AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Labaron Philon Jr. tallied 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, Amari Allen added 17 points and six rebounds, and Alabama took down Auburn 96-92 on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) trailed by as many as 10 points, but rallied back with runs of 11-0 and 8-0 in the second half. They took the lead for good with 10:39 remaining in regulation.
Aden Holloway scored 15 points, and Charles Bediako had 12 on 5-for-5 shooting. Aiden Sherrell had a game-high four blocks.
The Tigers (14-9, 5-5) were led by Tahaad Pettiford, who scored 25 points to go with seven assists. Keyshawn Hall added 24 points on 8-for-22 shooting before fouling out late, and Kevin Overton scored 17. Keshawn Murphy had a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Auburn led 41-37 at the half, with Overton pacing the Tigers with 11 points in the first frame. Philon Jr. scored nine first-half points for Alabama.
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Freeing up two roster spots after sending Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porziņģis and trading Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a second-round pick, the Golden State Warriors signed Pat Spencer to a standard roster contract. Their one remaining roster spot is now left open for a potential buyout acquisition.
Per NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Warriors are looking closely at Lonzo Ball, currently a free agent after being waived by the Utah Jazz, not long after acquiring him from the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 35 games this season, Ball has averaged 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 20.8 minutes.
As the Warriors are working to convert two-way guard Pat Spencer to a roster spot, Golden State also has its sights set on adding Lonzo Ball via the buyout market, sources say.
Ball certainly hasn’t had a good season, but the Warriors may be seeking his ability to be a connector, a trait the Warriors and head coach Steve Kerr highly value. Furthermore, Ball has been somewhat of a turnover-generator on defense (2.2 steals per 75 possessions), which does fall in line with the Warriors’ defensive identity of a team that forces tons of turnovers (fifth in non-garbage-time opponent turnover rate, per Cleaning the Glass). Furthermore, his rebound and assist rates for a guard (6.8 rebounds per 75 possessions and 6.7 assists per 75 possessions) are nothing to scoff at.
However, signing Ball would do little to alleviate the problem of shooting and spacing, as Ball is shooting 27.2 percent on 4.2 three-point attempts per game, not to mention a less-than-ideal 44.8 percent on two-point shots. Ball has struggled to recover his shooting stroke after coming back from two seasons of inactivity due to knee problems.
The NBA trade deadline has come and gone. Contenders buffed out their scratches, owners ducked their taxes, and now, Tank Season awaits the rest of us serfs. With two months left in the regular season, injury reports and funky substitution patterns provoke cries for Adam Silver and essays questioning whether Giannis Antetokounmpo publicly embracing Kalshi as a shareholder is a greater threat to the NBA’s integrity than Keshon Gilbert getting 29 minutes in a regular-season game for the Washington Wizards. It’s a dark, confusing world out there.
But at least it’s funny. Few sporting events capture this like a true NBA Tank-Off, so shameless and so absurd, with its participants forbidden from acknowledging it as such. World-class athletes don’t just have their own fans rooting against them, but their bosses too. Would NBA League Pass really be worth it without this perverse spectacle?
On Saturday afternoon, the 14-36 Wizards held up their end of the bargain. Forget some legitimately injured vets like Anthony Davis and Trae Young, they put ten guys on the injury report. Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, and Kyshawn George were questionable with injury, and none of them played. At the very least, the Wiz had the excuse of a back-to-back (facing the Miami Heat on Sunday) and four wins in their last six tries.
The 13-37 Brooklyn Nets did not, and they did not partake in the calculated fun. They handed in their cleanest injury report of the season; even trade acquisitions Josh Minott and Ochai Agbaji were available, though neither played. Perhaps Brooklyn didn’t learn their lesson from last season…
Maybe ownership believes you can’t turn the tank up to ten before the All-Star break. Maybe Michael Porter Jr.‘s knee is 100% fine and they didn’t want a call from the league office, maybe they thought there was no way to lose to the skeleton-crew Wizards. Maybe, they just wanted Jordi Fernández to see his team play well.
“While we’re not changing, you have to play hard and with purpose,” said Fernández pregame. “If we find that balance, we’ll see a competitive group. It’s not that hard, you just have to be committed. Lately we haven’t found those two things together.”
On Saturday, the Nets were finally on the other side of a lopsided first quarter. The hosts led 46-20, then 80-47 by halftime. Of course, it marked their highest point-total in any half this season, and Fernández got what he wanted: “I mean, playing extremely hard and with purpose. I thought we, like you said, found ways to score the ball. And I think that second group had a great thing going, from defense to offense, running the floor, doing the right things. And I think that group, if you look all the way through, that’s the one that gave us the win.”
Fernández isn’t lying. Michael Porter Jr. led the team in scoring with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, and Nolan Traore played well in another start, putting up 15/3/4 on 6-of-7 shooting with one lone turnover, but it was the bench that truly embarrassed Washington. To no surprise, the fringe NBA players off their bench couldn’t handle Day’Ron Sharpe, who mauled his way to 19/9/4.
Nor could they handle Sharpe’s partner in the front-court, Danny Wolf. The two were attached at the hip on Saturday, sharing all their minutes together. Wolf dropped 16/7/6, with three of those assists to Sharpe down low.
The rookie was highly complimentary of the vet, postgame: “He’s playing 20 minutes, and he’s giving you 19/9/4, I don’t know how many bigs in the NBA are doing that. I think his superpower is rebounding, right? And a lot of his points come off put-backs, and you might just look at that as an easy bucket, but it’s not easy to do … As you play with someone more, you’re gonna get that confidence in one another, and you’re gonna learn to play off each other, and it makes the game so much easier for everybody.”
Wolf stole the show, though. He made two threes and shot 7-of-11 without a turnover, all of his problem areas becoming strengths at least for one shining afternoon. Most importantly, Wolf seemed calmer, more self-assured than Nets fans have seen him for months. Not coincidentally, without Traore or Cam Thomas in the backcourt, he had the ball in his hands much more.
Said Wolf: “The last month, two months, it’s just a lot of learning. I was playing off the ball, and for me, it’s just like everything felt — I felt a little bit too sped up, and there’s gonna be games where that’s my role. And then when coach does give me the ball and trust me with it, it’s on me to make the right play.”
Danny Wolf splashes a 3 to give the Nets 46 points in the first quarter.
Egor Dëmin only had four points, going 0-of-5 from three. Still, the rest of the rookies all had shining moments, whether it was an athletic finish from Drake Powell at the rim, a fast-break dunk for Ben Saraf, or this sexy Traore bucket…
The Wizards hit some 3-pointers in the final third of the game, and as a result, Brooklyn’s starters somehow ended up losing their minutes … not that it really mattered. Washington almost almost made it a game, but thanks to Brooklyn’s big bench, the game was over long before halftime.
The Nets shot an incomprehensible 69.8% inside the arc on Saturday; if they had gotten hot from deep, they would’ve put up 150 points. If they were gonna disregard the Tank-Off and win, at least they did it in style.
We’ll see if the NBA Draft Lottery gods reward them for their nobility on May 10.
Final Score: Brooklyn Nets 127, Washington Wizards 113
Milestone Watch
Now here’s some querying: All five rookies have recorded multiple assists in the past two games. Brooklyn becomes the first team in NBA history 5+ rookies do so in the same game, multiple times, since the 1980-81 New Jersey Nets.
Brooklyn’s 36 assists matched a season-high. Six players recorded 4+ assists, tying a franchise record.
Wolf and Sharpe are the first duo in Nets history to both record at least 16/7/4 off the bench in the same game.
Brooklyn outscored Washing by 26 in the first quarter, their best point differential in a quarter since going +29 against Warriors in the first on 12/21/22.
Injury Report
The Nets were completely healthy on Saturday! Only the two-ways, down in Long Island, missed this one. Which means that, yes, Ziaire Williams was a DNPCD, as well as Jalen Wilson, Agbaji, and Minott.
Nets bid farewell to Cam Thomas
Saturday’s game marked the beginning of Brooklyn’s post-Cam Thomas era. When asked about the decision to waive him, Jordi Fernández, didn’t offer much: “I’m not going to speak for Sean [Marks]. When Cam was here, he wore our jersey, he played hard, and competed. The only thing I can say is thanks for the time he spent with us. He always worked, always tried, and was a teammate. Now it’s exciting for him to start somewhere else. We just wish him luck and say thanks for wearing our jersey.”
Remember, English is Fernández’s third language … but that is some quote. He wore our jersey. He was a teammate. Indeed, the Nets did compensate Cam Thomas for his services. This is all true.
When asked about the deadline in general, Danny Wolf singled out Tyrese Martin as a great mentor and someone he’d miss, though didn’t Thomas. Day’Ron Sharpe, a Nets pick alongside CT in the 2021 NBA Draft, was asked directly about Thomas and wished him well, noting their long-term relationship.
Cam Thomas averaged 24 points for the Nets just last season! You wouldn’t know it by his exit.
Tankathon Update
Yep, it’s that time of the year:
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The Brooklyn Nets continue their homestand with a game against the Chicago Bulls and their revolving door of guards. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday evening.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles won their salary arbitration case Saturday against pitcher Keegan Akin, the first victory for teams this year after five decisions in favor of players.
Akin was awarded $2,975,000 rather than his $3,375,000 request by John Stout, Jeanne Charles and Samantha Tower, who heard arguments Friday.
A 30-year-old left-hander, Akin was 5-4 with a 3.41 ERA and eight saves in 64 relief appearances last season, striking out 59 and walking 33 in 63 1/3 innings. He had a $1,475,000 salary.
Akin has a 16-22 record with a 4.48 ERA and 11 saves in six major league seasons, all with the Orioles. He can become a free agent after this year’s World Series.
Players lead 5-1 with up to seven decisions remaining.
In other decisions, catcher Yainer Diaz received $4.5 million instead of the Houston Astros’ $3 million proposal, right-hander Kyle Bradish was awarded $3.55 million instead of the Orioles’ offer of $2,875,000, right-hander Graham Ashcraft was awarded $1.75 million rather than the Cincinnati Reds’ $1.25 million offer and right-hander Edwin Uceta will be paid $1,525,000 rather than the Tampa Bay Rays’ $1.2 million proposal.
Two cases have been argued with decisions withheld until next week: Toronto left-hander Eric Lauer ($5.75 million vs. $4.4 million) and Atlanta left-hander Dylan Lee ($2.2 million vs. $2 million).
Five players remain scheduled for hearings next week: Kansas City left-hander Kris Bubic ($6.15 million vs. $5.15 million), Milwaukee catcher Willson Contreras ($9.9 million vs. $8.55 million), Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers ($2,925,000 vs. $2,625,000), Miami right-hander Calvin Faucher ($2.05 million vs. $1.8 million) and Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson ($6.8 million vs $6.55 million).
DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 24: Anthony Davis #3 of the Dallas Mavericks is defended by Tristan Vukcevic #00 of the Washington Wizards during a game at American Airlines Center on October 24, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images
On Friday night, Chris Haynes of Prime reported that Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season. Davis already had various injuries including his hand and groin.
BREAKING: Washington Wizards star Anthony Davis (hand, groin) expected to sit out the remainder of the season to fully get healthy for the 2026-27 season, league sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/HKqEL9mBFC
Sorry I was late on posting this one. However, this news shouldn’t be a surprise because the Wizards are still in position to get a high draft pick later this season. This also means that Trae Young, who is already going to miss all games through All-Star Break, would not be in a rush to get back anytime soon either.
After reaching the 50-game limit afforded to two-way-contract players after the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Phoenix Suns, Pat Spencer has been signed to a standard contract by the Warriors, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Golden State Warriors are signing two-way guard Pat Spencer to a contract for the rest of the season, Mark Bartelstein and Ross Aroyo of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/SBmavXvzVb
Spencer has proven himself to be a stable backup point guard option for Steve Kerr, with season averages of 5.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists on 14.4 minutes per game.
This is the second season in a row that Spencer’s two-way contract has been converted to a standard roster contract, the difference being that his contract last season was converted prior to the start of the playoffs. Spencer will take up one of two roster spots freed by the Jonathan Kuminga/Buddy Hield swap for Kristaps Porziņģis and Trayce Jackson-Davis being shipped to the Toronto Raptors for a second-round pick.
The last spot will be left open for the time being, possibly to make room for a player on the buyout market.
Part of it was the Nets getting past the angst of the trade deadline.
Most of it was playing the shell of a Wizards team far more committed to the tank than they were.
But in the end, Brooklyn rolled to a 127-113 rout of Washington before a sellout crowd of 17,548 in a game nowhere near that close.
In a Tank Bowl against a foe that suited up just eight players and sat ten — including newly-acquired Trae Young and Anthony Davis — the Nets led by 34 and were never threatened.
The only thing threatened was their own lottery standing.
The victory — one many of their fans would call Pyrrhic — saw the Nets (14-37) fall into a fourth-place tie with the Wizards, and 1 ½ games behind both Indiana and New Orleans/Atlanta.
But Brooklyn snapped a three-game skid, and did it in style.
“We were just playing hard, playing together,” said Day’Ron Sharpe. “They were smaller in the second group, so just dominating in that aspect.”
They dominated the glass 45-30, and scored 66 points in the paint.
Brooklyn put seven scorers in double figures, led by Michael Porter Jr.’s 23 and six rebounds.
Nolan Traore drives to the basket during the Nets’ Feb. 7 win over the Wizards. Imagn Images
Sharpe had 19 points and nine boards in just 19:38 off the bench.
He played every second alongside Danny Wolf, who added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists with no turnovers.
“[Saturday] the message was there shouldn’t be distractions anymore, and this is who we are,” said Wolf. “Guys did a great job buying into the game plan.”
They also beat up on an outmanned team.
Young is out with an MCL injury, Davis is yet to arrive from his trade (with Washington coach Brian Keefe sidestepping an Amazon report that the big man may sit the rest of the season) and eight more Wizards out including Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George.
Their 46-20 edge after one was their most lopsided period since outscoring the Warriors by 29 on Dec. 21, 2022.
Ben Saraf dunks the ball during the Nets’ Feb. 7 win against the Wizards. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
And they led 80-47 at the break, their fifth-highest scoring first half ever.
Porter’s layup made it 77-43 with 1:19 in the first half, and they held on in the second.
With Porter, Sharpe, Claxton, and the waived Cam Thomas and Tyrese Martin all having their names in rumors leading up to the trade deadline, now the Nets finally know who their team is.
“It’s been tough for everybody. Some of those teammates are like brothers,” said Wolf. “It’s part of the NBA and it sucks, guys getting cut or moved to new cities. But credit to the guys for pushing past it.”
Jordi Fernandez said of Thomas: “When Cam was here, he wore our jersey, he played hard and competed. The only thing I can say is thanks for the time he spent with us. He always worked, always tried and was a teammate. Now it’s exciting for him to start somewhere else. We just wish him luck and say thanks for wearing our jersey.”
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The Washington Wizards lost to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday afternoon, 127-113 on the road. While the result is certainly good for Washington’s 2026 first round draft pick hopes, it’s still disappointing considering the fact that they beat the Detroit Pistons earlier this week.
The first half was all that was needed to put Washington away. Brooklyn shot over 60 percent from the field while the Wizards shot just 35 percent themselves. Michael Porter, Jr. scored 20 of his 23 points in the half while Justin Champagnie scored 17 of his 21 points for Washington. Outside of Champagnie, there wasn’t much to root for.
Will Riley led Washington with 27 points, scoring 16 of those points in the fourth quarter with the game outcome all but decided. I wouldn’t call his performance and start “empty calories” though. That’s because he is one of Washington’s first round picks, so he can certainly use the playing time.
For Brooklyn, seven players scored in double figures, including Day’ron Sharpe, who shot 8-of-10 from the field and scored 19 points.
The Wizards will head back to Washington tonight for their next game which is tomorrow against the Miami Heat. Tip off is at 2 p.m. ET. See you then.
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets used an 80-point first half to beat the short-handed Washington Wizards 127-113 on Saturday.
With the Wizards having only eight players available, the Nets led by 34 points in the second quarter and went on to snap a three-game losing streak.
Day'Ron Sharpe added 19 points and Noah Clowney had 18 for the Nets, who won for just the second time in 12 games. Rookie Danny Wolf had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Will Riley scored a career-high 27 points for the Wizards. Justin Champagnie added 21 points and nine rebounds.
The teams are tied for 13th in the Eastern Conference at 14-37, playing plenty of young players as they angle for lottery position. But Brooklyn had its full roster on the court Saturday while Washington sat a few players on the first back-to-back games.
Alex Sarr (right ankle soreness), Kyshawn George (right knee contusion) and Bilal Coulibaly (lower back soreness) were all ruled out Saturday, while the players acquired along with Anthony Davis from Dallas on Wednesday weren’t available yet.
The Wizards had won four of their previous six games, including a victory over East-leading Detroit on Thursday in their last outing.
Brooklyn outscored Washington 23-3 over the final 4 1/2 minutes of the first quarter, pushing a six-point lead to 46-20. Porter scored 13 points in the second quarter, with his free throws giving the Nets their largest lead at 60-26.
It was 80-47 at halftime. It was the Nets' most points in a half since scoring 91 in the first half against Golden State on Dec. 21, 2022.
Luke Kennard didn’t arrive in Southern California until Friday after his trade to the Lakers. But that didn’t stop coach JJ Redick from making it clear what one of the biggest priorities will be when Kennard starts playing for the Lakers.
Kennard comes to Los Angeles as one of the league’s best 3-point shooters – a reputation that’s well-earned considering his 44.2% shooting on 3s for his career is the second-highest mark in league history among qualified players.
But he also comes to the Lakers, who hosted the Warriors on Saturday night, with the reputation of a shooter who doesn’t shoot enough.
Luke Kennard #3 of the Atlanta Hawks shoots the ball in the first half against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on January 11, 2026. Getty Images
A shooter who’ll turn down shots, with the perception by many that he’ll protect his shooting percentages over taking tougher looks.
Among the 68 players who shoot at least 38% from beyond the arc, take at least two 3s per game and have played in at least 30 games entering Saturday, Kennard’s 3.2 3-point attempts per game ranks 54th.
“Excited about Luke,” Redick said. “I’ve known him for about 12 years now and think he’s one of the best shooters in the NBA. I’m going to highly encourage him to shoot more and not turn down shots.”
Kennard played college basketball at Duke, like Redick, before being the No. 12 pick in the 2017 draft.
And also like Redick, Kennard has thrived with being an offensive threat coming off screens.
“One of the underrated parts of his game is his ability to move and create second actions and move the basketball,” Redick said. “And you’ve seen that now at a number of his stops where you can initiate the offense through an off-ball movement, and he will just make the right play and sort of get the offense going. He’ll be a corner threat, an off-ball threat, and we’re excited to have him.”
With the trade now official, JJ Redick was able to address the addition of Luke Kennard and departure of Gabe Vincent.
On Luke: "Excited about Luke. Known him for about 12 years now. I think he's one of the best shooters in the NBA. I'm gonna highly encourage him to shoot more… pic.twitter.com/mN85vnhfHs
Redick isn’t the only Laker familiar with Kennard.
Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia were teammates with Kennard in Memphis, where all three played for the Grizzlies during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
“It was a pleasure to play with Luke in Memphis,” Smart said. “One of the better shooters in this league. And he comes to work every day, and I’m excited to see him out here with us again, me and Jake, and kind of keep going what we had in Memphis.”
Even Kennard’s new teammates who aren’t as familiar with him know how they’ll benefit from his addition.
Head Coach JJ Redick of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on January 24, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images
“Obviously, as everybody knows, he’s one of the best 3-point shooters in the league,” Austin Reaves said. “If he has any time and space, playing against him, if you gave him time and space, you considered it a bucket. Just being able to space the floor, a guy that knows how to play basketball, stands for the right things. It’ll be fun. Can’t wait to get to work with him.”
As excited the Lakers were to add Kennard, they expressed disappointment about Gabe Vincent, whom the Lakers traded to the Hawks along with their 2032 second-round pick for Kennard, no longer being on the team.
“His teammates loved him,” Redick said of Vincent. “His coaches loved him. From a professionalism standpoint, just embodied everything that is good about this game. And I do think the way he finished last season and the way he started preseason, we all felt like that he was going to really have a breakout year for us here. Unfortunately just had a bunch of injuries.
“He’s a good player and an even better person. I’ve told Gabe this many times, we’re all grateful that we got to work with him and be around him. We’re very appreciative of him.”
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The Spurs face the same team they saw a few days ago, with a few new additions. Naji Marshall, Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, and Daniel Gafford all played terrific games against the Spurs on Thursday night, and today they are joined by Marvin Bagley III, Khris Middleton, Tyus Jones, and AJ Johnson, who all joined the team in trades at the trade deadline. It’s unclear how much any of them will play today, but I would expect Jason Kidd to at least give them a little bit of run today. Tyus Jones has torched the Spurs in the past, but since Kidd prefers lineups without a point guard, he might not see the court.
The Spurs won Thursday’s game by 12, but the game was much closer than that until the final minute. The Spurs have a habit of sloppy play whenever they get a lead, but seem to usually snap out of it in time to make things interesting at the end of the game, which leads to victories more often than not. It can be frustrating to watch, and also exciting, not always in a good way. Devin Vassell seems to be finding his rhythm in the last couple of games after a slow start following his long injury absence. Luke Kornet should be back tonight, which means less of the small ball lineup with Harrison Barnes or Keldon Johnson at center that the Mavericks exploited on Thursday night. De’Aaron Fox is on the injury report, so we’ll see a lot of the Dylan Harper/Stephon Castle backcourt. Both of those players are having spectacular seasons, but it will be interesting seeing them play together tonight. The Spurs have two more games before the All Star break, against the Lakers on Tuesday and Warriors on Wednesday. A win tonight would keep them solidly in second place in the west with a four game victory streak, and tonight is the final home game before the annual Rodeo Road Trip. The Spurs won’t play in San Antonio again until March 5, but they will play two home-ish games at the Moody Center in Austin on February 19 and 21, against the Suns and Kings. Let’s GOO SPURS!!
Game Prediction:
Keldon Johnson Dylan Harper will block two Cooper Flagg shots.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 points and his six unanswered points down the stretch lifted TCU over Kansas State 84-82 on Saturday.
Edmonds made the tying and go-ahead free throws for an 83-82 lead with six seconds left, capping a rally from a five-point deficit in the final minute and a half. He had two free throws with 1:10 remaining and his dunk with 35 seconds left had made it a one-point game.
An alley-oop dunk by Khamari McGriff gave Kansas State an 82-77 lead with 1 1/2 minutes to go. The Wildcats, who did not score again, had turnovers on their three remaining possessions.
Micah Robinson made one of two free throws with two seconds left for the final margin.
Edmonds made nine of 10 shots, seven of 13 free throws and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fifth consecutive double-double. Robinson scored 16 points, David Punch 14 and Jayden Pierre 10 for the Horned Frogs (14-9, 4-6 Big 12).
PJ Haggerty scored 30, Marcus Johnson 15, Nate Johnson 13 with 11 rebounds, and David Castillo 11 for K-State (10-13, 1-10).
Marcus Johnson connected on his first four 3-point attempts and the Wildcats jumped out to a 29-14 lead. Later in the half, TCU rallied with a 15-2 run and K-State led 46-42 at halftime.
Eight consecutive points from Haggerty turned a three-point K-State lead into a 64-53 advantage eight minutes into the second half. The Wildcats still had a double-digit lead — 78-68 — with 5 1/2 minutes remaining.
TCU has a four-game winning streak in the series.
Up next
TCU: The Horned Frogs host No. 7 Iowa State on Tuesday.
Kansas State: The Wildcats return home to play Cincinnati on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis scored 27 points, and Texas scored the last 14 points of the game to beat Mississippi 79-68 on Saturday for the Longhorns' third straight win.
Jordan Pope converted a four-point play to give Texas a 69-68 lead with 2:43 to play. Dailyn Swain's three-point play made it 72-68, and Simeon Wilcher hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left before the Longhorns closed it from the free-throw line.
Vokietaitis shot 9 of 11 from the floor and 9 of 12 at the free-throw line, and was a point shy of matching a career high. Tramon Mark added 19 points and Pope finished with 13 for Texas (15-9, 6-5 Southeastern Conference), which led by as many as 18 points in the first half.
Eduardo Klafke scored 16 points for Ole Miss (11-12, 3-7). Kezza Giffa made 10 of 12 free throws and finished with 10 points. The Rebels have lost five straight.
Camden Heide's 3-pointer sparked a 16-0 run that gave the Longhorns a 29-11 lead with about seven minutes left in the first half. Mark scored nine points and Vokietaitis chipped in four during the stretch.
Ole Miss closed the first half with a 9-4 surge to cut the deficit to 37-25 at the break. The Rebels shot 27% overall and missed 10 of their 12 3-point attempts.
BOSTON (AP) — Malik Reneau had 23 points, Shelton Henderson and Tre Donaldson scored big buckets down the stretch, and Miami defeated Boston College 74-68 on Saturday.
Miami led 50-40 with about 12 minutes left in the game, but the Hurricanes managed only seven points in the next 6 1/2 minutes. Donald Hand Jr.'s jumper gave the Eagles a 58-57 lead with 5 1/2 minutes remaining for the Eagles' only lead since it was 10-9.
Henderson's layup put the Hurricanes back ahead 20 seconds later and Donaldson scored nine points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to wrap up the win.
Henderson scored 19 points and Donaldson had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami (18-5, 7-3 ACC).
Hand, who made four 3-pointers, scored 20 points before fouling out with under three minutes remaining. Boden Kapke had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Fred Payne scored 11 points for Boston College (9-14, 2-8).
Reneau scored 13 of Miami's first 24 points and the Hurricanes led 24-19 with about seven minutes to go in the first half. The lead reached 29-19 before Payne scored six straight points to kick-start a BC rally and the Eagles got within 34-33 at the half.
Boston College was whistled for 31 fouls to 11 for Miami. At the free-throw line, the Hurricanes made only 13 of their 25 attempts and the Eagles made 7 of 10.
Up next
Miami: The Hurricanes host No. 14 North Carolina on Tuesday.
Boston College: The Eagles host Stanford on Wednesday in the middle game of three straight at home.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kierra Wheeler scored 17 points and Sydney Shaw added 16 for No. 20 West Virginia in a 87-68 win over Arizona on Saturday.
Wheeler added six rebounds and shot 8 of 11 from the field. Shaw shot 6 of 10 overall and was 4 of 7 beyond the arc. Jordan Harris added 14 points. Gia Cooke 13 and Celia Riviere scored 10 off the bench for West Virginia (20-5, 10-3 Big 12).
Tanyuel Welch led Arizona (11-12, 2-10) with 17 points. Daniah Trammell added 15.
The Mountaineers jumped ahead with a 13-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters and went into halftime up 50-26. A 9-0 run in the third quarter gave West Virginia its largest lead at 74-40.
Arizona finished the game with a 11-0 run, keeping West Virginia scoreless for the final 3:15.
