests to determine the severity.

No. 3 Iowa State 85, Texas Tech 84 (OT)

Joshua Jefferson swished two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime to lift the Cyclones past the host Red Raiders in Lubbock, Texas, for Iowa State’s 11th straight win.

Jefferson threw an inbounds pass with 8.4 seconds left in OT, got the ball back on the left block and got fouled by Darrion Williams on a move to the basket. The last two free throws left Iowa State (14-1, 4-0) 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in overtime after it struggled in regulation (11 of 18).

The Red Raiders (11-4, 2-2) grabbed an 84-83 lead with 15.4 seconds left on the clock when Williams snatched an air-ball and banked in a blind reverse layup. That was the eighth of nine lead changes — seven of those in the closing five minutes of regulation plus overtime.

No. 5 Alabama 94, No. 10 Texas A&M 88

Mark Sears poured in 27 points and sunk four key free throws in the final 21 seconds as the Crimson Tide held off the short-handed Aggies in a key SEC battle in College Station, Texas.

Alabama (14-2, 3-0) led by eight points at halftime and by 15 with eight minutes to play but had to outlast a torrid Texas A&M rally that saw the Aggies get within three with less than 90 seconds to play.

Texas A&M (13-3, 2-1), which was without injured leading scorer Wade Taylor III, dropped its first game this season against a team ranked in the Top 25 after winning its first four contests against ranked teams.

No. 6 Kentucky 95, No. 14 Mississippi State 90

Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs in an SEC battle in Starkville, Miss.

Ansley Almonor, who finished with 11 points, hit a pair of 3-pointers to key the game-winning rally in the second half for the Wildcats (13-3, 2-1 SEC) to answer a big run from the Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1) and give Kentucky coach Mark Pope career win No. 200.

The Wildcats, coming off a loss Tuesday at unranked Georgia, led by as many as 14 points with less than 16 minutes remaining in regulation, only to see the Bulldogs rally to take the lead with eight minutes remaining. With Kentucky down 80-78 with 7 1/2 minutes to play, Almonor hit back-to-back 3s to make it 84-80 Wildcats and Kentucky never trailed again.

No. 8 Florida 71, Arkansas 63

Alijah Martin scored 14 points and Alex Condon notched a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Gators topped the host Razorbacks in SEC play at Fayetteville, Ark.

Will Richard added 12 points and eight boards for the Gators, who led by as many as 12. Walter Clayton Jr. had 12 points and five assists. Condon scored all of his points after halftime. Florida (15-1, 2-1 SEC) overcame two starters fouling out, limiting the Razorbacks to 30 percent from the floor.

Adou Thiero scored a game-high 17 points to pace the Razorbacks. Boogie Fland followed with 15 points and Jonas Aidoo had 11 points and nine rebounds. Arkansas (11-5) is off to an 0-3 start in the SEC for the second straight season.

No. 9 UConn 68, Georgetown 60

Alex Karaban scored 19 points as the Huskies used a strong second-half run to defeat the Hoyas in Washington, D.C.

Karaban scored 12 in the second half, connecting on 3 of 3 3-point attempts, as UConn (13-4, 5-1 Big East) bounced back from a 68-66 loss at Villanova on Wednesday. Solo Ball added 15 points as the Huskies, who have won nine of their last 10 games overall, have won nine straight over longtime conference rival Georgetown.

Curtis Williams Jr. scored a season-high 15 points off the bench, Micah Peavy added 14 and Thomas Sorber chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for Georgetown (12-4, 3-2), which has lost two straight.

No. 11 Kansas 54, Cincinnati 40

Hunter Dickinson had 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Jayhawks displayed stifling second-half defense to post a Big 12 win over the host Bearcats.

Kansas (12-3, 3-1) overcame 2-for-21 shooting from beyond the arc to record its third straight win and fifth in six contests. The Jayhawks shot 35.3 percent from the field. Dillon Mitchell had 10 points and was the only player in double figures for Cincinnati (10-5, 0-4), which shot just 3-for-22 from 3-point range and 30.5 percent from the field.

Kansas trailed 25-24 at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity in the second half and outscored Cincinnati 30-15.

No. 12 Houston 87, Kansas State 57

The Cougars used a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Emanuel Sharp’s 15 points, and defeated the Wildcats in Manhattan, Kan. The Cougars had five players in double figures and two others with eight points.

Houston (12-3, 4-0 Big 12) is tied with Iowa State atop the Big 12 standings and has won eight straight. Kansas State (7-8, 1-3 Big 12) has lost six of its last seven games.

Besides Sharp, the Cougars got 13 points from Joseph Tugler, 11 each from LJ Cryer and Ja’Vier Francis and 10 from J’Wan Roberts. The Wildcats were led by Brendan Hausen with 15 points. Max Jones added 13 points. The Wildcats shot 40 percent (10-of-25) from 3-point range.

Southern California 82, No. 13 Illinois 72

Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points and the Trojans took control in the second half for a victory over the Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill.

Wesley Yates III added 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting as Southern California (10-6, 2-3 Big Ten) shot 52.3 percent from the field.

Ben Humrichous paced Illinois (12-4, 4-2) with 15 points while Tre White and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 11 apiece.

Georgia 72, No. 17 Oklahoma 62

Asa Newell and Dakota Leffew scored 15 points apiece to lead the host Bulldogs to their second straight win over a ranked team, taking down the Sooners in SEC play in Athens, Ga.

Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and eight rebounds for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC), which won beat No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday.

Jalon Moore led Oklahoma (13-3, 0-3) with 17 points and nine rebounds before fouling out. Kobe Elvis and Duke Miles scored 14 points apiece and Mohamed Wague chipped in 10 points off the bench as the Sooners dropped their third game in a row.

No. 18 Gonzaga 88, Washington State 75

Graham Ike posted 21 points on Saturday night to lead five Gonzaga scorers in double figures as the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for a West Coast Conference win over the Cougars in Spokane, Wash.

Nolan Hickman added 19 points, while Ben Gregg stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Khalif Battle and reserve Braden Huff each chipped in 10 points for the Bulldogs (14-4, 5-0).

Nate Calmese scored 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting and dished out a game-high eight assists for the Cougars (13-5, 3-2), who lost their second straight game. LeJuan Watts added 17 points, and Eastern Washington transfer Dane Erikstrup chipped in 11.

No. 19 Memphis 74, East Carolina 70

PJ Haggerty scored 25 points and the Tigers offered a definition of an ugly win in defeating the visiting Pirates in an American Athletic Conference matchup.

The Tigers (13-3, 3-0 AAC) built an 18-point lead in the first half and were still ahead by 14 at the break before the Pirates hung around by scoring the first nine points of the second half. Eventually, East Carolina (9-8, 1-3) evened the game at 68-68 with 1:11 to play before Memphis made two free throws, made a defensive stop, then got a Tyrese Hunter layup to put the game away.

Poor shooting and turnovers plagued each team. Memphis finished at 41.0 percent from the floor and had 16 turnovers. East Carolina shot 39.3 percent from the floor and committed 18 turnovers.

No. 23 Ole Miss 77, LSU 65

Malik Dia scored 19 points and the Rebels used a strong second half to pull away from the Tigers in Oxford, Miss.

Jaemyn Brakefield added 16 points, Sean Pedulla scored 11, and Dre Davis and Jaylen Murray scored 10 each for the Rebels (14-2, 3-0 SEC), who outscored the Tigers (11-5, 0-3) 49-39 in the second half.

Cam Carter scored 16 points, Daimion Collins had 14 and Jordan Sears, coming off the bench for the first time this season, had 10 points and six assists for LSU.

No. 25 Utah State 81, Boise State 79

Ian Martinez completed a go-ahead four-point play with 7.3 seconds left, helping the Aggies earn a win over the Broncos in Logan, Utah, in Mountain West Conference play.

Martinez led the Aggies (16-1, 6-0 MWC) with 18 points, while Deyton Albury scored 14. Drake Allen added 13 points, followed by Dexter Akanno’s 12 and Mason Falslev’s 10. Utah State, which won its sixth straight game, shot 61.2 percent from the field and made 11 of its 21 3-point attempts (52.4 percent).

Tyson Degenhart’s 22 points paced Boise State (12-5, 4-2). Alvaro Cardenas had 15 points and eight assists, while Javan Buchanan chipped in 13 and Andrew Meadow scored 12.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: OKLAHOMA ST. DEFEATS NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA

Stailee Heard scored seven of her 18 points in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma State knocked off No. 17 West Virginia 64-57 in a Big 12 matchup on Saturday.

Anna Gret Asi added 12 points, Micah Gray contributed 11 points and Alexia Smith chipped in 12 rebounds for the Cowgirls (14-2, 4-1 Big 12). Oklahoma State outscored West Virginia 17-7 in the third quarter to turn a five-point deficit into a five-point lead.

Oklahoma State led by as many as 11 points in the fourth, but West Virginia pulled within three points twice, the latest on Ja’Naiya Quinerly’s jumper with 1:53 to play. Heard answered with a jumper, and Alexia Smith added two free throws as the Cowgirls closed it out.

Kylee Blacksten led the Mountaineers (13-3, 3-2) with 16 points, and Quinerly added four rebounds and four steals.

No. 7 UConn 73, Georgetown 55

The Huskies outscored the Hoyas 40-25 in the middle quarters and coasted to the Big East win in Washington, D.C.

Azzi Fudd netted 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting, and Sarah Strong collected 16 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals for UConn (15-2, 6-0 Big East). Ashlynn Shade chipped in 12 points, and Jana El Alfy had four blocks.

Khadee Hession scored 22 points and shot 8 of 14 from the floor, including 6 of 8 on 3-point attempts. Victoria Rivera added 10 points and Kelsey Ransom supplied nine points, eight rebounds and three steals.

No. 8 Maryland 83, Wisconsin 68

The Terrapins put together a 14-0 burst in the fourth quarter to shake off Wisconsin in the Big Ten game in Madison, Wis.

Four players accounted for all but eight of Maryland’s points. Shyanne Sellers and Bri McDaniel led the way with 21 points apiece. Kaylene Smikle added 18 points and Christina Dalce 15 for the Terrapins (15-1, 5-1 Big Ten).

Serah Williams scored 24 points, Lily Krahn netted 16 and Natalie Leuzinger 10 for Wisconsin (10-7, 1-5), which has lost five games in a row.

No. 22 Utah 69, Houston 42

Maya Toure amassed 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting and added 12 rebounds, and the Utes lowered the boom on the Cougars in the second half of the Big 12 matchup.

Gianna Kneepkens also had a big game, collecting 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as Utah (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) bounced back from a drubbing at the hands of Kansas State on Wednesday. The Utes outscored the Cougars 41-19 in the second half.

Laila Blair racked up 16 points for Houston (4-12, 0-5), which has lost five straight games. The Cougars shot only 25.9 percent overall, yet made 7 of 16 (43.8 percent) on 3-point attempts.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: JA MORANT’S LATE BASKETS PROPEL GRIZZLIES PAST WOLVES

Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minute to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

Morant finished with 12 points on just 5-for-19 shooting but came up when it mattered most for Memphis, which won the opener of a four-game road trip. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 33 points and eight rebounds, and Desmond Bane scored 21 points.

Donte DiVincenzo scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jaden McDaniels finished with 21 points, Naz Reid added 19 points off the bench and Julius Randle had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

The Grizzlies trailed 125-121 after Rudy Gobert made a layup for the Timberwolves with 1:41 to play. That proved to be Minnesota’s final points.

Heat 119, Trail Blazers 98

Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and recorded 32 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a victory over host Portland.

Nikola Jovic added season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds as the Heat won their third consecutive game, all on the road. Haywood Highsmith added 14 points and matched his career high of five steals, Bam Adebayo had 13 points, 11 boards and six assists and Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each had 11 points for Miami.

Anfernee Simons had 28 points thanks in large part to seven 3-pointers and Shaedon Sharpe added 22 points for Portland, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Deni Avdija added 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Suns 114, Jazz 106

Devin Booker matched his season high with six 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and Phoenix never trailed in a victory over visiting Utah.

Utah rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and trailed 91-88 with 8:36 left in the contest before Phoenix took control with an 11-0 run.

Lauri Markkanen paced the Jazz with 24 points. Collin Sexton scored 20 points, and Walker Kessler chipped in 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Pistons 123, Raptors 114

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and host Detroit held off Toronto.

Hardaway made all but one of his eight 3-point attempts. Cade Cunningham notched a triple-double with 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds as the Pistons won for the sixth time in seven games. Malik Beasley had 18 points off the bench while Tobias Harris supplied 17 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Immanuel Quickley led seven Raptors in double figures with 25 points. Scottie Barnes had 16 points and 12 rebounds while reserves Bruce Brown and Chris Boucher added 14 points apiece. Toronto has lost five straight.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: BRUINS NET LAST-SECOND OT GOAL TO EDGE PANTHERS

David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.

Pastrnak, who finished with two goals and one assist, got the game winner on an attempted pass that deflected in off the stick of Florida’s Sam Reinhart. The puck carried over the head of goalie Sergei Bobrovsky for Pastrnak’s sixth goal in his past five games.

The Bruins, who earned their first win of the calendar year after an 0-5-1 stretch since 2025 began, got one goal each from Morgan Geekie and Oliver Wahlstrom.

The Panthers got two goals from Reinhart and one from Evan Rodrigues.

Capitals 4, Predators 1

Ethen Frank scored his first NHL goal to break a 1-1 tie in the third period and Washington skated away from host Nashville.

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal with 59 seconds remaining in the third to move within 21 goals of matching Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most in league history. With his marker on Saturday, Ovechkin joined Gordie Howe (22 seasons) as the only players in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in 20 consecutive seasons.

Frank, who had an assist in his NHL debut on Friday, took a stretch pass from Matt Roy, got behind the defense and slid the puck between the pads of Juuse Saros to give the Capitals the lead for good at 8:30 of the third period.

Rangers 2, Golden Knights 1

Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 shots and Adam Edstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lead New York to a victory over Vegas in Las Vegas.

Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which improved to 4-1-1 over its last six games with its second straight win.

Mark Stone scored for Vegas, which lost back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 17 and 20 against Washington and Toronto. The Golden Knights, who lost for just the sixth time in 23 home games (17-6-0), also fell to 6-8-1 against Eastern Conference opponents.

Flames 2, Kings 1

Matt Coronato tallied a goal and an assist while goaltender Dustin Wolf delivered a sparkling performance to give host Calgary a comeback victory over Los Angeles.

Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for Calgary, which has won two consecutive games. Wolf made 31 saves, 16 of them in the first period while his team appeared overmatched from the drop of the puck.

Jacob Moverare scored the lone goal for the Kings, who saw their five-game winning streak end. Goalie David Rittich stopped 16 shots.

Canucks 3, Maple Leafs 0

Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season as visiting Vancouver overcame rough travel to defeat host Toronto.

Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Brock Boeser scored his 194th goal as a Canuck, putting him alone in 10th place in franchise history. Lankinen’s seventh career shutout helped the Canucks to improve to 1-1-2 with one game left on their five-game road trip.

The Canucks did not arrive in Toronto until early afternoon because of flight delays after their 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday night.

Wild 3, Sharks 1

Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves and Mats Zuccarello had a hand in all three Minnesota goals as the Wild stayed hot with a win at San Jose.

Zuccarello assisted on his team’s first two goals and scored its third with 1:17 left in the game. Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild, who have won five of six.

William Eklund scored and Yaroslav Askarov made 19 saves for the Sharks, who have dropped three in a row and 11 of 13.

Stars 2, Canadiens 1 (SO)

Jason Robertson’s shootout goal was the difference as Dallas extended its winning streak to seven with a win at Montreal.

Jamie Benn netted his 12th goal of the season for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and then stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki in the shootout to snap Montreal’s three-game winning streak — all of which required overtime or a shootout.

Laine, who missed the previous four games because of an illness scored in his return for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault recorded 34 saves for the Habs.

Blue Jackets 2, Blues 1

Jet Greaves made 31 saves to lead visiting Columbus past St. Louis.

Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight game.

Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for the Blues, who lost for the third time in four games.

Kraken 6, Sabres 2

Kaapo Kakko scored twice Seattle rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat host Buffalo.

Oliver Bjorkstrand sparked Seattle, which was winless in its previous four games (0-3-1), with a rare fight and later scored the go-ahead goal. Goaltender Joey Daccord, who was making his first start since Dec. 22 because of an upper-body injury, made 33 saves.

Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn scored for Buffalo, which had won two straight and had points in six of its previous eight games (5-2-1). JJ Peterka had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 of 29 shots.

Senators 5, Penguins 0

Leevi Merilainen notched 29 saves for his first career shutout and Shane Pinto scored twice in Ottawa’s win over host Pittsburgh.

Tyler Kleven, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle added goals and Claude Giroux had three assists for the Senators, who snapped out of an 0-3-1 rut.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 12 of 17 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry in the second period. Jarry made five saves for the Penguins, who are 1-2-3 in their past six games.

Devils 3, Lightning 2 (OT)

Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal with 1:41 remaining in overtime as New Jersey ran its home winning streak to six games with a victory over Tampa Bay in Newark, N.J.

The Devils, playing at home for the first time in 2025 following a six-game road trip, got a power play with 3:16 left in overtime when Jack Hughes was tripped in the offensive zone by Nick Paul.

Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored goals for the Lightning, who lost for the fifth time in seven games.

Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3

Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead goal with 12:42 left in regulation and Edmonton held on to edge host Chicago.

Vasily Podkolzin scored a goal and added an assist while Adam Henrique and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their past six games.

Teuvo Teravainen and Nick Foligno each scored a goal and added an assist and Ryan Donato had the other goal for Chicago, which has dropped back-to-back games and eight of its past 10. Arvid Soderblom stopped 30 shots in the loss.

Jets 3, Avalanche 0

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to post his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the season and the 43rd of his career, lifting host Winnipeg over Colorado.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals and Mark Scheifele also scored to record his 50th point of the season, marking his 10th consecutive season reaching that plateau.

Mackenzie Blackwood turned aside 26 shots to see his point streak come to a halt at eight games (7-0-1) for the Avalanche.

Flyers 6, Ducks 0

Travis Konecny recorded four assists and Samuel Ersson made 22 saves to guide Philadelphia to an emphatic victory over visiting Anahei.

Five different Flyers registered a goal and an assist, including former Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as the team snapped a four-game losing streak. Joining Drysdale with a two-point performance in front of an electric home crowd were Garnet Hathaway, Morgan Frost, Ryan Poehling and Owen Tippett.

John Gibson allowed six goals on 30 shots for Anaheim, which has lost four of its last five games. The Ducks have been outscored 15-4 during their current three-game skid.

Islanders 2, Utah Hockey Club 1

Mathew Barzal scored with 1:25 left in regulation as New York completed a perfect three-game road trip by edging the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.

Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders, who have won three straight games for the first time this season. Marcus Hogberg made 21 saves.

Nick Schmaltz scored in the second for Utah, which has lost eight of its last 10 (2-6-2). Ingram recorded 30 saves in his first appearance since Nov. 18. The 27-year-old took a leave of absence prior to and following the death of his mother in December.

GOLF NEWS

J.J. SPAUN CLIMBS INTO LEAD AT SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to move into the lead through three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Spaun’s best score of the tournament puts him at 13-under 197 going to Sunday’s final round. He’ll have plenty of pursuers within range.

He’s ahead of second-round co-leader Patrick Fishburn (68), Eric Cole (67) and Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (62) by one stroke. Jaeger had the best score of the day with birdies on six of the final 10 holes.

Spaun, appearing in his 219th PGA Tour event, is seeking his second victory. The first came in the 2022 Texas Open.

Spaun was clean for most of the day, scattering five birdies over the first 14 holes before alternating bogeys and birdies on the last four.

Fishburn began the round with two birdies, but played the back nine 2 over.

Keegan Bradley (64) Englishman Harry Hall (65) and Canadian Nick Taylor (65) are among a cluster of six golfers tied for fifth at 11 under.

Denny McCarthy, who was even with Fishburn entering the round, slipped to a tie for 16th after shooting 71. Japan’s Kensei Hirata, who had a 63 for Friday’s best round, is also in that group at 9 under after posting a 70 on Saturday.

There are 14 golfers within three shots of Spaun and 27 within five strokes of the top spot.

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/HEADLINES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT CAVALIERS

The Indiana Pacers (21-18) travel to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland to take on the streaking Cavaliers (33-4) on Sunday.

Both teams are undefeated in their last five games, and Cleveland boasts a 10-game winning streak. Indiana is 7-3 in that same span, and is finding a rhythm in the new year.

Since the calendar flipped to 2025, the Pacers have possessed the lead in games for 219 minutes and only trailed for 10 minutes. Of the 20 quarters of basketball that Indiana has played over the five-game stretch, it has held the lead for just over 18 of them and trailed for less than one.

In the win over Golden State on Friday, the Pacers boasted two 20-point double-doubles, and nearly had a third. Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam each scored 25 points in the win, and added 10 assists and nine rebounds, respectively. Bennedict Mathurin bolstered the offensive efforts with 21 points and 10 rebounds against the injury-riddled Warriors. 

Cleveland presents a different, powerful challenge for the Pacers – it leads the NBA in points per game, field goal percentage, and 3-point percentage; is top-5 in assists per game, and owns the NBA’s best offensive rating.

The Cavs have a star-studded roster with strengths in all areas of the game. Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell each average over 20 points per game, and Jarrett Allen averages a double-double with marks of 14 points and 10 rebounds per contest. Evan Mobley is a rim deterrent with nearly a block and a half per night – just a half-block off of Myles Turner’s average of two blocks per game.

Cleveland utilizes the 3-point shot heavily in its offense. Mitchell casts up nine 3-pointers per game, and is making them at a 41 percent clip for the season. The Cavaliers’ league-leading success rate from beyond the arc is 40.5 percent, and they launch 40 attempts per game – another top-five mark.

The Cavaliers held Mitchell out on Friday, the second night of a back-to-back, for rest purposes, but it is likely that he’ll be available for the matchup with the Pacers on Sunday. If Mitchell is unavailable, Cleveland has a wealth of guards on its bench that can fill the hole in its starting lineup. Caris LeVert and Ty Jerome each average double-figure scoring totals as reserves.

Indiana’s offense will seek efficiency in this matchup – both teams play at nearly identical speeds. Limiting Cleveland’s looks from 3-point range also becomes imperative for Indiana as it seeks to extend its undefeated streak in 2025.

After visiting the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Sunday, both teams will travel back to Indianapolis for the second matchup of the regular season series on Tuesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner

Cavaliers: G – Darius Garland, G – Donovan Mitchell, F – Dean Wade , F – Evan Mobley, C – Jarrett Allen

Injury Report

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Aaron Nesmith – out (left ankle sprain), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon)

Cavaliers: None

Last Meeting

Apr. 12, 2024: The Cavaliers downed the Pacers, 129-120, in a late regular season matchup with heavy playoff implications. Cleveland clinched a spot in the playoffs with the win, despite Indiana cutting the lead to as little as two points with just over two minutes remaining.

In the Pacers’ final trip to Cleveland of the four-game regular season series, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam each scored 19 points to lead Indiana in scoring. Haliburton’s 12 assists in the contest gave him a double-double as he led the Pacers in scoring, assisting, and rebounding.

Indiana boasted eight double-figure scorers out of ten players that recorded minutes, but were unable to overcome the 62 combined points of Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen. Allen recorded a double-double in the Cavs’ win with 29 points and 13 rebounds.

The Pacers allowed Cleveland to eclipse 30 points scored in three of four quarters. Both teams took 32 shots from beyond the arc, but the Cavaliers connected on 40 percent of those while Indiana made just 28 percent.

Noteworthy

The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers during preseason play, 129-117. None of Mitchell, Mobley, or Garland played in that matchup.

Indiana split the season series with Cleveland last season, 2-2. The Pacers won the earlier two matchups as the Cavaliers took the later two.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

INDY FUEL HOCKEY

FUEL FALL TO IOWA FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON

CORALVILLE- The Fuel headed to Iowa after two games against the Nailers this week. Despite scoring on the power play, Iowa’s offensive pressure outscored and outshot the Fuel, and Indy lost 4-1.

1ST PERIOD

Iowa got off to a hot start and scored on their first shot of the game. Heartlanders captain Yuki Miura tallied his eighth goal of the season while Raabe and Miotto assisted him.

Officials did review the call for a delayed high-stick penalty on Ryan Gagnier, but it was found that Lombardi’s stick hit his teammate not a Heartlander.

Soon after, Iowa’s Matthew Sop thought he got through Joe Vrbetic but referees reviewed and said it hit the crossbar.

Tensions started to bubble over, but no penalties were called in the first period. Indy and Iowa were even in shots with seven each.

2ND PERIOD

Iowa got to another hot start with a goal by Miotto just 25 seconds into the frame. He and Raabe get their second point of the night on the goal.

The second period was choppy with a lot of icing and offside calls. Chris Cameron had great looks throughout the period, but all three of his shots were unsuccessful.

At 18:07, Ty Farmer and Will Calverley tried to scrap it out but linesmen got in the way. They each went to box for two minutes for roughing.

Once again the Fuel and Iowa were tied in shots with 16 apiece.

3RD PERIOD

The Fuel found some energy in the third period, taking advantage of Iowa not coming out swinging.

At 6:34, Vrbetic stretched out for a great glove save, keeping it a 2-0 game.

Iowa took a delay of game call at 15:33 giving the Fuel their first power play opportunity of the game, which they capitalized on. Just thirty seconds into the power play, Nathan Burke scored his fifth goal of the season and his first since November 27. Bryan Lemos and Kyle Maksimovich assisted that goal.

The momentum was short lived as Cam Hausinger took a double minor penalty for high sticking, however, the Fuel successfully kept it a 2-1 game by killing the penalty.

The Fuel spent a lot of remaining time pressuring Iowa’s goaltender McClellan, but they did not find the equalizer. Instead, Iowa’s Zach Dubinsky found the back of the net to make it 3-1. Miura had the sole assist on that goal.

Vrbetic was pulled off the ice in favor of the extra attacker soon after, but it wasn’t enough. Sop put the nail in the coffin with the empty netter and Miura got his third point of the game.

Iowa outshot the Fuel 26 to 22, which was just the sixth time the Fuel have been outshot by their opponent this season.

The Fuel face the Heartlanders again Sunday afternoon.

INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

ROAD SETBACK IN IOWA CITY

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Head Coach Mike Woodson didn’t see this coming. No Indiana Hoosier did.

IU had thrived in recent weeks – shooting, rebounding and defending at the kind of high level that leads to championships.

Then came Saturday night’s trip to Iowa and Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Hoosiers had no answer for the Hawkeyes’ fast-paced offense and zone defense, dropping the contest 85-60.

“We’ve been playing some pretty good ball,” Woodson told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during the postgame radio show. “That’s why this is baffling to me.

“We didn’t do anything right. We didn’t shoot. We didn’t execute. Early on, when we got back in it, we did some good things, and then we went stale. “

The loss ended IU’s five-game winning streak. It dropped to 13-4 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten.

Iowa improved to 12-4 overall, 3-2 in the Big Ten. It has beaten the Hoosiers in five of the last six meetings.

Sixth-year center Oumar Ballo led IU with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Myles Rice had 12 points and five assists. IU’s struggles were personified by veteran guard Trey Galloway, who had no points, no assists and four turnovers in 20 minutes.

A fierce pace by both teams impacted defensive and offensive execution. In the first half, both teams shot well over 50% from the field while combining for 20 turnovers. Iowa converted IU’s 12 turnovers into 17 points.

The Hoosiers’ limited their second-half turnovers to four, but it wasn’t nearly enough given Iowa had a 24-10 edge in points off turnovers.

IU shredded Iowa’s zone for a 13-0 run to overcome an early 13-point deficit. The Hawkeyes responded with a 16-0 run to restore their double-digit lead and control by halftime.

“We didn’t come out ready to play,” Woodson told Fischer. “We were awful early. The bench got us back in it. Then I went back to some of the starters and we were just throwing the ball away. We gave up 17 points in turnovers in the first half. We hold them to 26 points in the half-court setting when they had to go through our defense, but we hand delivered them the ball for 17 points. You won’t beat anybody on the road doing that.”

Iowa entered the game leading the Big Ten and ranking second nationally in scoring at 89.9 points per game. IU allowed 70.2 points.

The Hawkeyes shot 54.2% from the field and made 11 3-point field goals. IU struggled against Iowa’s second half zone and shot 40.7% and made just four 3-pointers.

“We didn’t make shots,” Woodson told Fischer, “and compounded it with turnovers and not rebounding. That’s a bad combination. We haven’t done that very often this season.”

Five Hawkeyes scored in double figures.

Iowa went on an early 15-0 run to set the tone. The Hawkeyes scored nine points from six Hoosier turnovers. Ballo had three of those turnovers.

The Hawkeyes built a 13-point lead in seven minutes before IU rallied. A Rice 3-pointer made it a 21-13 score. Layups by Rice and Ballo, a Kanaan Carlyle 3-pointer and dunks by Bryson Tucker and Ballo highlighted a 13-0 run for a 26-23 IU lead with eight minutes left in the half.

Iowa’s 16-0 run re-established control. A jumper by Rice and a Luke Goode 3-pointer made it a 43-33 halftime score. Rice led with 11 points. Iowa scored 17 points off the Hoosiers’ 12 turnovers.

A 19-7 Iowa start to the second half boosted its lead to 62-40 after five minutes.

The Hoosiers never recovered.

IU will host No. 13/15 Illinois (12-4, 4-2) on Tuesday. The Illini are coming off a Saturday home loss to USC.

“We have to regroup and get better,” Woodson told Fischer. “We can’t turn the ball over like that. These games come quickly.”

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#20 PURDUE HOSTS SURGING NEBRASKA IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHOWDOWN

GAMEDAY INFORMATION — GAME 17

[20] Purdue (12-4, 4-1) vs. Nebraska (12-3, 2-2)

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Noon ET | West Lafayette, Ind.

Mackey Arena (14,876)

TELEVISION: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, Stephen Bardo

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE NOTES TO KNOW

• In the midst of its most-grueling portion the 2024-25 schedule, Purdue returns home for a Sunday afternoon contest against a surging Nebraska squad. The contest will be just Purdue’s third home game in the last 34 days before the Boilermakers hit the road again to venture to the Pacific Northwest next week to face Washington and Oregon.

• In an incredible twist of scheduling fate, the Boilermakers will visit both coasts in a the span of a week, visiting the Jersey Shore and the Atlantic Ocean coast on Jan. 9, before heading to Seattle next week for a journey to the Pacific Ocean to face both Washington and Oregon.  The contest with Nebraska is sandwiched in between trips to the coasts.

• A win will give Purdue a season-long five-game winning streak, and keep the Boilermakers within striking distance of the Big Ten leaders. A victory will also give Purdue a 5-1 start or better for the fifth time under Matt Painter (2023, 2018, 2011, 2008). Ironically, Purdue has only won the Big Ten regular-season title once when starting 5-1 or better (2023).

• Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue owns a 19-2 record in the month of January, having won nine straight games. The nine-game winning streak in the month is the fourth longest nationally (Saint Mary’s – 24; Vermont – 13; McNeese State – 10).

• Purdue has just 30 turnovers over the last four games. Purdue averaged 12.3 turnovers per game in the first 12 games of the season. In the last four games, Purdue has 75 assists against 30 turnovers. It has also forced 51 turnovers in that span, a margin of plus-5.25 per game.

• In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke) and No. 9 (Illinois). All but Alabama and Illinois came away from Mackey Arena.

• Since the 2021-22 season (Caleb Furst’s freshman year), Purdue owns a 54-3 (.947) record in Mackey Arena. The 94.7 winning percentage is the second-best nationally (Houston; .951).

• Purdue is playing its best basketball of the season, winning the last four games by an average of 18.8 points per game. However, Purdue is just 33-of-97 (.340) from 3-point range during that span. The Boilermakers are 83-of-135 (.615) from inside the arc in that span.

• Purdue is now 104-23 since the start of the 2021-22 season, recording the second-most wins in the country (Houston – 106; Connecticut – 103) during that span. The senior class of Caleb Furst (only senior) became the seventh class in school history with 100 career victories.

• The starting backcourt of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer are 75-15 since their arrival at Purdue, starting every game of their tenure. The 75 wins since their arrival are the third most nationally (Connecticut – 80; Houston – 76).

• Braden Smith is the only player in America with 225 points, 125 assists and 75 rebounds. Smith is on pace to become the first player since Loyola Marymount’s Terrell Lowery (1990-91) to average 15.0 points, 8.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and shoot over 40.0 percent from 3-point range.

• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer both surpassed 1,000 career points in the last week, becoming the first junior teammates nationally to play at one school and reach the 1,000-point club. Trey Kaufman-Renn needs 309 points to join them.

• Trey Kaufman-Renn is one of two players nationally (South Dakota State’s Oscar Cluff) to average 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and shoot at least 60 percent from the field. He has scored in double-figures in all 16 games this season.

• Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Houston are the only programs in America to have made at least a Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four during their last five NCAA Tournament appearances. Purdue reached the Sweet 16 in 2022, the Elite 8 in 2019 and the Final Four in 2024.

• Since Matt Painter’s second year at Purdue (2006-07), the Boilermakers’ 226 Big Ten wins are the most in the Big Ten (Michigan State – 223).

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE DOWNED BY #25 MICHIGAN

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Facing its fifth straight ranked Big Ten opponent, the longest run in league history, the Purdue women’s basketball team fell 87-60 to No. 25 Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena.

The Boilermakers (7-9, 0-5) were by Rashunda Jones’ 11 points. The sophomore tallied her third game in double figures off the bench and finished the night going 7-of-8 at the line. Kendall Puryear made her first career start and posted a double-figure performance on 4-of-6 shooting.

McKenna Layden followed up her career night against No. 1 UCLA with six points, five rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes of work.

Purdue finished the game with a season-high 17 made free throws. Reagan Bass went 4-of-4 at the line to finish the night with eight points. For the game, Purdue shot 36.5% and knocked down 5-of-17 3-point attempts.

The Wolverines (11-5, 2-3) posted a 45.9% shooting clip and connected 10 times behind the arc. Mila Holloway recorded a game-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Michigan was 21-of-29 at the line for the game.

NOTES

• Purdue started a pair of true freshmen (Puryear and Jordyn Poole) for the first time since Kayana Traylor and Nyagoa Gony made the starting five against Western Illinois on Nov. 15, 2018.

• The Boilermakers outscored the Wolverines 21-17 in the fourth quarter, led by Jones’ six points in the frame.

• Purdue outscored Michigan in second chance points, tallying 10 on eight offensive rebounds.

• The Boilermakers got 32 points from the bench on Saturday, their highest mark in Big Ten play this season.

• Jones dished out a team-high three assists, her sixth time leading the team this season.

• Reagan Bass made her 100th career start on Saturday.

• Purdue entered Saturday’s game with the hardest NET strength of schedule in the nation.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers will make their two-game West Coast trek next week for games at Oregon on Jan. 15 and Washington on Jan. 18.

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

SECOND PERIOD OFFENSIVE SURGE LIFTS IRISH TO VICTORY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A three-goal second period surged the Irish hockey program to a 7-4 win over No. 9/9 Michigan Saturday night, in their highest offensive output of the season to date.

As part of the statement win, Justin Janicke posted a career-best five points, including his first career hat trick and multi-goal game. Five individuals posted multi-point nights in the victory while Danny Nelson’s plus-six outing was a team best.

Between the pipes, Owen Say picked up 37 saves in the contest en route to the victory.

The Irish defense came out strong in the opening minutes of play inside Compton Family Ice Arena with Owen Say making a series of key saves early in play, including one against a two-on-Say chance by the Wolverines. Michigan would however, break the netminding at 11:48 of the opening period to take the 1-0 lead.

Moments after the Wolverine goal, the Irish were whistled for the first penalty of the night and were tasked with two minutes on the penalty kill. It took the team’s top penalty kill unit just 13 seconds to even the tally though as Justin Janicke picked off a Wolverine near the blueline and raced up ice uncontested.

Notre Dame took the lead at 17:10 of the first period off a shot from Paul Fischer to make it a 2-1 game at the first intermission.

The Irish powerplay unit saw its first chance of the night at 1:01 of the second period after Danny Nelson drew a tripping call in the offensive end. On the powerplay, Blake Biondi rang a shot off the far corner but the Irish could not capitalize and the two teams returned to even strength with the Irish still up by one.

Shortly after the teams returned to full strength, the Irish offense sparked with Jimmy Jurcev ripping a shot towards net where Hunter Strand deflected it into the back of the net to extend the Irish lead, 3-1.

Just 15 seconds after Strand’s goal, Janicke scored his second of the night to make it a 4-1 game and force the Wolverines to make a change in net.

With Logan Stein now in the crease for Michigan, the Irish top line went back on the ice to take the ensuing faceoff where Danny Nelson won the draw. The centerman and the rest of the Irish reset in the offensive zone where Janicke fed a pass over to Brennan Ali who spun the puck back in the slot to Nelson who buried it on Stein’s first shot faced to mark the team’s third goal in the span of 32 seconds.

Michigan would answer though with a pair of goals of their own to slice the Irish lead to two, with all five second period goals coming within 3:58 of game action.

The Irish would carry the 5-3 lead into the third frame with the two teams trading looks early in the final period of regulation.

It was Strand once again finding the back of the net, at 7:57 of the third period to reclaim the three-goal lead but Michigan would answer once more to draw back within two.

With the Wolverines trailing by two in the final minutes, they opted for the extra attacker but it was Janicke who would send the final dagger as the senior recorded his hat trick goal with 0.1 seconds left on the clock for the 7-4 final.

KEY STATS

Saturday’s contest marked Justin Janicke’s first career multi-goal game and the team’s first hat trick performance since Cole Knuble against Augustana on Dec. 30, 2023.

Janicke also boasted two assists on the night, tying his career-best assist count and shattering his previous career-high points with five Saturday against Michigan.

Five individuals boasted multiple points in the contest, led by Janicke. Danny Nelson had a goal and two assists while Hunter Strand notched two goals for his first career multi-goal game.

Paul Fischer net his first goal of the season while adding an assist for his fourth career multi-point game and Brennan Ali’s two assists tied his career-best.

With the primary assist on Notre Dame’s third goal of the night, Jimmy Jurcev recorded his first collegiate point.

Owen Say recorded 37 saves between the pipes for the Irish in Saturday night’s win.

At a plus-six on-ice rating, Danny Nelson led the team in the category, being on the ice for all but Strand’s second goal of the contest.

UP NEXT

The Irish return to the road next weekend for a two-game series at Minnesota, Jan. 17-18. Both games will stream on B1G+ with Friday’s game starting at 8pm ET followed by a 6pm ET puck drop to close out the weekend on Saturday.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH SHOW FIGHT BUT LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT AT #4 DUKE, 78-86

DURHAM, N.C. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team showed some great fight on Saturday in a hostile Cameron Indoor environment against the No. 4 team in the country. The Fighting Irish (7-9, 1-4) cut a 16-point first-half deficit to six and an 18-point second-half deficit to four, but the Duke Blue Devils (14-2, 6-0) were able to hold off the late crazy 15-1 ND scoring surge to take it 78-86.

The Blue Devils entered today’s matchup with the No. 1 defense in the country, limiting opponents to 58.4 ppg. The Irish were able to drop 78 points on their court and had their best three-point shooting day of the season, knocking down 14-of-24 aka 58.3 percent.

It was a solid showing for freshman guard Sir Mohammed. Back in his home state of North Carolina, Mohammed scored double figures for the first time in his career, netting 11 points.

Markus Burton tied his career high in made threes going 4-for-6 from deep. The sophomore guard finished with a team-high 23 points. Both Tae Davis and Braeden Shrewsberry extended their double-digit scoring streaks to 11 and 12 respectively. Davis netted 11 while Shrewsberry earned 14, as the latter went 3-for-4 from deep.

Duke was led by their star Cooper Flagg who set both a program and ACC freshman scoring record today with 42 points. Flagg went 11-14 from the field. 4-6 from three and 16-17 from the free-throw line. He also recorded seven assists and six rebounds. Duke outrebounded Notre Dame 34-21.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke came out hot, opening the game on an 14-0 run behind 5-of-6 shooting, which included 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. On the flip side, Notre Dame got some good looks but started 0-for-5 from the floor.

After a pair of Burton free throws, the Irish offense finally settled into a rhythm, draining three treys in a row – one each from Burton, Shrewsberry and Matt Allocco. The hot spurt made it 11-19 at 12:45.

After a Duke 6-0 run pushed their lead to 16 points at 24-40, Notre Dame dug deep and rallied to end the half as a Shrewsberry three kickstarted a 5-for-7 shooting stretch. With five seconds left, Burton earned a block and dished to Shrewsberry who hit a bucket right at the buzzer to get the Irish within single digits at 36-44.

At halftime, Notre Dame was 8-for-12 from deep and 4-of-13 from two. Duke was also launching the three for 17 of their 26 attempts were from beyond the arc. Blue Devils were 7-17 from three and 7-9 from two. 

There were several momentum swings to start the second half. To start, Duke drew five Notre Dame fouls in the first 2:30 to push their lead back to double digits at 41-52. A Burton three followed by a Davis driving layup then cut it to six. Yet 70 seconds later, Duke countered with the same two scores to push it back to 11 at 46-57 with 15:05 remaining.

Cooper Flagg took over offensively for Duke for big stretches in the second half. In this instance he scored 12 consecutive points. Irish countered with a pair of Burton threes, along with Mohammed and Davis earning some points as well. Ultimately, the Irish faced a 54-66 hole with 10 minutes left.

The Irish suffered a 4.5-minute field goal drought which allowed the Blue Devils to extend their lead to 17. Sir Mohammed ended the drought with a great inside cut and score, moving him into double figures for the first time in his career.

With six minutes left, the Irish faced an 18-point hole down 61-79, but kept fighting. Case in point, Notre Dame fired off a 15-1 scoring spree behind a 6-for-8 shooting stretch. There was one point down five where Julian Roper II earned a steal and found Allocco open for a three but the team captain’s shot went just short.

Needing another turnover, the Irish couldn’t get it, nor could they get a Cooper Flagg travel to be called. Duke stymied the run by converting on the free throw line as Notre Dame fell, 78-86.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame will return home but have a very short turnaround. The Fighting Irish will host Boston College on Monday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BULLDOGS FALL TO CREIGHTON, 80-76

A 21-6 Creighton run midway through the second half opened up a lead for the Bluejays that they would hold onto for an 80-76 win over Butler Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth combined for 48 points for Creighton.

With the win, Creighton improves to 10-6 (3-2 BIG EAST), while Butler falls to 7-10.

THE KEY STRETCH: Creighton made seven of eight shots from the field during a stretch in the second half that took a 52-49 Butler lead with 14:03 remaining and eventually turned it into a 70-58 Creighton advantage at the 6:26 mark.

Butler would claw back to a single possession at 79-76 with 46 seconds remaining and go the benefit of a Bluejays missed free throw. However, a contested three-point attempt to the tie the game was no good and Creighton was able to secure the rebound and deposit a free throw for the final margin.

NOTES:

Kalkbrenner scored 26 points to go along with nine rebounds and six blocks.

Ashworth scored 22 points and narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Butler was led by Patrick McCaffery’s 21 points and seven rebounds. He and Pierre Brooks II both went 7-for-13 from the field. Brooks finished with 14 points.

Boden Kapke came off the bench and sparked Butler with a career-best 13 points. He made a trio of three-pointers. Butler had a 24-4 advantage in bench points.

Creighton shot 51 percent from the field, while Butler shot 48 percent.

Each team committed only seven turnovers.

Finley Bizjack added 11 points for Butler.

Jahmyl Telfort had nine points, five assists and five rebounds.

The game featured Butler’s second annual Checker Out promotion in conjunction with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as fans wore either white or blue based on their seating section. The Borg-Warner Trophy was at Hinkle Fieldhouse among other promotions.

Butler’s losing streak extends to nine games with the loss.

UP NEXT: Butler hosts Seton Hall Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SLOW START HURTS IU INDY IN 80-63 ROAD LOSS

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Despite a solid second half from the IU Indy women’s basketball team, the Jags suffered a tough road loss to Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, 80-63. A slow offensive first half proved costly as the Jags couldn’t overcome the early deficit. 

The Jaguars struggled out of the gates, managing just five points in the opening quarter. Turnovers hurt the Jags, as they committed eight in the first 10 minutes, giving the Norse extra scoring opportunities. Northern Kentucky capitalized, quickly building an early lead at 11-5.

The second quarter saw the Norse extend their advantage with a scorching 5-for-6 shooting performance from beyond the arc. Despite a late 7-0 run by the Jaguars, which included a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Nevaeh Foster, IU Indy managed only 12 points in the period. At halftime, the Norse had opened up a commanding 37-17 lead.

IU Indy showed signs of life in the third quarter, trimming the deficit to 15 points after a 6-0 run, making it 43-28. However, Northern Kentucky quickly responded, and the Jaguars couldn’t get any closer, with the Norse maintaining a comfortable 60-36 lead heading into the final quarter.

The Jaguars outscored Northern Kentucky 27-20 in the fourth, but the damage had already been done. The Norse held on for the 80-63 victory.

Northern Kentucky’s three-point shooting was a key factor in the game, as the Norse hit 11 threes overall, six of which came in the first half. IU Indy shot 37.1 percent (23-for-62) from the field and grabbed 39 rebounds, just one more than NKU, who finished with 38.

Katie Davidson led the Jaguars with 16 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. Jada Patton contributed 12 points and five rebounds, while Faith Stinson added a strong defensive presence with nine rebounds and four blocks.

The Jaguars will return to The Jungle on Wednesday, January 15, to host Wright State.

BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ROAD MATCHES WITH STANFORD

STANFORD, Calif. — Fifth-ranked Ball State (3-1) fell to No. 13 Stanford (1-1) Saturday night in California. 

The Cardinals’ offense struggled to find momentum in match two against the Stanford Cardinal, despite strong efforts from Rajé Alleyne and Braydon Savitski-Lynde. Alleyne led the team in kills, totaling 12 and hitting .333 from the floor. He also added an ace and three block assists. Savitski-Lynde hit an impressive .750 percentage with seven total kills while also recording five blocks, tying his career best.

Ball State never quite found its rhythm in set one, falling to a negative hitting percentage of – 0.042. Even with the errors, the Cardinals stayed close through the beginning of the match. However, Stanford began pulling away after a 10-8 attack error and the Cardinals were never able to get themselves back into the frame. The Cardinal took set one 25-19 following a service ace from Stanford middle blocker Kaumana Carreira. 

Stanford took another early lead in the second, but back-to-back kills from Patrick Rogers helped even the score at 7-7. Ball State tried to pull away, getting its biggest lead of the night at 18-15 after a Stanford error. The Cardinal were quick to respond, however, regaining the lead at 20-19 with an ace. Ultimately, Stanford won set two 25-23. 

Set three did not come easily for the home team as Ball State took an early 6-3 lead. Just as it appeared momentum had shifted, Stanford worked its way back in front after a few kills and an ace made the score 8-7. It was a close match the rest of the way with Stanford hitting its first match point at 24-23. Ball State responded accordingly, hitting its first match point at 25-24. It was a hard-fought battle and the Cardinals threatened match point three times, but in the end, Stanford completed the sweep with a 30-28 win in the third frame. 

Ball State will now look ahead to their two home matches against No. 6 BYU on Thursday, Jan. 16 and Friday, Jan. 17. Thursday’s match will be Decades Night in Worthen Arena, followed by a beach bash-themed game on Friday. 

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WBB REMAINS UNSCATHED IN #MACTION; DEFEATS BUFFALO ON THE ROAD

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ball State women’s basketball team put on quite the show after a long day of travel. The inclement weather didn’t seem to bother the Cardinals high playing level they displayed in their 78-56 victory at Buffalo Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.

The chemistry among the Cardinals was unmatched highlighted by Elise Stuck’s double-double, as she led the Cardinals with 20 points and a career best 15 rebounds. Stuck also went 8-of-11 from the field. Alex Richard turned in a 17-point performance while Maliyah “MJ” Johnson finished the day with 12 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Ally Becki who had 11 points after going 3-of-4 from behind the arc.

The Cardinals (12-4, 4-0 MAC) came out on fire on both offense and defense shooting 64 percent (9-14) from the field in the first quarter. That set the tone early on in the contest which led to Buffalo (13-2, 2-2 MAC) trailing the entire 40 minutes of action.

Despite some travels issues due to the snowy weather, the Cardinals jumped out to an 11-4 lead over Buffalo at the 5:07 mark. The Bulls stayed close until Marie Kiefer nailed back-to-back 3-pointers within seconds of one another that ultimately led to Ball State taking a 22-14 edge against Buffalo after the first quarter of play.

In the second frame, the Cardinals continued to click on all cylinders especially inside the paint as Richard and Johnson were flawless underneath the basket. BSU pushed its margin to an 11-point (30-19) cushion over UB by the media timeout. The Cardinals continued to disrupt the Bulls pace of play defensively the remainder of the half and would take a 43-25 advantage over Buffalo at intermission.

The Bulls are a second half team and slowly began chipping away at the Cardinals once 23-point edge cutting it down to 12 (57-45) by the end of the third stanza. Ball State struggled offensively as Buffalo outpaced the Cardinals in the third period, 20-14.

Buffalo kept within reach of the Cardinals in the fourth stanza, but by the halfway point, the Cardinals had built a 23-point cushion (70-47) which was capped off by an Elise Stuck jumper and two free throws from Marie Kiefer.

After that, Buffalo couldn’t regroup and make a comeback, allowing Ball State to win its eighth-straight MAC regular season game dating back to last year. The Cardinals haven’t lost a regular season league contest since Feb. 24, 2024, which was at Toledo.

The Ball State women’s basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road Wednesday when it plays at Kent State with a 7 pm ET tipoff in the M.A.C. Center.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

CARDINALS PULL AWAY WITH 15-0 SCORING RUN FOR BIG WIN OVER BOWLING GREEN

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s basketball team went on a 15-0 scoring run late in the second half to pull away for a 91-69 win over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena in a game presented by Reed’s Plumbing.

The Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) led 42-26 at halftime before the visiting Falcons (6-9, 1-2 MAC) clawed their way back to trail 64-58 with five minutes to play. After Ethan Brittain-Watts hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key for Ball State and Bowling Green responded with a layup, the hosts rallied for 15 straight points in just over two minutes to claim an 82-60 edge following a Jeremiah Hernandez triple with 2:49 left.

Juanse Gorosito and Brittain-Watts also hit 3-pointers during the offensive outburst, which allowed the Cardinals to win their fifth game in sixth tries.

Payton Sparks went for a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double in just 24 minutes, while Gorosito (16 points, two assists) and Mickey Pearson Jr. (16 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks) were the next leading scorers for Ball State in its second-highest scoring output of the season.

Hernandez (14 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals), Jermahri Hill (12 points, seven rebounds, six assists) and Brittain-Watts (10 points, four assists) also scored in double figures for the Cardinals. This made it Ball State’s first game with six scorers in double digits since Nov. 19, 2022 against IU-South Bend.

The hosts stretched a 17-12 edge to a 31-14 advantage with a 14-2 rally midway through the first half. Gorosito bookended the stretch with 3-pointers and ended the opening period with three triples and 11 points.

Javontae Campbell led the Falcons with 13 points, but Bowling Green was limited to 40.3 percent (25-62) shooting from the field including 29.6 percent (8-27) from distance.

Ball State won the rebounding battle (37-31) and committed one fewer turnover (14-13). The Cardinals shot 58.9 percent (33-56) on field goals, 41.2 percent (7-17) on 3-pointers and 81.8 percent (18-22) at the foul line. The field goal percentage was a season-best for a team that has the longest active streak of games (six) with at least 70 points among MAC teams.

Next up for Ball State is a 7 p.m. road game on Tuesday at Ohio (9-6, 3-0 MAC).

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

BRUINS BEAT SYCAMORES AT HOME ON SATURDAY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell to Belmont on Saturday afternoon at homme, 84-79. Indiana State moved to 9-8, 3-3 MVC while Belmont improved to 12-5, 4-2 MVC.

Both teams were held scoreless through the first 2 1/2 minutes into the game before Samage Teel made a layup at 17:33. The Bruins first got on the scoreboard with a corner three-pointer at the 16:56 mark.

Belmont used a 10-3 run to get up 12-5 only five minutes into the ballgame. Jaden Daughtry and Josiah LeGree made layups to get within four points, but another corner triple by Belmont gave the Bruins an 18-11 lead at the second media timeout with 11:59 on the clock.

Indiana State fell down 24-11 after another run by the Bruins, a 9-0 in 2 1/2 minutes, before Camp Wagner knocked down a left-corner three midway through the half.

K’mani Doughty knocked the ball loose form a Bruin that was picked up by Gray who passed ahead to Bruno Alocen down the court. Alocen drained a three-pointer from the right wing, his first bucket of the day, and two possessions later Wagner drained a triple from the right wing to force a Belmont timeout. The Sycamores ended up scoring seven straight in total yet still trailed 26-21 with 7:44 left in the half.

A jumper and two three-pointers by Belmont put the Bruins back up by 34-21, but Teel drained a right-wing three after a drive and kick from Gray to Markus Harding to Teel. A couple of possessions later, Harding tipped out his offensive rebound to Wagner on the wing who made his third three-pointer of the game. The Sycamores trailed seven, 34-27, with 3:39 left in the half.

Coming out of the timeout, Teel made a triple from the right side, but Belmont followed up with three-pointers in the next two possessions. Wagner blocked Belmont’s last-second shot attempt at the buzzer, but the Bruins took a 10-point, 42-32 lead into the locker room.

At the break, Indiana State shot 35.5% from the field (11-for-31) and 30.4% from deep (7-for-23) in contrast to Belmont’s 48.4% from the floor and 41.2% from three.

Teel got Indiana State on the board in the second half, finishing a tough contested layup at the rim. The Sycamores went on to score in the next four consecutive possessions on a layup by Gray and three from Daughtry. Belmont held their own in the stretch and led 50-43 with 15:24 left on the clock.

Following a Teel layup from the assist by Gray, Indiana State was 8-for-10 in the second half. The Sycamores missed the first two shots but connected on the next eight attempts.

Through almost the first eight minutes of the half, both teams seemed to answer the other’s offensive effort. Belmont shot an even 50% in this point while Indiana State shot 66.7%.

Indiana State caught a spark and went on a 12-0 run over the next 4:52. Gray drained a three-pointer and Teel made the next seven points for the Sycamores. He drained an open three-pointer to cut the deficit down to a five-point, 62-57 Belmont lead, bringing the Sycamore crowd to their feet. The game remained scoreless for over the next two minutes before Teel made another layup with 9:37 left on the clock.

Derek Vorst entered the game and kept Belmont scoreless by blocking a layup within the first minute of being on the court.

Gray gave Indiana State its first lead of the game with 7:41 to play by knocking down a pair of free throws, bringing the Sycamore faithful to their feet once more. Indiana State led 63-62. Belmont ended their drought with a layup at the 7:24 mark.

After a quick three-point Indiana State advantage, Belmont snagged the lead with five-straight points to go up 72-70 with under five minutes to play.

A pair of Daughtry free throws at the 2:28 and a hookshot from Belmont put the Sycamores down 78-75 with 2:02 left in the game.

Following a midrange jumper by Belmont, Daughtry grabbed an offensive board and put back the layup to put the sycamores within a possession, 80-77, with 1:04 left. An open dunk by Belmont put the Bruins back up five, 82-77 with about 30 seconds remaining. Belmont hung on the rest of the way for the 84-79 victory.

Jaden Daughtry led Indiana State in scoring with 23 points on a near-perfect shooting day, going 10-for-11 but started 9-for-9 from the field. Daughtry also recorded four rebounds and two steals. Samage Teel scored 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting, recording six rebounds, a game-tying six assists, and a block. Aaron Gray finished with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

News & Notes

Indiana State shot 42.9% from the field (27-for-63), 27.0% (10-for-37) from three, and 62.5% (15-for-24) from the line.

Indiana State improved their shooting in the second half, from 35.5% in the first half to 50.0% in the second half.

The Sycamores shot 65.4% from inside the arc (17-for-26), the best two-point effort since the UHSP game (December 21; 78.4%).

Indiana State led for only 1:19 minutes of play.

The last four games have been decided by five points or less:

vs. Belmont (L, 84-79), at Valparaiso (L/OT, 98-95), at Evansville (W, 66-62), vs. Bradley (L/OT, 90-89).

The Sycamore bench scored 41-of-79 points (51.9% of total points), higher than the season average entering the game of 32.75.

Indiana State assisted on 19-of-27 made field goals (70.1%), the highest assist total since UHSP on December 21 (27).

Jaden Daughtry finished 10-for-11 from the field, while the rest of the team shot 17-for-52 (37.2%). Daughtry now has five-straight games of at least 16 points, averaging 21.8 points per game in the last five while playing just over 22 minutes per game.

Aaron Gray recorded his first double-double as a Sycamore. He didn’t set a career high in points (13 against Arkansas State), but he tied his career high in rebounds with 10 (previously set against Chicago State).

Samage Teel crossed the 1,300 career points mark, now sitting at 1,304.

Up Next

Indiana State travels to Peoria, Ill. to face Bradley on January 15, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODONS MOVE TO 9-0 AT HOME WITH WIN OVER TITANS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Rasheed Bello had 26 points and Corey Hadnot II scored a career-high 23 in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 90-67 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday (Jan. 11).

The Mastodons never trailed in the contest. Bello was a big reason why. He finished at 10-of-17 and 5-of-10 from three. He also added five boards and two steals. Bello had 18 of his points in the first half as the ‘Dons led 41-34 after 20 minutes.

Hadnot II helped put the game away, scoring 17 in the second half. While the ‘Dons never trailed in the game Detroit-Mercy did tie it at 43 with 17:17 left. The ‘Dons scored seven straight points and cruised from there.

The win puts the ‘Dons at 9-0 at home this season, it is the best undefeated stretch to start a season during the Mastodon Division I era.

Purdue Fort Wayne finished the game shooting 53.6 percent (30-of-56). The ‘Dons had 17 assists on 30 baskets, with Quinton Morton-Robertson and Jalen Jackson each recording six assists. Chandler Cuthrell led the ‘Dons with 10 rebounds.

The ‘Dons are now 13-6 and 6-2 in the league. The ‘Dons are one of only three teams in the league with six league wins.

Detroit Mercy falls to 6-13 (2-6 Horizon League). TJ Nadeau had 20 points.

Purdue Fort Wayne hits the road for a game on Wednesday (Jan. 15) at Wright State. It is the start of three straight away from Fort Wayne for the ‘Dons.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SECOND-HALF RALLY LIFTS BULLDOGS PAST ACES

DES MOINES, Iowa – Leading by five points at halftime, Drake utilized a 19-1 run to open the second half as they defeated he University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a final score of 63-40 on Saturday at the Knapp Center.

Pacing the Purple Aces was Tayshawn Comer who scored 11 points while Cam Haffner finished with 10.  Tanner Cuff was the Purple Aces’ leading rebounder with seven.  Kaia Berridge finished with a career-best six points while converting two triples.  Three Bulldogs reached double figures as Bennett Stirtz registered a game-high 16 points.  Daniel Abreu scored 12 while Mitch Mascari picked up a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 13 caroms.

“We just need to stay the course.  After the first half, we gave ourselves a chance to be in the game but we need to dig deep and get the job done,” Aces head coach David Ragland explained after the game.  “Our guys need to learn and grow from this and be ready to play on Tuesday.”

Connecting on their first two attempts of the night, the Bulldogs scored the first four points.  After missing its opening four shots, Cam Haffner put Evansville on the board with a turnaround jumper.  The Bulldogs quickly hit a triple to go up 7-2 with Haffner answering with a 3-pointer of his own shortly after.

Tayshawn Comer, who had a game-high 10 points at halftime, got on the board with a layup that tied the game at 7-7.  With the score knotted at 9-9, Kaia Berridge converted from outside to open a 5-0 stretch that saw UE take its largest lead of the half at the 10:49 mark.  Drake’s defense took over throughout the next six minutes, holding the Aces to 1-of-7 shooting while forcing a pair of turnovers.  The Bulldogs offense outscore the Aces by an 11-2 margin to retake a 20-16 advantage inside the 5-minute mark of the period.  Evansville kept the Bulldogs in sight as a pair of free throws made it a 25-20 game in favor of Drake at the half.

Out of the break, Drake came out on fire.  Draining their first three shots, the Bulldogs tallied the first 13 points of the half to take their first double digit lead at 38-20.  Tanner Cuff knocked down a free throw to end the scoreless stretch but Drake continued its run.  Six more points put DU up by a 44-21 margin with 9:22 left in the game.  Berridge connected on his second 3-pointer of the day in UE’s next possession for the first field goal of the half.  Evansville opened the period 0-for-6 from the field with six turnovers.

Evansville was able to get on track without letting the Bulldogs extend the lead much further.  Connor Turnbull hit a triple while picking up five points in the latter portion of the game.  In the end, it was Drake taking the win by a final of 63-40.

Drake shot 40% with UE finishing at 37.2%.  The Bulldogs completed the game with a 41-24 advantage on the glass.

The trip to Iowa continues on Tuesday night when the Aces face Northern Iowa in a 7 p.m. game in Cedar Falls.

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

WINNING STREAK SNAPPED ON SATURDAY AT MURRAY STATE

Two of the Missouri Valley Conference’s hottest teams faced off on Saturday afternoon in Murray, Ky., and it was host Murray State that extended its winning streak to three as the Racers prevailed 58-47 to stop the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team’s three-game winning streak. Sophomore Cooper Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Link Year]) and senior Darius DeAveiro (Kanata, Ottawa, Canada / Orangeville Prep) paced the Beacons with 12 and 11 points, respectively. 

How It Happened

The Racers raced out to the early lead by scoring the game’s first seven points, and led by nine with 11:49 on the first-half clock as the Beacons had scored just four points – all by Tyler Schmidt (Valparaiso, Ind. / Victory Christian Academy [Olivet Nazarene]) – in the first eight minutes.

That early lead for the hosts would not hold up for long, as Valpo roared back with nine straight points, a run capped by a DeAveiro triple with 8:39 on the clock to put the Beacons ahead 16-15.

The lead was short-lived as Murray State scored the next six points to go up five at 21-16. Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro (LaSalle, Quebec, Canada / Orangeville Prep [Western Michigan]) drove to the basket and cut the lead to three at 21-18 with 3:09 left in the half, but Murray State scored the next five and it required a 3 by All Wright (Durango, Mexico / Link Year) in the final minute of the half to get Valpo back within five at 26-21 at the break.

The Murray State lead fluctuated between five and eight for the first 10 minutes of the half before it finally reached nine midway through the second stanza. Valpo got stops in stretches but couldn’t do enough on the offensive end to fully cut into the deficit.

With 8:04 left in the second half, Murray State opened up its first double-figure lead, and the gap was 14 with four minutes to play. DeAveiro hit two 3s and Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West) knocked one in from long range as Valpo heated up from distance down the final stretch, but it was too late to mount a rally as Murray State held on for the 11-point victory.

Inside the Game

Valpo’s first five conference games had each been decided by seven points or fewer prior to Saturday.

The Beacons were outscored 18-2 at the free-throw line in a game that marked just their third time in 17 games shooting at a lower free-throw percentage than the opponent. Valpo made just two free throws after making 32 in the previous game and averaging 19.1 makes at the stripe per game this season. Schwieger’s streak of 23 consecutive made free throws came to an end. The team’s two made free throws and three attempted free throws were both season lows.

Schwieger scored in double figures for the eighth straight games. He was 6-of-11 from the field and also pulled down seven rebounds, his ninth game with at least seven this year including his second straight.

DeAveiro’s 11 points represented his third straight game with at least seven points and his third time this season in double figures. He has scored in double figures twice in his last three games. The senior point guard tied a season high with three made 3s.

McNair had five points and five rebounds off the bench, logging 16 minutes, his highest total in league play.

This marked Valpo’s first loss since holding the opponent to 58 points or fewer since Feb. 26, 2021 vs. Indiana State.

Up Next

Valpo (10-7, 3-3 MVC) will continue the road swing by traveling to Nashville on Sunday in advance of Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. game at Belmont. The game will air on ESPN+.

UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

PEACOCKS SHOOT PAST HOUNDS IN WEEKEND FINALE

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s basketball had its modest six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, falling to Upper Iowa by a score of 93-76 at Nicoson Hall.

It is the Peacocks’ first win in the short series, redeeming their regular-season loss to the Greyhounds here in the Circle City just a year ago.

Zac Szul scored a season-high 23 points, following up a 22-point performance against Upper Iowa last February.

INS & OUTS

Ranked second in the GLVC in scoring offense entering Saturday, the Peacocks put on a clinic in the first half with a 51.4 percent field goal percentage, including a 7-of-18 effort from 3-point range. Tucker Tornatta scored a team-high 11 points in the opening period, while pulling down five rebounds in foul trouble.

The Greyhounds tried to flip the script after the break, cutting the deficit to 12 after buckets from Dashawn Jackson and Brody Whitaker with under 10 minutes left to force a Peacock timeout.

Upper Iowa limited the damage, however, responding – like it did all afternoon – with its soft touch from 3-point land. The Peacocks finished 14 for 34 from deep.

Szul caught fire in the second half, scoring 15 of his 23 in 16+ minutes. The graduate student logged a season-high 27+ minutes off the bench.

INSIDE THE BOX

– The Hounds outscored the Peacocks in the paint, 46-26, including eight of Tornatta’s 12 points.

– Upper Iowa led from its opening bucket, holding the advantage for nearly 39 minutes.

– Whitaker finished with his fifth 20+ game of the season, finishing with 21 on Saturday.

MORE NOTES

Upper Iowa evens the all-time series at one apiece … Peacock graduate student Nick Reid led all scorers with 34 points, including seven triples.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds hit the road for the first time in 2025, visiting Rockhurst for an 8:30 ET tip in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday evening.

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UINDY SNAPS SKID BEHIND STOUT DEFENSIVE EFFORT

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s basketball team ended its 51-day drought with a big 67-49 victory over Upper Iowa on Saturday from Nicoson Hall. It marks the first GLVC win of the season, and head coach Jama Sharp’s career, and the team’s first victory of the 2025 calendar year.

The Greyhounds led from the opening bucket – spanning more than 39 minutes – for the wire-to-wire win, touting an impressive defensive effort for its fewest points allowed since March 2023.

Patricia Chikamba led all players with 19 points, while Halie Gilbert secured a team-high seven rebounds. The UIndy defense forced 24 turnovers, the second-most of the season.

INS & OUTS

The Hounds sprinted right out of the gate to lead by 13 after 10 minutes, not allowing an Upper Iowa field goal until the 3:52 mark of the opening period. Chikamba scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half, including seven in the second quarter.

Upper Iowa coughed up possession 14 times before the break; the Greyhounds outscored their opponent, 18-4, in points off turnovers in the first half. Elana Wells joined Chikamba in double figures, while Amyrah Sapenter swiped three steals.

It was even final 20 minutes; however, UIndy kept the Peacocks at bay with a lead of at least 14 points and as high as 20 on multiple occasions. Ruby Garner accounted for seven points in the second half, finishing the game with 11 on 5-of-5 shooting and a free throw.

As good as the Greyhound defense was, the offense matched the intensity, cupping a season-high 27 field goals in the win. UIndy scored 42 points in the first half, its most since February 2024 at Illinois Springfield.

INSIDE THE BOX

– The Hounds played their cleanest game of the season defensively, committing just 12 fouls over the course of 40 minutes.

– Sapenter returned to double digits in the scoring column with 11 points. The senior also tallied five steals, two shy of her season-high total.

– Autumn Rucker provided big minutes, totaling more than 14 with three rebounds.

MORE NOTES

UIndy now leads the all-time series, 2-1 … Upper Iowa’s Kayla Bohr scored a team-high 12 points in just 18+ minutes of action.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds head to Kansas City, Mo., for two league bouts next weekend, first with Rockhurst at 6:30 ET.

UINDY WRESTLING

HOUNDS DAY TWO RECAP AT NWCA NATIONAL DUALS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The No. 13-ranked UIndy wrestling team faced off against two more top-25 teams, No. 13 West Liberty and No. 25 Central Missouri, on day two of the NWCA National Duals.

INS & OUTS

The Hounds started Saturday of the NWCA National Duals against Central Missouri, marking the first time these schools have faced off since 2015 at the UCM Duals.

Brayden Lowery (141) picked up his second victory on the weekend with a quick first period pin of the Broncos’ Jake Lage. Lage picked up the first takedown of the match in the first, but Lowery quickly responded with a reversal, and a crank move that secured his pin against Lage. Lowery’s pin win today brings his collegiate career pin victories to ten, with his latest pin coming in the first round of the 2024 Findlay Open against Indiana Tech’s Nate Dulcie.

In 174, Shane Bates, who wrestled up a weight class today, earned a 14-2 major decision victory over Paul Hernandez. This is Bates’ fifth major decision win of the 2024-25 season, surpassing his previous season high in major victories of four in the 2023-24 season.

Derek Blubaugh continued his success in the 197 weight class with a closely fought three period 6-1 victory over Central Missouri’s Brayden Dillow. Blubaugh is outsourcing his opponents this weekend 27-4, and averaging a margin of victory on the season of 12.28 points in his seven matches.

#25 CENTRAL MISSOURI 27, #13 UINDY 13

125 – Peyton Shepard over Jadon Gyan Dec 12-6

133 – Jakason Burks over Aiden Dallinger TF 17-0

141 – Brayden Lowery over Jack Lage Fall 2:06

149 – Ayden Dolt over Gavin Garcia Maj 11-0

157 – John Ridle over Nathan Conley Maj 11-1

165 – Conner Johnston over Kaden Lone Dec 13-6

174 – Shane Bates over Paul Hernandez Maj 14-2

184 – Damon Hernandez over Van Skinner TF 17-1

197 – Derek Blubaugh over Brayden Dillow Dec 6-1

285 – Torin Forsythe over Cale Gray SV-1 4-1

After Uindy’s first dual on Saturday, the Hounds looked to rebound against No. 11-ranked West Liberty, who the Hounds saw in the 2024 edition of the NWCA National Duals.

West Liberty fell in their first dual on Saturday against GLVC opponent Maryville, in a closely fought 25-18 dual, that came down to the final two matches to determine the winner.

Lowery (141) continued his exceptional form on the weekend, earning a 15-0 tech fall victory over Matt Englehardt, and earning five points for UIndy. Lowery finished the weekend with a 3-1 record, and 14 points earned individually for the team.

In the 157 weight class, Mason Cantu earned his fourth win of the season after defeating Jayden Jett 4-2 in a close battle. Cantu picked up three team points for the Hounds as well with his decision victory.

#11 WEST LIBERTY 39, #13 UINDY 8

125 – Logan Davis over Jadon Gyan Fall 6:28

133 – Treygen Morin over Aiden Dallinger Inj 3:00

141 – Brayden Lowery over Matt Englehardt TF 15-0

149 – Anthony Wood over Zach Haughton Dec 4-2

157 – Mason Cantu over Jayden Jett Dec 4-2

165 – Levi Abbott over Kaden Lone TF 18-3

174 – Carter Winegardner over Shane Bates Maj 10-2

184 – Ty McGeary over Van Skinner Fall 4:40

197 – Luke Justice over Armen Koltookian Maj 8-0

285 – Parker Bentley over Elijah Hinshaw TF 18-1

UP NEXT

UIndy will have the week to rest before hosting two home duals next weekend. The first of the two duals will be against in-region opponent Findlay on Friday Jan. 17 at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.

MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

MARIAN’S STREAK OVER ST. FRANCIS SNAPPED IN 72-57 LOSS

INDIANAPOLIS – Despite a strong start to the game that saw Marian lead by as many as 13 in the first half, the Knights were unable to land a home victory on Saturday, falling to St. Francis (Ind.) by a 72-57 final score. Marian dips below .500 following the defeat, dipping to 8-9 overall and 2-5 in the Crossroads League.

Marian gained an upper-hand early in the game Saturday, fighting through a slow start offensively as Dylan Moles scored two early jumpers to gain a quick 4-0 lead on St. Francis. The Knights played strong defense against the Cougars throughout the first half, as they forced four turnovers before the first make by the visitors. The effort on the defensive end led to a pair of Aidan Franks fast break layups entering the first media timeout of the game, and after the break the Knights turned their 8-2 lead into a 14-2 edge.

Franks and Moles carried Marian through the early stages of the first half as the backcourt duo combined for 18 of the team’s first 20 points, with the Greencastle product draining a pair of shots from downtown in the strong start. The second three from Moles provided Marian with a 20-8 lead with under 11 minutes to play in the half, however Marian would be unable to expand their lead past 13 points as the Cougars began to open up from downtown. Zane Burke made three shots from beyond the arc in the final 10 minutes of the first half, while another three from Robert Fry II and strong shooting at the foul line pushed St. Francis to drawing even. The Knights would lead 28-18 with 4:18 to play in the half, but allowed a 10-0 over the final four minutes as the Cougars tied the game at the break.

The Cougars carried their run into the second half as Isaiah Malone scored on their first possession of the new period, in total expanding the run to 14 unanswered points until Josiah Gustin took the lid off the basket. Gustin’s bucket brought Marian back within two points trailing 32-30, but the Knights would be unable to tie the game, as the Cougars scored eight straight to build a 40-30 lead after five minutes of play. The Knights would continue to fight on the defensive end in spite of their woes on offense, forcing contested shot after contested shot. Aidan Franks would end the game’s two minute scoring drought with a pair of free throws, but the Cougars would claw back with six unanswered points.

Marian was able to keep the score within five possessions as Dylan Moles found his first half rhythm once more, scoring seven of nine points for his team to bring the margin within nine of the Cougars. Saint Francis put an end to Marian’s run, using a two minute stretch to expand their lead from nine to 14, as they built a 60-46 hold with 6:21 to play. With the large difference on the board, the Knights rallied one final time and cut the lead to nine with 3:01 to play as Gavin Foe drove in a layup, however that would be as close as Marian got, as the Cougars pushed their lead back to 15 with six points in one minute. Trailing by 15, Marian came up short in their last ditch rally, falling by a final score of 72-57.

As a team, Marian finished the game shooting 32 percent from the floor, while making just four of 17 shots from deep. Moles led Marian in scoring with 22 points, while Franks finished with 12 as the only other player in double figures. Gavin Foe had six points and rebounds, leading the team with three steals. In defeat, the Knights forced 22 Cougar turnovers while grabbing 11 steals.

Marian returns to the court on Wednesday night, traveling to Mount Vernon Nazarene for a 7:00 p.m. matchup against the Cougars.

MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

KNIGHTS FALL TO TOP-15 COMPETITOR ST. FRANCIS

Indianapolis, Ind.- The Marian women’s basketball fell 47-63 to No. 11 Saint Francis in Saturday’s match-up. The Knights are now 13-4 overall on the season and 6-1 in the Crossroads League.

The Knights came out strong in the first quarter with Abbey McNally tabbing a pair of layups and Kenna Kirby recording one to secure the early 6-0 lead over the Cougars. St. Francis was able to break away and take the 7-6 lead after they shot a three-pointer followed by a pair of layups. Kenna Kirby answered, taking back the lead, firing a jumper with 2:28 remaining on the clock. Olivia Faust wrapped up the quarter with a three-pointer to secure the 11-7 lead going into the second quarter.

The Cougars opened up the second quarter with a six basket run to take the 20-11 lead away from the Knights. Marian attempted to decrease the margin with Taylor Double’s three-pointer and Kirby’s jumper but were quickly answered with a three-pointer from the Cougars to increase the score 23-16. Kirby benefited off of a foul after her jumper to secure a free throw and bring the deficit down to four. St. Francis then went on a three-basket run to only be followed up by a jumper from Eva Fisher to end the half 28-21 in favor of the Cougars.

Kiley McNally opened up the second half with a pair of layups to only be countered by a pair of free throws from the visitors. The Knights ticked off a pair of jumpers from Double and Abbey to decrease the margin down to one point. Both teams traded off points with Kiley firing off a free throw and a layup for the Knights but St. Francis was the last to record a bucket in the quarter with a three-pointer to increase their lead to 38-32.

St. Francis opened up the final quarter of play with a layup but Kennedy Fuelling quickly leveled with a jumper. The Cougars kept the heat coming, firing off a pair of three-pointers only to be followed by a layup from Kiley McNally. Both sides each traded a pair of three-pointers with Zoe Weeler and Kirby recording the baskets for the Knights bringing the score 52-42. St. Francis was able to fire off another pair of three-pointers only to be broken up by Abbey McNally’s free-throw with 1:11 remaining in the game. Benefiting off of a foul after a layup the Cougars were able to record three more points on the board. Abbey McNally fired off another pair of free throws to bring the score 61-45. St. Francis recorded one more jumper for the day and Kirby was able to fire back a jumper to end the game allowing St. Francis to secure the 63-47 win.

Kenna Kirby led the team with 14 points on the evening while Abbey and Kiley McNally both tabbed nine each. Abbey McNally led the team in rebounds with 15 while Kirby and Kiley each had six. Madisyn Bailey led the team in assists with nine. 

The Knights will be back in action on the road on Wednesday January 15th as they take on Mount Vernon with tip set for 5:00 p.m.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

7 – 32 – 39 – 80 – 4 – 19 – 89 – 12 – 19 – 32 – 5 – 27 – 8 – 11 – 9 – 5 – 10 – 14

January 12, 1918 – Center Joe Malone Number 7 of the Montreal Canadiens scored 5 goals in a a game against Ottawa to lift Montreal to a 9-4 victory as Malone became the first skater to score 20 golas in one season. Joe ended up with 44 on the season that year!

January 12, 1952 – At the 2nd NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: National Conference beats American Conference, 30-13; MVP of the game was the Los Angeles Rams, Fullback, Number 32, Dan Towler.

January 12, 1958 – 8th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-7; MVPs were San Francisco Halfback, Number 39, Hugh McElhenny, and of the defensive side of the ball, Washington Redskins, DE, Number 80, Gene Brito.

January 12, 1958 – Dolph Schayes wearing Number 4 as a power forward for the NBA’s Syracuse Nationals posted an League record of 11,770 career points as the Nats fell to the Detroit Pistons. Schayes knocked home 31 points in the losing effort.

January 12, 1960 – Syracuse National Dolph Schayes became the 1st NBA player to score 15,000 points

January 12, 1964 – 14th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 31-17; MVPs were Baltimore Colts, QB, Number 19, Johnny Unitas . On defense it was his future Hall of Fame teammate, Gino Marchetti, Number 89, a defensive end with the  Baltimore Colts.

January 12, 1969 – New York Jets QB Joe Namath sporting his famous Number 12, promised and led the J-E-T-S to an unlikely victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, 16-7, also earning the signal caller the game’s MVP.

January 12, 1971 – 21st NBA All-Star Game, San Diego Sports Arena: West beats East, 108-107; MVP selected was Seattle SuperSonics, PG, Number 19, Lenny Wilkens. He was the oldest MVP in All-Star history (33), but he earned it with hard play scoring 21 points against the World’s top hoops players.

January 12, 1975 – Super Bowl IX, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6; MVP was Pittsburgh, RB Number 32, Franco Harris.

January 12, 1983 – Brooks Robinson (Number 5, Orioles) and Juan Marichal  ( Number 27, Giants) were both elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

January 12, 1988 – Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder/first baseman, Number 8, Willie Stargell elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 12, 1994 – Philadelphia Phillies Lefthanded pitcher, Number 32, Steve Carlton was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 12, 2006 – The New York Rangers held a ceremony, where they retired the Number 11 jersey in honor of Mark Messier.

January 12, 2009 – Cristiano Ronaldo ( Number 7) was awarded 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year for the first time at a ceremony in Zurich

January 12, 2013 – “Mile High Miracle”, In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Number 5, Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Number 12, Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime.

January 12, 2015 – FIFA Ballon d’Or: Real Madrid & Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won for a 2nd consecutive time; his 3rd award overall; VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Number 8, Nadine Kessler is women’s award winner

January 12, 2020 – Argentine striker Number 10, Sergio Agüero becomes top-scoring overseas player in English Premier League football history with a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-1 rout of Aston Villa; total 177 takes him past Number 14, Thierry Henry

FOOTBALL HISTORY

January 12, 1906 – According to the US Library of Congress the college football rules committee met. It would meet again on March 31, 1906 to formally become known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, the forerunner of the NCAA. Going through the progressive timeline of this group we have to refer back again to the famous October 9, 1905 meeting where US President Theodore Roosevelt called the biggest name of football together to discuss making football safer due to the high number of severe injuries and deaths that were occurring. On December 28, 1905 the reps of 62 college programs met to appoint a rules committee for Intercollegiate football. As a result of that committee appointment, this was the first official meeting of the Football Rule Committee. The accomplishments of this first meeting of the new rules making board were mostly procedural and appointment of sub-committees according to the Cornell Daily Sun write up.

January 12, 1946 – The NFL approved the move of the League Champion Cleveland Rams moving to Los Angeles. We eluded to this in our December 16 post and podcast in the segment on the 1945 NFL Championship game. The relocation was extremely significant for multiple reasons. The team had just won the World Title for God’s sake! The other and maybe even more groundbreaking item was that at the time the next closest NFL franchise to LA was 200 miles away in Chicago per the SportsTeam History.com site. By the Rams leaving Cleveland they allowed the AAFC’s Cleveland Browns to dominate the fan base of the city’s football faithful.

January 12, 1952 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – The second annual NFL Pro Bowl game was played. According to the American Football Database it was the National Conference coached by the Rams head man Joe Stydahar defeated the Paul Brown coached American Conference Stars by the score of 30-13. The game’s Most Valuable Player was the Los Angeles Rams Fullback Dan Towler. That had to make the home crowd happy! Compensation for the players in that game was that the winners each received $600 while members of the losing team got 500 dead presidents in their billfolds.

January 12, 1958 – LA Memorial Coliseum – Per the Onthisday.com  website the 8th NFL Pro Bowl was won by the Western Conference  as they beat the Eastern Conference, 26-7. The MVPs of the contest were Hugh McElhenny, San Francisco 49ers star Halfback and the Washington Redskins great Defensive End Gene Brito.

January 12, 1964 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – Colts Quarterback Johnny Unitas and his Baltimore teammate Gino Marchetti were the co-MVPS of the 14th annual NFL Pro Bowl.  This game was filled with all-time great players according to the Pro-Football-Reference website.  Cleveland back Jim Brown, Bears Tight End Mike Ditka, Lenny Moore of the Colts,  and Green Bay’s Ray Nitchke were only some of the legends on the rosters. In the game it was the Western Conference Stars who knocked off their Eastern Conference counterparts 31-17.

January 12, 1969 – Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida – Super Bowl III the day the AFL gained some respect. Super Bowl III pitted the AFL Champions the New York Jets against the NFL’s heavily favored Baltimore Colts. The most famous art of this game may have been the confident promise of the ever trend setting Jets Quarterback Joe Namath who declared in pre-game interviews that the Jets would win the game!  The prediction rung true and the Jets won the game and put the AFL on even keel with the old guard NFL teams.

January 12, 1975 – Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisianna – Super Bowl IX had the upstart Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 16-6. This game was dominated by two great defenses, Minnesota’s Purple People Eaters were matched against the Steel Curtain anchored by Mean Joe Green. The scoring started with a 2nd quarter safety and the Super Bowl Square that would have won at the half would have been an odd 2-0.  Quarterbacks Fran Tarkenton and Terry Bradshaw together only mustered a total of 198 yards passing combined in the game per the Pro-Football-Reference. Franco Harris ran for 158 yards and a touchdown to earn the Most Valuable Player Award.

January 12, 1986 – Miami Orange Bowl – The AFC Championship game for the 1985 season saw the New England Patriots beat Miami Dolphins, 31-14 per the Onthisday.com website.

January 12, 1986 – Soldier Field, Chicago – The Chicago Bears dominated the contest with the Los Angeles Rams, 24-0  in the NFC Championship game per the Onthisday.com website.

January 12, 1992 – Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York –  The AFC Championship game went on record as having the Buffalo Bills knocking off the Denver Broncos, 10-7. The FootballDB.com shows how a Scott Norwood  44 yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the difference in the defensive battle. John Elway could only muster 121 yards passing and his back up Gary Kubiak added 136 while Bills QB Jim Kelly only threw for 117 yards.

January 12, 1992 – RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. – The NFC Championship shows that the Washington Redskins blew out the Detroit Lions, 41-10 to gain entrance into the Super Bowl per the Onthisday.com website.

January 12, 1997 – Foxborough Stadium – At the AFC Championship game featured Quarterback Tom Brady and his New England Patriots  who outlasted the Jacksonville Jaguars, 20-6 per the Pro-Football-Reference website. 

January 12, 1997 – The NFC Championship game hosted at Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers took apart the Carolina Panthers, 30-13 per the Onthisday.com website.

January 12, 2013 – Denver Colorado –  Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco launched a  70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game in what has become known as the “Mile High Miracle” during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game. According to ESPN.com, at the time the Denver Broncos were leading in the score over the Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining. The most unexpected catch and score took the game to Overtime where the Ravens Ravens won in overtime on a Justin Tucker 47 yard field goal to advance.

January 12, 2015 – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – The College Football National Championship had the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes winning over the #2 Oregon Ducks, 42-20. Sports-Reference.com shares how OSU running back Ezekiel Elliott dominates the game with 4 touchdowns and 246 yards on the ground.

Hall of Fame Birthdays for January 12

January 12, 1895 – Prairie Hill, Texas  – The great quarterback from Centre College, Bo McMillin.  Bo was also mentioned as an All-American in 1920 and 1921. The NFF voters selected Bo McMillin as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.

January 12, 1920 – Odell, Illinois – The Hall of Fame end from Utah, Mac Speedie was born.

January 12, 1943 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Tucker Frederickson, the talented Auburn halfback was born.  Tucker was one of the last of the great two way stars of college football according to the NFF. Offensively in 1964, he averaged 4.4 yards rushing while on defense he was a safety and made many tackles at the line of scrimmage and in 1963 he led his team in interceptions. In both 1963 and 1964 he won the Jacobs Award as the best blocking back in the Southeastern Conference. The National Football Foundation honored Tucker Frederickson with his entry into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

TODAY IN SPORTS

Jan. 12

1951 — Ezzard Charles knocks out Lee Oma in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the heavyweight title.

1958 — Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals sets an NBA record for career points in a 135-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Schayes scores 23 points to bring his career mark to 11,770, breaking the record of 11,764 held by George Mikan.

1958 — The NCAA rules committee makes the first change in football scoring rules since 1912 by adding the two-point conversion.

1960 — Syracuse’s Dolph Schayes becomes the first player in NBA history to score 15,000 career points.

1969 — New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath “guarantees” a victory before the game against the 17-point favorite Baltimore Colts, then leads the AFL to its first Super Bowl victory, a 16-7 triumph over a Baltimore team that had lost only once in 16 games all season.

1975 — The Pittsburgh Steelers totally shut down Minnesota’s offense, handing the Vikings their third Super Bowl defeat, 16-6. Franco Harris, the game’s MVP, sets a Super Bowl rushing record with 158 yards.

1986 — Chicago’s Denis Savard ties an NHL record for the fastest goal to start a period by scoring four seconds into the third period of the Blackhawks’ 4-2 victory over the Hartford Whalers.

1991 — Princeton beats Cornell 164-71 in an unusual swimming meet. The schools agree to compete by telephone due to a blizzard making transportation a problem to Ithaca, N.Y. Both teams swim in their owns pools and the results are exchanged by FAX.

2001 — Minnesota defenseman J.J. Daigneault ties an NHL record by playing for his 10th team when he appears in a 5-0 loss to the Avalanche.

2007 — Tadd Fujikawa, just shy of his 16th birthday, steals the show at the Sony Open. Fujikawa shoots a 4-under 66, making him the youngest player in 50 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour.

2008 — Tom Brady completes all but two of his 28 passes to lead New England to its second straight AFC championship game with a 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots improve to 17-0, matching the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only team to go unbeaten from the first game of the season through the Super Bowl.

2008 — The Green Bay Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 to reach the NFC championship game. Ryan Grant recovers from two fumbles that put the Packers down 14-0 after only four minutes. Grant sets a team postseason record by running for 201 yards, and scores three times.

2012 — Dwight Howard breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for most free throw attempts in a game, making 21 of 39 in the Orlando Magic’s 117-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Chamberlain shot 34 for the Philadelphia Warriors against St. Louis on Feb. 22, 1962.

2013 — Colin Kaepernick rushes for a quarterback playoff-record 181 yards and two touchdowns and throws two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in San Francisco’s 45-31 win over Green Bay.

2013 — Joe Flacco throws a 70-yard game-tying touchdown to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds left in regulation, helping send it into overtime and Baltimore beats Denver in the second extra period, 38-35.

2014 — Jeremy Abbott wins his fourth U.S. figure skating title. Teenager Jason Brown finishes second and defending champion Max Aaron places third.

2015 — Ezekiel Elliott rushes for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Ohio State wins the first national title in college football’s playoff era, running over Oregon 42-20.

2017 Justin Thomas (23) becomes the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round of 59 in the opening round of the Sony Open at Waialae CC in Hawaii; he also wins the tournament.

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Jan. 13

1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA regulation-game record 73 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 135-117 triumph over the Chicago Packers.

1971 — Lenny Wilkens of the Seattle Supersonics, at 33, becomes the oldest All-Star MVP as he scores 21 points to give the West a 108-107 victory over the East.

1974 — The Miami Dolphins win their second straight Super Bowl in their third straight appearance with a 24-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Larry Csonka, the game’s MVP, gains 145 yards on 33 carries and scores a touchdown.

1986 — NCAA schools vote overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the controversial Proposition 48. The rule requires that incoming freshman maintain 2.0 grade point averages and score 700 or more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test or a 15 on the American College Testing program.

1987 — Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins of the Houston Rockets become the third and fourth National Basketball Association players to be banned from the league for using cocaine.

1991 — Phil Mickelson overcomes an 8 on the 14th hole to become the second amateur since 1954 to win a PGA Tour event as he posts a one-shot victory over Bob Tway and Tom Purtzer in the Northern Telecom Open.

1995 — America3, the first all-women’s team in the 144-year history of America’s Cup, wins the first race of the America’s Cup defender trials, beating Team Dennis Conner by 1 minute, 9 seconds.

1999 — Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement just prior to start of lockout-shortened 1998-99 NBA season; returns in 2001 with Washington.

2003 — Jennifer Capriati becomes the first women’s Australian Open defending champion to lose in the first round in the Open era. Capriati, seeded third, loses 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 to 90th-ranked Marlene Weingartner of Germany.

2006 — Larry Brown becomes the fourth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 regular-season games as New York beats Atlanta 105-94. Brown, 1,000-762 in 23 seasons in the NBA, joins Lenny Wilkens, Don Nelson and Pat Riley in the 1,000-win club.

2013 — Matt Bryant kicks a 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons bounce back after blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, defeating Seattle 30-28 in an NFC divisional playoff game. The Falcons lead 27-7 at the start of the final quarter before rookie quarterback Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and a 28-27 lead with 31 seconds left.

2013 — Tom Brady becomes the winningest quarterback in postseason play, throwing for three touchdowns to beat Houston 41-28 and lift the New England Patriots into the AFC championship game. Brady gets his 17th victory, surpassing Joe Montana, by throwing for 344 yards.

2017 — Kelsey Plum scores 36 points to become the 12th player in women’s basketball history to top 3,000 career points and Washington routs Arizona 90-73.

2020 – Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow are fired by team owner Jim Crane for their roles in the sign-stealing scandal after MLB suspends both for one year

TV SPORTS SUNDAY

NFL PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
(7) Broncos at (2) Bills	1:00pm	CBS Paramount+
(7) Packers at (2) Eagles	4:30pm	FOX fuboTV
(6) Commanders at (3) Buccaneers	8:00pm	NBC fuboTV
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks	3:00 pm	MSG FanDuel Sports WI
Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks	3:00pm	ALT KFAA
Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls	3:30pm	CHSN NBCS-CA
New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics	6:00pm	GCSN NBCS-BOS
Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers	6:00pm	FanDuel Sports IND FanDuel Sports OH
Philadelphia 76ers vs Orlando Magic	6:00pm	FanDuel Sports FL NBCS-PHI
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards	6:00pm	FanDuel Sports SE MNMT
Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz	8:00pm	YES KJZZ
Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	FanDuel Sports SE AFSN
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Seattle Kraken vs Detroit Red Wings	3:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports DET KONG
Anaheim Ducks vs Carolina Hurricanes	5:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South Victory+
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins	5:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Sun ATTSN-PIT
Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators	5:00pm	ESPN+ Victory+ Sportsnet
Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights	8:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports North Scripps
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Nebraska at Purdue	12:00pm	BTN
LIU at Central Connecticut	1:00pm	NEC Front Row
Saint Francis U at Fairleigh Dickinson	1:00pm	NEC Front Row
Saint Peter’s at Canisius	1:00pm	ESPN+
Quinnipiac at Iona	1:00pm	ESPN+
Oregon at Penn State	2:00pm	BTN
Mercyhurst at Le Moyne	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Stonehill at Chicago State	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Rider at Niagara	2:00pm	ESPN+
Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary’s	2:00pm	ESPN+
Manhattan at Merrimack	2:00pm	ESPN+
Wright State at Robert Morris	2:00pm	ESPN+
Fairfield at Marist	2:00pm	ESPN+
West Virginia at Colorado	3:00pm	ESPN+
Washington at Michigan	4:00pm	BTN
UAB at Florida Atlantic	5:00pm	ESPN
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
George Mason at Rhode Island	12:00pm	CBSSN
Duke at Virginia	12:00pm	ACCN
Texas at South Carolina	1:00pm	ESPN
Saint Joseph’s at VCU	2:00pm	CBSSN
Boston College at North Carolina	2:00pm	ACCN
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech	2:00pm	ACCN
Indiana at Iowa	3:00pm	Peacock
N.C. State at Stanford	3:00pm	ESPN
UNLV at New Mexico	4:00pm	CBSSN
Georgia Tech at Louisville	4:00pm	ACCN
Texas A&M at Oklahoma	5:00pm	SECN
Penn State at USC	8:00pm	BTN
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: Sony Open	4:00pm	NBC
PGA Tour: Sony Open	6:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Genoa vs Parma	6:30am	Paramount+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers	7:00am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur	7:30am	ESPN+
La Liga: Las Palmas vs Getafe	8:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Lens	9:00am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Venezia vs Internazionale	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Werder Bremen	9:30am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Arsenal vs Manchester United	10:00am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Crystal Palace vs Stockport County	10:00am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers	10:00am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Newcastle United vs Bromley	10:00am	ESPN+
Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen vs Hearts	10:00am	Paramount+
La Liga: Atlético Madrid vs Osasuna	10:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Montpellier vs Angers SCO	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Strasbourg	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Bundesliga: Augsburg vs Stuttgart	11:30am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Southampton vs Swansea City	11:30am	ESPN+
Serie A: Bologna vs Roma	12:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM vs Necaxa	1:00pm	VIX
Supercopa de Espana Final	2:00pm	ABC ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Napoli vs Hellas Verona	2:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: PSG vs Saint-Étienne	2:45pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports