Morning State Sports Briefs: Bucks look for third straight win under new coach

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MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks will try to go three games above .500 tonight when they host Detroit.

The Bucks lead the NBA in blocked shots with 260 this season, for an average of seven-point-six per night. Milwaukee had 15 blocks in its victory at Chicago on Wednesday night, and Bucks’ center Larry Sanders had seven of those blocks. The third-year Sanders is far-and-away the NBA leader in blocks, with an average of just over three-and-a-quarter per game. Serge Ibaka of Oklahoma City is a distant second at two-point-eight-six. In addition, Sanders has had four-or-more blocked shots in five straight games. That’s second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Bucks’ record book. He had eight games in a row with four-or-more blocked shots in the 1973-74 season. Sanders has had solid leaps-and-timing on defense ever since he joined the Bucks from Vanderbilt in 2010. Bucks’ coach Jim Boylan says Sanders has gotten himself in excellent physical shape – and it allows him to be productive for a longer stretch of time. Tonight, the

Bucks will try to go 3-0 since Boylan took over for Scott Skiles on Monday. They’ll play a Pistons’ team that has won four-of-its-last-five, and is well-rested after losing at home to Charlotte last Sunday by seven points in overtime.

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The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team was held scoreless for over eight minutes in the second half last night, as the Badgers lost to Iowa 65-56 in Madison. The game was tied before Iowa’s big run started with 12 minutes to go. The Hawkeyes rattled off 14 straight points before Wisconsin’s Morgan Paige finally hit a three-pointer with 3:53 left. The Badgers got to within seven with just over two minutes left, but could get no closer. Wisconsin was out-shot 38-to-33 percent for the game, and the Hawkeyes had a dominant 45-25 rebounding edge. Paige led Wisconsin with 18 points. Morgan Johnson had 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes. And Racine native Samantha Logic almost had a triple-double for Iowa with 12 points, 10 boards, and nine assists. The Hawkeyes improved to 2-1 in the Big Ten, and 13-4 overall. Wisconsin fell to 0-3 in the conference, and 8-8 overall. The Badgers will play at Michigan on Sunday.

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Kim Demmings scored 35 points last night to give the Wright State women a 71-61 victory at UW-Milwaukee in their Horizon League opener. The Raiders scored seven straight points in the final minute of the first half. They went up by 10 at the half and hung on from there. Demmings, a sophomore who’s the Horizon League pre-season player-of-the-year, made 13-of-her-20 shots from the floor. She hit 5-of-10 from three-point range. And Demmings had 17 points on the board by halftime. Wright State out-shot UWM 47-to-37 percent. Panthers’ coach Kyle Rechlicz said the Raiders prevented her team from scoring on its transition game, by holding the ball at center court as long as possible in its half-court offense. Sami Tucker led UWM with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Wright State improved to 7-7 overall. Milwaukee is now 4-9. Its next game is at Youngstown State next Thursday.

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In the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Milwaukee Wave extended its winning streak to nine games with an 18-6 victory at Missouri last night. Josh Rife, Luan Oliveira, and Marcelo Fontana each had two goals for the Wave, which improved to 10-and-2 overall and 5-and-1 on the road. Milwaukee built up an 8-2 lead after three quarters, and the Wave out-scored the Comets 10-4 in the final period. Missouri fell to 7-8.

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SCORES

In men’s college basketball…

UW-Parkside 85, Rockhurst 63

Lakeland 95, Maranatha Baptist 65

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In women’s college basketball…

UW-Parkside 59, Rockhurst 57

Concordia-Mequon 61, Marian 39

Edgewood 62, Maranatha Baptist 52

Alverno 58, Milwaukee School of Engineering 50

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Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Alma/Pepin 62, Alma Center Lincoln 34

Augusta 68, Gilman 40

Bangor 73, Cashton 46

Beloit Turner 52, Evansville 43

Brookfield Academy 87, Milwaukee Heritage Christian 60

Burlington 57, Delavan-Darien 42

Clayton 68, Shell Lake 43

Clinton 65, McFarland 56

Cochrane-Fountain City 48, Whitehall 46

Colby 57, Loyal 49

Dodgeville 67, Lancaster 50

Drummond 63, Hurley 56, OT

East Troy 90, Walworth Big Foot 34

Eau Claire Regis 68, Stanley-Boyd 31

Edgar 71, Abbotsford 64

Edgerton 56, Orfordville Parkview 54

Elk Mound 49, Colfax 46

Elkhorn 60, Lake Geneva Badger 56

Elmwood 66, Glenwood City 48

Fall Creek 52, Altoona 39

Gilmanton 39, Eleva-Strum 37

Greenwood 76, Granton 46

Hillsboro 45, Brookwood 40

Holmen 92, La Crosse Logan 58

Howards Grove 59, Cedar Grove-Belgium 46

Ironwood, Mich. 70, Butternut 29

Janesville Craig 82, Madison East 78

Jefferson 63, Brodhead 31

Kewaskum 53, New Holstein 49

Kohler 67, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 53

Madison La Follette 72, Janesville Parker 57

Madison Memorial 62, Middleton 60

Marshfield Columbus 46, Spencer 43

Melrose-Mindoro 46, Independence 40

Milwaukee Vincent 78, Milwaukee North 62

Mondovi 54, Boyceville 42

Mountaintop Christian 80, Wisconsin School for the Deaf 47

Necedah 74, Wonewoc-Center 59

Northland Lutheran 72, Rib Lake 68

Oostburg 76, Sheboygan Lutheran 46

Ozaukee 55, Kiel 36

Palmyra-Eagle 52, Whitewater 44

Prairie du Chien 36, Platteville 23

Prairie Farm 72, Lake Holcombe 33

Richland Center 62, River Valley 58

Royall 74, New Lisbon 35

St. Lawrence Seminary 26, Living Word Lutheran 0

Sheboygan County Christian 55, Random Lake 35

Sheboygan Falls 47, Campbellsport 33

Solon Springs 70, Mellen 34

Spring Valley 47, St. Croix Central 40

Stratford 61, Athens 59

Sun Prairie 64, Madison West 59

Superior 67, Cloquet, Minn. 35

Thorp 56, Chippewa Falls McDonell 46

Trinity Academy 44, Milwaukee Tenor 30

Verona 56, Beloit Memorial 41

Washburn 67, Bessemer, Mich. 51

Waterford 48, Westosha Central 39

Wausau Newman 78, Phillips 47

Wild Rose 48, Rosholt 45

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Girls' high school basketball

Abbotsford 57, Northland Lutheran 48

Amery 37, Saint Croix Central 36

Appleton Xavier 55, Ripon 21

Ashland 54, Hermantown, Minn. 33

Baraboo 62, Stoughton 49

Barneveld 84, Juda 30

Barron 61, Maple Northwestern 33

Belleville 47, Waterloo 33

Belmont 49, Highland 17

Benton-Shullsburg 31, River Ridge 26

Bonduel 48, Iola-Scandinavia 38

Burlington Catholic Central 59, Milwaukee Thomas More 49

Cambridge 50, Wisconsin Heights 34

Chilton 31, Reedsville 17

Clintonville 44, Waupaca 40

Coleman 62, Wausaukee 27

Crandon 55, Three Lakes 45

De Pere 42, Pulaski 36

De Soto 41, Wauzeka-Steuben 36

Deerfield 68, Madison Abundant Life 24

DeForest 45, Sauk Prairie 26

Elcho 49, Wabeno 43

Fall River 63, Dodgeland 42

Fond du Lac Springs 49, Laconia 27

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 52, Viroqua 38

Gillett 41, Suring 21

Green Bay Notre Dame 64, Green Bay Preble 41

Gresham 60, Tigerton 56

Hartford 42, West Bend East 38

Hayward 59, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 17

Hilbert 49, Mishicot 38

Horicon 61, Johnson Creek 18

Hustisford 30, Williams Bay 24

Ithaca 48, Weston 30

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 49, Winnebago Lutheran 31

La Farge 34, Kickapoo 18

Ladysmith 42, Bloomer 24

Lake Mills 60, Poynette 43

Lakeside Lutheran 72, Watertown Luther Prep 36

Laona 57, White Lake 31

Little Chute 49, Freedom 42

Lodi 52, Columbus 36

Luck 57, Clear Lake 21

Luxemburg-Casco 48, Marinette 24

Madison Edgewood 34, Monroe 20

Manitowoc Lutheran 34, Manitowoc Roncalli 33

Markesan 68, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 24

Marshall 51, New Glarus 42

Menasha St. Mary Central 58, Brillion 27

Milton 53, Oregon 49

Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning 30, Milwaukee Reagan 23

Milwaukee Riverside 93, Milwaukee Madison/Career & Technical/Northwest 18

Monona Grove 62, Fort Atkinson 36

Monticello 39, Argyle 34

Mount Horeb 46, Portage 41

New London 49, Denmark 30

Niagara 52, Crivitz 30

Oconto 38, Menomonie 33

Oconto Falls 49, Hortonville 40

Omro 30, Lomira 29

Onalaska Luther 51, Black River Falls 44

Oshkosh Lourdes 67, Princeton 38

Pecatonica 39, Riverdale 19

Peshtigo 43, Lena 38

Potosi 62, Cassville 34

Prairie Farm 66, Lake Holcombe 34

Prescott 50, Hastings, Minn. 45

Randolph 42, Pardeeville 30

Richland Center 54, River Valley 36

Rio 48, Cambria-Friesland 26

Seneca 55, North Crawford 29

South Wayne Black Hawk 50, Albany 37

Watertown 61, West Bend West 42

Waunakee 67, Reedsburg 44

West De Pere 41, Shawano 23

West Salem 34, Westby 30

Whitefish Bay Dominican 55, Kenosha St. Joseph 30

Winneconne 35, Berlin 29

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 55, Pacelli 23

Wrightstown 50, Valders 31

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Boys' high school hockey

Beaver Dam 8, Grafton 2

Stevens Point 2, Wausau East 1

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Girls' high school hockey

Icebergs 3, Rock County 0

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Wrestling

Saint Croix Central 36, Glenwood City 30

Appleton North 53, Kimberly 22

Arcadia 54, Black River Falls 19

Baraboo 57, Waunakee 18

Bay Port 50, Ashwaubenon 7

South Wayne Black Hawk 40, Orfordville Parkview 34

Bonduel 42, Shiocton 31

Brodhead/Juda 60, Belleville/Monticello/New Glarus 9

Burlington 67, Westosha Central 3

Cameron 76, Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe 6

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm 54, Bloomer/Colfax 27

Clinton 56, Cambridge 15

Eau Claire North 39, River Falls 33

Elkhorn 54, Wilmot Union 13

Ellsworth 60, Prescott 11

Green Bay Preble/East 48, Manitowoc Lincoln 35

Holmen 69, La Crosse Central 9

Horicon 63, Hustisford 6

Hudson 50, Chippewa Falls 12

Johnson Creek 66, Rio/Fall River 3

Kaukauna 80, Appleton West 0

Kaukauna 55, Neenah 6

Kenosha Tremper 45, Oak Creek 24

Kettle Moraine 48, Milwaukee Riverside/Shorewood 34

Lancaster 54, Cuba City/Southwestern 18

Little Chute 71, Berlin 0

Lodi 72, Poynette 9

Luxemburg-Casco 60, Seymour 15

Manawa 37, Almond-Bancroft/Stevens Point Pacelli 30

Mauston 55, Wisconsin Dells 14

Medford 60, Lakeland 12

Merrill 39, Schofield D.C. Everest 28

Mosinee 40, Antigo 3

Mount Horeb/Barneveld 30, Sauk Prairie 29

New London 45, Denmark 28

New Richmond 46, Osceola 32

Oconomowoc 47, Hartford 26

Oshkosh North 45, Kimberly 24

Oshkosh West 39, Appleton North 27

Oshkosh West 57, Fond du Lac 15

Pecatonica/Argyle 42, Darlington 33

Prairie du Chien/Wauzeka-Steuben 47, Dodgeville 26

Random Lake 54, Laconia 24

Rhinelander 44, Tomahawk 22

Sheboygan South 51, Sheboygan North 27

Two Rivers 50, Sheboygan Falls 19

Valders 40, Mishicot 39

Valders 46, Manitowoc Roncalli 6

West De Pere 37, Shawano 36

West Salem/Bangor 51, Viroqua 26

Westfield 66, Adams-Friendship 12

Weyauwega-Fremont 60, Rosholt 18

Whitewater 66, Cambridge 9

Whitewater 46, Clinton 27

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 48, North Fond du Lac 30

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 73, Menominee Indian 3

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