The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 games …

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jaren McCain added 18 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved to 6-0 in the playoffs. The …

A final piece appears to have been locked into place for the USC men’s basketball team. The commitment of transfer Isaac Bruns, a 6-foot-5 guard from South Dakota, may have completed the Trojans’ roster for next season. Former South Dakota guard Isaac Bruns announced his commitment to USC basketball on Thursday. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Trojans have now …

Let the record show the Oklahoma City Thunder were in a brief bit of trouble in Game 2 on Thursday, before winning 125-107 against the Los Angeles Lakers. With 10:34 remaining in the third quarter, a single play saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pick up his fourth foul, Alex Caruso pick up a technical foul and Austin Reaves get three free throws. …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have never been afraid to challenge themselves during the non-conference portion of the schedule, which is what made the Players Era Festival so appealing last season. That, and the $1M NIL payout to every participating team. Advertisement This year, that payout will still be in effect, but nearly everything else about the fledgling event …

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In the aftermath of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ frustrating Game 1 loss to the Detroit Pistons, All-Star guard James Harden made an admission and a pledge: “I’ve got to be better and I will be better, not turning the basketball over.” Let’s just say Game 2 was not an encouraging development in that regard. Advertisement The Cavaliers lost 107-97 on Thursday …

UConn basketball HC Dan Hurley recalls emergency birthday gift for wife after a loss appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn basketball remained in the spotlight Thursday after a humorous Dan Hurley story surfaced online, providing a lighter look at one of college basketball’s most intense coaches. Advertisement The Huskies have rebuilt their …

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For three quarters, the Cavaliers’ game plan of “make anyone but Cade Cunningham beat us” was modestly effective — he only had eight shots and 13 points, but he also had 10 assists. At least the Cavs had slowed the leading scorer of these playoffs. But in the fourth quarter, there was no stopping Cunningham. Cunningham put up a dozen …

The Illinois basketball team stunned people this season by making a Final Four run. A 28-win campaign was impressive. The Illini made it in the postseason as a No. 3 seed, and we worked wonders only to fall short to UConn in an attempt to get back to the national championship. Advertisement Brad Underwood has the Illinois basketball program clicking, …

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DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris had belief that few had when he chose to come back to play for the Detroit Pistons for a second time, signing with them two years ago when they had the NBA’s worst record for a second straight season and set a single-season record for consecutive losses. Detroit has had a remarkable turnaround and Harris …

GAINESVILLE, Fla.– For the second straight season, the Florida Gators will play in Las Vegas, this time as part of the two-bracket Players Era Tournament. Florida, a strong contender to be the preseason No. 1 team in the country, headlines the Players Era Eight bracket, which will be played the week of Nov. 16. Joining the Gators are Auburn, Houston, …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t overcome a poor first quarter as they dropped a second winnable game against the Detroit Pistons, and are now down 2-0 in their second-round series. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are in comparison to other playoff games, which influences the sample size. Offensive Rating …

Illinois basketball has been chugging along under Brad Underwood, but it sounds like we got a safety net on Thursday afternoon. There is a popular saying of the more the merrier. On Thursday afternoon, the NCAA committee took that saying to heart, and they all but guaranteed the Illini will make the NCAA tournament for the rest of time. Advertisement …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped both games in Detroit. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. PARTIAL WINNER – Donovan Mitchell I wanted to give Donovan Mitchell the full-fledged ‘WINNER’ title tonight. However, his second-half rally fell short. And we’ll talk more about the Cavs ‘ late-game execution later. Advertisement To focus on the positives, first, Mitchell had his best game …

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The Detroit Pistons have taken a 2-0 lead on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals with their 107-97 victory Thursday, May 7. This comes two days after the Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 in Game 1. And while both contests were played on the Pistons’ home court, Little Caesars Arena – so not entirely unexpected outcomes – Cleveland had …

NCAA Announces Men’s And Women’s March Madness Expansion originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. College basketball will have more March Madness games to pick next year. Advertisement The NCAA announced Thursday that the men’s and women’s basketball tournament fields will increase from 68 to 76 teams. Eight at-large bids will join the fold …

After a nearly-disastrous first round, the Detroit Pistons are off to a strong start in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pistons took a 2-0 lead in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, holding off the Cavs for a 107-97 win in Game 2. Cade Cunningham continued to power Detroit’s postseason run, putting up 25 points behind another hot second half. …