Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and VJ Edgecombe added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.

Trendon Watford added 20 points off the bench for the 76ers (39-32), who won for the fourth time in the last five games. Cameron Payne added 16 points and seven assists off the bench and Adem Bona also scored 16 points for Philadelphia, which played without star Joel Embiid (oblique) for the 12th straight contest.

Ace Bailey had 25 points and seven rebounds and Kennedy Chandler scored a career-best 19 points off the bench for Utah (21-50), which sewed up its third straight 50-loss campaign. Chandler made his team debut after being signed to a 10-day contract due to the Jazz being short on players. Utah suited up eight on Saturday.

Cody Williams and Elijah Harkless scored 15 points apiece and Bez Mbeng had a career-best 13 points for the Jazz, who have lost five of their last six.

Utah shot 40.6% from the field, including a shaky 9 of 40 from 3-point range.

The 76ers, who won two of three on a trip out west, connected on 50% of their attempts and also struggled from deep (6 of 27).

Grimes scored six points during a decisive 12-2 run turned a two-point deficit into a 118-110 lead with 2:35 remaining in the game.

When Utah crept within six, Grimes banked in a short floater to make it 122-114 with 1:36 left and Philadelphia closed it out.

Bailey and Chandler scored 13 points apiece as Utah led 70-64 at halftime. Edgecombe and Grimes each had 12 in the half for Philadelphia.

The 76ers used a 13-2 burst early in the third quarter to take a 77-74 lead on Watford’s basket with 7:26 left in the third quarter.

Edgecombe later buried a tiebreaking 3-pointer to give Philadelphia a 95-92 lead with 41.9 seconds left in the period.

The 76ers took a 95-94 edge into the fourth quarter and later led by four before Utah went on a 10-4 run. John Konchar’s three-point play gave the Jazz a 108-106 lead with 6:43 to play.

–Field Level Media

PORTLAND, Ore. — Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points, Meleek Thomas added 19, and fourth-seeded Arkansas burst 12th-seeded High Point’s tournament bubble, pulling away late for a 94-88 victory over the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday.

Acuff scored nine of the Razorbacks’ last 11 points as they broke from a tie at 83-83 in the final three minutes to overcome a 30-point performance from High Point guard Rob Martin.

Acuff had two layups and a 3-pointer in the next two minutes for a 90-83 lead, and High Point never was closer than four.

Billy Richmond III had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Malique Ewin had 14 points and 12 boards for the Razorbacks (28-8), who have won seven in a row and nine of 10. Ewin’s two free throws with 44.4 seconds made it 92-85.

Cam’Ron Fletcher had 25 points and was two rebounds short of a third straight double-double and Terry Anderson had 15 points for High Point (31-5), which had a 15-game winning streak broken after posting the first NCAA Tournament win in school history Thursday.

Panthers Game 1 hero Chase Johnston, whose layup beat Wisconsin, had nine points on 3 of 8 shooting from distance.

Acuff was 11 of 22 from the field and made 11 of 13 free throws. He had six assists.

The Razorbacks, who have advanced to the Sweet 16 in each of coach John Calipari’s two seasons, will meet the winner of Sunday’s Arizona-Utah State game in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday.

Martin was one short of his career scoring high and had five assists before fouling out late.

Martin, Fletcher and Johnston had three 3-pointers apiece. Johnston has made 72 field goals this season, 71 of them 3s.

Johnston turned down a layup and drifted outside for his second three of the first half to give High Point a short-lived 42-41 lead with 17 seconds left half. Acuff followed with two free throws for a 43-42 edge at the half.

Fletcher had 14 points and Martin 12 at halftime for High Point. Acuff led the Razorbacks with 13 points before intermisson.

–Jack Magruder, Field Level Media

Ryan Rollins had 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix 108-105 on Saturday to hand the Suns their fifth straight loss.

Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points before exiting in the third quarter with right Achilles tightness for Milwaukee (29-41), which led by four after Myles Turner hit a 3-pointer with 1:16 left.

Jordan Goodwin answered with a 3-pointer on the Suns’ next possession to cut the deficit to 105-104 before Rollins hit a jumper with 23.8 seconds left.

After Rollins hit one of two free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining, Devin Booker missed a 3-pointer and Goodwin made a foul shot for the final margin. The Suns’ five-game losing streak is their longest of the season.

Gary Trent Jr. and Ousmane Dieng scored 11 points apiece for the Bucks, who ended a two-game skid. Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo remained out with a hyperextended left knee and will be re-evaluated next week.

Jalen Green led Phoenix (39-32) with 24 points, while Collin Gillespie added 18. Booker had 14 points on 4-of-17 shooting, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro scored 12 apiece and Goodwin finished with 11.

The Suns led 26-15 at the end of the opening quarter after limiting the Bucks to 5-of-20 (25%) shooting from the field and 1 of 9 (11.1%) from 3-point range.

Milwaukee settled in and took its first lead at 39-37 on Kuzma’s layup with 5:29 left in the half.

Kuzma had 17 points in the first half for the Bucks, who held a 57-52 advantage at intermission. Green had 15 points for Phoenix.

The Suns opened the second half on an 11-5 run to retake the lead at 63-62 and closed the third quarter on a 10-3 run to go ahead 82-81.

The Suns played without several regulars, including Grayson Allen (left knee inflammation), Amir Coffey (left ankle sprain) and Royce O’Neale (left knee soreness).

Kevin Porter Jr. (knee), Gary Harris (groin) and Bobby Portis (ribs) each sat out for Milwaukee.

–Field Level Media