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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo had 28 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals, Cassandre Prosper added 12 points and No. 5 seed Notre Dame beat 12th-seeded Miami 69-54 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament. Notre Dame (21-9), which received 26 votes in the latest AP poll, moves on to play No. 4 seed NC State in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Fighting Irish have won six consecutive games and eight of the last nine, including downing then-No. 10 Louisville at h...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 24 points, Jeremy Dent-Smith added 21 and Stanford held off Notre Dame for an 86-78 victory on Wednesday night for the Cardinal's third straight win. Stanford took the lead for good with about nine minutes to play in the first half and led by as many as 11 points in the second. Notre Dame pulled within three points twice inside the final two minutes, but Jaylen Thompson and Dent-Smith each answered with 3-pointers. Dent-Smith then shot 4 of 4 from t...

Star freshman Cameron Boozer and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State on Monday night to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title.

For the second straight week, Duke takes the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, extending its all-time record with 149 appearances in the top spot.

Hannah Hidalgo scored 30 points and Notre Dame rallied for a 65-62 victory over No. 10 Louisville on Sunday. The Fighting Irish (20-9, 12-6 Atlantic Coast) outscored the Cardinals 9-2 in the final 4:25 to finish the regular season with five straight victories, and their All-American guard overcame foul trouble to secure the win. Hidalgo scored seven in that run and also had a steal with 14 seconds left.

The Portland Trail Blazers travel to face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Sunday, March 1, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 PM ET. Both teams enter the matchup managing injuries to key contributors, shaping rotations and strategies for the contest. Portland faces significant absences. Damian Lillard remains sidelined with a left Achilles issue, […] The post Trail Blazers vs Hawks injury report for March 1 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

SOUTH BEND, ind. (AP) — Cole Certa scored 32 points, including 12 in overtime, Jalen Haralson added 25, and Notre Dame defeated N.C. State 96-90 on Saturday. The loss damages N.C. State's hopes of finishing in top four of the ACC. The top four teams in the regular season earn byes into the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State (19-10, 10-6) drops from a tie for fourth place into seventh with two games remaining. Certa, a 12.1 points per game scorer, has cracked 30 points three times...

The Portland Trail Blazers will be without Damian Lillard on Saturday, as he is listed out with a left Achilles tendon injury. Shaedon Sharpe remains sidelined due to a stress reaction in his left fibula, while Deni Avdija is doubtful with a low back issue. Donovan Clingan is questionable after missing time with an illness. […] The post Trail Blazers vs Hornets injury report for Saturday appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls will play on Thursday night. Deni Avdija is dealing with an injury, so is he playing tonight? Avdija, 25, made his first All-Star team this season. He has played well, but injuries have been a concern at times for the Blazers guard. Overall, Avdija has appeared in 48 […] The post Is Deni Avdija playing tonight? Blazers vs. Bulls injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 24 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Duke beat Notre Dame 100-56 on Tuesday night, handing the Irish their worst home loss since 1898. Duke (26-2, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), playing its first game this season as No. 1, coming off win over then-No. 1 Michigan on Saturday, ended Notre Dame's streak of six home wins against AP No. 1-ranked teams, starting with UCLA in 1974, when the Fighting Irish ended UCLA’s record 88-game winning streak. The 6-fo...

SportsLine's model simulated Notre Dame vs. top-ranked Duke and revealed its college basketball picks for this ACC matchup

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Roman Siulepa scored 22 points, and Nojus Indrusaitis added a career-high 17 as Pittsburgh held off Notre Dame 73-68 on Saturday. The Panthers (10-17, 3-11 ACC) shot 45% from the field and made 11 of 24 from 3-point range, leading 23-20 at halftime. Siulepa went 7 of 10 from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers while adding seven rebounds and three steals. Cameron Corhen finished with 13 points and eight rebounds as Pittsburgh ended a five-game skid. Notre Dame (12-15,...

Stephen Curry will participate in the 2027 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. Curry previously won the contest in 2015 and 2021 , which was the last time he participated in the event. Curry also said he will try to persuade Klay Thompson to join him. Thompson won it in 2016 in Toronto. Damian Lillard has won it in three of the past four seasons. Curry is the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made and has led the league in the category eight separate times in his career.

Pistons The rise in Detroit has been fast. Even J.B. Bickerstaff admits that. The Pistons have gone from the bottom of the East to the top in barely two seasons, a turnaround that surprised outsiders and slightly caught the coach off guard, too. But Bickerstaff told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears that the belief was always […] The post NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Sixers appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Damian Lillard and Stephen Curry are already texting about it, and Devin Booker will be on his home court.

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is already thinking about a return to the NBA’s Three-Point Contest next season, according to Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports. After watching Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers capture his third career title in this year’s event, Curry expressed interest in competing again, noting that he currently […] The post Steph Curry plans Three-Point Contest return appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

2026 NBA 3-Point Contest winner Damian Lillard wants to compete against the best shooters in the league next year. See who he recruited for 2027.

After Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard became the third player to win a third State Farm 3-Point Contest, Stephen Curry decided to have another show in 2027 in Phoenix. The two-time winner said he’s 100% in on NBA Showtime prior to Sunday’s All-Star Game. “We’re going to bring some people. Me, Dame, I’ll try to […] The post Stephen Curry set for 2027 All-Star 3-point contest in Phoenix appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Deni Avdija didn’t really stand out in his first All-Star appearance — with five points, four assists and one rebound in 15 minutes — but being selected for the game confirmed to fans who may not follow the Trail Blazers closely that he’s one of the league’s best players, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. […]

Two-time 3-point contest winner Stephen Curry will make his return to the shootout for next year's All-Star Weekend in Phoenix