State Basketball Roundup: Spurs defeat Milwaukee thanks to Duncan's 28 points
Wisconsin Sports-- The Milwaukee Bucks lost to San Antonio at home last night, 117-110, in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks lost to San Antonio at home last night, 117-110, in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated.
The Spurs jumped out to a 69-52 halftime lead – the most points scored against the Bucks in a half this season. Milwaukee got to within nine in the fourth quarter. But the Spurs went on a 10-0 run which put them up 104-85 at that point – and they held on to win their seventh straight game. 36-year-old Tim Duncan showed that he still has plenty left in the tank. The Spurs’ power forward had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists. Guard Tony Parker had 23 points and 11 assists, as he and Duncan burned the Bucks in a pick-and-roll game all night long. The Bucks only forced eight turnovers, while committing 16 themselves. Both teams shot well. The Spurs hit 51-percent to Milwaukee’s 49. Brandon Jennings scored 31 points for Milwaukee, and rookie John Henson added a season-high 20.
The Bucks have lost two straight, and they fell to third place in the NBA’s Central Division at 16-14, two games behind front-running Indiana. The Bucks will host the Houston Rockets tomorrow night.
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The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will start its Big Ten Conference schedule tonight when it hosts Penn State. The Badgers are 9-4 overall, after crushing Samford 87-51 last Saturday. Penn State comes in at 8-4. Both teams are without their veteran point guards. The Badgers lost Josh Gasser to an ACL knee injury just before the season began. The Nittany Lions lost guard Tim Frazier to an Achilles injury in his third game. Wisconsin now starts sophomore Traevon Jackson at the point. He’s averaging five points and two-and-a-half assists per game. Redshirt freshman George Marshall replaced Gasser at first. Both have been inconsistent, but associate head coach Greg Gard says they’ve done a better job over the past couple of weeks. Wisconsin had 21 assists and six turnovers against Samford, and coach Bo Ryan said he liked the way the team was making extra passes and good decisions in handling the ball. Ryan says it’s also good to have senior forward Mike Bruesewitz back from a concussion. He missed two games before scoring 13 points in 15 minutes against Samford.
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The University of Wisconsin women lost their Big Ten opener last night, 70-52 at Nebraska. The 25th-ranked ranked Cornhuskers scored the game’s first five points, and the Badgers never got closer than two after that. The Badgers committed 20 turnovers that resulted in 27 points for Nebraska. Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey said there’s no way her team can win by making that many mistakes. The Badgers out-shot the Cornhuskers 42-to-40 percent. Cassie Rochel led Wisconsin with 15 points, and Jacki Gulczynski added 13. Lindsey Moore scored 26 for Nebraska, which improved to 11-and-3 overall. The Badgers fell to 8-6, and will host Minnesota on Sunday.
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The Marquette women overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win at Central Michigan yesterday, 78-74. The Golden Eagles trailed 37-27 at the break, and they shot 50-percent in the second half. Arlesia Morse broke a tie in the final minute by hitting a three-pointer, and Marquette hung on from there. Junior Katherine Plouffe scored a career-high 24 points. She made all six of her free throws, and had a team-high seven rebounds. Crystal Bradford scored 21 for Central Michigan, which fell to 6-7. Marquette improved to 8-5. The Golden Eagles will play their Big East opener on Saturday night at home against Syracuse.
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