Jayson Tatum missed his first opportunity for a game-winning shot in regulation on Saturday versus the Toronto Raptors. But in overtime, he didn’t miss his second try at a game-winner. Tatum’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Boston Celtics a 126–123 win at TD Garden. The victory boosted Boston’s record to 11–3. Only the 14–0 Cleveland Cavaliers are better in …

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Kobe Newton’s 19 points helped Wyoming defeat Utah Tech 86-69 on Saturday night. Newton shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Cowboys (3-1). Jordan Nesbitt scored 12 points while going 3 of 8 and 5 of 6 from the …

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The Milwaukee Bucks have been having a tough enough time this season without the officials making glaring mistakes. The Bucks’ latest loss came Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets, in which the game swung on one drive that resulted in LaMelo Ball on the ground and the refs blowing the whistle. The Bucks were leading 114-113 with 7.3 seconds left when …

A very frustrating game ended with a K-State loss, as Arizona State comes to Manhattan and put an end to K-State’s Big 12 champs hopes. The Wildcats made mistakes from the start, and could never recover from it, as they fell to Arizona, 24-14. K-State’s problems started on the opening drive by K-State. On the second play from scrimmage, Avery …

The Lakers’ LeBron James shoots a three-pointer over New Orleans center Yves Missi in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 104-99 win Saturday night. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press) It’s one of the great mysteries in the NBA, why a team like the Lakers can look so competitive one night and so lost 24 hours later. “Play harder” can be …

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Jean Aranguren scored seven of his 20 points in overtime, hitting 5 of 6 from the line, to lift Hofstra to a 75-71 win over Massachusetts on Saturday night. Cruz Davis scored 21 points and contributed six rebounds for the unbeaten Pride (4-0). Aranguren shot 6 for 19 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 …

Rest easy, NBA fans. “Inside the NBA” will live on. (Photo by Andrew Burke-Stevenson/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Warner Bros. Discovery’s legal battle with the NBA over the loss of its long-standing rights package has ended, and the resolution is as complicated as you’d expect. Per the Wall Street Journal, WBD settled its breach of contract lawsuit with an …

Nov. 16—PITTSBURGH — Somewhere in between badly air-balled free throws, throwing passes to no one in particular and amid a number of other errors, one thing became mightily clear inside the Petersen Events Center on Friday: Jeff Capel and the Pitt men’s basketball team have taken control of the Backyard Brawl hoops rivalry. The evidence came in the form of …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jack Clark’s 25 points helped VCU defeat Loyola of Maryland 83-57 on Saturday night. Clark also had six rebounds for the Rams (4-0). Joe Bamisile scored 22 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Max Shulga had 20 points and shot 7 for 14 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from …

Nov. 16—Khalif Battle, unofficially Gonzaga’s director of entertainment. The Arkansas transfer has been must-see on the court, scoring on everything from soaring one-handed dunks to silky 27-foot 3-pointers. The three-game sample size is small, but he leads the fourth-ranked Zags in scoring (17.3), 3-pointers made (11) and 3-point accuracy (61.1%). That latter isn’t easy with Nolan Hickman, Dusty Stromer and …

Michigan State’s head coach Tom Izzo, right, talks with Jeremy Fears Jr. during the first half against Bowling Green on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. The box score will make it seem like a comfortable win, but there was nothing easy about Michigan State basketball’s win over Bowling Green on Saturday night. The Falcons came into …

Milwaukee Bucks v Charlotte Hornets Doc Rivers held on to his coach’s challenge until the game’s final three minutes. With 2:46 remaining, he successfully challenged one foul call on Andre Jackson Jr., keeping his challenge alive. Then, with 1:07 remaining, Rivers unsuccessfully challenged a call on the Bucks’ Taurean Prince. He wishes he had one more. With the Bucks up …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Georgia Amoore scored 19 points, Teonni Key added a career-high 17 and No. 20 Kentucky beat No. 18 Louisville 71-61 in overtime on Saturday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak in the series for its first win against the Cardinals since 2015. Kentucky shot 7 of 13 from the field and outscored Louisville 16-3 in the …

Why Draymond sees similarities between LeBron and Sharks’ Celebrini originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green is perhaps the biggest Macklin Celebrini fan in the world. And if the four-time NBA champion hadn’t already made his case clear, he took the time to expound to reporters on the rookie center’s greatness after the Warriors’ 123-118 win over the …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Creighton past Kansas City 79-56 Saturday night. Isaac Traudt scored 13 points, Steven Ashworth added 11 and Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal had his first double-double for Creighton with 11 points and 11 rebounds. …

Michigan State’s Jaden Akins, right, moves the ball as Bowling Green’s Javontae Campbell defends during the first half on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. While the final score shows Michigan State basketball defeating Bowling Green by double figures, the game was anything but comfortable. The Spartans would beat the Falcons 86-72 after finishing the game on …

Michigan State’s Coen Carr dunks against Bowling Green after a Jaden Akins assist during the first half on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. Death, taxes, and Coen Carr making huge dunks in the Breslin Center. The Michigan State basketball sophomore forward has made a name for himself as one of the best dunkers in college basketball, …

Grizz coach Jenkins calls out Dray foul with Warriors ‘code’ reference originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The lore between the Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies goes way back — and, in this case, back to 2022. After Golden State’s 123-118 win over Memphis on Friday at Chase Center, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins invoked now-famous “code” comments made by Warriors …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma and five-star freshman Tre Johnson scored 18 points apiece Saturday to help Texas beat Mississippi State 89-43. Texas (3-1) has won three in a row since an 80-72 loss to Ohio State at the Hall of Fame Series in the season opener. Julian Larry scored 13 points, Kadin Shedrick 12 and …

The Indiana State men’s basketball team took to the road for a clash with longtime rival Ball State on Saturday afternoon and emerged victorious 94-84 inside Worthen Arena. Camp Wagner led the way with 19 points, including five bombs from beyond the arc as he was on fire with his 3-pointers. His buckets really started to come after back-to-back 3s …

Arkansas State secured a 59-49 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at First National Bank Arena. The Red Wolves, now 3-1, forced 16 turnovers and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, limiting the Lumberjacks to 31.5 percent shooting from the field and just 3-of-16 from beyond the arc. The 49 points allowed was the fewest since December 1, 2022, when they …

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 16: Dre Davis #14 of the Mississippi Rebels handles the ball against Nique Clifford #10 of the Colorado State Rams during the first half at The Pavilion at Ole Miss on November 16, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) A lopsided first half proved the difference. The No. 25 Ole Miss men’s basketball …

Michigan State’s head coach Tom Izzo, center, talks with Xavier Booker, right, as Jaxon Kohler, left, looks on during men’s basketball media day on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Tom Izzo has made a change to his team ahead of the Spartans matchup with Bowling Green inside of the Breslin Center on Saturday night. …

The NBA has upgraded a foul committed by Draymond Green on Zach Edey to a Flagrant 1 after reviewing the play. The foul in question occurred midway through the third quarter of Friday’s 123–118 win by the Golden State Warriors over the Memphis Grizzlies. As Green was driving to the basket, he lost the ball and fell in the lane …