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Burries scores season-high 31 as No. 2 Arizona comes back to beat Colorado 89-79

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Brayden Burries scored 22 of his season-high 31 points in the second half, fellow freshman Koa Peat had 25 points and No. 2 Arizona rallied from 11 down to beat Colorado 89-79 on Saturday night. Arizona (29-2, 16-2), which clinched its first Big 12 Conference title with a victory over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night, finished with the most regular-season wins in program history. Isaiah Johnson had a season-best 28 points for the Buffaloes to break the school's freshman scoring record.

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Kwame Evans Jr. scores final 9 points, Oregon beat Washington in regular-season finale

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Kwame Evans Jr. scored 20 points, which included the last nine of the game, and Oregon blew a 21-point lead before the Ducks rallied to beat Washington 85-79 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Evans was fouled on a 3-point shot and made the and-1 free throw to give Oregon a one-point lead with 11.5 seconds left. Evans stole the ball from Hannes Steinbach, who quickly fouled, and Washington coach Danny Sprinkle, who thought Steinbach had been fouled, erupted.

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Memphis takes on Brooklyn on 3-game slide

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Memphis Grizzlies (23-39, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (16-47, 14th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to stop its three-game skid with a win against Brooklyn. The Nets have gone 8-22 in home games. Brooklyn currently has the league's lowest-scoring offense averaging 106.9 points per game. The Grizzlies are 11-20 on the road. Memphis is 9-16 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Nets average 106.9 points per game, 1...

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Utah plays Golden State on 4-game home slide

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Golden State Warriors (32-31, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (19-45, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah is looking to break its four-game home skid with a win over Golden State. The Jazz are 10-30 in conference matchups. Utah allows the most points in the Western Conference, giving up 125.0 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 48.9%. The Warriors are 22-20 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State scores 115.0 po...

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Pistons' JB Bickerstaff reveals disrespectful turning point in loss to Nets

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Updated Mar 8, 4:14 AM ET

A new low point has been reached for the Detroit Pistons. After holding a 23-point lead in the third quarter, the Pistons lost their momentum and lead in the fourth. Brooklyn battled back and swiped the lead with about a minute left in the game. Detroit went cold to close the matchup and lost 107-105 […] The post Pistons’ JB Bickerstaff reveals disrespectful turning point in loss to Nets appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs game preview

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Updated Mar 8, 6:23 AM ET

Tonight the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs complete their season series. San Antonio leads 2-1, and a win for the Spurs would clinch the tiebreaker, not that it’s likely to matter. This is the first of three difficult games in four days for Houston. To talk about the Spurs, I enlisted the help of […]

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Why Mavericks forward Khris Middleton was fined $25,000

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Updated Mar 8, 8:14 AM ET

Khris Middleton has been fined $25,000 after an incident involving a mouthpiece during a recent game, the league announced Saturday. The penalty comes as the Dallas Mavericks continue a difficult stretch following their sixth consecutive loss, a 120-100 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Friday night during rookie Cooper Flagg’s homecoming game at TD Garden. […] The post Why Mavericks forward Khris Middleton was fined $25,000 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Samford wraps up SoCon championship with 72-67 win over Chattanooga

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Kaylee Yarbrough scored 25 points, Francie Morris added 22, and their 3-point shooting was instrumental in sixth-seeded Samford's 72-67 victory over top-seed Chattanooga in the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament on Sunday. Samford advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time, the other appearances coming in 2011 and 2012. Samford’s three-game SoCon Tournament run included victories over Chattanooga, ETSU and Wofford — the three teams that tied for first place in the...

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Rutgers beats Penn State 74-62 to sweep season series

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Tariq Francis and Lino Mark combined for 34 points to lead Rutgers to a 74-62 victory over Penn State on Sunday in a Big Ten Conference regular-season finale. Rutgers (13-18, 6-14) swept the season series against the Nittany Lions, and has won two of its last three games. Penn State (12-19, 3-17) has lost five of its last six. Francis made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Mark finished with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting overall. Darren Buchanan Jr. grabbed 12 reb...

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High Point gets 30th win, beats Winthrop 91-76 for 2nd straight Big South Championship title

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Rob Martin scored 24 points, Cam’Ron Fletcher added 17 with 19 rebounds, and top-seeded High Point beat No. 2 seed Winthrop 91-76 on Sunday for the Panthers' second straight Big South Conference Championship title. High Point (30-4) set a program and Big South record with its 30th victory of the season. It is also coach Flynn Clayman's first year at the helm with the Panthers. Martin shot 6 of 19 from the floor and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line to go with seven ...

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Juju Reese’s recent double double is historic in NBA history

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Washington Wizards forward Julian “Juju” Reese (we will just call him Juju going forward) is only three games into his NBA career. He scored 18 points and grabbed 20 rebounds last Thursday against the Utah Jazz. In a post-game press conference after last Thursday, Reese was also asked about his older sister Angel Reese, who’s […]

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Strong, top-ranked Huskies cruise into Big East title game with convincing win over Creighton

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Sarah Strong had 23 points, seven rebounds and six steals to lead top-ranked UConn to a 100-51 win over Creighton in the Big East semifinals on Sunday as the Huskies advanced to a conference championship game for the 22nd season in a row. UConn (33-0) shot 71% from 3-point range in the first three quarters on the way to its 49th consecutive win. It was also the 38th conference tournament win in a row as the Huskies scored 100 points in the Big East tournament for the first time.

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David Mirkovic scores 22 points to help No. 11 Illinois to a 78-72 victory over Maryland

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David Mirkovic had 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 11 Illinois held off Maryland 78-72 on Sunday. The Terrapins (11-20, 4-16 Big Ten) have had a desultory season under first-year coach Buzz Williams, losing 20 games for the first time since 1988-89, but they gave the Illini (24-7, 15-5) a battle. Illinois led 63-62 before Ben Humrichous made a 3-pointer that started a 7-0 run for the Illini.

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Huerter scores 19, Andersen 18 to lead No. 25 Fairfield women to 65-48 win and into MAAC title game

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Jillian Huerter scored 19 points and Meghan Andersen added 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 25 Fairfield advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference final with a 65-48 win over Merrimack on Sunday. The second-seeded Stags (27-4) will take on top-seeded Quinnipiac in Monday's championship game. Quinnipiac was a 63-62 overtime winner over fourth-seeded Iona on Sunday.

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Rhode Island women beat George Mason 53-51 for first Atlantic 10 Championship title

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GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Brooklyn Gray scored 16 points and Rhode Island beat George Mason 53-51 on Sunday for the Rams' first Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament title. Top-seeded Rhode Island (28-4) will make just its second trip to the NCAA Tournament and the first since 1996. No. 2 seed George Mason (23-9) won the tournament last season. Rhode Island led by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter, but Jada Brown hit a 3-pointer with 15.4 seconds left to pull George Mason to 51-48. Gra...

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Brooklyn Meyer scores 26 points and South Dakota State women win yet another Summit League title

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Brooklyn Meyer had 26 points to go with nine rebounds and second-seeded South Dakota State claimed another Summit League championship, defeating top-seed North Dakota State 64-51 on Sunday. The Jackrabbits improved to 13-2 in Summit League title games and will play in the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time, all since 2009. The Jackrabbits built a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter but a 3-pointer from Molly Lenz got the Bison within 48-44 with seven minutes remaining.

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Gia Cooke hits clutch 3-pointer and No. 15 West Virginia women land in Big 12 Tournament title game

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Updated Mar 8, 7:39 PM ET

Gia Cooke scored 14 points and her go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute helped No. 15 West Virginia escape with a 48-47 victory over Colorado in a Big 12 Tournament semifinal on Saturday night. A 3-pointer by Desiree Wooten gave sixth-seeded Colorado a 45-43 lead with 1:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. On West Virginia's next possession, Cooke's offensive rebound led to her clutch 3-pointer that gave the second-seeded Mountaineers a 46-45 lead with 38 seconds remaining.

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Yaxel Lendeborg scores 27, No. 3 Michigan beats No. 8 Michigan State 90-80 to sweep season series

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Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 18 points, leading No. 3 Michigan in a 90-80 win over No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday to give the Big Ten champions a 15th straight conference win. Lendeborg, a preseason All-America selection, was the best player on the court for the second time in the series. After Jeremy Fears Jr. made a jumper to pull Michigan State within three points with 3:47 left, Lendeborg made a 3-pointer on the ensuing p...

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