State Basketball Roundup: Jennings questionable for tonight's game at Chicago

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Milwaukee Bucks’ point guard Brandon Jennings is listed as questionable for a game tonight against the Bulls in Chicago. Jennings traveled with the team yesterday to the Windy City, after he sprained his left ankle with 23 seconds left in Saturday night’s Milwaukee home loss to the Bulls, 93-to-86. He had to be carried off the court by two of his teammates. Chicago ended a three-game losing streak with its victory at Milwaukee. Rip Hamilton and Carlos Boozer each scored 22 for the Bulls, and former Marquette forward Jimmy Butler had six points and seven rebounds in his return to the B-M-O Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee is 6-and-5 going into tonight’s contest. Chicago is 6-and-6. The Bulls have beaten the Bucks nine straight times – and Milwaukee has only won eight of its last 38 games at Chicago’s United Center.

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Vander Blue will sit out tonight, as the Marquette men’s basketball team hosts Maryland-Baltimore County. The junior guard sprained his left knee last Wednesday against U-S-C at the Maui Invitational. Marquette coach Buzz Williams says Blue is sitting out as a precautionary measure – and he’ll see how his starter feels tomorrow. Blue did not practice last night – but he rode a stationary bike, and he did not limp as he was walking around. He averaged 15 points in three games at the Maui Invitational last week, and was named to the All-Tournament team.

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The U-W Milwaukee men lost to Rider 74-to-60 yesterday, in the final game of the Hoops-for-Hope Classic in Puerto Villerta Mexico. The Panthers went down by 12 points at the half, and could not get closer than 10 the rest of the way. Milwaukee was out-shot 45-to-37-percent – and the Panthers only got to the free throw line 15 times, to 37 for Rider. Anthony Myles scored 14 points for the Broncs, who improved to 4-and-3. Evan Richard had 11 points for Milwaukee, which dropped to 2-and-4. U-W-M will play at Northern Iowa on Saturday.

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Angela Rodriguez made four free throws in the final 16 seconds yesterday, to give the U-W Milwaukee women a 68-64 victory over Eastern Kentucky at the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico. Eastern Kentucky was up by 10 points early on, but U-W-M caught up with a 19-6 run. The Lady Colonels had a two-point lead with 1:15 left, but Milwaukee junior Kimee Chandler tied the game before winning it with six free throws at the end. The Panthers turned 22 Eastern Kentucky turnovers into 19 points – and U-W-M took four charges in the second half. Rodriguez led all scorers with 19. Jade Barber and Jalisa Bryant each scored 15 for Eastern Kentucky. Both teams are now 3-and-2 on the young season. Milwaukee’s next game is on Thursday night at Illinois State.

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The Wisconsin women shot a season-high 44-percent yesterday, in beating Evansville 73-to-55 in Madison. The Badgers never trailed after Evansville went up 3-2 early, and Wisconsin’s lead was 11 at the half. Morgan Paige led the Badgers with 19 points. Senior Tiera Stephen had a career-high 13 points and a season-high seven assists. Samantha Heck scored a game-high 25 points for Evansville, which dropped to 2-and-3. Wisconsin is now 3-and-2, and will play at Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the women’s Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

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The Marquette women lost at Texas A-and-M 84-to-64 at the Aggies’ Thanksgiving Classic. The Golden Eagles went on a 14-to-2 run in the second half to get within 14 – but the Aggies finished the game with a 12-6 run. Katherine Plouffe led Marquette with 18 points. Kelsey Bone scored 17 for Texas A-and-M, which improved to 3-and-3. Marquette is now 2-and-2, and will play at South Dakota State on Wednesday night.

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