StandingsSaturday, Feb 21, 2026

Michigan was the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee's bracket preview, revealed on Saturday, followed by Duke and Arizona.

Senior guard Anthony Dell'Orso tied a season high with 22 points, and No. 4 Arizona toppled second-ranked Houston 73-66 Saturday afternoon -- the Wildcats' 25th victory of the year -- to move into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Henri Veesaar returned to the starting lineup and scored 19 points in leading No. 16 North Carolina to a 77-64 win over Syracuse on Saturday. The 7-foot center, who averages 16.4 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Tar Heels, missed the Tar Heels’ past two games, most recently Tuesday’s 24-point loss at N.C. State. Seth Trimble and Luka Bogavac each had 13 points and Zayden High added nine for North Carolina (21-6, 9-5 ACC). J.J. Starling led Syracuse (15-13, 6-9) with 22 po...

The NCAA Tournament selection committee offered a glimpse at how the current top 16 looks

The Indiana Pacers travel to Capital One Arena on Friday, February 20, to face the Washington Wizards with both teams managing extensive injury lists. Indiana (15-40) has won two straight games but remains 14th in the Eastern Conference. The club will be without several core contributors, including Tyrese Haliburton, who is out with a right […] The post Pacers vs Wizards injury report for February 20 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

St. John's breezed past Creighton on Saturday for its 13th straight victory - marking the program's longest winning streak in 41 years.

Alondes Williams had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds in his 11th NBA game and the Washington Wizards swept a back-to-back set with the Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 victory Friday night. Sharife Cooper matched his career high with 18 points for Washington, which moved two games above Indiana at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and a half-game in front of Brooklyn, which played later at Oklahoma City. Jay Huff scored 22 points and tied a career best with five 3-pointe...

The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee met this week In advance of 10th bracket preview show.

Indiana has been considered safely in the NCAA tournament field, but seven losses in its last 12 games have clouded the Hoosiers' outlook.

The Brooklyn Nets travel to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, February 20, in a matchup between teams headed in opposite directions in their respective conferences. Brooklyn enters at 15-38, 13th in the Eastern Conference, while Oklahoma City owns the NBA’s best record at 42-14 and leads the West by three games. The Thunder […] The post Nets vs Thunder injury report: Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams out on Feb. 20 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Boston, New York, and Cleveland all have their eyes on the 2 seed. Who will get it?

Pryce Sandfort scored 20 of his career-high 33 points in the first half and finished with eight 3-pointers, leading ninth-ranked Nebraska in an 87-64 rout of Penn State on Saturday. The Cornhuskers (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten) bounced back from a 57-52 loss at Iowa on Tuesday and moved into a tie for third place in the conference with their dominant performance against the league's last-place team. Sandfort, who set the school record for 3-pointers in a season against Iowa, made his first five deep s...

Alex Condon scored 24 points and No. 12 Florida tightened its grip atop the Southeastern Conference standings with a 94-75 win over Mississippi on Saturday. The win was the seventh consecutive for the Gators and extended its SEC road game winning streak to six. Florida improved to 16-2 since mid-December and remained unbeaten in February.

French league leader Lens was stunned by three second-half goals as Monaco came from behind to win 3-2 to give Paris Saint-Germain the chance to go top on Saturday. Odsonne Édouard scored early with a volley for Lens and Florian Thauvin converted the rebound after Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn could only parry a deflected shot early in the second half. United States forward Folarin Balogun scored against the run of play in the 62nd, Denis Zakaria equalized in the 70th and Ansu Fati pounced o...

The Wizards returned from the All-Star break with disastrous back-to-back wins in a tête-à-tête against the Indiana Pacers. In the one last night, the Wizards rallied from a 15-point second quarter deficit to win by 13. In the NBA’s 2026 race for the bottom, Washington has fallen to fifth behind the Sacramento Kings, New Orleans […]

Dallas Mavericks (19-36, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (15-42, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas heads into the matchup with Indiana as losers of 10 in a row. The Pacers are 10-18 in home games. Indiana is 4-24 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Mavericks are 5-20 on the road. Dallas allows 117.5 points to opponents while being outscored by 3.6 points per game. The Pacers average 111.2 points per game, 6.3 fewer ...

Denver Nuggets (36-21, third in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (29-27, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Golden State and Denver face off on Sunday. The Warriors have gone 19-16 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State is 3-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Nuggets are 21-10 against Western Conference opponents. Denver is sixth in the NBA with 33.5 defensive rebounds per game led ...

Boston Celtics (36-19, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (34-21, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston hits the road against Los Angeles trying to continue its three-game road winning streak. The Lakers have gone 16-10 in home games. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference with 25.4 assists per game led by Luka Doncic averaging 8.6. The Celtics are 18-10 in road games. Boston is third in the league averaging 15....

Toronto Raptors (33-23, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (24-30, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Bucks play Toronto. The Bucks are 17-18 in Eastern Conference games. Milwaukee has a 13-17 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Raptors are 25-15 in conference matchups. Toronto is the league leader with 19.4 fast break points per game led by RJ B...

Philadelphia 76ers (30-25, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-42, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -3.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia is looking to break its three-game skid with a win against New Orleans. The Pelicans have gone 9-21 at home. New Orleans is 6-19 in games decided by at least 10 points. The 76ers are 15-10 on the road. Philadelphia ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference w...

Charlotte Hornets (26-31, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-39, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will try to keep its six-game road win streak alive when the Hornets take on Washington. The Wizards are 2-6 against division opponents. Washington allows the most points in the Eastern Conference, giving up 122.7 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 47.7%. The Hornets are 8-4 against the rest of their division. Cha...

Memphis Grizzlies (21-33, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -9.5; over/under is 238 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis hits the road against Miami looking to stop its four-game road losing streak. The Heat have gone 16-11 at home. Miami is second in the Eastern Conference with 54.4 points per game in the paint led by Jaime Jaquez Jr. averaging 10.3. The Grizzlies are 9-18 on the road. Memphis ran...

Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak. The Thunder have gone 23-7 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks fifth in the league with 34.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmgren averaging 6.8. The Cavaliers are 17-10 in road games. Cleveland is ninth in the E...

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 22 points, Eian Elmer had 21 and No. 22 Miami University remained the lone unbeaten team in Division I with a 91-77 victory over Bowling Green on Friday night. The RedHawks (27-0, 14-0 Mid-American Conference) got 10 points each from Peter Suder and Antwone Woolfolk to help extend their home winning streak to 30, tying Duke for the nation's longest. Javontae Campbell led Bowling Green (16-12, 7-8) with 24 points. Josiah Shackelford and May...

Sassuolo scored twice in the five minutes before halftime to pave the way to a 3-0 victory that deepened Verona's already considerable relegation woes in Serie A on Friday. Verona was without a win in 11 league games and in last place, equal on points with Pisa. Both clubs were nine points from safety, and Pisa faces a crunch match on Monday against Fiorentina, the team six points above them both in the third relegation spot.

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