[ad_1] PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Tayton Conerway, the Sun Belt Conference player of the year, scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, Myles Rigsby added 20 points and No. 3 seed Troy beat fourth-seeded Arkansas State 94-81 on Monday night to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. Troy (23-10) won …

[ad_1] 3 observations after undermanned, undersized Sixers lose to Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers completed an unsurprising, undermanned back-to-back split Monday night in Atlanta. The Hawks picked up a 132-123 win at State Farm Arena, improving to 31-34. The Sixers fell to 22-42. In the NBA draft lottery picture, the Sixers and Nets now have identical …

[ad_1] LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Love Bettis had 17 points and Micah Thomas hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late and scored 15 to rally Northwestern State to a 66-63 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday in a Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal. The fourth-seeded Demons (17-15) advance to play No. 1 seed McNeese in a Tuesday semifinal. Dion Wright-Forde made …

[ad_1] It’s been a hot topic around the NBA since Kevin Durant’s name surprisingly popped up at the trade deadline: The Suns and Durant are expected to part ways this summer. “I want my career to end on my terms, that’s the only thing,” Durant said on The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis a couple of weeks ago — …

[ad_1] Mar. 10—LAS VEGAS — For a third straight season, the Gonzaga women’s basketball team exits the Orleans Arena on the wrong side of a close game. Kennedie Shuler banked in a jumper through tight defense with 0.8 seconds left to send fourth-seeded Oregon State over top-seeded Gonzaga 63-61 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament on …

[ad_1] Lakers star Luka Doncic controls the ball in front of Brooklyn’s Keon Johnson during the first half Monday. Doncic finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. (Pamela Smith / Associated Press) The frustration was evident early. And it was hard to tell what was bothering the Lakers more on Monday — was it the missed shots or …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Augustas Marciulionis and Paulius Murauskas each scored 15 points and No. 19 and top-seeded Saint Mary’s defeated No. 9 seed Pepperdine 74-59 in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Monday night. The Gaels (28-4) play second-seeded Gonzaga or No. 3 San Francisco in the championship game Tuesday night, with the winner receiving the conference’s automatic …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets got their revenge on Monday night. After dropping the front end of the back-to-back series Sunday night, the Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to grab a 140-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center on Monday. The win followed a 24-point loss the night before, when the Nuggets were …

[ad_1] Mar. 10—Ready for some tea and hoops? With Gonzaga set to take on San Francisco in Monday’s late-night West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals — with a scheduled 8:30 p.m. start — longtime Spokesman-Review reporter Jim Meehan preaches the benefits of Orange Zinger while breaking down the matchup in the latest Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast, alongside TV analyst and former …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Clowney scored 19 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat Los Angeles 111-108 on Monday night in the Lakers’ first game since losing LeBron James to a strained left groin. Luka Doncic had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for LA, but he shot only 8 for 26. Austin Reaves was 3 for 14 as …

[ad_1] Mar. 10—Pregame The long wait is almost over. The last team to take the court at the West Coast Conference Tournament, second-seeded Gonzaga is set to take on third-seeded San Francisco in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The game will air on ESPN2. The winner between Bulldogs (23-8) and Dons (24-8) will …

[ad_1] Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic (77) dribbles the ball against Brooklyn Nets’ Keon Johnson (45) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) The Lakers’ scorching start post-Luka Dončić trade has hit a wall. After a loss to the reigning champion Celtics on Saturday, the Lakers lost, 111-108 …

[ad_1] ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Sivills scored a career-high 20 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in a game-ending 15-2 run as Wofford rallied to beat Furman 92-85 in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game on Monday night. Wofford trailed 83-79 with 2:34 remaining. Kyler Filewich then made a layup and Sivills drilled his 3-pointer to put the Terriers …

[ad_1] UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Azzi Fudd added 13 to help No. 3 UConn beat 22nd-ranked Creighton 70-50 to win the Big East championship Monday night. It’s the 23rd Big East title and fifth consecutive one for the Huskies (31-3) since they returned to the conference in 2021. This was Creighton’s first time in …

[ad_1] There’s always at least one supposed little guy leading into every NCAA men’s basketball tournament, a team whose selection or exclusion is a source of joy or outrage among those who don’t get excited by the 14th team out of the SEC earning an at-large berth. Drake clearly didn’t want to be the little guy. Subscribe to The Post …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia men’s basketball coach Jim Engles is stepping down. The athletic department announced the move Monday after the Lions finished 1-13 in Ivy League play this season. Columbia actually won its first eight nonconference games but finished 12-15 for its eighth losing record in eight seasons under Engles. “Columbia has meant so much to me, …

[ad_1] Missouri basketball will not be a top-20 team entering the postseason. The Tigers dropped three spots in Monday’s updated USA Today Sports Coaches Poll to No. 22 in the country, falling out of the top 20 for the first time since Feb. 10 edition of the rankings. Mizzou (21-10) has lost three straight games leading into the postseason, including …

[ad_1] The MVP race has come down to two players who are soaring above the pack, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic are each working on incredible seasons, making for a truly tough call as to who should be the winner. There also continues to be a non-stop supply of stand-out performers, with new players delivering notable performances each week. …

[ad_1] The Texas A&M (22-9, 11-4 SEC) basketball team went 2-0 in Week 19, beating both No. 1 Auburn and unranked LSU. The Aggies ended the 2025 regular season on a two-game winning streak, headed into the SEC tournament. The Aggies started Week 19 with a historic win, recording their highest-ranked win when they beat No. 1 Auburn at Reed Arena on …

[ad_1] KAT responds to Draymond’s comments about availability vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Karl-Anthony Towns chose to take the high road in his latest incident involving Draymond Green. The Warriors forward took to his podcast after Golden State’s win over the New York Knicks last week, where he theorized that Towns missed the game because he …

[ad_1] The Georgia Bulldogs lost seven players to the NCAA transfer portal following the 2023-2024 college basketball season. Each player transferred for various different reasons, but for the most part they were looking for more playing time or a larger role on a team. Overall, of the seven Georgia basketball transfers, two of them have significantly larger roles (Matthew Alexander-Moncrieffe …

[ad_1] Why battle of guards will be matchup to watch in Warriors vs. Blazers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area No NBA team has regained respectability faster than the Portland Trail Blazers, who have spent the second half of the season cooling the seat of embattled head coach Chauncey Billups. So, the Warriors will be seeing a very different …

[ad_1] Utah Utes guard Mike Sharavjamts (25) and Brigham Young Cougars guard Egor Demin (3) fight for possession of the ball during a basketball game at the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University in Provo on Saturday, March 8, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News Bringing water to a boil on a hot stove takes just five to 10 minutes. …

[ad_1] Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is padding his résumé. Although he will be staying on the court, the four-time NBA champion is also taking on a new role with his alma mater, Davidson College, joining the Wildcats as an assistant general manager, the school announced Monday. Curry, 36, will return to help revive the mid-major program, which has …

[ad_1] The Big Ten regular season is over. Before postseason tournaments begin, it’s time to forecast the recipients of the conference’s notable accolades. The Big Ten boasted talent from top to bottom this season, especially after welcoming former Pac-12 powers UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington to the conference. That depth of talent made for an entertaining campaign, as even the …