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Chandler, Afflalo lead Nuggets over Heat, 102-82

Posted on December 11, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Arron Afflalo had 16 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 102-82 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Chris Bosh had 14 points to lead Miami, which has dropped four of its last five on the road after starting the season 5-2 away from home. The Heat are in the middle of a stretch of eight of 10 games on the road.

Denver has been streaky in the first quarter of the season. The Nuggets lost six straight, won five in a row to go above .500, but followed that with the four-game slide.

The Nuggets led 79-62 after three quarters and then opened the fourth with a 14-4 run to pull away.

NPCC Outshoots Northwest Kansas Tech

Posted on December 10, 2014

The North Platte Community College defeated the Northwestern Kansas Technical College Mavericks 81-68 Wednesday night at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

In the first half the Mavericks jumped out to a 28-15 lead. The Knights went on a 19-5 run to take the lead 34-33. The Knights maintained the lead to take a 42-38 halftime lead.

Three point shooting was prevalent in the first half as the Knights shot 7 of 15 three pointers and the Mavericks shot 6 of 13 three pointers.

In the second half the Mavericks only made 2 of 11 from behind the arc while the Knights made 4 of 11.

The Knights never trailed in the second half, leading by as much as 18 (74-56).

Cameron Williams, once again led the Knights in scoring with 30 points. Williams has scored 30 or more points in the last three games. He also contributed with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

The Knights had three other players to score in double figures. Shyquinn Dix with 11 points, Marco Pascolo and CJ Polk, each with 10 points. Pascolo also grabbed 9 rebounds.

Freshman Matt Thomas scored 9 points and handed out 7 assists.

The Mavericks had four players in double figures. DeAngelo Stewart and Montrell Williams each had 13 points. Daniel Ramis had 11 points and James Sylvester had 10 points to pace the Mavericks.

The Mavericks fall to 9-6 on the season.

The Knights improve to 10-2 on the season. They return to action on Saturday, December 13 as they host the Conquistadors of Dodge City Community College.

Earlier in the year, the Knights beat the Conquistadors on a shot with 1.4 seconds to go by Marco Pascolo, 70-68.

The game may be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or on the internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be video streamed at www.coachesaid.com .

Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. CST

D1 Newcomer Incarnate Word Shocks Nebraska 74-73

Posted on December 10, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kyle Hittle hit a contested baseline jumper after Nebraska’s Terran Petteway threw away an inbound pass, and Incarnate Word upset Nebraska 74-73 on Wednesday night for the biggest victory in the Cardinals’ one-plus seasons making the transition from Division II to Division I.

The Cornhuskers looked like they might survive after Shawn Johnson made 2 of 3 free throws to leave Incarnate Word (6-1) down a point with 6.7 seconds left.

But Petteway threw to no one on the inbound play, and the ball rolled out of bounds near the half court line. Mitchell Badillo inbounded to Hittle, who took two steps and made his 10-footer along the baseline.

Petteway’s desperation shot at the buzzer was short.

Jontrell Walker scored 19 points to lead five Incarnate Word players in double figures. Shavon Shields had 19 to lead the Huskers (5-3).

No. 12 Huskers Look to Rebound in Annual Battle with Bluejays

Posted on December 10, 2014

The No. 12 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to road action Thursday when the Huskers head to Omaha for their annual clash with Creighton.

Tip-off between the Huskers (7-1) and Bluejays (4-4) in the 40th meeting between the two teams is set for 8 p.m. (central) at D.J. Sokol Arena with live national television coverage from Fox Sports 1. Eric Collins and LaChina Robinson will be on the call for Nebraska’s first-ever appearance on Fox Sports 1.

Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and 93.3 FM in Omaha. Free live audio also will be available on Huskers.com.

Nebraska will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season, a 53-51 setback to Alabama at Tuscaloosa on Sunday. Senior guard Tear’a Laudermill led the Big Red with 25 points on a school-record-tying seven three-pointers. Her final three came with 18.1 seconds left to tie the game at 51, after the Huskers battled back from a 50-42 deficit with four minutes left. However, Alabama’s Nikki Hegstetter hit a putback with 2.5 seconds left to seal the win for the Crimson Tide, who improved to 8-3.

Laudermill (12.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg) is one of three Huskers who enter the game averaging in double figures. Wade Trophy and Wooden Award candidate Rachel Theriot leads the Big Red with 17.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. The 6-0 junior point guard has produced double figures in seven of NU’s first eight games, including three 20-point performances. Senior Emily Cady has added 13.4 points and a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game. Cady, a 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., is the Big Ten’s active rebound leader and owns 25 career double-doubles, including three this season.

Creighton heads into Thursday’s game with a 4-4 record after rallying from a 16-point halftime deficit to win 58-56 at Northern Iowa on Monday night. Nebraska will be the third top-15 foe on Creighton’s schedule so far this season, joining road losses at UConn and California.

#12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 6.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 13.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 12.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 17.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Off the Bench
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 6.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 3.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 1.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg
30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.2 ppg, 0.4 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – High School
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (248-143); 25th Season Overall (443-283)

Creighton Bluejays (4-4, 0-1 BIG EAST)
11 – Bailey Norby – 6-2 – Fr. – F – 2.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
23 – Marissa Janning – 6-2 – Jr. – F – 16.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg
45 – Alexis Akin-Otiko – 6-0 – So. – F – 10.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg
3 – MC McGrory – 5-8 – So. – G – 8.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg
14 – Sydney Lamberty – 5-10 – Fr. – G – 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Off the Bench
50 – Brianna Rollerson – 6-0 – So. – F – 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
22 – Taylor Johnson – 5-11 – Jr. – G/F – 5.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
5 – Sammy Jensen – 5-5 – Sr. – G – 4.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg
12 – Lauren Works – 5-7 – So. – G – 4.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
1 – Jade Owens – 5-6 – Fr. – G – 2.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg
2 – Myah Mellman – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 1.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
20 – Tessa Leytem – 5-11 – Jr. – G – 0.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg
33 – Kylie Brown – 6-3 – Fr. – F – 0.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg
Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987)
13th Season at Creighton (239-155); 13th Season Overall (239-155)

NPCC Knights Defeat Northeastern JC

Posted on December 10, 2014

The North Platte Community College Knights men’s basketball team defeated the Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen 85-81 Tuesday.

The Plainsmen jumped out to a 8-2 lead at the beginning of the game. North Platte tied the game at nine on a dunk by Marco Pascolo.

The Knights took their largest lead in the first half 33-23 on a field goal by Shyquinn Dix with 7 minutes left in the first half. The Plainsmen went on a 18-10 run to cut the lead at halftime 43-41.

In the second half, Knights freshmen Matt Thomas, Shyquinn Dix, and sophomore Cameron Williams scored 19 points to increase the Knights lead to eight, 62-54 with 10:16 left in the game.

There were 8 lead changes and 10 ties in the game. The last tie was with 6:14 to go at 64-64.

Free throws down the stretch from Williams, Tyree Peter, and Loick Pouale sealed the victory. The Knights for the game went 19 of 23 from the free throw line.

Cameron Williams led all scorers with 32 points. Williams moved into 49^th place on the North Platte scoring list, knocking head coach Kevin O’Connor out of the top 50.

Other Knights to score in double figures were: Shyquinn Dix with 16 points, Matt Thomas with 14 points, and Marco Pascolo with 10 points. Pascolo also led the Knights with 11 rebounds. Peter contributed with 8 rebounds.

The Plainsmen were led in scoring by Isiah Cooper with 21 points. Four other Plainsmen scored in double figures. James Dumes and Logan Kelley each had 11 points. Shikei Blake and Robert Jones both had 10 points.

The victory improves the Knights record to 9-2 on the season and 3-1 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South Sub-Region.

The Plainsmen fall to 10-4 on the year and 3-1 in the south sub-region.

The Knights don’t have much time to celebrate their victory. Northwest Kansas Technical College comets to town Wednesday, December 10. The game may be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or online at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be video live streamed at www.coachesaid.com . Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CST.

NPCC Lady Knights Stun Northeastern JC

Posted on December 10, 2014

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Northeastern Junior College Plainswomen 63-55 Tuesday night at McDonald- Belton Gymnasium. The North Platte win broke a seven game winning streak by the Plainswomen.

The first half was a tightly contested half. There were seven lead changes and 4 ties. The largest lead in the half was by the Plainswomen 20-15 with five minutes to go. The score was tied at 24 at intermission.

The Lady Knights started the second half on a 16-5 run to lead 40-29 with 15:11 to play in the game. The Lady Knights never relinquished the lead, even though the Plainswomen cut the lead to two a couple of times.

Lady Knights Head Coach Richard Thurin said: “We played great defense and played a full game. It was a big win.”

April Stull and Sarah Mahr led the Lady Knights with 14 points. Stull has now scored 533 points in her career which ties her with Karman Widick and Cecilia Bieber for 22^nd on
the North Platte Community College All-Time scoring list. Stull also grabbed 14 rebounds for the team lead.

The only other Lady Knight to score in double figures was Ester Micheva, who scored 11 points. Micheva also had six steals and nine rebounds.

The Plainswomen were led in scoring by Arianne Sheka, who led all scorers with 17 points. The only other Plainswoman to score in double figures was Raynisha Washington with 11 points. Washington also led the Plainswomen with 8 rebounds.

The Knights improved to 7-5 on the year. The Plainswomen dropped to 12-2.

The Lady Knights travel to York, Nebraska Friday, December 12 to face York College Junior Varsity.

Creighton Outlasts South Dakota 91-88 in 2OT

Posted on December 9, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — James Milliken came off the bench to score a career-high 23 points to lead Creighton to a 91-88 double overtime victory over South Dakota on Tuesday night.

Milliken nailed a 3-pointer, drove the baseline for a layup and hit another trey to give Creighton an 85-80 lead with 1:09 remaining in the second overtime. Austin Chatman, who was scoreless in the first half but finished with 24 points, made five free throws to seal the win for Creighton (8-2).

South Dakota was trailing 65-62 with three seconds left in regulation when Tyler Larson made a 3 to force overtime.

Chatman made a 3 to start the first overtime. South Dakota’s Trey Norris nailed a 3-pointer to tie at 76 and go into the second overtime.

Larson had 25 points, Tre Burnette had a career-high 24 and Brandon Bos chipped in 23 for the Coyotes (3-7).

Huskers Announce Roster Change

Posted on December 9, 2014

Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori announced Tuesday that freshman Kaylee Page has left the program.

Page, who averaged 5.6 minutes in five games for the Huskers, played four first-half minutes at Alabama Sunday. She scored the only two points of her career in 11 minutes in Nebraska’s win over Alcorn State on Nov. 16.

“We understand that young people will go through some tough times in their growth toward maturity,” Yori said. “The transition into college is often difficult for student-athletes and their parents. In our program, we encourage our student-athletes to trust the process and work hard to improve each day, and good things will happen.”

Yori said Nebraska has released Kaylee Page from her scholarship and also released her younger sister, Lanie, from her National Letter of Intent, at the Pages’ request.

NPCC to Host Northwest Kansas Tech

Posted on December 9, 2014

The North Platte Community College Knights men’s basketball team will host the Northwest Kansas Technical College Mavericks on Wednesday, December 10 at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. CST

The Mavericks are 9-5 on the season, averaging 77.4 points per game. Defensively, the Mavericks allow 55.3 points per game.

Northwest Kansas Technical College has four players who are scoring in double figures, led by DeAngelo Stewart with 14.6 points per game. Other players averaging double figures are: Montrell Williams with 12.9 points per game, James Sylvester at 10.3 points per game, and Brodrick Robinson at 10 points per game.

The Knights are 9-2 on the year, scoring 82.4 points per game, while allowing 64.3 points per game.

The Knights are led in scoring by Cameron Williams at 19.4 points per game, followed by Marco Pascolo and Shyquinn Dix, who are averaging 12.4 points per game and 11.5 points per game respectively.

The game may be heard on ESPN Radio 1410 or on the internet at www.northplattepost.com. It is also available in video live stream at www.coachesaid.com .

Big Ten Announces Significant Partnership with Madison Square Garden, including 2018 Men’s Basketball Tournament Headed to New York City

Posted on December 9, 2014

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced today an extensive agreement with Madison Square Garden to feature the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in New York City for the first time in 2018, along with men’s basketball and hockey doubleheaders hosted by the legendary arena from 2016 through 2019 and a significant branding presence both inside and outside the building.

“We are thrilled to establish this long-term partnership with Madison Square Garden, one of the most-revered brands and buildings in all of sports,” Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany said. “This pairing is a natural fit for us as we continue to extend our brand and live in two regions of the country. The Garden has been the site of countless iconic moments throughout history, and we look forward to showcasing some of the best basketball and hockey programs in the country through this partnership.”

“We are proud and honored to collaborate with the Big Ten on this unprecedented partnership,” Joel Fisher, executive vice president, MSG Sports, said. “Teaming up with the Big Ten for the men’s basketball tournament and the basketball and hockey doubleheaders will be a win for college sports fans and the nearly 100,000 conference alumni that live in the New York metropolitan area.”

The 2018 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden from Wednesday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 4, with all 14 conference programs competing for the Big Ten’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The 2018 event will be held one week earlier than previous tournaments, ending seven days before NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday.

Big Ten men’s basketball and hockey programs will also be featured at Madison Square Garden during the regular season, with four consecutive doubleheaders featuring conference competition held in late January or early February from 2016 through 2019. The first doubleheader will feature the Michigan and Penn State basketball and hockey teams playing at The Mecca on Jan. 30, 2016.

In addition, the Big Ten will receive year-round branding opportunities at Madison Square Garden, including signage inside and outside of the facility and select promotion through print, television and social media outlets affiliated with the arena and its tenants.

Madison Square Garden is celebrating 80 years of college basketball this season, with the first games held on December 29^th, 1934, when Westminster defeated St. John’s and NYU beat Notre Dame. The Garden is home to many historic moments in its illustrious history – NCAA and NIT Championships, Big East Tournaments, “The Sweater Game,” Oscar Robertson’s 56 point outburst against Seton Hall and the historic CCNY Double Championship. And, for the first time in 53 years the NCAA Tournament returned to The Garden last season, including an appearance by Michigan State from the Big Ten. The Garden is poised again to deliver New York area fans many more thrilling moments well into the future.

The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament has been held in either Chicago or Indianapolis through the first 17 years of its existence. The annual event returns to the United Center for the ninth time in 2015 and will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the 10th time in 2016, before making its first appearance on the East Coast when the 2017 event is held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The tournament will return to Chicago in 2019 and 2021 and Indianapolis in 2020 and 2022.

Six different Big Ten programs have officially won the tournament, including Michigan State claiming a fourth crown last March. Each of the last two tournaments have been sold out, including a conference record of more than 124,000 fans at the United Center in 2013 and over 111,000 fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 2014, the largest attendance in Indianapolis. More than 1.6 million fans have enjoyed the tournament since the inaugural event in 1998.

The Big Ten has made a series of announcements highlighting the conference’s increased presence on the East Coast, beginning with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers as future conference members in November 2012. In June 2013, the Big Ten announced the acceptance of Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport affiliate member for men’s lacrosse, and also announced an agreement to take part in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, sending conference football teams to play at Yankee Stadium on an annual basis.

In May, the conference unveiled plans to take part in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, an annual early-season men’s basketball series with the Big East named in honor of Dave Gavitt, and announced that the 2017 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. In June, the Big Ten officially opened a second office in New York City and has also secured access to satellite office space in Washington, D.C. Maryland and Rutgers officially joined the Big Ten on July 1, and with broader East Coast distribution, BTN now has more than 60 million subscribers.

The 2014 Big Ten football season has featured increased attendance numbers for both Maryland and Rutgers. The Terrapins and Scarlet Knights filled their stadiums to 95 percent capacity in conference games this season with five sellouts, after combining to sell out two conference home games the previous four seasons combined. The fall sport season has also featured Big Ten Championships for Maryland in field hockey and men’s soccer, and the Terrapins won the Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament. The inaugural Big Ten Lacrosse Tournaments will debut in spring of 2015 with Maryland hosting the men’s event and Rutgers serving as the site of the women’s tournament.