1/20/22 Sports Wrap Up
NBA Yesterday’s Scores: Hornets defeat the Celtics 111-102. Lamelo Ball put in a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Terry Rozier had a double-double and led all scorers with 28 points and 10 assists. Mason Plumlee grabbed 10 boards to help the Hornets and Kelly Oubre Jr. Scored 18 points.
76ers beat the Magic 123-110
Nets squeak by the Wizards 119-118. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 30 points, he also had 7 assists and 3 rebounds. James Harden had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.
Trail Blazers couldn’t handle the Heat 104-92
Timberwolves lost at the Hawks 134-122
Bucks beat the Grizzlies 124-116. Ja Morant had a double-double with 33 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists for the Bucks.
Cavaliers lost to the Bulls 117-104
Spurs beat the Thunder 118-96
Raptors fall to the Mavericks 102-98. Luka Doncic with 41 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.
Jazz lost to the Rockets 116-111
Clippers fall to the Nuggets in overtime 130-128. Nikola Jokic has a big game with a triple double. Jokic scores 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Pistons over the Kings 133-131
The Lakers lost to the Pacers 111-104. LeBron James had 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers. Domantis Sabonis had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Tonight’s Games: Pelicans at Knicks 7:30pm MSG
Mavericks host the Suns 7:30pm TNT
Pacers at Warriors 10pm TNT
NHL Last Night: Coyotes 4-1 over the Devils
Maple Leafs lost to the Rangers 6-3
Avalanche shutout the Ducks 2-0
The Hurricanes host the Rangers tomorrow night at 7pm
Tonight: Stars at Sabres 7pm
Bruins host the Capitals 7pm
Senators versus Penguins 7pm
Blue Jackets at the Flyers 7pm
Predators host the Jets at 8pm
Panthers versus the Oilers 9pm
Avalanche at the Kings 9:30pm ESPN
Canadiens travel to face the Golden Knights at 10pm
Sharks and Kraken 10pm
NFL Divisional Round:
Bengals at Titans 430 on Saturday
49ers versus the Packers 8:15pm, Saturday on FOX
Tampa Bay will host the Cardinals on Sunday at 3pm on NBC.
Bills at Chiefs Sunday at 6:30pm CBS
NCAA Men’s Basketball Last Night:
The North Carolina A & T Aggies beat UNC Ashville 73-71. Drew Pember had 20 points for the Aggies. Demetric Horton had 17 points, David Beatty had 15 points and Marcus Watson scored 14 points for the Bulldogs.
Western Carolina lost to Furman 88-50
Wake Forrest over Georgia Tech 80-64
North Carolina State lost 62-59 to Virginia Tech
Tonight: UNC Greensboro hosts Chattanooga 7pm
Charlotte at North Texas 7pm
Coastal Carolina travels to Georgia Southern 7pm
Elon at Drexal 7pm
North Carolina-Wilmington versus James Madison 7pm
UNC Ashville faces Radford on Saturday at 2pm
Samford at UNC Greensboro 5pm
Duke’s next game is Saturday at home versus Syracuse. Tip-off is scheduled for noon on ESPN.
North Carolina State hosts Virgina Saturday 4pm ACC Network
North Carolina A & T is back in action Saturday versus Campbell 5pm
East Carolina faces Houston 6pm ESPN Networks
The Tar Heels are back at it Saturday at Wake Forrest, 8pm on the ACC Network.
Tennis: The Australian Open is currently underway and will wrap up Jan 30.
LOCAL SPORTS:
Boys Varsity Basketball: South Columbus at East Columbus 6pm
West Bladen at West Columbus 7:30pm
Whiteville Wolfpack hosts Heide Trask 6pm (Girls Varsity) and 7:30pm (Boys Varsity)
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com