[ad_1] After letting NC State seemingly make shots at will in the first half of Saturday’s rivalry game, the UNC men’s basketball team locked in and turned in an extremely-strong defensive performance in half two. ACC-leading North Carolina (23-6, 15-3) beating its long-standing rival, 79-70, behind a second half in which it limited the struggling Wolfpack (17-12, 9-9) to 25 …

[ad_1] Drake star Tucker DeVries heads to the rim against Bradley Braves center Darius Hannah during BU’s 74-66 loss in a MVC regular-season finale for both teams at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, March 3, 2024. It was just a matter of time before the Bradley Braves made a run at Drake to get a 17-point second-half …

[ad_1] Sunday afternoon’s regular-season finale between Missouri State and Illinois Chicago was meaningless in the final standings but a win for the Bears’ helped them guarantee that they won’t have a losing season. Missouri State (16-15, 8-12) scratched out a 69-59 win over Illinois Chicago (11-20, 4-16). The Bears are still the nine-seed at this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament …

[ad_1] IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in her final regular-season home game, becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday. Hannah Stuelke scored 23 points and Gabbie Marshall added 12 for the Hawkeyes (26-4, 15-3 Big Ten), who secured the No. 2 seed in next …

[ad_1] STARKVILLE — Riding a five-game losing streak, Mississippi State women’s basketball entered Sunday as one of the last four teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN. Facing Missouri, the last-place team in the SEC, at Humphrey Coliseum there was little MSU could do to strengthen its résumé. However, a loss could have deflated the Bulldogs’ chances. …

[ad_1] Already down three starters (OG Anunoby, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson) due to injury, the last thing the Knicks needed on Sunday was to lose another marquee player. Sure enough, Jalen Brunson banged knees with Isaac Okoro during the first minute of the Knicks’ game in Cleveland and did not return. That injury freed up additional rotation minutes for …

[ad_1] Mar. 3—Gonzaga has known since the final buzzer sounded in Thursday’s victory over San Francisco that it was locked into the second seed for the upcoming West Coast Conference Tournament. The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs (24-6, 14-2 WCC) also knew that USF, as the third seed, is a potential foe in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. on March 11, at Orleans …

[ad_1] Texas (19-10, 8-8 Big 12) will visit the new Foster Pavilion in Waco for the first — and perhaps last — Monday when it aims for a season sweep over No. 15 Baylor (21-8, 10-6) on Monday (8 p.m., ESPN, 1300). Baylor, trying to strengthen its case for a top-four seed from the NCAA Tournament selection committee, lost 75-73 to …

[ad_1] Even after a massive surprise midseason trade and coming away with the biggest haul of the trade deadline, the Knicks aren’t done building on their roster, as they’re reportedly picking up Shake Milton once he clears waivers. The 6-foot-5 27-year-old guard was recently traded to the Detroit Pistons from the Minnesota Timberwolves, but is now joining a New York …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men’s basketball team could not hold on as the visiting Xavier University Musketeers tallied 61 second-half points to outlast the home squad as the Hoyas fell 98-93 on Saturday night at Capital One Arena. With the setback, Georgetown slips to 9-20 on the season with a 2-16 record in BIG EAST play while Xavier …

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[ad_1] What we learned as Warriors suffer humiliating blowout vs. Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors missed a chance to complete a perfect road trip and knock off the NBA’s best team at the same time against the Boston Celtics on Sunday at TD garden. Instead, Golden State suffered a complete and thorough 140-88 thrashing Sunday …

[ad_1] Missouri State men’s basketball coach Dana Ford addressed his future with the program following his team’s 69-59 win over Illinois Chicago on Sunday afternoon. Ford is widely considered to be on the hot seat following a 16-15 regular season that saw the Bears place ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference ahead of this week’s conference tournament. He has one …

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[ad_1] There was no hiding from the significance of this game against the best team in the Western Conference. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a thorn in the Clippers’ basketball world this season, using their immense size and defensive prowess to thwart L.A. in the first two meetings, the last a 21-point beating. But Sunday presented the Clippers an opportunity …

[ad_1] Gophers coach Ben Johnson couldn’t understand why he felt a weird vibe before the game, but his basketball team just wasn’t engaged going into Saturday’s rematch against Penn State at Williams Arena. It was almost as if the Gophers had trouble getting pumped up to play at their best after so many missed opportunities for big wins to bolster …

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[ad_1] Warriors’ defensive plan for Brown fails miserably vs. Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors made a decision early on to ease up their defensive pressure on Jaylen Brown near the perimeter Sunday at TD Garden, with hopes of preventing the Boston Celtics from getting much going. Like pretty much everything else, that didn’t work out …

[ad_1] Indiana State sealed the Missouri Valley basketball regular-season championship Sunday and will take the No. 1 seed into this week’s Arch Madness conference tournament. The Sycamores (26-5, 17-3) beat Murray State (12-19, 9-11) 89-77 at a sold-out Hulman Center to close the regular season. Ryan Conwell scored 24 points with 11 rebounds, Robbie Avila scored 23, Isaiah Swope 14 …

[ad_1] Kerr makes prudent use of white flag in Warriors’ loss to Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After surveying the scorched landscape and calculating the damage on Sunday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr reached for the white flag, raised it above his head and waved it in emphatic surrender. At halftime. With his team trailing the rampaging Celtics …

[ad_1] This is what it looks like, when the IU basketball team gets hot enough to melt a 16-point deficit at one of the most unforgiving arenas in the Big Ten: It looks like Trey Galloway driving to the rim, moving too fast for that floater of his but throwing it anyway, lobbing it high off the glass at Maryland’s …

[ad_1] Fox ‘optimistic’ he’ll return from knee injury for Kings-Bulls game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After missing the past two games with a knee injury, Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is hopeful that he will be able to return to the lineup soon. Speaking to reporters after Sunday’s practice, Fox expressed optimism that he will suit up …

[ad_1] Mike Woodson took his beleaguered basketball team to College Park on Sunday seeking, to use his own word, validation. Foremost of his team’s midweek upset of Wisconsin, once a Big Ten title contender now fading back toward the pack Indiana desperately wants to climb back into. That he got, a double-digit comeback paving the way to Indiana’s 83-78 win …

[ad_1] Jalen Brunson landed awkwardly after attempting a shot on the Knicks’ first possession of the game on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. (AP/Sue Ogrocki) New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson went down with a non-contact leg injury almost immediately on Sunday afternoon in their 107-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brunson, on the Knicks’ first offensive possession of the game …

[ad_1] Email and ask columnist Jason Williams anything − sports or non-sports – and he’ll pick some of your messages and respond on Cincinnati.com throughout the week. Contact Jason at [email protected] Subject: NCAA Tournament appearances every year may be over for Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier Musketeers Message: It’s looking like it’ll be another NCAA Tournament without UC and Xavier. Starting to wonder …