UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2023) – Hope basketball split a pair of games at the Albion on Saturday. Daniah Beavers had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the host Britons surprised the Flying Dutch in the opener, 69-53. Evan Thomas tossed in 26 points as the Flying Dutchmen took the men’s nightcap, 91-67. Hope’s teams are at DeVos Fieldhouse this coming Wednesday evening, with the Flying Dutch game versus St. Mary’s at 5 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC, and the Flying Dutchmen’s contest against Adrian around 7 PM on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
Grand Valley State swept a pair of basketball games from visiting Saginaw Valley State at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale on Saturday afternoon. Emily Spitzley and Paige Vanstee each scored 12 points as the Lakers cruised in the women’s opener, 71-32. Trevon Gunter had 19 points as the men defeated the Cardinals in the nightcap, 66-62. GVSU teams are in Marquette this coming Thursday evening to take on Northern Michigan.
In state major-college basketball on Saturday afternoon, these scores:
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Western Michigan 108, Bowling Green State 92
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Central Michigan 87, Buffalo 78 (overtime)
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Detroit 87, Robert Morris 75
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Youngstown State 85, Oakland 69
On Sunday afternoon, Northwestern is at Michigan.
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High school boys’ basketball on Saturday afternoon saw Hamilton dump visiting Fennville, 56-25. Hear the Allegan at Saugatuck girls’ game on Monday evening around 6:40 PM on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
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Patrick Laine scored three goals to help Columbus stake a 4-0 lead after two periods, and then the visiting Blue Jackets had to hold off a three-goal Red Wings rally in the final stanza to escape Little Caesars Arena with a 4-3 triumph on Saturday night. Detroit skates in Denver against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday afternoon, with broadcast time at 2:45 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
Jared McCann scored three goals, two in a six-goal first period for Seattle, as the visiting Kraken outscored the Blackhawks at the United Center on Saturday night, 8-5. Chicago entertains the Buffalo Sabres at the United Center on Tuesday evening.
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NBA action on Sunday afternoon has the Pistons hosting the New York Knicks at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, and the Bulls home to the Golden State Warriors at the United Center in Chicago.
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Cross Hanas scored four minutes into the game, and Alex Nedeljkovic made that slim margin stand up by stopping 27 shots, as the Griffins blanked the visiting Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena on Saturday night, 1-0. Grand Rapids takes on the Iowa Wild in Des Moines on Monday afternoon.
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Behind 28 points from David Duke Jr., the Long Island Nets downed the visiting Grand Rapids Gold on Saturday night, 96-85. The two teams have a rematch at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Monday afternoon.
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