NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

Michigan State 73, Butler 52

Michigan State 73, Butler 52 – Brown, Christie lead Michigan State past Butler 73-52

Gabe Brown scored 19 points, freshman Max Christie added 18 and Michigan State beat Butler 73-52 in the Gavitt Tipoff. Michigan State jumped out to a 22-8 lead behind nine points from Christie. A 10-0 run, opened and closed by Christie, early in the second half made it 44-28 and the Spartans led by double figures the rest of the way. Marcus Bingham Jr. chipped in with 10 points and six blocks for Michigan State. Ty Groce had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Chuck Harris added 13 points for Butler.

Tonight

Saginaw Valley State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Eastern Michigan at Northern Kentucky, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Seattle Kraken 2

Blackhawks 4, Kraken 2 – Blackhawks beat Kraken 4-2 for fourth straight win

Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 for their fourth straight win. Seth Jones also scored to extend his points streak to seven games and Jake McCabe added an empty-netter for the Blackhawks to seal the win. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots, including 16 in the second period. Jared McCann and Yanni Gourde scored in the third period for Seattle, and Philipp Grubauer finished with 15 saves. The Kraken have lost five straight and seven of eight.

Tonight

Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Detroit Pistons 97, Indiana Pacers 89

Portland Trailblazers 112, Chicago Bulls 107

Pistons 97, Pacers 89 – Grant, Joseph lead Pistons to 97-89 comeback win over Pacers

Jeremi Grant scored 19 points and Cory Joseph added 18 as the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 97-89. Cade Cunningham added 16 points for Detroit, and Saddiq Bey scored 15. Malcolm Brogdan had 19 points for Indiana. Caris LeVert scored 18, and Domantas Sabonis finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams shot below 43% from the floor and under 30% on 3-pointers.

Blazers 112, Bulls 107 – Lillard rallies Blazers to 112-107 victory over Bulls

Damian Lillard struggled at the start but warmed up to finish with 22 points and 10 assists, rallying the Portland Trail Blazers to a 112-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who trailed by 20 in the first half. Zach LaVine had 30 points and DeMar DeRozan added 22 for the Bulls, who had won four of their previous five.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 12

Last Night

Central Michigan 37, Ball State 17

CMU 37, Ball State 17 – Nichols tops 2K yards in C. Michigan win over Ball St.

Lew Nichols III ran for three scores and 219 yards and Central Michigan piled up 567 yards of offense and beat Ball State 37-17. Nichols topped 2,000-career rushing yards when he ran for 131 yards in the first half against the Cardinals. Nichols scored on runs of 2 and 66 yards sandwiched around a 43-yard end-around by Kalil Pempleton. Just before halftime, Drew Plitt led a 14-play, 81-yard drive for Ball State that ended with a 6-yard scoring pass to Yo’Heinz Tyler which reduced the Cardinals’ deficit to 28-17. Central Michigan put it out of reach when Nichols carried it in from the 1 finishing an eight-play, 55-yard drive.

NFL – National Football League – Week 11

Tonight

New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m.

NFL – Lions QB Jared Goff sits out practice with oblique injury

The Detroit Lions held out Jared Goff from practice after the starting quarterback suffered an oblique injury in last week’s game against the Pitt...