11/29/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
29 November 2023 Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 32 and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night and clinch a home quarterfinal game in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Khris Middleton scored 17, Malik Beasley had 16 and Brook Lopez added 12 for the Bucks, who won East Group B with a 4-0 record.
They’ll host wild-card New York on either Dec. 4 or 5, with East Group C winner Boston going to Group A winner Indiana for the other quarterfinal before the Final Four in Las Vegas.
Bam Adebayo scored 31 points for the Heat, who got 21 from Kyle Lowry and 20 from Josh Richardson. Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Caleb Martin each scored 14 and Duncan Robinson added 13 for the Heat.
Miami was without Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Haywood Highsmith (back); Butler averaged 37.6 points in Miami’s five-game ouster of Milwaukee in last season’s playoffs, with games of 56 and 42 in the final two matchups of that series.
The Bucks lost Pat Connaughton to a sprained right ankle late in the second quarter.
Lowry made a 3-pointer with 3:25 left to put Miami up 118-115, but the Bucks finished on a 16-6 run. Lillard made three free throws with 1:03 remaining to help put the game out of reach, following a foul call against Richardson and a technical assessed to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.
The Heat missed 10 of their first 11 shots and quickly got down 15-2.
Milwaukee visits Chicago on Thursday.
The Packers are back on the practice field today as they get ready for the Chiefs Sunday night at Lambeau Field. Green Bay is 5-6 after winning at Detroit on Thanksgiving 27-20 while the Chiefs come in at 8-3 after winning 31-17 over the Raiders at Las Vegas. A win by the Packers would tie them with the Vikings for second in the NFC North.
Badgers running back Braelon Allen announced on social media Tuesday he will declare for the NFL Draft. The Fond du Lac native just wrapped up his third season in Madison with 165 yards and a pair touchdowns against rival Minnesota on Saturday. A memorable finish for Allen’s college career that ends with 3,494 yards and 35 scores. For the season, Allen totaled 984 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.
Allen finishes ninth all-time in rushing yards at UW.
Men’s College Basketball (Wed.)
Ripon College at UW-Platteville. Tip off is at 7:00.
Women’s College Basketball (Wed.)
UW-Stevens Point at Ripon College. Tip off is at 6:00.
Three-time All-Pros Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates were chosen as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 in their first year of eligibility.
Peppers and Gates headline a group of 25 modern day semifinalists announced Tuesday by the Hall of Fame from a group of 173 nominees announced in September. The only other player who advanced to the semifinal stage for the first time was running back Tiki Barber.
Eight players who made it to the final stage of 15 in the class of 2023 return as semifinalists this year with Jared Allen, Dwight Freeney, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson, Torry Holt, Patrick Willis, Willie Anderson and Darren Woodson all looking to get in after falling short a year ago.
The other semifinalists are Eric Allen, Anquan Boldin, Jahri Evans, London Fletcher, Eddie George, James Harrison, Rodney Harrison, Robert Mathis, Steve Smith Sr., Fred Taylor, Hines Ward, Ricky Watters, Reggie Wayne and Vince Wilfork.
The 25 semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists before the final voting process in January. The 15 finalists will be trimmed to 10 and then five during the selection meeting early next year. The final five candidates will need to get 80% of the votes from the panel to get into the Hall.
Peppers and Gates were both college basketball players before finding their greatest success in football.
Peppers was one of the league’s most dominant linemen after being picked second overall by Carolina in 2002 following a two-sport career in college at North Carolina.
He had 12 sacks as a rookie and never really slowed down in a 17-year career that included stops in Chicago and Green Bay before ending with the Panthers. He was an All-Pro in 2004, 2006 and 2010.
Peppers finished his career with 159 1/2 sacks — the fourth most since they became official in 1982 — and had 10 seasons with double-digit sacks. Only Hall of Famers Bruce Smith (13) and Reggie White (12) had more.
Peppers played 48 games over three seasons with the Packers from 2014-2016, recording 25 sacks
Gates played only basketball in college before turning into one of the NFL’s top tight ends. He switched to football after going undrafted in basketball.
The Chargers took a chance on him and it paid off in a big way, as he became an All-Pro in just his second season in 2004. He was All-Pro again the next two seasons and went on to have a 16-year career for the team.
Gates finished with 955 catches for 11,841 yards and an NFL record for tight ends with 116 touchdown receptions. Only Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten have more catches or yards as a tight end.
Four finalists previously announced are Buddy Parker in the coaching category, and Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell in the senior category.
They also will get in if they get support from at least 80% of voters.
Boys Basketball (Tues.)
11/28
Berlin 64, Wautoma 57
Ripon 56, Campbellsport 45
Clintonville 64, Freedom 48
Plymouth 73, Menasha 70
Mauston 66, Necedah 26
Fox Valley Lutheran 74, Waupaca 62
Wauwatosa West 67, Fond du Lac 53
Amherst 66, Wild Rose 41
Cambria-Friesland 50, Rio 38
Randolph 71, Fall River 63
Beaver Dam 71, Fort Atkinson 44
Princeton/Green Lake 57, Markesan 51
Johnson Creek 48, Madison Country Day 35
Kewaskum 54, Lomira 49
Pardeeville 95, Montello 49
Stevens Point 55, Neenah 47
Valley Christian 80, Central Wisconsin Christian 35
Mayville 60, West Bend West 57
Winneconne 73, North Fond du Lac 57
Adams-Friendship @ Poynette 61, Adams-Friendship 48
Girls Basketball (Tues.)
Valley Christian 58, Central Wisconsin Christian 51
Freedom 45, Fox Valley Lutheran 39
Menasha @ Ashwaubenon 43, Menasha 41
Nekoosa 47, Montello 45
Seymour 63, Clintonville 25
Plymouth 59, Sheboygan North 47
Brillion @ Sheboygan Falls 49, Brillion 27
Shiocton 52, Wild Rose 43
Wautoma 50, Waupaca 39
Winneconne 49, Markesan 40
Xavier 44, Bonduel 37
Amherst 38, Adams-Friendship 30
Westfield 63, Berlin 46
Mayville 58, Campbellsport 34
Rio 53, Johnson Creek 20
Lakeside Lutheran @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Slinger 50, Kewaskum 36
Laconia 83, Lomira 36
Oakfield 65, Princeton/Green Lake 27
Beaver Dam 64, Sheboygan Lutheran 52
Neenah 65, Appleton North 54
Oshkosh North 62, Appleton West 43
Lodi 53, Lodi 50
Kaukauna 78, Fond du Lac 62
Hortonville 71, Oshkosh West 46
Winnebago Lutheran 60, Omro 42
Kimberly 64, Appleton East 48
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