MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2022-23 HOOPS – VOLUME SIX

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 30, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News

I was definitely in the holiday spirit after going 9-2 (82 percent) last week. Going into the final week of 2022, my overall record at 78-28, which has me at 74 percent for the year. TUESDAY EAST NOBLE TOURNAMENT Garrett (1-7) at East Noble (0-6) (11 a.m.): The...

Holmes Career-High Not Enough As No. 4 IU Falls at Michigan State

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 30, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes set a new career-high 32 points and had her fourth double-double of the season, but No. 4 Indiana came up short at Michigan State, 83-78, on Thursday afternoon. KEY MOMENTS Indiana (12-1, 2-1 B1G) exchanged buckets...

No. 13/11 Iowa women 83, Purdue 68

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 30, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

POSTGAME NOTES No. 12/10 Iowa defeated Purdue, 83-68, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night. Monika Czinano eclipsed 2,000 career points; she is the fifth Iowa women’s basketball player to do so. Czinano is the 38th Big Ten Conference player to score 2,000...

[1] Purdue 82, Florida A&M 49

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 30, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

Purdue improved to 13-0 with an 82-49 victory over Florida A&M in its final non-conference game of the season, in front of the 49th straight sellout at Mackey Arena. The win gave Purdue an 11-0 non-conference record and ran its regular-season, non-conference...

Valiant Valpo Effort Falls Short as MVC Preseason Favorite Drake Escapes with Home Win

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 30, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team led at halftime and twice rallied from down double figures to create late drama, but Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorite Drake escaped with a 68-63 home win on Thursday night at the Knapp Center in Des Moines,...

KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2022-23 HOOPS – VOLUME FOUR

by Matt Kopsea | Dec 24, 2022 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Penn (6-0): Marcus Burton recorded 21 points in the No. 2 (Class 4A) Kingsmen’s 79-16 win over Bremen. Marian (7-0): Deaglan Sullivan registered 23 points in the top-ranked (Class 3A) Knights’ 58-52 win over Gary West. NorthWood (7-1): Ethan Wolfe’s...