Game RecapsWednesday, Mar 18, 2026

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, among the leaders in this season's NBA MVP race, left Tuesday night's game against the Wizards with back spasms.

The Thunder are looking to become the first team to win back-to-back NBA championships since the Warriors.

Thunder guard Alex Caruso was called for goaltending and a technical foul for an illegal defensive move after he swatted away a layup attempt with his shoe.

No. 4 seed Nebraska captured its first-ever NCAA tournament win in a 76-47 drubbing of No. 13 seed Troy in the first round on Thursday.

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Howard held off a late surge from UMBC to earn the first NCAA tournament victory in program history, an 86-83 win in the First Four on Tuesday night.

Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position. Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Houston for third in the West standings. There were 13 lead changes in a game that had a playoff atmosphere, but the Lakers ultimately won their sixth straight.

The Washington Wizards and their young squad kicked off the game on a 13-4 run. Cade Cunningham put a stop to it with a right-handed hammer to add another poster to his MVP highlight reel. Detroit created a run of their own, including a strong drive from Ausar Thompson who bumped off his defender in […]

LaMelo Ball had 30 points and 13 assists, and the Charlotte Hornets pulled away in a huge fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Miami Heat 136-106 on Tuesday night. Coby White scored 24 points off the bench and rookie Kon Knueppel added 22 as Charlotte (35-34) won for the ninth time in 12 games. Brandon Miller scored 16 for the Hornets, who are 10th in the Eastern Conference.

Nikola Jokic highlighted Denver’s collective focus after the Nuggets cruised past Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 at Ball Arena on Tuesday. “Just how professional we were. We were really on the point. Everybody was doing what’s supposed to do and probably that was the most impressing thing tonight,” Jokic said. On his passing impact, the center added, […] The post Nikola Jokic praises Nuggets’ professionalism in rout of 76ers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Philadelphia 76ers face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, and Joel Embiid once again sits at the center of the injury report. The 76ers list Embiid as out with a right oblique strain, placing Philadelphia’s franchise star in focus as the team looks to extend a two-game winning streak. The 76ers […] The post Is Joel Embiid playing vs. Nikola Jokic tonight? 76ers vs. Nuggets injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat NC State 68-66 on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup.

The Boston Celtics host the Golden State Warriors in their second meeting of the season, with the visiting side still missing their core players.

San Antonio sets a franchise record for made threes in a game in a dominant victory.

Evan Mobley had 27 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and James Harden also scored 27 as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened a three-game trip by beating the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Tuesday night. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. This was the career-high 32nd game the two-time MVP has missed this season, and the Bucks fell to 11-21 without him.

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart scored a season-high 33 points on 12-of-13 shooting including 5 of 5 from 3-point range to lead the New York Knicks over the Indiana Pacers 136-110 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Karl Anthony Towns added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the Knicks' fourth straight win. Jarace Walker led the Pacers with 16 points as Indiana’s losing streak reached 14 games. Indiana led 12-11 when Anunoby scored the next eight points and the Knicks went ahead 38-34 after...

With Jalen Brunson (right ankle injury management / neck strain) inactive on Tuesday, Knicks forward Josh Hart stepped up to carry some of the offensive load, pouring in a career-high 33 points against the Pacers while making 12-of-13 shots from the floor, including all five of his three-point attempts. As Ian Begley of SNY.tv writes, […]

Here are the tip times and teams for the 2026 men's basketball tournament First Four and first round coverage broadcasted exclusively on TNT Sports and CBS Sports.

The Australian veteran played his first minutes in what was a game with no impact on the standings The post Patty Mills debuts as Trieste defeats Tenerife appeared first on Eurohoops .

Evan Fournier scored 36 points as Olympiacos prevailed over Fenerbahce BEKO. The post Fournier with a EuroLeague career-high led Olympiacos over shorthanded Fenerbahce appeared first on Eurohoops .

Victor Wembanyama had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 132-104 on Tuesday night. Wembanyama shot 7 of 14 with a pair of 3-pointers and three assists to help the Spurs to their first win in Sacramento in more than two years. Former Kings star De'Aaron Fox added 15, five rebounds and six assists for San Antonio.

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Check out the chaos that ensued from the Texas and Howard wins in the First Four.

Underdogs, overtime heroes and a 31-win team facing skeptics highlight a First Four lineup that captures everything March Madness is about.

Watch the intense final two minutes from the 2026 First Four matchup between Howard and UMBC, to kick off the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Bison survived, picking up their first ever March Madness win.

Here's how HBCU basketball teams have done in the First Four or play-in round of the DI men's basketball championship.

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge last season's missed opportunity. The Blue Devils (32-2) were bounced in the Final Four by Houston despite a team that included five future NBA players, including three lottery picks and two players now battling neck-and-neck for the Rookie of the Year honors in Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. It is a loss that still motivates coach Jon Scheyer as Duke prepares to open tournament play Thursday against No. 16 seed S...

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Short handed Long Island falls to Osceola Magic

BOSTON– This latest six-game road trip is basically a condensed reunion tour for Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis. With stops in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Dallas, Porzingis is hitting the town of every team he’s been with across his decade in the NBA. But this latest stop in Boston, the city where […] The post Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis makes ‘weird but good’ confession ahead of return to Boston appeared first on ClutchPoints .