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Knicks pull away from Kings in 4th quarter for 3rd straight win
Jan 27, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) controls the ball against New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Karl-Anthony Towns hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who never trailed again as they pulled away from the Sacramento Kings for a 103-87 victory.
Towns (17 points, 11 rebounds) posted his 30th double-double of the season for the Knicks, who outscored the Kings 31-15 in the fourth to earn their third win in a row — their longest streak since a three-game run from Dec. 25-29.
New York’s Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 28 points in final 3:48 while fellow starters Mikal Bridges (18 points) and OG Anunoby (15 points) also got into double figures. Mitchell Robinson came off the bench to grab 13 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 34 points for the Kings, who have lost six straight following a season-high four-game winning streak. Domantas Sabonis logged 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while Russell Westbrook finished with 14 points.
Sacramento reserve Dylan Cardwell pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Knicks ended the first quarter with a 36-26 lead before the teams played a taut middle two quarters. DeRozan scored seven unanswered points to give Sacramento its lone lead of the second at 51-50 before Towns’ layup with 14 seconds left put New York ahead at the half.
There were four lead changes and two ties in the third, the last when Sacramento’s Nique Clifford hit a layup with 36.8 seconds remaining to tie the game 72-72. Landry Shamet forced a turnover by DeRozan to set up Towns’ 3-pointer 20 seconds into the fourth.
The Knicks and Kings combined to miss 11 of 12 shots before Bridges made an alley-oop layup off a pass from Josh Hart and Towns drained a 3-pointer on New York’s next trip to extend the lead to 80-74 with 8:31 left.
New York led by at least four the rest of the way and went ahead by double digits for good at 95-85 on Brunson’s long jumper with 3:08 remaining.
–Field Level Media
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West Virginia upsets No. 19 BYU to snap 3-game skid
Feb 28, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward DJ Thomas (5) shoots a three point shot over BYU Cougars forward Khadim Mboup (7) during the first half at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images Honor Huff scored 19 points and dished out six assists to lead West Virginia to a 79-71 upset win at home over No. 19 BYU in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.
Brenen Lorient racked up 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds, and DJ Thomas scored 13 points off the bench for West Virginia (17-12, 8-8 Big 12), which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Jasper Floyd and Chance Moore each scored 11 points for the Mountaineers, who earned an NCAA Tournament resume-building victory.
Robert Wright III led BYU (20-9, 8-8) with 23 points. AJ Dybantsa scored 20 points, with 16 coming in the second half, while Aleksej Kostic added 12 for the Cougars, who have dropped seven of their last 10 games.
Dybantsa hit a three to cut it to a one-possession game as the Cougars trailed 72-69 with 1:57 left. But West Virginia went back inside for a Lorient layup and a 74-69 lead.
Keba Keita’s steal and layup pulled the Cougars within 74-71. Huff, Floyd and Harlan Obioha combined to make five foul shots down the stretch to seal the win for West Virginia.
BYU led 22-20 at halftime, but the Mountaineers surged with a 20-4 run. Thomas pushed the Mountaineers ahead at 23-22 with a three-point play that sparked the extended rally for West Virginia to close the half.
The Mountaineers bench outscored BYU’s reserves 24-12.
Huff’s three pushed West Virginia to a 28-22 lead. The Mountaineers’ advantage grew to 38-24 as Floyd drove past Wright for a layup. They finished the first half with a 40-26 lead.
A 7-0 run to open the second half was capped by Kostic’s three-pointer and cut the BYU deficit to 40-33. But the Mountaineers rebuilt their double-digit lead with a 7-3 rally that started with a Treysen Eaglestaff three and featured buckets from Lorient and Thomas for a 47-36 lead.
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No. 23 Saint Louis blows past Duquesne to avoid 2nd straight defeat
Feb 28, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Saint Louis Billikens guard Trey Green (3) drives to the basket as Duquesne Dukes guard Tarence Guinyard (1) defends during the first half at Chaifetz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Robbie Avila had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists on Saturday night to help No. 23 Saint Louis stave off visiting Duquesne for a 91-76 victory in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Quentin Jones added 17 points and Trey Green scored 14 for Saint Louis (26-3, 14-2 A-10), which had dropped two of its previous three games. The Billikens, who trailed by 12 points early in the first half, made 16 of their 28 3-point attempts (57.1%). Paul Otieno scored 13 points off the bench.
Tarence Guinyard led Duquesne (16-13, 8-8) with 27 points, followed by Jimmie Williams’ 16 and David Dixon’s 12.
Trailing by two at halftime, Saint Louis opened the second half on a 15-4 run, with Avila’s seven straight points giving the Billikens a 54-45 edge.
Otieno’s layup with 10:59 left pushed the lead to 65-56. Guinyard’s free throw trimmed the margin to five with 8:05 remaining.
Williams and Avila traded 3-pointers, as the Billikens grabbed a nine-point edge with 6:20 remaining. From there, Dixon’s free throws followed by five straight points from Guinyard trimmed Saint Louis’ lead to 76-74.
Green then made back-to-back triples to build the cushion back to eight before drilling two free throws to give the Billikens an 84-74 advantage with 2:15 left. Otieno’s jumper then sealed Saint Louis’ much-needed win.
Guinyard and Williams made consecutive 3-pointers before Jakub Necas’ dunk put the Dukes ahead 20-8 with 15:18 left in the first half. Saint Louis answered with five straight points, as Green’s three-point play pulled the Billikens within seven.
Duquesne went five-plus minutes without a made field goal before Alex Williams’ triple gave the visitors a 26-20 edge with 10:06 remaining.
Ishan Sharma’s three with 7:13 left gave Saint Louis its first lead at 28-26.
Later in the opening half, Green connected on the Billikens’ seventh triple to trim the deficit to a point. Dixon’s layup and John Hugley IV’s three-point play then gave the Dukes a 40-34 lead.
Guinyard had 14 points in the first half for Duquesne, which led 41-39 at the midway point.
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Zuby Ejiofor (first triple-double), No. 15 St. John's wallop Villanova
Feb 28, 2026; New York, New York, USA; St. John’s Red Storm forward Zuby Ejiofor (24) gestures after making a three point shot in the first half against the Villanova Wildcats at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Zuby Ejiofor totaled 16 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for his first career triple-double as No. 15 St. John’s relentlessly defended and overwhelmed Villanova from the outset and rolled to an 89-57 victory Saturday night in New York.
The Red Storm (23-6, 16-2 Big East) bounced back impressively from Wednesday’s 72-40 loss at No. 6 UConn. St. John’s remained a half-game behind the Huskies for first place in the Big East.
Villanova (22-7, 13-5) went 0-4 against UConn and St. John’s and was unable to inch closer to second in the Big East. The Wildcats lost for the second time in three games following a six-game winning streak and will finish third in the Big East.
Ejiofor made 6 of 12 shots after being held to six points Wednesday and got his 10th assist on a 3 by Josan Sanon with 3:12 left. It was the fourth triple-double in school history and second straight season St. John’s achieved the feat after Kadary Richmond did it last March 8 at Marquette.
Ejiofor joined David Cain and Ron Artest along with Richmond as the only players with a triple-double in program history.
Ian Jackson came off the bench and contributed 19 and a career-high five steals to help St. John’s earn its most lopsided win in school history over Villanova, eclipsing a 23-point win in January 1998. Oziyah Sellers contributed 14 as St. John’s won for the 14th time in 15 games.
The Red Storm shot 57.6% in the first half when they converted seven of their eight dunks. St. John’s finished at 52.5% overall.
Duke Brennan led Villanova with 12 points while Bryce Lindsay and Devin Askew added 10 apiece. Standout freshman Acaden Lewis was held to eight points and committed five of Villanova’s 16 turnovers.
The Wildcats also lost Matt Hodge to an apparent leg injury when the forward landed awkwardly trying to maneuver to the rim early in the second half.
Villanova shot 25.9% in the first 20 minutes and finished at 37% overall.
After Villanova scored on the first possession, St John’s ripped off 11 straight for an 11-2 lead on a 3 by Sellers with 15:47 left. The Red Storm expanded their lead to 30-14 when Jackson converted a windmill dunk off a steal and Ruben Prey made a two-handed dunk with just under nine minutes left.
St. John’s took a 20-point lead when Sellers connected with Ejiofor for an alley-oop dunk with 5:57 left, took a 30-point lead on a putback by Hopkins and held a 48-23 lead by halftime. The Red Storm never let the lead slip below 17 in the final 20 minutes.
–Field Level Media
West Virginia upsets No. 19 BYU to snap 3-game skid
No. 23 Saint Louis blows past Duquesne to avoid 2nd straight defeat
