Nevada Wolf Pack (16-14, 8-11 MWC) at San Diego State Aztecs (20-8, 13-6 MWC) San Diego; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aztecs -6.5; over/under is 132.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Diego State will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Aztecs face Nevada. The Aztecs have gone 11-3 in home games.
North Texas faces Temple following Wright’s 42-point game
North Texas Mean Green (23-6, 14-3 AAC) at Temple Owls (16-14, 8-9 AAC) Philadelphia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: North Texas visits Temple after Atin Wright scored 42 points in North Texas' 75-64 win against the Charlotte 49ers. The Owls are 11-2 on their home court.
Monmouth plays in CAA Tournament against the Hofstra
Monmouth allows 75.7 points and has been outscored by 5.4 points per game. The Pride are 7-12 against CAA teams. Hofstra is 8-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 10.3 turnovers per game.
UTEP plays Louisiana Tech on 3-game road slide
The Bulldogs have gone 10-4 in home games. Louisiana Tech is second in the CUSA with 15.4 assists per game led by Sean Newman Jr. averaging 8.0. The Miners have gone 7-10 against CUSA opponents.
Jacobs and Southern host Alabama A&M
Alabama A&M gives up 79.2 points to opponents while being outscored by 5.1 points per game. Southern averages 75.3 points per game, 3.9 fewer points than the 79.2 Alabama A&M gives up. Alabama A&M averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Southern allows.
Flagg leads No. 2 Duke against North Carolina after 28-point game
Duke Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -10.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke plays North Carolina after Cooper Flagg scored 28 points in Duke's 93-60 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Doncic trade adds another layer to intense Celtics-Lakers rivalry
The Luka Doncic trade could be what the Celtics-Lakers rivalry needed to reach massive levels of intensity again.
SIU Edwardsville edges Tennessee State 71-69, will play Southeast Missouri State for OVC title
Ray'Sean Taylor had 24 points to help SIU Edwardsville hold off Tennessee State 71-69 on Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal. The second-seeded Cougars (21-11) will play top-seeded Southeast Missouri State for the conference title on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line. Taylor shot 6 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Cougars.
Nikola Jokic makes history with 31 points, 21 rebounds, 22 assists; first 30/20/20 triple-double ever in NBA
That's what an MVP case looks like.
Treysen Eaglestaff scores Summit League-record 51 to lead North Dakota over South Dakota State 85-69
Treysen Eaglestaff scored a Summit League-record 51 points to power North Dakota to an 85-69 victory over South Dakota State on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Geno Crandall set the previous record for the Fighting Hawks, scoring 41 in a victory over Troy during the 2017 regular season. No.
Clippers open ‘make-or-break’ stretch of their season with win over Knicks
James Harden finishes with 27 points and Kawhi Leonard scores 20 as the Clippers hold off a late bid by the New York Knicks in a 105-95 win.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson out at least two weeks with sprained ankle
Brunson rolled his ankle in overtime against the Lakers on Thursday night.
Nikola Jokić posts first 30-20-20 game in NBA history
The Nuggets center also broke Wilt Chamberlain's single-game record for assists by a center.
Knicks’ offense struggles without Jalen Brunson in 105-95 loss to Clippers
The Knicks' offense struggled without Jalen Brunson, shooting just 39 percent from the field in their 105-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kings blow out De’Aaron Fox and Spurs in PG’s return to Sacramento
Sacramento gave De'Aaron Fox a warm welcome, then a rough night.