By GREG MENGELT

BOSTON — Romeo Langford continues to be hot from behind the 3-point arc and his Boston Celtics won for the third time in four games Wednesday at home against Toronto.

Langford went 2-for-3 from the 3-point line — bringing his season 3-point percentage up to 46.7 percent (7-for-15) — in the Celtics’ 104-88 triumph at T.D. Garden Center.

Less than 30 seconds after entering the game for Dennis Schroder, Langford made his first 3 on an assist from Jayson Tatum to put Boston up 21-16. A minute later, Tatum assisted a second Langford 3 and the Celtics led 26-19. Thanks in large part to Langford’s flurry, Boston led 33-25 at the end of a one quarter. The Celtics led the rest of the way.

Tatum led the Celtics (5-6) with 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Schroder had 20 points in the win.

Langford, who added two rebounds and an assist Wednesday, and the Celtics can be seen on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they host the defending World Champion Milwaukee Bucks.

Rookie Scottie Barnes led Toronto (6-6) with 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists. The Raptors shot just 42.9 percent and turned the ball over 18 times.

By GREG MENGELT

CRAWFORDSVILLE — Isaac Hibbard had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists to help Hanover start its 2021-22 season with an 83-81 win at Wabash.

Hibbard went 5-for-11 from the floor and made six of his 10 free throw attempts in the victory. The former New Albany standout also contributed five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Christian Academy graduate Noah Williams led the Panthers’ bench unit with 11 points, three rebounds and an assist. Williams was 4-for-5 from the floor and made his only 3-point attempt.

Max Greenamoyer added 15 points for Hanover, which led by as many as 13 — at 53-40 — on a Hibbard layup with 12:16 remaining. The Giants never seriously threatened the lead and needed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to get within 2.

Hanover faces Indiana State on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Terre Haute.

Wabash’s Jack Davidson led all scorers with 33 points.

By GREG MENGELT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Former North Harrison star Langdon Hatton scored six points in his William & Mary debut Wednesday. Hatton’s effort wasn’t enough in the Tribe’s 77-59 loss at Wake Forest.

The 6-foot-10 forward came off the bench and played 15 minutes. He was 3-for-5 from the floor and grabbed five rebounds.

The Tribe (0-1), who face American on Friday at 7 p.m., were led by 18 points from sophomore Ben Wight. He was the lone Wiliam & Mary player in double figures.

Wake, which led from start to finish, got 22 points from senior guard Alondes Williams.

Topics and headlines discussed on today’s radio show included:

• Silver Creek product Trey Kaufman-Renn will redshirt this season, Purdue coach Matt Painter announced Tuesday.
• IU’s opponent on Friday, Northern Illinois, knocked off Washington last night, 71-64.
• Dopirak recapped the top storylines from last night’s IU-Eastern Michigan game.
• New Albany football set to host Bloomington South in Friday’s regional championship.
• And more.

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The Hoosier Report with Matt Denison is a daily radio show that features coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers and sports from a Southern Indiana perspective. The show can be heard live weekdays at 11 a.m. on WXVW-1450/96.1 in Southern Indiana and Louisville, Ky.

By GREG MENGELT

RENO, Nev. — Jeffersonville graduate Tre Coleman went scoreless in 21 minutes in Tuesday’s season opener, but his Nevada Wolfpack had little trouble defeating Eastern Washington, 91-76 at the Lawlor Events Center.

Coleman missed all five of his attempts, including a pair of 3-point tries, but did have three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in the victory. The sophomore averaged 5.5 points last season.

The other four Wolfpack starters — Desmond Cambridge Jr., Grant Sherfield, Warren Washington and Will Baker — each scored in double figures. Cambridge, a transfer from Brown, led the way with 22 points and made 4 of his 9 3-point attempts.

Nevada, which shot 50.7 percent from the floor in the win, will try to go 2 for 2 on the season when they host San Diego. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. locally.

Linton Acliese III had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Eastern Washington.

By GREG MENGELT

MARION — Indiana University Southeast found out exactly why Indiana Wesleyan is ranked ninth in the country and is considered a national championship contender during Tuesday’s 109-76 defeat in Marion.

The Wildcats shot 57.6 percent from the floor, made 53.8 percent of its 3-point attempts and controlled the game from start to finish. Indiana Wesleyan, which had 29 assists on 38 buckets, had four players in double figures led by Seth Maxwell’s 26.

Four Grenadiers reached double figures in the defeat. Anthony Wales Jr. led IU Southeast with 19 points, while Jared Osborne and Glenn Hill Jr. finished with 16 apiece and Charlestown graduate Caleb Brown contributed 10 points and an assist.

Indiana Wesleyan, which entered the NAIA tournament as the top ranked team before bowing out in the Sweet 16, out-rebounded the Grenadiers 44-25 and led by as many as 40 when a late 35-10 run put the Wildcats ahead 108-68.

IUS (1-3) heads to the University of the Cumberlands for a tournament this week. The Grenadiers face the host Patriots Thursday at 7 p.m.