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Bubble watch: Georgia is in position to end 10-year NCAA Tournament drought after beating Vanderbilt

Asa Newell spoke with confidence after Georgia's 79-68 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday when he proclaimed, “We're going to be dancing.” It has been 10 years since a Georgia player could make that boast about the Bulldogs' NCAA Tournament outlook following their final regular-season game. The Bulldogs improved to 20-11 overall and 8-10 in the Southeastern Conference with the win in one of many games on Saturday involving teams which may have been on the NCAA bubble.

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Green’s 20 help Louisiana Tech beat UTEP 76-58

Al Green's 20 points helped Louisiana Tech defeat UTEP 76-58 in a regular season finale on Saturday. Louisiana Tech finished sixth in Conference USA and will advance to the quarterfinal-round of the tournament to face the third seed in Huntsville, Ala. on Thursday.

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Jones scores 27 as La Salle downs Saint Joseph’s 81-74

Deuce Jones' 27 points off of the bench helped La Salle to an 81-74 victory over Saint Joseph's on Saturday. Jones added five rebounds for the Explorers (13-18, 5-14 Atlantic 10 Conference). Corey McKeithan scored 22 points while shooting 9 for 19, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.

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Mark Sears’ floater at OT buzzer sends No. 7 Alabama past top-ranked Auburn 93-91

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 nine points. Alabama (24-7, 13-5 Southeastern Conference) got 23 points from Grant Nelson and 15 points each from Labaron Philon and Clifford Omoruyi.

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Lucky loser Van de Zandschulp stuns struggling Djokovic at Indian Wells

  • Five-time champion loses 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in second round
  • Jack Draper sails to 6-4, 6-0 win despite tough draw

Novak Djokovic’s difficult start to the season continued on the North American hard courts as he crashed out of Indian Wells with an extremely poor performance in his opening match, losing 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the second round to the world No 85, Botic van de Zandschulp.

Despite producing arguably the best performance of the year in his four-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open, Djokovic has now lost three consecutive matches since that triumph. The thigh injury Djokovic suffered during his win over Alcaraz forced him to retire from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev and then he fell in the first round of the Qatar Open last month to Matteo Berrettini.

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