Nov. 6—VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team scored 59 points in the second half on Wednesday night to power a 91-83 win over Texas A&M-Commerce and improve to 2-0 on the young season at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The game was tied at 32 at halftime but USD had a 15-4 run to start the …

Steph’s Celtics dominance backed up by eye-popping career stat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry’s dominance over the Boston Celtics has reached a new level. After another offensive outburst in the Warriors’ 118-112 win Wednesday night, Curry’s 25.3 PPG average against Boston is the most by a point guard in NBA history. The stat is eye-popping for …

Apr 4, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard R.J. Davis (4) handles the ball against Kansas Jayhawks guard Remy Martin (11) during the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four championship game at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports The North Carolina Tar Heels weren’t even supposed to be in the 2022 NCAA Championship …

As much as talk about the impending loss of TNT’s NBA rights package was largely sidestepped during Warner Bros. Discovery’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday, the results at the cable networks segments went a long way toward underscoring why the league has been such a crucial part of the company’s programming strategy. WBD’s global TV division generated $1.49 billion in advertising …

Nov. 6—STORRS — The night before his much anticipated UConn debut, freshman Liam McNeeley showed up at Gampel Pavilion after practice to shoot some jumpers. McNeeley just returned to team workouts last weekend after missing time with a calf injury. A McDonald’s All-American from Richardson, Texas, McNeeley made a strong first impression in No. 3 UConn’s season-opening 92-56 win over …

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season might be cursed. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Thursday that Tyrese Maxey, one of the Sixers’ stars, is expected to miss a “couple of weeks” with a right hamstring injury. Maxey injured his hamstring Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. He exited the game at the end of the third quarter and was replaced by …

This Friday night on Peacock, the SIU Edwardsville Cougars head to the State Farm Center to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. Pregame coverage begins at 7:30 PM ET, tip-off is at 8:00 PM ET. See below to find out how to watch and live stream the SIU Edwardsville vs Illinois men’s college basketball game, as well as additional information …

Report: Maxey expected to miss multiple weeks with hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers will have to keep waiting for all members of their star trio to be active. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday that All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey is “expected to miss a couple of weeks” with a right hamstring injury. Charania said a full …

Ashlyn Watkins COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has lifted the suspension of forward Ashlyn Watkins after charges of assault and kidnapping were dismissed. Watkins had been suspended from team activities since her arrest on Aug. 31, although she was permitted to take part in classes. The university issued a short statement saying with the “dismissal of the legal charges, South …

Why Steph taking Kerr’s tirades to heart is important for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOSTON – What do you think? It’s a statement. If we don’t win, everybody says, ‘Oh, they ain’t played nobody.’ You gotta come make a statement, right? Playing the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Garden, the Warriors answered every question about their …

Northern Kentucky Norse (0-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Purdue takes on Northern Kentucky after Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points in Purdue’s 90-73 win over the Texas A&M-CC Islanders. Purdue finished 16-0 at home a season ago while going 34-5 overall. The Boilermakers shot 48.8% from the field and 40.4% …

Growth of Warriors’ sharp defensive teeth fueling hot start to season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors spent much of the first quarter Wednesday night trying to find their collective pulse and five minutes after tipoff were trailing by 11. That’s a dangerous way for any team to introduce itself to the defending champion Celtics, particularly in …

After nearly breaking a 52-year-old school record for points in an opener with 109 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball program has a Friday night non-conference meeting with Morehead State. The Eagles will make the two-hour and 15-minute trek after losing at Louisville 93-45 Monday night, then whipping Boyce College at home Wednesday night 89-48. Friday night will make …

The three-ball has become arguably the staple of scoring in the NBA — so we figured we’d take some shots from way downtown, too. Here, fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus will break down the three things fantasy managers need to know. Or, he’ll break down multiple three-point pieces of advice, analysis and more — it just depends on how open …

Michigan State’s Jaden Akins celebrates after a 3-pointer against Michigan during the second half on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball hits the hardwood again on Thursday night for another home non-conference game this week. The Spartans will host Niagara on Thursday night from the Breslin Center. Michigan State comes into this …

AUBURN, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 6: Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers blocks a shot by TJ Long #20 of the Vermont Catamounts during the first half at Neville Arena on November 6, 2024 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Stew Milne/Getty Images) Auburn basketball dominated its season-opening contest on Wednesday, taking down Vermont, 94-43. No. 11 Auburn outshot Vermont 56% …

Neemias Queta shows important progress in Celtics’ loss to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston At this time last season, Neemias Queta was a borderline G Leaguer on a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday night, he was guarding Stephen Curry 1-on-1 in crunch time. It’s been a whirlwind 365 days for the Portuguese big man, who …

Nov. 7—Illinois had just four fast break points in the first half of its 112-67 season-opening win against Eastern Illinois. The second half featured better transition offense, with the Illini scoring 10 fast break points. Per CBBAnalytics,com, just 12.5 percent of Illinois’ total offensive output came in transition Monday night at State Farm Center. Kasparas Jakuicionis assisted on half of …

The Jungle was not too kind to Vermont men’s basketball. Playing their first ranked opponent in the regular season in three years, the Catamounts were dismantled by No. 11 Auburn in a 94-43 nonconference loss at Neville Arena on Wednesday night. Miles Kelly poured in seven 3-pointers to pace Auburn with 21 points, while Denver Jones (16 points), Chaney Johnson …

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Nov. 6—Gonzaga showed off its depth and multifaceted offense in Monday’s 101-63 blowout over No. 8 Baylor. The sixth-ranked Zags piled up 42 bench points — 34 from Braden Huff, Dusty Stromer and Michael Ajayi — and had 13 3-pointers, 25 assists and decided advantages with points in the paint, in transition and off turnovers. All eye-catching numbers, but perhaps …

No. 11 Auburn basketball easily dispatched Vermont, the three-time reigning America East Conference tournament champions, in its season opener Wednesday at Neville Arena, taking down the Catamounts 94-43. The Tigers (1-0) showcased its depth with five players scoring in double figures and their improved shooting from beyond the arc. Georgia Tech transfer Miles Kelly and Chaney Johnson impressed, combining for …

After a successful season debut on a neutral floor against USF, No. 21 Florida basketball is back in Gainesville for its home opener on Thursday night against Jacksonville. The Florida Gators (1-0) rallied from a 13-point deficit in the first half to beat USF 98-83 on Monday night at VyStar Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jalen Reed scored a career-high 24 points, Cam Carter added 21 and LSU won its season opener with a 95-60 victory over UL Monroe on Wednesday night. Reed shot 8 of 9 from the field, made all eight free-throw attempts and grabbed eight rebounds. Carter was 7-of-12 shooting and made four of LSU’s 10 3-pointers. …

SOUTH BEND − Keep sleeping on ‘em. Keep believing that a team that lost more games than it won in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season can’t return the next year with three elite players at one position as anyone in that 18-team league. Keep staring hard down Tobacco Road when the topic turns to the ACC’s best backcourts. The …