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Team Giannis falls in NBA All-Star game

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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

A new format made things more more interesting and exciting at the NBA All-Star game in Chicago but when it was all said and done, a free throw turned out to be the deciding point as Team Lebron knocked off Team Giannis 157-155.

The target score was decided by adding 24 to the leading team’s score at the end of the third quarter, which meant 157 was the target score.  Lakers forward Anthony Davis needed to make one free throw to get there.  He missed the first but nailed the second to give Team Lebron the victory.

Kawhi Leonard led Team Lebron with 30 points, seven rebounds and two steals to win the inaugural Kobe Bryant MVP award.  LeBron James and Chris Paul each added 23 points as the team earned $400,000 for Chicago Scholars.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Kemba Walker added 23 points and Joel Embiid added 22 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for Team Giannis.

Team Giannis still earned $100,000 for After School Matters.

Bucks forward Khris Middleton finished with five points in the All-Star Classic.

The Bucks return to action on Thursday when they face the Pistons in Detroit.

 

Badger women’s hockey caps weekend with overtime win

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Photo: David Stluka – UW Athletics

A crowd of 14,361 at the Kohl Center on Sunday saw the 2nd ranked Badger women’s hockey team skate to a 1-1 tie with 6th ranked Ohio State in regulation before the Badgers earned a 2-1 win in a 3-on-3 overtime.

Wisconsin (26-4-2, 16-4-2-1 WCHA) picked up a critical point in the league standings as Britta Curl scored the game winner in overtime.

The Buckeyes (18-9-5, 11-7-4-2 WCHA) scored the first goal three minutes into the game.  The Badgers wouldn’t tie it until Abby Roque went top shelf over Ohio State goaltender Andrea Braendii with 9:14 left in the third period.

Curl’s game winner was assisted by juniors Daryl Watts and Natalie Buchbinder to give the Badgers their first WCHA extra point of the season.

Wisconsin senior goaltender Kristen Campbell earned 21 saves while the Badgers outshot the Buckeyes 41-22.

The 14,361 fans that showed up ranks second in NCAA women’s hockey history being the 2017 record crowd of 15,359 that showed up to watch the Badgers at the Kohl Center.  Wisconsin now owns seven of the top-10 attendance marks in NCAA women’s hockey history.

The Badgers enter the final weekend of the regular season with a three-point lead on second-place Minnesota in the WCHA standings.  The Badgers wrap up their regular season at Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Sunday.

Bucks drop final game before All-Star break

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The Milwaukee Bucks pride themselves on their defense, especially inside the paint.  Wednesday night, they seemed disinterested in defending the lane in a 118-111 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The Pacers hit 21 of 30 (70%) two-point shots in the first half.  T.J. Warren poured in a game-high 35 points to lead the Pacers.  He hit 16 of 19 from the field, including 15 of 17 on two point attempts.

The Bucks once again, played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who stayed back in Milwaukee after the birth of his son.  But the Bucks had been 5-0 in previous games without Giannis.

But this time, the Bucks were out of sorts on the offensive end as well and trailed the Pacers 68-45 at halftime. [Read more…]

Howard sets Big East scoring record in Marquette loss

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

A slow start offensively, forced #18 Marquette to play catch-up all night before falling to #15 Villanova 72-71 in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (18-6, 8-4 Big East), who snapped a three-game losing streak.  Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels added 14 points apiece as the Wildcats pulled into a second-place tie with Creighton in the Big East Conference.

Markus Howard scored 24 points for Marquette (17-7, 7-5), which had won three straight and six of seven.  Howard, the country’s leading scorer who entered averaging 27.4 points a game, became the Big East’s all-time leading scorer in league games with 1,408 points. [Read more…]

Bucks knock off Kings without Giannis

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The Milwaukee Bucks outscored the Sacramento Kings by 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 123-111 win on Monday night at Fiserv Forum.

Playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out after the birth of his first child, Khris Middleton led the charge.  Middleton scored 28 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists as the Bucks improved to 46-7 with their fifth straight victory.

Eric Bledsoe was also in triple-double range with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Bucks.

It was the fifth game that Antetokounmpo sat out this season and the Bucks are a perfect 5-0 in those games. [Read more…]

Bucks sign forward Marvin Williams

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The Milwaukee Bucks announced the signing of forward Marvin Williams on Monday afternoon.

Williams is in his 15th NBA season and averaged 6.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 41 games with the Charlotte Hornets this season while shooting 44.8% from the field and 37.6% from three point range.  The 6’8 forward played in 429 games (348 starts) over the last six seasons with the Hornets where he averaged 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27.1 minutes a game.

Originally selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, Williams has played in 1,055 career games, making 828 starts, with Atlanta (2005-12), Utah (2012-14) and Charlotte (2014-20).  He holds career averages of 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 28.3 minutes per game.  The North Carolina product is a career 44.3% shooter from the field with 36.2% mark from three-point range.

Williams has also appeared in 49 playoff games throughout his career with both the Hawks and Hornets.  In postseason action, Williams is averaging 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 25.1 minutes a game.

The Bucks made room for Williams by requesting waivers on Dragan Bender earlier today.

Bucks request waivers on Dragan Bender, opening the door for Marvin Williams

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The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on forward Dragan Bender this afternoon, clearing the way for veteran forward Marvin Williams to sign with the Bucks for the rest of the season.

Williams reached a buyout agreement with the Charlotte Hornets over the weekend and was waived on Saturday.  He could sign with the Bucks soon and could play as early as tonight when the Bucks host the Sacramento Kings at Fiserv Forum.

Bender appeared in seven games with the Bucks this season and averaged 3.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 13.0 minutes per game.  He also appeared in 13 games (all starts) for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League this season and held averages of 20.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.  The 7-foot forward was originally signed by the Bucks on July 30, 2019.

 

Marquette lands at 18 in A.P. Top 25 poll

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The Marquette Golden Eagles, following Sunday’s 76-57 win over Butler, landed in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday.  The Golden Eagles debuted in the poll at No. 18.

After a 1-3 start in Big East play, Marquette has won six of its last seven games and will return to action on Wednesday against No. 15 Villanova in Philadelphia.

Marquette entered the AP poll last season at number 21 and stayed there for the next 12 weeks, climbing as high as 10th.  Then came four straight losses, which led to the Golden Eagles finishing out of the Final AP Poll.

Marquette will enter the game at Villanova with a 17-6 record.

 

Badgers rebound with win over Buckeyes

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The Wisconsin Badgers scored the final 16 points of the first half and led by 18 at the halftime break, on the way to a 70-57 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

Brevin Pritzl scored 19 points off the bench, including 5-of-6 from three, as the Badgers improved to 14-10 overall and 7-6 in Big Ten play.

The Badgers hit 8-of-18 three pointers in the first half and finished 12 of 32 for the game (37.5%).

The Buckeyes shot just 32% from the field in the first half.  That, along with their nine first half turnovers allowed the Badgers to go on a 31-7 run over the final 10-plus minutes.

The Badgers defensively didn’t allow the Buckeyes to get comfortable and held the Big Ten’s top three-point shooting team to 6 of 19 from distance (31.6%).  UW put an end to Ohio State’s three-game winning streak.

Aleem Ford also scored in double figures, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds in the win.

The Badgers moved into a tie with Purdue with both teams trailing first place Maryland by 2 1/2 games.  The win over the Buckeyes is the second of the season for UW.

Wisconsin gets a couple of days off before returning to practice on Wednesday and facing the Cornhuskers in Nebraska on Saturday.

UW honored the 2000 Final Four team, coached by Dick Bennett at halftime on Sunday.

 

Strong second half leads Bucks past Sixers

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The Philadelphia 76ers strong three-point shooting kept the game close, but a strong second half by the Bucks cemented their 44th (44-7) victory of the season, 112-101 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 36 points and pulled down 20 rebounds to lead the Bucks to their 12th win in the last 13 games.  Khris Middleton added 20 points with 16 of those 20 coming in the second half.

Thursday’s game is the fifth in a row in which Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and dished out at least five assists.  The last time that has happened was 1965 by Wilt Chamberlain.

The Bucks used a 14-0 run in the 3rd quarter that would give them a lead they would never give up the rest of the night.

Tobias Harris led the 76ers with 25 points, hitting 5 of 6 three-pointers, but Joel Embiid struggled, scoring 19 points, hitting just 6 of 26 from the field and 3 of 10 on three-point attempts.

Philadelphia shot 42.2% from three-point range, but the Bucks refused to give up much in the paint as the 76ers shot just 33% on two-point attempts.

The Bucks are off on Friday and face the Orlando Magic in Orlando on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m.).