State Basketball Roundup: Badgers welcome Michigan St. to town tonight

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MADISON - The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team might be without another key back-up tonight when it hosts 13th-ranked Michigan State.

The Badgers have already lost sophomore forward Frank Kaminsky, who got poked in the eye at Indiana last week. Now comes word that guard George Marshall could miss tonight’s contest due to illness. The redshirt freshman did not practice yesterday. Marshall averages about five points and one-and-a-half assists in 19 minutes a game, in relief of starting point guard Traevon Jackson. Jackson averages 26 minutes a night – and he might be called upon more this evening, along with seldom-used Zak Showalter. Jackson’s trying to shake off a poor shooting performance in Saturday night’s four-point Badger loss at Iowa, in which he only made 1-of-10 from the floor.

Wisconsin is 4-1 in the Big Ten, with a 13-5 overall record. They’ll face a surging Michigan State team that’s won five straight games, and has beaten the Badgers three consecutive times. The Spartans are coming off a three-point win over then 11th-ranked Ohio State Saturday. Keith Appling scored six points in the final 41 seconds. After the Badgers’ upset at Indiana, Wisconsin came to within two places of the Top-25 this week in both the AP and the coaches’ polls.

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The Milwaukee Bucks will try to go four games above .500 tonight, when they host the Philadelphia 76’ers. The Bucks are coming off a 3-1 road trip, which ended with a six-point victory at Portland on Saturday night. Philadelphia continues to struggle at 17-and-24, after losing at home to San Antonio last night 90-85. Sixers’ point guard Jrue Holiday was held to 15 points, after he scored at least 29 in his previous three games. Meanwhile, Bucks’ coach Jim Boylan continues to get solid production from his bench. Sixth man Mike Dunleavy averaged almost 14 points a game during the road trip – and he played at least 30 minutes in three of those four contests. Boylan says Dunleavy has been “sensational” all season long. He has helped give Milwaukee the NBA’s ninth-highest-scoring bench with almost 34 points per game. They’re also fourth in rebounds with 17-and-a-half per night, and assists with almost eight-and-a-half.

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UW-Stevens Point is still at No. 7 in this week’s Division III men’s college basketball poll from D3hoops.com. The Pointers are 16-2 overall with a six-game winning streak. Whitewater moved up two places to 13th in the new poll, with an overall mark of 14-3. Saint Norbert also received votes. Saint Thomas of Saint Paul remains at No. 1 – but the Tommies lost their first game of the season last night, 54-52 to Concordia-Moorhead.

In the D3 women’s poll, UW-Stevens Point held steady at No. 15. The Pointers have a 10-game winning streak, and they’re 15-3 overall. UW-Superior moved into the Top-25 for the first time ever, in the 25th spot. The Yellow Jackets are 15-3 overall. UW-Whitewater dropped out, after being 24th last week. The Warhawks still received votes, as did Oshkosh, Carthage, Saint Norbert, and Wisconsin Lutheran. De Pauw remains the women’s No. 1.

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Germantown remains atop Division-One in the new AP boys’ state high school basketball poll. Germantown is the only team in the Top-10 that’s still undefeated at 14-0. Madison Memorial is second, followed by Sussex Hamilton and Milwaukee Vincent. There’s a new leader in Division 2, after Onalaska moved up from the second spot. Last week’s leader, Seymour, dropped to fifth. Pulaski is at No. 2, followed by Rhinelander and Monroe. Wisconsin Dells still leads Division 3 with Little Chute second, La Crosse Aquinas third, and Lodi fourth. Whitefish Bay Dominican still tops Division 4 with Cuba City, Laconia, and Elk Mound in the two-three-and-four spots. Randolph is still at Number-One in Division 5, followed by Green Bay Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran, Clayton, and Monticello.

In the AP girls’ poll, De Pere still leads Division 1. Oak Creek is second followed by Kimberly and Superior. New London continues to lead Division-Two with Monona Grove second, Baraboo third, and New Berlin Eisenhower fourth. Neillsville remains atop Division 3. Brodhead and East Troy are tied for second, and Kewaunee and Fox Valley Lutheran are tied for fourth. Amherst is still the leader in Division 4 followed by Algoma, Cuba City, and Cameron. In Division 5, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption is still the leader. Barneveld is second, Milwaukee Heritage Christian third, and South Shore fourth.

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SCORES

Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Boyceville 48, Cornell 25

Cadott 123, Lake Holcombe 25

Cassville 63, Lancaster 52

Colfax 55, Fall Creek 44

Cuba City 77, Dodgeville 49

De Soto 52, Coulee Christian 48

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 71, Plum City 43

Edgar 71, Athens 49

Elk Mound 45, Eau Claire Regis 32

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 66, Altoona 48

Kenosha St. Joseph 62, Walther Lutheran 61

Kickapoo 56, La Farge 50, OT

Medford 82, Colby 37

Onalaska Luther 76, Whitehall 44

Osseo-Fairchild 63, Milwaukee Hope Christian 61

Sheboygan Lutheran 72, Cedar Grove-Belgium 68

Stockbridge 60, Sheboygan County Christian 56

Stratford 60, Abbotsford 39

Thorp 65, Gilman 39

Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 57, Chicago Mather, Ill. 39

--Concordia Lutheran Tournament

Rockford Lutheran, Ill. 71, Milwaukee Lutheran 59

--MLK Dream Classic

Chicago Marshall, Ill. 79, Milwaukee Vincent 59

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Girls' high school basketball

Argyle 44, New Glarus 41

Barneveld 58, Potosi 37

Benton/Shullsburg 51, Juda 32

Brookwood 44, Kickapoo 18

Clear Lake 45, Lake Holcombe 34

Clinton 85, Albany 18

Coleman 51, Stephenson. Mich. 31

Columbus 49, Horicon 33

Darlington 45, South Wayne Black Hawk 23

East Troy 90, Westosha Central 36

Elkhorn 48, Union Grove 45

Elmwood 59, Gilmanton 57

Fall River 53, Randolph 51

Fond du Lac Springs 54, New Holstein 18

Fox Valley Lutheran 42, Winnebago Lutheran 29

Green Bay Notre Dame 47, Pulaski 38

Milwaukee Heritage Christian 101, Beaver Dam Wayland Aacademy 39

Highland 47, Weston 33

Kenosha St. Joseph 36, Elmhurst Timothy Christian, Ill. 34

Lake Geneva Badger 53, Walworth Big Foot 21

Lancaster 50, Fennimore 34

Lodi 48, Wisconsin Dells 35

Markesan 65, Cambria-Friesland 5

Mayville 42, Central Wisconsin Christian 27

Milwaukee Bradley Tech 69, Milwaukee Academy of Science 30

New Lisbon 49, Alma Center Lincoln 31

Osceola 44, Durand 37

Osseo-Fairchild 55, Hope Christian 41

Palmyra-Eagle 55, Williams Bay 20

Platteville 44, Mineral Point 37

Racine Lutheran 46, Burlington Catholic Central 35

River Ridge 54, Wauzeka-Steuben 30

Rockford Lutheran 53, Milwaukee Lutheran 50

Royall 48, Ithaca 45

Seneca 49, Cassville 29

Sheboygan North 47, Green Bay Preble 25

Shiocton 48, Suring 29

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 67, Kenosha Christian Life 29

Turtle Lake 61, Frederic 31

University Lake School 52, Johnson Creek 44, OT

Waterloo 37, Hustisford 31

Winneconne 45, Wautoma 43

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 64, Manawa 18

Wonewoc-Center 43, La Farge 32

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