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Sports Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Page 3D Clijsters, Zvonareva into Australian Open semifinals ft i.TTv "I think the planes kind of took me up higher!" joked Clijsters, long a crowd Djokovic is dangerous, and Federer knows his one-match-at-a-time mantra is sound strategy. "He takes it to the opponent," Federer said. Federer routed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in the first all-Swiss quarterfinal at a major. Djokovic eliminated Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Tuesday night. On the women's side, Wozniacki beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in one quarterfinal, and Li defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 in the other.

It was at this stage of the 2008 Australian Open that Djokovic beat Federer before going on to win his first and only Grand Slam singles title. Federer also lost to Djokovic after having two match points in the U.S. Open semifinals last September. A mental lapse at Flushing Meadows cost Federer. park.

And Zvonareva asked that the match be stopped for a few minutes while a woman in her sightline was given medical attention in the stands, but chair umpire Mariana Alves told them to continue. "I didn't know they were going to start this noise during our match, it was a difficult moment," said Zvonareva, who led the final set 3-0 before the disruptions but saw Kvitova level it at 4-4. "You're here to play tennis I was trying to keep my concentration." On Tuesday, Roger Feder-er was reluctant to talk about possibly playing Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, and with good reason. After all, he's playing Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer and Nadal have dominated the Grand Slam tournaments, winning 21 of the last 23 titles.

But Wozniacki and China's Li Na meet in the other half of the draw. "I hope the experience can help me a litde bit," Clijsters said. "But there are some tough players out there, we have Nos. 1, 2, 3 still in and Li Na has been playing really well. So it is going to be really tough.

"I lost to Vera at Wimbledon last year, I beat her in finals of U.S. Open." Zvonareva has lost the last two Grand Slam finals, to Clijsters in New York and Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Clijsters was up a set and a break before Radwanska rallied, winning three straight games to lead 5-4 with a chance to serve for the second set. With six Royal Australian Air Force "Roulettes" flying overhead, Clijsters converted her fourth break-point chance to tie it at 5 and the set went to a tiebreaker. By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia Kim Clijsters moved into an Australian Open semifinal showdown with second-ranked Vera Zvonareva, beating Agnieszka Radwans-ka 6-3, 7-6 (4) today as air force planes flew in formation overhead as part of celebrations for the national holiday.

Cannons went off earlier when Zvonareva started the Australia Day proceedings at Rod Laver Arena with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova. Thursday's semifinal will be a rematch of the last U.S. Open final, where Clijsters collected her third Grand Slam title. Clijsters is the only Grand Slam winner into the women's semis, although she's still seeking her first major title outside of America. No.

1 -ranked Caroline "I was playing good enough to win," Federer said. "But I was a bit confused mentally, maybe, because we played the second session. Maybe I just felt like I have to get out of this match as quick as I could to save energy to play Rafa the next day. I think it ended up hurting me losing the match at the end." It ended a sequence for Federer of six straight finals appearances in New York. And then Djokovic lost to Nadal in the final, giving the Spaniard his first U.S.

Open title. That set him on the path toward his Rafa Slam Nadal is aiming to be the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once. Nadal plays the night quarterfinal today against David Ferrer. He has an 11-3 lead in head-to-heads. A win could set up a semifinal against Andy Murray.

favorite in Australia, where she's still called "Aussie Kim." She also was engaged for a time to former No. 1 -ranked Lleyton Hewitt. "Happy Australia Day everybody," she said in a salute to her supporters. Clijsters now has reached the semifinals five times in Australia. Her best run remains her trip to the final in 2004, when she lost to fellow Belgian Justine Henin.

Zvonareva wore a black ribbon on her hat in honor of the 35 victims of the suicide bombing at a Moscow airport this week. Her quarterfinal also featured a couple distractions. Zvonareva and Kvitova were surprised when cannons went off in a nearby AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP NBA ROUNDUP Celtics 112, Cavaliers 95 BOSTON (AP) Paul Pierce scored 24 and Kendrick Perkins (seven points and six rebounds in 16 minutes) returned for the first time since injuring his knee in the NBA finals to help Boston send Cleveland to its 18th consecutive loss. Mavericks 112, Clippers 105 DALLAS (AP) Jason Terry scored a season-high 28 points and J.J. Barea added 25, lifting Dallas to a victory over suddenly Eric Gordon-less Los Angeles.

Nuggets 120, Wizards 109 WASHINGTON (AP) Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, Nene and Al Hanington each scored 21 and Denver beat Washington. best 24 points and Connecticut overcame a tough shooting game from Kemba Walker (14 points) with a 13-0 run late in the second half to win. No. 6 Kansas 82, Colorado 78 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Kansas built a big lead with 3-pointers, then won it at the free throw line, scoring their last nine points from there to hold on.

Josh Selby led the winners with 17 points, while Marcus Morris added 15. No. 24 Florida 104, Georgia 91, 20T ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Chandler Parsons (18 points, 12 rebounds) took control in the second overtime after the teams traded tying last-second shots, leading Florida to a victory. Erving Walker and Kenyon Boynton each scored 24 points for the winners.

No. 1 Ohio St. 87, No. 12 Purdue 64 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) William Buford had 19 points, Jared Sullinger added 17 and Ohio State played almost flawlessly in rolling to a win Tuesday night. Jajuan Johnson had 22 points for Purdue, while E'Twaun Moore added 16.

Seton Hall 90, No. 9 Syracuse 68 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Jeremy Hazell led a long-range barrage with 28 points and suddenly hot-shooting Seton Hall pulled off a stunning upset. Kris Joseph scored 17 points and Rick Jackson added 12 and 1 1 rebounds for Syracuse, which suffered its third straight loss. No.

5 Connecticut 76, Marquette 68 MILWAUKEE (AP) Freshman Jeremy Lamb had a career- NHL ROUNDUP Wild 4, Blackhawks 2 CHICAGO (AP) Antti Mietti-nen scored the go-ahead goal, Niklas Backstrom made 31 saves and Minnesota beat Chicago on Tuesday in the teams' final game before the All-Star break. The Wild go into the break on a roll, with four wins in five games after the comeback victory. Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chuck Kobasew and Martin Havlat also scored for Minnesota, while Bouchard, Kobasew, Kyle Brodziak, Andrew Brunette, Matt Cullen, to for its fifth straight victory. Flyers 5, Canadiens 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jeff Carter, Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen scored power-play goals and Philadelphia head into the All-Star break leading the league in wins after a victory over Montreal. Oilers 4, Coyotes 3 PHOENIX (AP) Dustin Pen-ner scored with 21 seconds left in regulation and Edmonton got a rare power-play goal to beat Phoenix and end a five-game losing streak.

Evgeni Malkin, over New York. Panthers 4, Rangers 3 NEWYORK (AP) Defenseman Mike Weaver's first goal in 42 games, scored off the back of New York's Artem Anisimov, broke a third-period tie and lifted Florida to a victory. Tomas Vokum made 32 saves for the winners. Lightning 2, Maple Leafs 0 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves in his third shutout in 10 games this month, Teddy Purcell had a goal and an assist, and Tampa Bay beat Toron Jason Blake scored for the Ducks.

Sabres 3, Senators 2, 0T OTTAWA (AP) Shaone Mor-risonn scored 1:59 into overtime and Ryan Miller made 27 saves to give Buffalo a victory over Ottawa. UND product Drew Stafford collected an assist for the Sabres. Penguins 1, Islanders 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for his second shutout, Craig Adams scored in the third period and Pittsburgh won again without its superstar duo of Sidney Crosby and Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon each added an assist. University of North Dakota product Jonathan Toews tallied two assists for the Blackhawks. Ducks 3, Blue Jackets 2 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Teemu Selanne had a goal and an assist, and All-Star goalie Jonas Hiller made 35 saves for his NHL-best 25th win as surging Anaheim held on to beat Columbus in the last game for both teams before the All-Star break.

Fighting Sioux product product SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL PLAYOFFS Conference Championships Sunday's games NFC: Green Bay 21, Chicago 14 AFC: Pittsburgh 24, N.Y. Jets 19 Pro Bowl At Honolulu Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (FOX) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb.

6 At Arlington, Texas Pittsburgh vs. Green Bay. 5:30 p.m. (FOX) AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE Sunday's games No. 18 Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 46 No.

21 West Virginia 56, South Florida 46 Monday's game No. 15 Notre Dame 56, No. 2 Pittsburgh 51 Tuesday's games No. 1 Ohio St. 87, No.

12 Purdue 64 No. 5 Connecticut 76, Marquette 68 No. 6 Kansas 82, Colorado 78 Seton Hall 90, No. 9 Syracuse 68 No. 24 Florida 104, Georgia 91, 20T Today's games No.

4 San Diego State at No. 9 BYU, 9 p.m. No. 7 Texas at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m. No.

8 Wlanova at Providence, 6 p.m. No. 16 Minnesota vs. Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. No.

21 Georgetown vs. St. John's, 6 p.m. No. 23 Louisville vs.

West Virginia, 6 p.m. USA TODAYESPN WOMEN'S TOP 25 BOWL GLANCE go, Brouwer 15 (Toews, Campbell), 9:24. Second period 4, Minnesota, Kobasew 9 (Spurgeon, Bouchard), 2:31. 5, Minnesota, Miettinen 9 (Brunette, Koivu), 16:13. Third period 6, Minnesota, Bouchard 4 (Cullen, Kobasew), 10:23.

Shots on Goal Minnesota 8-9-5 22. Chicago 12-11-1033. Goalies Minnesota, Backstrom. Chicago, Crawford. A 21,247 2:20.

TENNIS AUSTRALIAN OPEN Tuesday at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Purse: S24.7 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (19), Switzerland, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Singles Women Quarterfinals Li Na (9), China, def.

Andrea Petkovic (30), Germany, 6-2, 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki (1). Denmark, def. Francesca Schiavone (6), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. TRANSACTIONS Saturday's game At Mobile, Ala.

Senior Bowl, 3 p.m. (NFLN) BASKETBALL NBA RHP Frank Francisco and cash considerations from Texas for Mike Napoli. National League CHICAGO CUBS Agreed to terms with RHP Todd Wellemeyer on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS Agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a three-year contract. NEW YORK METS Announced OF Jason Pridie and RHP Tobi Stoner cleared waivers and were assigned outright to Buffalo (IL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS Signed Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS Agreed to terms with LB Robert James on a two-year contract. CAROLINA PANTHERS Named Ray Brown assistant offensive line coach. CLEVELAND BROWNS Named Chris Tabor special teams coordinator. DENVER BRONCOS Named Ron Milus secondary coach and Richard Smith linebackers coach.

OAKLAND RAIDERS Named Al Saunders offensive coordinator. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Named Brad Seely assistant head coachspecial teams coordinator and Kevin Tolbert assistant strength and conditioning coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK ISLANDERS Suspended Evgeni Nabokov for not reporting to the team after being claimed off waivers from Detroit. OTTAWA SENATORS Recalled Mike Brodeur from Binghamton (AHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS Recalled Alex Stalock from Worcester (AHL).

San Antonio 38 7 .844 Dallas 29 15 .659 8'i New Orleans 30 16 .652 8 Memphis 22 23 .489 16 Houston 21 25 .457 17'i Northwest Division Pet GB Oklahoma City 28 16 .636 Utah 27 17 .614 1 Denver 26 18 .591 2 Portland 25 21 .543 4 Minnesota 10 34 .227 18 Pacific Division Pet GB LA. Lakers 32 13 .711 Phoenix 20 23 .465 11 Golden State 19 25 .432 12'A L.A. Clippers 17 27 .386 14 Sacramento 10 32 .238 20'2 Monday's games New Jersey 103, Cleveland 101 Detroit 103, Orlando 96 Philadelphia 105, Phoenix 95 Memphis 100, Toronto 98 New York 115, Washington 106 Chicago 92, Milwaukee 83 Houston 129, Minnesota 125 New Orleans 91, Oklahoma City 89 Sacramento 96. Portland 81 San Antonio 113. Golden State 102 Tuesday's games Denver 120.

Washington 109 Boston 112, Cleveland 95 Dallas 112, LA. Clippers 105 Charlotte at Sacramento, Utah at LA. Lakers, Today's games Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m. Memphis at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Denver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Northwest Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Vancouvr 49 3010 9 69 163 120 Colorado 49 25 18 6 56 159 160 Minnesota 49 2519 5 55 130 134 Calgary 50 23 21 6 52 140 151 Edmonton 481525 8 38 121 165 Pacific Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Dallas 49 2915 5 63 144 136 Anaheim 52 2820 4 60 140 146 Phoenix 50 2417 9 57 144 143 San Jose 49 2519 5 55 137 135 Los Angeles49 2622 1 53 140 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's games N.Y.

Rangers 2, Washington 1, SO Carolina 6, Toronto 4 Calgary 3, Nashville 1 Colorado 4, St. Louis 3 Vancouver 7, Dallas 1 Los Angeles 2. Boston 0 Tuesday's games Florida 4, N.Y, Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Islanders 0 Anaheim 3, Columbus 2 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 2 Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2. OT Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 0 Minnesota 4, Chicago 2 Edmonton 4.

Phoenix 3 Today's games Florida at Boston, 6 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix at Colorado, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. WILD 4, BLACKHAWKS 2 Minnesota 12 1-4 Chicago 2 0 0-2 First period 1, Minnesota, Havlat 14 (Brodziak), 1:47. 2, Chicago. Sharp 26 (Kane, Toews), 3:49 (pp). 3, Chica 18.

Kentucky 15-4 271 19 19. Georgetown 15-5 209 17 20. Iowa St. 13-5 178 20 21. Iowa 15-5 135 21 22.

Miami 18-2 112 22 23. Ohio St. 13-6 63 24. Georgia 16-3 59 25. Texas Tech 16-3 50 25 Others receiving votes: St.

John's 34, Bowling Green 29, Syracuse 23, Arkansas 19, Marquette 16, Marist 14, Georgia Tech 1 1 Gonzaga 4, Middle Tennessee 4, Oklahoma State 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Rutgers 3, Boston College 2, Tuiane 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Texas 1. HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Phildlpha 50 3312 5 71 174 130 Pittsburgh 50 31 15 4 66 154 114 N.Y. Rangrs 52 2920 3 61 148 126 N.Y. Islandrs48 1526 7 37 117 158 New Jersey 48 1629 3 35 100 143 Northeast Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Boston 49 2715 7 61 150 111 Montreal 50 27 18 5 59 130 123 Buffalo 49 23 21 5 51 137 144 Toronto 49 1925 5 43 124 153 Ottawa 50 1725 8 42 108 160 Southeast Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Tampa Bay 51 31 15 5 67 154 154 Washngtn 50 27 14 9 63 140 128 Atlanta 51 23 19 9 55 151 166 Carolina 49 24 19 6 54 149 153 Florida 48 22 21 5 49 130 129 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP LOT PtsGF GA Detroit 48 29 13 6 64 163 142 Nashville 49 27 16 6 60 133 117 Chicago 50 2620 4 56 157 139 St. Louis 48 22 19 7 51 129 142 Columbus 49 2321 5 51 130 152 TUESDAY EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pet GB Boston 34 10 .773 New York 23 21 .523 11 Philadelphia 19 25 .432 15 New Jersey 13 32 .289 21 Vt Toronto 13 32 .289 21'! Southeast Division Pet GB Miami 31 13 .705 Atlanta 29 16 .644 2'h Orlando 29 16 .644 2Vi Charlotte 17 25 .405 13 Washington 13 31 .295 18 Central Division Pet GB Chicago 31 14 .689 Indiana 16 25 .390 13 Milwaukee 16 26 .381 13 Detroit 17 28 .378 14 Cleveland 8 37 .178 23 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pet GB W-L Pts Pvs 18-1 761 1 18- 1 748 2 19- 0 715 3 16- 2 683 4 17- 1 629 5 19-2 628 6 16- 2 583 7 19-1 546 9 17- 4 503 10 16-2 493 8 18- 2 454 12 15- 3 412 13 16- 3 387 14 17- 3 346 11 16-4 325 16 '18-1 313 15 19- 2 302 18 1.

Baylor (20) 2. Connecticut (9) 3. Duke (2) 4. Stanford 5. Texas 6.

Tennessee 7. Xavier 8. West Virginia 9. Notre Dame 10. UCLA 11.

Michigan St. 12. Oklahoma 13. Maryland 14. North Carolina 15.

Florida St. 16. Ba' 17. DePaul BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Slowey on a one-year contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Ray on a minor league contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS Acquired MORNING KICKOFF Men's basketball: U-Mary at Minnesota-Duluth, 8 p.m. Women's basketball: U-Mary at Minneso-ta-Duluth. 6 p.m. Boys basketball: Williston at Century.

4 p.m.; Jamestown at Bismarck, 6 p.m.; Minot Ryan at Shiloh Christian. 6 p.m. Girls basketball: Jamestown at Bismarck, 4 p.m.; Williston at Century, 5:45 p.m. Boys hockey: Williston at Bismarck, 3:15 p.m.; Wahpeton-Breckenridge at Mandan, 4:15 p.m.; Bottineau at Century at Schaumberg. 7:15 p.m.

Girts hockey: Bismarck at Fargo North, 1 p.m.: Mandan at Grand Forks. 2 p.m. High school wrestling: Century at Belle Fourche, S.D., Tournament. Boys swimming and diving: Jamestown Invitational, 11 a.m. SUNDAY D-League: Sioux Falls at Wizards, 3 p.m.

Men's basketball: Lake Region State at United Tribes. 3 p.m. Women's basketball: Lake Region State at United Tnbes, 1 p.m. College track and field: U-Mary at North-em State Multi. CONTACT US Lou Babiarz, Thbune sports editor, 250- 8243 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m.

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8 p.m. Women's basketball: Bismarck State at DC-Bottineau, 6 p.m. Boys basketball: St. Mary's at Minot, 7:30 p.m.; Dickinson at Century, 7:45 p.m.; Shiloh Christian at Washburn, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Dickinson at Century, 6 p.m.; Jamestown at Mandan, 7:30 p.m.; Center-Stanton at Shiloh Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Boys hockey: Dickinson at Century, 7:15 p.m.; Minot at Mandan, 7:30 p.m. College wrestling: U-Mary at Dickinson State. 6 p.m. MST. High school wrestling: Dickinson at Century at Honzon, 6 p.m.; Williston at Bismarck, 8:30 p.m.; Mandan at Jamestown, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY NAHL: Alexandria at Bobcats, 7:15 p.m. College hockey: UND at Colorado College. 7:30 p.m. MST. Men's basketball: U-Mary at Bemidji State, 8 p.m.; United Tribes at Trinity Bible, 6 p.m.

Women's basketball: U-Mary at Bemidji State. 6 p.m. Boys basketball: Williston at Mandan. 7:45 p.m.; St. Mary's at Dickinson, 7:30 p.m.

MST. Girls basketball: Williston at Mandan, 6 p.m.; St. Mary's at Dickinson, 5:45 p.m. MST. Boys hockey: Williston at Century at Schaumberg.

7:15 p.m. Girts hockey: Mandan at Devils Lake, 7 p.m.; Bismarck at West Fargo, 7:30 p.m. High school wrestling: Bismarck at St. Mary's, 7 p.m.; Century at Belle Fourche, S.D.. Tournament.

Boys swimming and diving: Bismarck vs. Century. 5 p.m. College track and field: U-Mary at Montana State Invitational. SATURDAY D-League: Sioux Falls at Wizards, 7 p.m.

NAHL: Alexandria at Bobcats. 7:15 p.m. College hockey: UND at Colorado College, 7 p.m. MST. Jim Larson, the former Bismarck High and BJC flash, paced the Jimmies with 17 points; Jim Simle, another BHS cage great, chipped in with 13, and Paul Kranz, who set the Missouri Basin Conference on fire with his play for Underwood last year, tallied 10.

TV TODAY MEN'S BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. ESPN Texas at Oklahoma St. ESPN2 North Carolina at Miami NBA 7 p.m. FSN Oklahoma City at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. ESPN San Antonio at Utah NHL 6:30 p.m.

VERSUS New Jersey at Detroit TENNIS 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Australian Open, women's semifinals, at Melbourne, Australia 2:30 a.m. ESPN2 Australian Open, men's semifinal, at Melbourne, Australia SCHEDULE THURSDAY Men's basketball: Bismarck State at DC- Cam Hodell scored a game-high 20 for Scranton, while Shawn Pierce added 12 and Kelly Pierce contributed 10 points. Scott Schumacher scored 26 for the Lions, while Randy Davis netted 18 and Kyle Freier tallied 10 points. Andy Lehr poured in 30 points for Gackle, while Steve Muller made 10.

50 YEARS AGO (1961): The Bismarck Junior College cagers and their loyal band of rooters had themselves a ball, all at the expense of long-time nemesis, the Jamestown College Jimmies. The Mystics trounced Jamestown 85-64. Fiery guard Dick Geiger led the way for BJC, netting 22 points. Howie Unterseher also pushed through with 22 points. Jim Mohler added 13 points, while Lee DeForest and Harry Morrison each tossed in 10.

with 11. For the Mystics men, Wylee Bearstail taliled 17 points, one more than Patrick Alden, Chuck Archambault added 14, and Quinn Austin came through with 11 points. For the WSC women, Melini Mayer led the way with 23 points and lo rebounds, while Kylee Hutchins had 10 points. For the BSC women, Shawna Emil scored 20 points and Kystal Cook chipped in 16. 20 Class boys basketball, New England Public knocked off Scranton 66-62 in overtime, while Linton toppled Gackle 69-66 in an extra period.

Elliott Ehlis led New England with 18 points and Warren Buffalo added 15, while Jason Gullickson had 14 and Jared Fritz chipped in 11 points. Trivia answer FROM ID: The three NBA players to capture the All-Star MVP, NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP in the same season are Shaquille O'Neal in 2000, Willis Reed (1970) and Michael Jordan (1996). O'Neal did it for the LA Lakers, Reed did it for the New York Knicks and Jordan did it for the Chicago Bulls. Playback 10 YEARS AGO (2001): The Williston State men's and women's basketball teams beat Bismarck State with the men winning 79-77 and the women prevailing 79-67. For the Tetons men, Marlon Samuels had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Derek Daniels added 15 points and 10 rebounds, Cody Lee scored 14 points, one more than Robert Dobson, and Tom Volesky came through.