By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears hit a game-winning floater as time expired, and No. 7 Alabama spoiled the home finale of rival and No. 1 Auburn with a 93-91 overtime road win Saturday. The off-balance buzzer-beater from the free-throw line was only the third made basket of the game for Sears, who finished with ... Read More »
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Jay Maughmer and Taelon Peter both had 21 points in Liberty’s 90-61 win against Western Kentucky on Saturday that clinched the regular-season Conference USA title for the Flames. Maughmer also contributed 15 rebounds and six assists for the Flames (25-6, 13-5 Conference USA). Peter added nine rebounds. Brett Decker Jr. ... Read More »
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Rickey Bradley, Jr. had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 seed VMI beat second-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-57 on Saturday in a Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal. The Keydets (15-18) will face the East Tennessee State-Wofford winner in a semifinal on Sunday. Augustinas Kiudulas scored 19 points and added seven rebounds ... Read More »
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Abou Ousmane scored 24 points and Bryce Thompson scored 16 points and Oklahoma State withstood Cincinnati’s rally beating the Bearcats 78-67 on Saturday to close the Big 12 regular season. Reserve Marchelus Avery scored 10 points for Oklahoma State (15-16, 7-13), who shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range. Jizzle James ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo scored 26 points shooting 9 for 12 and Desmond Claude recorded a double-double and USC gutted Washington 92-61 on Wednesday night. Agbo tied a career high with seven 3-pointers made in 10 attempts. Claude scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Rashaun Agee scored 13 of his 18 ... Read More »
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — No. 11 Duke has avenged two late-season losses in two days, and the Blue Devils will need another such result to secure their first ACC Tournament championship in 12 years. Third-seeded Duke will meet No. 7 N.C. State, the top seed, in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game on Sunday. The ... Read More »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Reed Sheppard will miss at least four weeks after fracturing his right thumb. Rockets coach Ime Udoka announced Sheppard’s status Saturday and said that the injury is to the top of his thumb and not the lower portion, which is a “better outcome.” Udoka said Sheppard would be in a ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Saturday for making inappropriate contact with and directing profanity toward a referee. Adebayo’s actions came after the conclusion of the Heat’s 106-104 loss to Minnesota on Friday, when he missed a 3-point attempt that would have won the game. ... Read More »
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INDIAN WELLS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third of the Indian Wells tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native went 5-for-6 on his break point opportunities and won 67 per cent of his first-serve points. Shapovalov held Walton to just two break ... Read More »
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BOSTON (AP) — Robert Hinton had 18 points in Harvard’s 66-58 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday in a regular-season finale. Despite the loss, Dartmouth heads to next weekend’s Ivy League tournament in Providence, Rhode Island, as the No. 3 seed. Harvard did not qualify. Hinton also contributed six rebounds and three steals for the Crimson ... Read More »
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BOSTON (AP) — Cayla Barnes scored 21 seconds into overtime to lift the league-leading Montréal Victoire a 3-2 win over the Boston Fleet in front of a sell-out crowd Saturday at Agganis Arena. The game was the first of two the Fleet will play at Boston University instead of their usual home at UMass-Lowell. It ... Read More »
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