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CLEVELAND (AP) — Reserve Shammah Scott scored 12 points and his 25-foot, 3-point basket with six seconds left helped Akron to a 79-76 win over Toledo in the Mid-American Conference title game on Saturday. Austin Parks' desperation 3-point attempt for Toledo bounced off the back of the rim and fell to the floor as time expired. Amani Lyles scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Tavari Johnson scored 15 and Bowen Hardman 12 for Akron (29-5). Leroy Blyden Jr. scored 21 points, Parks and reser...

Paolo Banchero scored 27 points, Desmond Bane added 21 and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 121-117 on Saturday night, becoming the second team in the last 30 years to beat the same opponent five times in one season. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 for the Magic, who won their seventh straight and snapped Miami's season-best, seven-game winning streak. Orlando led by as many as 22, before Miami twice got within two in the final 18.5 seconds.

The Miami Heat had seven players score in double-digits but still fell to the Orlando Magic 121-117 on Saturday night.

After watching San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama turn in another dominant performance in a 115-102 win against the Charlotte Hornets, Keldon Johnson made a declaration about his teammate. With all the hype around Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point game, Metta World Peace believes Wembanyama can score 101. The legendary defender would probably agree […] The post Spurs’ Keldon Johnson drops mic with bold Victor Wembanyama take appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Jayson Tatum recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes as the Boston Celtics overcame the Washington Wizards 111-100 on Saturday at TD Garden. Neemias Queta added 24 points and 10 boards, helping Boston withstand a late Washington surge and hand the Wizards their 11th consecutive loss. Jaylen Brown contributed 16 points, and the […] The post Tatum, Queta lead Celtics past Wizards to snap losing streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

By the time Dan Hurley got called for a technical foul a little over seven minutes in, UConn had already given the ball away three times and committed another turnover by failing to get it inbounds. The sixth-ranked Huskies go into the NCAA Tournament having lost two of their past four games and displayed cracks throughout the season that threaten to prevent another long March Madness run for a program that expects it. "This team has definitely showed a level of fragility that some of our bes...

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen breaks down the biggest takeaways from Saturday's men's Big East Tournament title game.

There will be no Karl-Anthony Towns-Draymond Green rematch.

Phoenix might benefit from letting Khaman Maluach learn in real time.

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Lance Williams scored 18 points and No. 8 seed Prairie View A&M beat third-seeded Southern 72-66 on Saturday night to win the SWAC Tournament. It’s the third title for Prairie View A&M (18-17) and the first since 2019. The Panthers are also the lowest seed to win the tournament since eighth-seeded Texas Southern in 2023. Southern trailed the entire game but pulled within 68-66 with 24 seconds left before Dontae Horne made two layups to end it. Prairie View had its lar...

According to ESPN sources, the Boston Celtics have decided to convert Max Shulga's contract L'articolo Boston Celtics lock up Max Shulga: Two-year deal for Ukrainian guard proviene da Sportando .

Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley had interesting reactions to Bam Adebayo's performance.

March is a special time for Patrick Ewing, whose journey to the Basketball Hall of Fame began with three Final Four runs and a title at Georgetown.

JJ Redick reveals what he's seen from Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic this season.

MIAMI – As the talk around the Miami Heat has been about Bam Adebayo scoring a historic 83 points on Tuesday against the Washington Wizards, there have been a lot of positives with the team entering Saturday on a seven-game winning streak. With the Heat beating the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after Adebayo scoring 83 […] The post The Heat player that has been ‘reliable since Day 1,’ per Erik Spoelstra appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Arizona will head into the NCAA tournament with a nine-game winning streak after holding off Houston 79-74 in Saturday's Big 12 tournament final, avenging its loss to the Cougars in last season's conference title game.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City ThunderDate: March 15th, 2026Time: 12:00 PM CDTLocation: Paycom CenterTelevision Coverage: ABCRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio Just over a week ago, the Timberwolves looked like a team that had finally remembered who it was supposed to be. They had steadied themselves, stacked some wins, climbed back into the heart of […]

The narrative or reputation is one thing. The reality is another.

Lakers coach JJ Redick looks ahead to difficult portion of the schedule.

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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Erin Condron scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and UC San Diego took control in the second and beat Hawaii 60-48 in the Big West Conference championship on Saturday. Makayla Rose scored 17 points for the second-seeded Tritons (24-8), who clinched the Big West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. It’s the fifth conference title for the Tritons during their 14-year tenure under head coach Heidi Vanderveer. Bailey Flavell scored 13 po...

Kaemyn Bekemeier scored 16 points, Lainie Douglas had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Missouri State shut down Louisiana Tech 43-38 in the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament on Saturday. Sixth-seeded Missouri State (22-12) allowed just 12 points in the second half and won despite suffering through a nine-minute scoreless stretch in the fourth quarter. Each team managed two points in the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter, then a 3-pointer from Paris Bradley got the Lady T...

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Fadima Tall scored 20 points and Olivia Hutcherson sparked a late surge to help No. 23 Princeton beat Harvard 63-53 on Saturday to win the Ivy League Tournament. Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard. The Crimson beat Columbia 74-71 in last season's title game. The Tigers have won six of the eight championships in the tournament’s history, and will make their fifth-straight NCAA Tournament trip and 13th appearance since 2010. H...

MIAMI – With Miami Heat stars Norman Powell and Tyler Herro set to return together in Saturday’s game against the Orlando Magic, there is no denying it will make for interesting rotations from head coach Erik Spoelstra. While the Heat have to distinguish the roles of Powell and Herro with 15 games left in the […] The post Erik Spoelstra’s ‘go time’ Heat declaration amid Norman Powell, Tyler Herro injury returns appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The San Antonio Spurs have a firm hold on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with 15 games remaining on the regular season schedule. While the team focuses on reaching the playoffs, it sounds like Victor Wembanyama has some lofty MVP and Defensive Player of the Year goals. During the postgame press conference […] The post Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has MVP and DPOY dreams this season appeared first on ClutchPoints .

A season-high 23 turnovers doom the Bucks

Lakers coach JJ Redick knew his team was taking better care of the ball. Whether it was a trend was something he needed to discuss with Max Wiviott, the Lakers’ coaching analyst. “Generally speaking, if you can’t catch it with the eye test, Wiv has a good answer,” Redick said. “Sometimes, when I think my...

Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 Saturday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the eighth time and first since winning the 2020 title. The third-seeded Razorbacks (25-8) will play No. 22 Vanderbilt, which routed No. 4 Florida earlier Saturday. Acuff, the SEC’s scoring leader and league’s player and freshman of the year, also had seven assists.

Dallas Mavericks veteran Klay Thompson is on the team’s injury report ahead of facing the Cleveland Cavs on Sunday. After Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg’s historic night in a 138-105 loss to the Cavs, he will most likely miss the rematch on the road. Flagg recorded his 25th 20+ point game, surpassing Hall of Fame guard […] The post Mavericks’ Klay Thompson lands on injury report for Cavs clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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