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Acuff Jr. scores 37 as No. 17 Arkansas holds off Oklahoma to reach SEC Tournament semis

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Darius Acuff Jr. scored 37 points and No. 17 Arkansas held off Oklahoma 82-79 on Friday night to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals. The third-seeded Razorbacks (24-8) won their third straight overall and will play No. 15 seed Mississippi in the semifinals after the Rebels upset No. 15 Alabama 80-79 earlier Friday night. Trevon Brazile added 12 points for Arkansas.

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Oklahoma City faces Minnesota, aims for 8th straight win

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Minnesota Timberwolves (40-26, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-15, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City comes into a matchup against Minnesota as winners of seven straight games. The Thunder are 10-3 against the rest of their division. Oklahoma City averages 118.6 points and has outscored opponents by 10.8 points per game. The Timberwolves are 8-5 in division games. Minnesota is fifth in the NBA scoring 11...

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Cal Baptist tops Utah Tech 86-72 in WAC Tournament semifinal, will play Utah Valley for championship

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 41 points to lead California Baptist to an 86-72 victory over Utah Tech on Friday night in a Western Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal. No. 2 seed Cal Baptist (24-8) will play top seed Utah Valley in the championship game on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. Daniels sank 15 of 23 shots with four 3-pointers and 7 of 9 free throws for the Lancers. Jayden Jackson made five 3-pointers and scored 19. Ethan Pot...

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Detroit faces Toronto on 3-game win streak

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Detroit Pistons (48-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (37-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will attempt to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Toronto. The Raptors are 27-16 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto is the top team in the Eastern Conference with 18.8 fast break points led by RJ Barrett averaging 3.8. The Pistons are 32-10 in conference games. Detroit ranks third in the league allowin...

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Golden State takes on New York, seeks to break 4-game skid

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Golden State Warriors (32-34, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (43-25, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Golden State aims to end its four-game skid with a victory against New York. The Knicks have gone 23-9 at home. New York ranks eighth in the league with 33.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 8.8. The Warriors are 13-19 in road games. Golden State has a 4-4 record in games decided by less than 4 poin...

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Timberwolves 127, Warriors 117: Ant’s 42 Stops the Skid

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After three straight blowout losses, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally found a little relief Friday night in the Bay Area. And the timing couldn’t have been better. Minnesota entered the third game of its four-game road trip reeling. The defense had vanished. The offense had turned into a bricklaying contest. The Clippers had just hung 153 […]

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