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Antetokounmpo, Middleton lead Bucks past Kings

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The Milwaukee Bucks extended their win streak to two games, knocking off the Sacramento Kings 128-115 on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and Khris Middleton added 32.

“I thought individually they were good, and they had good moments together,” said Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer.  “I thought our defense set the table and we were able to get out and both of them were able to be in attack mode.”

Antetokounmpo made 19 of 24 free throws and added 18 rebounds to lead the Bucks to their ninth straight win against the Kings.

The Bucks scored the first eight points of the third quarter to go up by 22 and led 99-82 heading into the fourth.

Sacramento pulled within 12 points early in the fourth before the Bucks pulled away.  Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton, who played his high school basketball at Oshkosh [Read more…]

Number-21 Wisconsin ends two-game slide (AUDIO)

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The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers ended a two-game losing streak, knocking off the Northwestern Wildcats 68-51 in Evanston on Sunday night.

Micah Potter scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice added 13, Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison added 12 points each and Tyler Wahl had 10 points as the Badgers (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) bounced back from a pair of deflating losses to Michigan and Iowa in the last week.  UW extended its win streak to six in their series with Northwestern.

Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) got 19 points from Boo Buie, but its 13th straight game.

The Badgers had a 31-15 point advantage off the bench and outrebounded the Wildcats 35-30.

The Badgers have now reached 10 Big Ten victories for the 18th time in the last 20 years.

The Badgers have three games left in the Big Ten regular season, starting with a home game against Illinois on Saturday afternoon.  The Badgers lost 75-60 to Illinois back on Feb. 6.  UW will then close out the regular season with road games against Purdue and Iowa.

AUDIO: Greg Gard said it was a good team win :19

AUDIO: Micah Potter said Sunday’s improvement means nothing if they can’t carry it forward :18

AUDIO: Micah Potter credits a team meeting for bringing them closer together :20

Badgers tie Notre Dame, take 4 of 6 points on the weekend

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Ty Pelton-Byce scored the game tying goal with 26.8 seconds left in regulation as the 5th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (15-8-1, 13-6-0-0-1-1 Big Ten) skated to a 5-5 overtime tie against Notre Dame (11-12-1, 8-10-1-2-2-1 Big Ten).  The Fighting Irish claimed the extra point in the shootout.

The Badgers blew a 3-1 lead before eventually settling for the overtime tie.

Wisconsin got two goals and two assists from Pelton-Byce.  Cole Caufield, Linus Weissbach and Roman Ahcan also added scoring tallies for the Badgers.  Caufield’s goal is his 19th of the season, which leads the nation.

Wisconsin is now 13-0-1 when leading after two periods.

The Badgers beat the Irish 4-2 on Friday and grabbed four-points on the weekend.

The Badgers wrap up their home stand next weekend with a series against Ohio State on Feb. 26-27.  Games are scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on Friday and 4 p.m. CT on Saturday.

 

Bucks losing streak reaches five games

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Norman Powell matched a season high with 29 points and Pascal Siakam added 27 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 110-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.  The Bucks losing streak extended to five years, their longest streak since the 2017 season.

Powell hit 9 of 12 from the field overall, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 at the free throw line.  It’s the second win in three nights for the Raptors over the Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Bucks, before fouling out late in the game.  Donte DiVincenzo added 14 points, Khris Middleton had 13, Brook Lopez 12 and Bryn Forbes had 11.

The Bucks trailed by as many as 23 points before closing the gap to 10 but couldn’t get any closer.

The Bucks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Fiserv Forum on Friday night.  They fell to the Thunder 114-109 in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Giannis is All-Star starter

Before the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named an All-Star Game starter for the fifth straight season.

 

Badgers fall to Iowa, offense is a mess

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The number-21 Wisconsin Badgers shooting woes continued on Thursday night, falling to 11th ranked Iowa 77-62 at the Kohl Center.

The shooting issues have plagued the Badgers for the better part of a month now and it reached new lows against the Hawkeyes when Wisconsin hit just 4 of 15 layups in the game.  UW had 17 offensive rebounds, yet scored just four second chance points.

The Badgers did make 5-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, but just 19-of-22 from inside the arc.

For the game, UW made 13-of-34 three’s (38.2%), but just 21-of-70 (30%) overall.  Micah Potter finished with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Brad Davison hit 5-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point distance for 15 points.

But things were much worse for the rest of the Badgers.  Aleem Ford made 2-of-10 shots and finished with 6 points.  Tyler Wahl was 0-for-6, 0-for-2 from distance and 0-for-2 from the free throw line.  Potter’s 23-point night meant Nate Reuvers [Read more…]

Marquette ends 3-game slide, sweeps Butler

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The Marquette Golden Eagles ended a 3-game losing streak with their most complete victory of the season, a 73-57 win over Butler in Big East Conference action on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Having dropped six of their last seven games, Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski tried to shake things up with a lineup change, inserting Greg Elliott into the starting lineup and it worked.  Elliott led the Golden Eagles with 17 points and 6 rebounds to lead the way.  Jamal Cain came off the bench but still played 33 minutes and finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Marquette (10-12, 6-10 Big East) completed a 2-game season series sweep over the Bulldogs, having won 70-67 earlier this month at Fiserv Forum.

Theo John added 15 points and six rebounds for Marquette.  Bryce golden led Butler (7-12, 6-10) with 18 points.

Marquette gets some time off, not scheduled to play again until Feb. 27th at UConn, although it’s possible the Golden Eagles could add a non-conference game between now and then.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on the win & their play :15

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on going small and giving Greg Elliott a start :20

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on what this win means :10

WIAA Girls Hockey Championship set

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The WIAA girls state hockey championship game is set for Saturday at noon in Wisconsin Rapids.

In the state semifinal games on Wednesday night, the University School Co-op upset top-seeded Eau Claire Area 1-0 at Chippewa Area Ice Arena in Chippewa Falls.  University School earned a spot in the state final for the first time since 2016.

University School will face the Chippewa Falls Co-op in Saturday’s title game.  Chippewa Falls knocked off the D.C. Everest Co-op 4-3 in overtime in the other state semifinal on Wednesday night.

WIAC to proceed with spring sports season

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Spring sport athletes in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) finally received the good news they were waiting for.  The conference announced on Wednesday that spring sports competition will go on as scheduled for the 2021 spring semester.

The return-to-play includes the conference sports of baseball, women’s golf, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field, softball and women’s tennis.

“I am extremely excited that our spring sports student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete after experiencing a shortened season a year ago,” said WIAC Commissioner  Danielle Harris.  “I would like to thank UW-System President Tommy G. Thompson, as well as all of our chancellors and administrators for their tireless work in making this possible.”

Schedules can include contests against non-conference opponents and each sport will be given a WIAC championship opportunity.  A determination on spectators will be made at a later date.

 

Brewers report to spring training headquarters today

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Brett Anderson

The Milwaukee Brewers have pitchers and catchers report to their spring training headquarters in Phoenix on Wednesday with official workouts set to begin on Thursday.

Ahead of the reporting date, the Brewers added a couple of veterans.

Milwaukee is adding left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson on a one-year deal worth $2.5 million.  Anderson could make another one-million in incentives after going 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA for the Brewers last season.

The Brewers are also working on a non-roster deal with infielder Travis Shaw, who had two good seasons in Milwaukee before a bad offensive slump led to his release in 2019.  Shaw will try to win the wide-open third base job after playing for Toronto last season.

Raptors lose Lowry, beat Bucks

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The Milwaukee Bucks dropped their fourth straight game, falling to the rival Toronto Raptors 124-113 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, but the Raptors held Khris Middleton to just 11 points as the Bucks fell to 16-12 on the season.  The Bucks hadn’t lost four straight games previously since the Raptors won four straight in the 2019 Eastern Conference finals, blowing a 2-0 lead in the series.

Toronto played most of the second half without guard Kyle Lowry, who left with a sore ankle.  He had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes.  Fred VanVleet scored 33 points and Pascal Siakam added 23 points and 13 rebounds for Toronto.

The Bucks were playing their first of eight straight home games and did so with about 250 invited guests and family members of players at Fiserv Forum for the first time this season.  They plan to increase that total to 500 when the two teams face each other again on Thursday.  Milwaukee will increase the number of fans in a phased process, expanding to 1,800 fans by Sunday.

Pat Connaughton had a season high 20 points and Bobby Portis added 16.  Donte DiVincenzo had 12 points and eight assists but hit just 1 of 8 from 3-point range.