Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 28, 2009 4:30PM

'Hawks' Streak Ends In Anaheim
The Blackhawks finally lost a guy and, of course, it had to be in the land of Disney. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim shut-out the Blackhawks 3-0 yesterday afternoon, handing the 'Hawks their first loss of the Circus Trip. It had been three weeks since the 'Hawks had last been on the losing end of a game. The Ducks scored on three consecutive power plays and managed to shut down a high-powered Blackhawks attack that had scored 20 goals over the previous four games, including a pair of seven goal games. All three Duck goals came in an 11 minute span from the end of the first period into the halfway point of the second period. Huet still managed 31 saves in goal, but the 'Hawks managed 28 shots of their own, none finding the back of the net. If there's a silver lining, it's that the 'Hawks wrap up the Circus Trip tonight in L.A. against the Kings (9:30 p.m., WGN). And you'll have plenty of chances in December to catch the 'Hawks: eight of the next 10 games after tonight are at home.

College Hoops

• The Northwestern men's basketball team took a note from the football team and upset a ranked opponent, knocking of #23 Notre Dame yesterday by a 72-58 final. John Shurna led the Wildcats with 25 points and Michael Thompson added 20. Luke Harangody scored 21 and pulled down 9 rebounds for Notre Dame.
• Another local, ranked team went down yesterday as Utah upended #21 Illinois 60-58 as the Utes hit a buzzer-beater in the semi-final match-up of the Las Vegas Invitational. Demetri McCamey scored 19 and Mike Tisdale added 18 for Illinois. The Illini get Bradley tonight in the consolation game.