Eight different players scored the goals for the Green Knights, who will host UW-Stout tonight in the regular season finale.  A win or a tie would give the Green Knights the point they need to clinch the NCHA regular season title and give them home ice advantage in the upcoming NCHA playoffs.

The Knights are seeking their 13th NCHA regular season title.

Jordan Taylor

helping the Badgers beat the Minnesota Gophers 68-61 in overtime on Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

The Badgers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) let a 13-point second half lead get away.  They failed to score for the final 7+ minutes of the second half and watched as Minnesota tied things up and forced overtime.

AUDIO: Asst. Coach Gary Close says they regrouped in OT :16

Ryan Evans added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers.  The win allowed the Badgers to move into a 3rd place tie with Michigan.  Both teams trail second place Michigan State by just 1/2 game.  They’re 1 1/2 games behind first-place Ohio State.

The Badgers are off until next Thursday when they travel to East Lansing to face the Michigan State Spartans.

Shareta Brown scored 24 points and Senee Shearer added 23 to lead Detroit past the 9th ranked Phoenix (20-1, 10-1 Horizon League), handing them their first loss this season.  That leaves Baylor as the only unbeaten team in Division 1 women’s basketball.

Green Bay struggled offensively.  They made just 29% of their FG’s and made just three of their first 18 shots.  They shot just 22% in the first half. 

Julie Wojta had 16 for the Phoenix in defeat.

Detroit beat the Phoenix in Green Bay for the first time since 1997.

Gamblers Teddy Bear Toss

pediatric patients at Green Bay’s Aurora BayCare Medical Center and clinics as well as other community organizations this Saturday night.

The Gamblers host the Chicago Steel in USHL action at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Saturday night (7:05 faceoff).  Every fan is asked to bring a new teddy bear to the game.  When the Gamblers score their first goal, the fans get to toss their Bears onto the ice.  They’ll be collected to donated to the pediatric patients.

A record 7,066 teddy bears were tossed on the ice by a record regular season crowd of 7,778 people at last years event.

The coaching staffs made their selections for the all-star reserves and the announcement of the full squads came last night on “TNT”.  Jennings, who is averaging 18.9 points and 5.3 assists a game had a chance to make the Eastern Conference squad.  He’ll have to wait until next year.

The Bucks had the day off on Thursday.  They’ll return to action tonight in Cleveland against the Cavaliers.

Mark Murphy

Tickets in the end zone seats will go up $3 to $72.  Tickets from the 20-yard line to the end zone will go up $4 to $80 and tickets between the 20-yard lines will increase $5 to $92.    Lambeau Field suite seats will also go up $5 to $92.

Packers team president and CEO, Mark Murphy said in a letter to season ticket holders that the organization’s goal is to be at the league average in terms of ticket prices.  Murphy wrote, “This increase maintains our position near the league average.”

Ryan McKay

most regular season wins as a Gambler goaltender, earning his 54th regular season victory on Tuesday, 4-0 over the Waterloo Blackhawks.  McKay surpassed Jure Penko, who held the previous mark of 53.

McKay clinched the shutout victory by saving all 25 Waterloo shots.  He improved his record to 15-3-2 on the season.

The Gamblers (30-7-2) host Chicago on Saturday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

UW-Stevens Point (19-4, 12-2 WIAC) survived a scare on Wednesday night, holding off UW-Oshkosh (4-18, 0-13) to win 87-83 in Oshkosh.  The Pointers have a half game lead on UW-Whitewater for the league lead.

UW-Whitewater (20-2, 11-2 WIAC) earned a 77-58 road victory over UW-Platteville (12-11, 6-8).

UW-River Falls is also just 1/2 game off the conference lead after the Falcons (17-5, 11-2 WIAC) rallied for a 57-56 win over the visiting Yellowjackets of UW-Superior (13-10, 7-7).

La Crosse also knocked off Stout 63-52.

The Green Knights need three points to secure their 13th NCHA title and clinch the No. 1 seeding for the NCHA Peters Cup Playoffs.

St. Norbert hosts UW-Stevens Point at 7pm tonight and UW-Stout at 7pm Friday at the Cornerstone Community Center in Ashwaubenon.

In the win, coach Connie Tilley earned her 900th coaching victory at the school, 571 in basketball, 199 in softball and 130 in volleyball, in 35 years of coaching at St. Norbert College.