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Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left Saturday to lead No. 12 Purdue past pesky Oregon 68-64. Braden Smith finished with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists as the Boilermakers (19-4, 9-3 Big Ten) won their second straight since breaking a three-game losing streak. Purdue has played only two home games since Jan. 14 and in this one, Smith reached yet another milestone by becoming the first Big Ten player with 1,000 points and 500 assists in c...

Ron, Dylan and Ron Jr. will team up as a family at All-Star Weekend.

Lamar Wilkerson made two free throws with 2.8 seconds left in overtime to lift Indiana to a 78-77 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. Wilkerson finished with 25 points, Sam Alexis added 19, Tucker DeVries 16 and Conor Enright 11 for Indiana (16-8, 7-6 Big Ten). Nolan Winter had a career-high 26 points plus 12 rebounds to lead the Badgers (16-7, 8-4).

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Grace VanSlooten recorded her fifth double-double of the season, Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Rashunda Jones added 14 in No. 12 Michigan State’s come-from-behind 81-70 win over Penn State on Saturday afternoon. VanSlooten was the leading scorer for the Spartans (20-4, 9-4 Big Ten), with 20 points and 14 rebounds. She shot 9 of 18 from the field. Kennedy Blair added 12 points. Kiyomi McMiller scored a career-high 37 points for Penn State (8-16, 1-12) on 16 of 33...

Here are the four best current buyout targets for the Golden State Warriors, as they’ve been linked with a former star point guard in the market.

Here are five things to know about Illinois guard Keaton Wagler.

Here are five things to know about Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jayden Stone scored 22 points, Mark Mitchell added 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Missouri took down South Carolina, 78-59 on Saturday. Stone was an efficient 7-for-9 shooting from the field (3 for 4 from deep), and Mitchell went 7 for 11 (1 for 2 from deep) for the Tigers (16-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference). Mizzou was 25-for-54 shooting from the field overall. T.O. Barrett added 14 points and seven rebounds, but struggled shooting (4 for 12). The Tigers did not...

Brad Stevens confirmed that Jayson Tatum "still has a ways to go" in his recovery from a torn Achilles and that the Boston Celtics are not rushing his return. "He's hit a lot of the thresholds, he's doing more and more and will continue to do more and more," Stevens said on Friday. "There's no pressure from us. But there's also not going to be any of us saying, 'Well, why don't you just take another week?' It's going to be: When he's ready, he's ready." Tatum said last month that he thinks ab...

As the Miami Heat didn’t end up making any moves at the trade deadline, being unable to land their top target in Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, the future of the team has been on the minds of every fan. After the Heat’s latest clash with the Boston Celtics on Friday night, it ended in […] The post How Heat’s latest collapse makes Giannis offseason pursuit even more important appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Davis, who is dealing with hand and groin issues, shared his first thoughts about his new team since being traded by the Mavericks

Η επιστροφή του Μάνου Μανουσέλη στον πάγκο του Πρωτέα Βούλας, ξεχώρισε στην 20η αγωνιστική της Elite League, καθώς "συνοδεύτηκε" από νίκη με buzzer beater, απέναντι στον Κόροιβο Αμαλιάδας The post Elite League: Νικηφόρο ντεμπούτο για Μανουσέλη στον πάγκο του Πρωτέα appeared first on Eurohoops .

The opening day of Week 19 in the Turkish Basketball Super League delivered two solid victories, as Bahçeşehir Koleji and Beşiktaş GAIN cruised past their opponents with dominant performances The post Flynn shines as Bahçeşehir and Beşiktaş get convincing wins in BSL appeared first on Eurohoops .

Pistons first-time All-Star Jalen Duren is pulling out of the Slam Dunk contest due to a knee injury. He will be replaced by Magic rookie Jase Richardson.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Darius Acuff scored 24 points and Trevon Brazile added 19 to lead No. 21 Arkansas to an 88-68 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. The Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3 Southeastern Conference) shot 52% from the field and made-eight 3 pointers while securing their largest margin of victory in an SEC road game this year. Meleek Thomas added 17 points for Aransas while Billy Richmond had 14. Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State (11-12, 3-7) with 16 points but failed to make a ...

The Warriors are signing two-way guard Pat Spencer to a contract for the rest of the season.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Sananda Fru had 17 points while No. 24 Louisville survived at the foul line late after blowing a 15-point second-half lead to beat Wake Forest 88-80 on Saturday. J'Vonne Hadley added 15 points for the Cardinals (17-6, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 52.9% but had to finish this one out while going the last 6:38 without a field goal. Louisville made 19 of 22 (86.4%) free throws after halftime, repeatedly cashing in at the line after the Demon Deacons made th...

Bahçeşehir Kolej, ONVO Büyükçekmece'yi konuk etti. The post Malachi Flynn Yıldızlaştı; Bahçeşehir Koleji, Büyükçekmece’yi Farka Boğdu appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Toronto Raptors provided key injury updates Saturday afternoon ahead of their matchup against the Indiana Pacers, as the team continues a five-game homestand. Toronto (31–22) is set to host Indiana (13–39) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Raptors’ latest injury report lists center Jakob Poeltl as questionable while he continues return-to-competition reconditioning, while […] The post Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl, Immanuel Quickley get big injury updates for Pacers clash appeared first on ClutchP...

Boston’s new big man was an active post-up presence in the team’s win over Miami Friday night.

Quadir Copeland and Paul McNeil Jr. combined for 42 points and N.C. State beat Virginia Tech 82-73 on Saturday. Copeland and McNeil had 21 each, with Copeland notching a 10-assist double-double to go with five steals, tying his career high. It's the fourth time this season Copeland has had 10-plus assists, and his second straight double-double after registering zero before this week.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Lewis had 16 points and No. 18 Virginia held Syracuse to its lowest point total of the season in a 72-59 win on Saturday. Lewis started the game hot, making his first four 3-point attempts. He finished 4 of 8 beyond the arc and 5 of 10 overall. Ugonna Onyenso had 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Cavaliers (20-3, 9-2 Atlantic Coast). Naithan George led Syracuse (13-11, 4-7) with 19 points. He made 8 of 9 shots. Nate Kingz and J.J. Starling each...

Rienk Mast scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 9 Nebraska rolled to an 80-68 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Cornhuskers (21-2, 10-2 Big Ten) were coming off their first losses of the season, falling to No. 2 Michigan 75-72 and No. 5 Illinois 78-69. Rutgers (9-15, 2-11) has lost seven straight.

The Los Angeles Lakers finally finished their annual Grammy road trip this past week, capping it off with an easy win against the Brooklyn Nets. The Lakers went 5-3 on their eight-game road trip, a solid record considering they didn’t have Austin Reaves until the finale against the Nets. The win against Brooklyn was much-needed […]

The Clippers plan to sign free agent guard Dalano Banton to a 10-day contract, according to reports from Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter links). More to come…

Appearing on a podcast, Luka admitted Kevin Durant was the first player who truly made the NBA feel real.

The pressure is on for the Washington Wizards to be competitive during the 2026-27 season after two bold moves to acquire perennial All-Star point guard Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks and future Hall of Fame big man Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks. On the flip side, both Young and Davis are currently dealing […]