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Newspaper Page Text2B Sunday, December 9, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com SPORTS COLLEGE BASKETBALL I Top 25 Scoreboard No. 3 Duke buries Yale DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman RJ Barrett had 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and No. 3 Duke beat Yale 91-58 on Saturday. Fellow rookie Zion Williamson had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who led 41-32 at halftime but hit their first six shots after the break to finally stretch out the lead. Duke (9-1) shot 57 percent after halftime and 49 percent overall for its fourth straight win. Duke also got a scare when freshman point guard Tre Jones came up limping with an apparent left leg injury, which sidelined him for nearly all of the final 14 minutes. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Jones took a hit in the quad and might have also banged knees with someone but should be OK. Miye Oni had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-3). NO. 5 MICHIGAN 89, SOUTH CAROLINA 78 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jordan Poole scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and Michigan remained unbeaten. The Gamecocks (4-5) scored more points than any team all season against Michigan. But the Wolverines (10-0) were ahead by six at halftime, and they led comfortably for most of the second half. Iggy Brazdeikis scored 17 points and Jon Teske added 15 for Michigan. Chris Silva led South Carolina with 18. SET0N HALL 84, NO. 9 KENTUCKY 83, 0T NEW YORK — Myles Cale hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left in overtime and Seton Hall overcame Keldon Johnson’s half-court heave that tied the score at the regulation buzzer. In one of the most exciting finishes of the season, Johnson had a chance to win it for the Wildcats (7-2), but his 3-point try with a second remaining was blocked by Quincy McKnight. Myles Powell scored 25 of his 28 points after halftime for Seton Hall (6-3), including a tiebreaking 3 in the final seconds of the second half at Madison Square Garden. The clock showed 1.1 seconds after Pow ell’s jumper went through, but officials put 1.5 on the clock after a replay review. PJ Washington inbounded from the baseline and threw a long pass to an open Johnson. He caught the ball near half court, turned over his left shoulder and hurled a right-handed shot that went in as the buzzer sounded, tying it at 70. Washington had 29 points and 13 rebounds for Kentucky. NO. 10 MICHIGAN STATE 63, FLORIDA 59 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kyle Ahrens scored Michigan State’s final seven points, including a two-handed jam with 8.7 seconds remaining. Ahrens barely beat the shot clock with his baseline slam, giving the Spartans the final points in a game the Gators made close thanks mostly to freshman Andrew Nemb- hard late. Florida (5-4) cut Michigan State’s lead to 56-53 on KeVaughn Allen’s 3-pointer with 3:24 to play, but Ahrens answered from the corner on the other end. Ahrens added a reverse layup on the Spartans’ next possession. Xavier Tillman led the Spartans (8-2) with 14 points and nine rebounds. Nembhard and Allen led the Gators with 13 points apiece. MARQUETTE 74, NO. 12 WISCONSIN 69 MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard scored 27 points, freshman Joey Hauser added 15 and Marquette grinded out the overtime win. Sam Hauser had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-2). But it was his lit tle brother, Joey, who came up clutch play ing in his first game in the heated in-state rivalry. He scored four in the opening two minutes of overtime, including both free throws after Wisconsin’s Brad Davison was called for a flagrant foul with 3:35 left. Wisconsin (8-2) wasted a terrific effort from Ethan Happ, who had 34 points and 11 rebounds. TULSA 47, NO. 16 KANSAS STATE 46 TULSA, Okla. — Martins Igbanu made a go-ahead jump hook with 1:51 remaining, lifting Tulsa to the victory. Curran Scott scored 14 points for Tulsa (7-3), and Igbanu had nine points and six rebounds. The Hurricane got their second straight victory against the Big 12, also top ping Oklahoma State 74-71 on Wednesday. Kansas State had one last chance in the final seconds, but Barry Brown Jr. rimmed out a floater on a drive into the lane. Several tips misfired and the Tulsa students stormed the court to celebrate. SCOREBOARD Football/NFL Basketball/NBA Golf AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA New England 9 3 0 .750 331 259 Miami 6 6 0 .500 244 300 Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 178 293 N.Y Jets 3 9 0 South .250 243 307 W L T Pet PF PA Houston 9 3 0 .750 302 235 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 251 254 Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 325 279 Jacksonville 4 9 0 North .308 212 273 W L T Pet PF PA Pittsburgh 7 4 1 .625 346 282 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 297 214 Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 286 371 Cleveland 4 7 1 West .375 266 312 W L T Pet PF PA Kansas City 10 2 0 .833 444 327 L.A. Chargers 9 3 0 .750 340 249 Denver 6 6 0 .500 276 262 Oakland 2 10 0 .167 220 367 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pet PF PA Dallas 7 5 0 .583 247 223 Philadelphia 6 6 0 .500 258 266 Washington 6 6 0 .500 233 257 N.Y. Giants 4 8 0 South .333 267 315 W L T Pet PF PA New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 419 269 Carolina 6 6 0 .500 304 306 Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 318 355 Atlanta 4 8 0 North .333 296 333 W L T Pet PF PA Chicago 8 4 0 .667 344 241 Minnesota 6 5 1 .542 275 270 Green Bay 4 7 1 .375 281 287 Detroit 4 8 0 West .333 254 316 W L T Pet PF PA y-L.A. Rams 11 1 0 .917 419 298 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 319 259 Arizona 3 9 0 .250 175 310 San Francisco 2 y-clinched division 10 0 .167 255 336 Thursday’s Game Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 9 Today’s Games New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Carolina at Cleveland, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Denver at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Minnesota at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet GB Toronto 21 6 .778 — Philadelphia 18 9 .667 3 Boston 14 10 .583 5 1 /z Brooklyn 9 18 .333 12 New York 8 18 .308 12 1 /z Southeast Division W L Pet GB Charlotte 12 13 .480 — Orlando 12 14 .462 1 /2 Washington 11 14 .440 1 Miami 10 14 .417 1 Zi Atlanta 5 20 .200 7 Central Division W L Pet GB Milwaukee 16 8 .667 — Indiana 15 10 .600 1 1 / 2 Detroit 13 10 .565 2 1 /z Chicago 6 20 .231 11 Cleveland 5 20 .200 11% WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pet GB Memphis 15 9 .625 — Dallas 12 11 .522 2 1 /2 New Orleans 13 14 .481 3% San Antonio 12 14 .462 4 Houston 11 13 .458 4 Northwest Division W L Pet GB Denver 17 8 .680 — Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 1 /2 Portland 14 11 .560 3 Minnesota 13 12 .520 4 Utah 13 13 .500 4 1 /2 Pacific Division W L Pet GB Golden State 18 9 .667 — L.A. Clippers 16 8 .667 1 /2 L.A. Lakers 15 10 .600 2 Sacramento 13 11 .542 3 1 / 2 Phoenix 4 22 .154 13 1 / 2 Friday’s Games Charlotte 113, Denver 107 Indiana 112, Orlando 90 Philadelphia 117, Detroit 111 Brooklyn 106, Toronto 105,0T Sacramento 129, Cleveland 110 Chicago 114, Oklahoma City 112 Memphis 107, New Orleans 103 San Antonio 133, L.A. Lakers 120 Miami 115, Phoenix 98 Golden State 105, Milwaukee 95 Saturday’s Games Houston at Dallas, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Today’s Games New Orleans at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 6 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m. QBE Shootout Saturday At Tiburon Golf Club Naples, Fla. Yardage: 7,382; Par: 72 Purse: $3.4 million Second Round Gary Woodland/Charley Hoffman 61-64—125 Patton Kizzire/Brian Harman 59-66—125 Graeme McDowell/Emiliano Grillo 59-66—125 Kevin Na/Bryson DeChambeau 59-67—126 Luke List/Charles Howell III 61-66—127 Lexi Thompson/Tony Finau 61- 67—128 Bubba Watson/Harold Varner III 62- 67—129 Steve Stricker/Sean O’Hair 62- 67—129 Brandt Snedeker/Billy Horschel 63- 67—130 Kyle Stanley/Pat Perez 63-68—131 Andrew Landry/Luke Donald 63-68—131 Kevin Kisner/Cameron Champ 63-71—134 First Round: Scramble Second Round: Modified alternate shot Third Round: Four-ball Transactions BASEBALL National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed C Adony Mejia to a minor league contract. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Da’Mari Scott from the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed TE Pharaoh Brown on injured reserve. Activated DB Terrance Mitchell from injured reserve. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed S Raven Greene on injured reserve. Signed 0L Adam Pankey from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed general manager Bob Murray to a two-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled F Alan Quine from Stockton (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F Saku Maenalanen and G Alex Nedeljkovic to Charlotte (AHL). OTTAWA SENATORS — Placed F Bobby Ryan on injured reserve. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned D Oleg Sosunov and Matthew Spencer to Orlando (ECHL). American Hockey League HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled F Grant Besse from South Carolina (ECHL). ROCKFORD ICEMEN — Returned F Justin Auger to Florida (ECHL). TODAY ON TV WRESTLING ■ Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU BASKETBALL ■ Columbia vs. Iona, 11 a.m., FS1 ■ Arizona at Alabama, 1 p.m., ESPN ■ Womens: Tennessee at Texas, 1 p.m., ESPN2 ■ Princeton at St. John’s, 1 p.m., FS1 ■ Gonzaga vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m., ESPN ■ Womens: Oregon at Michigan State, 3 p.m., ESPN2 ■ Oregon State at St. Louis, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ Nevada at Grand Canyon, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ Purdue at Texas, 6 p.m., ESPN2 SOCCER ■ Newcastle United vs. Wolves, 10:55 a.m., NBCSN ■ NCAA Championship, 8 p.m., ESPNU GOLF ■ European Tour: South African Open, 4:30 a.m., GOLF ■ PGA Tour: QBE Shootout, 1 p.m., GOLF ■ PGA Tour: QBE Shootout, 2 p.m., NBC FOOTBALL ■ Falcons at Packers, 1 p.m., FOX ■ Eagles at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., FOX ■ Rams at Bears, 8:20 p.m., NBC COLLEGE FOOTBALL I Army 17, Navy 10 Army finishes strong MATT SLOCUM I Associated Press Army’s Ke’Shaun Wells celebrates after an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Dec. 8, in Philadelphia. The Black Knights recovered two fourth-quarter fumbles and win their third straight against Navy BY DAN GELST0N Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Army coach Jeff Monken hopped on top of a wall and pumped his fist toward stoked cadets set to belt out the alma mater. Monken brought the party to locker room and waved an “Army Football” flag as the Black Knights bounced around him. Army ditched its mundane rou tines and cut loose like a bunch of rowdy civilians. And why not? The setting was right after Army beat Navy for the third straight game, this time in front of a packed house and the president. “I don’t ever want our guys to stop celebrating,” Monken said. “I promise you, I’ll be celebrating every year if we win this thing because I know how hard it is.” Monken resuscitated the Black Knights and turned a program that suf fered annual losses to the Midshipmen into a bowl- bound team that can keep the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy back at West Point. The No. 22 Black Knights recovered two fumbles in the fourth quarter, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had two rush ing touchdowns and Army beat Navy 17-10 on Satur day to win its third straight game in the series. President Donald Trump attended the 119th game between the rivals and flipped the coin before spending a half on each side in a show of impar tiality. No matter his view, Army (10-2) always had the edge. Army retained the CIC Trophy — awarded to the team with the best record in games among the three service academies — after winning it for the first time in 22 years last season and snuffed a late Navy (3-10) rally to retain possession of the patriotic prize With Navy down 10-7, quarterback Zach Abey lost a fumble on fourth- and-12 deep in its own ter ritory. Hopkins would score on a 1-yard run to make it 17-7 and give Army the cushion it needed to win in front of 66,729 fans at Lin coln Financial Field. Army hopped and waved hands in celebration dur ing a replay timeout and got the cadets in the stands to bounce along. They had good reason to celebrate: Army has regained its grip in a series that had gotten out of hand. Navy had a series-best 14-game win ning streak from 2002-2015 and leads the series leads 60-52-7. “It’s been hard on all of us. Our players, our coaches, our staff, our school,” coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “We like to win. We’ve been winning a lot of games. Losing sucks.” Trump sat on the Army side in the first half and crossed the field to the Navy side at halftime. Trump officiated the coin toss and was introduced by public address announcer Dan Baker to a cheering crowd. Navy won Trump’s toss and elected to kick off. That was a mistake. Kell Walker ran 51 yards to the 10 on the fourth play from scrimmage and Hop kins dashed in for the TD on the next play for a 7-0 lead. “I think anything I did was just within the game plan,” said Hopkins, the game’s MVP. In a series steeped in tradition — the “March On” and drumline battles, among them — perhaps none is more ingrained than the running game. Last year’s game had a combined three pass attempts and quarterbacks for each team are usually the leading rushers. But Army and Navy passed on the rush and tried to throw, with mixed results. Army safety Jaylon McClinton had an interception in the first half. Army also dropped a key third-down pass that led to John Aber crombie’s missed 33-yard field goal in the second quarter. Abercrombie rebounded to kick a 33-yarder in the third for a 10-0 lead. Last season’s game was an instant classic and was decided by a field goal: Bennett Moehring nar rowly missed a 48-yarder in the snow on the final play and Army held off Navy 14-13. Moehring made the extra point on Lewis’ score and he kicked a 45-yard field goal with 29 sec onds left. Malcom Perry’s 43-yard run to the 5 set up Garret Lewis’ 1-yard rush ing TD with 7:10 left in the game that pulled Navy to 10-7. There were reminders all around the Line, home of the Super Bowl cham pion Eagles, that this was no ordinary game. The Navy “Leap Frogs” para chute team earned a roar from the crowd with each safe landing on the field. Bill the Goat, Navy’s mas cot, was safely leashed and secured from a possible abduction attempt from overzealous cadets. And each side safely returned “captives” in the Prisoner Exchange — when seven midshipmen and seven cadets swap service acad emies for a semester. The Army prisoners spelled out “3-PEAT on the back of their uniforms. THE TAKEAWAY Army: Monken led Army from two wins in 2015 to back-to-back 10-win sea sons and three straight bowl games. Navy: Had 0 yards pass ing and 64 yards rushing through three quarters. .. Lost a key fumble inside the 10 in the fourth when it was still 10-0. MR. PRESIDENT Trump was the 10th sit ting president to attend Army-Navy, a tradition that began with Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. Barack Obama was the most recent president to attend the game, in 2011 at FedEx Field in Landover, Mary land. Trump also went to the 2016 game when he was president-elect. “It was my honor to attend today’s #ArmyNa- vyGame in Philadelphia. A GREAT game played all around by our HEROES. Congratulations @ ArmyWP—Football on the win!” Trump tweeted. Monken UNITED ■ Continued from 1B year ago in its first season, and then took the mark even higher by averaging more than 53,000 per game this year — a level of sup port that would fit right in with the Premier League or La Liga. Almost as soon as the final whistle blew, a victory parade through the streets of Atlanta was announced for Monday. Queen’s “We Are The Champions” blared throughout Mercedes-Benz Stadium. United kept the ball in Portland’s end of the field much of the first half. Finally, the home team broke through. Naturally, it was Martinez putting the ball in the net. Portland tries to clear the ball, but a sliding tackle by United defender Michael Parkhurst sent the ball rocketing back toward the Timbers net. Martinez managed to win possession from Jeremy Ebobisse at the top of the area, leav ing the most pro lific goal scorer in league history all alone against goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. It was no con test. Martinez, the league’s MVP and Golden Boot winner, cut to his right to escape the sprawling keeper, easily sliding the ball into an open net to send the crowd of 73,019 into a uproar. The Timbers finally cre ated a scoring chance in the 42nd minute. Looking to atone for his mistake, Ebobisse slipped in behind the defense and was all alone in front for a cross. His header was right on the mark, but Guzan dove to his right to punch it away with both hands. It was Portland’s only shot of the opening half. The Timbers created far more scoring chances over the final 45 minutes, but couldn’t get it past Guzan. It was Esco bar who finished off the Timbers. Miguel Almiron sent a free kick into the box, where Martinez man aged to get a head on it. His attempt was going wide of the net, but Franco Escobar slipped in at the far post to deliver a sliding goal. It was Escobar’s second goal of the playoffs, double his scoring output for the entire regular season. Escobar