[ad_1] Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden famously said that when it comes to motivating players, the bench is a coach’s best friend. Alabama coach Nate Oats wasn’t even a year old when Wooden retired in 1975, but some 50 years later, he took that lesson to heart in the most profound way imaginable on Saturday night. It’s unclear what …

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[ad_1] Next stop: Tucson. The first leg of Iowa State basketball’s two-game road trip to Arizona went well for the Cyclones. Iowa State played Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday afternoon, using a late-game surge to pull away for a 76-61 win. After a back-and-forth second half, the Cyclones closed the game on a 19-3 run to improve to 17-2 …

[ad_1] Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (7-13, 3-2 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (11-10, 3-3 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Skyhawks -3; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson takes on Stonehill after Jo’el Emanuel scored 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 58-48 win over the Chicago State Cougars. The Skyhawks have gone 7-1 in home games. Stonehill …

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[ad_1] NEW YORK — To hear Tom Izzo, it was as if Michigan State basketball hadn’t just won its 12th straight game. “A little more entitled.” “A little selfish.” “Reading our own press clippings.” All criticisms Izzo delivered Saturday afternoon, all buzzwords inside his program. All said to make a point. And not one that has anything to do with …

[ad_1] Lakers star Kobe Bryant pauses for a moment as confetti streams down at the Staples Center following his final game on April 13, 2016. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) I remember, first, the fog. Sitting in the back of a cab headed down from my foothills home to LAX early on the morning of Jan. 26, 2020, I …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari spent a chunk of his post-game press conference Saturday night praising the fight of his Arkansas basketball team. The Hall of Fame coach applauded his team’s ability to erase a 13-point deficit in the first half and hang tough for a second straight SEC game without freshman star Boogie Fland, but it wasn’t enough. The …

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[ad_1] NEW YORK — To hear Tom Izzo, it was as if Michigan State basketball hadn’t just won its 12th straight game. “A little more entitled.” “A little selfish.” “Reading our own press clippings.” All criticisms Izzo delivered Saturday afternoon, all buzzwords inside his program. All said to make a point. And not one that has anything to do with …

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[ad_1] The Clippers defeated the Bucks, 127-117 tonight in LA. James Harden finished with a team-high 40 points along with 9 assists … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4wCGlhtyI Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] The Charlotte Hornets have lost second-leading scorer Brandon Miller for the season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist, the team announced on Thursday. The second-year star injured his wrist during last Wednesday’s 117-112 win over the Utah Jazz. He scored 20 points in 33 minutes. Miller was out for Friday’s 125-123 …

[ad_1] Duke Blue Devils (16-4, 7-1 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-3, 5-3 ACC) Atlanta; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Duke visits No. 18 Georgia Tech after Toby Fournier scored 24 points in Duke’s 81-46 victory against the SMU Mustangs. The Yellow Jackets have gone 12-1 at home. Georgia Tech is 1-0 in games decided by …

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[ad_1] Nicholls State Colonels (11-9, 5-4 Southland) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (12-8, 4-5 Southland) Edinburg, Texas; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits UT Rio Grande Valley after Jamal West scored 20 points in Nicholls State’s 61-57 loss to the Texas A&M-CC Islanders. The Vaqueros have gone 8-2 at home. UT Rio Grande Valley ranks eighth …

[ad_1] Milwaukee Bucks v Los Angeles Clippers LOS ANGELES — James Harden wants to be an All-Star again — he made his case on Saturday night. A vintage Harden dropped 40 points on an outstanding Bucks defense, breaking them down, getting into the paint, hitting stepback 3s, and getting to the foul line all game long. “It would mean a …

[ad_1] Missouri basketball guard Tamar Bates crashed the glass for a defensive rebound inside the final minute of the game, bounced a pass underneath an instant Ole Miss press to teammate Mark Mitchell and then didn’t bother turning up court for a breakaway. A foul was coming, and an MU win was coming. Bates’ focus instead went to the limbs …

[ad_1] Loyola Chicago Ramblers (11-9, 3-6 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (9-11, 4-3 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island hosts Loyola Chicago after Sophie Phillips scored 20 points in Rhode Island’s 60-58 victory over the UMass Minutewomen. The Rams are 5-4 on their home court. Rhode Island averages 62.6 points and has outscored opponents …

[ad_1] Florida State Seminoles (15-4, 5-2 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-3, 6-2 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits No. 13 North Carolina after Ta’Niya Latson scored 30 points in Florida State’s 88-66 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. The Tar Heels have gone 10-2 in home games. North Carolina is 16-2 …

[ad_1] Southern Jaguars (11-8, 6-0 SWAC) at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-18, 0-7 SWAC) Itta Bena, Mississippi; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State plays Southern after Arthur Tate scored 21 points in Mississippi Valley State’s 65-54 loss to the Grambling Tigers. The Delta Devils have gone 2-3 at home. Mississippi Valley State is 2-17 in games …

[ad_1] LeBron James’ massive performance of 46 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST helps the Cavs tie the Eastern Conference Finals at 3 games … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx6osMPPMao Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] What we learned as Warriors can’t stop AD in loss to Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – There are levels to regular-season games in the NBA. Some deserve more hype than others. The weight is heavier, and the atmosphere suggests something more than just another game with many more to follow. Saturday …

[ad_1] Purdue Boilermakers (7-12, 0-8 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts Purdue after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois’ 85-60 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Fighting Illini have gone 10-2 at home. Illinois scores 72.4 points while outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game. …

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