NBA Scores & Schedule, College Bowl Games & NFL Playoffs – The Morning After Sports Report 1/4/12

The San Antonio Spurs had their seven-game winning streak snapped with their loss in last night's NBA action. Kansas State got destroyed by Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.

We'll take a look back at yesterday's scores and offer up this weekend's action in the NBA, NCAA, and NFL.

NBA SCORES

NEW YORK 100 - San Antonio 83... The Knicks ran past the Spurs in the second half and ended San Antonio's seven-game winning streak. Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points. J.R. Smith added 20 points.

Minnesota 100 – DENVER 97... Jose Juan Barea scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter to help rally the Timberwolves past the Nuggets. Kevin Love had 12 points and 17 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with a sprained finger in his right hand.

NBA SCHEDULE

• Brooklyn is at Washington
• Toronto hosts Sacramento
• Cleveland is at Charlotte
• Detroit hosts Atlanta
• Chicago is at Miami
• Boston hosts Indiana
• Portland is at Memphis
• Oklahoma City hosts Philadelphia
• Houston is at Milwaukee
• Phoenix hosts Utah

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCORES

#5 Oregon 35, #7 Kansas State 17 in the Fiesta Bowl

TODAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

#10 Texas A&M plays #12 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, 8 p.m. EST, Fox

SATURDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

Pittsburgh plays Mississippi in the BBVA Compass Bowl

SUNDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

#25 Kent State plays Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl

MONDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

#1 Notre Dame plays #2 Alabama in the BCS Championship

NCAA TOP 25 MENS BASKETBALL

• #2 Michigan 94, NORTHWESTERN 66
• #3 ARIZONA 92, Colorado 83 (OT)
• #10 Gonzaga 78, PEPPERDINE 62

SATURDAY'S NFL SCHEDULE

Cincinnati is at Houston, 4:30 p.m. EST, NBC

Green Bay hosts Minnesota, 8 p.m. EST, NBC

SUNDAY'S NFL SCHEDULE

Indianapolis is at Baltimore, 1 p.m. EST, CBS

Washington hosts Seattle, 4:30 p.m., Fox