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Texas closes strong, slips past Texas A&M to split season series

NCAA Basketball: Texas at Texas A&MFeb 28, 2026; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark (12) attempts to shoot a basket as Texas A&M Aggies forward Jamie Vinson (4) defends during the first half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Tramon Mark hit for 23 points, 17 of them in the second half, as Texas was at its best after halftime and held on for a 76-70 win over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon in a key Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.

The Aggies led by a point after a back-and-forth first half before Texas went in front for good just over two minutes after halftime. Texas (18-11, 9-7 SEC) led by as many as 11 points and was up 63-56 when Mark poured in a contested 3-pointer with the shot clock running down with 4:16 left.

Two free throws by Mark with 2:47 remaining increased the Longhorns’ lead to nine points, their largest of the game at that time. Texas maintained its lead over their longtime rival, split the season series with the Aggies and ended a two-game losing streak.

Jordan Pope added 17 points for the Longhorns, while Matas Vokietaitis had 14 and Dailyn Swain racked up 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Rashaun Agee led A&M (19-10, 9-7) with 22 points. Marcus Hill added 17 and Pop Issacs scored 14 for the Aggies, who went more than five minutes without a field goal in the game’s stretch run and shot just 38.3% from the floor for the game.

Both Texas A&M and Texas are considered strong at-large picks for the NCAA Tournament, but the Longhorns’ win on Saturday boosted their resume with two regular-season games left.

Texas built a 10-3 lead over the opening minutes while holding the Aggies without a field goal for the first 4:39 of the game. Agee ended that swoon for A&M, canning a 3-pointer while up against the expiring shot clock to bring the home team within four points.

The Longhorns stretched the margin to 16-8 after a steal and three-point play by Chendall Weaver at the 13:05 mark. A&M then roared in front for the first time via an 11-0 run capped by a pair of free throws by Ruben Dominguez for a 24-20 lead with 5:43 left until halftime.

Vokietaitis’ tip-in with 3:13 to play pushed Texas back in front at 29-28. Agee countered with a banked hook shot with 50 seconds left to give the Aggies a 30-29 advantage at the end of a ragged first half for both teams.

Agee led all scorers with 14 points before halftime, while Swain paced Texas with 11 points.

–Field Level Media

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Miami closes first half on big run to take care of Boston College

NCAA Basketball: Miami (FL) at VirginiaFeb 21, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Miami (FL) Hurricanes center Ernest Udeh Jr. (8) reacts after a play in the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena. Mandatory Credit: Emily Faith Morgan-Imagn Images

Tre Donaldson scored 15 points, Tru Washington added 14 as Miami beat Boston College 76-54 on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.

Ernest Udeh Jr. had 11 points and 12 rebounds, while reserve Noam Dovrat scored a season-high 12 points for the Hurricanes (23-6, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

The win bolstered Miami’s chances of earning a double bye when the conference tournament starts on March 10. The Hurricanes were in third place in the conference on Saturday, behind No. 1 Duke and No. 11 Virginia.

The Hurricanes were never in danger after they erased an early deficit and finished the first half on a 19-2 run over the last eight minutes. Donaldson scored nine points during the surge, and his layup with three seconds left gave Miami a 36-19 halftime lead.

Washington’s 3-pointer with 12:01 remaining in the second half gave the Hurricanes their first 20-point lead at 51-31. The junior guard shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 2 of 4 from long distance.

Dovrat made 4 of 5 shots from the field, all 3-pointers, in the second half to help Miami recover from a tough first half of long-range shooting. Dovrat’s fourth trey with 3:15 left made it 72-47. The Hurricanes hit 6 of 12 3-point attempts after the intermission.

The win earned Miami a two-game regular season sweep of the Eagles (10-19, 3-13). The Hurricanes won at Boston College 74-68 on Feb. 7.

Boden Kapke scored 18 points, while Fred Payne and Jayden Hastings finished with 11 each for the Eagles, who have lost nine of 10. Boston College remains winless on the road in the conference at 0-8.

Although the Hurricanes shot only 1-for-8 from 3-point range in the first half, they outscored the Eagles 26-8 in the paint. They also forced 10 turnovers that resulted in 12 points.

The Eagles connected on 3 of 4 3-point tries in the first five minutes to open a seven-point advantage then missed 14 straight. Kapke connected on two from long distance, while Payne’s conversion from beyond the arc made it 13-6.

After making five of their first eight shots, the Eagles went 3-for-19 from the field the remainder of the half.

–Field Level Media

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Strong second half by Jestin Porter powers Clemson past No. 24 Louisville

Syndication: The Greenville NewsClemson Tigers guard Jestin Porter (1) defends Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan Conwell (3) Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, during the NCAA men’s basketball game at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.

Powered by Jestin Porter’s 16 points, Clemson came away with an 80-75 win over visiting Louisville on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The win ended Clemson’s losing streak at four and gave the Tigers (21-8, 11-5 ACC) their second victory against a ranked opponent this season.

Porter scored all of his points after halftime and made four three-pointers.

Ace Buckner collected a season-high eight rebounds off the Tigers bench. RJ Godfrey scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tigers.

For the Cardinals (20-9, 9-7 ACC), Ryan Conwell extended his double-digit scoring streak to 22 as he scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting.

Louisville’s leading scorer on the season, Mikel Brown Jr., came off the bench for the second time this season due to a back injury. He scored a season-low five points on 2-of-10 shooting from the field and a season-worst 0-for-6 from three-point range.

After a driving layup in the second half, Brown grimaced coming up the court. He left the game at the 16:12 mark and returned to action at the 13:12 mark. However, he played only five more minutes after that and exited the game for good at the 8:40 mark.

Adrian Wooley started the game for Brown and scored 17 points for Louisville and made three three-pointers, tying a season-high in conference play.

To begin the second half, Clemson went on a 10-4 run to build their lead to nine points.

Louisville had held Clemson scoreless for two and a half minutes, but a Porter layup followed by an immediate steal led to a three-pointer that ended the drought and increased Clemson’s lead to 11 points as the Littlejohn Coliseum rose to its feet.

Coming into the game, Louisville was second in the ACC in free-throw percentage at 77.8 percent. They shot a season-low 58 percent from the foul line Saturday.

The Cardinals were fifth in three-point percentage at 36.1 percent and first in three pointers made per game going into Saturday’s matchup, when they went 10-for-36 from three-point range and missed 24 out of their final 28 three-point attempts after starting the game 4-for-6 from three.

In the final minute of the game, Louisville went on a quick 16-4 run to get the Clemson lead from a game-high 15 points all the way down to four. Wooley scored 11 of his 17 points during that time frame.

However, Buckner made four free throws in the final 15 seconds to keep Louisville at bay long enough for the clock to hit zero.

–Field Level Media

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Youth is served again as Red Bulls slip past Revolution

MLS: New England Revolution at Red Bull New YorkFeb 28, 2026; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; Red Bull New York forward Julian Hall (16) leaps to avoid New England Revolution defender Ilay Feingold (12) during the second half at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

Teenage breakout star Julian Hall scored his third goal in two matches, and that was enough for the New York Red Bulls to blank the New England Revolution 1-0 on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.

Hall, 17, is responsible for all three of New York’s goals this season after opening with a brace in last week’s 2-1 win at Orlando City.

His 53rd-minute header on Saturday gave the Red Bulls (2-0-0, 6 points) a deserved lead after they controlled play in the first half.

Ethan Horvath made two saves for New York, which finished with 62.5% of the possession. The Red Bulls won consecutive league matches for the first time since August and remained perfect under new head coach Michael Bradley.

Matt Turner did all he could in the second straight loss for the Revolution (0-2-0, 0 points), recording three saves and 19 clearances.

Horvath, playing his first season in MLS after a transfer from Cardiff City, did not have to make a stop until the 34th minute, when he parried Griffin Yow’s left-footed shot out of bounds.

New York broke the deadlock on a set piece.

The Red Bulls took a short corner and then crossed the ball to Adri Mehmeti. The 16-year-old headed it into the goal area, where Hall applied a header of his own and bounced the shot past Turner.

New England’s best chance of the second half came on the break in the 68th minute.

Ilay Feingold led the pack down the right sideline and the Red Bulls sprinted to get back. Feingold tapped his centering pass to Yow, who had a good angle to shoot past an out-of-position Horvath. But Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty knocked the shot over the net with a leaping header, and New York handled the resulting corner kick with ease.

The Revs missed another chance during second-half stoppage time when Carles Gil blasted a pass from the near post clear out of bounds, missing an open teammate at the far post.

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