[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t a surprise that a Duke freshman was named the Most Valuable Player of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday night. What may have been surprising is that he wasn’t named Cooper Flagg. Kon Knueppel, take a bow. With Flagg out for most of the ACC Tournament with a sprained ankle, the 6-foot-7 …

[ad_1] Bucks predicted to replace NBA champion Brook Lopez with $60 million All-Star center MSN [ad_2] Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxNLXpWbWpvVGRJMzNyV0FUMUNkQmFpVkJpY1lxdjR3aVpBbk1kLWNmU2p3LTZEZ2FWVDVfTVdxZzlZNHB5MERTelZsQ2dFWERtSURfd1MzcVI3enRYSnRzSUtLdkExeW5WVVdsWHZTa05peWwxZmtpR0wzN1BKREdsamJTa250MHZ3SEVFcmYxYUJ2SXJJTVdhLUNsZEkxTzBvNzlKLUF4NXUtWXpZc2FBWXVvSmRud2NTMm9fOHhHU3dKa3pWVDBfTVl0R2U?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-27 04:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] Denver had lost three of its last seven games, but those losses came against quality teams: Boston, Oklahoma City, and a red-hot Minnesota squad. Saturday night the Nuggets lost at home to the tanking Wizards. Then again, how were they going to stop this ridiculous Jordan Poole game-winner from deep with 1.8 seconds left? Washington, which has played relatively …

[ad_1] COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — CJ Hines scored 20 points and No. 5 seed Alabama State pulled away late to beat No. 2 seed Jackson State 60-56 on Saturday night in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship and clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011. Dorian McMillian’s jumper gave Jackson State its last lead at 52-51 with 1:48 …

[ad_1] While the initial reports on Jalen Brunson's sprained right ankle projected a recovery period of roughly two weeks, it appears that the Knicks might be playing without their superstar captain for a much longer stretch of time. Prior to the Knicks' hard-fought loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, ESPN's Shams Charania provided a televsion update on …

[ad_1] HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Hayden Gray knocked down six of his seven 3-point attempts and UC San Diego pulled away late to beat UC Irvine, 75-61 to earn its first Big West Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth on Saturday night. The Tritons moved up from Division II to join the conference in 2020 and won …

[ad_1] Draymond Green sent the New York Knicks back to the city that never sleeps with an epic “night night” celebration on Saturday night. Green’s driving layup with 25.8 seconds remaining gave the Warriors a six-point lead in a game they eventually won 97.94 at Chase Center. DRAYMOND DROPPED A “NIGHT NIGHT” ON THE KNICKS 😴pic.twitter.com/UDPgczUAUu — Warriors on NBCS …

[ad_1] HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 79-67 on Saturday night for its first Conference USA Tournament title. Liberty, in its second season as a member of CUSA, clinched its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in …

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[ad_1] The Washington Wizards are as much of a rebuilding team as you can get, but they might have something finally working for them. Especially when Jordan Poole is making heat checks. [Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K] The Wizards guard stunned the Denver Nuggets on Saturday with a deep, pull-up …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyrese Proctor entered Saturday night’s ACC championship 0 for 10 from beyond the 3-point arc in his previous two tournament games. That didn’t keep him from letting it fly. Proctor made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points, tournament MVP Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 to clinch its second …

[ad_1] The Knicks wrapped up their five-game California road trip on a sour note, falling to the red-hot Golden State Warriors, 97-94, on Saturday night at Chase Center. Here are the takeaways… — The Knicks made a concerted effort to run their offense through Karl-Anthony Towns from the jump, and his aggressiveness in the paint yielded six points and four …

[ad_1] Dick Vitale became emotional Saturday night while talking about his most recent cancer battle while announcing top-ranked Duke’s 73-62 victory over No. 13 Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship. The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst announced in December he was cancer-free. It was his fourth battle in just more than three years with the disease. Vitale teared …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Proctor scored 19 points on six 3-pointers, Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 on Saturday night to clinch its second Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship in three seasons under Jon Scheyer. It was Duke’s 23rd ACC title overall — the most of any team in conference history …

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[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003. Colorado State (25-9) will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance on a 10-game win streak. Boise State trailed by 10 points …

[ad_1] On Saturday, Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard set an NBA record that will make it difficult to vote against him for the Sixth Man of the Year award. Pritchard notched 22 points on five 3-pointers in the C’s 115-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets. With his fourth make from deep, he surpassed Wayne Ellington for the most 3s off …

[ad_1] CLEVELAND (AP) — Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The victory also gave Akron coach John Groce his fourth win in five meetings over his …

[ad_1] Jalen Brunson is running out of time before his absence really starts hurting the New York Knicks. The All-Star point guard, sidelined since March 6 with a sprained right ankle, is now expected to be out through late March or early April, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He was initially reported to be out at least two weeks, but …

[ad_1] Akron’s Nate Johnson, who scored the game-winning layup for the Zips, led the team with 22 points in the win over Miami (OH). (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Akron is heading to the big dance after a wild finish in the MAC tournament final. The Zips defeated Miami of Ohio 76-74 on a buzzer-beating layup to …

[ad_1] Jalen Brunson is running out of time before his absence really starts hurting the New York Knicks. The All-Star point guard, out since March 6 with a sprained right ankle, is now expected to be out through late March or early April, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He was initially reported to be out at least two weeks, but …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003. Colorado State (25-9) will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance on a 10-game win streak. Boise State trailed by 10 …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John’s made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 on Saturday night for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years. Zuby Ejiofor added 20 points and Kadary Richmond had …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness, getting 14 in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Saturday night. Payton Pritchard added 22 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics, who …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milos Uzan poured in 25 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 17 and second-ranked Houston turned up its trademark defense in the final minute to hold on for a 72-64 victory over Arizona in the Big 12 Tournament championship game Saturday night. Playing without injured big man J’Wan Roberts, the Cougars (30-4) took a 64-62 lead …