Sunday State Sports: Bucks lose on last-second shot
Wisconsin Sports-- Al Horford made a hook shot with five-point-nine seconds left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 103-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night at the Bradley Center.
MILWAUKEE - Al Horford made a hook shot with five-point-nine seconds left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 103-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night at the Bradley Center.
Milwaukee blew a seven-point lead in the final three-and-a-half minutes. Guard J.J. Redick, whom the Bucks acquired in a Thursday trade with Orlando, had 16 points and seven assists in 35 minutes off the bench. He said he got confused in the fourth quarter when coach Jim Boylan started calling plays he didn’t recognize. But Redick said it won’t take long to straighten that kind of thing out.
The nearly sellout crowd gave the former Duke star a huge ovation when he entered the game. Redick said the last thing he wanted to do was start his Milwaukee tenure with a loss. Horford had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta. Former Wisconsin Badger Devin Harris scored 21. Ersan Ilyasova led the Bucks in scoring with 19. Larry Sanders pulled down 19 rebounds, one short of his career high. But it wasn’t enough, as the Bucks lost their third straight game, and their ninth-in-their-last-11.
Milwaukee still has a three-and-a-half game lead for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, but they dropped to two-and-a-half behind Boston for the No. 7 slot. The Bucks’ next game is on Tuesday night at Dallas.
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The Marquette University men’s basketball team fell into a three-way tie for second place in the Big East Conference, after losing at Villanova last night 60-56. The 17th-ranked Golden Eagles were sloppy with the ball, as they committed 19 turnovers to just 10 miscues for the Wildcats. Junior Cadougan was the only Marquette player to score in double figures. He had 12, and the Eagles lost despite out-shooting ‘Nova 45-to-42 percent. But the Wildcats shot 57-percent in the second half to help nail down its victory. Darrun Hilliard scored 22 for Villanova, which improved to 9-6 in the Big East and 17-11 overall. Marquette fell to 10-4 in the conference and 19-7 overall. Georgetown is now alone atop the Big East standings at 11-3. Marquette will host Syracuse tomorrow night on ESPN’s “Big Monday.”
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The UW-Milwaukee men scored the final nine points of the second overtime to win a Bracket Buster game at Indiana/Purdue University at Indianapolis, 95-88.
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The UW-Green Bay women clinched at least a share of its 15th straight Horizon League regular season title yesterday, with an 80-to-38 pounding of Valparaiso at home. The 25th-ranked Phoenix opened the game with an 18-to-2 run and rolled from there. Megan Lukan scored 22 points for Green Bay, which out-shot Valpo 48-to-21 percent. Nobody scored in double figures for the Crusaders. Shaquira Scott had nine, as Valparaiso dropped to 4-8 in the Horizon League and 9-16 overall. Green Bay is now 12-0 in the conference and 22-2 overall. The Phoenix can win the league title outright with a victory at Detroit on Thursday night. Elsewhere, the Wisconsin women missed a chance at overtime, missing two shots in the final five seconds as the Badgers fell at Northwestern, 54-52.
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Four No. 1 seeds lost last night in the boys’ state high school basketball regionals. Sun Prairie was upset in Division 1 along with Waunakee in Division 2, Crandon in D-4, and Wausaukee in Division 5. All of the returning champions and AP No. 1 that played last evening won their games. A few schools were off, because they had wait for opponents who were behind in the brackets after being snowed out on Friday night. Nine regional finals will be played tomorrow night. And then fields will be set for the boys’ sectionals that begin on Thursday. Thirty-six of the 42 top-seeded teams are still alive, including all eight in Division-Three.
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The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will host Saint Cloud State next weekend in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs. The Badgers finished the regular season in a tie for second, after winning at Bemidji State 3-1 last night. Kelly Jaminski had a goal and an assist, as the Badgers finished at 17-9-2-2 in conference season play. The sixth-ranked Badgers are also 21-9-2 overall.
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The fields are set for the boys’-and-girls’ state high school hockey tournaments that begin this coming week in Madison. The brackets were completed last night, after four boys’ teams and two girls’ squads won their sectional finals. The boys’ quarter-finals begin on Thursday. Wausau West faces Verona. Defending champion Green Bay Notre Dame takes on Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln. Whitefish Bay plays Eau Claire Memorial. And Superior goes against Fond du Lac. The winners advance to the semi-finals on Friday. All but one of the eight top-seeds made it to state. Kettle Moraine is the only one who didn’t, after falling to Whitefish Bay in the second round. The girls’ state tournament begins on Friday with the semi-finals. Returning champion Schofield D.C. Everest faces Onalaska. And Hayward plays Milwaukee University School. Three-of-the-four No. 1 seeds advanced. The University School upset top-seeded Brookfield Central in their sectional final, 1-0.
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Forty-two state champions in three divisions were crowned last night at the WIAA boys’ state individual wrestling tournament in Madison. There were 10 repeat champions, including a pair who won their third gold medals – Jacob Morrissey of Oconto Falls and Lens Jantz of Ellsworth. Morrissey was 44-0 this winter, and was among 14 grapplers at state who finished their seasons undefeated.
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The University of Wisconsin men’s indoor track team won the Big Ten title yesterday in Geneva Ohio. The Badgers had 90 points, two-and-a-half more than second-place Illinois. The Illini's 1600-meter relay team did not finish the race which cost Illinois a chance at first place. Japheth Cato of the Badgers won the men’s decathlon, and became only the second college athlete to score over six-thousand points three times. On the women’s side, Wisconsin placed eighth with 54 points. The Illini won the women’s crown with 115.
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The Horizon League indoor track meet wraps up today at Youngstown State. UW-Milwaukee senior Garrett Vetesnik broke a league record in the pole vault yesterday. He won the men’s event with a height of four-point-nine-five meters. Also, UWM senior Shelby Schaal won her straight gold in the pentathlon.
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UW-Parkside men took eighth place, and the women finished seventh among 11 schools at the Division-Two Great Lakes Valley Conference indoor track meet in Indianapolis. Indy won the men’s crown with 200 points, and Parkside had 28. Bellarmine won its second straight women’s crown with 156 points, while Parkside had 34-and-a-half. Jessica Watychowicz of Parkside set a new league record in winning the three-thousand meters in 9:48.78
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UW-La Crosse took both the men’s-and-women’s championships at the WIAC indoor track meet which wrapped up yesterday in Stevens Point. The Eagles won the men’s title for the 12th straight time, and Oshkosh took second. Thurgood Dennis of Eau Claire won a pair of golds in the 60-and-200-meter dashes. On the women’s side, La Crosse defeated two-time defending champion Oshkosh. Whitewater was third. Christy Cazzola of Oshkosh won her second distance race, taking gold in the mile with a time of 4:57.64.
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Monmouth won its 14th straight men’s indoor track title and its 12th consecutive women’s crown. Saint Norbert of De Pere was the top Wisconsin finisher, placing second in both competitions. Randy Hill of Saint Norbert was named one of three men’s “field performers of the meet” after taking first in the high jump. Erin McShea of Saint Norbert and Michelle Matter of Ripon were among three honored women’s track performers. Matter won the three-thousand meters, and McShea won gold in the 800.
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Aurora won both the men’s-and-women’s indoor track crowns in the Northern Athletics Conference in a meet held at Kenosha. Concordia-Mequon was the state’s highest men’s finisher in third, while the Wisconsin Lutheran women placed second. Josh Williams of Edgewood was named both the Athlete-of-the-Meet and the top track athlete, after winning both the three-thousand and five-thousand meter events. Tyler White of Concordia-Mequon was named the Field Athlete of the Meet with a victory in the long jump. Mary Erickson of Wisconsin Lutheran was named both the Athlete-of-the-Meet and the top women’s track competitor.
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The University of Wisconsin women placed seventh at the Big Ten swim meet in Minneapolis. The host Minnesota won the league crown with 831-and-a-half points. Indiana was second. Wisconsin had 249. Badgers’ sophomore Ivy Martin received All-Big Ten first team honors, after she became the first Big Ten woman ever to break the 22-second barrier in the 50-freestyle.
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SCORES
--In men's college basketball
Drake 71, UWGreen Bay 54
Indianapolis 72, UW-Parkside 70
--In women’s college basketball…
UW-Milwaukee 74, Wright State 61
UW-Parkside 71, Indianapolis 61
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--In Division III men’s college basketball tournament title games…
UW-Whitewater 66, UW-Platteville 55 (WIAC)
Saint Norbert 92, Carroll 68 (Midwest Conference)
Aurora 95, Lakeland 71 (Northern Athletics Conference)
--In Division III women’s college basketball tournament title games…
Wisconsin Lutheran 75, Concordia-Mequon 52 (NAC)
Carthage 61, Wheaton 52 (CCIW)
Cornell 63, Monmouth 52 (Midwest Conference)
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In the American Hockey League…
Milwaukee 3, Toronto 1
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Northern Collegiate Hockey Association men’s semi-finals…
UW-Eau Claire 7, UW-River Falls 2
Saint Norbert 2, Saint Scholastica 1
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In the NCHA women’s first-round playoffs…
UW-River Falls 5, UW-Eau Claire 2 (River Falls wins series, 2-0)
Saint Norbert 6, UW-Superior 5 (Saint Norbert wins series, 2-0)
Saint Scholastica 2, Lake Forest 1 (Saint Scholastica wins series, 2-0)
UW-Stevens Point 2, Adrian 1
UW-Stevens Point 2, Adrian 1 in mini-game (Point wins series, 1-1 plus mini-game)
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WIAA boys' high school basketball regionals
Division 1
Stevens Point Sectional
Semifinals
Stevens Point 67, Appleton West 59
Finals
Schofield D.C. Everest 45, Marshfield 42
Oshkosh North 37, Appleton East 35
Superior 52, Eau Claire Memorial 42
Mequon Homestead Sectional
Semifinals
Bay Port 65, Manitowoc Lincoln 53
De Pere 50, Green Bay Preble 23
Green Bay Southwest 45, Kimberly 43
Finals
Hartland Arrowhead 49, Sussex Hamilton 36
Germantown 70, Mequon Homestead 44
Sun Prairie Sectional
Finals
Janesville Craig 59, Burlington 48
Madison Memorial 59, Madison La Follette 56
Middleton 75, Sun Prairie 64
Mukwonago 57, Beloit Memorial 47
Racine William Horlick Sectional
Finals
Racine J.I Case 54, Racine William Horlick 40
Milwaukee Hamilton 89, West Allis Central 72
Milwaukee Rufus King 60, Brookfield Central 54
Milwaukee Vincent 48, Milwaukee South 36
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Division 2
Marshfield Sectional
Semifinals
Antigo 45, New London 44
Hortonville 59, Waupaca 41
Finals
Onalaska 65, River Falls 39
Rhinelander 44, Medford 34
Rice Lake 41, La Crosse Central 36
Fond du Lac Sectional
Finals
Grafton 56, Waupun 51
Pulaski 44, Ashwaubenon 43, OT
Seymour 62, Plymouth 61
Slinger 42, West Bend East 34
Janesville Craig Sectional
Finals
DeForest 50, Waunakee 47
Monroe 38, Reedsburg 32
Stoughton 61, Fort Atkinson 56, OT
Wilmot Union 47, Waterford 40
West Allis Central Sectional
Finals
Waukesha Catholic Memorial 68, Pewaukee 58
Milwaukee Washington 63, Whitefish Bay 62
New Berlin Eisenhower 61, Whitnall 51
Wisconsin Lutheran 57, Wauwatosa East 43
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Division 3
River Falls Sectional
Finals
La Crosse Aquinas 49, Prescott 38
Barron 54, Baldwin-Woodville 31
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 47, Durand 44
Somerset 52, Hayward 37
Ashwaubenon Sectional
Semifinals
Brillion 65, Sturgeon Bay 29
Two Rivers 77, Chilton 63
Winneconne 43, Peshtigo 40
Finals
Little Chute 56, Fox Valley Lutheran 34
Wrightstown 73, Luxemburg-Casco 64
Middleton Sectional
Finals
Lodi 90, Clinton 56
Marshall 63, Lake Mills 60
Prairie du Chien 56, Nekoosa 47
Wisconsin Dells 69, River Valley 40
Hartland Arrowhead Sectional
Finals
Berlin 38, Sheboygan Falls 30
Brown Deer 55, Racine St. Catherine's 42
East Troy 61, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 41
Oostburg 56, Columbus 23
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Division 4
Durand Sectional
Finals
Auburndale 51, Marathon 46
Colfax 67, Elk Mound 52
Hurley 79, Abbotsford 54
Unity 28, Boyceville 24
Appleton North Sectional
Oconto 50, Crandon 36
Amherst 58, Stevens Point Pacelli 52
Reedsville 58, Algoma 56
Shiocton 60, Howards Grove 40
Wisconsin Dells Sectional
Semifinals
Onalaska Luther 76, Wisconsin Heights 59
Finals
Cuba City 65, Deerfield 48
Fall Creek 58, Augusta 38
Hazel Green Southwestern 60, Mineral Point 42
Brookfield Central Sectional
Finals
Whitefish Bay Dominican 82, Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 62
Kenosha St. Joseph 64, Racine Prairie 44
Laconia 60, Milwaukee Destiny 55
Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 59, Brookfield Academy 49
Division 5
Spooner Sectional
Finals
Clayton 32, Thorp 16
Drummond 52, Solon Springs 32
Luck 55, Washburn 46
Prentice 61, Chippewa Falls McDonell 53
Menasha Sectional
Semifinals
Hilbert 77, Gibraltar 45
Finals
Almond-Bancroft 48, Northland Lutheran 44, OT
Niagara 49, Wausaukee 31
Sheboygan Lutheran 46, Suring 33
La Crosse Logan Sectional
Semifinals
Elmwood 67, Alma/Pepin 51
Finals
Cassville 43, North Crawford 40
Cochrane-Fountain City 58, Marshfield Columbus Catholic 43
Royall 54, Hillsboro 41
Fort Atkinson Sectional
Semifinals
Potosi 67, Princeton/Green Lake 44
Finals
Milwaukee Academy of Science 56, Williams Bay Faith Christian 54
Racine Lutheran 52, Burlington Catholic Central 36
Randolph 46, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 33
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Girls' high school regular season basketball
Alma/Pepin 55, Melrose-Mindoro 53
Blair-Taylor 42, Independence 20
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 48, Eleva-Strum 40
Elk Mound 44, Plum City 37
Greendale Martin Luther 35, Whitefish Bay Dominican 33
Ithaca 64, North Crawford 53
Ladysmith 58, Medford 22
Milwaukee Bradley Tech 53, Oneida Nation 42
Racine Prairie 44, South Milwaukee 42
Tomah 49, Black River Falls 44
Turtle Lake 46, Cumberland 35
Whitehall 51, Gilmanton 48
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 66, Abbotsford 43
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WIAA boys' high school hockey sectional finals
Stevens Point Sectional
Wausau West 5, Stevens Point 3
Green Bay Sectional
Green Bay Notre Dame 11, Appleton United 0
Madison Sectional
Verona 4, Madison Edgewood 2
Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago Sectional
Whitefish Bay 4, Waukesha 3
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WIAA girls' hockey sectional finals
Hayward/Spooner Sectional
Hayward/Spooner 3, St. Croix Valley Fusion 1
Beaver Dam Sectional
Milwaukee University 1, Brookfield Central 0
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