11/10/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
10 November 2023 Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored an NBA season-high 54 points, but committed two turnovers after Tyrese Haliburton’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 left and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 126-124 on Thursday night.
Haliburton had 29 points and 10 assists and Bennedict Mathurin added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who blew an 18-point lead and then had to rally from 10 down in the fourth quarter.
Antetokounmpo finished one point shy of his career high, but threw away a pass with 1:03 left, then was stripped by Mathurin with 30 seconds to go, both with the Bucks trailing 122-121. He was 19 for 25 from the field, 16 of 18 on free throws and grabbed 12 rebounds, but also had eight turnovers.
Myles Turner added 21 points for the Pacers, who shot 48% from the field, including a 20-of-48 performance from 3-point range.
Playing without All-Star Damian Lillard, sidelined by calf soreness, Milwaukee received a breathtaking performance from Antetokounmpo, who was three points shy of Michael Redd’s franchise record. Khris Middleton, who had 19 points and made a 3 at the final buzzer, missed a 3 that would have tied the game with 7 seconds left.
With 8.4 seconds to go and Indiana clinging to a one-point lead, Mathurin connected on two free throws to make it 124-121. Bruce Brown, who had 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, sealed the win with two foul shots of his own in the final seconds.
The Pacers roared to an 18-point lead in the first quarter and led 38-24 at the end of the period on the strength of eight 3-point makes. Milwaukee climbed within 66-60 at halftime and pulled even at 71 on two free throws from Middleton with 9:32 left in the third.
The Bucks went ahead by as many as 10 in the final period and still led 117-108 with 5 minutes left.
Antetokounmpo scored 26 points in the first half, including 18 in the second quarter, and then 20 more in the third period. He reached 50 with 10:28 left on a layup assisted by Middleton’s over-the-top pass, prompting an Indiana timeout. First-year Milwaukee coach Adrian Griffin was ejected with 7:52 remaining in the third quarter, the recipient of a double-technical foul immediately following Antetokounmpo’s dunk in traffic. A night earlier, after Antetokounmpo was ejected in a 120-118 win over Detroit, Griffin had promised to be more vocal with officials regarding hits on his superstar.
Milwaukee shot 53% from the floor but made only 9 of 27 from distance.
The Bucks: visit the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.
The Packers continue to get ready for the Steelers Sunday in Pittsburgh, Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander and linebacker Quay Walker both did not participate in practice Wednesday or Thursday. Alexander has had back issues this season, forcing him to miss three games, but this time it’s a shoulder injury. It hasn’t been indicated if the injury occurred during Sunday’s victory over Los Angeles, in which the two-time Pro Bowler played every snap.
Walker missed Week 9 versus the Rams with a groin injury.
Both Jon Runyan Jr. (neck) and Yosh Nijman (back) returned for Thursday’s non-padded practice after missing Wednesday.
Wide receiver Christian Watson, defensive lineman Kenny Clark, safety Rudy Ford (shoulder), left guard Elgton Jenkins (knee), and running back Aaron Jones (hamstring) were limited participants on Wednesday, but all were on the field again Thursday.
The Packers (3-5) are hoping to build off their 20-3 win last Sunday at home against the Rams, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Steelers (5-3) are tied with the Browns and Bengals for second place in AFC North, two games behind the 7-2 Baltimore Ravens.
Sunday’s pregame starts at 10:00 with the kickoff at noon and can be heard on FM 1023, The Bug.
In Thursday Night Football, it wasn’t pretty, but the Bears rallied at home to beat the Carolina Panthers 16-13. Chicago running back D’Onta Foreman scored a third-quarter touchdown from four yards out to give the Bears their first lead of the game and then held off the Panthers in the fourth quarter for the win. Foreman led all rushers with 80 yards on 21 carries while quarterback Tyson Bagent completed 20 of 33 passes for 162 yards. Carolina’s Bryce Young was 21 of 38 for 185 yards. The Panthers managed just 43 yards on the ground.
The Bears improve to 3-7 while the Panthers fall to 1-8.
In women’s college basketball Thursday night Wisconsin defeated Western Illinois 74-52 to improve to 2-0 on the season.
In college basketball tonight Wisconsin hosts Tennessee at the Kohl Center. The Badgers (1-0) are coming off at 105-76 home win over Arkansas State Monday night.
In men’s college basketball on Saturday Ripon College is at Coe College. The Red Hawks are 1-0 after an 82-77 overtime win Wednesday night at St. Norbert College. Tipoff is at 7:00 Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In women’s college hoops UW-Oshkosh hosts the University of Dubuque Friday night with the tipoff at 5:00. On Saturday the Titan women play at Wheaton College in the Wheaton Beth Baker Classic with the tipoff at 5:00.
In college football Saturday the Badgers host Northwestern. The Wildcats are 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the Big 10 while Wisconsin is 5-4 and 3-3 in conference play. The pregame starts at noon with the kickoff at 2:30 and can be heard on AM 1600/93.1 FM, WRPN.
Ripon College is at Lawrence University in the Red Hawks final game of the season. Ripon is 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the conference.
The 2nd-ranked and undefeated UW-Oshkosh volleyball team swept UW-Eau Claire in a WIAC tournament semifinal game (25-15, 25-21, 25-20) to advance to Saturday’s title game against UW-Whitewater. The Titans Riley Kindt led a balanced attack with 9 kills.
With the victory, the Titans moved to 34-0 on the season. The Wisconsin Herd open their G-League tonight at the Cleveland Charge. The Herd had a new coach Beno Udrich who says besides developing the younger players on his roster, they’re also trying to win. The Herd plays at Cleveland again on Sunday.
Level 4 WIAA High School Football Tournament (All games Friday @ 7 p.m. unless text says otherwise)
D1
#2 Kimberly vs #2 Marquette – @ Sun Prairie West
#1 Hamilton vs #2Franklin – @ West Allis Hale
D2
#1 Waunakee vs #1 Kaukauna – @ Ripon
#2 Sun Prairie East vs #2 Badger – @ Oconomowoc
D3
#1 Rice Lake vs #2 Notre Dame – @ Marshfield
#4 Grafton vs #7 Stoughton – @ Waukesha West
D4
#4 Baldwin-Woodville vs #1 Lodi – @ Arcadia
#1 Catholic Memorial vs #2 Luxemburg-Casco – @ Kewaskum
D5
#5 Saint Croix Falls vs #3 Wrightstown – @ Rhinelander
#1 Aquinas vs #3 Horicon/Hustisford – @ Wisconsin Dells
D6
#1 Grantsburg vs #2 Stratford – @ Chippewa Falls
#1 Kewaunee vs #1 Darlington – @ DeForest
D7
#2 Edgar vs #3 Bangor – @ Durand-Arkansaw
#3 Black Hawk/Warren vs #1 Reedsville – @ Elkhorn Area
8-Man #2 Thorp vs. #1 Florence – @ Wisconsin Rapids HS, Saturday 1 pm
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