NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night

Michigan State 63, Iowa 61

(1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70

Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 – Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets 

Tyler Walker and Jaden Akins hit big baskets down the stretch and Michigan State defeated Iowa 63-61. Walker came back onto the floor after leaving for a few minutes with a foot injury and immediately hit a long 2-pointer for a 61-59 lead with 1:24 remaining. A half-minute later, Akins sank a short jumper for Michigan State’s largest lead. Akins finished with 12 points, Walker and Mady Sissoko had 10 points each with Sissoko pulling down 10 rebounds for the Spartans. Joey Hauser had three 3-pointers and 11 points and Malik Hall returned after a three-game absence to score 11. Ahron Ulis scored a career-high 17 points, Filip Rebraca had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Murray, averaging over 21 points per game, had 11 for Iowa.

(1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 – Zach Edey has 19 points, No. 1 Purdue beats Michigan 75-70 

Zach Edey had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Fletcher Loyer finished with 17 points to help No. 1 Purdue hold off Michigan 75-70 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers had a 15-0 run to go ahead 41-28 lead in the first half after there were 10 lead changes and four ties, but they couldn’t pull away. The Wolverines were without standout freshman Jett Howard, who missed the game with an ankle injury, and hung around until the final seconds. Joey Baker made a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to pull Michigan within three points.  Hunter Dickinson scored 21, Kobe Bufkin had 16 points and Baker added 11 points for the Wolverines, who have lost four of their last six games.

Saturday

Louisville at Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m.

Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m.

Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday

Michigan at Penn State, 12:00 p.m.   WSJM 12:00

Michigan State at (1) Purdue, 12:00 Cosy 11:00

NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships
Sunday

San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m.

NFL – Panthers hire Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as head coach

The Carolina Panthers have hired Frank Reich as their new head coach following an extensive search. The 61-year-old Reich joins the Panthers after spending the past four-plus seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he went 40-33-1 as head coach before being fired on Nov. 7. The Colts went to the playoffs twice as a wild-card team under Reich. For Reich, the hire represents a return to Carolina, where he spent one season as the team’s quarterback and started the franchise’s inaugural game in 1995. He was chosen over candidates including Steve Wilks, who served as the team’s defensive coordinator before being promoted to interim coach.

NFL – Ex-Lions, Liberty linebacker Jessie Lemonier dead at 25

Outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who appeared in seven games for the Detroit Lions in 2021 in a brief NFL career highlighted by a sack of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 25. The Lions disclosed his death in a statement Thursday, adding they confirmed it with his family. They did not provide any details. Lemonier was signed to the Lions practice squad before the 2022 season, days before being released by the Los Angeles Chargers. He had 17 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, with the other half coming against Arizona on Dec. 19, 2021.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night

(10) Maryland 72, (13) Michigan 64

(7) Notre Dame 70, (24) Florida State 47

Saturday

Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m.

Central Michigan at Miami (OH), 1:00 p.m.

Western Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday

(7) Notre Dame at (20) NC State, 3:00 p.m.

(13) Michigan at Minnesota, 3:00 p.m.

Michigan State at (22) Illinois, 6:00 p.m.

NHL – NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night

Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 – OT

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Calgary Flames 1

Red Wings 4, Canadiens 3 – OT – Robby Fabbri scores in OT, Red Wings beat Canadiens 4-3 

Robby Fabbri scored at 2:36 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Michael Rasmussen set up Fabbri with a pass through the crease. Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sunqvist also scored to help the Red Wings improve to 21-18-8. Moritz Seider had three assists, and Ville Husso made 20 saves. Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored twice and had an assist for Montreal. Michael Pezzetta added a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen made 38 saves. The Canadiens dropped to 20-25-4.

Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 – Stauber wins again, Blackhawks beat Flames 5-1 

Rookie goaltender Jaxson Stauber made it two wins in two career starts by stopping 34 shots and leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty and Connor Murphy scored for Chicago, which entered last in the NHL standings. Max Domi had an assist, extending his point streak to four games. Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Flames, who are sitting outside a playoff spot in the Western Conference after winning the Pacific Division last year. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves for Calgary but is 0-3-1 in his last four decisions. It was the 10th time this season Markstrom received no more than one goal of support.

Tonight

Detroit at NY Islanders, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

Chicago at Edmonton, 10:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night

Detroit Pistons 130, Brooklyn Nets 122

Charlotte Hornets 111, Chicago Bulls 96

Pistons 130, Nets 122 – Pistons beat Nets, first win in Brooklyn in almost 5 years 

Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons won in Brooklyn for the first time in nearly five years, beating the Nets 130-122. Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game losing streak and were playing for the first time since giving up 150 points in a loss to Milwaukee on Monday. They took advantage of a short-handed Nets team playing the second night of a back-to-back to win at Barclays Center for the first time since April 1, 2018, ending a six-game skid. They had lost seven in a row overall to the Nets. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points for the Nets, his fifth straight with 30 or more.

Hornets 111, Bulls 96 – Rozier, Plumlee lead Hornets past Bulls 111-96 

Terry Rozier scored 28 points, Mason Plumlee added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls 111-96. Gordon Hayward added 17 points, and LaMelo Ball returned from a three-game absence due to a sprained ankle and wrist injury and chipped in with 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to overcome horrible 2-for-15 shooting from the field. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for the Bulls, while Zach LaVine finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, but was quiet in the second half. Patrick Williams had 15 points, but Chicago’s three-game win streak came to an end.

Tonight

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

Houston at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday

Indiana at Memphis, 6:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Saturday
Women’s Basketball

Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m.

Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan, 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m.

Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan, 3:00 p.m.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight

Toledo at Kalamazoo, 7:00 p.m.

AHL – American Hockey League
Saturday

Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC

Lakeshore at Portage Central, Postponed

St. Joseph 77, Battle Creek Central 47
St. Joe jumped out to an early and fast start and kept building on the early lead on the way to a 77-47 blowout win over Battle Creek Central.  Chase Sanders had 17 points for the Bears, including 4 three pointers, Matt Lanier had 11 points and Kai Wyngarden had 10.  The win improves the Bears record to 7-3. Ke’Marion Tucker had 16 for Battle Creek Central.

Mattawan 50, Portage Northern 49

Battle Creek Lakeview 53, Kalamazoo Central 52

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 52, Gull Lake 49

Girls Basketball
BCS

Michigan Lutheran 34, Our Lady of the Lake 26

SAC

Bridgman 33, Coloma 10

Southwest 10

Bloomingdale 36, Bangor 29

Decatur 47, Comstock 35

Cassopolis 46, Centreville, 29

White Pigeon 38, Marcellus 29

Hartford at Lawrence, Cancelled

Tonight (Weather Permitting)
Boys Basketball
BCS

Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.

New Buffalo at Countryside, 7:30 p.m.

Eau Claire at Covert, 6:00 p.m.

River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Lakeland

Benton Harbor at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m.

Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.

Wolverine

Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.

Three Rivers at Niles, 7:15 p.m.

Paw Paw at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.

Otsego at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.

Southwest 10

Bloomingdale at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.

Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.

Comstock at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.

Lawrence at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.

White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.

SAC

South Haven at Allegan, 7:30 p.m.

Bridgman at Coloma, 7:30 p.m.

Fennville at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m.

Saugatuck at Gobles, 7:30 p.m.

Schoolcraft at Constantine, 7:30 p.m.

Galesburg-Augusta at Delton-Kellogg, 7:30 p.m.

Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:30 p.m.

Holland Black River at Martin, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC

Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.

Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.

Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.

Kalamazoo Central at B. C. Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.

Gull Lake at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.

Lakeland

Benton Harbor at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m.

Wolverine

Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m.

Three Rivers at Niles, 6:00 p.m.

Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.

Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.

BCS

River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.

SAC

Fennville at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.

Saugatuck at Gobles, 6:00 p.m.

Schoolcraft at Constantine, 6:00 p.m.

Galesburg-Augusta at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.

Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:00 p.m.

Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m.

Holland Black River at Martin, 6:00 p.m.

Southwest 10

Lawrence at Hartford, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball

St. Joseph at Dowagiac, 2:00 p.m.

Lakeshore at Brownstown Woodhaven, 3:00 p.m.

Brandywine at Coloma, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

New Buffalo at Bridgman, 2:30 p.m.

Allegan at Lawton, 1:30 p.m.

Wrestling

Greater Berrien County Invitational at St. Joseph, 10:00 p.m.

St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Cassopolis, Coloma, Constantine, Decatur, Dowagiac, Marcellus, Paw Paw, South Haven, Watervliet, Berrien Springs, Buchanan, Edwardsburg, Brandywine, New Buffalo, Niles, River Valley, Lawton, CaledoniaMichigan State guard A.J. Hoggard (11) attempts a layup as Iowa forward Kris Murray (24) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) drives on Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Detroit Red Wings’ Robby Fabbri (14) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (34) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jack Johnson, right, battles for the puck with Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund, left, as Blackhawks goalie Jaxson Stauber looks on during third-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)Brooklyn Nets’ Ben Simmons (10) protects the ball from Detroit Pistons’ Jaden Ivey (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) passes the ball around Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) as Hornets forward P.J. Washington (25) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball 
Last Night 
Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 
(1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70

Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 – Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets 
Tyler Walker and Jaden Akins hit big baskets down the stretch and Michigan State defeated Iowa 63-61. Walker came back onto the floor after leaving for a few minutes with a foot injury and immediately hit a long 2-pointer for a 61-59 lead with 1:24 remaining. A half-minute later, Akins sank a short jumper for Michigan State’s largest lead. Akins finished with 12 points, Walker and Mady Sissoko had 10 points each with Sissoko pulling down 10 rebounds for the Spartans. Joey Hauser had three 3-pointers and 11 points and Malik Hall returned after a three-game absence to score 11. Ahron Ulis scored a career-high 17 points, Filip Rebraca had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Murray, averaging over 21 points per game, had 11 for Iowa.

(1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 – Zach Edey has 19 points, No. 1 Purdue beats Michigan 75-70 
Zach Edey had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Fletcher Loyer finished with 17 points to help No. 1 Purdue hold off Michigan 75-70 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers had a 15-0 run to go ahead 41-28 lead in the first half after there were 10 lead changes and four ties, but they couldn’t pull away. The Wolverines were without standout freshman Jett Howard, who missed the game with an ankle injury, and hung around until the final seconds. Joey Baker made a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to pull Michigan within three points.  Hunter Dickinson scored 21, Kobe Bufkin had 16 points and Baker added 11 points for the Wolverines, who have lost four of their last six games.
Saturday 
Louisville at Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. 
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. 
Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 
Michigan at Penn State, 12:00 p.m.   WSJM 12:00 
Michigan State at (1) Purdue, 12:00 Cosy 11:00
NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships 
Sunday 
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m. 
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m.
NFL – Panthers hire Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as head coach 
The Carolina Panthers have hired Frank Reich as their new head coach following an extensive search. The 61-year-old Reich joins the Panthers after spending the past four-plus seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he went 40-33-1 as head coach before being fired on Nov. 7. The Colts went to the playoffs twice as a wild-card team under Reich. For Reich, the hire represents a return to Carolina, where he spent one season as the team’s quarterback and started the franchise’s inaugural game in 1995. He was chosen over candidates including Steve Wilks, who served as the team’s defensive coordinator before being promoted to interim coach.
NFL – Ex-Lions, Liberty linebacker Jessie Lemonier dead at 25 
Outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who appeared in seven games for the Detroit Lions in 2021 in a brief NFL career highlighted by a sack of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 25. The Lions disclosed his death in a statement Thursday, adding they confirmed it with his family. They did not provide any details. Lemonier was signed to the Lions practice squad before the 2022 season, days before being released by the Los Angeles Chargers. He had 17 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, with the other half coming against Arizona on Dec. 19, 2021.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball 
Last Night 
(10) Maryland 72, (13) Michigan 64 
(7) Notre Dame 70, (24) Florida State 47
Saturday 
Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. 
Central Michigan at Miami (OH), 1:00 p.m. 
Western Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday 
(7) Notre Dame at (20) NC State, 3:00 p.m. 
(13) Michigan at Minnesota, 3:00 p.m. 
Michigan State at (22) Illinois, 6:00 p.m.
NHL – NHL – National Hockey League 
Last Night 
Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 – OT 
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Calgary Flames 1

Red Wings 4, Canadiens 3 – OT – Robby Fabbri scores in OT, Red Wings beat Canadiens 4-3 
Robby Fabbri scored at 2:36 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Michael Rasmussen set up Fabbri with a pass through the crease. Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sunqvist also scored to help the Red Wings improve to 21-18-8. Moritz Seider had three assists, and Ville Husso made 20 saves. Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored twice and had an assist for Montreal. Michael Pezzetta added a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen made 38 saves. The Canadiens dropped to 20-25-4.

Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 – Stauber wins again, Blackhawks beat Flames 5-1 
Rookie goaltender Jaxson Stauber made it two wins in two career starts by stopping 34 shots and leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty and Connor Murphy scored for Chicago, which entered last in the NHL standings. Max Domi had an assist, extending his point streak to four games. Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Flames, who are sitting outside a playoff spot in the Western Conference after winning the Pacific Division last year. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves for Calgary but is 0-3-1 in his last four decisions. It was the 10th time this season Markstrom received no more than one goal of support.
Tonight 
Detroit at NY Islanders, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 
Chicago at Edmonton, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
Last Night 
Detroit Pistons 130, Brooklyn Nets 122 
Charlotte Hornets 111, Chicago Bulls 96

Pistons 130, Nets 122 – Pistons beat Nets, first win in Brooklyn in almost 5 years 
Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons won in Brooklyn for the first time in nearly five years, beating the Nets 130-122. Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game losing streak and were playing for the first time since giving up 150 points in a loss to Milwaukee on Monday. They took advantage of a short-handed Nets team playing the second night of a back-to-back to win at Barclays Center for the first time since April 1, 2018, ending a six-game skid. They had lost seven in a row overall to the Nets. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points for the Nets, his fifth straight with 30 or more.

Hornets 111, Bulls 96 – Rozier, Plumlee lead Hornets past Bulls 111-96 
Terry Rozier scored 28 points, Mason Plumlee added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls 111-96. Gordon Hayward added 17 points, and LaMelo Ball returned from a three-game absence due to a sprained ankle and wrist injury and chipped in with 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to overcome horrible 2-for-15 shooting from the field. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for the Bulls, while Zach LaVine finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, but was quiet in the second half. Patrick Williams had 15 points, but Chicago’s three-game win streak came to an end.
Tonight 
Milwaukee at Indiana, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 
Houston at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. 
Chicago at Orlando, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 
Indiana at Memphis, 6:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
Saturday 
Women’s Basketball 
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m. 
Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan, 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball 
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m. 
Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan, 3:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
Tonight 
Toledo at Kalamazoo, 7:00 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League 
Saturday 
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
Last Night 
Boys Basketball 
SMAC 
Lakeshore at Portage Central, Postponed 
St. Joseph 77, Battle Creek Central 47
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<li>St. Joe jumped out to an early and fast start and kept building on the early lead on the way to a 77-47 blowout win over Battle Creek Central.  Chase Sanders had 17 points for the Bears, including 4 three pointers, Matt Lanier had 11 points and Kai Wyngarden had 10.  The win improves the Bears record to 7-3. Ke’Marion Tucker had 16 for Battle Creek Central.</li>
</ul>
Mattawan 50, Portage Northern 49 
Battle Creek Lakeview 53, Kalamazoo Central 52 
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 52, Gull Lake 49
Girls Basketball 
BCS 
Michigan Lutheran 34, Our Lady of the Lake 26
SAC 
Bridgman 33, Coloma 10
Southwest 10 
Bloomingdale 36, Bangor 29 
Decatur 47, Comstock 35 
Cassopolis 46, Centreville, 29 
White Pigeon 38, Marcellus 29 
Hartford at Lawrence, Cancelled
Tonight (Weather Permitting) 
Boys Basketball 
BCS 
Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. 
New Buffalo at Countryside, 7:30 p.m. 
Eau Claire at Covert, 6:00 p.m. 
River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Lakeland 
Benton Harbor at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. 
Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Wolverine 
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. 
Three Rivers at Niles, 7:15 p.m. 
Paw Paw at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. 
Otsego at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
Southwest 10 
Bloomingdale at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. 
Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. 
Comstock at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. 
Lawrence at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. 
White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
SAC 
South Haven at Allegan, 7:30 p.m. 
Bridgman at Coloma, 7:30 p.m. 
Fennville at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m. 
Saugatuck at Gobles, 7:30 p.m. 
Schoolcraft at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. 
Galesburg-Augusta at Delton-Kellogg, 7:30 p.m. 
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:30 p.m. 
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:30 p.m. 
Holland Black River at Martin, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball 
SMAC 
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 
Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. 
Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. 
Kalamazoo Central at B. C. Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. 
Gull Lake at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeland 
Benton Harbor at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. 
Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m.
Wolverine 
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. 
Three Rivers at Niles, 6:00 p.m. 
Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. 
Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
BCS 
River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.
SAC 
Fennville at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. 
Saugatuck at Gobles, 6:00 p.m. 
Schoolcraft at Constantine, 6:00 p.m. 
Galesburg-Augusta at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. 
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:00 p.m. 
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m. 
Holland Black River at Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Southwest 10 
Lawrence at Hartford, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 
Boys Basketball 
St. Joseph at Dowagiac, 2:00 p.m. 
Lakeshore at Brownstown Woodhaven, 3:00 p.m. 
Brandywine at Coloma, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball 
New Buffalo at Bridgman, 2:30 p.m. 
Allegan at Lawton, 1:30 p.m.
Wrestling 
Greater Berrien County Invitational at St. Joseph, 10:00 p.m. 
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Cassopolis, Coloma, Constantine, Decatur, Dowagiac, Marcellus, Paw Paw, South Haven, Watervliet, Berrien Springs, Buchanan, Edwardsburg, Brandywine, New Buffalo, Niles, River Valley, Lawton, CaledoniaMichigan State guard A.J. Hoggard (11) attempts a layup as Iowa forward Kris Murray (24) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) drives on Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Detroit Red Wings&#8217; Robby Fabbri (14) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen (34) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jack Johnson, right, battles for the puck with Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund, left, as Blackhawks goalie Jaxson Stauber looks on during third-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)Brooklyn Nets&#8217; Ben Simmons (10) protects the ball from Detroit Pistons&#8217; Jaden Ivey (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) passes the ball around Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) as Hornets forward P.J. Washington (25) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 (1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 – Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets Tyler Walker and Jaden Akins hit