3/8/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
8 March 2024 Sports
AJ Storr scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Wisconsin to a 78-66 win over Rutgers in its final home game of the season on Thursday.
The Badgers (19-11), who finished 14-3 at home, picked up their 11th Big Ten Conference win of the season to move into a three-way tie with Nebraska and Northwestern, all at 11-8 in conference with one game left to play.
Rutgers built an early lead, taking a 24-15 advantage with 7:44 left in the first half. John Blackwell and Storr hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Blackwell added two free throws to cap an 15-2 run that put the Badgers in front, 30-26 with 2:34 left and they held a 34-23 advantage at intermission.
Gavin Griffiths hit from deep to give Rutgers a 47-40 lead with 14:35 left in the game. but Kamari McGee hit from deep to tie the game at 47-47, and after Steven Crowl dunked to tie it again at 49-49 McGee scored six of Wisconsin’s run of 10 straight points to take a double-digit lead and the Badgers pulled away in the final five minutes.
Storr hit 8 of 15 from the field and Crowl finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Blackwell was 9 of 10 from the line and added another 17 points and Kamari McGee finished with 11.
Jeremiah Williams scored 16 points to lead the Scarlet Knights (15-15, 7-12). Griffith added 14 points and Jamichael Davis 10.
Wisconsin will seek its 20th win when it travels to face No. 3 Purdue in its regular season finale Sunday. Rutgers plays host to Ohio State Sunday.
The Brewers beat the White Sox Thursday in Cactus League baseball 8-2. Milwaukee trailed to 2-1 after 4 innings but erupted for 6 runs in the top of the sixth and added one more in the seventh.
Brewer Hickland hit a solo homer in the second, his second of the spring and Wes Clarke hit a 3-run homer in the 5th, his 4th of spring training.
Abner Uribe (1-0)picked up the win in relief, pitching one inning.. Milwaukee hosts the A’s this afternoon at Maryvale, with the first pitch at 1:10 CT.
In the Big East, Marquette plays at Zavier on Saturday. The Golden Eagles lost at home Wednesday to #2 UConn 74-67. The Golden Eagles are 22-8 on the season.
The Bucks are back in action tonight for the second game of their 4-game road trip. Milwaukee hopes to get back on the winning track after Golden State snapped their 6-game winning strike with a 125-90 victory Wednesday night.
The Bucks, 41-22. are in second place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers and 8 games behind the Boston Celtics.
Boys and Girls Playoff Basketball Schedule 3/7/2024
Boys Sectional Results
Randolph 59, Marshall 51
Reedsville 50, Lourdes Academy 37
Platteville 84, Wisconsin Dells 67
Ashwaubenon 72, Plymouth 52
Neenah 68, Stevens Point 50
West Salem 92, Fox Valley Lutheran 71
Marshfield 71, Kaukauna 68
Freedom 80, Southern Door 50
Girls State Tournament Results
Xavier 56, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 52
Laconia 67, The Prairie School 49-Laconia plays Cuba City Saturday for the State Division III Girls Championship.
Girls State Basketball Schedule 3/8/2024
Neenah vs Hartford
The UW-Oshkosh woman’s basketball is yet again Sweet-16 bound, a common occurrence in the decade plus tenure under their head coach.
A number of different flight connections as the Titans head northeast, but nobody is complaining. When you get on a plane, that means you’re usually deep in the NCAA Tournament.
Brunswick, Maine is the last stop of this itinerary, set to face Smith College 4pm on Friday.
Each of his 12 seasons coach Brad Fischer has 20+ victories. 9 NCAA Tournament appearances, six of which UWO have gone all the way to the sweet-16.
With all the success this program has had in the Fischer tenure, they have yet to get to a final four. Two years ago went to the Elite-8,fell short to UW-Whitewater by a couple points.
The Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, will partner with Winnebago County to host Marvel Super Hero™ Night on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 pm.
The night will feature special uniforms inspired by Captain America and a limited-edition Herd/Marvel comic book giveaway for the first 2,500 fans. The comic book portrays Captain America, Black Panther, and the Wisconsin Herd in the Marvel Universe. The game-worn jerseys will be auctioned online at https://herdmarvel.givesmart.com now until March 23 at noon. Proceeds will benefit the Winnebago Area Literacy Council, which strengthens our community by developing and delivering free learner-centered literacy programs for adults and their families.
In addition to this theme night, the Wisconsin Herd and Winnebago County collaborated with all five libraries in the County to host a winter reading program in tandem with the Herd. The reading programs include Herd branded prizing such as bookmarks, posters, water bottles, tickets to the Herd Marvel game, and signed Marvel comics to encourage children to read. At the game, libraries will be in attendance so kids and adults can sign up for a library reading card. The jerseys will also feature the five Winnebago County libraries on the neckline.
“Jeopardy!” champion Ben Chan is being called up to the big leagues.
Chan is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the April 27 Milwaukee Brewers game, according to St. Norbert College, where Chan is a professor.
It won’t best the first time Chan has taken the mound. He threw out the first pitch at a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game last year.
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