Game RecapsFriday, Mar 27, 2026

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo set a pair of steals records during Friday's game against Vanderbilt, including the NCAA Division I mark for steals in a single season.

Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a bucket with 0.7 seconds left, giving Purdue a 79-77 win over Texas in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Jamal Murray scored 53 points and Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 21 rebounds and 19 assists as the Nuggets held off the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

The Knicks look to extend their victorious streak with a win over the hot Hornets.

Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94 on Wednesday night. Bennedict Mathurin had 23 off the bench and Brook Lopez scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter for the Clippers, who have won three in a row. Los Angeles stayed a half-game ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers for eighth in the Western Conference.

Watch the full final 2:00 of regulation in Notre Dame and Vanderbilt's tightly contested matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament.

Here's what you need to know for tonight's Iowa State vs Tennessee Sweet 16 game, including predictions and how to watch.

Friday's games in the men's NCAA Tournament feature the second half of the Sweet 16. We break down the matchups that will complete the Elite Eight.

Following Texas' Sweet 16 loss to Purdue, Longhorns senior guard Jordan Pope revealed he was playing with a broken foot, which he suffered vs Gonzaga.

The Sweet 16 tips tonight with four games. We'll provide live updates, analysis and highlights to see who advances in March Madness.

Dan Hurley and Tom Izzo bring UConn and Michigan State into an exciting Sweet 16 game that should feature plenty of intensity. Predictions, how to watch.

The Final Four will have at least one Big Ten team thanks to the Illinois-Iowa matchup in the Elite Eight

The Lakers continue their impressive late season rally against the Nets on Friday.

Jalen Duren had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the New Orleans Pelicans 129-108 on Thursday night. Kevin Huerter had 22 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 for Detroit, which was coming off a 130-129 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Pistons, normally one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league, shot 53.6% (15 of 28) from beyond the arc, including 9 of 14 from Huerter and Jenkins.

The Knicks (48*-25) face the Hornets (38-34) tonight at the Spectrum Center in North Carolina. A win would help New York keep pace in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race. The Hornets are hot, however, ranking the top third for offense and three-point accuracy. Expect a shootout in Charlotte. Tip-off is 7 pm EST on […]

Watch the highlights from No. 9 Iowa and No. 4 Nebraska’s matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament.

Coach Fred Hoiberg said a late-game blunder that left his team with only four players on the court before a critical three-point play in the final minute of Thursday night's loss to Iowa in the Sweet 16 was his fault.

Watch the highlights from No. 3 Illinois and No. 2 Houston’s matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament.

Illinois held Houston to just 34% shooting in its lowest-scoring game of the season, as the Fighting Illini won 65-55 to advance to the Elite Eight.

The New York Knicks saw their seven-game winning streak snapped in Charlotte, falling to the Hornets, 114-103.

The Brooklyn Nets are set to visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, March 27 at 10:30 PM ET. Both teams enter the matchup dealing with significant injury concerns that could shape the game’s outcome. Brooklyn will be without Michael Porter Jr., Day’Ron Sharpe, Danny Wolf, and Egor Demin. Porter Jr. (left […] The post Nets vs Lakers injury report for March 27 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Banchero logged his third straight game of 30-plus points for the Magic (39-34), who fell below the play-in cut in the Eastern Conference during their skid that came immediately after a seven-game winning streak had propelled them into fifth place. This was the 25th time in Banchero's four-year career that he logged a...

Kon Knueppel scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers to become the youngest player in NBA history with 250 in a season, and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the New York Knicks' seven-game winning streak with a 114-103 victory Thursday night. Knueppel, 20, nearly had his first career triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists. LaMelo Ball added 22 points and Brandon Miller had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who’ve won five straight.

The Los Angeles Lakers discovered their true identity during a six-game road trip, with Luka Doncic emerging as the engine, Austin Reaves as a key creator, and LeBron James evolving into a dominant third option.

- Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke's national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John's 80-75 on Friday night and advance

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas on Thursday night in the NCAA tournament.

Wagler's 12 rebounds flipped the game as Illinois outworked Houston on the glass, turning Underwood's emphasis into a Sweet 16 win.

The Celtics are coming off perhaps their best game of the season as they had a convincing 119-109 victory over the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night. The Celtics fell behind by double digits early in the game before turning things around thanks to their solid defense and a 31-point effort by team leader Jaylen […] The post Jaylen Brown, Derrick White injury status casts dark cloud on availability for Celtics vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Blaugrana won in overtime t secure the head-to-head advantage over the Serbian side after winning in Belgrade as well The post Barça defeats Crvena Zvezda in a crucial clash appeared first on Eurohoops .

Belgrade side rallies from double-digit deficit, seals fifth straight win in dramatic fashion The post Partizan outlasts Valencia after double overtime thriller appeared first on Eurohoops .