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Whitnall graduate Danilo Jovanovich shines but UWM gets blown out by Indiana

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November 13, 2025

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Whitnall graduate Danilo Jovanovich shines but UWM gets blown out by Indiana

The Indiana Hoosiers might be a problem for college basketball this season. Just ask the teams residing in the 414.

Three days after the Hoosiers laid a beating on Marquette, they turned their sights to its neighbors on the east side and beat the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 101-70, at Assembly Hall on Nov. 12.

The Panthers managed to hang with the new-look, high-octane Hoosiers most of the first half and even a bit into the final 20 minutes before first-year head coach Darian DeVries’ crew ran their visitors out of the gym and into their next difficult non-conference challenge down the stretch.

BOX SCORE: Indiana 101, UWM 70

Indiana became the first team to hang 100 points on Milwaukee since Oakland hit that mark on Jan. 4, 2024, doing so with four players scoring in double digits, led by Lamar Wilkerson’s 24. The Hoosiers have now put up 100 points or more in back-to-back games after doing so in a 23-point win over Marquette Nov. 9. They shot 56.7% from the field against the Panthers, who struggled to keep them from clean looks from deep early and in the paint late.

“To come here someone’s going to have to score 90 to have a chance to win,” Panthers head coach Bart Lundy said.

Despite being outmanned, Milwaukee still shot 46.8% from the field with Danilo Jovanovich (18 points) and Seth Hubbard (17 points) leading the charge.

“A lot of positives to take out of the game,” Lundy sai. “I thought the atmosphere and some of the adversity we handled pretty well. We absorbed the scouting report. We had some chances to make it a much closer game. They’re a really good team. They can really score. They made us pay for every mistake that we made. They hurt us with some things we knew we were going to have to give up.”

Three-point defense lacks in first half

If there was one thing the Panthers couldn’t do against the Hoosiers, it was allowing open looks from three. It turned out to be a far too common sight in the first half.

Indiana hit 9 of its 14 attempts from deep in the first half, with Wilkerson, a certified marksman who hit 10 threes in the Hoosiers’ first two games, left with space to operate too many times on his way to sinking five. Those looks came in a variety of ways, with being untagged in transition to too much space with the shot clock winding down, but Lundy thought the Panthers otherwise did a good job of following the scouting report against him.

“We were keyed in on him and (Tucker) DeVries,” Lundy said. “Wilkerson got us on a couple of turnovers. Both those guys are NBA shooters.”

While the Panthers buckled down on Indiana’s perimeter attack in the second half – keeping Wilkerson without a triple over the final 20 minutes – their defensive issue became attempting to contain the Hoosiers in the paint. Indiana made 11 of 16 two-point field goals in the period while going to the free throw line 17 times thanks to 12 Milwaukee fouls.

The team defense left something to be desired, but it wasn’t all bad.

Jovanovich showcased some stopper potential on DeVries, who torched Marquette for 27 points and is a potential all-American, in the first half and Tate Mackenzie stepped forward to give the Panthers some rim protection that was absent the first three games of the year. The reserve big man and former Michigan football recruit showcased his athleticism with three blocks in 10 minutes.

“He and Faizon (Fields) at the rim were phenomenal. Both of them were walls,” Lundy said. “You want to learn from these types of games, and we’re learning that Tate’s really pretty good.”

Indiana is going to give plenty of opponents fits with its scoring prowess in the months to come, but nevertheless the total effort wasn’t one that Lundy walked away from feeling good about – and that’s the third time that has happened through four games.

Danilo Jovanovich shines

On his way to leading Milwaukee in scoring, Jovanovich put together a sequence on offense that displayed his top-end ability.

The Panthers had been within six points at 31-25 before the Hoosiers rattled off rapid 11-2 run in less than two minutes. With the arena rocking on the heels of an off-the-glass alley-oop to Reed Bailey to put Milwaukee in a 15-point hole, the ball went to Jovanovich at the top of the key. He slowly backed down DeVries and as the shot clock neared zero calmly hit a fadeaway off one leg in slow motion.

That bucket slowed the roll of the Hoosiers momentarily, sparking a 9-2 run to draw the Panthers within 43-36 with two minutes to go in the first half.

Defensively, Jovanovich was tasked with guarding DeVries and held him to just two points in the first half by presenting him with a physical challenge off the dribble and not allowing his shifty back cuts to work. DeVries hit a pair of threes in the second half to finish with 12 points but was, on the whole, outdueled by Jovanovich.

“I thought D-Lo did an unreal job on DeVries,” Lundy said. “This was D-Lo’s best college game on both sides of the ball, to play like that against an all-American.”

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Milwaukee police chase, 15-year-old driver arrested

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January 8, 2026

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Milwaukee police chase, 15-year-old driver arrested

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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee police arrested a 15-year-old boy after a pursuit across the city’s north side Wednesday night.

What they’re saying:

The chase started around 9:20 p.m. MPD said officers saw a vehicle that was wanted in an armed robbery and tried to stop it near 33rd and Locust, but the driver took off.

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The chase ended roughly two miles away near 29th and Roosevelt, where the driver got out and ran. MPD said the suspect’s vehicle continued to roll and collided with another vehicle. Officers ultimately caught the 15-year-old and took him into custody.

What’s next:

Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.

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Milwaukee stabbing near 40th and McKinley; 1 wounded, 1 arrested

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January 8, 2026

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Milwaukee stabbing near 40th and McKinley; 1 wounded, 1 arrested

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Milwaukee Police Department

MILWAUKEE – One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Jan. 7.

What we know:

According to Milwaukee police, a 26-year-old was stabbed around 7 p.m. near 40th and McKinley.

Milwaukee police arrested a suspect on the scene.

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What you can do:

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips.

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Milwaukee man charged; officer trapped in defendant’s getaway car

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January 7, 2026

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Milwaukee man charged; officer trapped in defendant’s getaway car

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MILWAUKEE – A 26-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of fleeing police during an arrest attempt. An officer who was present to make the arrest ended up being trapped in the backseat of the defendant’s vehicle during an attempt to flee law enforcement. The accused is Kewane Daniels – and he faces the following criminal counts:

First-degree recklessly endangering safety
False imprisonment
Operating a motor vehicle to flee or in an attempt to elude an officer
Second-degree recklessly endangering safety

Property taken, arrest attempt

What we know:

According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police reported to the Comfort Suites near 118th and Silver Spring after a caller indicated that “property had been taken from her by the defendant,” the complaint says. The caller indicated location data alerted her that the property was in the hotel parking lot. Daniels also had two warrants for his arrest.

The caller reached out to Daniels to come outside and meet her. Law enforcement were going to assist with arresting Daniels and getting the property back.

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The complaint indicates Daniels approached his car, and an officer followed and positioned himself behind an open rear door. He “drew his service weapon knowing that Daniels was reported to frequently be armed,” the complaint says. The officer ordered Daniels not to place the car in drive, but the complaint says Daniels ignored the orders and “accelerated in reverse in an attempt to flee (the officer).”

Arresting officer trapped in defendant’s vehicle

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The officer, who was now being forced to back pedal, “realized he could not keep up with the quickly reversing vehicle, and feared he may be overtaken and crushed beneath the auto. (The officer) stated that he had to jump into the open rear passenger’s seat in order to escape the possibility of being knocked down beneath the oncoming vehicle’s door and tires,” the complaint says.

The defendant quickly accelerated out of the hotel parking lot with the officer in the rear seat. The officer “continually ordered him to stop the car,” the complaint says. The officer stated, “Daniels fled at a high rate of speed near 90 mph east on W. Silver Spring Drive while losing control and mounting the curb several times,” the complaint says. During this entire incident, the officer said he “kept his service weapon aimed at Daniels while in the back seat. Due to the speeds and reckless driving, (the officer) could not exit the vehicle,” the complaint says.

The court filing says the officer having his firearm pointed had no effect on Daniels pulling over the vehicle. Later, he put his weapon away to try and convince Daniels that he was not in danger and to pull over the vehicle. Instead, the defendant continued fleeing and driving recklessly, the complaint says.

Defendant bails, car crashes

What we know:

Near 92nd and Birch Avenue in Milwaukee, the complaint says, “Daniels opened the driver’s door and abandoned the vehicle which was still moving at approximately 35 mph.” The officer remained trapped in the rear passenger seat of the driverless vehicle which “came to a stop when it mounted the curb, continued into a front yard, and eventually crashed into a tree,” the complaint says. It is noted that Daniels’ vehicle had the child locks engaged, so the officer was unable to exit the vehicle on his own.

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Officers in other squads quickly located Daniels. The complaint indicates the defendant was “missing footwear in extremely frigid temperatures.” His footwear was recovered in a grassy area near where he was taken into custody.

What’s next:

Online court records indicate Daniels is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on Thursday, Jan. 8.

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