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Vs. Peoria
Wednesday: 7 p.m., COM
The Wolves are more than capable of a hot streak, as they have proved with a blistering start (13-1-1-0), the best in franchise history. Now comes the first test of their ability to avoid a cold streak. “We’ll see this week how we respond,” Wolves coach John Anderson said of Sunday’s 4-0 home loss to the San Antonio Rampage, the team’s first regulation loss of the season. “We haven’t really had a slap in the face like that yet.”
Nuggets 112, Bulls 91
Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Marcus Camby added 12 points and 20 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Bulls 112-91 Tuesday night. Rookie reserve Joakim Noah had 16 points for Chicago, which fell to 2-8.
No. 13 Duke 79, Illinois 66
Gerald Henderson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Nelson added 16 to lead the 13th-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 79-66 victory over Illinois on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
– A second bowl game is on Ron Zook’s agenda. Zook may have to wait until Dec. 2 to find out which bowl his Illini will play in, but he knows for certain he will be coaching in the Hula Bowl. The Hula Bowl announced Tuesday that Zook will coach one of the teams in its annual college all-star game Jan. 12 in Hawaii.
