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Watch the highlights from No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 10 Villanova’s matchup in the First round of the 2026 women’s NCAA tournament.

Can They Win This One At Home Against The Soaring Hawks?

Jerami Grant made a 3-pointer with 22.2 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 108-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. After a timeout by the Trail Blazers, Grant took an inbound pass from Jrue Holiday and made his fourth 3 of the night from the right corner. Grant grabbed a defensive rebound at the other end and made two free throws to finish with 26 points in Portland’s third straight win.

After spending the first six years of her career with the Phoenix Mercury, the 6-foot-1 guard joined the Fever ahead of the 2025 season via a multi-team trade. Cunningham made an immediate impact on the Fever. Cunningham, however, suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Watch the Game Highlights from Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Villanova Wildcats, 03/20/2026

Earlier this season, Florida basketball 7-9 center Olivier Rioux became the tallest player to play in an NCAA basketball game.

The Houston Rockets ended the Atlanta Hawks’ 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 victory on Friday night at Toyota Center, using a dominant second half to take control. Houston improved after a recent dip in form, while Atlanta’s longest winning run in over a decade came to a halt despite entering the game in strong […] The post Kevin Durant powers Rockets past Hawks, snaps Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luka Garza added a season-high 22 points and the Boston Celtics used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night. Payton Pritchard added 19 points for the Celtics, who have won four straight. The win kept Boston in second place in the East, 1 1/2 games ahead of the New York Knicks who held on for a 93-92 victory over Brooklyn earlier Friday night.

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The Warriors couldn't take advantage of the Pistons, who were without Cade Cunningham, as they fell 115-101 on Friday night.

The Knicks eventually overcame their lethargic start, and blowing a double-digit fourth-quarter lead, in a 93-92 win over the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday night.

VanSlooten added 10 rebounds for Michigan State (23-8), the fifth seed in the Sacramento Region. The Spartans will play either No. 4 seed Oklahoma or No. 13 seed Idaho in the second round on Sunday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status with the Milwaukee Bucks remains uncertain as the NBA’s regular season comes to a close.

The Bruins (24-11) play the winner of the game between No. 2 seed UConn and Furman on Sunday. Jordan Burks scored 22 points and hit six 3-pointers — including one that made it 72-69 with 10 seconds left — to almost single-handedly carry UCF (21-12) into the second round. Under comical and combustible coach Mick Cronin, the Bruins are back in the second round — with one player minus a tooth — for the second straight tournament after missing out in 2024.

Box score for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA game from March 20, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Box score for the Boston Celtics vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA game from March 20, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Watch the highlights from No. 7 UCLA and No. 10 UCF’s matchup in the first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament.

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High Point's bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body. The campus, home to some 6,300 students, has a steakhouse that’s part of the meal plan where reservations are required; there's a dress code and no cellphones are allowed. There's also a mock airplane cabin on campus where students can rehearse talking up executives during a flight.

Jalen Duren scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Friday night in a game missing two of the NBA's biggest stars. The Pistons beat the Warriors in the first matchup of the season between the teams on Jan. 30, but that was the last game Golden State's Steph Curry (knee) has played this season. Now, Detroit's Cade Cunningham (chest) has joined him for an extended absence.

Watch the highlights from No. 5 St John’s and No. 12 Northern Iowa’s matchup in the first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament.

Watch the Game Highlights from UCLA Bruins vs. UCF Knights

The Memphis Grizzlies needed a spark to halt an eight-game slide. They found it in the long-limbed defensive versatility of Taylor Hendricks. In a pivotal home victory over Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets, the 22-year-old shotswatter showcased exactly why the Grizzlies are betting on his former first-round pedigree. Hendricks turned in a stat line that defined “disruptive,” […] The post Why Grizzlies are giving ‘disruptive’ former first-round pick a second chance appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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The Pistons became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff spot after they defeated Golden State on Friday. Detroit, which was playing without star guard Cade Cunningham (collapsed lung) and backup center Isaiah Stewart (calf strain), received key contributions from several players in the win. Jalen Duren (a team-high 23 points […]

Jenkins supplied 22 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-7 FT), eight assists, seven rebounds and one steal across 38 minutes in Friday's 115-101 win over the Warriors. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

The full injury report for Friday night’s game.

Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Stirtz made two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining help put the game away after Clemson (24-11) rallied to within 61-57 in the closing minutes. Kael Combs kept the Hawkeyes stay afloat with 15 points and Alvaro Foigueiras came off the bench to score 14.