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Cal Baptist wins WAC as Utah Valley misses tying alley-oop

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Updated Mar 15, 2:47 PM ET

No. 2 seed Cal Baptist beat top-seeded Utah Valley 63-61 to win the final Western Athletic Conference tournament after the Wolverines' Isaac Davis missed a potential tying alley-oop dunk with three seconds left.

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Boston and Phoenix meet in cross-conference matchup

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Phoenix Suns (39-28, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (44-23, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns take on the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics have gone 22-10 in home games. Boston leads the league in team defense, allowing 107.0 points while holding opponents to 44.1% shooting. The Suns have gone 17-15 away from home. Phoenix is last in the league scoring 42.9 points per game in the paint. T...

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Memphis visits Chicago on 4-game road skid

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Memphis Grizzlies (23-43, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-40, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Memphis travels to Chicago looking to stop its four-game road skid. The Bulls are 16-18 on their home court. Chicago ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 28.8 assists per game led by Tre Jones averaging 5.5. The Grizzlies are 11-23 in road games. Memphis ranks third in the Western Conference with 28.5 assists per game led by Cam Sp...

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Los Angeles visits Houston following overtime win against Denver

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Los Angeles Lakers (42-25, third in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (41-25, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles visits the Houston Rockets following the Lakers' 127-125 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets are 23-19 in conference matchups. Houston ranks second in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, giving up only 109.9 points while holding opponents to 45.9% shooting. The Lakers are 28-16 in Wes...

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Clippers' Kawhi Leonard exits Kings showdown with ankle injury

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Updated Mar 15, 11:10 PM ET

Kawhi Leonard suffered an apparent ankle injury during the Los Angeles Clippers’ clash with the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Leonard is going through the 15th season of his NBA career, his seventh with the Clippers. He continues to shine as one of the top veteran stars in the league, wowing crowds with his elite […] The post Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard exits Kings showdown with ankle injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Heat's Bam Adebayo calls out refs for 'altering' game vs. Magic

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Updated Mar 15, 12:30 PM ET

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat saw the return of Norman Powell and Tyler Herro, it wasn’t enough to get past the Orlando Magic on Saturday night, losing 121-117. With the Heat having major momentum after Bam Adebayo scored a historic 83 points on Tuesday and winning seven straight games on Thursday, the streak was […] The post Heat’s Bam Adebayo calls out refs for ‘altering’ game vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Hardaway, Rowe set pace as UTSA defense swarms in 54-40 win over Rice for American Conference title

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Ereauna Hardaway and Cheyenne Rowe each scored 13 points and UTSA held Rice to a season-low score beating the Owls 54-40 on Saturday in the American Conference title game on Saturday. Idara Udo added 11 points for No. 6 seed UTSA (18-15) which clinched its first championship — and NCAA Tournament berth —since joining the American. Hailey Adams was the only player for top-seeded Rice (28-5) in double figures with 12 points.

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SEC's Sankey says language in tampering rules is 'archaic' and NCAA needs to adjust quickly

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Speaking to reporters Saturday at the SEC basketball tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, the commissioner said the new landscape in college sports, which includes name-image-likeness payments to players, shifting and liberal transfer rules along with the increased influence of agents, calls for the language surrounding the rules to be changed. “We need clarity," Sankey said.

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Bulls Notes: Ivey, Williams, Giddey, Buzelis

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Updated Mar 15, 3:39 AM ET

The Bulls aren’t certain if Jaden Ivey will be able to play again this season, but he’s making progress in that direction, Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times writes in a subscriber-only story. The fourth-year guard recently took part in a workout with the team’s G League affiliate, and sources tell Cowley that he may […]

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Lakers' Reaves, Doncic deliver late-game magic in OT thriller

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Updated Mar 15, 5:34 PM ET

Austin Reaves executed a perfect missed free throw before sinking the game-tying bucket to force overtime, and Luka Doncic drained the winning jumper in the extra frame to lift the Lakers past the Nuggets on Saturday night.

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Harris, Taylor lead Kennesaw State 71-60 over Louisiana Tech for first Conference USA Championship

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Jaden Harris and Amir Taylor combined to score 35 points and No. 6 seed Kennesaw State defeated No. 4 seed Louisiana Tech to win their first Conference USA championship and clinch a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Harris posted 18 on 4 of 6 from behind the arc. Taylor had 17, going 9 for 11 from the free-throw line, while tallying six rebounds and two steals.

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