Friday, January 5

by | Jan 5, 2024 | Quick Hits

Midway’s varsity boys basketball team is 8-2 after getting 13 points from Ke’mari McNeil in a 51-44 win at Rosewood on Thursday night. … Campbell dropped its Coastal Athletic Association men’s basketball opener at N.C. A&T, 76-62, on Thursday night despite 24 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Dell’Orso. … No. 10 Arizona rolled to a 97-50 men’s win over visiting Colorado. … N.C. State’s third-ranked women’s basketball team moved to 14-0 by topping Florida State, 88-80, in overtime in Raleigh on Thursday night. … The host UNC women’s basketball team defeated No. 25 Syracuse, 75-51, as Alyssa Ustby had the first triple-double in program history with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. … Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes has been selected for the NHL All-Star weekend in Toronto, February 1-3. … Nikola Jokic hit a 3-pointer from near midcourt at the buzzer to give Denver a 130-127 win at Golden State on Thursday night as the Nuggets closed the game on a 25-4 run. … Second round play in the PGA Tour event in Hawaii is today (Golf Channel, 6 p.m.). … In games involving ranked men’s teams on Fox Sports 1 tonight, No. 4 Connecticut (12-2) visits Butler (10-4) at 6:30 p.m. and No. 1 Purdue (13-1) hosts No. 9 Illinois (11-2) at 8:30 p.m. … NBA games on ESPN tonight include the New York Knicks at Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. and Memphis at the Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m.

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