Knicks Roll Past Bucks as Tuesday Night Brings Two NHL Overtime Wins
The New York Knicks routed Milwaukee, while Michigan State topped Duke and two NHL games went to overtime Tuesday night.
By Avery Lyons, ClickNNY Sports Desk
The New York Knicks opened Tuesday night's national sports slate with a 117-85 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks. Jalen Brunson scored 23 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 16 rebounds as New York won its fourth straight game.
Michigan State topped Duke 79-73 in a matchup of ranked teams. Jeremy Fears Jr. recorded 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for No. 5 Michigan State against No. 2 Duke.
Two NHL games required overtime. Minnesota edged Montreal 2-1 on Kirill Kaprizov's power-play goal in the opening minute of overtime, while Washington topped Ottawa 3-2 on Cole Hutson's overtime goal, set up by Alex Ovechkin.
Elsewhere, Texas Tech held off Illinois 84-78, Kansas routed Kentucky 89-69, Florida topped Florida State 81-72 and Virginia rolled past Bucknell 95-61. In the NBA, Phoenix topped the LA Clippers 133-110, Miami outlasted Utah 115-109, Orlando topped Sacramento 107-100 and Portland rolled past Oklahoma City 123-103.
St. Louis held off Detroit 3-2, Colorado topped Toronto 6-3 and Winnipeg held off New Jersey 4-2 in the NHL. Western Michigan rolled past Akron 42-14 in college football.
Compiled by the ClickNNY Sports Desk from final scores and game reports.
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