3/24/25 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
24 March 2025 Sports
The Wisconsin Badger’s dream of making it to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011 was spoiled in a shootout with BYU Saturday 91 to 89. The Cougars led the entire game but still had to make one, final defensive stop against Badgers guard John Tonje to seal the win. Tonje finished with 37 points in the nail biter to become the first player to crack 30 this year in the tournament. John Blackwell added 21 points for Wisconsin.
The Marquette Golden Eagles NCAA Tournament ended Friday with a 75 to 66 loss to the New Mexico Lobos Friday night. New Mexico coach Richard Pitino joined his father Rick Pitino in the second round after New Mexico snapped a four-game NCAA Tournament losing streak and won its first game since 2012. St. John’s lost in the second round to Arkansas 75 to 66. New Mexico fell to Michigan State 71 to 63 in the second round.
Kirsten Simms scored on a penalty shot to tie it after a successful Wisconsin challenge with 18 seconds left and then delivered the winner 2:49 into sudden-death overtime to rally top-seed Wisconsin to a 4-3 victory over No. 2 seed Ohio State in the championship match of the women’s Frozen Four on Sunday. It was the third straight season the two schools squared off for the NCAA title. Coach Mark Johnson’s Badgers beat Ohio State 1-0 in 2023 before losing 1-0 to Nadine Muzerall’s Buckeyes last season.
At the WIAA Boys State Basketball Tournament in Division 1 Friday, Oshkosh North narrowly fell to #1 seed Wisconsin Lutheran 58 to 57, after a last-second shot attempt came up short. The Spartans had won 12 of their last 13 games to advance to the state tournament and rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to take a lead in the second half before ultimately falling short. Oshkosh North star Xzavion Mitchell was named the WBCA’s Mr. Basketball award-winner earlier in the day and finished with 27 points.
Boys Basketball State Finals from 3/22/2024
Div.5
Cochrane-Fountain City 60 Sheboygan Lutheran 54
Div.4
Aquinas 74 Bonduel 45
Div.3
Milwaukee Academy of Science 57 Freedom 54
Div.2
Wauwatosa West 60 Racine Park 57
Div.1
Wisconsin Lutheran 57 Marshfield 55
The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Sacramento Kings Saturday 114 to 108. Giannis led Milwaukee with 32 points. They Play the Phoenix Suns tonight.
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