Victor Wembanyama was the game-changer as the San Antonio Spurs completed a 25-point comeback win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored 21 points and No. 18 St. John's held off Seton Hall 72-65 on Friday night to clinch at least a share of its second straight regular-season Big East title. Bryce Hopkins had 11 points and seven rebounds and Oziyah Sellers had 11 points and five rebounds for the Red Storm (25-6, 18-2 Big East), who have consecutive regular-season titles for the first time in 40 years.
Marta Suarez had 17 points and eight rebounds, Taylor Bigby scored 11 of her 13 points in the first quarter, and No. 10 TCU began the defense of its women's Big 12 Tournament championship with a 63-46 quarterfinal victory over BYU on Friday. Olivia Miles added 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the top-seeded Horned Frogs (28-4), who will play No. 12 seed Kansas State in the semifinals on Saturday. Delaney Gibb scored 17 points to lead the ninth-seeded Cougars (22-11), who finished th...
Gary Payton II has long been a beloved member of the Golden State Warriors, and that was one of the main motivating factors for the team to reacquire him during the 2022-23 season after initially watching him leave for the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency. Some of the best seasons of his career have […] The post Gary Payton II’s honest Warriors ‘trade’ admission on potential Seattle expansion team appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Lakers took care of business this week ahead of some tough matchups.
When the Golden State Warriors traded Jonathan Kuminga to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, it set off a storm of discussion around the league. Many questioned Steve Kerr’s ability to develop young players. Now, Kerr is firing back at fans who are critical of the Warriors’ youth development, according to a post by 95. […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr fires back at fans critical of youth development after Jonathan Kuminga fiasco appeared first on ClutchPoints .
SEATTLE (AP) — Zoom Diallo scored a career-high 26 points, Hannes Steinbach added 22 with a career-best 24 rebounds, and Washington rolled past Southern California 91-72 on Wednesday night. Washington took the lead for good with 12:31 remaining. A 13-0 run that started with 4:33 to play pushed the Huskies' lead to 85-65 with about two minutes left. Diallo scored on a dunk and Nikola Dzepina added a 3 to end the surge. The Huskies (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) swept the season series against USC, and ...
The Oklahoma City Thunder survived the Knicks 103-100 to win its fourth straight and snap New York’s three-game streak on Wednesday night. Chet Holmgren tallied 28 points and eight rebounds, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points for the Thunder. Holmgren tied a career high with six three-pointers, and Lu Dort added 16 points, who recovered […] The post Thunder storm Knicks 103-100 behind Holmgren, Gilgeous-Alexander appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points, Joson Sanon added 15 off the bench — all after halftime — and No. 18 St. John's rallied from 12 down in the second half to beat skidding Georgetown 72-69 on Tuesday night. With a gritty comeback on Senior Night at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm (24-6, 17-2 Big East) tied No. 4 UConn atop the conference standings with one regular-season game remaining. A victory Friday night at Hudson River rival Seton Hall would give the Johnnies at least a share of their ...
Tariq Francis scored 19 points and Rutgers, which once led by 20 points in the first half, defeated Maryland 69-65 on Sunday to sweep the season series between the teams. Rutgers won 68-57 at home against Maryland in the other meeting this season. Trailing by 19 at halftime, Maryland stormed back early in the second half.
After his team's 89-57 loss to St. John's, Villanova coach Kevin Willard said working for Red Storm coach Rick Pitino was 'miserable'
Zuby Ejiofor's penultimate regular-season home game at St. John's was certainly a memorable one. The senior big man had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double as the 15th-ranked Red Storm bounced back from an embarrassing defeat by routing Villanova 89-57 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound Ejiofor, who also blocked three shots, had the fifth triple-double by a St. John’s player since the 1985-86 season, the school said.
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Jontay Porter, banned for life by the NBA for gambling in 2024 and currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a related federal charge, is planning to play for an upstart pro basketball league.
The Huskies pounded St. John's in a game that may have been turning points for both teams
UConn avenged a Feb. 6 loss by handing St. John's its largest defeat under Rick Pitino, a 72-40 blowout Wednesday night which the Red Storm missed their final 24 field goal attempts.
Devin McGlockton had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season as No. 25 Vanderbilt held off Georgia 88-80 on Wednesday night. Tyler Tanner also scored 17 for the Commodores (22-6, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who led by 20 in the first half before Georgia stormed back to tie the game midway through the second. Two free throws by McGlockton with 3 1/2 minutes left made it a two-possession game, and the Bulldogs went scoreless from the field over the final 4:24.
As the NBA considers expansion ideas, the conversation in Seattle has naturally turned to which players will eventually wear the green and gold. While the league has yet to formally approve new franchises, the groundwork is being laid near the Space Needle. When the Supersonics do eventually return, they’ll need cornerstone pieces, and one former […] The post Why Dejounte Murray makes perfect sense as Seattle expansion draft target appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Coming off a disappointing loss to the rival Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to get back on track on Tuesday night when they welcomed the Orlando Magic to town. Both of these teams have failed to meet expectations this season in a way, but the Magic kept fighting all night and came away […]
Cal Raleigh has already gone deep this spring, yet the switch-hitting Seattle Mariners catcher isn't focused on trying to hit 60 home runs again this season. Raleigh, who had an MLB-leading 60 homers last year, hit a 427-foot homer against the Chicago White Sox in an exhibition game Tuesday. The 29-year-old Raleigh, nicknamed “Big Dumper,” also had a career-high 125 RBIs and finished second in the American League MVP voting behind New York Yankees slugger and third-time winner Aaron Judge.
