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Christeen Iwuala scored 18 points for No. 7 seed Mississippi in a 73-57 win over No. 15 seed Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday. Ole Miss (22-10) led the entire game, jumping out with a 12-1 run to open the game and had a double-digit lead heading into halftime, 48-20. Iwuala shot a perfect 5 of 5 from the field in the first half for 10 points, and finished the day 8 of 8.
Cearah Parchment scored 15 points, and Destiny Jackson added 14 for No. 10-seeded Illinois in a 71-69 win over No. 10-seeded Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night. Maddie Webber added 13 for the Illini (21-10), Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored 12 and Berry Wallace finished with 11. Illinois will move on to the quarterfinals to play No. 2 seed Iowa.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Gabby Elliott had 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 10 seed Arizona State beat No. 7 seed Iowa State 77-68 on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Arizona State (24-9) advances to face No. 2 seed West Virginia in the quarterfinals on Friday and strengthened its case for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Sun Devils improved their win total dramatically under first-year coach Molly Miller after finishing with 11 victories last season. Arizona Sta...
Will the streak end?
It’s been a minute since I could definitively say I’ve seen the Detroit Pistons play a great basketball game on both ends of the floor. That is partly due to the incredibly high standard the team has set for itself this year. But you can also mix in some wins against marginal competition, some wins […]
The Spurs finish up the Rodeo Road Trip in Philly against the Sixers
Carleigh Wenzel scored 15 points, and Mackenzie Nelson added 14 as Virginia Tech rallied to beat Georgia Tech 62-54 on Thursday in the ACC Tournament. Virginia Tech (22-8) overcame a slow start that saw the Hokies miss 15 of their first 16 shots. Georgia Tech capitalized early, building a 17-7 lead after the first quarter.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears had 21 points and eight assists and Coen Carr also scored 21, helping No. 8 Michigan State hold off Rutgers 91-87 on Thursday night. The Spartans (25-5, 15-4 Big Ten) will close the regular season on the road against rival and third-ranked Michigan on Sunday. Michigan State has won five straight games to secure a top-four seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament and a double-bye into the quarterfinals. The Scarlet Knights (12-18, 5-14) have slumped toward...
Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg scored 16 points apiece, and Aday Mara had two tiebreaking shots in the final 1:22 as No. 3 Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 on Thursday night. The Wolverines (28-2, 18-1 Big Ten) were held 18 points below their season scoring average, but managed to hold off the Hawkeyes (20-10, 10-9) in the closing seconds. Iowa went on an 11-1 run to tie the game at 64 with 1:56 to play before Mara banked in a shot before the shot clock expired, putting Michigan in front a...
Lehigh's Nasir Whitlock made a half-court buzzer-beater to lift his team to a 69-66 win over Holy Cross in the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals
Ehis Etute and Katie Fiso combined for 32 second-half points to lead Oregon 73-68 past No. 14 Maryland in the second round of the Big 10 Tournament on Thursday. After two points from Etute in the first half and none from Fiso, Etute tallied 18 points, five rebounds and three blocks in the second half. Fiso had 14 on 7-of-13 shooting and four assists after halftime.
Trae had fans buzzing in D.C.
Jessica Timmons and Ta'Mia Scott combined for 43 points to lead Alabama 76-64 past Tennessee in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday. Timmons and Scott were both 3 of 5 from behind the arc. Timmons had 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting and Scott had 20 on 7-of-11 shooting to go with five rebounds.
Logyn Greer and Desiree Wooten both scored 10 points in No. 6 seed Colorado's 55-48 win over No. 11 seed Kansas on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Greer shot 4 for 7 from the field and drained both her attempts from 3-point range from the Buffaloes (21-10). Wooten added four assists.
Somebody’s got to win.
The Mavericks lose a fun one as Cooper Flagg returns to try and claim the Rookie of the Year award
Another night at the office, another quality win.
Grading the Mavericks in their 114-115 loss to the Magic
The Wolves won their fifth straight game, brining them up to the three seed in the Western Conference.
Golden State Warriors (32-30, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-15, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to earn its 50th win of the season when the Thunder play the Golden State Warriors. The Thunder are 34-9 in conference matchups. Oklahoma City has a 3-6 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Warriors are 22-19 in conference matchups. Golden State is third in the league with 29.2...
Orlando Magic (33-28, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-23, third in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota is looking to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Timberwolves take on Orlando. The Timberwolves are 22-11 on their home court. Minnesota is seventh in the Western Conference with 50.2 points per game in the paint led by Julius Randle averaging 10.3. The Magic are 13-16 in road games. Orlando is ninth in ...
Philadelphia 76ers (34-28, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (32-31, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta hosts Philadelphia aiming to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Hawks have gone 18-21 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 51.8 points per game in the paint led by Jalen Johnson averaging 12.3. The 76ers are 21-20 against conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks sixth ...
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs highlighted Detroit's limitations in a changing environment, routing the Pistons 121-106 Thursday night.
Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 120‑113 Thursday at Ball Arena, with All-Stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray each scoring 28 points. Jokic added 12 rebounds and 13 assists for his 23rd triple-double of the season, offsetting nine turnovers and keeping Denver ahead in the tightly contested Western Conference race. The Nuggets opened the […] The post Jokic records triple-double as Nuggets hold off Lakers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 120-113 loss over the Nuggets.
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (15-14, 11-9 MAAC) vs. Merrimack Warriors (18-11, 15-5 MAAC) Atlantic City, New Jersey; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack takes on Mount St. Mary's in the MAAC Tournament. The Warriors' record in MAAC games is 15-5, and their record is 3-6 in non-conference play. Merrimack is second in the MAAC in rebounding with 34.9 rebounds. Madison Roman paces the Warriors with 10.8 boards. The Mountaineers are 11-9 against MAAC opponents. Mount St. Mary's is thi...
Oregon and Illinois upset ranked Big Ten tournament opponents, Kansas State shocked Texas Tech, Michigan held off Iowa, Smith went off and more from Thursday's college basketball action.
The Hornets just handed the Celtics a brutal loss. Could these teams meet in Round 1 of the playoffs? It wouldn't be an easy series for Boston.
The Suns really need this win against a reeling Bulls squad.
I’m going to write this preview with the same effort that the Houston Rockets show most nights. Think of the next four paragraphs as the quarters in a game. Oh, there’s a game tomorrow? I guess I can think about writing one. Who are we playing? The Portland Trail Blazers? Meh there’s not good so […]
