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No. 13 Virginia wraps up No. 2 seed in ACC with 75-70 win over Wake Forest

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Thijs De Ridder scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Wake Forest 75-70 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 2 seed and a double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Jacari White added 14 points and Johann Grunloh had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3) beat the Demon Deacons for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings. Coming off a humbling loss at No. 1 Duke in which they missed 28 of 35 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers struggled again from ...

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No. 5 Florida closes out home schedule with a 34-point drubbing of Mississippi State

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Alex Condon scored 26 points, Xaivian Lee added 19 and No. 5 Florida celebrated its first Southeastern Conference title since 2014 with a 108-74 romp over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey presented the Gators with the regular-season trophy before their home finale, and Florida formally secured the outright championship when Georgia closed out No. 16 Alabama earlier in the night. This one looked a little shaky early but ended like the others — with the Gators pu...

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Roy and Clary lead Oklahoma State over UCF, 111-104 in OT

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Roy finished with 27 points, Kanye Clary scored seven of his 23 in overtime and Oklahoma State beat UCF 111-104 on Tuesday night. Oklahoma State ended the extra period on an 11-4 run and outscored UCF 17-10. Clary hit a 3-pointer and shot 4 of 4 from the line in OT. The Cowboys (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) have won two of their last three since ending a five-game losing streak. UCF (20-9, 9-8) has lost two straight. Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman added 16 points apiec...

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Griffen scores 21, Dominguez 17 and Texas A&M tops Kentucky 96-85

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Rylan Griffen and Ruben Dominguez came off the bench to score 21 and 17 points respectively and Texas A&M defeated Kentucky 96-85 on Tuesday night. With Griffen and Dominguez (who have 48 combined starts) leading the way, the Aggies held a dominant 57-39 advantage in bench points. Rashaun Agee had 14 points and eight rebounds and Pop Isaacs contributed 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Texas A&M (20-10, 10-7 SEC), which had lost six of eight coming in.

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Thunder vs Bulls injury report ahead of Tuesday clash - TalkBasket.net

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls without several key contributors, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) and Jalen Williams (right hamstring strain). Branden Carlson, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Ajay Mitchell also remain sidelined due to injuries, while Nikola Topic is on a G League assignment. Chicago faces its own roster challenges […] The post Thunder vs Bulls injury report ahead of Tuesday clash appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Minus lead scorer Haggerty, McGriff and Johnson help Kansas State hold off West Virginia 65-63

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Khamari McGriff scored 18 points and Nate Johnson scored 16 points and Kansas State delivered another blow to West Virginia's NCAA Tournament hopes holding off the Mountaineers 65-63 on Tuesday night. Reserve Chance Moore scored 18 points, Brenen Lorient scored 14 points, reserve DJ Thomas 12 and Honor Huff 11 for West Virginia. It was the first win of the season for the Wildcats in which they didn't score 81-or-more points. PJ Haggerty, the nation’s third-leading score...

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Lawal scores 20 in Virginia Tech's 72-63 win over Boston College

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Tobi Lawal scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Neoklis Avdalas added 15 points and six rebounds, and Virginia Tech got by Boston College, 72-63 on Tuesday night. Amani Hansberry and Ben Hammond each scored 11 for the Hokies (19-11, 8-9 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 14-3 at home this season. Virginia Tech led for all but 47 seconds of game time, taking the lead for good on an Avdalas 3-pointer to open the scoring.

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