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Feb 21, 2020Just think how good it could get for the Charlotte Hornets if their co-leading scorer returns to top form.For now, the Hornets will go into Saturday night's home game against the Brooklyn Nets looking to produce a four-game winning streak for the first time this season.Reserve guard Malik Monk made a big impact offensively during Charlotte's 103-93 win in Chicago on Thursday night in a game that saw Devonte' Graham held scoreless for the first time this season."It shows that anybody can step up at any moment," Monk said following his 25-point performance. "We're trusting each other." Graham had averaged a team-best 18.1 points per game prior to the All-Star break. He said he needs to make sure that he's aggressive, but he said the Hornets have lots of options at their disposal."We got guys who can step up, make plays. We're not just dependent on me to score," said Graham, whose 17.8-point average is tied with Terry Rozier for the team lead.Monk has made contributions in several games and is another source of offense."Been really aggressive and looking for his shot," Graham said of his teammate.For Charlotte coach James Borrego, spreading out the production is ideal."We have depth. We have versatility," Borrego said. "Ultimately, that's what we want to be built. We're not built around one player. We want to be a team that has depth." The Nets went into overtime in their first game back from the All-Star break, falling 112-104 at Philadelphia on Thursday night."We're going to be a good team," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said of going down the stretch. "I feel good about that." After Thursday's announcement that guard Kyrie Irving will have shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season, the Nets can focus on what they need to do without wondering about his potential return."They look at it as a challenge and an opportunity to do something special," Atkinson said of the players. "I've been so pleased with the spirit and attitude. The spirit is really good in there and I think these guys want to surprise some people." Brooklyn players are optimistic that they can come through without Irving."We just have a next-man-up mentality right now and try to finish out this season the right way," shooting guard Caris LeVert said."We have the talent to still be a good team, still make the playoffs," guard Spencer Dinwiddie said. "It's just all about coming together, being cohesive and pushing forward." That's the mindset the Hornets have taken as they're out of playoff contention but want to continue to set a solid foundation for the future. They've struggled to close out games at times, so putting together a win streak when the rewards are evident has been crucial."You have to learn how to win in this league," Borrego said. "There are different ways to win in this league." Brooklyn won 111-104 on Dec. 6 in Charlotte just a few days before the Hornets claimed the rematch in New York. The Nets are 2-1 in the series this season.--Field Level Media
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Feb 22, 2020The renewal of the rivalry between second-year players Luka Doncic of Dallas and Trae Young of Atlanta will continue Saturday when the Mavericks visit the Hawks to complete their two-game season series.Doncic was sidelined by a right ankle sprain when the teams met on Feb. 1, but he is healthy this time and ready to go head-to-head with Young for the third time in their career.The two players have been linked to each other since the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic was chosen as the third overall pick by Atlanta, but had his draft rights traded to Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to the fifth overall pick -- which turned out to be Young -- and a protected 2019 first-round pick, which the Hawks used to pick Cam Reddish.The trade has worked out well for both teams. Doncic was the 2018-19 Rookie of the Year and both players were chosen to play in the NBA All-Star Game.Doncic is averaging 28.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists. He had 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the Mavs' 122-106 win at Orlando on Friday. He is tied for the league high with 12 triple-doubles this season.Doncic averaged 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games against the Hawks as a rookie.Young is averaging 30.1 points, 9.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds. He scored a career-high 50 points, which included a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers and 18 free throws in Thursday's 129-124 win over Miami. Young is only the sixth Atlanta player to score 50, joining John Drew, Lou Hudson, Pete Maravich, Dominque Wilkins and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, the last to do so on Nov. 23, 2001."It felt great," Young said. "That's the main reason we play, we play to win. For me to be able to have a good night and also win, that's the best part." In three career games against Dallas, Young is averaging 17.7 points, 5.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds.Reddish has grown into a dependable player for the Hawks. He scored 16 against the Heat and had the go-ahead steal and basket in the final minutes. Reddish has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 games. He is one of three rookies with 50 steals.The Mavericks won the first meeting 123-100 in Dallas and have won two straight against the Hawks. But Atlanta has prevailed in the last six meetings on its home court.The Mavericks haven't decided whether to play Kristaps Porzingis on the second part of a back-to-back. He did not play in a similar situation against Atlanta, which came one night after putting up 35 at Houston, as the team tries to manage the wear on his sore right knee. Porzingis had 24 points and 10 rebounds on Friday."As I've stated all along, it'll go on a case-by-case basis," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "We'll just go that way." The Hawks are still awaiting the availability of Clint Capela and Skal Labissiere, two centers acquired at the trade deadline. But Pierce said Thursday Capela (right heel contusion) and Labissiere (left knee) remain weeks away from returning.--Field Level Media
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Feb 22, 2020The Chicago Bulls welcome the Phoenix Suns into the United Center on Saturday, trying to snap a losing skid at the expense of a Phoenix team on the second leg of back-to-back games.Phoenix fell 118-101 Friday at reigning NBA champion Toronto. The Suns trailed by as many as 26 points, but a 22-3 run spanning the late third and early fourth quarters pulled Phoenix within six points.Devin Booker scored 21 points, more than five below his average, while the Raptors held Kelly Oubre Jr. to just 11 points -- almost eight below his season average.The loss marked Phoenix's seventh in its last nine games, and began a three-game stretch -- one that Booker told reporters was a "trap road trip" -- on a sour note.The Bulls dropped their seventh straight game on Thursday, 103-93 to Charlotte. A heavily depleted Chicago roster went into the loss without Lauri Markkanen, Denzel Valentine, Kris Dunn, Otto Porter Jr. and Wendell Carter Jr."Everybody knows we're undermanned right now, but nobody cares," LaVine said per the Bulls website. "It's a dog-eat-dog world out here." Thaddeus Young scored a season-high 22 points in the loss, but Chicago's assorted absences have resulted in overall scoring inconsistency. The Bulls rank No. 26 in the NBA averaging 106.1 points per game.Offensive struggle is a byproduct of players stepping out of position, which coach Jim Boylen noted in his postgame press conference on Thursday."Luke (Kornet) played four (power forward) tonight. He really hasn't played four all year," Boylen said. "Tomas (Satoransky) played four tonight; hasn't played a whole bunch of four. Coby (White)'s a young, developing guy. I'm not going to get caught up in what could be or what we should have." Chicago will have to adjust in the immediate future, with a few of its absent contributors not expected back until March or later.Markkanen -- Chicago's second-leading scorer at 15 points per game -- has been out since Jan. 24 with a pelvis injury. Dunn will remained sidelined for another four-to-six weeks from an MCL injury sustained on Jan. 31, the team announced Wednesday.Carter and Porter, however, could return Saturday. NBC Sports Chicago reported Friday that Chandler Hutchison received a cortisone injection for the shoulder injury that sidelined him against Charlotte, but his status for Saturday remains uncertain.With injuries mounting, the Bulls have endured a rough two months on the court.Chicago has dropped 17 of its last 23, and currently sits closer to the Eastern Conference basement than the eighth seed in the playoffs.Phoenix faced its own rash of injuries in recent weeks. Deandre Ayton missed games Feb. 10 and 12, a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and defeat of Golden State. He returned Friday at Toronto, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.Dario Saric also made his return Friday after missing the previous seven games, and Aron Baynes returned for his first action after missing the previous 13 games."Still a couple of times during practice, I felt a little bit of pain, but I'm trying to be a tough guy, you know, and go through that," Saric told the Arizona Republic ahead of Friday's game.--Field Level Media
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Feb 21, 2020Change of venue, change of fortune for the Philadelphia 76ers.Such has often been the case for the topsy-turvy 76ers, who answered a disastrous four-game road trip by winning all four games on their recent homestand.The Sixers aim to match a season-high winning streak and snap a five-game road skid Saturday night when they visit the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks. The game begins a stretch of six of eight away from home for Philadelphia, which owns a 9-19 road record.All-Star center Joel Embiid collected a season-high 39 points and 16 rebounds on Thursday as the 76ers posted a 112-104 overtime victory against the Brooklyn Nets. The 25-year-old also made 18 of 19 foul shots and had two key blocks to highlight the team's 26th victory in 28 home games.An impressive performance to be certain for Embiid, who apparently was quite taken with his accomplishments."(Participating in) the All-Star Game, just proving I'm here, I belong, and being the best player in the world, I just intend to keep coming out every single night and just play hard and trying to get wins and just go out and try to win a championship," Embiid told reporters after the game.While some people might take issue with his claim of being the "best player in the world," Embiid was the best player on the court Christmas Day in Philadelphia's 121-109 win over Milwaukee. He had 31 points and 11 rebounds in that encounter before making just 6 of 26 shots in a 112-101 setback to the Bucks on Feb. 6.Fellow All-Star and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo responded with 36 points and 20 rebounds in the most-recent meeting with the 76ers.Antetokounmpo wasn't far removed from those gaudy numbers in the Bucks' return from the All-Star break with 33 and 16, respectively, in a 126-106 win at Detroit on Thursday.Milwaukee sped to a 70-41 halftime lead and put it on cruise control from there."It was big to come off the break and play good basketball and be up almost by 30 at the half," Antetokounmpo said. "We picked up right where we left off." Where they left off was winning 14 of 15 before dropping a 118-111 decision at Indiana in the final game before the All-Star break. Antetokounmpo sat out that game following the birth of his child."We came out and played our game and played with pace and aggression," Milwaukee's Khris Middleton said of the Pistons game, in which he scored 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting. "That's how we have to play the rest of the way." Middleton, who averages 20.6 points, erupted for 31 points and 12-of-21 shooting on Christmas Day before adding 20 points in the rematch against Philadelphia earlier this month.Brook Lopez mustered just four points in the most-recent meeting with the 76ers but has averaged 18.3 over his past four games.Tobias Harris had 22 points, rebounds and six assists on Thursday for Philadelphia, which saw Ben Simmons (lower back tightness) sit out his third contest this season. Simmons is listed as probable for Saturday.--Field Level Media
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Feb 22, 2020With Jeff Green having signed a 10-day contract just before resumption of the regular season, the Houston Rockets are unsure precisely how long the veteran forward will contribute to their ever-evolving roster.After one trial run, the hope is Green will stick around.Green scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds over 24 minutes during his Rockets debut Thursday as Houston posted a 135-105 road victory over the Golden State Warriors. Houston added Green and veteran forward DeMarre Carroll presumably for the stretch run, stockpiling wings capable of providing perimeter defense and 3-point shooting to a roster looking for more of both.Green and Carroll, who had four assists, three rebounds and two points off the bench against the Warriors in his Houston debut, are likely to remain a part of the rotation on Saturday when the Rockets face the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. It will be the third meeting between the teams since Jan. 27, with the Rockets and Jazz having split the previous two matchups.It was a promising debut for Green, who played 30 games for the Jazz this season prior to being released roughly two months ago. Green last played on Dec. 23 yet hit the ground running against the Warriors, showing no ill effects from having been unemployed for a stretch."A true professional," Rockets guard James Harden said of Green. "Always ready. Once his name was called, he was ready to go. He obviously made some shots, and defensively, he fits well with what we're doing." Considering the Rockets' commitment to playing small, Green and Carroll would seem good fits for their philosophical leanings. And, given the depth available on the Houston roster, one anchored by All-Stars Russell Westbrook and Harden, this opportunity appears an attractive one."It's team basketball," Green said. "We know who our go-to guys are obviously, but we share the ball. Everybody's aggressive. You take the shot that's there, and when it's going in, it's a beautiful thing." Utah had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 113-104 home loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday. The Jazz has been on a bit of a roller coaster of late, winning 14 of 15 games before losing five consecutive contests prior to the winning streak that led into the All-Star break.The Rockets initiated the five-game skid with a 126-117 win in Salt Lake City late last month, doing so while providing a sneak peek of their small-ball plans. Utah returned the favor with a buzzer-beating victory in Houston on Feb. 9, when Bojan Bogdanovic drilled a 3-pointer at the final horn for a 114-113 triumph.Variance is an expected byproduct of scheduling quirks, but with playoff positioning so crucial in the Western Conference, Utah isn't in the position to play listlessly against non-playoff contenders."We didn't come ready to play from the jump," Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell said after the loss to the Spurs. "That's what happened. We can't sit here and say, 'We'll get them next game.' We can't afford to have these games. It's just tough."Fortunately for us, we've got another one (Saturday), a big one, and we've got to be ready for that." Rudy Gobert produced 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz on Friday, and Emmanuel Mudiay came off the bench to add 18 points.--Field Level Media
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Feb 21, 2020Getting back home for after two road losses should give No. 13 Auburn a boost for Saturday's Southeastern Conference matchup with Tennessee.Getting Isaac Okoro back in the lineup would be an even bigger help.The freshman forward, who has emerged as a huge factor for the Tigers at both ends of the court, sat out Auburn's last two games -- losses at Missouri and Georgia that dropped the Tigers (22-4, 9-4 SEC) into a tie with LSU for second place in the conference, two games back of Kentucky.More critical than just the league race, however, is the impact that losing to a pair of second-division teams could have on the Tigers' seeding when the NCAA Tournament field is announced next month.The NCAA Division I men's basketball committee awarded the Tigers a No. 4 seed in its initial rankings for the potential 2020 field, but that status is very much in jeopardy following the double-digit losses to 10th-place Missouri and 13th-place Georgia.With three of the remaining five games left in the regular season at home plus the SEC Tournament still to come, there is plenty of opportunity for the Tigers to enhance their postseason credentials. But getting Okoro back from the hamstring injury he sustained late in the overtime win over Alabama on Feb. 12 is paramount.His influence on the game goes far beyond the 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists he is averaging in his initial collegiate season. He has become the key figure in Auburn's defense and has shown an ability to take over close games late."He's one of the best players in all of college basketball," coach Bruce Pearl told reporters before his Tigers lost at Athens. "We've got to have that next-man-up mentality." Pearl has gone with a mix of freshmen Allen Flanigan, Devan Cambridge and Jaylin Williams to fill in for Okoro, but they combined for only 10 points and 24 rebounds in the two losses.Okoro has not been officially ruled out against the Volunteers, but his return is more likely for next week's home game against Ole Miss or the trip to Kentucky on Feb. 29."We've got to find a way to win without Isaac, and win with him when he gets back," Pearl said. "And see if we can capitalize on all that we've done to put ourselves in such a good position." Tennessee has dealt with injury issues all season, but the Volunteers (15-11, 7-6) had Josiah-Jordan James on Tuesday for his second outing after a four-game absence for a hip injury. He started and played 13 minutes in the 65-61 victory over Vanderbilt, but was held scoreless on 0-for-2 shooting.In his first game back, he had nine points on 3-of-8 shooting in a 63-61 loss at South Carolina."I think when you miss two weeks it isn't an overnight fix when you come back," Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. "I thought he did some good things against South Carolina, but tonight he never had a chance because he wasn't doing his work early on the defensive end." Junior John Fulkerson has averaged 18.8 points in his last five games, a stretch that includes a career-high 25 against the Gamecocks.--Field Level Media
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Feb 21, 2020The game of the year thus far in the brutal Big 12 gauntlet -- and perhaps the biggest game in the nation to date -- will be played Saturday afternoon when No. 1 Baylor brings its league-record 23-game winning streak as it hosts No. 3 Kansas in Waco, Texas.With the Jayhawks riding an 11-game winning streak of their own, something has to give. Or be taken.A win for the Bears (24-1, 13-0) would allow them a two-game lead over Kansas in the conference standings with four games to play and their first regular-season sweep of the Jayhawks.A Kansas victory would even up things atop the grid, return the Jayhawks (23-3, 12-1) to their usual perch and give the team some momentum for the stretch run.The winner also could have the inside track for the overall No. 1 seed when the NCAA Tournament is revealed on Selection Sunday next month."(The) pressure is on us for us to go down there and perform well," Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters. "It will be the best on-paper college basketball game of the year. (It's) a No. 1 versus No. 3 matchup late in the season. It doesn't mean that it will be the best game, but certainly going into it, there won't be any better-looking game." Baylor is coming off a 65-54 win at Oklahoma on Tuesday. Jared Butler canned five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points for the Bears while Mark Vital added 10 points and Freddie Gillespie grabbed 10 rebounds in the win."You don't have a lot of opportunities to make history, and that's what we had (against Oklahoma)," said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team broke the previous Big 12 record for longest winning streak set by the 1996-97 Kansas team."I didn't even know about the streak, but you never thought something like that would be broken with the Big 12, the way it's been the last how many years," Drew added. "Everybody is good and everybody beats everybody." Baylor played without their leading scorer, MaCio Teague, who missed his second straight game with a wrist injury. Teague's availability for Kansas will be a game-time decision."Coach Drew did a good job making sure we were locked in on this game," Butler said. "And then, this game was important because it's the longest win streak (in Big 12 history). I think that was a big thing for us and for Baylor and for just the culture and all the hard work we've put in. That's why were able to lock in on this game." Kansas travels to central Texas on the heels of a 91-71 win at home over Iowa State on Monday. Devon Dotson poured in 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting in the victory while Ochai Agbaji added 14 points, Christian Braun and Udoka Azubuike each scored 13, and David McCormack tallied 10 for the Jayhawks.Braun, a freshman guard, has found his shooting stroke of late, adding another weapon to the Jayhawks' formidable arsenal."Yeah for sure it was good to see the shot going down," said Braun, who hit 5 of 6 field goals. "It is a confidence thing going forward. We needed to get some momentum going into Baylor anyway, so it is a good start." Baylor beat the Jayhawks 67-55 on Jan. 11, its first win in vaunted Allen Fieldhouse. The Bears' victory also snapped Kansas' 28-game home-court winning streak and Baylor held the Jayhawks to their fewest points in a home game in 20 years.--Field Level Media
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Feb 21, 2020Regaining its winning touch will not come easy for No. 19 Marquette -- not with a road game against resurgent Big East rival Providence on tap Saturday.The Golden Eagles (17-8, 7-6) will be well rested, having played just once in 10 days entering Saturday, but that lone contest was a 73-65 home loss to No. 15 Creighton on Tuesday.It was the second consecutive defeat for Marquette, which also lost 72-71 to then-No. 15 Villanova on Feb. 12.The Golden Eagles do not have to face a ranked team this time around, but Providence is starting to play like one. The Friars (15-12, 8-6) are not only ahead of Marquette by a half game in the Big East standings, they are the only team in the top six of the conference that isn't ranked.Providence is coming off consecutive victories, getting the best of Georgetown 73-63 on the road Wednesday after an inspired 74-71 victory Saturday over Seton Hall, ranked No. 10 at the time.Marquette's Markus Howard was held to 13 points in the defeat to Creighton while shooting 4 of 14 from the field. Howard no longer leads the nation in scoring, but still delivers a healthy 26.7 points per game."We had some wide-open shots that we didn't make," Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski told reporters after the Creighton game. "Teams are obviously making it harder on Markus to get any easy shots. We're going to need some other guys to step up." One thing Howard has going for him is that Providence is where he scored a then-Big East record 52 points in a 2018 game. Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt the Golden Eagles to get more scoring, especially from the likes of Sacar Anim (13.3 points per game) and Koby McEwen (10.6). Anim had a team-high 18 against Creighton.Providence leading scorer Alpha Diallo, in the midst of an up-and-down senior season, appears to have his confidence back following some recent struggles that included a scoreless game on Jan. 25 against Villanova.Diallo has combined for 53 points in the Friars' back-to-back wins and is averaging 20 points per game over his last five contests following a one-game demotion out of the starting lineup on Feb. 5.In the victory over Georgetown on Wednesday, Diallo had 18 points while Luwane Pipkins added 16 as the Friars bounced back after opening the game 0 of 7 from the field. Providence's defense was the difference as it held the Hoyas without a field goal for more than a 13-minute stretch in the second half."I've been telling the guys the game is a long game so just continue to stay dialed in and trust one another," Providence head coach Ed Cooley said. "Then keep defending. Our offense will come but if we defend we're going to give ourselves a chance." It will be the second meeting this season between Marquette and Providence after the teams played an overtime thriller at Milwaukee on Jan. 7. Providence won that one 81-80 but then proceeded to lose four of its next five, with all of the defeats to ranked teams. Marquette lost despite 39 points from Howard, including 27 after halftime.--Field Level Media
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TOTAL |
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+1.5 (-116)
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Over 148 (-110)
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OFF
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-1.5 (+100)
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Under 148 (-121)
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COMING
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2:00 PM EST |
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+14 (-113)
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Over 142 (-116)
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-14 (-104)
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Under 142 (-114)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 21, 2020Dayton took a big step toward completing a perfect run through Atlantic 10 play by beating Virginia Commonwealth on Tuesday.The next challenge is avoiding a letdown.The No. 5 Flyers (24-2, 13-0 A-10) enter Saturday's home game against Duquesne (18-7, 8-5) not only with 15 straight victories, but with a 3-2 record in Quadrant 1 games -- a key determining factor for the NCAA Tournament selection committee -- after their first win at VCU in five years.With five games left in the regular season, the Flyers' biggest obstacle appears to be at Rhode Island on March 4."It was amazing to get a win here at VCU," Dayton guard Jalen Crutcher said after the big win. "Coming in, we knew it was going to be a hostile crowd. We knew it was going to be a dogfight from the beginning to the end." The Flyers are aiming to become the first team in A-10 history to go 18-0 in conference play."We definitely think we can do it," Dayton guard Dwayne Cohill said. "But right now we're just taking it one game at a time. We've got Duquesne on Saturday. We're not really looking ahead of that." Dayton enters Saturday's game with several noteworthy accomplishments within reach. The Flyers need one more win to tie the eighth-longest winning streak in conference history. They are also on pace to top the most wins in school history set by the 1951-52 team (28-5).Dayton coach Anthony Grant said his team took a big step by defeating VCU before a sellout crowd."I'm proud of our guys that we were able to answer the bell every time we needed to," Grant said. "We got hit with a lot of different types of adversity, and our guys persevered. I thought tonight was about resiliency and toughness, and we found a way to win." The Dukes are on the opposite end, suffering a tough loss to George Washington, in part because the Colonials relied on a 24-7 run to pull out a 70-67 road victory on Wednesday. The loss dropped the Dukes to fifth place in the conference.Duquesne has three players averaging in double figures, led by junior forward Marcus Weathers' 14.6 points-per-game average to go with 8.0 rebounds per game. Weathers finished with 19 points and seven rebounds against George Mason.Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said the Dukes lost a big opportunity to move up the standings against George Washington. Now comes a difficult stretch of four games in the next 11 days, including three on the road."It's a long year and it's February, but you can't make excuses because everybody feels the same way," Dambrot said. "We're close to being upper echelon, and have shown we have been competitive. When you are on the brink, come on ... We've shown at times we are good enough. We've made progress. The toughest thing for us is consistency." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
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-2.5 (-105)
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+2.5 (-111)
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Under 139.5 (-115)
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+4.5 (+100)
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Over 124 (-116)
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-4.5 (-117)
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Under 124 (-114)
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-2.5 (-104)
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+2.5 (-113)
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Under 138 (-116)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 21, 2020After bouncing back again after sustaining a loss on the court, No. 22 Houston may have to overcome a significant loss off the court when it travels to Memphis to play the Tigers on Saturday.The status of guard Quentin Grimes is in question after he was forced to leave Wednesday's game against Tulsa with 11:12 remaining in the first half. He limped to the locker room and did not return in the Cougars' 76-43 win. He is Houston's second-leading scorer at 11.8 points per game."I do know that it is on his pelvis," Houston coach Kelvin Sampson told reporters of Grimes' injury. "The ball, the covering that goes over the top of it. He fell on top of that and hurt himself. I don't have any other update." The Cougars, who avenged a loss earlier this season at Tulsa, rebounded after coming off a 73-72 loss in overtime at SMU on Saturday. They are 6-0 this season after a loss and 16-0 after a loss over the last three seasons.Houston (21-6, 11-3 American Athletic Conference) moved into sole possession of first place in the league with the win over Tulsa and Cincinnati's loss to Central Florida on Wednesday.Caleb Mills broke out of a shooting slump to lead Houston over Tulsa. Mills, a redshirt freshman, had scored 10 points combined over his previous two games on 3-of-21 shooting, including 0-for-8 on 3-pointers.He scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half against Tulsa. He made 9 of 16 shots from the field, including five 3-pointers."I came into the game, and I didn't want to settle for 3s because it's been off," said Mills, who leads the Cougars averaging 12.9 points per game. "I started getting my shots, and it started coming to me." Sampson described Mills' recent slump as a "freshman hitting a wall." "They haven't played basketball this long, this intense, this many games," Sampson reasoned. "The youngster over here (Mills) was hitting that wall a little bit. He struggled here lately. I told him at shootaround, he needed to start mixing some makes with his misses." Memphis (18-8, 7-6) snapped a three-game losing streak in a 77-73 win over East Carolina on Wednesday. Precious Achiuwa, the rebounding leader among freshmen in the nation averaging 10.3 per game, achieved his 15th double-double of the season with 24 points and 12 rebounds.Fellow freshman Boogie Ellis had 17 points behind four 3-pointers. Ellis is averaging 13.5 points in his past eight games after going through a six-game stretch in which scored only 13 points."Definitely very happy to get a win," said Tigers coach Penny Hardaway. "As long as we get a win, by any means necessary, it doesn't matter if it's by one (point) or by 30."I would have loved to have come out and had a 20- to 25-point win and made a statement after losing three in a row, but just getting a win is statement enough." This is the first game between the schools this season. They will play again at Houston on March 8 in the regular-season finale.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+3 (-106)
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Over 133.5 (-115)
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-3 (-110)
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Under 133.5 (-115)
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COMING
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-4.5 (-112)
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Over 127.5 (-124)
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OFF
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+4.5 (-104)
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Under 127.5 (-106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 21, 2020West Virginia will bring plenty of defensive chops to the court on Saturday when it travels to play reeling TCU in a Big 12 dustup in Fort Worth, Texas.The question remains if the No. 17 Mountaineers will also bring some real offense, and the kind of all-around production that it needs to win.The Mountaineers did just about everything right, at least for a half, on Tuesday in a 65-47 win at home over Oklahoma State that snapped a three-game losing streak. Sean McNeil and Miles McBride scored 11 points apiece to lead West Virginia in the win while interior defense and a balanced attack made all the difference.West Virginia turned things around after a ragged first half via a 20-4 run over the first 12 minutes of the second half. The Mountaineers (19-7, 7-6 Big 12) ran away with the game down the stretch, leading by as many as 18 points.The Cowboys scored just 14 points and shot just 16.7 percent (5 of 30) in the second half, missing eight of their last nine field goals."The biggest thing is we kept them in front of us," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins told reporters after the game. "I don't care who you are if you keep people in front of you it's hard to score. I'm just trying to win, man. We had a miserable year last year and I promised the state of West Virginia that we wouldn't do that again."It gives us a little better, happier attitude going to Fort Worth and Austin." West Virginia is just 1-5 on the road in conference play, but the games Saturday against TCU and Monday at Texas gives the Mountaineers a real chance to improve that mark.TCU heads home after dropping a 70-56 decision to Texas on Wednesday -- the Horned Frogs' seventh loss in eight games. TCU (14-12, 5-8) led by as many as seven points in the first half and by two at the break, but lost the lead early in the second half and never regained its stride."I just think we have to play better than that, we have to be a better team than that," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. "And that falls on me. Just when we think we are getting better offensively we have a game like this. We have had a number of games like this that just get away from us." Desmond Bane led the Horned Frogs with 13 points, all of which came in the first half. Jaire Grayer and Kevin Samuel added 11 points apiece for TCU, Samuel adding a game-high 12 rebounds in defeat.The Longhorns' defense was the difference, especially after halftime. TCU shot just 24.1 percent (7 of 29) in the second half. The Horned Frogs missed all 10 of their shots from beyond the arc over the final 20 minutes."We've made some adjustments but we didn't progress in this game," Dixon said. "We are playing hard but just not well enough to win on the road. When things go wrong we just can't seem to find our way. Defensively we are not good enough, but we will keep striving, keep coaching, keep playing." The Mountaineers lambasted TCU 81-49 at home in the teams' first meeting this season, Jan. 14 in Morgantown.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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+8.5 (-109)
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Over 135 (-116)
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-8.5 (-107)
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Under 135 (-114)
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2:00 PM EST |
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-2.5 (-116)
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Over 141.5 (-117)
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OFF
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+2.5 (-101)
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Under 141.5 (-113)
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COMING
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2:00 PM EST |
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-3 (-111)
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Over 138.5 (-115)
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+3 (-105)
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Under 138.5 (-115)
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COMING
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2:30 PM EST |
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-1 (-103)
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Over 136.5 (-114)
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+1 (-114)
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Under 136.5 (-116)
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GAME PREVIEW
Feb 21, 2020Villanova will be searching for its fourth consecutive victory when it travels to Xavier Saturday afternoon.The No. 12-ranked Wildcats (20-6, 9-4 Big East) tied a season-high with 18 made 3-pointers in a 91-71 thrashing at DePaul Wednesday.Saddiq Bey led the way with 20 points and a career-best seven assists while Justin Moore and Collin Gillespie added 17 points apiece for Villanova, which reached the 20-win mark for the eighth straight season.The Wildcats were also efficient from beyond the arc, going 18 of 26. At 69.2 percent, it marked their best from 3-point range since the 2010-11 season."We just shot the ball great," Villanova head coach Jay Wright said. "We've been on the other side of that when teams have done it to us. When someone is shooting the ball like that it's kind of hard for the opponent to do anything. We had a second half like that against Temple and I just hope we can keep it going."We just did a really good job of sharing the ball and knocking down 3s." Villanova also received an unexpected boost from Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, who played extra minutes with Jeremiah Robinson-Earl in foul trouble.Cosby-Roundtree scored a season-high 11 points to go along with seven rebounds."I think it was just me coming in to do whatever the team needed," Cosby-Roundtree said. "I was focused on defense and rebounding. I wasn't really worried about scoring. I wanted to play hard for every possession I could." The Wildcats will attempt to sweep the two game series from Xavier. They won 68-62 Dec. 30 on the Main Line.Xavier will be hoping to get back to .500 in conference play as it enters this matchup with a 17-9 mark overall and 6-7 in the Big East.Xavier is 11-3 at home and riding positive momentum from a 77-74 road win against St. John's on Monday.Paul Scruggs led the Musketeers with 16 points while Tyrique Jones earned his 18th double-double of the season with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Naji Marshall also had 15 points and 11 rebounds.Quentin Goodin went scoreless in 10 minutes at St. John's and still remains just one point shy of 1,000 for his career.The Musketeers overcame 22 turnovers to pull out the win.Would they have been able to withstand 22 turnovers and win a game like this a month ago?"Probably not," Xavier head coach Travis Steele said. "I thought we handled adversity a lot better tonight than what we did a month or two months ago when the Wake Forest game was. We did not play our best tonight. Give St. John's all the credit in the world. They did it to us. But to be able to win and not play at your best that's a good sign for us moving forward, but we gotta learn from this at the same time."We gotta keep growing. There's a lot of season left." Beginning with this ultra-important home game against surging Villanova."Any time you win on the road with 22 turnovers, man, I'm shocked. We should feel very, very, very fortunate that we came away with a win," Steele said. "I was proud of how our guys stuck together. We were down by seven there, the arena got real loud, they went on a big run but our guys stuck together and finished the game the right way." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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-2 (-109)
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Over 138.5 (-108)
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+2 (-107)
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Under 138.5 (-123)
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COMING
UP
3:00 PM EST |
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-9 (-113)
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Over 143.5 (-113)
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OFF
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+9 (-103)
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Under 143.5 (-117)
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COMING
UP
3:00 PM EST |
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-1 (-108)
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Over 141.5 (-115)
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+1 (-108)
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Under 141.5 (-115)
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COMING
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3:00 PM EST |
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-14 (+100)
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Over 147.5 (-115)
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OFF
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+14 (-116)
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Under 147.5 (-115)
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