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UNC Wilmington shocks Kentucky with major upset in first game on new Rupp Arena court
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s new basketball court in Rupp Arena was the scene of a major upset Saturday evening.
UNC Wilmington held off multiple rallies to shock Kentucky with an 80-73 victory, giving Seahawks coach Takayo Siddle another marquee win in the home of UK basketball. Siddle played for Gardner-Webb when that program knocked off ...Read more

Clippers rally from 22 down to beat Warriors on Paul George's 3-pointer
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers spent Saturday afternoon much as they'd spent their past month: Immediately digging themselves into an enormous hole, then furiously working to extricate themselves.
How they ultimately come out of their all-in move to acquire James Harden is a long-term question that won't be known for months. But Saturday, they ...Read more
Timberwolves grind out 123-117 road victory over Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – There was a lot of skepticism throughout the NBA that the Timberwolves' insistence on playing two centers on the floor at the same time, all the time, was a smart basketball idea.
On a night like Saturday, when the rest of the offense was struggling, it made all the sense in the world.
Each of the Wolves' centers — Karl-...Read more

Paul Sullivan: Northwestern upsets No. 1 Purdue but still is playing the underdog despite a rare taste of March Madness
Northwestern coach Chris Collins didn’t expect the Wildcats to get the benefit of the doubt.
Not even after finishing second in the Big Ten last season or beating No. 1 Purdue in February or winning its NCAA Tournament opener against Boise State or losing a nail-biter to UCLA in the second round.
Nothing had changed, and that was perfectly ...Read more
Duke continues to struggle, falls on the road to Georgia Tech in ACC opener
ATLANTA — No. 7 Duke’s bad week on the road got worse Saturday.
The Blue Devils lost their second game in a row, 72-68 to Georgia Tech, and also lost starting point guard Tyrese Proctor to a leg injury.
Baye Ndongo, a 6-9 freshman from Senegal, scored 21 points for Georgia Tech. That included two baskets on lob passes that erased Duke’s ...Read more
UNC overcomes poor start, rides big second-half run to beat Florida State
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 17 North Carolina defeated Florida State in the teams’ ACC opener Saturday, the Tar Heels coming back from a slow start, and a 14-point, second-half deficit, to post a 78-70 win.
The Heels (7-1, 1-0 ACC) struggled before the break, and early in the second half, but stormed back with a 22-0 run in fewer than five ...Read more

Nuggets survive Jusuf Nurkic's big night for 119-111 win over Suns
They needed to fend off a second-half surge from the Phoenix Suns, but the Denver Nuggets held on Friday in Phoenix for a 119-111 win over one of the top contenders in the West.
Denver (14-6) shot 57% from the field and only turned the ball over nine times to win its fourth consecutive game. Next is the end of a road back-to-back Saturday at ...Read more

Kansas wins thriller vs. defending champion UConn, 69-65
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas guard Kevin McCullar released a well-deserved roar on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
As the Jayhawks struggled to score late in the second half vs. UConn, McCullar canned two straight 3-pointers.
After one of McCullar’s 3-pointers, star big man Hunter Dickinson hit a trey to give KU a 61-54 lead over the Huskies....Read more

Jayson Tatum ejected, but Celtics survive for wild victory over 76ers
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum had to be restrained. Even well after he said the magic word that got him ejected for just the second time in his career, Tatum continued barking at referee Bill Kennedy — a rare display of emotion from the Celtics superstar — so much so that he had to be held back by coaches Joe Mazzulla and Charles Lee before he ...Read more

Donte DiVincenzo remains hot in Knicks' win over Raptors
Donte DiVincenzo is the answer at the two.
It’s been the biggest revelation for the Knicks, who have not gotten the production they expected out of Quentin Grimes in the starting lineup at the shooting guard spot this season.
Grimes’ cold shooting streak continued in the Knicks’ 119-106 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.
The ...Read more

Focused Magic fend off Wizards for 9th consecutive win
ORLANDO, Fla. — Winners of nine in a row after Friday night’s 130-125 home victory over the Washington Wizards, the Magic are aware there’s still a long season ahead of them.
Nevertheless, coach Jamahl Mosley’s squad is focused on taking things one game at a time.
“Because that’s what brought us here,” Magic big man Moe Wagner ...Read more

Juwan Howard transitioning back to coaching role on Michigan bench
Juwan Howard is officially beginning his transition back to the Michigan basketball bench.
According to a program spokesperson, Howard “will be designated as an assistant coach” for Saturday’s game at Oregon as he continues to work his way back from mid-September heart surgery.
There’s no time frame for when Howard, 50, will return to ...Read more

Foot injury will sideline Bulls' Zach LaVine for a week: 'It felt a little better and just progressively got worse'
CHICAGO — For Zach LaVine, the last two weeks have been defined by one thing — not the latest round of trade rumors, but an injury to his right foot.
The Chicago Bulls star guard will be sidelined a week with a right foot sprain he incurred during a home game against the Miami Heat on Nov. 20. That means he will likely miss Friday’s game ...Read more
Dylan Andrews hits game-winner as UCLA barely beats UC Riverside with Mick Cronin out
LOS ANGELES — Assuming he was among the handful of people with access to the Pac-12 Network, Mick Cronin couldn’t have liked what he was seeing Thursday night.
The UCLA coach who was home sick with COVID-19 watched his Bruins get outplayed on their home court for long stretches by UC Riverside, a team with a losing record from the Big West ...Read more

Clippers go small and come up short against Stephen Curry and Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Clippers avoided a hit to their rotation when Norman Powell played on Thursday night despite suffering a knee contusion only one night earlier in Sacramento.
It was one of few breaks the Clippers received in a 120-114 loss that drops them to 8-10, with a rematch against the Warriors coming Saturday in Los ...Read more

Heat lose Adebayo but get 36 points from Butler in 142-132 win over Pacers
MIAMI – This wasn’t a singular test.
It was contending with the frenetic pace of the Indiana Pacers at the outset.
It was dealing with the 28-point first half of Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton.
It was Bam Adebayo checking out with his recurring hip issue in the second period and not returning.
So the Miami Heat did what they seemingly ...Read more

Lakers end trip with blowout loss to Thunder, giving up a double-digit lead
OKLAHOMA CITY — There's the truth and then there's the truth the Lakers believe.
Thursday against the Thunder was the fourth and final game on a trip that lasted less than a week, but the way their bones creaked and their eyelids hung heavy, it felt like much longer.
The 133-110 loss meant the team finished .500 on the trip, the accepted ...Read more

The Bulls are in turmoil with seemingly little to build on. Is coach Billy Donovan's job in jeopardy?
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls are ready for change.
Executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas made that clear this week. The 6-14 start after their 120-113 overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday at the United Center is a harsh wake-up call that the roster can’t continue as it stands. The Bulls ...Read more

Knicks secure narrow victory vs. Pistons behind Jalen Brunson's 42 points
NEW YORK — The game should have never been this close.
The Knicks entered Thursday night winners of eight of their last 11 games, riding a high after blowing out the Charlotte Hornets to qualify for the In-Season Tournament quarterfinal in Milwaukee.
The Detroit Pistons own the league’s worst record and entered Madison Square Garden on a ...Read more

Cam Thomas scores team-high 26 points in return from injury as Nets fall to Hornets
NEW YORK — Cam Thomas bluntly predicted that he would have little issue regaining his scoring rhythm after missing nine straight games. Against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday at Barclays Center, the third-year guard’s self-estimation was proven to be an overwhelming fact, as he scored a team-high 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting in the Nets...Read more
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