Trivia answer

From 1D: On this date in 1985, UNLV beat Utah State 142-140 in triple overtime as both teams set an NCAA record for total points. The Runnin Rebels scored a record 93 points in the second half, and coach Jerry Tarkanian got his 600th victory.

Playback

10 years ago (1997):TOPSTORIESOF 1997: Virgil Hill loses his WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles in June to Polish-born Darius Michalczewski.

Hill lost by a decision in the fight held in Germany.

Hill did not fight again in 1997, but obtained another shot at the WBA title by signing to fight Louis Del Valle on Feb. 6, 1998.

20 years ago (1987): Two Bismarck players and one Century made the all-tournament team of the Fargo Classic high school basketball tournament.

Named from champion BHS were Troy Hartmann and Heff Peterson.

Sean Burian was named from Century.

50 years ago (1957): GRANDFORKS- North Dakota University handed touring Harvard a 5-1 defeat in hockey before some 4,000 fans.

It was the seventh win of the campaign for the Sioux.

NDU goalie Bob Peters had a shutout until halfway through the final period.

Joe Poole and Joe Armbruster each tallied twice for the Sioux, and Stan Paschke counted the other tally for the winners.

TV today

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:15 p.m.

FOX - Fiesta Bowl, Oklahoma vs. West Virginia, at Glendale, Ariz.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN2 - Rutgers at South Florida

7 p.m.

ESPN - Kent St. at North Carolina

8 p.m.

ESPN2 - Penn St. at Northwestern

NBA

7 p.m.

FSN - Portland at Minnesota

NHL

6 p.m.

VERSUS - Atlanta at Carolina

Schedule

WEDNESDAY

Men's basketball: Bismarck State at Little Big Horn, 8 p.m. MST

Women's basketball: Bismarck State at Little Big Horn, 6 pm. MST

THURSDAY

Men's basketball: Bismarck State at Salish Kootenai, 8 p.m. MST

Women's basketball: Bismarck State at Salish Kootenai, 6 p.m. MST

Boys basketball: Mandan at Bismarck, 7:45 p.m.; Dickinson at Century, 7:45 p.m.

Girls basketball: Mandan at Bismarck, 6 p.m.; Dickinson at Century, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Jamestown at Mandan, 6 p.m.; Turtle Mountain at St. Mary's

FRIDAY

D-League: Wizards at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m. PST

NAHL: Alexandria at Bobcats, 7 p.m.

College hockey: UND at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.

Men's basketball: MSU-Moorhead at U-Mary, 6 p.m.

Women's basketball:MSU-Moorhead at U-Mary, 8 p.m.

Girls basketball: Minot at Mandan, 7:30 p.m.; Turtle Mountain at Century, 6 p.m.; Shiloh New Years Invitational

Boys basketball: Turtle Mountain at Century, 7:45 p.m.; Shiloh New Years Invitational

Wrestling: Bismarck Rotary Tournament at Civic Center, 10:30 a.m.

Boys hockey: Century at Minot, 7:30 p.m.; Hazen-Beulah at Mandan, 7:30 p.m.; Bismarck at Williston, 7:30 p.m.

Girls hockey: Williston at Mandan, 5:15 p.m.; Bismarck at Grand Forks, 7 p.m.

Boys swimming: Mandan at West Fargo, 5:30 p.m.; Bismarck and Century at West Fargo, 5 p.m.

Gymnastics: Bismarck and Century at Rapid City Stevens Invitational

SATURDAY

D-League: Wizards at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. PST

NAHL: Alexandria at Bobcats, 7 p.m.

College hockey: UND at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.

Men's basketball:Concordia-St. Paul at U-Mary, 8 p.m.; Bismarck State at Miles Community College, 8 p.m.

Women's basketball: Concordia-St. Paul at U-Mary, 6 p.m.; Bismarck State at Miles Community College, 6 p.m.

Boys basketball: Minot at Mandan, 7 p.m.; Turtle Mountain at Bismarck, 6 p.m.; St. Mary's at Williston, 7:45 p.m.; Shiloh New Years Invitational

Girls basketball: Williston at St. Mary's, 6 p.m.; Turtle Mountain at Bismarck, 4 p.m.; Shiloh New Years Invitational

Wrestling: Bismarck Rotary Tournament at Civic Center, 10 a.m.

Girls hockey: Mandan at Minot, 2 p.m.; Bismarck at Fargo North, 2 p.m.

Boys swimming: Manley Memorial Meet at West Fargo, 10:30 a.m.

Gymnastics: Minot Invitational

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