On the opening day of the Big East Tournament, Providence was done by dinner time. The eighth-seeded Friars never led and fell behind by 14 in the second half of a 75-69 loss to No. 9 seed Butler late Wednesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Afterword, coach Kim English didn't sugarcoat his comments.
Utah Jazz fined $100,000 for holding Lauri Markkanen out of games
Utah is tanking but Markkanen, an All-Star in 2023, qualifies for the league's Player Participation Policy.
Brown, Celtics lament lack of physicality in loss to Thunder
The Thunder's aggressive approach was the difference in their 118-112 win over the Celtics.
Brooks scores 25 as Butler knocks off Providence 75-69 in Big East Conference Tournament
Pierre Brooks had 25 points in Butler’s 75-69 win against Providence on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament.
Copeland leads with 18 points and McNeese goes back-to-back in Southland with 63-54 win over Lamar
Quadir Copeland scored 18 points and McNeese defeated Lamar 63-54 in a cold-shooting, defensive battle on Wednesday, giving the Cowboys back-to-back Southland Conference Tournament championships. The top-seeded Cowboys (27-6) will be making their fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys led wire-to-wire.
Interim coach Sanchez out at Virginia after loss to Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament
Virginia will not retain interim basketball coach Ron Sanchez, who took over three weeks before the season began following Tony Bennett’s surprising retirement.
Mikal Bridges wants Tom Thibodeau to consider playing Knicks’ starters fewer minutes
Mikal Bridges, the NBA's most durable player, wants Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau to consider giving New York's bench players more time on the floor.
Martinelli scores 28 and Northwestern beats Minnesota 72-64 to begin the Big Ten tourney
Nick Martinelli scored 28 points to help No. 13 seed Northwestern beat No. 12 seed Minnesota 72-64 on Wednesday to begin the Big Ten Tournament.
Is this it for the Phoenix Suns?
As the Suns languish outside of the playoff picture, the clock is ticking.
Former NBA center Oliver Miller dies at 54
Miller starred at Arkansas and played nine seasons in the NBA.
Mark, Johnson score 19 each and Texas holds off Vanderbilt rally in 79-72 SEC Tournament win
Tramon Mark and Tre Johnson scored 19 points each and 13th-seeded Texas defeated No. 12-seed Vanderbilt 79-72 in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday. Texas, in its first SEC Tournament, will play No. 5 seed Texas A&M in the second round on Thursday. Texas led by 15 points at halftime and by 15 points again with 4 1/2 minutes to go before Tyler Nickel made a pair of free throws and Devin McGlockton's layup got Vanderbilt within 70-59.
ACC tournament preview: No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Duke
Blue Devils head to Charlotte as favorite to cut down nets — but would that be for the best? The Blue Devils not only racked them up at an impressive rate, they got better as the year went — evidenced by the winning margin of 27.6 across the last seven ACC games (which doesn’t include the 43-point dismantling of Illinois). Now they should lose in the ACC tournament.
Jimmy Butler transforms Warriors from SLOPPY to SLEEK | The Big Number
Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine dive into the numbers for a look at how Jimmy Butler has transformed the Golden State Warriors in what might very well be the best midseason trade of all-time.
Highlights: Martinelli leads NU past MINN
Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points as Northwestern secured the first win of the 2025 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament.
3 observations after Sixers fall to Raptors in key NBA draft lottery odds game
The Sixers lost to the Raptors on Wednesday night in a significant NBA draft lottery odds game.