“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
ANDERSON 70 LEBANON 41
BARR-REEVE 63 EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 56
BEN DAVIS 81 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 63
BLACKFORD 51 SOUTH ADAMS 50
BLOOMFIELD 62 CLAY CITY 29
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 55 SEYMOUR 41
BLUFFTON 46 WOODLAN 39
BORDEN 74 CROTHERSVILLE 54
CARMEL 75 WESTFIELD 69
CASTON 66 DELPHI 53
CHARLESTOWN 53 MADISON 51
CHESTERTON 59 MERRILLVILLE 40
CLARKSVILLE 69 NEW WASHINGTON 48
CLOVERDALE 64 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 36
COLUMBIA CITY 62 BELLMONT 34
CONCORD 53 NEW PRAIRIE 40
CROWN POINT 81 HAMMOND CENTRAL 42
DALEVILLE 73 ANDERSON PREP 65
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 61 NORTH NEWTON 28
DIXIE HEIGHTS (KY.) 61 EAST CENTRAL 44
EASTBROOK 47 COWAN 32
EVANSVILLE BOSSE 60 PRINCETON 55
EVANSVILLE HARRISON 62 SOUTH SPENCER 51
EVANSVILLE NORTH 63 JASPER 47
FAITH CHRISTIAN 53 PIONEER 49
FISHERS 61 ST. LOUIS RITTER (MO.) 31
FLOYD CENTRAL 60 COLUMBUS EAST 39
FOREST PARK 60 PERRY CENTRAL 53
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 66 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 40
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 50 ELKHART CHRISTIAN 42
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 88 CHURUBUSCO 22
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 56 KOKOMO 45
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 64 MARION 38
FORT WAYNE WAYNE 68 TOLEDO BOWSHER (OHIO) 30
FRONTIER 81 CULVER 36
GARY 21ST CENTURY 67 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 65
GARY WEST 55 HAMMOND NOLL 44
GIBSON SOUTHERN 71 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 56
GRIFFITH 80 WHEELER 45
GUERIN CATHOLIC 60 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 51
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 53 YORKTOWN 50 OT
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 59 LAKE CENTRAL 57
HAUSER 82 OLDENBURG ACADEMY 57
HERITAGE 59 SOUTHERN WELLS 20
HIGHLAND 42 LOWELL 35
HUNTINGTON NORTH 44 MISSISSINEWA 35
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 63 HOBART 58
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 72 KIPP INDY LEGACY 66
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 84 INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN 47
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 49 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 40
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 74 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 56
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 87 VICTORY PREP 71
JAY COUNTY 74 ADAMS CENTRAL 53
JENNINGS COUNTY 75 TRINITY LUTHERAN 41
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 80 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 49
LANESVILLE 65 EASTERN (PEKIN) 56
LAPEL 60 FRANKTON 59
LEWIS CASS 54 MANCHESTER 49
LOGANSPORT 65 WESTERN 56
MCCUTCHEON 50 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 40
MISHAWAKA 59 CAREER ACADEMY 41
MONROVIA 59 FRANKFORT 49
NEW CASTLE 42 CONNERSVILLE 41
NEW HAVEN 56 DEKALB 39
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 57 NORTH KNOX 54
NORTH MIAMI 61 OREGON-DAVIS 31
NORTH PUTNAM 45 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 38
NORTHEAST DUBOIS 59 SOUTHRIDGE 29
NORTHVIEW 75 OWEN VALLEY 33
NORTHWESTERN 46 CLINTON PRAIRIE 37
NORWELL 53 LEO 39
OAK HILL 51 ZIONSVILLE 43
ORLEANS 56 EASTERN GREENE 43
PAOLI 70 TELL CITY 39
PARK TUDOR 70 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 61
PARKE HERITAGE 46 GREENCASTLE 33
PENN 64 VALPARAISO 49
PLYMOUTH 51 ARGOS 41
PORTAGE 81 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 61
PROVIDENCE 56 SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 44
RIVER FOREST 72 CALUMET 50
RIVERTON PARKE 61 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 35
ROCHESTER 71 TWIN LAKES 62 2OT
SALEM 57 CRAWFORD COUNTY 39
SCOTTSBURG 59 NORTH HARRISON 53
SEEGER 71 SOUTH VERMILLION 30
SHELBYVILLE 71 GREENSBURG 61
SHERIDAN 61 ROSSVILLE 46
SILVER CREEK 78 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 56
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 78 MITCHELL 73
SOUTH DECATUR 60 EDINBURGH 44
SOUTH KNOX 53 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 52 OT
SOUTH NEWTON 63 NORTH WHITE 31
SOUTH PUTNAM 79 EDGEWOOD 69
TECUMSEH 69 SPRINGS VALLEY 48
TIPTON 78 PERU 55
TRI-COUNTY 63 ATTICA 37
TRINITY GREENLAWN 62 HAMILTON 26
UNIVERSITY 50 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 44
VINCENNES RIVET 76 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 20
WAPAHANI 72 MUNCIE BURRIS 32
WARREN CENTRAL 58 RICHMOND 25
WASHINGTON 77 HERITAGE HILLS 70
WAWASEE 43 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 38
WES-DEL 62 TRI-CENTRAL 37
WEST LAFAYETTE 71 COVINGTON 34
WESTVILLE (ILL.) 72 NORTH VERMILLION 43
WHITKO 63 LAKEWOOD PARK 56
GREENE COUNTY INVITATIONAL
PIKE CENTRAL 84 DUGGER UNION 53
EVANSVILLE DAY 46 PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN 33
SHOALS 50 SHAKAMAK 46
LOOGOOTEE 54 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 42
HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNAMENT
CASCADE 63 DANVILLE 47
AVON 62 TRI-WEST 60
PLAINFIELD 74 BROWNSBURG 49
HENRY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
SHENANDOAH 68 TRI 46
RANDOLPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 38 WINCHESTER 35
RIPLEY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MILAN 74 JAC-CEN-DEL 60
BATESVILLE 66 SOUTH RIPLEY 55
RIVERTOWN TOURNAMENT
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 56 RISING SUN 48
SOUTH DEARBORN 52 LAWRENCEBURG 34
SHELBY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRITON CENTRAL 56 MORRISTOWN 24
SRC TOURNAMENT
MEDORA 67 PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN 26
SEVEN OAKS 56 CANNELTON 44
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 60 PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN 24
SUGAR CREEK TOURNAMENT
WESTERN BOONE 47 NORTH MONTGOMERY 39
CRAWFORDSVILLE 61 SOUTHMONT 40
WAYNE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
CENTERVILLE 57 HAGERSTOWN 45
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
ANGOLA 45 DEKALB 44
ARGOS 38 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 28
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 56 INDIAN CREEK 53 OT
BENTON CENTRAL 57 NORTHWESTERN 17
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 39 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 38
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 73 COLUMBUS NORTH 55
BORDEN 54 PAOLI 31
BREMEN 71 KNOX 31
CAREER ACADEMY 35 GARY WEST 29
CARMEL 67 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 47
CHARLESTOWN 46 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 30
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 62 JEFFERSONTOWN (KY.) 22
CLARKSVILLE 61 NEW WASHINGTON 24
CONCORD 51 GOSHEN 16
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 39 UNIVERSITY 36
CULVER ACADEMY 30 SOUTH BEND RILEY 29
EAST CENTRAL 52 RUSHVILLE 44
EAST NOBLE 64 HUNTINGTON NORTH 54
EASTBROOK 37 MISSISSINEWA 31
EASTERN HANCOCK 49 UNION COUNTY 47
ELKHART CHRISTIAN 87 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 23
EMINENCE 54 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 10
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 60 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 27
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 39 JASPER 33
FLOYD CENTRAL 38 NEW ALBANY 31
FOREST PARK 63 PIKE CENTRAL 23
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 44 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 27
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 64 LAWRENCE NORTH 51
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 51 ATTICA 9
GIBSON SOUTHERN 77 TELL CITY 47
GREENSBURG 73 FRANKLIN COUNTY 34
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 58 CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 28
HENRYVILLE 68 SHAWE MEMORIAL 48
HERITAGE HILLS 68 MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 23
HOMESTEAD 72 ELKHART 32
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 45 CHICAGO CHRISTIAN (ILL.) 25
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 41 DELTA 24
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 42 INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 31
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER JV 32 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 27
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 52 PARK TUDOR 35
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 67 VICTORY PREP 12
JEFFERSONVILLE 51 EVANSVILLE NORTH 45
JOHN GLENN 49 LAVILLE 26
LAFAYETTE JEFF 45 CHESTERTON 37
LAKE CENTRAL 53 LAPORTE 45
LANESVILLE 49 CROTHERSVILLE 17
LAPEL 53 TIPTON 19
LEBANON 41 ANDERSON 30
LEWIS CASS 45 TWIN LAKES 21
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 59 IRVINGTON PREP 10
LOWELL 41 ANDREAN 26
MACONAQUAH 67 WABASH 18
MARION 57 RICHMOND 50
MCCUTCHEON 72 PARKE HERITAGE 34
MONROVIA 61 PERRY MERIDIAN 54
NORTH HARRISON 47 SEYMOUR 44
NORTH KNOX 80 EASTERN GREENE 17
NORTH MIAMI 48 NORTHFIELD 47
NORTH VERMILLION 66 WEST LAFAYETTE 55
NORTHWOOD 32 WAWASEE 20
NORTHVIEW 54 OWEN VALLEY 36
OAK HILL 53 BLACKFORD 13
OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.) 64 PROVIDENCE 53
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 53 JAY COUNTY 45
PIKE 68 ZIONSVILLE 31
PIONEER 51 OREGON-DAVIS 46
PRINCETON 52 WASHINGTON 46 OT
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 53 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 38
RIVERTON PARKE 32 NORTH MONTGOMERY 26
ROSSVILLE 77 COVINGTON 33
SEVEN OAKS 49 PHALEN ACADEMY 21
SHELBYVILLE 52 YORKTOWN 48
SHOALS 31 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 17
SILVER CREEK 80 SALEM 49
SOUTH SPENCER 58 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 35
SOUTHERN WELLS 69 FORT WAYNE NORTH 36
SOUTHPORT 40 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 31
SOUTHWOOD 71 MADISON-GRANT 9
SPEEDWAY 61 CRAWFORDSVILLE 30
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 50 JIMTOWN 15
TRI-COUNTY 39 NORTH WHITE 28
TRINITY GREENLAWN 27 HAMILTON 23
TRINITY LUTHERAN 53 HAUSER 38
VALPARAISO 56 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 38
WARREN CENTRAL 70 CHICAGO HOPE (ILL.) 30
WARSAW 43 NORTHRIDGE 32
WEST CENTRAL 42 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 21
WESTERN BOONE 52 CLINTON PRAIRIE 49
WESTERN 47 LOGANSPORT 30
WHITKO 51 ROCHESTER 29
GREENE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
SHAKAMAK 47 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 33
LINTON 42 LOOGOOTEE 34
HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRI-WEST 61 CASCADE 47
AVON 47 DANVILLE 45
PLAINFIELD 60 BROWNSBURG 54
HENRY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRI 55 SHENANDOAH 48
LOVC TOURNAMENT
MARTINSVILLE (ILL.) 56 DUGGER UNION 23
RED HILL (ILL.) 34 DUGGER UNION 26
RANDOLPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MONROE CENTRAL 73 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 32
SHELBY COUNTY TOURNAMENT
TRITON CENTRAL 66 MORRISTOWN 19
SRC TOURNAMENT
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN 70 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON 37
WAYNE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
NORTHEASTERN 61 HAGERSTOWN 36
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INDIANA WRESTLING
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INDIANA GIRLS WRESTLING REGIONALS:
1. Plymouth
Time: 9:30 am ET
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Feeder Sectionals: Illiana Christian, Hobart, Plymouth, Goshen
2. Kokomo
Time: 9 am ET
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Feeder Sectionals: Columbia City, Lafayette Jefferson, Crawfordsville, Hamilton Heights
3. Muncie Central
Time: 9 am ET
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Feeder Sectionals: Shenandoah, Muncie Central, Eastern Hancock, Perry Meridian
4. Bloomington South
Time: 10 am ET
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Feeder Sectionals: Mt. Vernon, Ben Davis, Indian Creek, Floyd Central
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
FLORIDA 91 #21 TENNESSEE 67
#20 LOUISVILLE 75 BOSTON COLLEGE 62
#10 NEBRASKA 83 INDIANA 77
WEST VIRGINIA 86 #22 KANSAS 75
#4 UCONN 72 DEPAUL 60
#11 VANDERBILT 84 LSU 73
WISCONSIN 91 #2 MICHIGAN 88
#7 HOUSTON 77 BAYLOR 55
#6 DUKE 82 #24 SMU 75
#18 GEORGIA 75 SOUTH CAROLINA 70
#5 PURDUE 93 PENN STATE 85
#3 IOWA STATE 83 OKLAHOMA STATE 71
AUBURN 95 #15 ARKANSAS 73
#17 NORTH CAROLINA 87 WAKE FOREST 84
#14 TEXAS TECH 73 COLORADO 71
TEXAS 92 #13 ALABAMA 88
#9 BYU 89 UTAH 84
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 113 FLORIDA STATE 69
MIAMI FLORIDA 91 GEORGIA TECH 81
WESTERN MICHIGAN 79 EASTERN MICHIGAN 62
OHIO 91 BUFFALO 80
EVANSVILLE 72 INDIANA STATE 69
SYRACUSE 83 PITTSBURGH 72
ST. JOHN’S 90 CREIGHTON 73
VILLANOVA 76 MARQUETTE 73
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 87 KENT STATE 85
ARIZONA STATE 87 KANSAS STATE 84
NEW MEXICO 91 AIR FORCE 49
TEXAS A&M 83 OKLAHOMA 76
UMASS 79 BALL STATE 71
VIRGINIA TECH 78 CALIFORNIA 75
XAVIER 97 PROVIDENCE 84
MURRAY STATE 92 VALPARAISO 79
ST. MARY’S 88 WASHINGTON STATE 82
OLE MISS 76 MISSOURI 69
CLEMSON 76 NOTRE DAME 61
SETON HALL 76 GEORGETOWN 67
UCLA 67 MARYLAND 55
TENNESSEE MARTIN 73 SOUTHERN INDIANA 56
KENTUCKY 92 MISSISSIPPI STATE 68
UTAH STATE 93 BOISE STATE 68
NEVADA 92 WYOMING 83
SAN DIEGO STATE 71 FRESNO STATE 52
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#17 TEXAS TECH 71 CINCINNATI 60
#24 PRINCETON 76 YALE 50
MIAMI OHIO 79 AKRON 56
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 81 ROBERT MORRIS 76
GREEN BAY 74 DETROIT MERCY 53
UMASS 74 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 72
WESTERN KENTUCKY 68 UTEP 59
OHIO 71 BUFFALO 59
MOUNT ST. MARY’S 55 ST. PETER’S 51
KENT STATE 78 EASTERN MICHIGAN 65
TOLEDO 59 WESTERN MICHIGAN 46
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 58 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 54
OAKLAND 66 MILWAUKEE 45
BYU 79 HOUSTON 64
ST. JOHN’S 49 BUTLER 39
DAYTON 66 FORDHAM 58
BOWLING GREEN 65 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 48
DEPAUL 80 GEORGETOWN 77
SOUTH FLORIDA 90 MEMPHIS 81
EAST CAROLINA 83 WICHITA STATE 56
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 97 VALPARAISO 59
NEVADA 70 NEW MEXICO 61
BOISE STATE 62 COLORADO STATE 59
GRAND CANYON 71 FRESNO STATE 64
SAN DIEGO STATE 73 UTAH STATE 72
OREGON STATE 68 SEATTLE 38
CENTRAL FLORIDA 58 ARIZONA 55
UNLV 82 WYOMING 53
UTAH 80 KANSAS STATE 73
SAN DIEGO 54 PEPPERDINE 51
GONZAGA 69 PORTLAND 55
AIR FORCE 76 SAN JOSE STATE 57
SOUTHERN INDIANA 52 TENNESSEE MARTIN 43
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
MONDAY, JAN. 19
7:30 P.M. | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (MIAMI, FLA.) | ESPN
MIAMI VS. INDIANA
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NFL
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
JAN. 10
LA RAMS 34 CAROLINA 31
CHICAGO 31 GREEN BAY 27
JAN. 11
BUFFALO BILLS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, 1 P.M. ET, CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, 4:30 P.M. ET, FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 8 P.M. ET, NBC
JAN. 12
HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH, 8:15 PM, ESPN, ABC, ESPN+
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NBA
INDIANA 123 MIAMI 99
CLEVELAND 146 MINNESOTA 134
LA CLIPPERS 98 DETROIT 92
SAN ANTONIO 100 BOSTON 95
CHICAGO 125 DALLAS 107
CHARLOTTE 150 UTAH 95
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NHL
BOSTON 10 NY RANGERS 2
CALGARY 2 PITTSBURGH 1
COLORADO 4 COLUMBUS 0
SAN JOSE 5 DALLAS 40T
FLORIDA 3 OTTAWA 2
BUFFALO 5 ANAHEIM 3
TORONTO 5 VANCOUVER 0
CAROLINA 3 SEATTLE 2
TAMPA BAY 7 PHILADELPHIA 2
DETROIT 4 MONTRÉAL 0
CHICAGO 3 NASHVILLE 0
NY ISLANDERS 4 MINNESOTA 3 OT
VEGAS 4 ST. LOUIS 2
LOS ANGELES 4 EDMONTON 3
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NATIONAL RELEASES
NFL
BEARS COME BACK FROM 15 DOWN IN 4TH TO STUN PACKERS IN WILD CARD
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams hit DJ Moore with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bears overcame a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit for an improbable 31-27 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game between NFC North division rivals Saturday night.
Chicago, which trailed 21-6 entering the final quarter, pulled within 27-24 with 4:18 remaining on Williams’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Olamide Zaccheaus and two-point conversion toss to Colston Loveland.
Green Bay answered with an eight-play, 43-yard driver but Brandon McManus’ 44-yard field goal attempt was wide right.
The Bears responded with a 66-yard drive capped by Williams go-ahead toss to Moore who was open in the end zone to cap a 25-point fourth quarter.
Green Bay then drove to the Chicago 23 with 22 seconds left, but Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw an incomplete pass and Green Back had to take a 10-second runoff when a lineman went down injured with the team out of timeouts. The Packers were then called for a false start and another incomplete pass followed. Love’s pass on the final play was incomplete in the end zone.
Second-seeded Chicago (12-6), which won the North despite ending the regular season with two losses, picked up its first playoff win since 2010 and will next weekend host a divisional playoff game.
Seventh-seeded Green Bay (9-8-1) lost its final five games.
It was the third meeting in six games between the division rivals. The Packers won the first game at home 28-21 in early December. They did not win another game.
The Bears averted the regular-season sweep two weeks later with a 22-16 victory in overtime, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation.
On Saturday, Williams completed 24 of 48 passes for 361 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. D’Andre Swift had a team-high 54 yards rushing on 13 carries with a touchdown.
Love completed 24 of 46 passes for 323 yards with four touchdowns without a pick.
Green Bay dominated the first half en route to a 21-3 lead at the break. But the Packers punted on their first four possessions of the second half as the Bears rallied within 21-16 on Swift’s 6-yard scoring run that capped a 66-yard drive with 10:08 remaining.
Green Bay answered when Matthew Golden turned a short swing pass into a 23-yard touchdown, but McManus missed the extra point for a 27-16 lead with 6:36 left.
Chicago pulled within 21-9 to open the second half on field goals of 34 and 51 yards by Cairo Santos.
Love had touchdown passes on each of Green Bay’s first three possessions for the 21-3 halftime lead.
Love hit Christian Watson with a 7-yard touchdown pass with 2:06 left in the first quarter to put Green Bay in front 7-3.
Love’s 18-yard scoring toss to Jayden Reed extended the lead to 14-3 midway through the second quarter.
Love’s 1-yard touchdown toss to Romeo Doubs made it 21-3 with 1:56 left in the half.
Chicago drove to the Green Bay 9 on the opening possession of the game before settling for Santos’ 27-yard field goal.
MATTHEW STAFFORD’S LAST-MINUTE TD PASS LIFTS RAMS OVER PANTHERS IN WILD-CARD GAME
Matthew Stafford’s 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in the NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte.
Stafford was 24-for-42 for 304 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Puka Nacua, who racked up 111 receiving yards, scored on a reception and a run, and Harrison Mevis kicked two field goals for the Rams.
Bryce Young’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Coker near the left side of the end zone with 2:39 remaining gave the Panthers a 31-27 lead but they couldn’t hold on.
The Rams will meet a to-be-determined opponent next weekend.
Young was 21-for-40 for 264 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and he also rushed for a TD. Coker finished with 134 receiving yards on seven catches for the Panthers, who were in their first playoff game in eight years,
A blocked punt by Isaiah Simmons gave the Panthers the ball at the Rams’ 30 with 4:12 remaining and trailing 27-24. Four plays later, they were in the end zone with go-ahead points.
Chuba Hubbard’s 3-yard run in the first minute of the fourth quarter gave the Panthers their first lead of the game at 24-20. Carolina covered 62 yards in four plays.
The Rams came right back with a 67-yard drive that ended with Stafford’s 13-yard pass to Kyren Williams. The 11-play possession included a fourth-and-1 pick-up from the Panthers’ 30.
Earlier, the Panthers came back from a 17-7 deficit to pull even in the third quarter on Ryan Fitzgerald’s 46-yard field goal to end a 13-play drive.
Los Angeles went back ahead on Mevis’ 42-yarder later in the quarter.
The Rams were dominant for much of the first half, but the Panthers hung around.
Young’s 16-yard scramble for a TD with 37 seconds to go in the half allowed Carolina to pull within 17-14. That came after the Rams failed to cash in after recovering a muffed punt in Panthers’ territory, giving the ball back on a failed fourth down from the Carolina 19-yard line.
Carolina’s three first-quarter possessions ended on a failed fourth-down play, a punt and an interception by Cobie Durant.
The Rams scored first on Stafford’s 14-yard pass to Nacua. Los Angeles converted the pick-off into a 48-yard drive with Nacua’s 5-yard run around the end, claiming a 14-0 lead.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: UNRANKED WISCONSIN SENDS NO. 2 MICHIGAN FROM UNBEATENS
John Blackwell scored 26 points and Nick Boyd added 22 points and six assists as the Wisconsin Badgers held on to stun No. 2 Michigan 91-88 at Ann Arbor, Mich., to end the Wolverines’ unbeaten campaign.
Aleksas Bieliauskas made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Braeden Carrington had 12 points and nine rebounds for Wisconsin (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten), which ended its four-game losing streak against Michigan. The Badgers overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit.
Elliot Cadeau scored 19 points and Morez Johnson Jr. added 18 for Michigan (14-1, 4-1), which was one of six unbeaten teams in the nation entering Saturday. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 14 points and Nimari Burnett added 10.
The Wolverines missed their last five shots and eight of the last nine. Despite the poor shooting down the stretch, Michigan had a chance to force overtime, but Roddy Gayle Jr. missed a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left.
No. 1 Arizona 86, TCU 73
Koa Peat scored 20 points, Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell’Orso added 17 points apiece and the top-ranked Wildcats earned a Big 12 road victory over the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arizona (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) is chasing the program’s best start since it went 21-0 to open the 2013-14 season. The Wildcats have been in dominant form, winning the last 11 games by at least 13 points. Saturday was the closest margin of victory since a 71-67 victory over then-No. 3 UConn on Nov. 19.
Tanner Toolson finished with a team-high 20 points off the bench for TCU (11-5, 1-2). Jayden Pierre and Brock Harding added 11 points apiece and David Punch finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
No. 3 Iowa State 83, Oklahoma State 71
Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points and Milan Momcilovic added 18 as the Cyclones defeated the visiting Cowboys in Ames, Iowa.
The Cyclones (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) added to the best start in school history and remained one of five unbeaten teams in the country. The Cowboys (13-3, 1-2) were led by Parsa Fallah with 21 points and 11.
Oklahoma State played without its second-leading scorer Vyctorius Miller, who was sidelined with an injured ankle. The Cyclones forced the Cowboys into 15 turnovers as they led throughout the entire second half.
No. 4 UConn 72, DePaul 60
Make it a dozen wins in a row for the Huskies, who got 16 points and seven rebounds from Braylon Mullins in a victory over the Blue Demons in Hartford, Conn.
Alex Karaban contributed 15 points and Silas Demary Jr. 14 as UConn (16-1, 6-0 Big East) improved to 9-1 at home and beat DePaul (10-7, 2-4) for the second time this year while ending the Blue Demons’ two-game winning streak.
Layden Blocker scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead DePaul, which has lost 22 consecutive games to the Huskies – the Blue Demons’ most recent and only win in the series coming on Jan. 31, 2007. CJ Gunn chipped in 11 for DePaul.
No. 5 Purdue 93, Penn State 85
Braden Smith registered a double-double of 26 points and 14 assists, as the Boilermakers defeated the Nitanny Lions in West Lafayette, Ind., extending their winning streak to seven games.
Purdue (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten) avenged last year’s upset loss to Penn State (9-7, 0-5) when it was a top-10 team. Fletcher Loyer added 17 points, and C.J. Cox chipped in 16.
Freddie Dilione V paced the Nittany Lions with 25 points on 10-for-20 shooting. He has scored at least 23 points in three of the past six games.
No. 6 Duke 82, No. 24 SMU 75
Isaiah Evans scored 21 points while hitting clutch second-half 3-pointers as the Blue Devils fended off the short-handed Mustangs for a victory at Durham, N.C.
Cameron Boozer compiled 18 points and seven rebounds, Patrick Ngongba II posted 17 points and Cayden Boozer notched 12 points as Duke (15-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) recovered from an early double-figure deficit.
For SMU (12-4, 1-2), Jaden Toombs had 15 of his 23 points in the first half, B.J. Edwards finished with 20 points and Corey Washington and Jaron Pierre Jr. each had 11 points. The Mustangs committed 21 turnovers without their point guard and leading scorer Boopie Miller.
No. 7 Houston 77, Baylor 55
Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points, 11 of them in the second half, as the Cougars continued their recent dominance over the Bears with a resounding win in Waco, Texas.
Houston (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) opened the second half with a 19-5 burst and was never challenged through the final minutes, winning its ninth game in a row and expanding its nation-leading road victory streak to 16 consecutive contests.
Baylor’s Cameron Carr led all scorers with 18 points, and Tounde Yessoufou added 11 for the Bears (10-5, 0-3), who have dropped three straight games.
No. 9 BYU 89, Utah 84
Richie Saunders recorded 24 points and a season-high 14 rebounds to help the Cougars down the Utes at Salt Lake City.
Robert Wright III added 23 points and six assists while AJ Dybantsa had 20 points for BYU (15-1, 3-0 Big 12), which won its 12th consecutive game.
Terrence Brown scored 25 points and Don McHenry added 21 for Utah (8-8, 0-3), which suffered its fourth straight loss. James Okonkwo collected 13 rebounds for the Utes.
No. 10 Nebraska 83, Indiana 77
Jamarques Lawrence scored a career-high 27 points and the Cornhuskers overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half to remain undefeated, beating the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Ind.
Nebraska (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) extended its school-record win streak to 20 games by outscoring Indiana 50-28 over the final 17:42. Rienk Mast scored 13 points, Pryce Sandfort had 12 and Braden Frager added all 11 of his points in the final six minutes for the Cornhuskers.
Lamar Wilkerson scored 32 points in a losing effort for the Hoosiers (12-4, 3-2). Indiana also received 17 points from Tucker DeVries, who had to sit for seven minutes in the second half during which his team was outscored by 12.
No. 11 Vanderbilt 84, LSU 73
The Commodores built a first-half cushion to help survive a second-half shooting slump and remain undefeated with a win over the Tigers in Nashville, Tenn.
Tyler Nickel scored 19 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for Vanderbilt (16-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), while Tyler Tanner scored 20 points, Duke Miles had 17, AK Okereke added 12 and Jalen Washington delivered 11. The Commodores pulled off the victory despite missing 13 straight shots during a stretch early in the second half. They shot 26.7% in the second half, going 1-of-15 from 3-point range while surviving foul trouble to starters Miles and Devin McGlockton.
Max Mackinnon scored 27 points to keep LSU (12-4, 0-3) in the game, while Marquel Sutton added 13 points. The Tigers played without point guard Dedan Thomas, who leads them in minutes (30.3), scoring (16.2 points) and assists (7.1).
Texas 92, No. 13 Alabama 88
Jordan Pope racked up 28 points, including six made 3-pointers and four key free throws in the final seconds, as the Longhorns held on to upset the Crimson Tide in a slugfest in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas (10-6, 1-2 SEC) led by 13 points with 13:04 to play before Alabama rallied to tie the game at 74 on a free throw by Aden Holloway with 5:41 remaining. The Longhorns built their lead up to 85-80 with two minutes to play before the Crimson Tide (11-5, 1-2) closed to within a point with a minute to go. Four Pope free throws in the final 11 seconds prevented Alabama from completing the comeback.
Labaron Philon Jr.’s 21 points led the Crimson Tide, who lost their second straight outing and had a 23-game winning streak at home over unranked teams snapped.
No. 14 Texas Tech 73, Colorado 71
After spending most of the game in comfortable control, the Red Raiders had to withhold a late Buffaloes comeback bid to get the win in Boulder, Colo.
Colorado’s Barrington Hargress forced up an off-balance 3-point attempt with 1.7 seconds left that was off the mark, allowing Texas Tech to survive after coughing up most of a lead that ballooned to 24 points in the second half. The Red Raiders (12-4, 2-1 Big 12) steered through second-half foul trouble, with four starters ending the game with four fouls, including J.T. Toppin, who had to sit and watch for most of the Buffaloes’ rally.
Toppin scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Texas Tech, and Donovan Atwell had a team-high 17 points. For Colorado, freshman Isaiah Johnson was at the heart of the Buffaloes’ second-half about-face. Held scoreless in the first half, he pumped in a game-high 21 points after the break, bolstered by 13-for-13 shooting from the free-throw line. Hargress added 17 points.
Auburn 95, No. 15 Arkansas 73
Keyshawn Hall scored 32 points and KeShawn Murphy had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers cruised to a win over the ranked Razorbacks for their first SEC win.
Hall was 11 of 14 from the field, 4 of 5 from distance, and had five assists. Elyjah Freeman added 13 points and Kevin Overton scored 10 for Auburn (10-6, 1-2 SEC), which bounced back from late losses to Georgia and Texas A&M in its previous two. The Tigers shot 56.7% from the field, just short of a season high, and limited Arkansas to 43.1%.
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 19 points, Meleek Thomas added 17 points and Malique Ewin had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Razorbacks (12-4, 2-1), seeking to win their first three conference games for the first time since Nolan Richardson’s 1997-98 team opened 3-0 and won nine of their first 10.
No. 17 North Carolina 87, Wake Forest 84
Henri Veesaar scored 25 points and Caleb Wilson scored 22 to power the Tar Heels to a win over the Demon Deacons in Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Carolina led wire-to-wire. Wilson pulled down 12 rebounds while Veesaar grabbed nine, and the dominant posts missed just one shot apiece from the floor (17 of 19 total) and also combined for seven assists and three steals for the Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 ACC). Jaydon Young added 12 points and Seth Trimble chipped in 10.
Another impressive duo powered Wake Forest (10-7, 1-3), as Juke Harris and Nate Calmese scored 28 points apiece. Calmese also had nine assists and shot 7 of 11 from 3-point land.
No. 18 Georgia 75, South Carolina 70
Kanon Catchings scored a season-high 20 points to help the Bulldogs secure a comeback victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia.
Mike Sharavjamts led South Carolina (10-6, 1-2 SEC) with 18 points, and Kobe Knox finished with a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Gamecocks, who led by as many as 12 points in the first half.
South Carolina held a 62-54 edge at the 8:18 mark of the second half, before Marcus Millender kick-started a 9-0 run for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC) to take a 63-62 lead.
No. 20 Louisville 75, Boston College 62
Sananda Fru tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds as the depleted Cardinals had to play from behind to end a two-game losing streak in an 75-62 win over the visiting Eagles.
With Louisville’s top two scorers in Ryan Conwell (knee) and Mikel Brown Jr. (back) sidelined, Adrian Wooley notched 16 points, which included 6-for-8 foul shooting. Isaac McKneely scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Cardinals (12-4, 2-2 ACC).
Boston College (7-9, 0-3) led by as many as 10 points in the first half and a 3-pointer from Fred Payne gave the Eagles a 41-32 lead with 18:22 to play. Payne scored a team-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, and Donald Hand Jr. added 12 points but shot just 3 of 17 from the field.
Florida 91, No. 21 Tennessee 67
Boogie Fland poured in a season-high 23 points,and the Gators won for the fourth straight time at home over the Volunteers in Gainesville, Fla.
The first-year Florida point guard went 9 of 13 from the floor and 3 of 6 from distance, adding five assists and four steals, to propel the Gators (11-5, 2-1 SEC) to a surprisingly comfortable win over Tennessee (11-5, 1-2). Rueben Chinyelu had 17 points and 16 rebounds before fouling out. Thomas Haugh notched 13 points and five steals.
The Volunteers got 17 points and four rebounds from Nate Ament. Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Jaylen Carey scored 12 apiece. DeWayne Brown added 10 points, but the visitors committed 18 turnovers. In extending their home winnings streak to seven games, the Gators won the rebound battle 41-30 and led 38-30 in paint points.
West Virginia 86, No. 22 Kansas 75
Honor Huff scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Mountaineers rallied for a win over the Jayhawks in Morgantown, W. Va.
West Virginia used a 16-0 second-half run to turn an eight-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 8:36 left and led the rest of the way. Brenen Lorient scored 18 points and dished out six assists, and Harlan Obioha had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia (11-5, 2-1 Big 12).
Darryn Peterson led Kansas (11-5, 1-2) with 23 points. Tre White contributed 18 points and Melvin Council Jr. chipped in 11 points for the Jayhawks, who have dropped two of their last three games.
No. 23 Virginia 70, Stanford 55
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points as the Cavaliers rolled to a win over the cold-shooting Cardinal in Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throws for his eighth 20-point game of the season. Chance Mallory added 13 points for the Cavaliers, who posted big advantages in second-chance points (13-2) and points in the paint (36-22) to win their third straight game. Malik Thomas added 11 points and a game-high seven rebounds.
Stanford (13-4, 2-2) trailed by only seven at halftime but shot 19.4% from the field (6 of 31) in the second half. Freshman star Ebuka Okorie was scoreless after halftime, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-20 shooting (0-for-6 from deep). Benny Gealer had 15 points — 13 in the first half.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 24 PRINCETON ROUTS YALE
Led by Madison St. Rose’s 18 points and five assists, No. 24 Princeton posted its 12th consecutive victory on Saturday, 76-50 over Yale in an Ivy League game in New Haven, Conn.
Ashley Chea added 17 points for the Tigers (14-1, 2-0), and Olivia Hutcherson had 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
The Bulldogs (4-11, 0-2) were led by Luisa Vydrova’s 14 points and Mary Meng’s 10 rebounds.
Princeton outscored Yale in every quarter, including 21-11 in the third.
No. 17 Texas Tech 71, Cincinnati 60
Bailey Maupin and Snudda Collins scored 17 points apiece as the Lady Raiders remained undefeated by beating the host Bearcats in a Big 12 matchup.
Maupin and Collins combined to go 10-of-11 from the free-throw line for Texas Tech (18-0, 5-0), which finished 15-of-16 from the line (93.8%).
For Cincinnati (6-11, 1-4), which lost for the fifth time in its past six games, Caliyah DeVillasee scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: HORNETS LEAD BY AS MANY AS 57 POINTS, CRUSH JAZZ
LaMelo Ball scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers as the Charlotte Hornets led by as many as 57 points in routing the Utah Jazz 150-95 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
The Hornets made 24 3-pointers while shooting 41% from 3-point range. They led wire-to-wire in recording the second-largest margin of victory in franchise history.
Tre Mann led Charlotte with 20 points and Brandon Miller added 18. Miles Bridges and Collin Sexton chipped in 15 points apiece. Nine players scored in double figures for the Hornets.
Brice Sensabaugh led the Jazz with 26 points. Isaiah Collier chipped in 17 points and nine assists. Cody Williams added 15 points and Kyle Filipowski pulled down 10 rebounds. Utah rested leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (27.9 points per game).
Pacers 123, Heat 99
Andrew Nembhard scored 29 points to lead seven players in double figures and Indiana led wire-to-wire in a win over Miami in Indianapolis.
Micah Potter had 14 points and Jarace Walker added 13 for the Pacers, who led by as many as 29 and won their second straight following a 13-game losing streak. T.J. McConnell and Aaron Nesmith scored 12 apiece, Pascal Siakam had 11 points and Johnny Furphy chipped in 10.
The Heat shot just 39.1% from the field and 13.3% (4 of 30) from 3-point range in their first game since Tuesday. Tyler Herro led Miami with 21 points, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 16, Bam Adebayo added 13 and Andrew Wiggins had 11. The Heat have lost three of their last four games.
Cavaliers 146, Timberwolves 134
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and dished out eight assists as host Cleveland pulled away for a victory over Minnesota.
It was the fourth-most points scored by the Cavaliers in a regulation game, and the second time they have had five players with at least 20 points. Cleveland first accomplished the feat on March 14, 1972, against the Baltimore Bullets.
Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid each scored 25 points for the Timberwolves, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Julius Randle had 20 points, and Rudy Gobert posted eight points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Bulls 125, Mavericks 107
Coby White scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu chipped in 20 and Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift Chicago to a win against visiting Dallas.
A balanced attack helped the Bulls halt a three-game losing streak and earn their largest margin of victory this season. Seven players scored in double figures as Chicago collected 31 assists on 50 made field goals. The Bulls shot 51.5% compared to 42.9% for the Mavericks while outrebounding Dallas, 52-42.
Ryan Nembhard scored 16 points to pace the Mavericks, who have lost six of eight games. Jaden Hardy and Naji Marshall added 14 points apiece and Moussa Cisse grabbed 10 rebounds.
Clippers 98, Pistons 92
Kawhi Leonard registered 26 points, eight rebounds and four steals as visiting Los Angeles rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat depleted Detroit.
John Collins supplied 25 points, seven rebounds, five steals and four blocks, while James Harden contributed 19 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Clippers. Ivica Zubac added 17 points and grabbed six rebounds as they outscored the Pistons 30-16 in the fourth quarter.
Duncan Robinson led Detroit with 20 points but didn’t score after halftime. Ronald Holland had 16 points and six rebounds off the bench while Daniss Jenkins added 10 points but committed five turnovers. The Pistons were held to 39.8% shooting from the field.
Spurs 100, Celtics 95
Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox each scored a team-high 21 points to lead San Antonio past host Boston. The game was tied with 1:56 to play, but the Spurs finished on a 7-2 run.
Fox also had nine rebounds and six assists. Wembanyama, who played 26 minutes off the bench, added six rebounds and three blocked shots. San Antonio also received 12 points and 13 rebounds from Julian Champagnie.
It was the second game in as many nights for the Celtics, who attempted only four free throws in the loss (3 of 4). Derrick White scored 29 points and Jaylen Brown had 27 to lead the Boston offense.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: TWO BRUINS COMBINE FOR 7 GOALS IN 10-2 ROUT OF RANGERS
Marat Khusnutdinov netted four goals and an assist, Pavel Zacha registered his first career hat trick, and David Pastrnak tied a Boston franchise record with six assists, helping the Bruins roll past the visiting New York Rangers 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Khusnutdinov and Zacha became the first Bruins teammates with hat tricks in the same game since 1964.
Fraser Minten lit the lamp twice and added an assist while Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist for Boston, which scored double-digit goals on just 34 shots and set its season-high scoring output in two periods. Jeremy Swayman (27 saves) backstopped the Bruins in their second straight win and fourth in five games (4-1).
Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller scored for New York, which is 1-4-2 in its last seven. Jonathan Quick allowed six goals on 20 shots before Spencer Martin entered in relief and gave up four goals on 14 shots.
Avalanche 4, Blue Jackets 0
Trent Miner made 29 saves to record a shutout in his first career victory, Brent Burns had a season-high two goals and Colorado defeated Columbus in Denver.
Ilya Solovyov scored his first NHL goal for Colorado, which has won 17 straight at home to improve to 19-0-2 on its ice and has outscored opponents 12-2 in the first two games of their season-long seven-game homestand.
Miner, recalled from the AHL with Mackenzie Blackwood out with a lower-body injury, stopped nine shots in the third period to preserve the fifth shutout of the season for Colorado. It was Miner’s third NHL game of the season after playing twice in October, losing both in overtime, and the fifth of his career.
Red Wings 4, Canadiens 0
Alex DeBrincat scored a goal and recorded two assists while Lucas Raymond added a goal to lead Detroit to a road win over Montreal.
Dylan Larkin chipped in with a power-play goal and Andrew Copp notched an empty-netter with both also recording an assist along with Patrick Kane and Moritz Seider. Red Wings goaltender John Gibson finished with 27 saves and completed his third shutout of the season, all coming in his last 12 starts. Gibson recorded 15 of his saves in the third period.
Cole Caufield led the Canadiens with five shots on target while Nick Suzuki added four. Montreal was shut out for the third time this season and for the second time in their last five games.
Lightning 7, Flyers 2
Three impressive streaks continued as Nikita Kucherov registered two goals and two assists to highlight Tampa Bay’s road win over Philadelphia.
Kucherov has points in nine straight games and multiple points in each of his last eight contests. He was one of several stars for Tampa Bay, which posted its ninth consecutive victory — the longest active streak in the NHL. The other standouts included Gage Goncalves, who scored twice, and Brandon Hagel, who tallied in his third straight game.
Garnet Hathaway and Owen Tippett scored for Philadelphia, which will host Tampa Bay again on Monday. Dan Vladar will get the start in that one after Samuel Ersson allowed seven goals on 23 shots on Saturday.
Kings 4, Oilers 3 (SO)
Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner as visiting Los Angeles edged Edmonton to avoid a third straight loss.
Corey Perry, Andre Lee, and Alex Laferriere scored in regulation for the Kings, who are 5-7-3 over their past 15 games and improved to 5-0 against Connor Ingram. The Oilers goaltender saved 27 shots in the loss.
Brandt Clarke picked up a pair of assists, and goaltender Anton Forsberg made 21 saves in the win.
Sharks 5, Stars 4 (OT)
Tyler Toffoli blasted a power-play goal 1:58 into overtime as San Jose rallied to beat visiting Dallas.
After helping erase a two-goal deficit in the third period, Toffoli rifled the game-winner, his second goal in a three-point outing, on a 4-on-3 power play after Mikko Rantanen went off for holding 57 seconds into overtime. His goal 9:28 into the third made it a 4-3 game.
Nineteen-year-old Macklin Celebrini posted three assists to move his point streak to 13 games (nine goals, 18 helpers), tying him with Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the second-longest such streak by a teenager. Patrik Laine (15 in 2017-18) set the record when he played for the Winnipeg Jets.
Hurricanes 3, Kraken 2
Jaccob Slavin returned to the lineup after another extended injury absence and assisted William Carrier’s go-ahead goal with 6:10 remaining as Carolina defeated Seattle in Raleigh, N.C.
Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes as they won their fourth game in a row. Jordan Staal provided two assists. Brandon Bussi made 10 saves to improve his record to 16-2-1 during his rookie season.
Slavin was in his sixth game of the season and his first outing since a lower-body injury on Dec. 19, though during that recent absence from the line the defenseman was selected for the U.S. Olympic team. He notched his first assist of the season on the winner.
Blackhawks 3, Predators 0
Drew Commesso pitched a 36-save shutout for Chicago as the Blackhawks won in Nashville for their fifth win in six games.
Commesso was making his second start in two nights after being recalled at the last minute on Friday to fill in for Spencer Knight. He was previously 0-2 in NHL starts, including a 5-1 loss to the visiting Washington Capitals on Friday.
Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, Nick Lardis and Ryan Greene each scored, and Connor Bedard had two primary assists for Chicago. Juuse Saros made 18 saves for Nashville, which had won seven of its previous 10.
Islanders 4, Wild 3 (OT)
Simon Holmstrom scored in overtime to lift New York to a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Holmstrom finished with two goals and one assist to lead New York, which has earned at least one point in five of its past six games. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Casey Cizikas scored the other goals for the Islanders.
Ben Jones, Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota. Quinn Hughes had three assists in the loss.
Golden Knights 4, Blues 2
Mark Stone tied the team record with a goal in his seventh consecutive game and Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to lead Vegas to a victory over St. Louis in Las Vegas.
Stone scored an empty-netter with 2:24 remaining to tie the team mark set by Max Pacioretty in December 2021. The seven-game goal streak also tied Jason Robertson (Nov. 11-25) of the Dallas Stars for the longest this NHL season. Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore also scored goals and Akira Schmid made 17 saves for Vegas.
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist and Jake Neighbours also scored for St. Louis, which suffered its third straight loss. Jordan Binnington stopped 21 of 24 shots.
Flames 2, Penguins 1
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and sparked visiting Calgary to a victory over Pittsburgh.
Connor Zary also tallied for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid. Goaltender Devin Cooley delivered a sparkling 27-save performance while making his first start since Dec. 20, especially in the third period when he stopped all 12 shots he faced.
Egor Chinakhov scored for the Penguins, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped. Goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 23 shots in an exciting goaltending duel.
Panthers 3, Senators 2
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced to help Florida pick up a much-needed road win over faltering Ottawa.
Evan Rodrigues, Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling all found the back of the net for the Panthers.
Fabian Zetterlund and Drake Batherson tallied for the Senators, and Leevi Merilainen made 18 saves in Ottawa’s fourth consecutive defeat.
Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 0
William Nylander had a goal and two assists and host Toronto shut out struggling Vancouver.
Joseph Woll made 29 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the fourth of his career. Matias Maccelli, Max Domi, John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson also scored for the Maple Leafs, who are 7-0-2 over their last nine contests.
Thatcher Demko allowed three goals in six shots in the first period. Kevin Lankinen took over in goal starting with the second period and allowed two goals on 18 shots, as the Canucks lost their sixth in a row (0-4-2).
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MLB
REPORTS: 3B ALEX BREGMAN SIGNING WITH CUBS FOR 5 YEARS, $175M
The Chicago Cubs, who failed in their pursuit of free agent third baseman Alex Bregman a year ago, have agreed with the three-time All-Star on a five-year, $175 million contract, according to multiple media reports on Saturday night.
Bregman played in 2025 for the Boston Red Sox, who signed the former Houston Astros player to a three-year, $120 million deal with two opt-outs. Bregman opted out of his contract after one season, passing on his $40 million player options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons in trying to land a lucrative, long-term contract.
The Cubs, according to reports, offered a club-record $35 million a year, with no opt-outs and a full no-trade clause. Bregman turns 32 on March 30.
The Astros had reportedly offered Bregman a six-year, $156 million deal after the 2024 season to keep him in Houston, which had selected him second overall in the 2015 MLB Draft out of LSU and where he made his major league debut in 2016.
Bregman batted .273 with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs in 114 games in his lone season with Boston. He had a .360 on-base percentage and .462 slugging percentage for the season, in which he started strongly before a quad injury sidelined him from May 24 to July 11.
For his career, which includes his first nine seasons with the Astros, Bregman is batting .272 with 209 homers, 293 doubles and 725 RBIs in 1,225 regular-season games.
An All-Star in 2018, 2019 and last season, and the 2024 American League Gold Glove winner at third base, Bregman went to four World Series with the Astros and won in 2017 and 2022.
REDS SIGN 1B MICHAEL TOGLIA TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT
The Cincinnati Reds signed first baseman Michael Toglia to a minor league contract.
Toglia was a first-round pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2019 MLB Draft.
He had a breakout campaign for the Rockies in 2024, recording 25 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases with a .218/.311/.456 batting line in 116 games.
However, Toglia took a big step back in 2025, posting just 11 home runs, 32 RBIs, and three stolen bases with a .190/.258/.353 batting line in 88 games. The decline in his on-base percentage was particularly concerning.
The 27-year-old will look to bounce back in Cincinnati. He adds a power bat to a team that finished 21st in the MLB in home runs last season.
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INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
ANDREW NEMBHARD SCORES 29 TO HELP THE PACERS BEAT THE HEAT 123-99 FOR A RARE 2ND STRAIGHT VICTORY
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard had 29 points and nine assists, Aaron Nesmith added 12 points and nine rebounds before an early exit and the Indiana Pacers routed the Miami Heat 123-99 on Saturday night.
Indiana matched its longest winning streak of the season with a rare second straight victory, this time taking the easy route. The Pacers never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the game. The Pacers made 17 3-pointers, one short of their season high, with Nembhard matching his season best with four.
Backup Micah Potter made four 3s and finished with 14 points. Jarace Walker had 13 points.
Tyler Herro had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists on a night Miami shot just 39.1% from the field. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points, and Bam Adebayo had 13 points and nine rebounds. Miami has lost three of its last four and missed its first 11 3s on Saturday.
The game tipped less than 24 hours after another Miami-Indiana contest was set up in college football’s national championship game. And just like Friday night’s Hoosiers victory over Oregon, the Pacers wasted no time setting the tone — or running out to a big lead.
They used first-quarter runs of 12-2 and 9-0 to build an early 28-12 cushion. Miami trailed 36-18 entering the second quarter.
The Heat opened the second half with nine straight points, cutting the deficit to 61-54. But Indiana made it 71-58 on back-to-back 3s from Potter and Nembhard and used a 21-6 run to extend the margin to 97-68 late in the third quarter.
Up next
Heat: Heads to Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Pacers: Welcome Boston to Indy on Monday.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana got 32 points from Lamar Wilkerson, but it wasn’t enough to hold of Nebraska in an 83-77 loss at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Wilkerson went 9-of-20 from the field overall, including 5-of-11 from beyond the arc, and he converted all nine of his free-throw attempts. But Indiana shot just 36.7% from the floor in the second half while the Cornhuskers converted 56.7% of their attempts overall and made eight threes to send IU to its first home loss of the season. Indiana was also haunted by 14 turnovers that led to 11 Nebraska points.
The teams played a physical first half that wasn’t marred by a lot of fouls. The Hoosiers and the Huskers both showed fantastic ball movement while playing long stretches of uninterrupted basketball.
Nebraska ground out a six-point lead in the first four minutes of the game, going up 10-6 following a 3-pointer from the Huskers’ Jamarques Lawrence. Wilkerson answered with a three of his own on IU’s next possession, but back-to-back buckets from Nebraska’s Rienk Mast pushed the edge to seven at 14-7 at the first media timeout.
Indiana came back behind a 3-pointer from forward Tucker DeVries off a pass from Conor Enright, then guard Nick Dorn nailed a triple of his own to pull IU within 14-13.
The Hoosiers trailed 20-15 with 9:26 left in the half when their offense started to come alive. Forward Reed Bailey scored on a put-back off a Wilkerson miss from deep, then Wilkerson scored on a driving lay-up, was fouled, and converted the three-point play to tie the game.
The teams traded baskets a few possessions before Wilkerson and Dorn hit a pair of threes to put IU up by five at 33-28. Baskets from Bailey, Wilkerson, and Conerway helped push IU to a 39-30 lead at the break.
IU kept up the pressure after halftime and extended its lead, scoring six of the first nine points of the second half, and a Wilkeson three with 17:42 to play put Indiana up by 15. He also was fouled on the play, and he converted the free throw to push IU’s lead to 49-33.
But Nebraska is ranked in the top-10 for a reason, and the Huskers put together a 22-6 run that erased the lead completely. A Bailey dunk off a pass from Conerway stopped the bleeding, but Mast scored on a hook with 10:45 to play that left the game tied at 57.
IU rebuilt its lead to six—three of the points coming of a trio of free throws from Wilkerson after he was fouled on a shot from deep, but the Huskers answered with a three from Pryce Sandfort and another triple from Lawrence to keep the score tied at 65-all.
Indiana struggled to string together stops, and Nebraska used a 12-3 run to take control of the game. The Huskers’ versatility and ability to knock down shots showed up just as IU had some empty possessions, and Nebraska took a 77-68 lead with 2:16 to play.
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IU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IU RETURNS HOME TO HOST NO. 14/14 IOWA
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball returns to its home court on Sunday as it faces No. 14/14 Iowa in a 5 p.m. ET tip on Big Ten Network.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (11-6, 0-5 B1G) vs. #14/14 Iowa (13-2, 4-0 B1G)
Sunday, January 11, 2026 • 5 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: BTN (Jack Kiser, Christy Winters Scott)
ABOUT THE HAWKEYES
Iowa is coming off a week-long bye after winning its last game on Jan. 5 at Northwestern, 67-58. Sophomore center Ava Heiden led the Hawks with 23 points and five rebounds while senior forward Hanna Stuelke added eight points and five boards. Iowa is averaging 82.5 points per game while shooting 49.9 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Iowa leads 56-24
LAST MEETING
1/12/25 – W, 74-67 (Iowa City, Iowa)
NOTES
Senior guard Shay Ciezki continues to be one of the nation’s most prolific scorers as she added a 31-point game to her resume against No. 25 Nebraska. The Buffalo, N.Y. native is tied for second in the country with most 30-point games this season (four).
In her return to the starting lineup on Thursday, sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen posted her fourth double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Her 19 points tied a career-high as she went 9-for-12 from the field against the Huskers.
Freshman forward Maya Makalusky added another double-digit performance to her freshman resume with 12 points on Thursday night. She connected on three 3-pointers to push her season total to 28 made from beyond-the-arc. The Fishers, Ind. Native needs just eight more makes to join the top 10 of all-time freshman 3-pointers made in school history.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers welcome Washington to the Hall on Thursday, January 14 at 7 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
INDIANA EARNS SECOND VICTORY OF SEASON OVER BALL STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Men’s Tennis continued their strong showing by defeating Ball State 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the IU Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers’ secured the doubles point behind dominant wins. Jip van Assendelft and Sam Scherer earned Indiana’s first victory of the match at No. 2 doubles, winning 6-3. The No. 1 pairing of Matteo Antonescu and Michael Andre slotted the next victory to earn the doubles point for Indiana with a 6-3 win. The duo of Yunis Facundo and Aidan Atwood were on the road to victory at 4-3 before the match went unfinished.
The momentum from doubles competition carried into singles play. Ben Pomeranets defeated Jacks Lancaster at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Yunis Facundo followed shortly after with a victory at No. 1 singles with a decisive victory over Andrei Caragea, 6-0, 6-4.
Karan Raghavendra earned Indiana’s next singles point defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 singles. Braeden Gelletich defeated Drew Hayward, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.
Aidan Atwood bested Broc Fletcher en route to securing the No. 5 singles victory. To close out the evening, Aryan Baldani slotted a win over Jeremy Milette, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
INDIANA 7, Ball State 0
Singles Competition
1. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Andrei Caragea (BSU), 6-0, 6-4.
2. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Jacks Lancaster (BSU), 6-0, 6-1.
3. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-4, 6-0.
4. Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Jeremy Milette (BSU), 6-4, 6-0.
5. Aidan Atwood (IU) def. Broc Fletcher (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.
6. Karan Raghavendra (IU) def. Nolan Hayward (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles Competition
1. Matteo Antonescu/ Michael Andre (IU) vs Jeremy Milette/ Andrei Carageo(BSU), 6-3.
2. Sam Scherer/ Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Nolan Hayward/ Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-3.
3. Facundo Yunis/ Aidan Atwood (IU) vs Jacks Lancaster/ Broc Fletcher (BSU), 4-3, unfinished.
Order of Finish
Single: 2, 1, 6, 3, 5, 4.
Doubles: 2, 1, unfinished.
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INDIANA TRACK AND FIELD
HOOSIERS FINISH STRONG IN FINAL DAY OF ROD MCCRAVY
Louisville, Ky. – Indiana track and field closes the Rod McCravy Invitational on Saturday (January 10) inside Norton Sports & Learning Center with several personal bests and individual event winners.
“I was very pleased with our effort this weekend,” said head coach Ed Beathea. “We broke 2 school records and had several outstanding performances. This was a very positive start to the season for us.”
The final day had a heavy focus on the track, starting with the sprints. Jasiah Rogers earned the first win of the day in the 60-meter sprint with his time of 6.77.
Several personal bests were broken in the men’s and women’s 300 meter. Kristina Vincic ran a 39.78 in the women’s contest. Trelee Banks-Rose continued to extend his school record time with his time of 32.89, winning the race. Tamer Saleh (9th) and Christian Woodson (11th) also set personal bests with times of 34.04 and 34.09, respectively.
In the 800, the Hoosiers had seven finishers in the top 15 in the women’s race, including Nola Somers Glenn (2nd; 2:08.77), Lily Myers (3rd; 2:08.86 PR), Catie McCabe (4th; 2:09.56 PR), Michaela Quinn (6th; 2:12.99), Ellia Hayes (2:15.85 PR), Joey Rastrelli (13th; 2:17.00), and Ava Jarrell (14th; 2:17.42).
Nico Colchico ran to the win as the lone Hoosier in the men’s 800 meter with his time of 1:49.50.
The Hoosiers had two finishers in the top 10 with Katelyn Winton (4:56.15) and Maddie Rocchio (5:02.11) finishing seventh and ninth, respectively.
Jessica Hegedus (9:53.68) and Mary Eubank (10:05.98) each recorded personal best times to finish fifth and ninth, respectively in the women’s 3,000-meter run.
The track closed with season best times in the men’s and women’s 4×400 relays. The quartet of Kristina Vincic, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, and Kiera Davis ran a time of 3:39.98, finishing sixth overall.
In the men’s race, the team of Cameron Mullens, Kalen Sargent, Tyler Tarter, and Daquan Tate recorded a fourth place finish with a time of 3:11.14.
In the field, Kelly Moran (12.14m/39-10) started the day with an eighth place finish in the women’s triple jump.
Tyler Carrell followed in the pole vault with a second place finish off a season best mark of 5.40m/17-8.5. Lukas Brauc (5.00m/16-4.75) also opened his first meet as a Hoosier with a sixth place finish.
In the shot put, Seth Brosseau claimed a fifth place finish with his distance of 17.03m/55-7.5.
The Hoosiers will be back at home next week as they host the Indiana Invitational. The meet will span two days from Friday, January 16, to Saturday, January 17.
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INDIANA WRESTLING
NO. 23 INDIANA WRESTLING TO OPEN B1G SEASON AT NO. 2 OHIO STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– After a week-and-a-half away from the mat, No. 23 Indiana will compete again this weekend in their Big Ten opener in a dual at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus.
The Hoosiers enter the matchup at 5-1 while Ohio State is 11-0 and also wrestling in their first conference dual.
STRONG SHOWING AT MIDLANDS:
-For the second consecutive season, and the third of the last four seasons, Indiana competed in the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30.
-Whether it be attached or unattached, the Hoosiers sent a combined 20 wrestlers to the tournament.
-Five Hoosiers earned their way on the podium: Henry Porter (141), Bryce Lowery (157), Derek Gilcher (174), Roman Rogotzke (184) and Gabe Sollars (197).
-Lowery got 2nd, Sollars got 3rd, Gilcher got 4th, Porter got 6th and Rogotzke got 7th. It was the first time on the podium at Midlands for Lowery, Porter and Rogotzke.
-Indiana finished in fifth place with 72.5 team points. It marked the second consecutive year that Indiana finished in the top five at the event, after finishing in fourth (95.5 points) in 2024.
BUCKEYES BATTLE:
-In Indiana’s first conference dual, it will have a major test in No. 2 Ohio State at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
-The Buckeyes are ranked as the No. 2 dual lineup across all major ranking services with ranked wrestlers at each weight class.
-Ohio State dominated its way to winning the 2025 National Duals Invitational back in November. They defeated four opponents in Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa to take the title in Tulsa.
-Each of Ohio State’s projected starters are ranked in the top 20 with eight of them being ranked in the top 10 at their weight class.
-No. 1 Jesse Mendez (141) is a two-time NCAA Champion and a Crown Point, Ind. native. He was high school teammates with five members of the Hoosiers in Anthony Bahl, Orlando Cruz, Logan Frazier, Sam Goin and Gavin Jendreas.
RANKINGS REFRESH:
-Across the latest national rankings, Indiana has seven Hoosier wrestlers ranked in the top-33 at their weight class.
-This matches the most ranked wrestlers Indiana had at any point in last season’s campaign, too.
-Indiana’s ranked wrestlers include No. 12 Jacob Moran (125), No. 24 Henry Porter (141), No. 32 Bryce Lowery (157), No. 20 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 30 Derek Gilcher (174), No. 14 Sam Goin (184) and No. 13 Gabe Sollars (197).
-Prior to recent sets of rankings, Logan Frazier was ranked No. 33 at 133 lbs. by both InterMat and FloWrestling.
-As a team, Indiana ranks No. 23 with the best dual lineup according to InterMat and NWCA.
B1G DUALS COMING:
-After nearly a month since Indiana’s last dual match against Army (Dec. 13), the Hoosiers will be back in dual action this Sunday against Ohio State.
-It marks the first of eight Big Ten matches. The road matches include Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois and Wisconsin. The home matches include Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska and Purdue.
-Maryland will be the team’s Big Ten opener as the Hoosiers host the Terrapins on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Wilkinson Hall.
-Entering into Big Ten duals, Indiana owns a 5-1 dual record.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#5 PURDUE REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN BIG TEN PLAY WITH WIN OVER PENN STATE
#5 Purdue 93, Penn State 85 (Postgame Notes)
Purdue improved to 15-1 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten Conference with a 93-85 win over Penn State in front of the 99th straight sellout in Mackey Arena.
The 15-1 record matches Purdue’s best 16-game start in school history, done six other times, including in the 2022-23 season. It’s the third time under Matt Painter that Purdue has started 15-1 (2025-26, 2022-23, 2010-11).
Purdue’s 5-0 mark in league play is the best mark since the 2017-18 team started 12-0 in Big Ten play.
Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue is now 27-3 (.900) in the month of January, the second-best record in the country (Saint Mary’s – 25-0).
The win was the 150th in Mackey Arena against Big Ten teams for head coach Matt Painter, now with a 150-37 (.802) in home games against Big Ten opposition.
Purdue’s senior class won its 50th Big Ten game, now owning a 50-15 (.769) league record.
The seven-game win streak is the second win streak this season of at least seven games. Purdue won the first eight games of the season.
Purdue tied a school record, committing just three turnovers. In last year’s game against Penn State, the Boilermakers committed 24 turnovers.
In addition, Purdue had 25 assists, for an assist/turnover ratio of 8.33 (25 / 3), the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in a game in school history.
Purdue has won 11 straight games when making double-digit 3-pointers. The Boilermakers went 11-of-29 (.379) from long range.
Purdue’s 50 points in the paint were the eighth most points scored in the paint during the Matt Painter era.
Purdue had four players score at least 15 points in game for the first time since Feb. 6, 2020, vs. Iowa. It marks the first time since March 2, 2002, that Purdue had four players score at least 16 points in a game (Smith – 26, Cluff – 23, Loyer – 17, Cox – 16).
Braden Smith scored 26 points with 14 assists and two steals, shooting 11-of-18 from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Smith surpassed 1,600 career points in the victory. Smith was responsible via points (26) and assists (32) for 58 of Purdue’s 93 points (62.4 percent).
Smith becomes the first Big Ten player in at least 20 years to have at least 26 points and 14 assists in a game. It marks his fifth 20-point, 10-assist game during his career. Prior to his arrival, there had been two 20-point, 10-assist games in school history and none since the 1987-88 season.
Smith has had eight career games of 14 or more assists, the most in Big Ten Conference history by five games (Magic Johnson – 3).
Smith now has 32 career 10-assist games, tied for the fifth most in NCAA history. In addition, his 22 point-assist double-doubles are tied for the third most in the last 20 years.
Smith moved into 15th place on the NCAA’s career assists list, now with 914. He needs 36 assists to move into the top 10.
In league play, Smith is averaging 18.8 points per game, 10.6 assists per game and 2.2 steals per game, while shooting 57.8 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point range.
Oscar Cluff scored 23 points (14 in the 2nd half) with seven rebounds and two assists, going 10-of-11 from the field. Cluff is shooting 74.5 percent from the field (79-of-106).
Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points, making 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Purdue is now 20-0 during his career when he makes four or more 3-pointers in a game.
Loyer surpassed 1,500 career points in the victory and moved into 5th place on the school’s career 3-pointers made list (240).
J. Cox scored 16 points with four rebounds. Over his last five games, Cox is averaging 11.8 points per game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff had 23 points to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State on Saturday.
Fletcher Loyer scored 17 and C.J. Cox 16 for the Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their seventh consecutive game.
Freddie Dilione V scored 25, Melih Tunca scored 14 and Ivan Juric had nine points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-7, O-5).
Leading by one at halftime, the Boilermakers opened the second half with a 15-5 advantage to go up 60-49. Penn State narrowed the deficit to seven points several times but could get no closer.
The Boilermakers shot 58% while the Nittany Lions made 57%. Penn State had a 28-27 rebounding advantage. Purdue committed just three turnovers while Penn State had 10. The Boilermakers biggest issue was making just 6 of 14 from the foul line. Penn State was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line.
The Nittany Lions were without leading scorer Kayden Mingo, who suffered an injury in practice on Monday and missed his second consecutive game. The freshman was averaging 14.9 points per game. Freshman reserve Tibor Mirtic also was sidelined after being injured in a 74-72 loss to No. 2 Michigan on Tuesday.
Smith scored 17 in the first half. The Nittany Lions had a 14-2 edge with points off the bench in the first half to keep things close. They finished with a 29-4 edge in points off the bench.
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PURDUE SWIMMING AND DIVING
SENIOR DAY FEATURES A BEVY OF BOILERMAKER VICTORIES AT THE POOL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Highlighted by 10 1-2 finishes, Purdue Women’s Swimming & Diving won 14 of 16 events to win handily 194-101 at Saturday’s Senior Day dual vs. Illinois at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
The Purdue men also competed at home for the final time this season after joining the women in the annual Senior Day ceremony before the meet. The men competed in a three-team intrasquad, with The Pete’s winning five events to finish atop the team scoring (invitational meet style).
Men’s Intrasquad Team Scores
1.) The Pete’s – 48.5
2.) Saturn V – 39.5
3.) Full Steam Ahead – 39
The Purdue women improved to 5-0 in dual meet action this season and have now won six straight duals vs. Illinois since the current annual home-and-home series began in 2021.
Daryn Wright (3-meter diving), Meghan Sharma (100 breast) and Matt Rose (1000 free) all posted marks that went into the team record books while winning events Saturday.
Wright swept the springboard diving events for the fourth time this season and continues to lead the team with 10 event victories. She posted a lifetime best list score of 374.48 on 3-meter, improving on the seventh best mark in program history, and teamed up with Avery Worobel for a 1-2 finish on 1-meter.
Sharma won the 100 breaststroke with a lifetime best mark of 1:01.99, improving on her 15th best time in program history.
Rose was the only freshman to win an event Saturday, moving into 13th place on the men’s all-time leaderboard with a time of 9:17.48 in the 1000 freestyle.
Senior Abby Marcukaitis swept the backstroke events against Illinois for the second year in a row, leading the way as Purdue had the top three finishers in the 100 and the top four in the 200.
Senior Reagan Mattice swept the distance freestyle events, leading a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 500. Lara Phipps was victorious in the 100 free and 100 fly, leading a 1-2 finish for Purdue in both events.
The Boilermakers also enjoyed 1-2 finishes in the 50 free, 200 free, 200 fly and 400 free relay. The 200 breast and 200 IM were the only events Purdue did not win Saturday.
The Boilermakers are back in action Saturday, Jan. 24 for the annual rivalry dual vs. Indiana. This year’s edition is for a 10 a.m. start at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington.
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PURDUE TRACK AND FIELD
BOILERS EARN 4 TOP 3 FINISHES ON SATURDAY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Purdue Track & Field wrapped up its first meet in 2026 with four top three finishes on Saturday at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
Men’s Notes
• Seamus Malaski continued his strong collegiate debut meet with a second-place finish in the shot put (18.33m / 60-01.75). He took fifth in the weight throw on Friday.
• Kamryn Harry ran 33.51 in the 300m to finish third. The time is the fastest by a Purdue freshman and third fastest overall since at least 2009.
• Joel Gates finished seventh in the shot put (16.62m / 54-06.50). It was his first time throwing shot put indoors after his outdoor personal best was 14.81m (48-07.25) last season at Tennessee.
• Warner Papillon, Purdue’s lone multi on the men’s side, competed in five events in the last two days. His top finish was in 11th in the 60mH (8.41).
Women’s Notes
• Zoe Sullivan finished third in the 60mH finals (8.26). She qualified for the finals after a second-place finish in the prelims and fifth-place finish in the semis on Friday.
• Britannie Johnson rolled to a third-place finish, second among collegiate competitors, in the shot put (15.57m / 51-01.00). Her mark entered Purdue’s top 10 at No. 7.
• Blessing Gideon jumped 12.41m (40-08.75) in the triple jump to finish sixth. The jump is Purdue’s third-best mark in the last 10 seasons.
• Ashley Odiase finished 10th in the first 300m of her career (38.25). It is the top time by a Boilermaker since at least 2009.
• Angeline Amefia competed in all five of the events that make up the pentathlon, while Leena Pfister competed in four events. Amefia earned a personal best in the shot put (11.07m / 36-04.00).
Next Up
Purdue splits the squad Jan. 16-17 between the Corky Classic in Lubbock, Texas and the Hoosier Horsepower Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE RETURNS TO MACKEY FOR FIRST HOME GAME OF 2026 VS. #23 WASHINGTON
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball women’s basketball team returns to Mackey Arena for its 2026 home opener on Sunday to face No. 23 Washington at 2 p.m. on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be on the call for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
Purdue picked up its first road and conference win of the year at Wisconsin on Thursday night. The Boilermakers had three players finish in double figures, led by Nya Smith’s season-high 20 points with four 3-pointers. The Boilermakers went 8-of-9 from behind the arc over the final 20 minutes, including a perfect 3-of-3 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
PROMOTIONS
• Reading Program Game
• BKC Game: You Got A Friend in Pete Day
• Pregame Chalk Talk
• Postgame Autographs
GAME NOTES
• Purdue connected on a season-high 12 3-pointers in the win. It was the ninth time in the last 25 years Purdue had four players knock down multiple 3-pointers. Six of those have come under Katie Gearlds.
• Smith knocked down a game-high four 3-pointers after making just five over the opening 15 games of the year.
• Madison Layden-Zay made a trio of 3-pointers to give her 242 for her career, two behind Karissa McLaughlin’s Purdue career record of 244. It was the fifth year’s 40th career game with three or more 3-pointers.
• Over her last four games, Layden-Zay has played 154:50 out of a possible 160 minutes, including a pair of complete games. The Kokomo, Ind., native became the 11th Boilermaker in history to play over 4,000 minutes and currently ranks third in the Big Ten with 37.1 minutes per league contest this year.
• Purdue improved to 16-1 since start of last season and 7-1 this year when scoring 70 points or more.
• Behind Layden-Zay’s team-high 36 3-pointers this year, tied for eighth in the Big Ten, Purdue vaulted up to sixth in the Big Ten with 142 triples. The Boilermakers have made 10 or more 3-pointers in five games this season. Purdue has made more than 200 3-pointers four times in program history, three have been under Katie Gearlds.
• After averaging 3.9 points at a 28.6% shooting clip in non-conference action, Nya Smith is up to 9.8 points per night in Big Ten games, while shooting 41.5% from the floor.
• Purdue has downed a trio of ranked teams under head coach Katie Gearlds, including the program’s first true road victory over an AP Top-5 team against No. 2 Ohio State in 2022-23. All three ranked wins have been away from Mackey Arena.
• Sunday’s tilt will open a three-game stretch against currently ranked opposition in No. 23 Washington, No. 21 USC (Jan. 18) and No. 4 UCLA (Jan. 21).
• Purdue rolled out its fifth different starting lineup of the year against Wisconsin with Daye, Layden-Zay, N. Smith, Kendall Puryear and McKenna Layden. It was the first time in program history two sisters started the same game.
• Despite having the most newcomers in the Big Ten this season with 10, Purdue has moved the ball well already posting four games with 20 assists or more. The Boilermakers are 25-1 since the start of the 2021-22 season when dishing out 20 or more dimes.
• Katie Gearlds dropped 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting and 5-of-8 triples in Purdue’s 88-64 win at Mackey Arena on Nov. 17, 2006 when Washington was ranked No. 23, the Huskies’ last visit to West Lafayette
• The first two meetings in the series were at Mackey Arena for the 1994 NCAA Second Round and 1998 NCAA First Round.
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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
IRISH FALL IN HEATED RIVALRY AT #1/1 MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A chaotic third period, including a combined 144 minutes of penalties in the the final 20 minutes, saw the Irish fall to the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines Saturday night by a score of 7-4.
Michigan opened the scoring just 2:26 into play Saturday night, beating Nicholas Kempf to the loose puck in the crease and tucking it past his left pad for the 1-0 tally.
Jayden Davis knotted things up for the Irish shortly after when his first of the year found twine at 7:19 of the opening period to make it a 1-1 game.
The teams skated four a side halfway through the first frame after the first penalties of the night were whistled simultaneously against either team for a play in front of the Irish net.
The Wolverines snapped the tie with 3:21 to go in the first period when they crashed in on Kempf, drawing him out of position before tapping a shot into the net, taking the 2-1 score into the first intermission.
Five goals were scored across both sides in the second stanza, with the Irish netting a pair thanks to Evan Werner and Caeden Carlisle.
The period started out with an Irish holding call resulting in a Michigan powerplay goal early in the frame before both teams were called for a play behind the Irish net to make it four-on-hockey once again. The extra ice turned into more space less than a minute later following a roughing call on the Irish and a major on the Wolverines to have both teams skating with three on the sheet.
Both teams managed to kill off the infractions unscathed before Evan Werner found the back of the net at 8:11 of the frame. Michigan challenged the play for goaltender interference but the call on the ice stood and the Irish were within a goal, down 3-2.
Michigan answered with a shot two minutes later to reclaim their two-goal lead before adding another to their tally at 15:39 of the second period.
Caeden Carlisle’s first of his career drew the Irish back within two as they trailed 5-3 heading into the final period of regulation.
The Irish swung momentum back in their favor at 6:59 of the third when Axel Kumlin net his shot from the bottom of the far circle to make it 5-4 but Michigan would answer with a one-timer at 9:11 to make it a 6-4 contest. The Irish challenged a previous play for a potential major which would negate the Wolverine goal but were unsuccessful, losing their timeout.
A pair of penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct sent a player from both sides to the box for two minutes and the Wolverines capitalized on the special teams action, making it 7-4 just 23 seconds in. The Irish managed to kill off the remainder of the 4v4 action.
After an altercation at center ice, the Irish were tasked with a five-minute kill to close out the game. A scrum to end the night finalized the game with the Wolverines taking the victory, 7-4.
GOALS
Rookies Dashel Oliver and Cole Brown raced the puck into the Wolverine end before the latter dumped it along the boards. Oliver collected the puck at the corner, feeding a pass back to Brown who fed the puck into the slot for Jayden Davis to fire it home. The goal marked Davis’ first of the season.
A netfront scramble saw Evan Werner poke the puck free and over the goal line for his team-leading eighth of the season. Jaedon Kerr and Danny Nelson were credited with assists on the play as bodies crowded the crease before the puck eventually crossed the line. Michigan challenged the play but the call on the ice stood and Werner was credited with the goal in his former barn.
Caeden Carlisle closed out the second period scoring when his shot from the circle sailed top shelf into the Wolverine net. Jayden Davis and Dashel Oliver were each credited with assists on the gaol, marking the first career multi-point games for both.
Axel Kumlin’s second of the year came at 6:59 of the third period as the senior drew the Irish within a goal. Carter Slaggert picked up the puck at the Irish blueline and sent it over to Cole Knuble who skated through the neutral zone with the puck on his stick before sending it across the crease to Kumlin who tucked it in at the backdoor.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame closes out its five-game road stretch next weekend at Penn State, Jan. 16-17. The Irish and Nittany Lions are set to face-off for the first time this season Friday at 7pm on B1G+ before closing out the series with an 8pm puck drop live on Big Ten Network Saturday night.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH COULDN’T GET OVER 2ND HALF HUMP, FALL 76-61 TO CLEMSON
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame offense just couldn’t get going in the second half against Clemson on Saturday night, as the visiting Tigers (14-3, 4-0) earned a 76-61 victory inside Purcell Pavilion. The Fighting Irish (10-6, 1-2) shot just 33.3 percent in the second half compared to the Tigers’ 48.3 percent, as Clemson outscored ND 37-27 in the second.
Clemson pounded the paint, where they outscored Notre Dame 34-18. The Tigers’ defense also forced 14 turnovers. Notre Dame found success from beyond the arc, where they were 9-21, but were only 11-26 from two-point range.
“This league is very hard and unforgiving sometimes, and you put a lot of pressure on your old guys that they have to play well. They can’t have an off night,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “We’ve got to keep working and got to take pressure off each other. We got to learn from it.”
Jalen Haralson recorded a team high 18 points on 6-11 shooting, which included a career best three triples. The freshman now has 48 points through three ACC games.
Logan Imes also finished in double figures, securing a career high 13 points. The junior went 3-5 from three, 5-9 overall, plus three rebounds and two assists.
Carson Towt recorded his fourth straight game with double-digit rebounds, reeling in 10 this evening. He now has 35 boards through three ACC games. The graduate was one point shy of a double-double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jalen Haralson began with the hot hand for the second straight game, draining his first three shots from three and starting 4-5 from the field overall. His hot start countered a potent Clemson attack, which converted its first 5-9. As a result, the game was tied at 17-all at 11:40.
The Tigers then outscored the Irish 13-6 over the next five minutes to garner a seven-point lead at 23-30. A Shrewsberry three and a Koehler baseline jumper gave the ND offense some life and cut the deficit to a one-possession game at 29-32.
Clemson’s Jestin Porter scored the final seven points for his team before the break. On the flip side, Cole Certa banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer, giving some momentum by pulling the home team to within five at 34-39.
Jalen Haralson was the lone Notre Dame player in double figures at halftime, boasting 12 points. Jestin Porter and RJ Godfrey led Clemson with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Notre Dame shot 52.2 percent in the half compared to Clemson’s 44.8 percent, but took six fewer attempts. The Irish committed nine turnovers compared to the Tigers’ three.
It was back and forth to start the half, but the physicality of the Tigers would ultimately surge them to their first double-digit lead of the game at 50-39 with 14:12 remaining.
Struggling to get going offensively, the Irish had just three points from Haralson and a basket from Koehler in the next five minutes of play to make it 57-44.
An Imes trey coupled with four free-throws split between Certa and Towt, the Irish were able to cut the deficit to seven at 61-54 with 5:44 on the clock.
The Tigers responded with a 6-0 run to make it a 13-point game yet again. The Clemson offense continued to extend their lead in the final 3:30, ultimately taking home a 15-point win in a 76-61 victory.
UP NEXT
The ACC gauntlet rolls on when a red-hot Miami arrives in South Bend on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The 14-2 Hurricanes will tip off against the Irish at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH SET FOR PURCELL BATTLE AGAINST NO. 22 CAROLINA
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After downing Boston College on Thursday night, Notre Dame (11-4, 3-2) continues its three-game home stand on Sunday by welcoming No. 22 North Carolina (13-4, 2-2). Mark Neeley and Debbie Antonelli will have the call from Purcell Pavilion, and the game will begin on ESPN at 1 p.m.
NOTES
Notre Dame is coming off of a historically efficient performance against Boston College on Thursday. The Irish won 94-60 and shot 65.4 percent from the floor, the program’s best shooting showing in a conference game since at least 1999. Notre Dame was also 7-10 from deep, its best overall 3-point shooting percentage since 2020. On defense, Notre Dame allowed just 19 rebounds, the fewest since 2018.
Cassandre Prosper had 27 points and 13 rebounds against the Eagles. Both marks are just one shy of tying her career-highs. The showing was her fifth double-double in the last seven games and her third 20-point double-double of the year, tied for the most in the ACC.
Three other Irish scored in double-figures on Thursday — Malaya Cowles had a season-high 20 points, while Hannah Hidalgo and Iyana Moore chipped in 16 each. Moore was 4-5 from beyond the arc, including a buzzer-beating logo triple as the clock expired to end the first quarter. Moore now leads the ACC with a 44.6 three-point percentage.
All six members of Notre Dame’s current primary rotation are averaging 8+ points per game over the last five contests — Hidalgo (24.8), Prosper (19.8), Moore (15), Cowles (13.4), Vanessa de Jesus (9.6) and Gisela Sanchez (8.4).
Hidalgo continues to pace the nation in steals (5.9) and the ACC in points (24.7). She also leads the team with 5.5 assists per game and ranks second with 6.1 rebounds per game.
Prosper and Connecticut’s Sarah Strong are the only players in the nation averaging 17+ points, 7+ rebounds, 2+ steals and shooting 55+ percent from the floor.
Notre Dame has four players averaging 2+ steals per game while no other ACC team has more than one.
The Irish are 9-0 at home this year and averaging 93.1 points per game at Purcell Pavilion.
The weekend will serve as a reunion for the 2001 national title team, one which Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey was a part. The group will be recognized at halftime for the 25th anniversary.
Notre Dame is 11-5 all-time against North Carolina and 5-1 at home.
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BUTLER TRACK AND FIELD
BULLDOGS OPEN 2026 AT ILLINI OPEN
The Bulldogs opened the spring portion of their schedule Saturday in Champaign, Ill., at the University of Illinois’s Illini Open.
Top Bulldog performances included:
Troy Larrison won the 60-meter dash in a time of 6.99 seconds.
Matteo Rosio and Kyle Grove went 1-2 in the men’s mile, crossing the line in 4:16.55 and 4:16.84, respectively.
Ethan Falconer had the best time in the 200 meters at 22.73 seconds.
The Bulldogs return to competition Friday and Saturday for the Hoosier Horsepower Classic at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind.
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BUTLER MEN’S TENNIS
BULLDOGS FALL TO INDIANA IN SPRING OPENER
Butler opened the 2026 spring season in Bloomington, falling 7-0 to Indiana Saturday morning.
Nicholas Shirley split sets at No. 4 singles, ultimately falling in a third-set match tiebreaker, 10-7, to Indiana’s Deacon Thomas.
The Bulldogs return to action Sunday, Jan. 18, with the team’s home opener against Eastern Kentucky.
INDIANA 7, BUTLER 0
Singles
Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Riccardo Baldi (BUT), 6-3, 6-0
Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Nicolas Arts (BUT), 6-0, 6-2
Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Ronin Kasday (BUT), 6-1, 6-2
Deacon Thomas (IU) def. Nicholas Shirley (BUT), 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Siddhartha Lama (BUT), 6-4, 6-4
Aidan Atwood (IU) def. Nicholas Balthazor (BUT), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Matteo Antonescu/Michael Andre (IU) vs Nicolas Arts / Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT), 6-5, unfinished.
Facundo Yunis/Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Nicholas Balthazor / Siddhartha Lama (BUT), 6-2
Sam Scherer/Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Arnesh Singh / Riccardo Baldi (BUT), 6-3
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ST. JOHN’S NARROWLY EDGES BUTLER 49-39 ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
QUEENS, N.Y. – Butler fell to the St. John’s Red Storm 49-39 on Saturday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York. With the loss, Butler slides to 7-10 overall and 1-6 in BIG EAST play while the Red Storm improve to 14-4 and 4-3 in conference action.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Caroline Dotsey led the Dawgs with 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor. Dotsey added six rebounds and one block.
Kennedy Langham grabbed six rebounds while Mallory Miller and Saniya Jackson pulled down five rebounds apiece.
Lily Zeinstra paced the offense with three assists in the contest.
Butler shot 16-for-56 (28.6%) from the floor and shot 4-for-22 (18.2%) from beyond the arc.
Butler forced 10 St. John’s turnovers, marking the 17th time in the last 19 games, that BU has forced its opponent to commit double digit turnovers.
ST. JOHN’S HIGHLIGHTS
Beautiful Waheed led the Red Storm offense with a game-high 16 points on an efficient 5-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Waheed added six rebounds and five blocks in the contest.
Brooke Moore led SJU on the glass, pulling down 10 rebounds.
Sa’Mya Wyatt paced the Red Storm offense with four assists.
SJU shot 17-for-53 (32.1%) from the floor and shot 5-for-16 (31.3%) from behind the arc.
St. John’s outrebounded Butler 41-34.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides traded buckets to open the game before back-to-back buckets from SJU gave the Red Storm a 6-4 lead at the halfway mark of the quarter. SJU closed the frame with back-to-back scores, giving the Red Storm a 14-11 advantage at the end of the first.
St. John’s opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run fueled by four points from Brooke Moore, as the Red Storm extended their lead to nine. Butler responded with an 8-0 run of its own, cutting the SJU lead to one with just under two minutes left in the frame. The Johnnies took the 25-21 advantage into the break.
Butler held SJU scoreless through the first five minutes of the third quarter as a 5-0 run from the Dawgs gave Butler its first lead since the 1:36 mark of the first quarter (11-10). SJU was able to hold Butler scoreless over the final 2:57 of the third quarter, as the Red Storm took the 35-28 lead into the final quarter of action.
Both sides traded buckets to start the fourth as BU was able to cut the deficit to two (39-27) with just over six minutes left in the quarter. SJU strung together a 7-0 run behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Beautiful Waheed as the Red Storm lead grew to nine with just under four minutes remaining. Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final minutes, dropping the contest 49-39 at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Indianapolis to face the Providence Friars on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. and fans can enjoy the BIG EAST Road Trip festivities that will be going on pregame in the Efroymson Family Gym.
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IU INDY SWIMMING AND DIVING
SWIM AND DIVE COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis Jaguars wrapped up the weekend in strong fashion on Saturday at Youngstown State, turning in a dominant day two performance highlighted by numerous first-place finishes across swimming and diving events.
IU Indy opened the session with a win in the women’s 200-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Addy Hirsbrunner, Vicky Surdyka, Dani Stemper and Luca McGee touched first in 1:44.68.
On the individual side, Chloe Yerkes captured the women’s 400 IM in 4:34.60, while Aubrey Hollis led a Jaguar sweep at the top of the podium in the women’s 50 backstroke with a winning time of 26.34. Vicky Surdyka continued her standout day by taking first in both the 50 breaststroke (29.61) and 100 breaststroke (1:04.07), and Luca McGee added wins in the 50 freestyle (24.07) and 100 freestyle (52.01). Lydia Zenobi also claimed the top time in the 100 butterfly, clocking 56.32.
The Jaguar men matched that momentum with a series of event wins. Zach Drotar won the men’s 400 IM in 4:01.96, while Nathan Rariden earned first place in the 200 freestyle (1:37.79), 100 freestyle (45.79) and anchored the victorious 200 freestyle relay, which finished in 1:22.10. Logan Kelly swept the breaststroke sprints with wins in the 50 breaststroke (24.38) and 100 breaststroke (52.45). Hugo Arteaga claimed first in both the 100 butterfly (48.24) and 50 butterfly (21.75). Shane Tebeest added another top finish in the 50 freestyle, touching in 20.68, while Noah Van Zuidam captured the 100 IM in 50.78.
IU Indianapolis was equally strong on the boards, as Alaina Heyde took first in women’s 1-meter diving with a score of 254.25. Evan Butcher edged the field to win men’s 3-meter diving at 309.68.
With the meet, the Jaguars conclude the weekend’s competition after sweeping both the men’s and women’s team scores. IU Indianapolis will be back in action next on January 23, when the Jags travel to Ball State.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGS TO CAP TWO-GAME WISCONSIN TRIP IN MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will look to break a five-game skid when the Jaguars cap a two-game road trip at Milwaukee (7-10, 3-3 HL) on Sunday (Jan. 11). Sunday’s game is set for a 2:00 p.m. CT tip-off and can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket in Central Indiana.
The Jags (4-14, 0-7 HL) is coming off a 75-59 road loss at Green Bay on Friday night as they shot a season-low 32 percent from the floor against the Phoenix. Green Bay scored 17 straight points and held the Jaguars without a bucket for over seven minutes, spanning the end of the first and start of the second halves. The end result was pushing a one-point lead into an 18-point advantage early in the second half.
Senior Jaxon Edwards had a team-high 18 points (7-10 FG) and six rebounds and junior Kyler D’Augustino finished with 15 points. Sophomore Aiden Miller had 11 points in his second career start.
Since the start of Horizon League play, Edwards is second on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (4.7 rpg), steals (12) and blocked shots (7). The Indianapolis-native is shooting 64 percent from the floor in seven games against Horizon League foes.
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee is 7-10 overall and 3-3 in Horizon League play. The Panthers are 5-2 at home this season, including non-league wins over Hampton and Little Rock. Milwaukee enters play having dropped four straight, including three straight Horizon League contests. Below is a rundown of Milwaukee’s possible starting five.
G- Amar Augillard (6-5, R-Sr.) – 11.2 ppg, 34 3’s
G- Isaiah Dorceus (6-0, Jr.) – 5.8 ppg, 4.2 apg
G- Esyah Pippa-White (6-2, Jr.) – 4.5 ppg, 1.7 apg
G- Aaron Franklin (6-5, R-Sr.) – 4.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg
F- Danilo Jovanovich (6-8, Sr.) – 12.4 ppg, 59.5 FG%
INSIDE THE SERIES
Milwaukee leads the all-time series between the two squads, 19-6 overall and 12-2 in the 14 meetings in Milwaukee. The Panthers have won the last 10 meetings with IU Indy’s last victory coming in Indianapolis on Jan. 29, 2021.
UP NEXT
The Jags will return home to kickoff a two-game homestand, beginning against Robert Morris on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle.
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BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
BALL STATE FINISHES WEEKEND VICTORIOUS VERSUS NJIT
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s volleyball team completed a successful weekend at Worthen Arena, defeating NJIT in four sets (25-13, 21-25, 25-12, 25-15) Saturday evening.
The Cardinals (3-0, 0-0 MIVA) limited the Highlanders (0-4, 0-0 EIVA) to a 0.80 hitting clip while averaging .391 themselves, along with a team block total of 15.5 compared to NJIT’s 3. The evening saw just one lead change, three points into the fourth set, as NJIT recorded an attack error at the end of a Patrick Rogers serve.
Rogers led the way as he matched his kill total from the evening prior, tallying 16 while hitting .522, along with six digs, two assists and a team-leading three aces. Ryan Louis was credited with 11 kills on a .318 clip, two aces, four digs and a career-high seven block assists. Wil Basilio earned nine kills, three digs and four block assists.
Ball State’s defense halted the Highlanders at the net, aided by Jacob Surette who recorded a career-best nine block assists, Louis’ seven and Braydon Savitski-Lynde’s five. Savitski-Lynde also completed five kills while hitting .522. Freshman libero Adir Ben Shloosh led the men with eight digs.
Lucas Machado’s hustle was on full display throughout the match, dishing out 37 assists with three kills.
The Cardinals led by as much as 14 in the opening set, highlighted by an 8-0 run which brought them to set-point. After three-straight points by the Highlanders, Rogers punched a kill to finish it, capping off a set that saw Ball State hit an efficient .688 clip.
Set two was a different story, as the score tied seven times until NJIT’s late momentum pushed them just enough to claim the set.
The men’s squad was unfazed, easily taking sets three and four. Rogers swatted nine kills between the two sets, and claimed two of his three aces in set four, with one of those bringing the Cardinals to match point. Surette’s four block assists were also instrumental, including back-to-back blocks assists by him and Basilio.
In his first career appearance with the Cardinals, sophomore Jason Harris put the exclamation point on the weekend with the final kill of the match, finishing with two.
The Ball State men’s volleyball program ride this momentum into next week when it travels to Phoenix, Ariz. for the First Point Collegiate Challenge Tournament at the Phoenix Convention Center. The men square off against No. 1 UCLA Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 9 Stanford Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. ET.
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BALL STATE TRACK AND FIELD
HADZIAHMETOVIC, HALE AND MARSHALL AMONG BALL STATE LEADERS AT BADGERS MIDWEST INVITE
CHICAGO — Ball State won four of its 10 events Saturday in the Badgers Midwest Invite, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track at Gately Center. Early in the Cardinals’ indoor season, the three-team event gave head coach Adrian Wheatley an opportunity to carry a young roster and gain experience for the season ahead.
The Cardinals used a lineup heavy with freshmen and sophomores, including 6 of 7 Ball State entries in the 300m dash that was won by freshman Amina Hadziahmetovic. Winning her first college event, the freshman from nearby Mount Prospect, Illinois, set a personal record and led Ball State finishers who claimed four of the top five places, out of 17 runners. Shortly after winning her first college medal she earned another, pacing the Cardinals’ 4x400m relay team comprised of three freshman. Hadziahmetovic led off the 4×400, then handed to senior Abby Brennan who passed the winning baton to freshmen Haylie Yeazell and Lia Patterson.
Sophomore Kylee Marshall posted her best jump of the season while getting past 12 participants to claim first place in the long jump. It was the second long jump win of her career. She also finished in sixth place to lead Ball State competitors in the 60m dash.
Sophomore Lexi Hale won the high jump competition, besting 10 competitors including teammates Bella Jackson and Malina Miller who both cleared the same height at 1.65m. Hale matched her personal best and was the only jumper to clear the height on her first try. Hale, Jackson and Miller were among four who advanced to a final height at 1.70m. None cleared that height in three tries and Hale earned the win.
Senior Kenli Nettles finished second in the 60m hurdles with a personal record time of 8.76. In the 3,000 meters, freshman Emily Decker finished second with a time of 10:01.01 and junior Maci Hoskins finished third with a personal-best time of 10:10.48.
High Jump
1st, Lexi Hale, So. – 1.65m PR (tie)
t-2nd, Bella Jackson, Gr. – 1.79m
t-2nd, Malina Miller, Jr. – 1.75m
60m Hurdles
2nd, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – 8.76 PR
3rd, Lia Patterson, Fr. – 8.97
6th, Lily Eagleston, Fr. – 9.28
Long Jump
1st, Kylee Marshall, So. – 5.70m
6th, Anisa Barnett, Fr. – 5.27m
7th, Brenna Lehrke, Sr. – 5:07m
DNF, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – foul
60m Dash
6th, Kylee Marshall, So. – 7.76
8th, Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 7.81
Savannah Lake, So. – 7.84
Jiah Davenport, So. – 7.90
Weight Throw
7th, Malena Higgins, Sr. – 15.09m
11th, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 12.59m
12th, Sydney Miller, Jr. – 12.19m
300m Dash
1st, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. – 40.79 PR
2nd, Abby Brennan, Sr. – 40.89 PR
4th, Haylie Yeazell, Fr. – 41.24
5th, Savannah Lake, So. – 41.41 PR
11th, Trinity Bibbs, Fr. – 42.73
13th, Jiah Davenport, So. – 43.43 PR
14th, Lily Eagleston, Fr. – 43.89
Triple Jump
5th, Brenna Lehrke, Sr. – 11.30m
DNF, Anisa Barnett, Fr. – foul
3,000m Run
2nd, Emily Decker, Fr. – 10:10.01
3rd, Maci Hoskins, Jr. – 10:10.48 PR
Shot Put
3rd, Brooklyn Taylor, Jr. – 13.18m
4th, Sydney Miller, Jr., 13.03m
5th, Malena Higgins, Sr. – 12.82m
9th, Kenli Nettles, Gr. – 12.11m
4x400m Relay
1st, Hadziahmetovic, Brennan, Yeazell, Patterson – 3:56.48
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BALL STATE MEN’S TENNIS
MEN’S TENNIS DROPS FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON AT INDIANA
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State men ‘s tennis team began its spring campaign at Big Ten foe Indiana with the Cardinals suffering a 7-0 loss to the Hoosiers Saturday evening at the IU Tennis Center.
Indiana secured the early 1-0 advantage by sweeping the doubles point. The Hoosiers’ doubles teams utilized their indoor home-court advantage to move the Cardinals around the baseline, clinching the necessary wins quickly to set the tone for the afternoon.
Ball State’s top duo of Jeremy Milette and Andrei Caragea were played the closest falling to the Hoosiers’ top doubles tandem of Matteo Antonescu and Michael Andre, 6-4.
Indiana carried that energy into the late afternoon clash with Ball State by taking all six singles matches from the Cardinals. The Hoosiers’ depth proved too much for the young Ball State roster. Junior Sam Landau, who competed in the NCAA Individual Championships this past fall, and fellow junior Facundo Yunis led the charge at the top of the lineup.
Despite the final score, Ball State returners Jacks Lancaster and Drew Hayward fought through tight sets, but the Hoosiers’ sophomores and freshmen, including newcomers Aryan Badlani and Aidan Atwood, maintained control to finalize the shutout.
The Ball State men’s tennis team opens its home slate on Saturday when it hosts Xavier at 12 pm ET in the Cardinals’ indoor tennis facility First Serve.
INDIANA 7, Ball State 0
Singles Competition
1. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Andrei Caragea (BSU), 6-0, 6-4.
2. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Jacks Lancaster (BSU), 6-0, 6-1.
3. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-4, 6-0.
4. Aryan Badlani (IU) def. Jeremy Milette (BSU), 6-3, 6-1.
5. Aidan Atwood (IU) def. Broc Fletcher (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.
6. Karan Raghavendra (IU) def. Nolan Hayward (BSU), 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles Competition
1. Matteo Antonescu/ Michael Andre (IU) vs Jeremy Milette/ Andrei Carageo(BSU), 6-3.
2. Sam Scherer/ Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Nolan Hayward/ Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-3.
3. Facundo Yunis/ Aidan Atwood (IU) vs Jacks Lancaster/ Broc Fletcher (BSU), 5-3, unfinished.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS 79-71 IN FIRST MAC MEETING WITH UMASS
AMHERST, Mass. – The Ball State men’s basketball team led 38-36 with under 14 minutes to play, but UMass went on a 9-0 scoring run from that point and would go on to win 79-71 on Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.
Davion Hill put up 22 points, including 18 in the second half, seven rebounds and two assists to keep the visitors within striking distance late in the game. Hill hit a trio of 3-pointers in the final four minutes of the contest, the last of which cut Ball State’s deficit to 75-69 with 47 seconds to go, but the Minutemen (10-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) held off the Cardinals to get their first MAC win.
Ball State (4-12, 0-4 MAC) got 12 points each from Armoni Zeigler (six assists, four rebounds) and Preston Copeland (five rebounds), while Mason Jones and Devon Barnes chipped in nine and seven points, respectively.
Hill hit a shot to give the Cardinals a 25-24 edge with just under three minutes to play in the opening period in a game that featured 16 lead changes, but the hosts scored the last four points of the half to take a 28-25 lead into the break.
UMass won the rebounding battle 36-28, but Ball State had more points in the paint (30-26) and second chance points (7-4). Each team generated 10 points off turnovers as the hosts committed two more giveaways (12-10). The Minutemen got to the free throw line 11 more times (20-29, 69 percent) than the Cardinals (13-18, 72.2 percent) for a seven-point disparity at the charity stripe.
Ball State went 44.6 percent (25-56) from the field including 34.8 percent (8-23) from distance while UMass shot 48.1 percent (25-52) on field goals and 37.5 percent (9-24) on 3-pointers.
Leonardo Bettiol paced UMass with 20 points and added eight rebounds and three assists, and Marcus Banks Jr., followed with 17 points.
The Cardinals will continue MAC play with a road game at Akron at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING
SYCAMORES TOP SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, EVANSVILLE IN MEET SWEEP IN CARBONDALE
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Grace Cummings swept the distance events and Jecza Lopez continued her dominance on the diving boards as Indiana State recorded eight event wins on Saturday afternoon to top both Southern Illinois and Evansville at the Shea Natatorium.
The Sycamores topped Southern Illinois, 156-140, and completed the meet sweep with a 253-42 win over Evansville. Indiana State’s win over the Salukis marked the Sycamores’ first program win over SIU in Carbondale in program history.
Cummings (1000 Free, 500 Free) and Lopez (3M Diving, 1M Diving) both won multiple events on the afternoon, while Haley Halsall (200 Fly), Raine Boles (100 Fly), and Kaleigh Kelley (50 Free) also claimed individual wins. The Sycamores capped the event by claiming the win in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with the fifth-fastest time on the Indiana State all-time performance list.
“I’m very proud of the fight and determination we showed today,” head coach Josh Christensen said. “SIU is a very good team and we knew this meet would provide a big challenge. We weren’t perfect, but we found ways to get it done. We’re excited to get back to work on Monday.”
Indiana State opened the action in the pool on Saturday afternoon with the Sycamores’ top team in the 200-yard Medley Relay placing third overall. Sahara Visscher, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, and Kaleigh Kelley touched the wall in 1:42.37 to lead three Sycamore teams in the in third place. The second quartet of Sara Keefe, Jenna Nave, Allie Barasch, and Kalli Agapios was fourth in 1:45.59, while the final group of Kate Reeves, Kiarra Thomas, Sophia Diaz, and Ash Saple was sixth in 1:47.19.
Grace Cummings continued her recent dominance in the distance events as the freshman topped the field in the 1000-yard Freestyle. Cummings went 9:52.98 to win the event by nearly 16 seconds over teammate Maria Saldana Riebeling (10:08.62), while Gemma Dilks was fourth overall in 10:27.13.
Erin Cummins nearly made it two consecutive wins for the Sycamores in the 200-yard Freestyle as the junior finished seconds in the event with a time of1:48.86. Addison Johnson and Peyton Heagy finished third and fourth in 1:52.10 and 1:53.27 respectively, while Rachel Stutz placed sixth overall in the field in 1:55.04.
Sara Keefe was the first Sycamore to the wall in the 100-yard Backstroke event as the freshman was third overall in 57.06. Kate Reeves (57.27) and Anna Asplund (58.25) were also inside the top five, while Sahara Visscher was seventh in 58.74. Ella Moustgaard also broke the 1:00 mark finishing in 57.60.
Ali Pearson was the top Sycamore in the 100-yard Breaststroke with the graduate student finishing third in 1:01.92. Jenna Nave was sixth in 1:06.72, while Kiarra Thomas was ninth in 1:09.65.
Haley Halsall continued her dominance in the 200-yard Fly event as the senior topped the field in 2:00.64. Sophia Diaz (2:04.08) and Raz Harel (2:07.27) both finished inside the top five overall, while Elle Santucci (2:09.75) and Becca Shaffer (2:10.45) also competed in the event.
Kaleigh Kelley continued to showcase why she is one of the top sprinters in the Valley as the junior topped the field in the 50-yard Freestyle by .25 seconds, winning in 23.06. Raine Boles (23.65) was third overall, while Kalli Agapios (24.02) and Ash Saple (24.14) finished inside the top six. Allie Barasch rounded out the group in 24.45.
Jecza Lopez picked up where she left off after the holidays claiming the title in the 3M Springboard event as the junior posted a six-dive score of 282.30. Brenna Woodruff was second overall with 238.80, while Ella Taylor (219.35), Bree Cleary (218.05), and Sofia Dansereau (218.00) completed a Sycamore sweep with all five divers finishing inside the top five.
Addison Johnson was the first Indiana State swimmer to the wall in the 100-yard Freestyle as the freshman finished in 51.10. Kalli Agapios was fourth in the field in 52.24, while Ash Saple placed sixth in 53.47. Rachel Stutz was eighth overall in 53.57.
Anna Asplund paced four Sycamores in the top seven in the 200-yard Backstroke field as the freshman finished third in 2:01.90. Ella Moustgaard was fifth in 2:04.40, while Sara Keefe (2:05.11) and Elle Santucci (2:07.23) placed sixth and seventh respectively. Kate Reeves wrapped up the group in 2:07.28.
Ali Pearson was the first Sycamore to the wall in the 200-yard Breaststroke as the graduate student went 2:17.11 to place third in the field. Jenna Nave (2:26.51), Peyton Heagy (2:28.58), and Kiarra Thomas (2:29.59) all finished inside the top eight in the field.
Grace Cummings completed the distance sweep in the pool on Saturday as the freshman topped the field in the 500-yard Freestyle, as the Sycamores claimed the top four spots in the event. Cummings touched the wall in 4:53.79 to finish ahead of teammate Erin Cummins (4:55.05), with Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:59.36) placing third. Haley Halsall rounded out the group in 5:02.86 to place fourth. Gemma Dilks went 5:04.53 in an exhibition swim.
Raine Boles led five Sycamores in the top six in the 100-yard Fly as the senior was first to the wall in the event in going 55.66. Sophia Diaz (55.99) and Kaleigh Kelley (56.59) finished second and third respectively, while Allie Barasch (57.23) and Raz Harel (57.74) finished fifth and sixth overall. Becca Shaffer rounded out the group in 59.06 to put all six Sycamores under the 1:00 mark.
Jecza Lopez topped the field by over 50 points in the 1M Springboard event as the junior scored 273.30 over her six dives on the afternoon. Sofia Dansereau was second overall with 218.25, while Bree Cleary (214.85) and Ella Taylor (212.95) finished third and fourth in the event. Brenna Woodruff rounded out the Sycamores scoring 195.40 to place seventh.
Anna Asplund was the first Sycamore to finish in the 200-yard IM event on Saturday afternoon as the freshman placed fourth in the field in 2:07.57. Maria Saldana Riebeling (2:08.04), Ella Moustgaard (2:08.53), and Ali Pearson (2:09.18) all finished inside the top eight, while Elle Santucci (2:10.08) and Sara Keefe (2:10.13) also took on the field for Indiana State.
Indiana State put together the fifth-best time on the all-time performance list in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay to wrap up the events in the pool as the team of Kaleigh Kelley, Raine Boles, Erin Cummins, and Kalli Agapios finished in 1:32.37 to claim the event win. The second team of Addison Johnson, Sahara Visscher, Allie Barasch, and Ash Saple placed third in 1:35.58, while the final group of Rachel Stutz, Peyton Heagy, Sophia Diaz, and Kiarra Thomas finished fifth in 1:39.15.
Top Indiana State Finishers in Each Event
200-Yard Medley Relay: 3rd – Sahara Visscher, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, Kaleigh Kelley (1:42.37)
1000-Yard Free: 1st – Grace Cummings (9:52.98)
200-Yard Free: 2nd – Erin Cummins (1:48.86)
100-Yard Back: 3rd – Sara Keefe (57.06)
100-Yard Breast: 3rd – Ali Pearson (1:01.92)
200-Yard Fly: 1st – Haley Halsall (2:00.64)
50-Yard Free: 1st – Kaleigh Kelley (23.06)
3M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (282.30)
100-Yard Free: 2nd – Addison Johnson (51.10)
200-Yard Back: 3rd – Anna Asplund (2:01.90)
200-Yard Breast: 3rd – Ali Pearson (2:17.11)
500-Yard Free: 1st – Grace Cummings (4:53.79)
100-Yard Fly: 1st – Raine Boles (55.66)
1M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (273.30)
200-Yard IM: 4th – Anna Asplund (2:07.57)
200-Yard Free Relay: 1st – Kaleigh Kelley, Raine Boles, Erin Cummins, Kalli Agapios (1:32.37)
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving remains on the road over January 23-24 in South Bend, Ind. for the annual Tim Welsh Invite hosted by Notre Dame.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES DROP HOME MVC CONTEST TO EVANSVILLE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball battled Evansville on Saturday night but came up short in a 72-69 loss inside the Hulman Center.
Ian Scott led the way with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Camp Wagner finished with 16 points, while Derek Vorst chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds. Wagner recorded a team-high three steals, and both Scott and Jo Van Buggenhout dished out three assists apiece.
Evansville scored first with a three-pointer, and the game featured four lead changes over the following three minutes. The Aces held a narrow advantage until Scott converted a second-chance hook shot to give Indiana State a 10-9 lead. The Sycamores maintained a slim edge behind baskets from Scott, Xavier Hall, and Sterling Young before Evansville evened the score at 16-16 with 10:13 remaining in the first half.
After a 2:41 scoreless stretch, Evansville regained the lead with a jumper. The teams traded leads throughout the next four minutes, combining for seven lead changes and three ties. Indiana State closed the stretch with a 15-14 advantage to make it 31-30 with 3:17 left in the half. The Sycamores then finished strong, using a 9-5 run fueled by Wagner (5), Vorst (2), and Young (2) to take a 38-35 lead into the locker room.
Evansville opened the second half with a three to tie the game, but Indiana State answered with a 5-3 run over the next three minutes. The Aces responded with a layup to even the score once again, then used a 9-5 run over a 3:46 stretch to regain control before Bruno Alocen halted the run with a three-pointer at the 10:24 mark.
Evansville pushed ahead 52-51 on a jumper and maintained a lead of no more than four points over the next 6:40 as the Sycamores continued to respond. Indiana State briefly reclaimed the lead when Ian Scott scored a three and Derek Vorst followed with two free throws to go up by one with 2:06 remaining. Evansville closed the game on a 7-3 run to secure the 72-69 win after Indiana State’s last-second three-point attempt missed, narrowly denying the Sycamores a chance to force overtime.
News and Notes
Indiana State recorded 40+ rebounds with 41 today for the first time since playing Bradley on December 18
The Sycamores tied their season high in offensive rebounds against a DI opponent with 14 (14 against SIUE on November 10)
The Sycamores allowed just two offensive rebounds for the Purple Aces, marking the fewest offensive rebounds by an opponent this season
For the third game this season, the Sycamores have shot 13+ more free throws than their opponents (17-4 today, 43-27 vs. Bradley, and 34-16 vs. Illinois Tech)
For the third straight game, the Sycamores’ opponents have shot 50%+ from the field
Today’s 17.9% shooting from deep marks the lowest three-point shooting percentage for the Sycamores
Indiana State also recorded their lowest field goal percentage of 39.4% since shooting 33.3% against Louisiana Tech on November 19
Ian Scott tied his season high with 24 points, also tying his MVC high and recording his fifth double-double
Scott also recorded a season high of 11 made field goals and 16 field goals attempted
Camp Wagner tied his season high of three steals
This mark also set a new MVC high
Up Next
Indiana State returns to action on Wednesday, January 10, hosting Illinois State inside the Hulman Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES SET FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON TILT AT BRADLEY
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State returns to the state of Illinois for the second time in the span of a week when it faces Bradley Sunday afternoon for a 3 p.m. tip inside Renaissance Coliseum.
Sunday’s game will be aired on ESPN+, while John Sherman will have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.
Last Time Out
Clemisha Prackett matched her career high of 18 points Sunday afternoon and also pulled down 13 rebounds for a double-double, but Indiana State struggled on the offensive side in a 70-57 defeat to UIC inside Credit Union 1 Arena.
Tierney Kelsey was also in double-figures for the Sycamores with 12 points, while Kennedy Claybrooks and Da’Naria Washington added seven points apiece. Claybrooks also dished out seven assists.
Indiana State recovered from a slow start to close the first quarter on a 12-2 run, and the Trees took the lead with a three from Allen and a three-point play from Kelsey midway through the second quarter. The Sycamores led 28-24 following baskets from Kelsey and Amerie Flowers, but UIC closed the second on a 12-2 run to take the lead for good. UIC led by 16 early in the third but the Sycamores didn’t go down without a fight. Prackett and Washington combined for 11 in the third to pull the Trees within seven, and early fourth quarter buckets from Kelsey and Samiyah Briggs kept the Sycamores in striking distance. The Trees made just two baskets, a pair of Prackett layups, over the final six minutes on their way to a setback in the Near West Side.
Stepping Up
Indiana State junior forward Clemisha Prackett put together her two best games in a Sycamore uniform to open the new year, leading the Blue and White in scoring and rebounding during a two-game stretch against Valparaiso and UIC.
Prackett was a force in the Trees’ 88-78 win over Valparaiso, setting a career high with 18 points while being a force on the defensive end with eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks against the Beacons. The three steals and three blocks were both season highs.
Prackett followed her New Year’s Day performance with her team-leading fifth double-double of the season in the Sycamores’ last game at UIC, finishing with team-leading marks of 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Over the course of the past week, Prackett set career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted while also pouring in season highs in free throws made, free throws attempted, blocks and steals.
Coming In Hot
Indiana State has relied heavily on its reserves this season, with the Sycamores ranking among the national leaders in bench production during the 2025-26 season. The Sycamores enter the weekend ranked sixth nationally in bench scoring at 32.3 points per game, and are the only school in the MVC averaging more than 30 bench points per game.
The Sycamores’ bench production has been a collective effort this season, as six different players – Jayci Allen, Kennedy Claybrooks, Amerie Flowers, Tierney Kelsey, Clemisha Prackett and Da’Naria Washington – have produced double-digit scoring games off the bench for Indiana State this season. The Blue and White have scored 30-plus bench points in eight games this season, including four with 40-plus points.
Sycamore Scorer
Indiana State guard Tierney Kelsey has led the Blue and White in scoring from the start this season, and has been one of the top scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2025-26 campaign.
Kelsey has scored in double-figures in 13 of Indiana State’s 14 games this season, including each of the first four conference games, and enters the weekend ranked eighth in the MVC in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Kelsey’s lone game where she did not score in double-figures came against a Michigan State team which currently ranks in the top 15 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.
Strength In Numbers
Indiana State has been at its best this season when having a balanced attack. The Sycamores currently have seven players averaging six or more points in conference play this season, including a pair in double-figures in Tierney Kelsey (14.8) and Clemisha Prackett (14.0).
Indiana State owns a 3-0 record this season when five or more players have scored in double-figures, a figure which includes the Sycamores’ lone road win this season at Western Kentucky.
Freebies
Indiana State has been among the national leaders when it comes to free throws this season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 20 nationally in both free throws made (16th, 16.4) and attempted (12th, 23.9) per game. The Sycamores rank second in the conference in both free throws made and attempted, trailing only national leader Murray State in both categories.
Despite ranking near the middle of the pack of the conference in free throw percentage (68.7 percent), Indiana State has fared better from the charity stripe in recent games. The Sycamores have shot better than 75 percent from the line in four of their last six games and are shooting 72.2 percent from the charity stripe during that span.
Indiana State has been among the national leaders when it comes to free throws this season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 20 nationally in both free throws made (16th, 16.4) and attempted (12th, 23.9) per game. The Sycamores rank second in the conference in both free throws made and attempted, trailing only national leader Murray State in both categories.
Top-25 Trees
Indiana State ranks in the top 25 nationally in a trio of statistical categories this season, after ranking near the bottom in nearly every stat during the 2024-25 campaign.
The Trees are currently ranked sixth nationally in bench scoring (32.3), 12th in free throws attempted (23.9) and 16th in free throws made (16.4). Indiana State leads the Missouri Valley Conference in bench scoring, while trailing only Murray State in both free throws made and attempted.
On This Date
Indiana State owns a 6-6 record in games played on January 11, including a 3-4 mark in road games played on this date.
The Trees have previously faced Bradley once on this date, claiming a 67-47 win in Terre Haute during the 1997-98 season.
1986 – at Northern Iowa (W, 73-72)
1987 – at Northern Iowa (L, 78-84)
1992 – at Missouri State (L, 53-77)
1998 – Bradley (W, 67-47)
1999 – at Drake (L, 71-81)
2003 – Northern Iowa (W, 90-88)
2007 – Missouri State (L, 76-83)
2013 – at Drake (W, 67-49)
2015 – Loyola Chicago (W, 64-37)
2019 – Illinois State (W, 59-44)
2023 – at Evansville (L, 54-65)
2024 – Murray State (L, 63-75)
Bradley At A Glance
Bradley enters the weekend at 9-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play following a 80-44 win at Valparaiso. The Braves are a perfect 6-0 at home this season with five of those wins coming by double-digits.
Kaylen Nelson leads the Braves and is fourth in the MVC in scoring at 17.2 points per game and is joined in double-figures by Maya Foz at 13.9 points per contest. Amy O’Hara pulls down a team-leading 7.3 rebounds per game, while Mya Wardle ranks third in the MVC with 4.1 assists per game. Ellie McDermid is fifth in the conference in blocks with 1.3 per game.
Kate Popovec-Goss is in her fourth season as head coach at Bradley and owns a 29-73 record at the helm of the Braves. Popovec-Goss has turned around the Braves in recent years, with 23 wins since the start of the 2024-25 season.
Series History Against Bradley
Indiana State is 54-33 all-time against Bradley, with the 54 wins being its most against a Valley opponent. The Sycamores are 22-22 in Peoria.
Bradley swept the season series last year, snapping a five-game win streak for Indiana State in the series.
Last Meeting Against Bradley (Feb. 16, 2025)
Bella Finnegan tallied a game-high 15 points, but visiting Bradley outlasted Indiana State in a 56-54 nailbiter inside Hulman Center.
Savannah White finished one point and one rebound short of a double-double, while Deja Jones added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
In a back-and-forth contest where neither team led by more than seven, Indiana State used a strong opening quarter from behind the arc to take an 18-17 lead. Bradley took the lead early in the second and had a 36-31 advantage at the half, despite a strong close to the half from Indiana State. The Sycamores were within two possessions for the entire third quarter, even going back in front 46-45 following a three from Finnegan and a layup from Jones. Baskets from Jones and Mia Simpson kept the Trees ahead by a point midway through the fourth, but Indiana State struggled from the field down the stretch. The Sycamores went the final five minutes without a basket as Bradley squeaked out a narrow win.
Up Next
Indiana State opens a two-game homestand Thursday night against Belmont, with tipoff from Hulman Center set for 7 p.m.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MUIR AND HOPKINS RECORD CAREER-HIGHS IN SEASON OPENER LOSS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team dropped the season opener to Missouri S&T in five sets (25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13) on Saturday (Jan. 10).
Logan Muir and Hunter Hopkins both set new career highs in the match. Muir tied his career high of total attempts (46) to record a new high of 28 kills. Hopkins set his career-high mark in assists, totaling 63 of the Mastodons’ 71 kills.
The Miners used their one-game warm up to jump out to an early lead in the first set. The ‘Dons were able to string together a 4-0 run to bring the score back to 7-5. Owen Banner tallied six total points in the first frame, putting away four kills and two aces. Missouri S&T used their .571 hitting percentage to claim the set 25-20.
The second set was highly contested, neither side owning a lead larger than three points. Purdue Fort Wayne managed to outlast the Miners and win 25-23, as the ‘Dons hit .440 in the frame to even the set score.
The Mastodons opened up the third set with a 4-0 run, jumping out to a 7-2 lead. However, Missouri S&T went on their own run taking the lead at 9-8. The ‘Dons held the Miners to a .120 hitting percentage and forced a timeout at 22-18 before eventually winning the set 25-20. Muir carried the offensive load in the set, tallying nine kills.
The fourth set was a roller-coaster of runs between the two teams. Purdue Fort Wayne claimed the first, with a 4-0 run for a 5-3 lead. Missouri S&T took the lead at 10-8 after a 5-1 run and then extended their lead to 16-13 on another 5-1 run. The Mastodons failed the close in on that lead and dropped the fourth set 25-23. Both teams hit over .400 in the frame.
The Miners claimed a lead for the entirety of the fifth set, taking the match after a 15-13 finish.
Hopkins finished with a double-double, recording 11 digs to go along with his career-high assists. Muir added eight digs and three aces with his career-high kill number. Banner finished with 18 kills on a team-high .469 hitting percentage in his first game as a Mastodon.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 0-1. Missouri S&T moves to 1-1. The Mastodons will take on (RV) NJIT in the Gates Sports Center on Sunday (Jan. 11) at 5 p.m.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
RYLEE BESS RECORDS CAREER-HIGH IN LOSS AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Rylee Bess had the best game of her career on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 10), but Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Youngstown State 58-54 in a Horizon League women’s basketball contest.
Bess finished with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting and a 6-of-10 effort from beyond the arc. She played 31 minutes off the bench and the was the Mastodons’ best offensive option all day.
Saturday’s game featured five ties and a pair of lead changes, with the Mastodons leading for 15:59 and the Penguins leading for 17:40.
Youngstown State jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but Purdue Fort Wayne went up 9-6 after a Bess triple. The Mastodons did not trail until the 5:03 mark of the third quarter when Casey Sanotoro hit a pair of free throws. YSU led by as many as eight a few minutes later.
The Mastodons clawed back in the fourth quarter with a triple from Bess and a pair of free throws from Lauren Lee. This cut the Penguins’ lead to one. The Mastodons had a possession that could have tied up the game and set it to overtime, but the Penguins forced a turnover and iced the game with a free throw.
Purdue Fort Wayne led in bench points 20-4 with all 20 coming from Bess.
Alana Nelson (13) and Lili Krasovec (10) joined Bess in double-figures. Santoro had 18 points for YSU, paired with 15 points from Sophia Gregory and Danielle Cameron.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 11-7, 5-3 in the Horizon League. Youngstown State improved to 12-5, 5-2. The Mastodons will visit Green Bay next week (Wed., Jan. 14) for a battle with the defending league champs.
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EVANSVILLE SWIMMING AND DIVING
MCKINNEY BREAKS PROGRAM 1M DIVE RECORD
CARBONDALE, Ill. – For the second time in as many days, Levi McKinney had a record-breaking dive as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams competed against Southern Illinois and Indiana State on Saturday. The women face both opposing squads while the men swam against SIU as the Sycamores do not have a men’s team.
Results
McKinney’s score of 335.80 in the 1-meter event set the Purple Aces record and gave him another NCAA Zones qualifying score. He was second in the event. In the 3-meter dive, McKinney took top honors with a score of 329.05. Gabe Lett set PR’s in the 1M (169.70) and 3M (177.70) dives. Eden McRoberts set a personal best in the 1-meter dive. She earned a score of 202.15 for her top performance.
Logan Tenison took the top spot in the 200-backstroe race. He swam a 1:52.43. Tenison earned a runner-up finish in the 100-backstroke. His time of 50.64 was just over a second off the winning time. Trevor O’Sullivan completed the podium in the 100-breaststroke with his effort of 1:01.84 while Adam Pawlak took third in the 200-fly (1:58.77). Michael Pruett followed with a 3rd-place in the 50-free, completing the race in 21.59.
Highlighting the women’s efforts were a pair of top eight efforts by Hannah Krings. The senior was 6th in the 1000-free (11:34.03) and 8th in the 500-free event (5:39.45). Jadyn Dauphinais had her personal best in the 100-fly with a time of 59.16 to take 9th place. Evelyn Chin was 8th in the race, swimming a 58.44. Claire Mewbourne finished the 100-breaststroke race in 8th place (1:09.55) before coming in 9th in the 200-breaststroke with a time of 2:30.87.
FULL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
Moody/Mewbourne/Chin/Madina – 7th – 1:49.36
Hamilton/Giese/Dauphinais/Pesavento – 8th – 1:53.86
Carrotta/Markarewicz/Denny/Miller – 9th – 1:56.32
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
Tenison/Guilherme/Willis/McCall – 2nd – 1:35.98
Morse/Rector/Hargrove/Jackson – 4th – 1:39.42
McDowell/O’Sullivan/Pawlak/Rashed – 5th – 1:40.78
Tavrovsky/Montano/Ulewicz/Pruett – 6th – 1:42.18
Women’s 1000-Free
Hannah Krings – 6th – 11:34.03
Men’s 1000-Free
Joseph Capo – 3rd – 9:52.23
Bryce Ryan – 5th – 10:22.01
Women’s 200-Free
Mia Pesavento – 8th – 2:01.03 – FIRST RACE IN EVENT
Delaney Miller – 9th – 2:04.42
Men’s 200-Free
Tyler Jackson – 4th – 1:46.17
Carter Bolling – 5th – 1:47.49
Joao Guilherme – 6th – 1:48.72 – PERSONAL BEST
Luke Cook – 7th – 1:50.29
Women’s 100-Backstroke
Ane Madina – 8th – 1:00.26
Jadyn Dauphinais – 9th – 1:00.57 – FIRST RACE IN EVENT
Jaley Hamilton – 10th – 1:03.51
Luana Carrotta – 11th – 1:04.92
Jillian Giese – 1:01.60
Men’s 100-Backstroke
Logan Tenison – 2nd – 50.64
Ben Morse – 7th – 55.35
Boris Tavrovsky – 8th – 56.86
Women’s 100-Breaststroke
Claire Mewbourne – 8th – 1:09.55
Rafaela Markarewicz – 10th – 1:12.15
Tristen Thomas – 11th – 1:12.81
Men’s 100-Breaststroke
Trevor O’Sullivan – 3rd – 1:01.84
Jesse Montano – 4th – 1:01.94
Chris Rector – 5th – 1:02.14
Robert Hargrove – 6th – 1:02.36
Men’s 200-Fly
Adam Pawlak – 3rd – 1:58.77
Wyatt Gallas – 4th – 2:01.05
Alex Willis – 6th – 2:04.92
Women’s 50-Free
Evelyn Chin – 9th – 25.14
Grace Moody – 10th – 25.32
Amanda Denny – 12th – 26.57
Men’s 50-Free
Michael Pruett – 3rd – 21.59
Brendan Ulewicz – 5th – 22.12
Mohammed Rashed – 6th – 22.83
Women’s 1-Meter Dive
Eden McRoberts – 6th – 202.15 – PERSONAL BEST
Leah Gardner – 8th – 187.85
Men’s 1-Meter Dive
Levi McKinney – 2nd – 335.80 – SCHOOL RECORD/NCAA ZONE QUALIFIER
Gabe Lett – 5th – 169.70 – PERSONAL BEST
Women’s 100-Free
Ane Madina – 10th – 55.83
Jillian Giese – 11th – 57.58 – FIRST RACE IN EVENT
Luana Carrotta – 12th – 1:00.01 – FIRST RACE IN EVENT
Men’s 100-Free
Michael Pruett – 4th – 47.08
Harry McDowell – 5th – 49.67
Ben Morse – 7th – 51.27
Mohammed Rashed – 8th – 53.10
Women’s 200-Backstroke
Grace Moody – 9th – 2:13.49
Jaley Hamilton – 10th – 2:20.39
Men’s 200-Backstroke
Logan Tenison – 1st – 1:52.43
Boris Tavrovsky – 4th – 2:05.59
Women’s 200-Breaststroke
Claire Mewbourne – 9th – 2:30.87
Rafaela Markarewicz – 10th – 2:37.55
Tristen Thomas – 11th – 2:47.84
Men’s 200-Breaststroke
Joao Guilherme – 3rd – 2:16.07
Jesse Montano – 5th – 2:20.12
Women’s 500-Free
Hannah Krings – 8th – 5:39.45
Audrey Wandling – 9th – 5:49.14
Lilly Yancey – 10th – 5:53.13
Men’s 500-Free
Joseph Capo – 5th – 4:46.55
Carter Bolling – 7th – 4:57.57
Wyatt Gallas – 8th – 4:58.15
Luke Cook – 9th – 5:00.09
Women’s 100-Fly
Evelyn Chin – 8th – 58.44
Jadyn Dauphinais – 9th – 59.16 – PERSONAL BEST
Mia Pesavento – 10th – 1:00.25
Amanda Denny – 12th – 1:03.24
Men’s 100-Fly
Adam Pawlak – 5th – 52.89
Alex Willis – 6th – 53.45
Brendan Ulewicz – 8th – 54.03
Bryce Ryan – 9th – 55.11
Women’s 3-Meter Dive
Eden McRoberts – 6th – 201.10
Leah Gardner – 7th – 193.35
Men’s 3-Meter Dive
Levi McKinney – 1st – 329.05
Gabe Lett – 5th – 177.70 – PERSONAL BEST
Women’s 200-IM
Jillian Giese – 10th – 2:18.52
Men’s 200-IM
Tyler Jackson – 3rd – 2:00.19 – FIRST RACE IN EVENT
Chris Rector – 4th – 2:01.59
Robert Hargrove – 5th – 2:09.78
Women’s 200 Free Relay
Moody/Dauphinais/Chin/Madina – 7th – 1:40.02
Pesavento/Hamilton/Denny/Miller – 8th – 1:44.62
Men’s 200 Free Relay
Pruett/Ulewicz/Willis/Tenison – 3rd – 1:25.56
Rashed/Morse/McDowell/McCall – 5th – 1:29.05
Pawlak/Gallas/Montano/Capo – 6th – 1:30.35
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
ACES DEFEAT INDIANA STATE FOR FIRST MVC WIN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Four players reached double figures on Saturday as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team picked up its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season taking down Indiana State by a final score of 72-69 inside the Hulman Center.
Leif Moeller and AJ Casey scored 17 points apiece to lead the Purple Aces. Josh Hughes scored 14 while Alex Hemenway scored 12. Moeller approached a triple-double with eight assists and eight boards, both team bests. Three Sycamores scored in double digits with Ian Scott leading the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds. With the win, UE picked up its second consecutive road win over ISU for the first time since 2006-07.
“Our guys did a great job down the stretch; Leif made some huge shots in the final minutes. We did a better job of shooting the ball and finishing the job,” UE head men’s basketball coach David Ragland said. “Everyone on the floor made big plays that helped us. It was a game of runs by both teams, but we were able to go up by six in the final minute. The finish was crazy but it is good to be on the winning side.”
Thirteen lead changes took place in the first half with Indiana State taking a 38-35 lead into the break. Leif Moeller hit a 3-pointer to get UE on the board while the Sycamores took their first lead at 4-3. Two baskets by AJ Casey solidified a 9-6 UE lead just over five minutes into the game before ISU countered with six in a row to go up 12-9.
Inside the 12-minute mark, a triple by Sterling Young gave ISU its largest lead of the period at 16-11. Evansville rallied with seven in a row to retake an 18-16 lead with 7:56 left in the half. Josh Hughes hit a triple while James Dyson-Merwe and Casey added field goals. Over the next five minutes, the squads swapped the lead numerous times as the score remained within a possession.
That changed with 2:51 on the clock when Camp Wagner knocked down a triple to put ISU up 34-30. Inside the final minute, the Sycamores took a 38-33 lead before Moeller found Hughes for a basket at the buzzer to make it a 3-point game at the break. Casey led the Aces with nine points in the first half. Ian Scott came close to a double-double in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points and eight caroms.
Hughes hit a triple in the opening minute to the game, however, ISU pushed the lead back to four points (42-38). With the Sycamores up 43-41, Evansville reeled off seven in a row to take its largest lead to that point at 48-43. The Aces hit four baskets in a row including a triple by Trent Hundley that gave UE the lead.
With 10:24 remaining, Indiana State retook a 51-50 edge on a triple while Moeller quickly put UE back on top on the other end. Hemenway added another 3-pointer to extend the lead to 57-53 inside of eight minutes remaining. UE would continue to hold the lead until a rally inside the final three minutes.
Two free throws gave ISU a 66-65 edge with 2:06 on the clock. Moeller quickly struck on the other end, draining his third triple of the afternoon to put the lead right back in the Aces hands. Following a pair of missed shots by Indiana State, AJ Casey hit a jumper that gave UE a 70-66 edge with 49 ticks remaining. Casey added a dunk that pushed the lead to six.
Indiana State knocked down a triple in the final seconds to cut the deficit to three and forced a UE turnover to regain possession with just 0.2 left. A final 3-point try fell short as UE picked up the victory. For the second game in a row, UE shot 50% from the field, finishing 29-of-58. ISU shot 39.4%. The Sycamores outrebounded the Aces by a 41-31 tally.
UE is right back home on Tuesday to complete the season series against Bradley. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at the Ford Center.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
USI DROPS TO UTM, 73-56
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball could not keep up with the University of Tennessee at Martin and lost a 73-56 decision Saturday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles go to 3-13 overall and 0-6 in the OVC, while the Skyhawks are 13-4, 5-1 OVC.
USI and UTM battled back and forth during the first half with the Screaming Eagles boasting a six-point lead, 14-8, at the 14:33 mark. The Skyhawks would rally to get the lead by the end of the first 20 minutes, 35-33.
The Screaming Eagles and the Skyhawks traded buckets and leads through the first seven minutes of the final half. UTM would take control with 11:43 remaining when it built a five-point advantage, 49-44, and would go on to lead by 17 at the end of the game, 73-56.
USI was led by junior guard Amaree Brown, who had a team-high 17 points. Brown, who is averaging 16.0 points per game in his first two outings at USI, was six-of-11 from the field, including a three-pointer, and four-of-five from the stripe.
Senior guard Ismail Habib rounded out the double-digit scorers for USI with 14 points in the loss.
Next Up For USI:
USI is on the road next week with a trip to Tennessee to play Tennessee Tech Thursday and Tennessee State Saturday. The USI-TTU tip-off time is slated for 7:30 p.m., while the USI-TSU matchup is 3:30 p.m.
TTU defeated Western Illinois, 59-54, to raise its record to 7-10 overall and 2-4 in the OVC. The Golden Eagles snapped their four-game losing streak with the win. The Golden Eagles hold a 5-1 lead in the all-time series with USI after taking both meetings last year.
TSU, who hosts Morehead State Thursday before hosting USI, lost to Eastern Illinois, 74-70, Saturday to go to 10-6 overall and 4-2 in the OVC. USI leads the all-time series with TSU, 6-5, after splitting last year. The Screaming Eagles took the opening game, 77-75, at Liberty Arena, but lost on the road in Nashville, 74-69.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EAGLES BATTLE PAST SKYHAWKS BEHIND BLACHER’S CAREER NIGHT
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball leaned on its defense Saturday evening inside Liberty Arena to battle its way past the University of Tennessee at Martin, 52-43, and complete this week’s homestand sweep.
USI Women’s Basketball (11-4, 5-1 OVC) not only captured its second OVC win at home this week but also held its opposition to below 50 points for the second straight game. The Screaming Eagles improved to 8-1 at home this season after winning their seventh consecutive home contest.
On Saturday, USI shot for 33.3 percent (16-48) from the floor and 25 percent (6-24) from beyond the arc. The Eagles went 14-21 for 66.7 percent at the foul line. USI dominated on the glass, outrebounding UT Martin 45-32.
Defensively, USI limited UT Martin to 26 percent (13-50) shooting overall and below 20 percent (6-31) from three. The Skyhawks were 11-18 for just above 61 percent from the free-throw line.
Junior guard Shannon Blacher paced USI with a career-high 20 points, going 7-11 from the field while hitting four of eight from three-point range. Blacher bested her previous career mark of 15 points, which she set in the season opener against Franklin College. Junior guard Sophia Loden posted her seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Chloe Gannon tallied eight points and matched a career-best 12 rebounds.
Two of the top defenses in the Ohio Valley Conference clashed and showcased their strengths on Saturday evening. The first points of the game came on a three-pointer by Blacher nearly three minutes into the contest. Blacher drained another triple about two minutes later to give USI an 8-1 lead at the midway point of the opening period. After Blacher’s second three, UT Martin held the Screaming Eagles scoreless for the rest of the first quarter. The Skyhawks would score eight unanswered to take a 9-8 lead after the first.
USI flipped a switch to start the second quarter, scoring 14 straight points. Blacher connected on her third three of the game 1:15 into the second period that pushed USI ahead 15-9. USI’s lead reached 10, 19-9, when Gannon scored her second field goal of the quarter with 5:47 left in the first half. The Eagles’ lead reached 22-9 before UT Martin got on the scoreboard in the second quarter with 3:48 on the clock. The Eagles doubled up the Skyhawks, 28-14, on a layup by Blacher, as the junior reached double figures in the contest. Freshman Lily Graves hit her second three of the period with 1:16 to go in the first half to increase USI’s lead to 31-15. The Screaming Eagles went into halftime ahead 31-18.
The second half featured another slow start for the offenses to find rhythm. USI’s first field goal of the second half came at the 6:30 mark of the third quarter when Blacher scored inside and was awarded a three-point play to extend the Screaming Eagles’ advantage to 36-22. Later in the third quarter, Blacher set a new career high by canning another three-pointer to give USI a 43-26 lead with three minutes left in the third. By the end of the third period, UT Martin climbed back to within 12, 45-33, heading into the fourth quarter.
Shots from the floor were still hard to come by in the fourth quarter. Following three minutes of action without a made shot, UT Martin snapped the shooting drought. The Skyhawks scored five points to draw within eight, 46-38, with six minutes to go. USI finally got their first field goal of the fourth period at the 4:53 mark when Blacher scored a layup, adding to her career night and pushing the Eagles’ lead back to double digits, 48-38. USI tacked on to their lead with free throws to put the game out of reach.
After Saturday’s game slate around the Ohio Valley Conference, USI remains tied at the top. The Screaming Eagles are even with Western Illinois University for first place with a 5-1 conference record.
The Screaming Eagles will hit the road next week in Ohio Valley Conference play, traveling to Tennessee Tech University on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Thursday’s game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING
EAGLES SECURE WIN OVER FLAMES IN HOME DEBUT MEET
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving took the win over the University of Illinois-Chicago in the first home meet of the season, Saturday afternoon at the USI Aquatic Center.
The Screaming Eagles scored 159 points over UIC’s 140, with nine first-place finishes for the meet.
The first event win came in the 200 medley relay, where freshmen Jarrett Watkins and Jerrin Dale, and juniors Sam Smith and Joey Smith raced to a time of 1:33.17.
Freshman Garrett Gabhart took the second event win for the Eagles in the 50 backstroke (24.17). Dale followed with a first-place finish in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 26.13. He took the win in the 100 breaststroke as well with a time of 56.24, marking three first-place finishes for the freshman.
S. Smith and sophomore Jude Winnington took the top two spots in the 100-butterfly race. Winnington added even more points to the board, winning the 100 individual medley with a 52.21 time.
S. Smith and J. Smith were joined by Winnington and sophomore Stokes Knight to cap off the meet in the 200 free relay. They took the edge over the Flames in the last lap, winning with a time of 1:25.02.
Senior diver Lane Pollock secured a third-place win against strong UIC competition in both the one and three-meter dives today. He scored 278.25 on the one-meter, followed by a 293.48 on the three-meter.
Up next, the Screaming Eagles take a trip to Charleston, Illinois, to take on the Eastern Illinois University Panthers on January 24th at noon. For updates on the Eagles on the road, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
WHITAKER ENJOYS BIG DAY AS LATE SURGE FALLS SHY AT FIRST-PLACE MURRAY STATE
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team battled to within four in the closing minutes, but host Murray State remained undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play and extended its winning streak to 11 with a 92-79 victory over the Beacons on Saturday afternoon at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky. Fifth-year senior Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle) enjoyed his top performance in a Valpo uniform with 19 points.
How It Happened
The two teams were back-and-forth early, as Whitaker hit a pair of early 3s and there were four lead changes in the first four minutes. Valpo held an 8-7 edge at the first media timeout.
The Beacons built up a 13-7 lead as Whitaker made his third field goal of the day and Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) swished in a 3, but Brayden Shorter hit a pair of triples for the Racers to get the hosts even at the 11:32 mark.
Dease picked up his second foul, and Murray State went on a run when he was on the bench. The Racers scored six straight in a span of 1:46 to build up a 24-17 advantage with 8:24 on the first-half clock, when Valpo head coach Roger Powell Jr. used a timeout.
Although Valpo hit a drought from the floor, they stayed in the game at the stripe as five different players combined to hit the team’s first 10 free-throw attempts of the game. Murray State still held a 33-27 edge at the under-4 media timeout of the first half.
Murray’s Shorter hit another 3 in the closing seconds of the first half – his fourth of the game – giving the Racers their largest lead of the contest to that point at 45-36. The Racers made eight of their 15 first-half 3-point tries (53.3 percent).
Murray State built up its largest lead to 12 at 16:38 of the second half, but the Beacons battled back including a traditional 3-point play by Dease that made it 52-45 at 15:21.
Both teams locked in defensively during a stretch where neither team scored for over two minutes, but Murray maintained a 61-49 lead with 10:33 to play.
Valpo continued to battle, as a 3 by Whitaker and buckets by Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West) and freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) cut what had been an 11-point deficit to four with 3:38 to play. The Beacons got within four again on a 3 by Chaney at the 2:57 mark, the Racers made a slew of free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. Dease fouled out with 2:37 left with Valpo down just four at that time.
Inside the Game
Whitaker outdid his previous season high of 14 points, which came on Nov. 29 vs. Western Michigan. He scored in double figures for the first time in league play. Whitaker knocked down four 3s, his first time this year with more than two. Whitaker was 7-of-11 from the floor including 4-of-4 from 3.
Five Beacons finished in double figures, the first time that has occurred since Dec. 22, 2024 vs. CCSJ and first against a D1 opponent since Nov. 27, 2024 vs. Northern Illinois.
Pettigrew finished with 15 points, his fourth straight game with 15 or more.
Dease’s foul trouble was a big factor as he finished with a team-best plus-minus of +4. He finished with 10 points in 24 minutes, reaching double figures for the fifth time in his last six games.
McNair’s 12 points marked his second time with a dozen in the last three games and tied his output from Jan. 4 vs. UIC for his highest in league play this season.
Freshman Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]) had 10 points and four assists, his first double-figure scoring output in the last five games but third straight game with at least eight.
Junior Shon Tupuola (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg [Saint Mary-of-the-Woods]) tallied eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds, setting a season best on the glass. He outdid his previous rebounding watermark of 11 that occurred on Nov. 16 vs. Bryant. Tupuola also rejected three shots, lifting his season total to 29 blocked shots.
The Racers got big games off the bench from Roman Domon (18) and Shorter (17) as they outscored the Beacons 49-17 in bench points and had over half of their total points come off the bench. Starter Javon Jackson led the way with 21.
Valpo continued to shoot at a high clip from 3, going 7-of-16 (43.8 percent), the team’s third straight game over 40 percent from long-range.
Murray State had 19 second-half free-throw attempts to Valpo’s six. For the game, the Beacons were 18-of-22 at the line (81.8 percent), the team’s fourth straight game with 18 made free throws or more.
The defeat came against a quality opponent as Murray State notched its 11th straight win and currently sits all alone atop the MVC as the lone unbeaten in league play. The Racers have the top KenPom and NET ratings in the league.
Up Next
Valpo (8-9, 2-4 MVC) will stay south of home through the weekend and into next week, as this road trip continues on to Nashville on Saturday night in advance of Tuesday’s matchup with Belmont, which tips at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
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VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS ROAD GAME AT SIU
The Valpo women’s basketball team fell Saturday afternoon at Southern Illinois, 97-59, as the Beacons continued Missouri Valley Conference play.
How It Happened
A mid-range jumper from Allia von Schlegell (Downers Grove, Ill./Nazareth Academy) with 2:45 to play in the first quarter had the Beacons within 14-11 before SIU closed the period on a 13-2 run —including six points in the final minute — to lead 27-13 at the end of the first.
After the Salukis opened the second quarter on a 7-2 run to extend their lead to 19, Valpo battled back to within 12 with four minutes to play in the first half on a layup from Kayla Preston (Omaha, Neb./Millard North).
SIU outscored the Beacons 13-7 over the remainder of the quarter to take a 52-34 lead into halftime.
Valpo scored three points on its first possession of the third quarter before SIU went on a 18-3 run over the next six-plus minutes to pull away. The Salukis led 74-44 with 10 minutes to play.
Inside the Game
von Schlegell led the Beacons with 15 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 day from the foul line. It was the freshman’s ninth time scoring in double figures this season and the sixth time she has paced Valpo in that department.
von Schlegell was the lone Valpo player in double digits, as its next leading scorer was Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) with nine points.
Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]) and Kayla Sullivan (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North [State Fair C.C.) tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds apiece. For Sullivan, that marked a season high.
Preston blocked a pair of shots as the Beacons tied their season best with six rejections.
Valpo shot 36.2% from the floor for the game, while SIU hit at a 50.7% clip. The Beacons hit just 2-for-19 from 3-point range.
One game after scoring a season-best 15 second-chance points, Valpo converted 11 offensive rebounds into 13 second-chance points Saturday.
After coming off the bench for the first 58 appearances of her collegiate career, Preston made her first career start Saturday. Her insertion into the lineup created Valpo’s eighth different starting five of the year, as 10 different Beacons have started at least one game.
Next Up
Valpo (0-17, 0-6 MVC) continues MVC play next Thursday evening at Illinois State. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
ARNOLD TIES GREYHOUND SINGLE-GAME STEALS RECORD IN GREYHOUND VICTORY OVER HAWKS
Quincy, Ill.— The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team secured its fifth GLVC win of the season with a six-point victory over Quincy.
Junior Shaun Arnold was a crucial piece in the UIndy defense, grabbing eight steals, tying the single-game Greyhound record set by Brennan McElroy on Jan. 24, 2015, against GLVC opponent Illinois Springfield.
INS & OUTS
Senior Carmelo Harris led the Greyhounds with a season-high 28 points, with 12 of his coming off three-pointers. Nate Dudukovich opened up the scoring for UIndy off an early three-pointer, before the Hawks put up six unanswered points. Harris then ended the Quincy run with his first three-pointer of the night to tie the game at eight.
Arnold turned the pressure on the defensive end with two steals in less than a minute and a half of game time. The Indianapolis native gave UIndy momentum by capitalizing on his second steal with a one-handed jam on the other side of the floor.
The UIndy offense turned up the tempo with two quick baskets courtesy of a coast-to-coast bucket from Noah Kon and an and-1 opportunity from Tyler Parrish to give the Greyhounds a five-point lead.
Carmelo Harris hit his third three-pointer of the night with just over two minutes left in the opening half to keep the Greyhound lead at five.
The Hawks refused to quit in the second half, coming within four points with less than a minute left in the contest, but the Harris knocked down six free throws down the stretch to secure the win for the Greyhounds.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Arnold played a vital role in the Greyhound win with nine points, eight steals, seven rebounds and five assists with zero turnovers in the contest
-In Harris’s game-high 28 the senior saw three first-half threes and was 10-for-13 from the charity stripe
-The Hounds also saw double-digit scorers in Parrish(15 pts), Kon (13pts) and Dudukovich (11pts)
-Amoako had another big night on the boards, grabbing 11 for UIndy
-The UIndy defense held Quincy to 14.3% shooting from beyond the arc
UP NEXT
The Hounds return to The Nic for the first time in over a month to face William Jewell Thursday, Jan. 15th at 7:30 p.m. ET for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.
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UINDY SWIMMING AND DIVING
UINDY SWEEPS FINDLAY IN DOMINANT HOME PERFORMANCE
INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Indianapolis swept the University of Findlay on Saturday in front of the home crowd. The Greyhounds dominated the Oilers, a program that saw both its teams place at the 2025 NCAA DII Championships—including a top-10 finish by the Findlay women.
The UIndy women’s team earned win with a team score of 201, nearly tripling the visiting Oilers. Notable performances included Valentina Masella, who clinched first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.83, and Celina Schmidt, who excelled in multiple events, including a win in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:01.54 and the 200-yard IM at 2:03.70. Kirabo Namutebi also stood out, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 22.69 and contributing to a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The men’s team mirrored that success with a score of 191 against Findlay’s 89. Zachary Anthony was a key contributor, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 45.65 and anchoring the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay with a final time of 1:20.82. Jeremias Pock delivered a strong performance in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing first with a time of 52.77, and also secured the top spot in the 200-yard breaststroke at 1:55.22. The team showcased depth and power across multiple events, amassing several top-three finishes and further solidifying their commanding lead.
On the diving boards, the Greyhounds focused on the 1-meter, with Donovan McMahon topping the men’s standings and Megan Sundermann winning the women’s. Both athletes surpassed their respective NCAA standard.
HIGHLIGHTS
– Durukan Sahan notched the team’s lone fresh B cut, finishing the men’s 1000 free in third place with a time of 9:25.66.
– Celina Schmidt secured first place in the women’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:13.43.
– Kirabo Namutebi took first place in the women’s 100 freestyle, clocking in at 51.78. She contributed to both the Hounds’ victorious relays.
– Jeremias Pock, Zachary Anthony and Elias Noe all contributed on both the 200 medley and 200 free relay wins.
UP NEXT
UIndy’s will remain at home next weekend, hosting Northern Kentucky and Butler for Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 17 at noon.
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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOUNDS FALL IN BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR AGAINST QUINCY
QUINCY, Ill. – The UIndy women’s basketball team dropped its second game of the weekend on the road, this time falling to Quincy, 71-58.
Patricia Chikamba recorded another 20 point outing, while Taylor Van Meter had one of her best outings in her young Greyhound career, recording seven points and grabbing eight boards.
Similar to the Greyhounds’ game last week against Illinois Springfield, the team held a double digit lead, and let it slip away late. The hot three point shooting from the Hawks proved lethal, as Quincy shot a clean 50% (9-18) from downtown, while the Greyhounds managed only three buckets from downtown.
INS & OUTS
The trend of hot starts for the Greyhounds continued in today’s contest, with UIndy jumping out to a 10 point lead with 7:22 to go in the second. Chikamba and Graycie Poe spearheaded the scoring output for the Hounds, with seven and five points, respectively. During that hot start, not only was UIndy efficiently shooting from the field, 7-17 (41.7%), they were also getting to the line and knocking their shots down, going 8-10 (80%) from the charity stripe.
But after the Greyhounds took a 23-13 lead, the Hawks chipped into the lead, and found themselves in front after a three pointer from Reagan Reed with five seconds left in the second quarter, gave Quincy a 30-29 lead headed to the break.
The Hawks first half comeback set up for an exciting third quarter, as things went back-and-forth over those 10 minutes, including four lead changes. UIndy turned defense into offense, forcing six turnovers in the third quarter, and turning that into six made buckets on the other end, to square the game at 43 headed to the fourth.
Quincy flipped the script from the third to fourth quarter, forcing six UIndy turnovers, bringing the Hounds’ total turnovers to 17 for the day. Along with the stifling defense, the Hawks knocked down three triples, while shooting 9-11 (81.8%) from the field, the team’s second best shooting percentage in a quarter this season. The Hawks’ hot shooting propelled them out to a game high 14 point lead with 10 seconds, before closing out the game with a 71-58 win.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Chikamba scored her 12th 20-point game of her four year Greyhound career today.
– Along with Chikamba, four other Greyhounds scored at least seven points tonight; Amyrah Sapenter, Autumn Rucker, Ruby Garner, and Van Meter.
– Garner earned her first start of the 2025-26 season today.
– For the second straight game, the Greyhounds dominated in the paint, scoring 38 points down low today.
UP NEXT
UIndy will return home for its first game at Nicoson Hall since Dec. 18, when the Greyhounds picked up their last win. The Hounds will take on the struggling William Jewell Cardinals on Thursday Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. for Staff and Faculty Appreciation Night.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MARIAN’S UNDEFEATED START ENDS AGAINST NO. 7 SAINT FRANCIS
INDIANAPOLIS – Despite a strong rally in the third quarter, the fifth-ranked Marian women’s basketball team was unable to overcome its slow start on Saturday afternoon against seventh-ranked Saint Francis, as the Knights were defeated for the first time this season in a 56-46 Crossroads League bout. Marian slides to 16-1 on the season and 6-1 in league play following the loss.
The Knights got out to a slow start Saturday afternoon, as they were unable to connect on open looks from the field. Marian shot a meager 2-16 from the field in quarter one, while Saint Francis seemingly could not miss on the opposite end, making seven more shot attempts than Marian. A 10-0 run from the Cougars pushed the road team into a first-quarter double-figure lead, which they would carry into the second period. A pair of free throws late in the quarter from Abbey McNally helped the Knights trim their deficit in the final seconds, as the scoreboard showed a 20-9 margin after one period.
The offense continued its struggles going into the second quarter, going without a score for the first 2:25 of play until a three-point field goal from Madisyn Bailey opened the lid on the rim. Despite the make, Saint Francis continued to haunt Marian on the offensive end, while the Cougars made two of their first three shots in the quarter to extend the lead to 14 points. Olivia Faust connected on the team’s second made field goal in the quarter after the media timeout, sparking a comeback attempt as a pair of stops on the defensive end led to a 6-0 run in a 65-second span.
A three-pointer from the Cougars would end the run, but Marian played stout defense after the make, holding Saint Francis scoreless over the final 2:35 of the half, going into the locker room trailing 35-20.
Saint Francis continued to carry its hold on the game after halftime, limiting Marian to three points through five minutes. Conversely, Marian did the same, holding the Cougars to just six points as the next minute elapsed, trailing 41-26 at the media timeout. A putback score from Abbey McNally cut the lead to 13 after the timeout, and the defense continued to haunt Saint Francis, as Marian’s pressure held the Cougars scoreless for the final 5:45 of the third quarter.
McNally and Zoe Wheeler provided life as the offense finally showed its form in the waning minutes, helping Marian go on an 11-0 run in the final 4:25 of the third, cutting the margin to seven points in a 41-34 game after three periods.
Marian kept the intense pressure on the Cougars going into the fourth quarter, expanding its elongated 14-3 run to over seven minutes of play. Even with Marian holding the Cougars without a basket for multiple stretches of 60 seconds or longer in the final quarter, the effort exerted on the offensive end in quarter three drained the shots in the fourth quarter, with the Knights going scoreless for the first half of the final stanza.
A Kiley McNally steal and fast break with 5:15 to play in the game finally awoke the offense and provided Marian’s first points in the final quarter, but it would not result in consecutive scores as the Knights came up empty after a second McNally steal. Saint Francis responded as the clock ticked under three minutes by making a pair of three-point field goals sandwiched around a Taylor Double three, pushing the lead back to 14 points. An Eva Fisher field goal as the clock rolled under one minute to play helped the Knights whittle the lead to 10 points, but it would be too late to claw back into the game, as the Cougars iced the game at the foul line to seal its upset over Marian in a 56-46 final score.
Marian finished the game shooting 16-63 from the field, while converting just five of 32 three-point shots. Abbey McNally had an 11-point, 14-rebound double-double in the loss, while Olivia Faust scored a team-high 12 points off the bench.
Marian finishes its homestand next Wednesday, hosting rival Indiana Wesleyan at 5:30 p.m.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
On January 11 in …
1893 – Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35).
1915 – Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast Huston purchase New York Yankees for US$460,000.
1938 – Donald Bradman scores a second inning 113 versus Queensland after a ton in the first.
1946 – Bert Bell becomes second NFL commissioner, moves Chicago, Illinois, headquarters to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1953 – J Edgar Hoover declines six-figure offer to become president of the International Boxing Club.
1959 – Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, first class world record.
1959 – Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open.
1959 – NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21.
1960 – Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts.
1970 – Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Len Dawson, Quarterback.
1971 – Detroit Tigers’ ace reliever John Hiller, 27, suffers a heart attack, and misses the 1971 season.
1973 – American League adopts designated hitter rule.
1973 – Famous victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106.
1976 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
1976 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka.
1977 – Chicago Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Buckner.
1977 – France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
1983 – Billy Martin named New York Yankees’ manager for third time.
1983 – Billy Martin becomes the New York Yankees’ manager for the third time, replacing Clyde King.
1984 – Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game.
1987 – Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giants Stadium (beat Washington Redskins 17-0).
1988 – Test debut of Phil Simmons, West Indies versus India, Madras.
1988 – USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics.
1989 – Denver Nuggets’ rookie Jerome Lane misses seven free throws in a game against Milwaukee Bucks, one missed by two feet.
1990 – Bobby Knight becomes basketball’s Big 10 winningest coach (229).
1990 – Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islanders record of scoring goals in 11 straight.
1991 – Ben Johnson runs first race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use; he finishes second.
1992 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi.
1994 – Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
1995 – Birmingham Barracudas granted Canadian Football League franchise.
1995 – NHL Players Association and team owners agree to end NHL strike.
1997 – Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International.
1998 – AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21.
1998 – NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49ers 23-10.
1998 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan.
1998 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.
2000 – Carlton Fisk and Tony Perez are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2006 – The Tampa Bay Devil Rays make their first agreement with a Japanese player as relief pitcher Shinji Mori signs a US$1.4 million, two-year contract.
2010 – Retired US baseball star Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals admits to using steroids during his career, including when he broke the sport’s home run record in 1998.
2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Detroit Red Wings by score 3-2.
2022 – At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-1.
2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.
2022 – At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-4.
2022 – At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 4-2.
2022 – At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 5-2.
2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres by score 6-1.
Births of sports figures on January 11
1857 – Birth of Fred[erick J] Archer; English jockey (winner of five Derbys).
1896 – Birth of Paddy Driscoll; NFL quarterback/coach (Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears).
1912 – Birth of Thomas “Schoolboy” Rowe in Waco, Texas, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
1927 – Birth of John Hayes; cricket player (New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58).
1939 – Birth of Anne Heggtveigt in Canada; slalom (Olympics-gold-1960).
1946 – Birth of Ludmila Poradnik in USSR; team handball (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
1948 – Birth of Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms; American 800m runner (Olympics-gold-1968).
1952 – Birth of Ben Daniel Crenshaw in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1974 Rookie of Year, 1976 Bing Crosby).
1957 – Birth of Bryan Robson; English international soccer star.
1957 – Birth of Darryl Dawkins; NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets).
1961 – Birth of Paul Skansi; NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks).
1962 – Birth of Donn Pall in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins).
1963 – Birth of Petra Schneider; East German swimming star (world record 400m).
1963 – Birth of Tracy Caulkins in Winona, Minnesota, USA; swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1984).
1965 – Birth of Barbara Belding in San Diego, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1994).
1965 – Birth of Karl Van Calcar in Torrance, California, USA; 3k steeplechase.
1965 – Birth of Steve Vancil in Oregon City, Oregon, USA; golfer (1989 City of Portland).
1966 – Birth of Christian Pouget; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
1967 – Birth of Richmond Webb; NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins).
1967 – Birth of Ronnie Stern in St-Agathe, Quebec, Canada; NHL right wing (Calgary Flames).
1968 – Birth of Ben Rivera; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
1969 – Birth of Darren Anderson; NFL cornerback (Kansas City Chiefs).
1969 – Birth of Dave Cruikshank in Northbrook, Illinois, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
1969 – Birth of Frank Robinson; WLAF defensive back (Scottish Claymores).
1969 – Birth of Reemt Pyka; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
1971 – Birth of Alexander Delgado in Palmerejo, Venezuela; catcher (Boston Red Sox).
1971 – Birth of Karmeeleyah McGill; WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores).
1971 – Birth of Noah Cantor; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts).
1972 – Birth of Dexter Seigler; NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks).
1972 – Birth of Huub Loeffen; Dutch soccer player (Vitesse).
1972 – Birth of Rey Ordonez in Havana, Cuba; infielder (New York Mets).
1972 – Birth of Yang Wenyi; Chinese swim star (World Record/Olympic Record 50m freestyle).
1973 – Birth of Dave Dickenson; Canadian Football League quarterback (Calgary Stampeders).
1973 – Birth of Rahul Dravid; cricket batter (prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96).
1974 – Birth of Goran Lozanovski; Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
1974 – Birth of Rod Jones; NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals).
1974 – Birth of Toderick Malone; WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs).
1974 – Birth of Warren Morris in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
1975 – Birth of Brad Badger; guard (Washington Redskins).
1975 – Birth of Jacky Verbeek; Dutch soccer player (RKC).
1975 – Birth of Rory Fitzpatrick Rochester; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
Deaths of sports figures on January 11
1902 – Johnny Briggs, cricket player (118 wickets for England), dies in an asylum.
1976 – Mervyn Grell, cricket player (Test West Indies versus England 1930, 21 and 13, 0-17), dies.
2017 – Death of François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (born 1954).
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| AFC NFC Wild Card Playoff: Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars | 1:00pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff: San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles | 4:30pm | FOX |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff: Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots | 8:00pm | NBC Peacock |
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| Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks | 8:00pm | NBCS-CA Scripps |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Illinois at Iowa | TBA | FOX |
| Saint Joseph’s at Richmond | 12:00pm | USA |
| Memphis at Florida Atlantic | 1:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Canisius at Iona | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marist at Rider | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Niagara at Manhattan | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Merrimack at Saint Peter’s | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Siena at Mount St. Mary’s | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Kentucky at Green Bay | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charlotte at Rice | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAB at East Carolina | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Purdue Fort Wayne at Robert Morris | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Wright State at Oakland | 3:00pm | ESPN2 |
| North Texas at Wichita State | 3:00pm | ESPNU |
| Cincinnati at UCF | 5:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Northwestern at Rutgers | 5:00pm | Peacock |
| Ohio State at Washington | 6:00pm | Peacock |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Lecce vs Parma | 6:30am | CBSSN Paramount+ |
| FA Cup: Derby County vs Leeds United | 7:00am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Mallorca | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Fiorentina vs Milan | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| FA Cup: Portsmouth vs Arsenal | 9:00am | ESPN2 |
| FA Cup: Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| FA Cup: Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| FA Cup: Norwich City vs Walsall | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| FA Cup: West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| FA Cup: Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Augsburg | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Levante vs Espanyol | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
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| Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Angers SCO | 11:15am | beIN Sports fuboTV |
| Ligue 1: Lorient vs Metz | 11:15am | beIN Sports fuboTV |
| FA Cup: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Wolfsburg | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Athletic Club vs Real Madrid | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Verona vs Lazio | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Internazionale vs Napoli | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
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