“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
∎ SECTIONAL 1 (AT LAKE CENTRAL)
G1: Munster 49, Hammond Central 47
G2: Crown Point (19-2) vs. Hammond Morton (7-16), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G3: Lake Central (8-13) vs. Munster (16-7), 8:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 2 (AT VALPARAISO)
G1: Merrillville 45, Valparaiso 42
G2: Portage (18-5) vs. Chesterton (15-8), 7 p.m., Fri.
G3: Hobart (9-14) vs. Merrillville (6-18), 9 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 3 (AT MICHIGAN CITY)
G1: LaPorte 52, Penn 37
G2: South Bend Riley 62, Mishawaka 40
G3: Michigan City (13-9) vs. LaPorte (15-9), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G4: South Bend Adams (13-10) vs. South Bend Riley (19-4), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 4 (AT ELKHART)
G1: Warsaw 44, Concord 30
G2: Northridge (20-3) vs. Elkhart (5-17), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Goshen (14-9) vs. Warsaw (22-4), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 5 (AT CARROLL)
G1: FW Snider (14-9) vs. Carroll (9-15), 6 p.m., Fri.
G2: FW Northrop (9-13) vs. FW North (10-14), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 6 (AT FW WAYNE)
G1: Huntington North (10-13) vs. Homestead (19-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G2: FW South (17-6) vs. FW Wayne (16-6), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
SECTIONAL 7 (AT KOKOMO)
G1: Lafayette Jeff (20-3) vs. Harrison-West Lafayette (17-6), 6 p.m., Fri.
G2: Kokomo (16-7) vs. McCutcheon (13-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 8 (AT CARMEL)
G1: Noblesville 51, Carmel 32
G2: Fishers 54, Westfield 47
G3: Hamilton Southeastern (13-11) vs. Noblesville (18-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Zionsville (12-12) vs. Fishers (25-0), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 9 (AT MUNCIE CENTRAL)
G1: Mt. Vernon 65, Richmond 35
G2: Greenfield-Central 72, Pendleton Heights 47
G3: Anderson (21-2) vs. Mt. Vernon (18-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Muncie Central (8-15) vs. Greenfield-Central (22-3), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 10 (AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL)
G1: Lawrence North 65, Lawrence Central 56
G2: Tech (5-17) vs. North Central (13-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Warren Central (13-8) vs. Lawrence North (18-6), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 11 (at AVON)
G1: Brownsburg 44, Avon 40
G2: Pike (12-9) vs. Ben Davis (16-8), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Plainfield (16-7) vs. Brownsburg (11-12), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 12 (AT DECATUR CENTRAL)
G1: Southport 61, Decatur Central 52
G2: Center Grove 50, Perry Meridian 36
G3: Franklin Central (7-14) vs. Southport (12-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Mooresville (12-11) vs. Center Grove (11-11), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 13 (AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH)
G1: Bloomington South 70, Bloomington North 49
G2: Terre Haute South (9-15) vs. Terre Haute North (18-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Martinsville (5-17) vs. Bloomington South (17-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 14 (AT COLUMBUS EAST)
G1: Columbus East 64, Columbus North 41
G2: Whiteland (13-11) vs. East Central (9-13), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Franklin (8-13) vs. Columbus East (14-9), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 15 (AT SEYMOUR)
G1: Jeffersonville 82, Scottsburg 49
G2: Floyd Central 33, Seymour 32
G3: Bedford North Lawrence (9-12) vs. Jeffersonville (18-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: New Albany (18-3) vs. Floyd Central (5-18), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 16 (AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON)
G1: Evansville Harrison (15-7) vs. Evansville North (11-12), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G2: Evansville Reitz (15-5) vs. Castle (13-11), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
CLASS 3A
∎ SECTIONAL 17 (AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL)
G1: East Chicago Central 62, Griffith 48
G2: Gary West 74, Highland 33
G3: Hammond Noll (11-12) vs. East Chicago Central (17-8), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G4: Calumet (10-13) vs. Gary West (16-6), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 18 (AT KANKAKEE VALLEY)
G1: Hanover Central 62, Illiana Christian 55
G2: River Forest (16-6) vs. Kankakee Valley (12-11), 7 p.m., Fri.
G3: Lowell (12-11) vs. Hanover Central (13-11), 8:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 8 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 19 (AT PLYMOUTH)
G1: New Prairie 49, John Glenn 41
G2: Mishawaka Marian 53, Plymouth 36
G3: South Bend St. Joseph 85, South Bend Washington 69
G4: Culver Academy (13-9) vs. New Prairie (6-17), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G5: Mishawaka Marian (15-9) vs. South Bend St. Joseph (21-3), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
SECTIONAL 20 (AT NORTHWOOD)
G1: Tippecanoe Valley 40, West Noble 36
G2: Columbia City 46, NorthWood 45
G3: Wawasee (6-16) vs. Tippecanoe Valley (19-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Fairfield (13-9) vs. Columbia City (15-9), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 21 (AT GARRETT)
G1: Garrett 46, Angola 41
G2: Leo 48, DeKalb 38
G3: East Noble 67, FW Bishop Dwenger 52
G4: FW Blackhawk Christian 62, FW Concordia Lutheran 33
G5: Garrett (19-6) vs. Leo (12-10), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: East Noble (14-9) vs. FW Blackhawk Christian (22-3), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 22 (AT BELLMONT)
G1: Norwell 51, Mississinewa 41
G2: Marion 75, Bellmont 56
G3: New Haven (13-10) vs. Norwell (12-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Heritage (12-10) vs. Marion (12-11), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 23 (AT LOGANSPORT)
G1: Peru 50, Twin Lakes 48
G2: Maconaquah 61, Western 45
G3: Northwestern 49, West Lafayette 46
G4: Logansport (8-15) vs. Peru (11-12), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Maconaquah (18-5) vs. Northwestern (13-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 24 (AT NEW CASTLE)
G1: Yorktown 69, Jay County 45
G2: Connersville 44, Hamilton Heights 42
G3: Delta (14-7) vs. Yorktown (7-16), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: New Castle (8-14) vs. Connersville (10-14), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 25 (AT FRANKFORT)
G1: Danville 80, Frankfort 56
G2: Guerin Catholic 73, Lebanon 61
G3: Brebeuf Jesuit 72, Crawfordsville 46
G4: Tri-West (17-6) vs. Danville (13-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Guerin Catholic (20-4) vs. Brebeuf Jesuit (14-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 26 (AT SHORTRIDGE)
G1: Cathedral 91, Bishop Chatard 30
G2: Shortridge 61, Purdue Poly-Downtown 57, OT
G3: Crispus Attucks (17-6) vs. Cathedral (20-4), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Herron (3-21) vs. Shortridge (10-15), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 27 (AT CASCADE)
G1: Washington 64, Edgewood 56
G2: Cascade 63, Owen Valley 52
G3: Northview (22-2) vs. Washington (11-12), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Speedway (2-19) vs. Cascade (15-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 28 (AT SHELBYVILLE)
G1: New Palestine 75, Rushville 31
G2: Roncalli 69, Shelbyville 54
G3: Greenwood 68, Indian Creek 55
G4: Beech Grove (8-16) vs. New Palestine (22-3), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Roncalli (15-8) vs. Greenwood (14-10), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 29 (AT SOUTH DEARBORN)
G1: Batesville 58, Greensburg 44
G2: South Dearborn 68, Franklin County 47
G3: Jennings County (10-14) vs. Batesville (14-9), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Lawrenceburg (13-11) vs. South Dearborn (15-9), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 30 (AT CHARLESTOWN)
G1: Charlestown 71, North Harrison 45
G2: Silver Creek 67, Corydon Central 64
G3: Brownstown Central (21-2) vs. Charlestown (18-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Madison (9-14) vs. Silver Creek (21-4), 8 p.m.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 31 (AT SOUTHRIDGE)
G1: Washington 62, Vincennes Lincoln 46
G2: Gibson Southern 54, Jasper 47, OT
G3: Southridge (20-2) vs. Washington (16-7), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Princeton (21-2) vs. Gibson Southern (18-5), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
SECTIONAL 32 (AT BOONVILLE)
G1: Evansville Central 56, Evansville Bosse 37
G2: Mt. Vernon( Posey) 55, Heritage Hills 46
G3: Boonville (10-12) vs. Evansville Central (19-4), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G4: Evansville Memorial (16-6) vs. Mt. Vernon-Posey (13-12), 8:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
CLASS 2A
∎ SECTIONAL 33 (AT HEBRON)
G1: Andrean 59, Wheeler 29
G2: Gary 21st Century 85, Gary Lighthouse 35
G3: Hebron (13-9) vs. Lake Station (5-17), 6:30 p.m., Wed.
G4: Boone Grove 66, Whiting 44
G5: Andrean (16-8) vs. Gary 21st Century (17-6), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G6: G3 winner vs. Boone Grove (11-11), 8:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 8 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 34 (AT JIMTOWN)
G1: Jimtown 63, LaVille 42
G2: Winamac 63, Career Academy 36
G3: Knox (4-18) vs. Jimtown (13-10), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Bremen (12-10) vs. Winamac (15-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 35 (AT WESTVIEW)
G1: Lakeland 42, Churubusco 33
G2: Central Noble 48, Prairie Heights 38
G3: Westview (16-7) vs. Lakeland (15-8), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Eastside (1-21) vs. Central Noble (13-10), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 36 (AT SOUTH ADAMS)
G1: Woodlan 60, Whitko 55
G2: FW Bishop Luers 71, Bluffton 51
G3: Adams Central (15-7) vs. Woodlan (17-7), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: South Adams (6-15) vs. FW Bishop Luers (19-6), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 37 (AT NORTH MONTGOMERY)
G1: Seeger 49, North Montgomery 43
G2: Western Boone 43, Delphi 41
G3: Benton Central (10-13) vs. Seeger (12-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Rensselaer Central (5-18) vs. Western Boone (9-14), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 38 (AT WABASH)
G1: Rochester 64, Eastern-Greentown 51
G2: Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42
G3: Manchester (20-2) vs. Rochester (17-5), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Oak Hill (16-6) vs. Lewis Cass (6-17), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 39 (AT FRANKTON)
G1: Tipton 41, Taylor 31
G2: Frankton 58, Elwood 43
G3: Sheridan (16-5) vs. Tipton (17-6), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Lapel (18-5) vs. Frankton (16-8), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 40 (AT BLACKFORD)
G1: Wapahani 50, Eastbrook 40
G2: Madison-Grant 82, Muncie Burris 40
G3: Blackford (14-9) vs. Wapahani (23-1), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Alexandria (7-16) vs. Madison-Grant (11-12), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 41 (AT GREENCASTLE)
G1: Parke Heritage 56, North Putnam 33
G2: South Vermillion 69, South Putnam 56
G3: Greencastle (17-6) vs. Parke Heritage (21-4), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Southmont (15-7) vs. South Vermillion (13-10), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 42 (AT PARK TUDOR)
G1: University 56, Covenant Christian 46
G2: Cardinal Ritter 49, Park Tudor 44
G3: Monrovia (6-16) vs. University (15-9), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Riverside (18-4) vs. Cardinal Ritter (17-6), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 43 (AT CHRISTEL HOUSE)
G1: Triton Central 58, Heritage Christian 55
G2: KIPP Indy Legacy 72, Irvington Prep 35
G3: Scecina 48, Eastern Hancock 46
G4: Christel House (14-9) vs. Triton Central (14-9), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: KIPP Indy Legacy (17-7) vs. Scecina (9-14), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 44 (AT HAGERSTOWN)
G1: Northeastern 50, Hagerstown 31
G2: Centerville 62, Union County 48
G3: Shenandoah (14-9) vs. Northeastern (23-1), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Winchester (11-12) vs. Centerville (18-7), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 45 (AT SOUTHWESTERN-HANOVER)
G1: Austin 68, Switzerland County 62
G2: Brown County (6-16) vs. South Ripley (21-1), 6 p.m., Fri.
G3: Southwestern-Hanover (17-5) vs. Austin (11-13), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 46 (AT PAOLI)
G1: Mitchell 73, Salem 41
G2: Paoli 54, Crawford County 33
G3: Eastern-Pekin 76, Clarksville 38
G4: Providence (15-4) vs. Mitchell (17-8), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Paoli (22-2) vs. Eastern-Pekin (7-16), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 47 (AT EASTERN GREENE)
G1: West Vigo 31, Eastern Greene 29
G2: South Knox 43, Sullivan 35
G3: North Knox (7-15) vs. West Vigo (14-11), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Linton-Stockton (18-6) vs. South Knox (10-13), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 48 (AT TELL CITY)
G1: Perry Central 52, Pike Central 48, OT
G2: North Posey 51, Tell City 28
G3: Forest Park 62, South Spencer 38
G4: Evansville Mater Dei (5-16) vs. Perry Central (14-9), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G5: North Posey (12-11) vs. Forest Park (16-6), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
CLASS A
∎ SECTIONAL 49 (AT KOUTS)
G1: Morgan Twp. 63, Hammond Science & Tech 31
G2: Washington Twp. 64, Bowman Academy 54
G3: Kouts (20-4) 54, Marquette Catholic 45
G4: Westville 63, Tri-Township 25
G5: Morgan Twp. (6-16) vs. Washington Twp. (20-4), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G6: Kouts (20-4) vs. Westville (14-9), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 8 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 50 (AT TRI-COUNTY)
G1: West Central 70, South Newton 41
G2: Caston 48, DeMotte Christian 30
G3: Tri-County 58, North White 18
G4: Pioneer 28, North Newton 20
G5: West Central (16-7) vs. Caston (13-10), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Tri-County (12-11) vs. Pioneer (14-10), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 51 (AT NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE)
G1: Elkhart Christian 63, Culver 32
G2: Triton 56, Oregon-Davis 15
G3: Trinity Greenlawn 54, Agos 38
G4: South Central (Union Mills) 47, North Judson 36
G5: Elkhart Christian (10-13) vs. Triton (20-4), 6:30 p.m., Fri.
G6: Trinity Greenlawn (15-8) vs. South Central-Union Mills (13-10), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 8 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 52 (AT FREMONT)
G1: Bethany Christian 62, Fremont 60, OT
G2: Lakeland Christian 60, Hamilton 49
G3: Lakewood Park (5-16) vs. Bethany Christian (11-13), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: FW Canterbury (8-14) vs. Lakeland Christian (11-13), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 53 (AT NORTH VERMILLION)
G1: Covington 72, North Vermillion 46
G2: Lafayette Central Catholic 45, Fountain Central 27
G3: Riverton Parke (7-16) vs. Attica (4-17), 6:30 p.m., Thurs.
G4: Faith Christian (6-17) vs. Covington (12-13), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Lafayette Central Catholic (10-14) vs. G3 winner, 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 54 (AT CLINTON CENTRAL)
G1: Frontier 58, Clinton Central 42
G2: Rossville 53, Bethesda Christian 44
G3: Clinton Prairie 64, Carroll (Flora) 40
G4: Traders Point Christian vs. Frontier (16-7), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Rossville (16-8) vs. Clinton Prairie (21-2), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 55 (AT SOUTHWOOD)
G1: Northfield 48, Southwood 36
G2: Cowan 60, North Miami 52
G3: Daleville 75 Tri-Central 62
G4: Wes-Del 71, Southern Wells 39
G5: Northfield (10-13) vs. Cowan (8-14), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Daleville (7-15) vs. Wes-Del (10-12), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 56 (AT BLUE RIVER VALLEY)
G1: Monroe Central 73, Cambridge City Lincoln 35
G2: Union City 49, Randolph Southern 40
G3: Seton Catholic 61, Blue River Valley 30
G4: Union-Modoc (3-15) vs. Monroe Central (16-6), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Union City (5-17) vs. Seton Catholic (15-10), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 6 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 57 (AT PURDUE POLY-BROAD RIPPLE)
G1: Tindley 64, Indiana Math & Science 55
G2: Liberty Christian 83, MTI Knowledge 28
G3: International 68, Purdue Poly-Broad Ripple 50
G4: Anderson Prep 83, Indiana Deaf 25
G5: Tindley (8-15) vs. Liberty Christian (15-8), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: International (7-11) vs. Anderson Prep (19-5), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 58 (AT LUTERAN)
G1: Metropolitan 80, Eminence 37
G2: Providence Cristo Rey 58, Central Christian 23
G3: Greenwood Christian (10-13) vs. Metropolitan (19-7), 6 p.m., Fri.
G4: Lutheran (6-15) vs. Providence Cristo Rey (19-7), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 59 (AT EDINBURGH)
G1: Waldron 56, Southwestern (Shelbyville) 51, 2OT
G2: North Decatur 50, Knightstown 43
G3: Edinburgh 42, Tri 31
G4: South Decatur 61, Morristown 46
G5: Waldron (12-11) vs. North Decatur (12-13), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Edinburgh (12-12) vs. South Decatur (6-18), 8 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 60 (AT MILAN)
G1: Hauser 80, Shawe Memorial 26
G2: Trinity Lutheran 40, Jac-Cen-Del 33
G3: Oldenburg Academy 58, Rising Sun 48
G4: Milan 92, Crothersville 81
G5: Hauser (21-3) vs. Trinity Lutheran (8-16), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Oldenburg Academy (15-9) vs. Milan (11-12), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 61 (AT WHITE RIVER VALLEY)
G1: Bloomfield 61, Shakamak 58
G2:Clay City 73, Lighthouse Christian 39
G3: White River Valley 67, Dugger Union 24
G4: North Central (Farmersburg) 53, Cloverdale 51
G5: Bloomfield (17-7) vs. Clay City (22-1), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: White River Valley (11-13) vs. North Central-Farmersburg (9-15), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 62 (AT LOOGOOTEE)
G1: North Daviess 47, Shoals 25
G2: Barr-Reeve 77, Vincennes Rivet 31
G3: Orleans 65, Medora 25
G4: Loogootee 92, Washington Catholic 16
G5: North Daviess (12-10) vs. Barr-Reeve (18-6), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Orleans (19-4) vs. Loogootee (13-10), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 63 (AT WEST WASHINGTON)
G1: Borden 63, Henryville 41
G2: South Central-Elizabeth 73, Lanesville 56
G3: Christian Academy 37, West Washington 27
G4: Rock Creek Academy 73, New Washington 39
G5: Borden (17-7) vs. South Central-Elizabeth (16-7), 6 p.m., Fri.
G6: Christian Academy (16-8) vs. Rock Creek Academy (16-7), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7 p.m., Saturday
∎ SECTIONAL 64 (AT SPRINGS VALLEY)
G1: Northeast Dubois 54, Tecumseh 33
G2: Wood Memorial 67, Cannelton 13
G3: Springs Valley 50, Evansville Christian 47
G4: Evansville Day (6-17) vs. Northeast Dubois (14-9), 6 p.m., Fri.
G5: Wood Memorial (18-6) vs. Springs Valley (6-17), 7:30 p.m., Fri.
Championship: 7:30 p.m., Saturday
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD AND BOX SCORES
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD AND BOX SCORES
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NBA SCOREBOARD SCORES AND BOX SCORES:
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NHL SCOREBOARD SCORES BOX SCORES:
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/events/date/2025-03-06
MLB SPRING TRAINING SCORES AND BOX SCORES:
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NATIONAL NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 8 Michigan State clinches Big Ten regular-season title
Jase Richardson scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night to lead five players in double figures as No. 8 Michigan State clinched the Big Ten Conference regular-season title with a 91-84 win over Iowa in Iowa City.
Jaden Akins and Jaxon Kohler each added 15 as the Spartans (25-5, 16-3) took a two-game lead on Michigan with the rival Wolverines coming to East Lansing on Sunday for each team’s last regular-season game before the conference tournament next week.
Jeremy Fears kicked in 14 points and Tre Holloman netted 11 for Michigan State, which hit 61.3 percent of its field goals in the second half and committed only eight turnovers in the game.
Four players scored in double figures for the Hawkeyes (15-15, 6-13), which will need to win its regular-season finale Sunday at Nebraska and get some help to make the Big Ten tournament. Josh Dix scored 18 points while Seydou Traore added 15, nine above his average. Payton Sandfort tallied 15 points and Pryce Sandfort contributed 12 off the bench.
Iowa led for 24 minutes, 34 seconds and was still well within striking distance when Traore hit Payton Sandfort on a back cut to draw it within 67-64 at the 6:47 mark. But Akins splashed a 3-pointer on the next possession to kick off a game-sealing 14-0 run.
The Spartans were picked fifth in the preseason Big Ten poll and didn’t make the preseason Top 25. Coach Tom Izzo cracked a small smile when time expired but the team didn’t celebrate until it got to its locker room.
It looked like there would be nothing to celebrate for most of the first 30 minutes as the Hawkeyes shot well and kept Michigan State from getting untracked. Iowa scored 14 straight points for a 27-13 advantage at the 9:06 mark of the first half, Traore converting a layup to cap the stretch.
Akins’ layup with 35 seconds remaining in the half allowed the Spartans to draw within 37-30 at the break but the lead ballooned to 10 with 12:13 left in the game before Michigan State took charge.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Big Ten tournament roundup: Indiana, Michigan advance to quarters
Ninth-seeded Indiana scored 10 straight points in the first quarter and 13 in a row down the stretch to earn a 78-62 upset of eighth-seeded Oregon in Big Ten tournament second-round action Thursday in Indianapolis.
Yarden Garzon paced the Hoosiers (19-11) with 18 points that included 4-of-7 shooting on 3-pointers. Shay Ciezki posted 17 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 13 and Sydney Parrish added 10 to push Indiana into Friday’s first quarterfinal against top-seeded Southern California.
Indiana jumped ahead quickly in front of a partisan crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Ciezki scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers, to stake the Hoosiers to a 23-11 lead after one quarter.
Peyton Scott notched 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Ducks (19-11) while Ehis Etute added 14 points off the bench. Scott beat the halftime buzzer with a 17-foot baseline jumper that pulled the Ducks within 40-30 at the break.
Oregon got as close as 53-48 late in the third quarter and climbed within 63-55 on Scott’s pullup with 6:15 to go. That’s when Indiana reeled off 13 straight to pull away.
Michigan 66, Washington 58
Big Ten co-Freshman of the Year Olivia Olson scored nine of her 21 points during a 13-0 third-quarter run to lift the fifth-seeded Wolverines to a second-round victory over the 12th-seeded Huskies.
The Wolverines’ spree — triggered by an Olson layup and capped by Olson’s spinning drive for a three-point play — turned a 39-36 deficit into a 49-39 lead as the Huskies went six minutes and 10 possessions without a point.
Freshman Syla Swords contributed 15 points and Jordan Hobbs added 11 points with six rebounds and four assists for Michigan (21-9), which meets fourth-seeded Maryland in Friday’s second quarterfinal.
Dalayah Daniels delivered a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (19-13). Elle Ladine posted 14 of her 16 points after halftime, but finished 7-for-20 from the field. Washington entered the game ranked eighth nationally in 3-point accuracy at 37.7 percent, but Michigan limited the Huskies to 4-of-18 shooting from long range.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: KANSAS STATE ROLLS PAST UCF
Serena Sundell poured in 21 points and No. 20 Kansas State easily handled UCF 80-65 to open the second round of the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.
The fifth-seeded Wildcats led 41-30 at halftime, and the No. 13 seed Knights got to within seven points in the fourth quarter. But K-State used 20 bench points to put the game away.
K-State (26-6) also got 13 points from Zyanna Walker, 11 from Jaelyn Glenn and 10 from Kennedy Taylor. The Wildcats will face No. 4 seed West Virginia in Friday’s first quarterfinal.
UCF (12-18) was led by Kaitlin Peterson with 21 points. She was joined in double figures by Emely Rodriguez, who tallied 17 points.
Colorado 61, Arizona 58
Tabitha Betson scored 16 points and the ninth-seeded Buffaloes used a strong fourth quarter to knock off the eighth-seeded Wildcats.
After trailing 50-40 early in the fourth, Colorado engineered a 14-3 run to take the lead with 5:24 left on a 3-pointer by Kennedy Sanders. The Buffs later moved ahead by four before Jada Williams cut it to 60-58 on a jumper in the lane with 17 seconds left. Betson sank a free throw to put Colorado up three, and Skylar Jones’ 3-point attempt in the final seconds missed.
Betson added a team-high seven rebounds, Sanders finished with 14 points and Lior Garzon scored all nine of her points in the fourth quarter. The Buffaloes (20-11) will take on top-seeded TCU in the second quarterfinal Friday.
The Wildcats (19-13) were led by Jones with 17 points. Williams added 13 points and five assists.
SEC TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: VANDERBILT KNOCKS OFF NO. 18 TENNESSEE
Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Khamil Pierre had a double-double and Vanderbilt defeated No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 in the second round of the SEC women’s tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.
Pierre had 16 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out, and Iyana Moore added 23 points for the No. 8 seed Commodores (22-9), who will face No. 5 and top-seeded South Carolina (27-3) in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Ruby Whitehorn scored 14 points off the bench and starters Talaysia Cooper, Jewel Spear and Samara Spencer scored 13 each for the No. 9 seed Volunteers (22-9).
Vanderbilt, which took control by extending a six-point halftime lead to 15 at the end of the third quarter, made one fewer field goal than Tennessee made. But the Commodores shot 6 of 16 on 3-pointers compared to 9 of 29 for the Volunteers and 16 of 22 on free throws compared to 3 of 8 for Tennessee.
No. 10 Oklahoma 70, Georgia 52
Raegan Beers had 22 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 seed Oklahoma never trailed in winning its eighth consecutive game with the second-round victory.
Liz Scott added 11 points and eight rebounds and Zya Vann scored 10 for the Sooners (24-6), who will face No. 12-ranked and fourth-seeded Kentucky (22-6) in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Trinity Turner scored 12, Roxane Makolo had 11 and De’Maury Flournoy 10 to lead the No. 12 seed Bulldogs (13-19).
Oklahoma led 36-29 at halftime and took command by outscoring Georgia 15-7 in the third quarter. The Sooners finished with 27 assists on 29 field goals.
ACC TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: LEXI DONARSKI PROPELS NORTH CAROLINA PAST BC
Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and 14th-ranked North Carolina rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat upset-minded Boston College 78-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament’s second round Thursday at Greensboro, N.C.
Indya Nivar had 14 points for the Tar Heels. Aylssa Ustby, who played for the first time since Feb. 16 because of an injury, and Lanie Grant each had 11 points. Donarski made five 3-pointers and reached
the 20-point mark for the first time since Nov. 7. Guard Reniya Kelly remained out with an injury.
North Carolina (26-6), which is seeded fifth in the tournament, faces No. 22 Florida State, the fourth seed, in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Tatum Greene had 18 points and Kaylah Ivey posted 15 points on five 3-pointers for No. 12 seed Boston College (16-17), which made 12 of 26 shots from 3-point range.
The Eagles scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter to go up 63-54 before North Carolina responded with seven straight points in a span of less than two minutes. Nivar’s three-point play with 3:07 left put the Tar Heels ahead 68-66 and they led the rest of the way.
Georgia Tech 72, Virginia Tech 57
Tonie Morgan scored 19 points and ninth-seeded Georgia Tech used a huge fourth-quarter burst to pull away in the ACC tournament’s second round.
Kara Dunn had 16 points and reserve Dani Carnegie provided 15 points for the Yellow Jackets. They both pulled in nine rebounds as did teammate Kayla Blackshear.
Next for Georgia Tech (22-9) is a matchup against No. 7 North Carolina State, the top seed, on Friday.
Rose Micheaux scored 19 points and Matilda Ekh added 17 for eighth-seeded Virginia Tech (18-12), which shot 38.1 percent from the field.
Virginia Tech was within 50-48 before the Yellow Jackets went on a 17-0 run that included two 3-pointers and a layup from Dunn.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: COBY WHITE’S 44 POINTS LEAD BULLS PAST MAGIC
Coby White scored a career-best 44 points as the Chicago Bulls notched a 125-123 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday.
White scored his team’s last nine points and 14 of its last 17 to help the Bulls overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to inflict the Magic’s fifth successive home defeat.
Paolo Banchero missed a 3-pointer for the win with two seconds remaining. Carter pulled in the rebound, but his putback dunk came fractionally after the final buzzer sounded.
Banchero and Cole Anthony both posted 20 points for the Magic, who received solid contributions from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (19 points), Franz Wagner (18) and Carter (17).
Rockets 109, Pelicans 97
Alperen Sengun scored 22 points, Amen Thompson had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Houston ended a three-game losing streak by winning in New Orleans.
Tari Eason scored 20 points, Jabari Smith Jr. had 16 and Dillon Brooks added 14 for the Rockets, who took control by outscoring the Pelicans 33-15 in the third quarter. Houston ended an eight-game road losing streak by winning away from home for the first time since Jan. 28.
Trey Murphy III scored 26 points, but just 11 after the first quarter, to pace the Pelicans, who will visit Houston on Saturday night. Zion Williamson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 13 and Yves Missi added 10 for New Orleans.
Hawks 124, Pacers 118
Atlanta picked up its second win in three games thanks to 24 points from Georges Niang as Atlanta beat host Indiana for the first time in six tries.
Trae Young recorded 22 points and 16 assists, while Onyeka Okongwu tallied 20 points and 13 rebounds for Atlanta, which outscored the Pacers 38-24 in the fourth quarter.
Pascal Siakam finished with 35 points and nine boards to pace Indiana, Aaron Nesmith contributed 21 points, and Myles Turner posted 17 points and nine rebounds.
Celtics 123, 76ers 105
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and seven rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 19 points, and Boston claimed the home win over Philadelphia to extend its winning streak to three games.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 27 points and six assists to lead the 76ers, who have lost 12 of their last 13. Lonnie Walker IV came off the bench for 17 points for Philly, which played without Tyrese Maxey (back) and Paul George (groin).
After the Sixers got to within 10 points toward the end of the third quarter, Boston ripped off a 10-2 run to close the period, then opened the final quarter with 10 straight points to push its lead to 107-79 en route to the win.
Warriors 121, Nets 119
Stephen Curry hit seven 3-pointers en route to 40 points, Jimmy Butler III scored 25 points and Golden State erased a 22-point deficit to win in Brooklyn.
In front of the largest crowd in Barclays Center history (18,413), the Nets raced out to a 27-5 lead and took a 20-point advantage into the second quarter. The Warriors, though, outscored Brooklyn 40-25 in the second to climb back into the game. An 11-2 run midway through the fourth quarter put the Warriors on top 101-93 before the visitors hung on for the win.
Cameron Johnson had 26 points to lead Brooklyn, Cam Thomas added 23, and Tyrese Martin scored 17 off the bench.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: AVS’ CALE MAKAR LOGS CAREER-BEST 6 POINTS
Cale Makar produced two goals and four assists for the first six-point game of his career, Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added three assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 in Denver on Thursday.
Jonathan Drouin and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist, Joel Kiviranta also scored, Artturi Lehkonen contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 31 shots for Colorado, which has won four straight.
The Avalanche announced in the third period they had acquired forwards Brock Nelson and William Dufour from the New York Islanders. Colorado sent defenseman Oliver Kylington, forward Calum Ritchie and two draft picks to New York.
William Eklund had a goal and an assist, Macklin Celebrini and Fabian Zetturlund scored goals and Alexandar Georgiev had 25 saves for San Jose, which had won two straight.
Jets 4, Flyers 1
Mark Scheifele registered a goal and two assists to guide Winnipeg over Philadelphia.
Kyle Connor chipped in a goal and an assist for the Jets, while Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also scored and Gabriel Vilardi notched three assists. Eric Comrie made 21 saves for Winnipeg, which had lost its previous three games (0-2-1).
Matvei Michkov scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who have lost three of their past four games (1-2-1). Samuel Ersson finished with 23 saves.
Stars 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Jason Robertson scored the overtime winner, his second goal of the game, to give host Dallas a comeback victory over Calgary.
Wyatt Johnston collected one goal and one assist and Roope Hintz netted a pair of assists for Dallas, which erased a two-goal deficit to complete a perfect four-game homestand. The Stars have now won 12 of their last 15. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves.
Joel Farabee and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames. Dan Vladar stopped 24 shots in his 100th NHL game.
Panthers 3, Blue Jackets 0
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov each tallied a goal and two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky moved into the NHL’s top 10 in career wins as Florida topped Columbus in Sunrise, Fla.
Reinhart’s power-play goal was his 32nd overall for the season and the 153rd in his four years with the Panthers. That allowed him to surpass Hall of Famer Pavel Bure for fifth on the franchise’s all-time list.
Bobrovsky made 16 saves against his former team for his 423rd career win, tying him with Tony Esposito for 10th in league history. Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 shots.
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining, lifting Carolina to a victory against Boston in Raleigh, N.C.
Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the third straight game after winning just twice in all of February. Pyotr Kochetkov finished with 32 saves.
Morgan Geekie scored twice for the Bruins, who received two assists from Andrew Peeke. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 shots for Boston.
Lightning 6, Sabres 5
Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal in the third period of his Tampa Bay debut as the Lightning rallied past visiting Buffalo for their 11th win in 13 games.
Acquired from the Seattle Kraken along with Yanni Gourde on Wednesday, Bjorkstrand potted a loose puck for the game-winner at 1:40 to break a 5-all tie. The Lightning killed a six-on-three Buffalo power play in the final 17 seconds to hang on for the victory.
Jake Guentzel notched his second Lightning hat trick, while Nick Paul and Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist apiece. Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka each recorded a goal and an assist each for the Blue Jackets.
Oilers 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Evan Bouchard scored with seven seconds left in overtime to help Edmonton get back on track with a victory over visiting Montreal.
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid finished with two assists, Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each piled up a goal and an assist, and Corey Perry also scored. Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots for the Oilers, who had lost six of seven.
Cole Caufield and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, and Sam Montembeault made 29 saves.
Predators 5, Kraken 3
Filip Forsberg scored two goals and Steven Stamkos had two assists in Nashville’s win over visiting Seattle.
Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron and Luke Evangelista also scored for the Predators, who are on a two-game winning streak. Juuse Saros stopped 22 of 25 shots.
Adam Larsson, Jared McCann and Michael Eyssimont scored for the Kraken, and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 33 shots. Seattle is 3-6-1 in its past 10 games.
Utah Hockey Club 4, Red Wings 2
Kevin Stenlund scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Utah downed host Detroit.
Stenlund’s goal was his first in 24 games. Dylan Guenther, Nick Schmaltz and Logan Crouse produced the other goals for Utah, which now has won four of its past five games. Karel Vejmelka made 38 saves.
Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren scored first-period goals for the Red Wings, who have lost four straight. Alex Lyon stopped 15 shots.
BASEBALL NEWS
SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: RAYS RALLY PAST PHILLIES WITH FOUR-RUN NINTH
Johnny DeLuca worked a bases-loaded walk and Tampa Bay scored four runs in the top of the ninth as the Rays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Thursday in Clearwater, Fla.
Rays prospect Brock Jones hit home runs in this first two at-bats of the spring, tying the game at 4 in the top of the ninth with a two-run shot off of former Tampa Bay reliever Joel Kuhnel.
Jones came to the plate in the eighth inning for his spring debut with the Rays down 3-0 and deposited a 1-1 fastball down the middle in the picnic area in right-center. After Tampa brought another run home in the ninth, Jones dug in against Kuhnel with two outs and a runner on third. He smoked the first pitch for a game-tying home run before second baseman Curtis Mead reached base for the fifth time in the game with a single.
Mead came in to score on DeLuca’s walk and the Phillies went quietly in the bottom of the ninth with two strikeouts by right-hander Nathan Wiles.
Mead went 4-for-4 to raise his batting average to .778 (14-for-18) this spring.
The Phillies went up 2-0 in the fourth when Nick Castellanos and Max Kepler belted back-to-back home runs to right field.
Castellanos lifted his first home run of the spring just over the fence in right off of Rays right-hander Manuel Rodriguez for a 1-0 Philadelphia lead. Rodriguez served up another longball two pitches later when Kepler plastered a 1-0 pitch that landed well out of the ballpark fence.
Right-hander Aaron Nola struck out six in three scoreless innings for the Phillies.
Nationals 12, Cardinals 1
Keibert Ruiz hit two home runs, Nasim Nunez had three of Washington’s 13 hits and right-hander Michael Soroka whiffed six in four innings as the Nationals beat St. Louis in Jupiter, Fla.
Willson Contreras had a two hits and St. Louis collected five singles, including Brendan Donovan’s run-scoring hit to center plating Lars Nootbar in the fourth inning.
Ruiz went deep in the fourth and followed No. 8 hitter Paul DeJong’s three-run blast in the sixth with a fence-skimmer to right field giving Washington an 11-1 lead.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 4
Bo Bichette singled in his first three at-bats and Toronto got back-to-back home runs from Eric Clement and Dylan Schneider in the second inning to stroll past Boston in Dunedin, Fla.
Bichette went 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot as part of the ongoing experiment with Vlad Guerrero Jr. batting behind him and scored in the first inning. After a single, Bichette came around on Guerrero’s double off of right-hander Cooper Criswell. The Jays tagged Criswell for four earned runs and five hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Jays right-hander Andrew Bash struck out the side for the save in the ninth inning.
Twins 8, Yankees 4
Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer in the second inning and Minnesota roughed up New York ace Gerrit Cole for six runs in 2 2/3 innings at Tampa, Fla.
Wallner’s blast capped a five-run second inning and Brooks Lee added a solo shot in the third off Cole. Mike Ford and Mickey Gasper (3-for-4, two RBIs) homered off Yankees relievers.
J.C. Escarra homered in the ninth for New York and was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Cole was pulled after Wallner’s blast with two outs in the second and then was brought back to pitch the third inning.
NFL NEWS
REPORTS: JAGUARS RELEASE 2-TIME PRO BOWL TE EVAN ENGRAM
The Jacksonville Jaguars released two-time Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram, according to multiple reports Thursday.
Engram was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons with the franchise, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2020.
Engram signed with the Jaguars 2022. He has posted three successful seasons in Duval, including his 2023 Pro Bowl season in which he hauled in 114 receptions (second-most in franchise history) for 963 yards and four touchdowns.
Last season, the veteran tight end logged only nine games due to injuries but still recorded 47 receptions for 365 yards and one TD. He had a respectable PFF grade of 72.5 (11th among tight ends).
The 30-year-old was set to enter the final season of his three-year, $41.25 million contract. His release will free up $5.98 million in cap space, per ESPN. The Jaguars will still be on the hook for $13.5 million in dead money.
The Jaguars are looking to shake up their roster following a disappointing 4-13 season. They reportedly traded wide receiver Christian Kirk to the division rival Houston Texans earlier Thursday.
REPORTS: COMMANDERS RE-SIGN 11-TIME ALL-PRO LB BOBBY WAGNER
The Washington Commanders re-signed linebacker Bobby Wagner to a one-year, $9.5 million deal, according to multiple reports.
Wagner is one of the most prolific linebackers of the modern era, selected to 10 Pro Bowls and 11 All-Pro teams, including six times voted to the first team. Wagner also won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, where he spent the first 10 years of his career.
Last offseason, the Commanders signed the veteran to a one-year deal. The 34-year-old proved he still had plenty left in the tank, racking up 132 combined tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, and two fumble recoveries.
In addition, Wagner recorded a 91.0 PFF pass rush grade (third-highest among linebackers) and 90.8 PFF run defense grade (highest among linebackers).
Subsequently, Wagner was, once again, selected to the Pro Bowl and named a second-team All-Pro.
INDIANA NEWS RELEASES
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
IBCA/Franciscan Health Girls All-State 2025
Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls’ basketball players have earned IBCA/Franciscan Health “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2024-25, it was announced Thursday (March 6). The IBCA also named Large School All-State teams (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and Small School All-State teams (15 seniors, 15 underclass).
The “Supreme 15” is the top honor awarded, and players were voted to that group without regard to school size. The Large School and Small School all-state teams are secondary accolades — the Large School group including players from Class 3A and Class 4A schools and the Small School group including players from Class A and Class 2A schools. Players who make the Supreme 15 are not considered for Large School or Small School honors.
In addition, 93 more seniors and 93 more underclass players were selected honorable mention all-state. The honorable mention laurels are awarded without regard to school size. In total, 276 players — 138 seniors and 138 underclass players — were recognized on the 2025 IBCA girls’ basketball All-State teams. In total, 640 players were nominated (231 seniors, 409 underclass) from 272 schools.
Those voted to the 2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Supreme 15 Senior girls’ team are, listed alphabetically: Laila Abdurraqib, Lawrence Central; Addison Baxter, Columbia City; Avery Gordon, Brownsburg; Kya Hurt, Lawrence North; Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central; Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern; Monique Mitchell, South Bend Washington; Kira Reynolds, South Bend Washington; Ellie Richardson, Scottsburg; Aniah Smith, Avon; Gabby Spink, Gibson Southern; Meredith Tippner, Noblesville; Kaycie Warfel, Pendleton Heights; Leah West, Greensburg; Brooke Winchester, Warsaw.
Those voted to the 2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Supreme 15 Underclass girls’ team are, listed alphabetically: Lillian Barnes, Valparaiso; Joslyn Bricker, Warsaw; Myah Epps, Homestead; Gracyn Gilliard, Center Grove; Lillie Graves, McCutcheon; Gabby Helsom, Homestead; Kennedy Holman, Hamilton Southeastern; Lola Lampley, Lawrence Central; Hannah Menser, Plainfield; Katie Reed, Washington; Brooklynn Renn, Silver Creek; Vanessa Rosswurm, Norwell; Maddy Shirley, Evansville Central; Laniah Wills, Lapel; Brooke Zartman, Warsaw.
The IBCA/Franciscan Health All-State teams are selected through a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and presented by Franciscan Health Sports Medicine.
All IBCA-member head coaches have the opportunity to nominate players. A panel of 22 IBCA coaches — 16 from the current regional areas plus six at-large representatives (two each from IHSAA Districts 1, 2 and 3). Doug Springer, coach at Northridge, is the committee chairman and one of the 22 voters.
Franciscan Health Sports Medicine is making a financial contribution to the IBCA Scholarship Fund as the presenting partner of the IBCA All-State Teams. As part of the partnership, Franciscan Health Sports Medicine will provide plaques to Supreme 15 honorees and certificates to players receiving Large School All-State, Small School All-State or Honorable Mention All-State recognition. Those items will be made available to each recipient’s coach during April, allowing her coach to present the award to each player prior to the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
The IBCA thanks Franciscan Health Sports Medicine for being a partner in this annual project.
The complete 2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Senior All-State and 2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Underclass All-State teams for girls basketball are listed below.
2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Senior All-State
Supreme 15
Laila Abdurraqib, Lawrence Central
Addison Baxter, Columbia City
Avery Gordon, Brownsburg
Kya Hurt, Lawrence North
Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central
Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern
Monique Mitchell, South Bend Washington
Kira Reynolds, South Bend Washington
Ellie Richardson, Scottsburg
Aniah Smith, Avon
Gabby Spink, Gibson Southern
Meredith Tippner, Noblesville
Kaycie Warfel, Pendleton Heights
Leah West, Greensburg
Brooke Winchester, Warsaw
Large School All-State
Emma Ancelet, Danville
Lilly Bischoff, Center Grove
Nevaeh Dickman, Fishers
Aubrey Frank, Washington
Rielyn Goodwin, Northridge
Lily Graves, Franklin Central
Ayla Krygier, Lake Central
Avah Montgomery, Southridge
Alyssa Murphy, Corydon Central
Jamaya Thomas, Lawrence North
Jessa Troy, Penn
Josie Vaughn, Corydon Central
Mylie Wilkison, Greensburg
Ryiah Wilson, South Bend Washington
Vanessa Wimberly, Lake Central
Small School All-State
Kimber Abshear, Wapahani
Madi Allen, North Decatur
Carley Barrett, Lafayette Central Catholic
Ella Bobe, South Knox
Grace Bordenet, Lafayette Central Catholic
Hadley Crosier, Lanesville
Jalyn Davidson, North Central (Farmersburg)
Kila Foster, Bremen
Kenzie Garner, Sheridan
Bren Hill, South Knox
Jacklynn Hosier, Alexandria
Lily Kreischer, Eastside
Emma Simpson, Parke Heritage
Isabella Stout, Bluffton
Taylor Van Meter, Rensselaer Central
Honorable Mention
Shelby Allen, Lanesville
Lindsay Arcella, Andrean
Hannah Arvin, Tri-County
Izzy Avila, White River Valley
Haiden Bailey, Huntington North
Elli Baker, Northfield
Sophie Bakker, DeMotte Christian
Lauren Bear, Tri-West
Andrea Benefield, Westville
Hannah Bledsoe, Barr-Reeve
Emily Bleke, Bellmont
Libby Blythe, Evansville North
Mylee Boling, Beech Grove
Chaney Brown, Greenfield-Central
Myla Browning, Evansville Memorial
Hylton Brumley, Lanesville
Mia Bustos, Eastbrook
Brookelynn Buzzard, Wabash
Anna Caskey, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
Brynlee Clarke, Northview
Brynna Collins, North Knox
Kenley Cornelius, Tri
Ashley Cox, DeKalb
Jaci Crick, Mississinewa
Addison Davis, Danville
Carly Drone, Rensselaer Central
Brooke Edison, LaVille
Glory Ellis, Union (Modoc)
Nina Garner, Munster
Randee Garringer, Mooresville
Ava Grant, Center Grove
Tianna Guy, Indianapolis Cathedral
Mackenzie Hackleman, Wawasee
Kelsey Hawkins, Austin
Alyssa Heath, North Posey
Mary Herman, Vincennes Rivet
Bailey Holman, Angola
Kait Honeycutt, Wabash
Jericho Hopper, Paoli
Emmersen Kalb, Northeast Dubois
Sydnee Kessler, Eastside
Clair Klinger, Washington Township
Allison Knoebel, Shawe Memorial
Elysia Laub, Lowell
Kyleigh Lehiy, North Judson
Mayci Litherland, Heritage Hills
Gracie Little, Washington Township
Ayla Lollar, Indian Creek
Joslyn Marshall, Heritage Christian
Cecilia Mason, Munster
Emily McCrea, Prairie Heights
Ava McGrade, Lakewood Park Christian
Alex McKinley, North Knox
Kassie McMasters, Southport
Ava Mikesell, Northeastern
Samara Miller, Floyd Central
Kaelyse Mitchell, Evansville Reitz
Ashlie Needler, Southern Wells
Emery Newlin, Monrovia
Claire Payne, NorthWood
Alivia Peoples, Anderson Prep Academy
Adriyanna Phillips, Whitko
Jayde Pryor, Tri-Township
Addy Puckett, Monroe Central
Piper Ramey, North Montgomery
Kahlen Robinson, Bowman Academy
Carlee Rogers, Jasper
Sara Rosko, Roncalli
Sophia Saucerman, Eminence
Kenadie Schrock, South Bend Saint Joseph
Shelby Seay, North Central (Farmersburg)
Katie Sevier, Wood Memorial
Ava Shafer, Mooresville
Isabelle Shepherd, Carmel
Mya Skelton, Evansville Central
Makayla Somers, South Decatur
Madison Sonsini, Greenfield-Central
Tiana Starayev, Indiana School for the Deaf
Malea Steele, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
Makenna Strycker, Pioneer
Maddyson Sturgeon, Crawford County
Tanna Tatlock, Southwestern (Shelby)
Cecilia Timme, Sheridan
Paige Traxler, Eastside
Marissa Trout, Huntington North
Amyannah Tucker, Richmond
Brynna Walton, White River Valley
Maddie Walton, Andrean
Kylie Wells, Merrillville
Jacie Wilson, Sullivan
Jaeda Wilson, Indianapolis Cathedral
Sara Zarse, Tri-County
Delaney Zorman, North Daviess
2025 IBCA/Franciscan Health Underclass All-State
Supreme 15
Lillian Barnes, jr., Valparaiso
Joslyn Bricker, jr., Warsaw
Myah Epps, jr., Homestead
Gracyn Gilliard, jr., Center Grove
Lillie Graves, so., McCutcheon
Gabby Helsom, jr., Homestead
Kennedy Holman, jr., Hamilton Southeastern
Lola Lampley, jr., Lawrence Central
Hannah Menser, so., Plainfield
Katie Reed, jr., Washington
Brooklynn Renn, jr., Silver Creek
Vanessa Rosswurm, jr., Norwell
Maddy Shirley, jr., Evansville Central
Laniah Wills, jr., Lapel
Brooke Zartman, jr., Warsaw
Large School All-State
Komari Booker, jr., Pike
Ke’Adriah Butler, jr., Lawrence North
Payton DuVall, so., Franklin Central
Mollie Ernstes, jr., Jennings County
Adah Hupfer, so., Pendleton Heights
Indiah Hutchinson, jr., Hammond Central
Claire Larrison, so., Greensburg
Julia Lashley, jr., Bloomington South
Elliot Leffler, so., Roncalli
Aniyah McKenzie, jr., Lawrence Central
Kylah Patterson, so., Hammond Morton
Paige Schnaus, so., Gibson Southern
Emma Schoen, jr., Silver Creek
Jordan Steele, jr., Highland
Berkeley Williams, jr., Plainfield
Small School All-State
Alyssa Anderson, jr., Woodlan
Audrey Barron, jr., Shawe Memorial
Laniah Davis, jr., Marquette Catholic
Carly Davison, jr., Clinton Central
Maryrose Felling, jr., Triton Central
Kendal Hill, so., South Knox
Riley Johnson, fr., Heritage Christian
Addyson Kircher, jr., Northeastern
Kenzie Koch, so., Eastern Hancock
Hillary Labis, fr., Westville
Brynn Owens, jr., Austin
Lexi Primus, jr., North Knox
Kamri Rowland, jr., Rensselaer Central
Reese Stonebraker, jr., Whitko
Ava Wheeler, jr., Borden
Honorable Mention
Haileigh Allen, jr., Randolph Southern
Whitney Ankenbruck, jr., Homestead
Aniyah Anthony, jr., Tri-West
Konley Ault, jr., Bluffton
Kamrah Banks, jr., Indianapolis Crispus Attucks
Jillian Barr, jr., Delta
Ella Barry, fr., Southmont
Olivia Berzai, jr., Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
Ashley Bleke, fr., Bellmont
Alivia Bolinger, jr., Fort Wayne Concordia
Kenedi Bradley, jr., Chesterton
Te’Asia Briscoe, so., Purdue Poly-Englewood
Ava Burkle, jr., Rossville
Brinley Clark, jr., Floyd Central
Elise Coleman, jr., Floyd Central
Hailey Conder, so., South Central (Elizabeth)
Janaya Cooper, fr., Fort Wayne Snider
Shania Curry, so., Ben Davis
Kelis Dansby, jr., Jeffersonville
Juliana Davis, jr., Madison
Meredith Deaton, jr., West Washington
Alaina Diamond, so., Loogootee
Alonna Divine, jr., Pike
Kayden Donaldson, so., North Miami
Maci Eckerty, jr., Springs Valley
Grace Goldman, jr., North Harrison
Izabell Grantz, jr., Castle
Gina Grote, so., Oldenburg Academy
Eliana Grubbs, jr., Bremen
Cala Haffner, fr., Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Nyomi Hahn, fr., Marion
Bella Hall, jr., Evansville Christian
Violet Hall, jr., Bloomington South
Bailey Hape, jr., Evansville Reitz
Kaylie Harmon, so., Columbus North
Shay Hawk, jr., Washington
Addison Hummel, fr., Penn
Chesney Jackson, so., Charlestown
Swynn Jackson, jr., Fort Wayne Northrop
Denell Jacobs, jr., Warren Central
Marley Jeffers, jr., Pike
Malika Jenkins, so., Merrillville
Emma Kincaid, jr., Bremen
Khloee Kirk, so., Eminence
Griffyn Knight, jr., Delta
Masen Labhart, so., Perry Central
Maya Layton, jr., Lafayette Jefferson
Keara Lipscomb-Allen, so., McCutcheon
Courtney Mathew, so., Rensselaer Central
Lily Maxwell, fr., Elkhart Christian
Elle McCulloch, jr., Brownsburg
Valencia Miller, jr., Hammond Central
Carley Moellering, jr., Homestead
Alexis Neely, jr., Warsaw
Emily Parker, jr., Boonville
Aly Powers, jr., Greensburg
C.C. Quigley, jr., Noblesville
Ava Richie, fr., Crown Point
Kaiya Rinear, jr., South Ripley
Addison Robbins, jr., Peru
Ja’Nyiah Rogers, so., Purdue Poly-Englewood
Angela Rojas-Cepero, fr., Bloomington South
Macie Saalfrank, jr., Norwell
Jillian Salts, jr., Carroll (Flora)
Claire Samples, so., South Ripley
Grace Scharlach, so., Fremont
Riley Schellhamer, fr., Fishers
Lily Scholl, so., Northridge
Carlee Schrader, so., Northview
Casey Schuessler, jr., Lafayette Central Catholic
Hallie Schwieterman, so., Jay County
Jayden Scott, jr., Castle
Leah Shappell, jr., Leo
Alexa Sichting, jr., Indian Creek
Ruby Singer, jr., Franklin County
Aubrey Sparks, fr., Owen Valley
Kayla Stidham, jr., Hamilton Southeastern
Jayma Stonebraker, so., Whitko
Emery Stroud, jr., Crawford County
Rachel Suttmann, jr., Oldenburg Academy
Lilly Sylvester, jr., Yorktown
Ailie Taylor, jr., Princeton
Nora Thomann, fr., North Vermillion
Ciyah Thomas, jr., Hammond Central
Sarah Thompson, jr., Oregon-Davis
Anisa Tonkel, jr., Columbia City
Harley Toppe, jr., Brownstown Central
Zoie Walls, fr., Monrovia
Caroline Wiggins, fr., Indianapolis Cathedral
Khala Williams-Thomas, jr., Fort Wayne Northrop
Sophie Wischmeier, jr., Brownstown Central
Zoey Wood, fr., Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Etta Young, so., Jennings County
COLTS FOOTBALL
The Indianapolis Colts today released defensive tackle Raekwon Davis.
Davis, 6-7, 325 pounds, was signed by Indianapolis as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024. He has played in 80 career games (48 starts) in his time with the Colts (2024) and Miami Dolphins (2020-23) and has compiled 144 tackles (67 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one pass defensed.
INDIANA PACERS
After a fast start, the Indiana Pacers fell just short down the final stretch in Atlanta.
Indiana led after each of the first three quarters on Thursday before the Hawks won the fourth quarter 38-24 to post a 124-118 win over the Pacers (35-26) at State Farm Arena.
The loss snapped a five-game Pacers winning streak over the Hawks and tied their regular season series 1-1. The teams will play one last time this season on Saturday in Atlanta.
The Pacers closed the first half on a 14-3 run to lead 63-56 at the break before Pascal Siakam dropped 13 points in the third quarter to help the Blue & Gold lead 94-86 going into the fourth. In the final frame, the Hawks shot 67 percent while holding the Pacers to 45.5 percent shooting to steal the win.
Siakam put on an outstanding performance, finishing with a game-high 35 points (12-for-18 shooting), while Aaron Nesmith had a solid 21 points, Myles Turner recorded 17 points and nine rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard finished with 15 points and 10 assists.
Georges Niang logged 24 points off the bench for the Hawks in 24 minutes, All-Star Trae Young had 22 points and 16 assists, and Onyeka Okongwu logged 20 points and 13 rebounds. Six players scored in double figures for Atlanta.
The Hawks outshot the Pacers 53.2 to 48.4 percent, won the rebounding margin 43-42, and outscored Indiana 74-46 in the paint. There were 10 lead changes and 11 ties in the game.
Indiana was missing two key players Thursday, as the Pacers were without star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (strained left hip flexor) and Bennedict Mathurin missed a fourth straight game due to a sprained wrist. Jarace Walker moved into the starting five in Haliburton’s place while Andrew Nembhard took over primary ball-handling duties.
In the first half, Indiana shot 51.1 percent as a team to lead 63-56 at intermission.
Siakam had 16 points in the first half on 6-for-8 shooting, and Turner recorded 15 points with the same percentage from the field. Niang scored 12 points in 12 minutes off the bench to top the Hawks at the break.
The Pacers made half their shots in the first quarter, with eight players recording a basket, to build a 31-21 lead.
The teams stayed within a possession following the tip until a 14-6 Indiana run, featuring six different scorers, gave the Blue & Gold a 24-15 advantage with three minutes left in the opening frame.
In the final 55 seconds of the first quarter, Siakam made back-to-back baskets and Ben Sheppard hit a 3-pointer to extend the Pacers’ lead to double digits.
Atlanta mustered a 14-2 run, where Terance Mann scored nine points, to retake the lead at 42-40 four minutes into the second quarter.
Turner then scored nine straight points for the Blue & Gold, but the teams stayed within a possession until a 10-2 Atlanta stretch, where Caris LeVert scored six points, put the Hawks in front 53-49 with 2:56 to play in the opening half.
In the final 2:16 of the second quarter, the Pacers finished on a 14-3 scoring stretch to retake the lead. Siakam scored four points, and T.J. McConnell drilled a forward-leaning 3-pointer at the buzzer to help the visitors take momentum into the locker room.
Siakam scored 13 points in the third quarter to help the Pacers take a 94-86 lead into the final frame.
The Pacers led in the third until a 13-4 scoring stretch from Atlanta, highlighted by an and-one from Young, gave the Hawks the lead back at 82-81 with 3:28 on the clock.
Siakam then took the game over, scoring eight points during an 11-0 Pacers run that gave the Blue & Gold a 92-82 lead before nailing free throws with a few ticks left on the clock.
INDY FUEL
INDIANAPOLIS– With the playoffs on the horizon, the Fuel looks to gain critical points this weekend against divisional and non-divisional foes. With the last game against the Komets being a tough 7-2 loss, the Fuel hopes to even up the scoring.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP
It’s no secret that the Central division has some of the strongest goaltending, we see that with the Fuel and the Komets. Ben Gaudreau is ranked 13th in the league with a 2.46 goals against average while K’s Brett Brochu is 19th with 2.57 GAA. When the Fuel and Komets play, these two goaltenders see lots of shots and are critical to divisional penalty kills. Even if they don’t play this weekend, goaltending will be important for both teams.
WHO RUN THE WORLD?
This game will be the first of a home 3-in-3 for the Fuel. The K’s are coming off a 4-3 win in Bloomington on Wednesday and do not play Saturday. That means Fort Wayne will have a little more rest to use against the Fuel. With these two teams having played lots of games against each other and a few to go still; the Fuel will need to control the energy and not take unnecessary penalties.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Junior guard Yarden Garzon had 18 points while junior guard Shay Ciezki added 17 to lead 9-seed Indiana past 8-seed Oregon in the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament opening round on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
KEY MOMENTS
Indiana (19-11) took control on a 10-0 run lead 15-4 at media timeout as graduate student guard Sydney Parrish and junior guard Shay Ciezki capitalized off turnovers in transition. Ciezki would pace her team in the opening quarter, scoring 11 points and putting IU ahead, 23-11.
The Hoosier took their largest lead of the first half in the second, when Striplin sank a little baseline floater to go up 36-22. Oregon (19-11) trimmed the lead slightly including a buzzer-beater to end the first half as IU led 40-30.
Oregon chipped into Indiana’s lead in the third, as a 7-0 run with 3:24 remaining brought the game to single digits, 48-42. Three pointers by Parrish and Garzon helped extend the third quarter lead to eight, 56-48.
In the fourth, the Hoosiers put 22 points on the board including a 91 percent clip at the line as the last eight points scored were at the line. The lead was at 10 with 5:32 to go in the game as they blew the game open after that with a 10-0 run to close it out.
NOTABLE
Indiana secured its first-ever win over the Ducks on Thursday after previously going 0-3 against them in prior meetings.
Garzon led with a game-high 19 points by going 4-for-7 from the 3-point line.
Ciezki had 11 of her 17 points in the first quarter and added four assists.
The Hoosiers hit 11 3-pointers in the effort, improving to 9-0 in games where they hit 10 or more 3-pointers.
Parrish finished the game with 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.
Graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil also finished in double figures with 13 points and a team-high five assists. Indiana had 18 assists on 25 made field goals.
Freshman forward Faith Wiseman played a season-high 10 minutes and had a pair of rebounds along with an assist.
UP NEXT
Indiana will face top seed USC on Friday afternoon at 12 p.m. ET in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
GAMEDAY INFORMATION — GAME 31
[18] Purdue (21-9, 13-6) vs. [rv] Illinois (19-11, 11-8)
Friday, March 7, 2025 | 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT
Champaign, Illinois | State Farm Center (15,500)
TELEVISION: FOX (Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
ABOUT GAMEDAY
• The No. 18 Purdue men’s basketball team closes out the regular season Friday, making the short jaunt to Champaign, Illinois, to face the Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center. The Boilermakers can claim a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament with a victory, but would need significant help with a loss to the Illini. Illinois will play in Thursday’s second round, no matter the outcome.
THE KEY NOTES
THE NUMBERS (AS OF MARCH 6): A look at Purdue’s numbers entering the Rutgers contest.
• NCAA NET: 15th
• Quad-1: 7-8 | Quad 2: 8-1 | Quad 3: 2-0 | Quad 4: 4-0
• KenPom: 12th | Off. Efficiency: 8th | Def. Efficiency: 51st
• Strength of Schedule (KenPom): 7th
• Associated Press: 18th | USA Today Coaches Poll: 18th
• BracketMatrix.com (Seed): 4 seed
THE FINAL TIME: Purdue travels to Illinois for the Illini’s Senior Day for the second straight season. The Boilermakers topped Illinois 77-71 in last year’s road finale on March 5, 2024.
WHAT’S AT STAKE: A win over Illinois will give Purdue a double-bye in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. While a loss doesn’t end the chances of a double-bye, the Boilermakers would need a lot of help to make that happen.
• Purdue has had a double-bye in every tournament that has been played since the league went to 14 teams before the 2014-15 season. Purdue would have played on Thursday in the 2020 Tournament, but it was canceled by CoVid-19.
• In addition, a win would give Purdue 14 Big Ten victories for the fourth straight season, something never previously done in Big Ten history.
THE STANDARD: Purdue has won 72 conference games over the last five seasons, the most in Big Ten history.
• In addition, the 59 wins during the last four campaigns tied last year’s team for the most wins by a senior class in league history.
• Since Matt Painter’s arrival at Purdue 20 years ago, Purdue owns the Big Ten’s best yearly record with the exception of this year (MSU), the last 14 years (MSU), 17 years (MSU) and 20 years (Wisc.).
THE LEADERS: Purdue’s has shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in 13 of 19 Big Ten contests. In league games only, Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.503), while USC is second at 48.8 percent.
• Purdue leads the Big Ten (league games only) in 3-point percentage (.384) and steals (7.5) and is second in turnover magin (+2.79).
• In league games only, Trey Kaufman-Renn is second in the Big Ten in scoring, while Braden Smith leads in assists again and is second in steals.
• Braden Smith’s 8.6 assists per game average in league play would rank as the highest in Big Ten history (2019 – Cassius Winston, 7.9).
HOT OFFENSE: Purdue has found its offensive touch the last two games, producing at 1.44 points per possession, averaging 88.0 points and shooting 54.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from 3-point range.
• Since January 1, Purdue has the nation’s sixth-most efficient offense.
THE RECORD-SETTERS: Purdue players have set long-standing career records in the three major statistical categories during the last two seasons.
• Zach Edey broke a 54-year scoring record a year ago, previously set by Rick Mount in 1970. Edey broke a 44-year rebounding record a year ago, previously set by Joe Barry Carroll in 1980. And Braden Smith broke a 48-year assists record, previously set by Bruce Parkinson in 1977.
ONE OF ONE:Braden Smith became the first player in NCAA history to have scored at least 1,250 points, dish out 700 assists and grab 500 rebounds by the end of his junior campaign.
500-POINT PACE:Trey Kaufman-Renn (583), Braden Smith (488) and Fletcher Loyer (423) are on pace to become the second trio in school history to have each scored 500 points (2017-18 season).
NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After spending the last two weeks on the road, the No. 2 Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse squad returns home to Arlotta Stadium for another ranked matchup against a Big Ten squad, as it welcomes No. 15 Ohio State to South Bend for a 2 p.m. ET opening faceoff on Saturday, March 8. The game will air on ACCN.
GAME DETAILS
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Arlotta Stadium
Schedule: March 8 — 2 p.m. ET
TV: ACCN
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
THE OHIO STATE SERIES
• Saturday will be the 49th meeting all time between Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Irish lead the all-time series with the Buckeyes, holding a 36-12 advantage in the matchup.
• The most recent installment between the two sides came last season at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium in Columbus with the Irish winning by a score of 13-10.
• The Irish have won 18 of the last 21 matchups with Ohio State, including the 9-0 shutout at Arlotta Stadium on March 21, 2015, which is the last time the Irish held an opponent scoreless in a game.
• In last season’s victory the attack was led by Chris Kavanagh, who put up a career-high eight points off five goals and three assists.
KAVANAGH LEADS THE ATTACK
• Chris Kavanagh picked up right where he left off to open the 2025 season, posting a career-high nine points (4G, 5A) to finish just one point shy of the program record held by his brother Pat.
• The senior leads the Irish in points this season with 21 off 13 goals and eight assists.
• Kavanagh turned in the greatest statistical offensive season in Notre Dame history last year, setting the program record for points in a season with 81.
• The attackman totaled 44 goals and 37 assists during the 2024 season.
• Chris joined his brothers Matt (42G, 33A – 2015) and Pat (31G, 49A – 2024) as the only players in program history to record 30+ goals and assists in the same season.
• The Rockville Centre native earned NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honors after a prolific four-game stretch in the tournament in 2024, recording 22 points off 14 goals and 8 assists.
• The attackman put an exclamation mark on his season with a 5-goal performance in the national title win over Maryland, tying the program record for goals in an NCAA tournament game.
• Kavanagh set the program record for points in an NCAA Tournament game against Georgetown in the quarterfinals, totaling eight points off five goals and three assists. The five goals tied the program record for most goals scored in an NCAA Tourney game.
• The senior has 197 points off 125 goals and 72 assists and currently ranks fourth in program history.
• Kavanagh not only paced Notre Dame’s offense in 2023 but his 46 goals ranked third all-time in program history for a single season, just three behind Randy Colley’s record of 49 goals set in 1995.
• The Rockville Centre, New York, native has scored a goal in 26 straight games and has recorded a point in 48 of 49 games in his career. Kavanagh has posted multiple points in 44 of 49 games in his career.
LYGHTS OUT
• It didn’t take long for Shawn Lyght to make a name for himself in the college lacrosse world, as he cemented himself as one of the top cover defenseman in the country during his 2024 freshman season.
• Lyght consistently drew the No. 1 option for the opposing attack throughout the season.
• The defenseman held Connor Shellenberger to just one goal between the two matchups, both resulting in wins and he limited Joey Spallina to just one point in their only matchup of the year.
• The sophomore opened the 2025 season against Cleveland State holding his main defensive assignment to zero points.
• Lyght was the only sophmore to earn first team All-America status in the Inside Lacrosse preseason honors.
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE
• Despite losing two starting defensemen and standout goalie Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame has allowed only one of the four teams it has faced this season to reach double-digit goals in a game.
• Notre Dame is allowing just 8.75 goals per game this season.
• The Irish finished 2024 allowing just 8.94 goals per game, leading the country, despite playing six games against opponents that ranked in the top 15 in goals scored per game.
• Notre Dame held opponents to 10 or fewer goals in 12 of 17 games during the 2024 campaign, including seven of the last eight on the way to the title.
• The Irish limited the opposition to 12 or fewer goals in 16 of 17 outings last season.
• Preseason All-Americans Ben Ramsey, Will Donovan and Shawn Lyght each return to the defensive unit along with the addition of Greg Campisi from Harvard.
TAYLOR MADE
• Graduate student Jake Taylor is one of the great finishers in lacrosse, totaling 112 goals in his Fighting Irish career.
• The attackman scored seven goals in the season opener to become the 11th player in program history to reach the 100-goal milestone.
• Taylor has 17 hat tricks in his Fighting Irish career and has scored at least three games in each of his first two outings this season.
• The Denver native finished the 2024 season with 41 goals on 83 shots, giving him a shooting percentage of .494 which ranked fourth in the country.
• Taylor scored one of the biggest goals in program history, sending the 2023 NCAA semifinal into overtime with a twister against Virignia in the final minute of regulation.
GREATEST SHOW ON TURF
• The Irish attack has been borderline unstoppable over the last couple of seasons, leading the country in goals per game in 2024 with an average of 15.65.
• The Blue and Gold has scored 67 goals over the first four games this season, averaging 16.75 per game, the second best mark in the country.
• Notre Dame ranks third in the nation in points per game (27.0), shot percentage (.372) and assists per game (10.25).
• The Notre Dame offense has finished with 10 or more goals scored in 26 straight games, the longest active streak in the country.
• The Irish scored 24 goals in the season opener and recorded 19 assists to total 43 points, finishing just three points shy of the program record for points in a game.
DOMINATING THE DOT
• Senior FOGO Will Lynch has won 47-of-72 faceoffs this season for a win percentage of .653 along with 28 ground balls.
• The senior enters Saturday with 298 career ground balls, the most by any player in program history. Lynch set the record in the win over Georgetown, passing Billy Ahmuty (280 GBs – 1991-94) for the top spot.
• Lynch is coming off his best season in his Fighting Irish career, winning 61.2 percent of his faceoff attempts to lead the ACC and rank fourth in the country.
• The FOGO won 202-of 330 attempts and scooped up a team-high 113 ground balls.
• Over the four NCAA Tournament games Lynch was even better than his season average, winning 63-of-97 (64.9%).
• Lynch added a career-high four goals last season, including one in the ACC Tournament and one in the NCAA Tournament.
• Lynch was named to the All-ACC Team and to the ACC All-Tournament Team.
• The standout won over 50 percent of faceoffs in 12-of-16 games last season.
FAMILY STYLE
• Everyone is eating in the Irish attack this season, as 15 different players have already recorded multiple points on the season.
• The Irish have racked up 41 assists on the 67 goals with Chris Kavanagh leading the way with eight.
• In the win over Marquette, all three starting attackmen and all three starting midfielders finished with mulitple goals.
• Notre Dame’s midfield has accounted for 29 of 67 goals this season.
FROM THE GRIDIRON TO THE LACROSSE FIELD
• Three Notre Dame lacrosse players on the 2025 squad also suited up for the football team in the fall, as Jordan Faison, Tyler Buchner and Matt Jeffery are both dual-sport athletes.
• Faison finished the season with 30 receptions for 356 yards and a TD, including a seven-catch, 89-yard performance in the first round of the College Football Playoff win against IU.
• Buchner was used in trick plays on special teams, picking up a first down on a fake FG against GT and completing a 23-yard pass on a fake punt against USC.
• Jeffery played in three games on special teams during his freshman season, seeing the field against Purdue, Stanford and Navy.
• All three have seen action during the 2025 lacrosse season, as Buchner has played in all four games as a SSDM and Faison and Jeffery made their debuts in the win at Georgetown.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The first game of the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament will feature No. 9 seed Butler playing against No. 8 seed St. John’s on Friday morning. The 11 a.m. tip inside Mohegan Sun Arena is a BEDN contest that will stream on FloCollege.com.
GameDay
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM ET
Location: Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun Arena
Live Stats: BIGEAST.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: BEDN on FloCollege.com
Bulldog Bits
– Kilyn McGuff was named Second Team All-BIG EAST on Thursday.
– Butler only faced St. John’s once this season and the game was played at Madison Square Garden.
– The Bulldogs have played in the No. 8 vs. No. 9 game for three-straight years.
– Kilyn McGuff was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
– McGuff led Butler with 21 points and seven rebounds in their game at Villanova.
– McGuff scored 15 of her game-high 21 points in the second half.
– BU outscored the Wildcats 21-10 in the third quarter.
– Butler makes seven 3-pointers per game on average to rank third in the conference.
– BU is shooting 34.1 percent from behind the arc, the third-best percentage in the league.
– McGuff ranks fourth in the league in made 3-pointers with 57. She averages nearly two per game.
– Butler’s 43 rebounds at Villanova was their highest team total against any BIG EAST opponent this year.
– The Bulldogs rank third among all BIG EAST teams in rebound margin (+2.9).
– Sydney Jaynes pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in the setback to Villanova.
– If McGuff plays all 40 minutes on Friday she will move into 10th place at BU for minutes played in a single-season.
– Cristen Carter is shooting 56.3 percent from the floor this year, making 71 of her 126 attempts.
– Butler ranks second in the league in free throw makes (12) and free throw attempts (16.8) per game.
– BU ranks second in the BIG EAST in bench points per game (20.9).
– Ari Wiggins is set to play in her 100th career game on Friday.
BIG EAST Regular Season Standings
#1 UConn 18-0, 28-3
#2 Creighton 16-2, 24-5
#3 Seton Hall 13-5, 21-8
#4 Marquette 12-6, 20-9
#5 Villanova 11-7, 17-13
#6 DePaul 8-10, 13-18
#7 Providence 6-12, 13-18
#8 St. John’s 5-13, 15-14
#9 Butler 5-13, 15-16
#10 Georgetown 4-14, 11-18
#11 Xavier 1-17, 6-23
Scouting St. John’s
The Red Storm ended the regular season with an overtime loss at DePaul to move their overall record to 15-14. Their 5-13 conference record was identical to Butler’s, yet the Johnnies would get the No. 8 seed because they defeated Butler in the regular season. Head Coach Joe Tartamella has the second-best defense in the league, limiting the opposition to just 56.3 points per game. The Red Storm rank third in the BIG EAST in steals (8.9 per game) and fourth in 3-point field goal defense (30.7%). Lashae Dwyer averages three steals per game to lead the conference. The talented guard is also top-ten in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (42.4). Dwyer and Ber’Nyah Mayo have started in every game this year and are the only players on the team to average double figures in the scoring column. Dwyer leads the way at 13.6 points per game and Mayo averages 11.3.
All-Time Series
St. John’s is 17-5 all-time against Butler. The two teams split the regular season series a year ago with each team winning at home. St. John’s notched a 60-42 win in New York, but the Bulldogs responded with a 64-59 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Before that victory, St. John’s had won eight-straight.
Last Game vs. The Red Storm
St. John’s and Butler went head-to-head at Madison Square Garden in the only meeting of the season between the two clubs. Lashae Dwyer (21), Phoenix Gedeon (13) and Ber’Nyah Mayo (11) all scored in double figures for the Red Storm. Dwyer went 8-for-12 from the floor and 4-for-6 from 3-point range, while Gedeon added a game-high nine rebounds. The Johnnies scored 27 points off 22 Butler turnovers. Butler was led by Kilyn McGuff and Sydney Jaynes with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
McGuff Named Second Team All-BIG EAST
Kilyn McGuff was selected to the 2024-25 All-BIG EAST Second Team after a vote from the conference head coaches. McGuff averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game to lead the team in each category. She led the BIG EAST in double-doubles with 10, ranked fourth in rebounds per game (8.0), fourth in made 3-pointers (57), sixth in minutes per game (33.5) and 10th in free throw percentage (76.5). She led BU in scoring 12 times and in rebounding 22 times!
McGuff Makes BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Kilyn McGuff had a game-high 21 points against Villanova while also adding seven rebounds, an assist, and a block. She went 6-for-9 from the field including 2-for-4 from behind the arc and 7-for-10 from the line.
Tournament Talk
Butler and St. John’s have never played each other in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bulldogs will be aiming for their first conference tournament win since March 3, 2018 when they topped Providence in the first round 73-67. Butler’s two other tournament wins were recorded against Xavier in the first round. They won against the Musketeers in 2016 and again in 2017.
Down to the Wire
All three BIG EAST Tournament wins for Butler have been decided in the final seconds of the game. They beat Xavier by one in 2016 (48-47), then by two points in 2017 (68-66). The 2018 victory against Providence came in overtime.
Last Two Trips
Butler faced Providence in the conference tournament last year and went up against Georgetown in Austin Parkinson’s first year as a Bulldog. The Hoyas topped BU 53-46 in 2023. A year ago, Providence eliminated Butler with a 75-60 victory. Butler still made the 2024 WNIT field and would win a game over Bowling Green before ending their season in the Second Round to Purdue.
Butler’s BIG EAST Basketball Legend
2023 Butler Athletics Hall of Famer Lade Akande was selected as this year’s BIG EAST Basketball Legend for the Bulldogs. Akande played at BU from 2005-09 and finished in the Top 10 in Butler’s career record book in 12 categories. She ended her career with 1,705 points to mark the second-most in school history. Akande also had 757 rebounds and 140 blocks to become just the second player in school history to record over 1,500 points, 700 rebounds and 100 blocks.
Signature Wins
Butler’s best wins of the season came against Indiana and Marquette. The Hoosiers lost to the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Nov. 13 by the final score of 56-46. IU currently has a NET ranking at 39. BU also topped Marquette 67-65 at Hinkle on Feb. 9. The Golden Eagles are 20 spots below Indiana in the NET rankings.
Kilyn Reached 1,000 Career Points
Kilyn McGuff reached 1,000 career points in the second half of Butler’s game at #6 UConn. She scored a team-high 17 against the Huskies to move her career total to 1,006. She has scored 395 points as a Bulldog and had 723 over her previous three years at Belmont.
What’s Missing?
Caroline Strande and Jordan Meulemans are both out for the season. Meulemans was sidelined just days before Butler’s first game and Strande suffered a season-ending injury on Dec. 29 vs. Seton Hall. Strande was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection last year and became the first Bulldog in program history to lead the team in points, rebounds and assists during the same season. Meulemans averaged 8.1 points per game last year and made 61 3-pointers, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.
Up Next
The winner between Butler and St. John’s will advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday to play No. 1 seed UConn at noon. That contest will air live on FS1. UConn beat Butler 101-59 in the first meeting at the XL Center in Hartford. The rematch at Hinkle Fieldhouse came in front of a record-setting, sold-out crowd of 9,100 people. UConn won that matchup 86-47.
BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Ball State men’s basketball team is set to take on Miami (OH) in the regular season finale at 6 p.m. on Friday at Millett Hall.
The matchup will be broadcast on ESPNU with Noah Reed and Tim Welsh on the call, while Mick Tidrow and David Eha handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 1340AM – 92.5FM.
Miami leads the head-to-head series 69-43 including a 39-12 edge in games played in Oxford. The RedHawks won 80-72 on Jan. 7 at Worthen Arena in Ball State’s MAC home opener.
Ball State (14-16, 7-10 MAC) enters Friday needing a win to have a chance to make the conference tournament which begins next Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cardinals fell 69-67 to Central Michigan on Tuesday night on a last-minute field goal for the Chippewas.
Miami (22-8, 13-4 MAC) has clinched the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament after winning 84-69 at Buffalo on Tuesday. The RedHawks exceeded expectations after being picked to finish sixth in the preseason head coaches poll.
Miami has an efficient offense, leading the MAC in field goal percentage (48.7, No. 17 in NCAA Division I), 3-point percentage (39.5, No. 5) and effective field goal percentage (57.3, No. 8). The RedHawks also pace the conference in steals per game (8.4), turnovers forced per game (14.6) and turnover margin (+2.3).
Kam Craft is the MAC leader in 3-point percentage among qualifiers at 41.5 percent, which is 29th nationally. Junior guard Peter Suder (13.7 points per game) and Kraft (13.0) pace a Miami offense that has nine players averaging at least 5.7 points per game.
MAC TOURNAMENT IMPLICATIONS: Ball State must win Friday night at Miami and have Bowling Green and Central Michigan lose to clinch a spot in next week’s Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Falcons host Western Michigan while the Chippewas host Northern Illinois. Both games begin as 7 p.m., so if Ball State wins the Cardinals likely won’t know their fate until about an hour after the game concludes with a 6 p.m. start time in Oxford. This is the only scenario for Ball State to make the tournament, and it would be as the No. 8 seed against No. 1 seed Akron.
REVENGE WITH THE RIVAL: The Cardinals will be looking to beat Miami in Oxford for the first time since 2016, though the two teams have only played at Millett Hall four times since then.
Ball State beat Miami 73-56 on Feb. 16 of that year. This year’s RedHawks have clinched the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament with a 13-4 conference record.
BATTLE OF THE SHARPSHOOTERS: Ball State junior guard Juanse Gorosito and Miami’s redshirt sophomore Kam Craft are two of the top 3-point shooters in the league.
Gorosito enters Friday’s game sixth in the Ball State record books for most triples in a single season (72), while Craft’s 78 3-pointers make him third in Miami’s program history.
SEASON HIGHS FOR FATT AND MICKEY: Both Jermahri Hill (26 points) and Pearson Jr. (24) set season bests in scoring on Feb. 25 against Akron.
Hill had put up 25 points twice earlier this season (Dayton on Nov. 13 and Anderson on Dec. 31), while Pearson Jr., had his previous season high of 21 points on Feb. 8 vs Southern Miss. Pearson Jr., also tied his career-best with four 3-pointers and finished one point shy of his career-high in scoring (25 at Central Michigan on Feb. 27, 2024).
TJ TIME: True freshman guard TJ Burch has provided a spark off the bench in each of the last three games, putting up at least five points and two assists against Akron, Bowling Green and Central Michigan.
Burch had the best plus/minus (+8) on the team against the Zips and helped the Cardinals rally back from a 13-point deficit when he first checked in to get as close as three points in the closing seconds of the game. The freshman played his most minutes at Bowling Green (14) and scored his most points (seven against Akron) in a MAC game during the stretch.
LOCKING DOWN THE PERIMETER: The Cardinals have been successful in limiting opponents’ shooting from distance to the tune of a Mid-American Conference best 3-point defense percentage of 30.8.
Ball State is even better in conference play percentage-wise at 30.3 which is second in the MAC (Akron at 30.1). The Cardinals also have performed well on the offensive end from distance, ranking second in the MAC in league games with a 36.7 3-point percentage.
CAREER HIGH FOR THE CANADIAN: Hendriks scored a career-best 14 points in the 80-66 triumph over Buffalo on Feb. 22.
Hendriks was efficient in doing so, going 6-for-8 from the field and making both free throw attempts in 11 minutes of playing time.
GORO-THREE-TO: Gorosito hit his 200th career 3-pointer early in the second half of the Feb. 25 game against Akron.
Gorosito has now made multiple triples in 21 games this season and ranks fourth in the conference in 3-pointers made (71) and second in shooting percentage (41.1) from distance among those who’ve made at least two per game.
TRIO OF 1,000 POINT SCORERS: Jeremiah Hernandez became the third Ball State men’s basketball player of the season to amass 1,000 career points when he hit the milestone early in the second half on Feb. 11 vs Eastern Michigan.
Sparks secured his 1,000th point on New Year’s Eve before Mickey Pearson Jr., hit the mark on Feb. 8.
MOVING UP THE RECORD BOOK: Sparks (760 career rebounds at Ball State) passed Franko House (741) on Feb. 22 against Buffalo to move up eighth in the Ball State record book for career boards.
Bonzi Wells (843 career rebounds) is 7th on the list. Sparks is currently 5th on the career free throws made list (385) and 24th in scoring (1,212).
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE FREE THROW LINE: Sparks (199) and Hill (198) are first and second in the league in free throw attempts, respectively.
Sparks ranks No. 23 nationally in free throw attempts, while Hill is No. 25 in NCAA Division I. The two are third (Hill with 135) and fourth (Sparks with 128) in the MAC in free throws made.
GETTING TO THE LINE: The Cardinals pace the Mid-American Conference in both free throw attempts per game (25.6) and free throws made per game (18.1) through the season’s first 30 games.
Ball State ranks No. 8 and No. 9 in those categories in NCAA Division I, respectively. The total tallies (768 attempts and 542 makes) outpace the next-closest MAC team (Toledo) by 140 attempts and 80 makes.
HOME STATE HEROES: Brittain-Watts (2019), Zane Doughty, Joey Hart and Mason Jones (2023) were each named Indiana High School All-Stars, while three more Cardinals also had ties to the state before arriving in Muncie.
Ball State has the second-most players from Indiana high schools among Indiana-based Division I teams behind Purdue.
WORLD FLYERS: The 2024-25 Ball State roster consists of student-athletes from three different countries in addition to the United States of America.
Gorosito (Argentina), Hendriks (Canada) and Jurica Zagorsak (Croatia) are international Cardinals this season. Interestingly, Juanse, Ben and Jurica were born on different continents, so Ball State has student-athletes from North America, South America and Europe on the team.
TRANSFERS FROM ALL OVER: Each of Ball State’s seven student-athletes who have transferred into the program have come from different college basketball conferences.
The list includes Ethan Brittain-Watts (Patriot League, Boston), Gorosito (West Coast Conference, Portland), Hart (SEC, Kentucky), Hernandez (Ohio Valley Conference, USI), Pearson Jr. (Big 12, TCU), Sparks (Big Ten, Indiana) and Hill who played junior college ball at South Plains in Levelland, Texas.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State jumped out to a hot start Thursday night inside Hulman Center. That spark soon faded, though, as Belmont exploded for 57 second-half points in a 90-69 setback for the Sycamores.
Keslyn Secrist led all players with 22 points, her fifth 20-point game this season, and also added five rebounds. Savannah White had 13 points and seven boards, while Deja Jones finished with 11 points and eight assists.
Indiana State hit eight of its first 13 shots and led by as many as eight midway through the first quarter, but Belmont closed on an 11-0 run to take a three-point lead after one quarter. After an low-scoring second quarter saw the teams go to the intermission separated by three points, Belmont broke things open with an 11-2 run in the third quarter and never looked back. The Bruins put up a 28-point third quarter and followed with a 29-point fourth quarter to cruise past the Sycamores.
First Half
Indiana State came out firing from behind the arc to start, as Jones, Secrist and Bella Finnegan all hit threes in the first four minutes of the game. Two layups from White, along with a pair of baskets from Secrist, saw the Sycamores lead 18-11 midway through the first, and Finnegan tacked on a three-ball to extend the advantage out to eight. Belmont closed the quarter strong, though, as the Bruins finished the frame on an 11-0 run to lead 24-21 after one.
Baskets from Mia Simpson and Finnegan kept the Sycamores on pace with Belmont early in the second quarter. Secrist knotted things up at 30-all late in the quarter with a pair of layups, one of which came on a three-point play with just over two minutes left in the half. Belmont banked in a three with just under a minute to go, as the visitors led 33-30 at the break.
Second Half
An early jumper from Jones, along with another Finnegan three-ball, had Indiana State within four just over two minutes into the third quarter. Layups from White and Secrist kept the Trees within range midway through, but an 11-2 Belmont run broke things open. Indiana State hit just one basket in the final six minutes of the quarter, a layup from Secrist with just under two minutes remaining, as the Sycamores trailed 61-43 entering the fourth.
Layups from White and Jones, along with a basket from Secrist, gave the Sycamores some momentum early in the final frame, but that was short-lived. Belmont went on a 14-4 run to push its lead out to 87-56 as Indiana State went on another long drought without a basket, this one lasting more than four minutes. Semie Brar knocked down a pair of late threes, but the game was already out of reach by then as the Sycamores slumped to a 90-69 defeat.
News and Notes
Keslyn Secrist recorded her fifth 20-point game of the season Thursday, finishing with a game-high 22. Secrist and Bella Finnegan are tied for the team lead with five 20-point games each.
Semie Brar matched her season highs of eight points and two 3-pointers in Thursday’s game.
Indiana State continued its trend of extending possessions, logging 16 second chance points Thursday.
The Sycamores dished out 17 assists Thursday, the most for Indiana State since recording 20 assists at Southern Illinois Feb. 9.
Savannah White continued to make her case for the all-defensive team, finishing with a game-high three blocks to go alongside her 13 points and seven rebounds (all defensive)
With just eight available players, four of Indiana State’s five starters logged more than 30 minutes of action Thursday.
Up Next
Indiana State plays its final regular season game Saturday at 2 p.m. against Murray State inside Hulman Center. The Sycamores will honor their senior class, consisting of guards Semie Brar and Deja Jones, forward Leah Yarbrough, and graduate assistants Jada Haines and Donald Metoyer Jr., prior to the game.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball’s March to Indianapolis continues.
No. 2 seed Purdue Fort Wayne beat No. 8 seed Wright State 64-50 on Thursday night (March 6) in the Hilliard Gates Sports Center to reserve their spot in the Horizon League Championship semifinal.
With the victory, the Mastodons will move on to play Cleveland State on Monday (March 10) at the Corteva Coliseum (formerly the Indiana Farmers Coliseum) in Indianapolis. That game will tip at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+. Tickets are on sale here.
Purdue Fort Wayne picked up its 24th victory of the season, which sets a new program record. The previous best was 23, set in 1995-96 and matched last season.
The Mastodons led for the majority of the contest (28:40), jumping out to a 5-0 start. Late in the second quarter trailing 29-28, Amellia Bromenschenkel went on a 5-0 run by herself in two possessions to put the ‘Dons up four heading into the locker room. After some spirited halftime discussion, the ‘Dons had an 8-2 run to start the third quarter that forced WSU to burn a timeout. The Mastodons never trailed from there.
The Raiders had a late 9-3 push to get within eight with three minutes left, but Bromenschenkel and Lauren Ross put the game on ice with a perfect 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line.
Jazzlyn Linbo was fantastic throughout the game, finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block with just one turnover in 25 minutes. Her sub from the bench, Sydney Graber, was good as well with eight points and six boards in the other 15 minutes.
Bromenschenkel led the team with 15 points and added five rebounds. Ross finished with 11 points, four rebounds and three assists.
The Mastodons were 41.5 percent from the floor (22-of-53) and 44.4 percent from 3-point land (8-of-18). Wright State was 17-of-56 from the floor for 30.4 percent and 6-of-21 for 28.6 percent from the 3-point line.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to a program-best 24-7 while Wright State falls to 10-22. The Mastodons will take the floor at the Corteva Coliseum on Monday (March 10) for a 2:30 p.m. tip in Indy.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Purdue Fort Wayne fell 72-67 at Youngstown State on Thursday (March 6) in the Barbasol Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. Purdue Fort Wayne erased 13 points of a 15 point deficit in the final four minutes, but the Penguins moved on to Indianapolis with the victory.
The Mastodons’ largest lead came at 16-7 with 10:43 remaining in the first half. YSU chipped away from there and the two teams went to the break tied at 26. YSU found their shot in the second half and went up 15 points with five minutes left. Backcourt pressure by the ‘Dons led to a 9-0 run, making it a 59-53 deficit with 2:29 remaining. A Quinton Morton-Robertson 3-pointer with 31 seconds left cut the Mastodons’ deficit to one possession at 67-64. They would cut it to two points soon after.
Down 70-67 and two seconds left, a scramble after a missed free throw saw one chance at a game tying shot. But the rushed 3-pointer was no good.
Morton-Robertson finished with 21 points and five 3-pointers. Jalen Jackson had 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.
Nico Galette had 22 points and Ty Harper added 20 points for Youngstown State.
Both teams shot sub 40 percent in the game. The ‘Dons finished at 37.1 percent (23-of-62). YSU shot 36.2 percent (21-of-58).
YSU improves to 20-12. The Mastodons fall to 19-13.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team fell in its first game of the week to the Murray State Racers 88-60.
The Purple Aces kept the game close in the first half on Thursday night. But players in foul trouble during the third quarter kept UE behind Murray State in the loss. Evansville did have three players with double digit performances led by freshman Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) with 18 points.
“It was a weird game,” said Head Coach Robyn Scherr afterwards. “It was really tough to have all of our post players in foul trouble. Despite that I thought we had some really good moments. Unfortunately, the final score doesn’t really show what the game really was.
“We had a great third quarter from our kid, put up a ton of points, played really well. Gave up a run to start the fourth quarter and unfortunately that was the game. And we had to finish out with four healthy players and one very injured player out there with no post players. Sometimes that’s what happens and that was the hand that we were dealt. Overall, I’m really really proud of our team for how we competed today.”
It was a quick back-and-forth pace early in Meeks Family Fieldhouse as the teams traded point for point. The Aces took a brief one-point lead three minutes into the game on a layup made by sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS). Murray State responded with its first run of the game scoring seven straight points to retake the lead. A jumper in the paint for Runner broke the run and stalled the Racer offense. Neither team scored over the next two minutes as UE made it a one-point game. Murray State was held scoreless by Evansville’s offense for over three and a half minutes. The teams traded free throw attempts to end the quarter as the Aces trailed by three.
The Racers began the second quarter on a nine-point run to pull away on a 12-point lead. UE had a three-point play after an early timeout but didn’t put together a run longer than four points through the second. Evansville didn’t score for the final two minutes of the first half and headed into the locker room down 41-26.
The Aces offense regrouped midway through the third quarter with a seven-point run to get back within 11 points after forward Tamesha Dozier (Louisville, Ky. / Wabash Valley) fouled out of the game at 7:15. The teams matched each other shot for shot until Murray State had another brief run. Runner was able to end the streak with a made three pointer with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The third ended with the teams trading free throw attempts as it was a 62-49 game going into the final 10 minutes.
Murray State was able to fully pull away from UE in the fourth quarter with a 17-2 run over five minutes. The Racers run ended when Hartwig was able to make a layup with three minutes to go. But Hartwig was called for her fifth foul only 30 seconds later, making her Evansville’s third and final post player to foul out of the game. With only five active players left, the Aces went back and forth with Murray’s bench for the final two minutes of the game, falling to the Racers 88-60.
Three UE players finished the night with double figures as Runner led with 18, Hartwig had 14 before fouling out, and freshman guard Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) added 12 points. Hartwig led the team in rebounds with five boards while Runner and senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) had four each. Palomo led the team in takeaways with two steals while also helping on four baskets in a career-high 40-minute performance.
Evansville closes out the regular season with a midday matchup on Saturday. The Aces welcome the Belmont Bruins for their final game in Meeks Family Fieldhouse. UE will be celebrating its four senior players on Saturday afternoon. While tip-off for Saturday’s game is set for 2 p.m.
INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
ST. LOUIS – Tayshawn Comer led the University of Evansville men’s basketball team with 22 points, but a game-high 31 points from Terence Harcum led Murray State to a 74-53 win in Thursday evening’s Arch Madness contest inside the Enterprise Center.
Joining Comer in double figures was Connor Turnbull who recorded 16 points. Comer was 5-of-17 from the field and converted 12 of his 13 free throw tries. Turnbull added three blocks and five boards. Josh Hughes led the way with nine caroms.
“We came into the game with a plan to keep Murray State out of the paint and keep them from getting points in transition and did a good job in the first half,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “In the second half, the game got away from us a little bit and, unfortunately, we were not able to respond to their offensive fury. We continue to put down the right building blocks for this storied program. We adapted as the season moved along and showed the type of character that the people in our locker room have.”
Tanner Cuff gave the Purple Aces a quick 2-0 lead while Murray State grabbed its first advantage with a triple. Connor Turnbull knocked down his first field goal to put UE back in front. Another triple gave the Racers a 6-4 edge before Tayshawn Comer’s first basket of the evening knotted the score at 6-6.
Murray State made the first significant run of the game, scoring the next seven points to go up 13-6 just over five minutes into the game. Turnbull ended the stretch with a layup at the 12:18 mark. UE missed three shots while turning it over twice while MSU opened the advantage. After another triple saw the Racers take a 16-8 lead, Evansville responded with seven in a row to make it a 1-point game inside of nine minutes remaining.
Following a Turnbull layup, Josh Hughes connected from downtown. Comer completed the run with a drive to the basket. Over the next four minutes, Murray State slowly took its largest lead, utilizing a 15-5 run to go up by 11 as the half entered its final five minutes. Trailing by a 33-23 margin with 3:09 on the clock, UE grabbed some momentum, cutting the gap to four inside the final minute. Four Comer points were followed by Gabiel Pozzato’s first tallies of the night to make it a 33-29 game. At the buzzer, a layup by the Racers sent them to the break with a 35-29 lead.
Out of halftime, Murray State scored the first eight points to take their largest advantage of 14 points – 43-29. Comer’s 3-point play got UE back on track with 14:45 remaining. Evansville opened the half missing its first seven shots while turning the ball over twice. Pozzato and Turnbull converted 3-pointers over the next sequence to cut the deficit to nine points at 49-41.
As the minutes ticked away, Murray State took control. Going on a 20-4 run, the Racers pushed their lead to 60-45 with 4:30 remaining. From there, MSU cruised to the 74-53 triumph. Murray State out-shot the Aces by a 47.3%-34.7% margin while completing the game with a 36-28 edge on the boards.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball soared past the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 73-52, in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament Thursday afternoon.
The Screaming Eagles improved to 22-11 overall (12-8 OVC) and advanced to Friday’s semifinal round against no. 1 seed Tennessee Tech University, tipping off at 1 p.m. from Ford Center in downtown Evansville. The Trojans conclude their season 14-16 (12-8 OVC).
Little Rock opened the scoring with six straight points before graduate forward Meredith Raley started the scoring for USI with a massive three from the top of the key. USI proceeded to go on a 7-0 run to take the lead, 10-8, with the help of a corner three from senior guard Vanessa Shafford. The Trojans’ offense stormed into the media timeout on another 6-0 run, retaking the lead 14-10. Momentum swayed back in USI’s favor after the timeout, as a pair of Raley free throws and a three by sophomore guard Triniti Ralston put the Eagles back in front 15-14 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. USI finished the first with a four-point advantage, 19-15, while shooting 53.8 percent as a team.
The Screaming Eagles’ offense kept churning. They opened the second quarter with nine straight points over the first four minutes to extend the lead to double figures, 28-15. Later in the quarter, USI’s advantage climbed to 16 points, 36-20, with 2:30 left in the first half. Southern Indiana carried a 12-point lead, 38-26, into halftime after its suffocating defense held Little Rock to just five points through the first seven minutes of the second quarter and 11 for the period.
Little Rock came out of halftime on the attack and firing, cutting the deficit down to six, 42-36, three minutes into the second half. However, Southern Indiana remained in control, starting another run on a difficult basket from sophomore guard Sophia Loden to spark USI’s offensive attack. A strong finish for a three-point play by Raley increased USI’s lead back up to double digits. USI’s stellar bench production on Thursday helped the Eagles push their lead back to 16, 54-38, going to the fourth quarter.
The two sides exchanged blows in the early going of the fourth quarter, but Southern Indiana refused to let Little Rock make up any ground. A Shafford elbow triple and a bucket from sophomore forward Amiyah Buchanan just past the halfway point of the fourth ballooned USI’s lead to 22, 67-45, the largest difference in the game. The Screaming Eagles’ defensive wall continued to stand tall to seal the quarterfinal victory.
The Screaming Eagles maintained their solid play on both ends of the court from Wednesday’s first-round win. Collectively, USI shot nearly 47 percent (29-62) from the floor and over 31 percent (6-19) from three. The Eagles were 9-12 for 75 percent at the line. Southern Indiana controlled the boards, 45-27, and the paint, 40-30. USI had 20 second-chance points on 16 offensive rebounds. Additionally, USI boasted 27 points from its bench compared to only four bench points for the Trojans.
Raley picked up where she left off on Wednesday, scoring a team-high 16 points on 4-5 shooting and 6-7 at the free-throw line. Shafford finished with 10 points. Four other Screaming Eagles tallied eight points in the game.
Little Rock shot 40.8 percent (20-49) overall and was held to 2-14 shooting from beyond the arc. The Trojans struggled at the charity stripe, going for under 46 percent (10-22). Graduate guard Sug Williams scored a game-high 18 points, and senior forward Jordan Holman posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Trojans.
USI’s tournament run continues Friday afternoon from Ford Center against the 2024-25 OVC regular-season champions Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech, who swept the regular-season matchups against USI, is coming off a double-bye and will make its tournament debut on Friday.
Prior to Friday’s game, USI alumni and fans can join in on another pregame pep rally and celebratory lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Rooftop across from Ford Center. After lunch, fans can head over to Ford Center for the game.
All games from the OVC Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+. 95.7 FM The Spin and 97.7 FM WREF will have radio coverage of USI contests.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball program took another step forward on Thursday night, continuing a season of progress with a 67-50 victory over UIC in the opening round of Arch Madness, the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. This marked the team’s first conference tournament triumph under head coach Roger Powell Jr. and allowed the squad to double its overall win total from a year ago.
How It Happened
After UIC scored the game’s first basket, Valpo went on a 6-0 run, including a 3 by Carson Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Wright State / Link Year]) on an assist by twin brother Cooper Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Link Year]) that started the Beacon scoring. After the early bucket, the Flames went on a five-minute scoring drought.
The Valpo lead fluctuated between one and three until Cooper and Carson reversed roles, with this time Carson assisting and Cooper throwing down a dunk to make it 12-7 Valpo with 12:08 left in the opening half.
UIC cut it to one at 16-15, but Valpo followed with a 9-0 run to open the lead to double figures, capped by a triple from freshman All Wright (Durango, Mexico / Link Year) that made it 27-17 with 4:43 left in the opening half.
Another Valpo run – this time 8-0 – doubled the cushion to 16 at 35-19 after a fastbreak layup by Wright with 2:24 on the first-half clock. That 16-point lead was intact at halftime at 37-21.
A 10-0 run helped Valpo stretch the lead from 14 to 24 at 12:32 of the second half after a jumper by Tyler Schmidt (Valparaiso, Ind. / Victory Christian Academy [Olivet Nazarene]) made it 51-27, and the Beacons cruised the rest of the way.
Inside the Game
The Beacons were -12 and -10 in rebounding margin in the two regular-season matchups with UIC before outdoing the Flames on the boards 43-36 on Thursday.
Valpo held UIC to just 29.8 percent shooting, Valpo’s best field-goal percentage defense against a Division-I opponent since holding Southern Illinois to .236 on Feb. 12, 2020. This was the team’s second-best field goal percentage defense against a Missouri Valley Conference opponent since joining the league.
Valpo set a season best for fewest points allowed against a Division-I opponent. This marked the team’s fewest points allowed vs. a D-I team since winning 59-50 at Illinois State on Jan. 14, 2024.
The 50 points were the fewest scored by UIC this season. The field-goal percentage of .298 was also a season low.
The 17-point margin of victory was Valpo’s largest against a Missouri Valley Conference team this season, surpassing 15 against Belmont. This marked Valpo’s largest margin of victory against an MVC team since beating Illinois State 71-51 on Jan. 21, 2023.
With the victory, Valpo snapped a three-game Arch Madness losing streak, picking up its first win in St. Louis since beating Evansville 81-59 in the first round on March 3, 2022.
With the win, Valpo captured its 14th win of the season, doubling last season’s win total.
Valpo reversed the result against a UIC team that had won both regular-season matchups.
Carson made his first collegiate start on Thursday.
Cooper recorded his league-most ninth double-double of the season and the 11th of his career, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Cooper’s career-high six blocks marked the most by a Valpo player since Vashil Fernandez had six on March 22, 2016 vs. St. Mary’s in the NIT. He outdid his previous high of five rejections, reached twice, most recently Feb. 19 vs. Missouri State.
Cooper became the fifth player in the nation this season to record a 17-point, 11-rebound, six-block game. He became the first Missouri Valley Conference player to record that stat line in a game between two Valley teams since Southern Illinois’ Thik Bol on Feb. 19, 2017.
Cooper’s six blocks lifted his career total to 90, moving into a tie for eighth in program history. He lifted his season total to 61, vaulting from ninth to sixth on the program’s single-season blocks list.
Cooper scored 12 points or more for the 23rd straight game.
Cooper climbed over Dan Oppland for sixth in program history for points by a sophomore with 499.
Wright cracked the top 10 in MVC history for points by a freshman, finishing the night in eighth in Valley history with 473 points as a rookie.
Wright’s game-high 22 points represented his eighth time in the last 11 games tallying 20 or more.
Senior Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro (LaSalle, Quebec, Canada / Orangeville Prep [Western Michigan]) threatened a double-double with nine points and a career-high-tying nine rebounds. He surpassed his previous season best on the glass of six that occurred on Dec. 29 at Bradley and equaled his career best that occurred on Dec. 16, 2023 while playing for Western Michigan, ironically also in a game against UIC.
Senior Darius DeAveiro (Kanata, Ottawa, Canada / Orangeville Prep) tied a career high with seven rebounds, his fifth career seven-rebound game and first since Feb. 16 of this season. Schmidt pulled down six boards as well.
Valpo won the turnover battle for the 25th time in 32 games this season and had 10 turnovers or fewer for the 22nd time. The Beacons held a 9-8 edge in that area.
VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Trailing by 20 points approaching the midway mark of the third quarter at the ARC Thursday evening, a lesser team than the Valpo women’s basketball team might have folded. After all, the Beacons were facing a Drake squad which entered the game tied atop the MVC standings and ranked among the top-70 nationally in NET. The Beacons were facing a full-strength Drake team while playing without the two starters they’ve been without throughout conference play. And the Beacons had given the Bulldogs a strong shot right out of the gate before Drake reeled off a strong 20-minute stretch of basketball to take its 20-point lead.
But that’s not in the DNA of this year’s Valpo squad. The Beacons outscored Drake 39-18 over the final 15-plus minutes of the game to turn the tables on the Bulldogs, capping off a 66-65 victory with two free throws from Leah Earnest (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) with 1.7 seconds to play. The 20-point deficit was the largest Valpo has overcome for a win in program history and is believed to tie the MVC record for largest deficit overcome.
How It Happened
As they have done often this season in conference play when facing teams above them in the standings, the Beacons got off to a strong start on Thursday. Earnest had six early points and Nevaeh Jackson (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) five as well, and when Katie Beyer (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) drilled a 3-pointer, Valpo’s lead was 14-4 with 4:32 to play in the first quarter.
Drake scored the next six points to close to within four. Beyer and Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) hit 3-pointers late in the opening period to help Valpo maintain a 20-15 lead at the end of 10 minutes.
The Bulldogs opened the second quarter with the first five points to briefly level the game before baskets on back-to-back trips by Earnest and Maci Rhoades (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek [Radford]) put Valpo up 24-20 approaching the midway point of the period.
Drake went on a 15-0 run to close the first half, taking a 35-24 lead into halftime.
The Bulldogs scored the first four of the second half to extend it to a 19-point run. Rhoades hit a 3-pointer to snap the Valpo drought, but Drake responded immediately with a triple of its own to force a Valpo timeout, trailing 42-27 with 7:59 to play in the quarter.
Drake’s lead hit its apex at 47-27 with 5:48 to play in the third period. Valpo cut that lead to 53-43 at the end of the quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs 16-6 over that stretch as four different Beacons hit from 3-point range.
The lead remained right around that 10-point mark for the first few minutes of the fourth quarter before Rhoades cut a little more into it with a triple with 6:24 to play to make it a 59-53 game.
Two minutes later, it was Beyer again connecting from deep to bring Valpo within 61-56. The Bulldogs hit a 3-pointer on their next offensive possession to push their lead back to eight under the four-minute mark, but at that point, nobody knew Drake would score just one point the rest of the way.
Valpo’s comeback from there began innocuously enough, as Earnest split four free throws to cut the deficit to six. The graduate student got to the line again with 1:41 remaining and hit both this time, making it a 64-60 game.
The Beacons got a stop on the defensive end and immediately turned it into points thanks to the sophomore connection. Jackson grabbed the rebound and whipped it ahead on the break to Layla Gold (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral), who finished at the rim with 1:16 to play to bring Valpo within two.
Valpo’s defense got another stop and Gold was fouled on the offensive end with 27 seconds remaining. The sophomore calmly hit both, tying the game for the first time since the second quarter.
With the shot clock off, Drake was looking to run the game clock down and did so nearly all the way before the Beacons were called for a foul in a scramble with 2.9 seconds remaining. The Bulldogs split their pair of free throws to take a one-point lead.
Following a timeout, Valpo inbounded in the frontcourt and got the ball to Earnest, who was fouled outside the 3-point arc with 1.7 seconds remaining. She calmly hit both to put the Beacons in front.
After a timeout, Drake triggered the inbounds in the frontcourt. The Bulldogs were able to get one final look at the basket, but it was off the mark as the Beacons celebrated their biggest win of the season.
Inside the Game
The rally to win from 20 points down marks the largest come-from-behind victory in program history. Valpo previously overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Ball State Dec. 29, 2012.
It also ties the largest known come-from-behind victory by an MVC program. The most recent such game came earlier this season, as UNI overcame a 38-18 deficit to earn a 75-64 win over UIC.
Per ESPN Analytics, Valpo had just a 0.5% chance of winning when Drake took its 47-27 lead with 5:48 to play in the third quarter. The Beacons’ chance of winning was still just 1.1% with 2:06 to play.
The win came off a Drake squad which entered the day tied atop the MVC standings and ranked 69th nationally in NET. It is the highest-ranked opponent Valpo has knocked off since taking down a UNI squad which concluded the 2021-22 season ranked 54th in the NET.
The victory was just the third in program history in 21 all-time meetings against Drake and was the Beacons’ first of the year when trailing at halftime (1-14).
Dating back to its Feb. 13 win over UIC, Valpo has captured four straight wins at the ARC — its longest home winning streak since winning four straight at home over a 35-day span in early 2020.
Over the final 3:58 of the game, after a Katie Dinnebier triple gave Drake the 64-56 lead, Valpo went on a 10-1 run, as the Bulldogs missed their final six shots from the field.
Valpo hit at a 42.3% clip from 3-point range in the win, going 11-of-26 from deep — including a 7-of-11 mark in the second half. It was the eighth time this season the Beacons have hit at least 10 triples and the eighth time they have connected on at least 40% of their 3-point attempts.
Valpo also took advantage of its trips to the foul line, hitting 13-of-15 from the stripe — the 86.7% clip its second-best of the season.
Earnest led four Valpo players in double figures with 16 points. She outright led the Beacons in all five major statistical categories, also posting seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocked shots.
Earnest sits three rebounds away from tying and four from passing Tamra Braun’s program record of 870 career rebounds.
Earnest pushed her season scoring total to 509 points in the win, good for fourth in program history.
Jackson scored in double figures for the 22nd time this year, finishing with 15 points. With two 3-pointers, the sophomore has 69 triples this season — tied for fifth-most in a season in program history.
Beyer scored in double figures for the ninth time this season as she knocked down a career-best four 3-pointers for 12 points, while Rhoades tied her season high with three triples on her way to 11 points while also grabbing six rebounds.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
March 7
1921 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators scores six goals in a 12-5 victory over the Hamilton Tigers.
1951 — Ezzard Charles wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jersey Joe Walcott to retain the world heavyweight title in Detroit.
1954 — The Minneapolis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks experiment with the baskets raised from 10 feet to 12 feet during an exhibition game. George Mikan and the Lakers win 65-63.
1970 — Austin Carr scores an NCAA tournament record 61 points as Notre Dame routs Ohio University 112-82. Carr hits 25 of 44 field goals and 11 of 14 free throws.
1974 — New Orleans is granted an NBA franchise.
1977 — Anthony Roberts of Oral Roberts scores 65 points in a 90-89 loss to Oregon in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
1983 — Phil Mahre wins the Alpine World Cup championship for the third straight year to become the third person to win three consecutive titles.
1987 — Thomas Hearns wins his third championship, the WBC light heavyweight title, with a 10-round TKO of Dennis Andries.
1996 — Magic Johnson becomes the second NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists, getting the milestone on the go-ahead basket in Los Angeles’ 102-90 victory over Sacramento.
2012 — Lionel Messi becomes the first player to score five goals in a Champions League soccer match, helping defending champion Barcelona crush Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to advance to the quarterfinals with a 10-2 aggregate win.
2012 — Kikkan Randall adds a World Cup crystal globe to her stash and carves out another slice of history for the U.S ski team. Randall is the first American in 30 years to win a cross country championship by clinching the overall sprint title. Randall’s 11th-place finish at a race in Norway secures the championship with one race left in the season.
2014 — The U.S. women’s soccer team’s two-year unbeaten streak ends at 43 games with a 1-0 loss to Sweden at the Algarve Cup in Albufiera, Portugal. The U.S. had been 36-0-7 since a 1-0 loss to Japan at the Algarve Cup on March 5, 2012.
2015 — Kentucky (31-0) becomes the first men’s basketball team from a major conference to go undefeated in the regular season since Indiana in 1976. Wichita State of the Missouri Valley Conference went undefeated in the regular season in 2014.
2016 — Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the Denver Broncos and the NFL.
2016 — Stephen Curry scores 41 points and becomes the first player in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season, and the Golden State Warriors set another record by holding off the Orlando Magic 119-113 for their 45th straight home victory.
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March 8
1954 — The Milwaukee Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets twice 64-54 and 65-54, in the only doubleheader in NBA history involving the same two teams.
1958 — Silky Sullivan, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, wins the Santa Anita Derby by three lengths after trailing by 40 early in the race and by 20 entering the final turn.
1971 — Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1990 — Kurt Browning becomes the first Canadian to defend a title in the World Figure Skating Championships as he edges early leader Viktor Petrenko of the Soviet Union.
1992 — Ray Floyd, 49, holds off Fred Couples for a two-stroke victory in the Doral Open and joins Sam Snead as the only men to win PGA Tour titles in four decades.
1997 — In the World Indoor Championship in Paris, Kevin Little becomes the first white American sprinter in 41 years to win a major international competition, matching the U.S. 200 record of 20.40 seconds.
2008 — At age 60, Saoul Mamby loses a unanimous 10-round decision to Anthony Osbourne in Grand Cayman. Mamby, a former super lightweight champion, becomes the oldest boxer in a sanctioned fight.
2008 — Lindsey Vonn wins her 10th career World Cup downhill to break the U.S. record held by Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves. Vonn breaks the record with her fifth downhill of the season in 1:23.57 on the 1.4-mile Crans-Montana, Switzerland course.
2010 — The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies set an NCAA women’s record by winning their 71st straight game, a 59-44 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. UConn surpasses its own mark set from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.
2013 — The Big East Conference announces the departure of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova, allowing them to separate from the football schools and create their own conference on July 1.
2014 — Doug McDermott scores a career-high 45 points to become the eighth player in Division I history to go over 3,000 for a career and Creighton rolls past Providence 88-73.
2015 — Leonardo Mayer defeats Joao Souza in the longest Davis Cup singles match ever, winning 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 5-7, 15-13 to keep Argentina alive against Brazil in their first round series. Mayer needed 6 hours, 42 minutes to beat Souza, which is also longer than the record for a clay-court match on the ATP tour.
2022 — Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers agrees to remain with the Green Bay Packers in a reported 4-year, $200m deal that would make him the highest paid player in NFL history.
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March 9
1943 — Eddie Dancker banks in a desperation 25-foot hook shot from the corner to give Sheboygan a 30-29 win over Fort Wayne and the National Basketball League crown. The defeat of the Pistons is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in pro basketball history.
1948 — NHL President Clarence Campbell expels Billy Taylor of the New York Rangers and Don Gallagher of the Boston Bruins because of gambling associations.
1958 — George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons becomes the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a season. Yardley averages 27.8 points in the 72-game season.
1968 — Houston’s Elvin Hayes scores 49 points and pulls down 27 rebounds in a 94-76 win over Loyola of Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
1977 — Anthony Roberts of Oral Roberts sets an NIT record with 65 points in a 90-89 loss to Oregon in the first round.
1979 — Detroit’s Kevin Porter hands out a franchise-record 25 assists as the Pistons defeat the Boston Celtics 160-117.
1984 — Tim Witherspoon wins the vacant WBC heavyweight title with a 12-round majority decision over Greg Page.
1986 — Buffalo’s Gilbert Perreault scores his 500th goal in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
1994 — Detroit’s Dino Ciccarelli scores his 1,000th career point with a goal in a 5-1 win over Calgary.
2001 — Ty Tryon, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, makes the cut in his first PGA Tour event. He’s 1 over after the second round of the Honda Classic, making him the second-youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour event.
2011 — Kevin Love records his 52nd consecutive double-double to surpass Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 101-75 over the Indiana Pacers. Love overcomes a bruised left knee to put up 16 points and 21 rebounds in just 27 minutes.
2013 — Liberty becomes the second 20-loss team to reach the NCAA tournament, beating Charleston Southern 87-76 to win the Big South Conference title. It joins Coppin State in 2008 as the only schools with 20 or more defeats in the field of 68.
2013 — Bernard Hopkins at 48 becomes the oldest boxer to win a major title, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF light heavyweight championship in New York.
2016 — Russell Westbrook has 25 points, a career-high 20 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-108. It’s the first triple-double with at least 20 points and 20 assists since Rod Strickland did it for the Washington Wizards in 1998.
2017 — Villanova Wildcats shoot 63 percent and commits just five turnovers in a record-setting 108-67 victory over St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. It’s the most points and largest margin of victory in the tournament for Villanova and the worst loss ever for the Red Storm.
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March 10
1913 — The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup in two games over Sydney.
1920 — Quebec’s Joe Malone scores six goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 10-4 rout of the Ottawa Senators.
1961 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors becomes the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season. Chamberlain scores 32 points in a 120-103 loss to Detroit to bring his season total to 3,016.
1963 — Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points in a 163-148 loss to Syracuse.
1985 — Dick Motta becomes the fourth NBA coach to record 700 victories as Dallas beats New Jersey 126-113.
1991 — Eddie Sutton of Oklahoma State becomes the first coach to lead four schools into the NCAA tournament. Sutton also coached Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky in the tournament.
1992 — New York Islanders coach Al Arbour becomes the second coach in NHL history to win 700 games with a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia.
2001 — With Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark looking on, Hermann Maier wins the giant slalom for his 13th victory this season, equaling one of the mightiest alpine skiing records. Maier, winner of the overall World Cup title three of the last four years, ties the record Stenmark set in 1979.
2002 — John Stockton, the NBA’s career assist leader, has 13 assists in Utah’s 95-92 loss at Houston to give him exactly 15,000 for his career.
2004 — Orlando’s Tracy McGrady scores a franchise record 62 points in a 108-99 win over Washington.
2011 — Veteran referees Jim Burr, Tim Higgins and Earl Walton, cited for two errors in the final seconds of the St. John’s-Rutgers game, withdraw from the rest of the Big East tournament. The three officials missed two calls — a travel and stepping out of bounds — in the final 1.7 seconds of St. John’s 65-63 win in the second-round of Big East tournament. The Big East acknowledged after the game the officials blew the calls.
2014 — The game between Dallas and the Columbus Blue Jackets is postponed by the NHL after Stars forward Rich Peverley collapses on the bench during the first period.
2018 — Texas Southern beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 84-69 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game. Texas Southern (15-19) earns an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after starting out 0-13 this season. The Tigers didn’t win a game until Jan. 1 and never beat a nonconference opponent.
2018 — The Vegas Golden Knights set a record for road wins by an expansion team with a 2-1 shootout victory at Buffalo. At 20-12-3, the Golden Knights break a tie with the 1993-94 Anaheim Ducks for most road wins by an NHL team in its first season.
2022 – After a 99-day lockout, Major League Baseball and MLB Players Association reach a new collective bargaining agreement; MLB teams set to play full 162 game season in 2022.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1857 The National Convention of Baseball Players, consisting of 16 different amateur organizations from Manhattan’s Lower East Side, adopt uniform rules that continue to impact the modern game significantly. The group agrees that contests will be played consistently, with nine players on a side for nine innings, with bases 90 feet apart.
1903 The Tigers trade second baseman Kid Gleason to the Giants for Heinie Smith, the team’s part-time manager. New York immediately sends its newest infielder to the Phillies.
1914 In the last inning of an intrasquad exhibition game of the International League’s Baltimore Orioles, the recently-signed George Herman Ruth Jr. hits his first professional home run, a 400-foot shot at the Cape Fear Fairgrounds in Fayetteville. A state marker claims the moniker ‘Babe’ was given to the 19-year-old in this North Carolina city when his teammates teased him about being adopted by manager Jack Dunn, who became his parent to keep the St. Mary student on the club.
1923 Kenesaw Mountain Landis turns down the American Legion’s request to discontinue major league morning games on Memorial Day. Although disappointed by the decision, the organization awards the baseball commissioner its Distinguished Service Medal in 1929.
1924 In Orlando (FL), Reds’ coach Jack Hendricks immediately replaces manager Pat Moran, who dies of Bright’s disease during spring training. The late 48-year-old Cincinnati skipper, who also piloted the Phillies, compiled a 748-586 (.561) record, capturing two pennants and a world championship during his nine-year tenure in the dugout.
1941 Pee Wee Reese and Ducky Medwick become the first players to don protective headgear when wearing plastic inserts inside their caps during a spring exhibition game. The Dodger teammates missed weeks of playing time after being beaned by a pitch during the 1940 season.
1955 Ford Frick announces he favors the legalization of the spitter, claiming it is “a great pitch and one of the easiest to throw.” The commissioner believes there is nothing dangerous about the banned pitch, and making it legal again would slow down baseball’s increasing offensive statistics.
1956 The major league player representatives accept the owners’ position on the expiring World Series and All-Star game television deal and the proposed minimum salary structure, which remains at $6,000. The players are still seeking workman’s compensation coverage by all the clubs.
1979 The Hall of Fame’s Special Veterans Committee selects former center fielder Hack Wilson, who compiled a .307 batting average playing mostly for the Giants and the Cubs during his 12-year major league career. The committee also chooses former National League president Warren Giles, who spent 18 years in the post, for induction in Cooperstown this summer.
1995 The Veterans Committee selects former players Richie Ashburn, Vic Willis, Leon Day, and past president of the National League, William Hulbert, for induction into the Hall of Fame. Day, a Negro League right-hander, who played with Baltimore’s Black Sox and Elite Giants and the Brooklyn and Newark Eagles, will be dead of a heart attack in less than a week after hearing the good news.
2001 Bud Selig upholds the January 14 Blue Jay and White Sox trade, which sent Toronto pitchers David Wells and Matt DeWitt to the White Sox in exchange for pitchers Mike Sirotka, Kevin Beirne, and Mike Williams and outfielder Brian Simmons. Although further medical examinations will determine Mike Sirotka to be ‘damaged goods’ before the deal, the commissioner used a ‘buyers beware’ policy, stating the individual club must take responsibility for the info initially used in making the transaction.
2006 In their World Baseball Classic debut, Team USA blanks Mexico, 2-0. Home runs by Derrek Lee and Chipper Jones, along with Jake Peavy and a bevy of relievers combining to throw a four-hitter, prove to be the difference as the United States defeats their neighbors from south of the border.
2008 Danny Sandoval spoils the Braves’ bid for a spring training combined no-hitter with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning off reliever Colter Bean. Atlanta uses seven hurlers, beating the Indians at Winter Haven 4-1.
2008 The Cape Cod Times reports MLB has threatened to withhold their annual grant from the Cape Cod League if six teams in the ten-team circuit continue to use nicknames of big-league without purchasing uniforms and souvenir merchandise from licensed vendors. The deadline has been extended until March 21 to give league officials more time to resolve the more expensive edict.
2018 The Mariners sign Ichiro Suzuki to a one-year deal worth $750,000 if he makes the team. The 44-year-old future Hall of Fame outfielder spent the first of his 11 major league seasons with Seattle, garnering 2001 AL Rookie of the Year and MVP awards, winning a pair of batting titles, and becoming a ten-time All-Star before being traded to the Yankees.
TV SPORTS FRIDAY
| MLB SPRING TRAINING | TIME ET | TV |
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| NBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio FanDuel Sports CHA |
| Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | KJZZ Sportsnet |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Dallas Mavericks | 7:30pm | ESPN FanDuel Sports MEM KFAA |
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| San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | KENS NBCS-CA |
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| Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals | 7:00 pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports DET MNMT |
| Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Sportsnet MSGSN |
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| Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights | 10:00pm | ESPN+ Scripps ATTSN-PIT |
| Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks | 10:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports North Sportsnet |
| MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Big South Quarterfinal | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Quarterfinal | 1:00pm | MVC TV |
| CAA First Round | 2:00pm | FloSports |
| Big South Quarterfinal | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Quarterfinal | 3:30pm | MVC TV |
| CAA First Round | 4:30pm | FloSports |
| SoCon First Round | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ball State at Miami (OH) | 6:00pm | ESPNU |
| Sun Belt Fourth Round | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big South Quarterfinal | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Dayton at VCU | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Summit League Quarterfinal | 7:00pm | MidCo Sports |
| MVC Quarterfinal | 7:00pm | MVC TV |
| Ohio at Toledo | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Illinois at Central Michigan | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Michigan at Bowling Green | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Buffalo at Akron | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Michigan at Kent State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SoCon First Round | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Purdue at Illinois | 8:00pm | FOX |
| OVC Semifinal | 8:00pm | ESPNU |
| Sun Belt Fourth Round | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Big South Quarterfinal | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| South Florida at Memphis | 9:00pm | ESPN2 |
| WCC Second Round | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Summit League Quarterfinal | 9:30pm | MidCo Sports |
| MVC Quarterfinal | 9:30pm | MVC TV |
| Colorado State at Boise State | 10:00pm | FS1 |
| UNLV at New Mexico | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| OVC Semifinal | 10:30pm | ESPNU |
| WCC Second Round | 11:30pm | ESPN+ |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: Joburg Open | 6:00am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open | 10:00am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA Tour: Blue Bay LPGA | 11:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Mainz 05 | 2:30pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Serie A: Cagliari vs Genoa | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Monaco | 2:45pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Tigres UANL vs Querétaro | 8:00pm | fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Juárez | 8:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Puebla vs Pumas UNAM | 10:00pm | VIX |