Knights hand Badgers 4th consecutive loss

Jeremiah Williams scored 18 points in his first home game of the season and Rutgers used a stifling defense to lead the entire game and hand No. 11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56 on Saturday.

The Scarlet Knights (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten) scored 15 points off 12 Wisconsin turnovers to secure their third straight win. Noah Fernandes contributed 17 points and Clifford Omoruyi added 13 points and 13 rebounds.

The 22-point victory was the largest margin of victory for Rutgers over a ranked opponent in program history.

A.J. Hoggard had 23 points and zero turnovers to lead Michigan State over No. 10 Illinois 88-80 on Saturday. The Spartans (15-9, 7-6 Big Ten) rallied from an eight-point deficit over the last six-plus minutes to earn the win and bounce back from a 59-56 loss to Minnesota earlier this week. Malik Hall had 22 points and Tyson Walker scored 19.

NBA: Luka Doncic scored 32 points, and the Mavericks matched their longest winning streak of the season at four games in a 146-111 rout of the Thunder on Saturday. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and Daniel Gafford had 19 points and nine rebounds in his Mavs debut alongside P.J. Washington after both were acquired in trades before Thursday’s deadline.

NHL: Jake Walman scored on a penalty shot 23 seconds into overtime and the Red Wings rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Canucks 4-3 on Saturday. Walman was awarded the penalty shot after Quinn Hughes slashed him on a breakaway. It was an unusual spot for the defenseman, who admitted he was “shaking a little bit” before the penalty shot. Soccer: The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) National Council voted on Saturday to make the position of USSF president a paid position for the first time in the federation’s history.