UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2023) – Hope College split a pair of basketball games with visiting Albion at DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland yesterday. Savannah Feenstra had 17 points as the host Flying Dutch won the women’s opener, 78-49. Fred Garland had 30 points as the Britons took the men’s nightcap, 79-78. While the women are off until visiting the Belles of St. Mary’s in South Bend next Saturday afternoon, the men take on the Scots in Alma on Wednesday evening, with broadcast time at 7 PM on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van.
Grand Valley State split a pair of basketball games with visiting Parkside at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale yesterday afternoon. Nicole Kamin had 20 points as the host Lakers won the women’s opener, 75-57. Rasheed Bello and Colin O’Rourke each had 22 points as the Rangers took the men’s nightcap, 73-62. GVSU’s teams are off until taking on the Davenport Panthers in Caledonia next Saturday afternoon.
In state major-college basketball yesterday, Central Michigan edged Western Michigan, 70-69, and Eastern Michigan beat Miami, 74-69. This afternoon, Michigan is at Penn State, Michigan State is at Purdue, Detroit is at Youngstown State, and Oakland is at Robert Morris.
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Tyson Barrie scored twice, while Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each had a goal and two assists, as the Oilers routed the Blackhawks out of Edmonton last night, 7-3. Chicago returns to action on Tuesday, February 7th, when the Anaheim Ducks come to the United Center.
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Eric Gordon had 24 points as the visiting Houston Rockets held off the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena last night, 117-114. Detroit meets the Mavericks in Dallas tomorrow evening.
DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each had 32 points as the Bulls cruised past the Magic in Orlando last night, 128-109. Chicago hosts the Los Angeles Clippers at the United Center on Tuesday evening.
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Egor Afanasyev had a goal and an assist in a three-goal Milwaukee first period as the Admirals downed the visiting Griffins last night, 4-2. Grand Rapids skates in Rosemont against the Chicago Wolves today.
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The Grand Rapids Gold meet the Westchester Knicks in Bridgeport, Connecticut this afternoon.





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