Game RecapsSaturday, Mar 7, 2026

Washington Wizards (16-46, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (20-45, 13th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington comes into the matchup against New Orleans after losing seven straight games. The Pelicans are 11-21 in home games. New Orleans leads the NBA with 57.5 points in the paint. Zion Williamson leads the Pelicans averaging 15.8. The Wizards are 5-24 on the road. Washington averages 15.1 turnovers per game and is 9-9 when...

Charlotte Hornets (32-32, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (36-27, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte hits the road against Phoenix aiming to prolong its 10-game road winning streak. The Suns are 21-13 in home games. Phoenix is 7-7 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Hornets are 18-15 in road games. Charlotte is fifth in the Eastern Conference allowing only 112.5 points while holding opponents to 46.9% shooting. The Su...

Indiana Pacers (15-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (30-34, 10th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana is looking to stop its eight-game slide with a win against Portland. The Trail Blazers have gone 16-15 at home. Portland ranks eighth in the league with 45.7 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 11.5. The Pacers are 5-26 on the road. Indiana is 6-5 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Trail Blazers are s...

The Lakers took care of business with a victory against the Pacers on Friday night.

Who exactly are the Warriors winning with?

Before Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green stuck it to the Rockets for suffering another loss at home at the hands of his team, head coach Steve Kerr put the win into perspective during his postgame media availability. For a team winning without Stephen Curry against the Rockets, the Warriors captured a thrilling 115-113 win in […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr couldn’t hold back his smirking grin after owning Rockets in Houston again appeared first on ClutchPoints .

New York Knicks (41-23, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (38-25, sixth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the New York Knicks after Luka Doncic scored 44 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-117 win against the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers have gone 19-12 at home. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference with 51.6 points per game in the paint led by LeBron James averaging 11.2. The Knicks are 18-14 on the ro...

Phoenix bombed away from deep and escaped New Orleans by two.

The Milwaukee Bucks are theoretically a basketball team with Giannis.

It looked like New York was in for a tough and long one in Denver on Friday… …until it was not, as the Knicks put on a show and trounced the Nuggets a few miles away from South Park. Here’s a bunch of quotes from all of our folks. Mike Brown On the team still […]

Nicolas Batum was out of bounds on a potential game-winning play, then they gave up an offensive rebound to end final chance.

Ugo Onyenso and Malik Thomas each had 16 points, Sam Lewis scored 15 and No. 13 Virginia held off Virginia Tech for a 76-72 win on Saturday. The Cavaliers (27-4, 15-3) had already clinched the No. 2 seed in next week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, and are all but assured of a spot in the NCAA Tournament field. The Hokies (19-12, 8-10) entered squarely on the NCAA bubble and in seek of an AP Top 25 win to enhance their resume.

Fifth-seeded Notre Dame had three shots in the final 11 seconds with the game on the line, but top-seeded Duke hung onto its lead and came out on top 65-63 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament on Saturday. Notre Dame was up 49-46 at the start of the fourth quarter, A back-and-forth battle would ensue, and it ultimately leaned in the Blue Devils’ favor. Hope looked lost for Notre Dame after a 3-pointer by Taina Mair gave the Blue Devils a 64-60 lead ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Butta Johnson and Nick Davidson each scored 15 points and Clemson rallied in the second half to beat Georgia Tech 79-76 on Saturday in a regular-season finale. Clemson (22-9, 12-6 ACC) erased a six-point halftime deficit and outscored Georgia Tech 46-37 in the second half to secure the win. The Tigers had four players score in double figures and closed the game at the free-throw line in the final seconds. Georgia Tech (11-20, 2-16 ACC), which entered the game on an 11-gam...

BOSTON (AP) — Fred Payne scored 24 points, Boston College rallied late in the second half, and the Eagles defeated Notre Dame 77-69 on Saturday, the last day of the ACC regular season. The win moved Boston College (11-20, 4-14 ACC) into position to possibly take 15th place in the ACC standings. Still, the Eagles need Pittsburgh (4-13 ACC) to lose to Syracuse later in the day in order to take the spot. Boston College holds the tiebreaker with Pitt. Notre Dame (13-18, 4-14) won’t qualify for th...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Meechie Johnson scored 17 points and hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift South Carolina over Mississippi 64-61 on Saturday. South Carolina (13-18, 4-14 SEC) led 34-28 at halftime and held the advantage for much of the second half before the Rebels rallied to tie the game in the final minute. Mississippi (12-19, 4-14 SEC), which has lost 12 of its last 13 games, pulled even at 61 when Malik Dia converted a tip-in with one minute remaining. South Carolina went more t...

Serah Williams had 12 of her 14 points in the first half, Sarah Strong had 11 points and Azzi Fudd had 10 points as No. 1 UConn rolled to an 84-39 win over Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 48 games. KK Arnold added 11 points and Kayleigh Heckel had eight points for UConn (32-0), which won its 37th consecutive conference tournament game and 43rd in a row against the Hoyas.

Tyler Tanner scored 25 points to lead No. 24 Vanderbilt past No. 23 Tennessee 86-82 on Saturday. The Volunteers (21-10, 11-7) cut their deficit to five points at 69-64 with a 3-pointer by Amari Evans with 5:25 to play. Vandy's Chandler Bing answered with a 3-pointer to end that threat.

Ryan Conwell scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half, Adrian Wooley hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.4 seconds remaining and Louisville wasted a 12-point lead before hanging on to beat No. 22 Miami 92-89 on Saturday. J’Vonne Hadley scored 16 for the Cardinals, while Wooley and Isaac McKneely each scored 15. Louisville (22-9, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) wrapped up the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament with the win — and could see the Hurricanes (24-7, 13-5) in the quarterfinals.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jayden Pierre had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, Liutauras Lelevicius added 14 points, and TCU took down Cincinnati 73-63 in a regular-season finale for both teams. David Punch scored 13 points, dished seven assists and grabbed three steals for the Horned Frogs (21-10, 11-7 Big 12). It was their fifth straight win, setting a new program-best in Big 12 play. Pierre was 7-for-11 from the field, and the Frogs shot 44% overall and 27% from deep. Cincinnati sho...

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Fadima Tall scored 22 points, Madison St. Rose added 17 and No. 23 Princeton captured the Ivy League regular-season title with a 78-55 victory over Yale on Saturday. Leading by 10 points heading to the fourth quarter, Princeton (24-3, 12-2 Ivy League) blew the game open in the final 10 minutes. St. Rose and Tall each scored seven of Princeton's 26 points in the final period. Not long after Princeton's win, Harvard closed out a 68-64 victory over Columbia, which dropped ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins tallied a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Robert McCray V added 17 points, and Florida State cruised by SMU, 91-78 on Saturday. Wiggins shot 10 of 14 from the floor and 6 for 8 from deep for the Seminoles (17-14, 10-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who close out the regular season on a three-game winning streak. FSU closed out the first half on a 16-6 run that sent them into halftime with a 45-27 lead. Wiggins scored 16 points in the fir...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 33 points and Stanford hit 11 3-pointers to help beat North Carolina State 85-84 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season finale. Stanford (20-11, 9-9) has won four consecutive games while N.C. State (19-12, 10-8) extended its losing streak to four. Stanford used a 13-3 run for a 71-61 lead with 5:26 left. N.C. State pulled within two points twice inside the final minute but Jeremy Dent-Smith answered each time from the free-throw lin...

Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic had 16 points apiece, and No. 6 Iowa State scored 24 straight points to break open an 86-65 victory over Arizona State on Saturday. The Sun Devils led 45-41 when the game turned early in the second half. Momcilovic and Jefferson hit consecutive 3s to start the decisive run.

One of the most memorable games of the season.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Kanon Catchings scored 23 points, and Georgia erupted for 60 second-half points to defeat Mississippi State 102-96 on Saturday in a regular-season finale for both teams. Georgia (22-9, 10-8 SEC) finished the regular season with the most wins in program history and its first with fewer than 10 losses since 2002-03. The Bulldogs also improved to 8-0 this season when scoring at least 100 points. Mississippi State (13-18, 5-13) led 47-42 at halftime, marking the first tim...

Marta Suarez scored 14 of her 22 points in the third quarter and No. 10 TCU used a 24-16 scoring edge in the period on the way to a 74-62 win over Kansas State in a semifinal round game of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday. The Horned Frogs, who were the regular-season champions, will look to repeat as tournament champions Sunday against either No. 15 West Virginia or Colorado. Kansas State, which played in its fourth game in four days, was the first No. 12 seed to reach the tournament semifi...

Mia Nicastro had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Mallory Shetley added 18 points and Western Illinois defeated Lindenwood 71-65 on Saturday to win the OVC Tournament championship. No 1 seed Western Illinois led 54-50 through three quarters. Lindenwood, the No. 2 seed which once trailed by 16 points, got a three-point play from Gracie Kelsey and later Aleshia Jones had a three-point play followed by a layup that got the Lions within 59-58 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining in the game.

Jahari Long had 21 points and nine assists, and George Mason routed No. 25 Saint Louis 86-57 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday. Kory Mincy added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Patriots (23-8, 11-7 Atlantic 10), who defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since upending then-No. 16 Dayton on Feb. 21, 2024. Dion Brown had 13 points for the Billikens (27-4, 15-3), who had already clinched the No. 1 seed in next week’s Atlantic 10 tournament.

John Blackwell made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Nick Boyd added 23 and Wisconsin set a school-record with 18 3-pointers in a road game Saturday in a 97-93 win over No. 15 Purdue. The Badgers (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) have won three straight overall and six of their last eight after going 18 for 34 from beyond the arc.