ANTETOKOUNMPO SCORES 50 FOR BUCKS, PELICANS LOSE 8TH GAME IN ROW

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer

MILWAUKEE (AP) —

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 50 points and 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks trounced New Orleans 135-110 yesterday, handing the Pelicans their eighth straight loss.

Anteotkounmpo’s 50 points were five off the career high he set January 4 in a 123-113 victory over the Washington Wizards.

He shot 20 of 26 from the floor, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 of 12 on free-throw attempts. The Bucks never trailed and won their fourth straight as they opened a four-game homestand.

They also reached the 130-point mark for the fifth time in their last seven games.

Antetokounmpo collected 29 points and 10 rebounds in the first half alone, helping the Bucks build a big lead early. This was Antetokounmpo’s 10th game this season with at least 40 points.

Jose Alvarado stepped up to lead the Pelicans with 18 points, while Trey Murphy III and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 each.

Jrue Holiday scored 17 and Brook Lopez added 15 for the Bucks, who shot 55.2 percent.

Kemp picked up a victory on the field in the men’s long jump with his best leap of 23-feet, 8 ½-inches or 7.22 metres.

In the 200m, Higgs was ninth overall in 22.50 and team-mate Kendrick Major was 11th in 22.54.

Jacob Levin of North Dakota State won the event in 21.89. Higgs also contested the 60m hurdles, but only did the preliminaries where he had the third fastest time of 8.75. He did not contest the final.

Ty Dawkiins, also from Grand Bahama, was eighth in the men’s 400m in 50.29. The winning time was 47.39 by Jacob Rodin from North Dakota State.

Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational Charisma Taylor, leading a field of sprinters at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational, produced a winning leap of 45-feet, 6 ¾-inches in the women’s triple jump on Saturday. Her nearest rival was Makenzy Mizera of Liberty with41-3 ¾ (12.59m).

Charlton also had the sixth fastest qualifying time of 8.26 in the preliminaries of the women’s 60m hurdles. She came back in the final for second in 8.10 as Rosealee Cooper of Miss State won in 8.07. Javonya Valcourt of Tennessee posted a winning time of 53.67 in the women’s 400m. Her nearest rival was Maya Singletary of Charlotte in 54.04. Valcourt competed in the 200m as well on Saturday where she was 21st overall in 24.51. Kayla White, representing Nike, won the event in 22.63.

Wanya McCoy of Clemson had the fastest qualifying time of 6.69, but he had to settle for second in the final in 6.66. Alex Lang of North Carolina State took the title in 6.61. McCoy came back in the 200m on Saturday and ended up third in 20.70. Javonte Harding of Tennessee won the event in 20.60. Emmanuel Brnum, also of Tennessee, was second in 20.69.

Texas Tech Invitational

Two Bahamians clashed in the men’s 60m hurdles with Texas Tech’s freshman Antoine Andrews getting the better of

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