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Mikel Brown Jr. ties single-game records as No. 24 Louisville crushes NC State
Feb 9, 2026; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) reacts after making a shot against the NC State Wolfpack during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and matched another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the No. 24 Cardinals to a 118-77 win over visiting North Carolina State on Monday night.
Louisville (18-6, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed. Brown produced 21 points with five 3-pointers to stake the Cardinals to a 56-36 halftime lead before topping that total with five more 3-pointers in the second half.
He finished 14 of 23 from the field, 10 of 16 on 3-point attempts and 7 of 7 at the line while adding nine rebounds, three steals and two assists in 34 minutes. Ryan Conwell added 31 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Cardinals while going 5-for-6 from 3-point range.
When Brown hit his final 3-pointer with 2:09 to play — a swish from nearly 30 feet away — he tied Wes Unseld’s single-game school record set against Georgetown (Ky.) College on Dec. 1, 1967. Brown’s point total set the ACC freshman record, and his 10 3-pointers tied the school record established by Reyne Smith last season against SMU.
Louisville coach Pat Kelsey then called timeout to remove Brown from the game. The Cardinals wound up with their highest point total since beating Morehead State 119-61 on Dec. 6, 1995.
Louisville opened the game on a 7-0 run. NC State pulled within 25-20 on a Quadir Copeland dunk with 10:58 left in the first half.
Louisville answered with a 10-2 run, and NC State never got within single digits after that surge that included 3-pointers from Conwell and Brown.
The Cardinals racked up their sixth 100-plus scoring effort on the year. No Cardinal other than Brown and Conwell reached double figures, but Louisville shot 60% overall (39-for-65) and 60% from 3-point range (18-for-30).
NC State (18-7, 9-3) saw the end of a six-game winning streak as the Wolfpack allowed more than 85 points for just the second time this season. The Wolfpack were led by Ven-Allen Lubin’s 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Tre Holloman added 19 points and Copeland tallied 10.
The Wolfpack shot just 4-for-22 (18.2%) from 3-point range and were outrebounded 42-28.
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Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves bounce back to crush Hawks
Feb 9, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) celebrates his basket against the Atlanta Hawks in the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 138-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night in Minneapolis.
Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 19-point loss one day earlier against the Los Angeles Clippers. Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting off the bench in his second game since joining the Timberwolves at the trade deadline.
CJ McCollum scored 38 points on 12-for-25 shooting to lead Atlanta, which lost its second game in a row. Nickeil Alexander-Walker registered a double-double against his former team with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
The Timberwolves shot 55 of 92 (59.8%) from the field and 16 of 42 (38.1%) from beyond the arc. The Hawks shot 40 of 99 (40.4%) overall and 14 of 45 (31.1%) from 3-point range.
Minnesota raced to an 81-56 lead at the half and cruised to the lopsided victory.
The Timberwolves scored 41 points in the first quarter and 40 more in the second against a Hawks team that was short-handed and outpaced. Edwards had 21 points by halftime.
Zaccharie Risacher converted a three-point play with a dunk and a free throw to cut the Hawks’ deficit to 54-48 with 6:49 remaining in the first half.
Minnesota responded with a 25-4 run to seize a 79-52 lead with two minutes to go before the break. Dosunmu and Jaden McDaniels combined to score the final 11 points of the run, with Dosunmu scoring seven and McDaniels scoring four.
The Hawks played better in the third quarter but still trailed by 19 entering the final 12 minutes. Alexander-Walker hit a turnaround, fadeaway jump shot to cap the third-quarter scoring for Atlanta.
Jalen Johnson, Atlanta’s top scorer, was a late addition to the injury report and did not play because of a knee injury. Johnson is averaging 23.4 points and 10.6 rebounds, both of which are career highs, in his fifth NBA season.
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Stephen Curry (knee) to miss All-Star Game
Feb 7, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) watches game action during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Two-time NBA All-Star game Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry will not compete in Sunday’s annual showcase due to an ongoing injury to his right knee.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr announced the news prior to the Warriors’ game on Monday evening versus the Memphis Grizzlies.
Curry will not play vs. Memphis on Monday or San Antonio on Wednesday, missing his fourth and fifth consecutive games. He is suffering from patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee.
The Warriors are hopeful that Curry will return after the All-Star break when they host the Boston Celtics on Feb. 19.
“It’s a matter of learning as I go what works rehab-wise,” Curry told ESPN. “Because it’s still painful. You have to try to get rid of all the inflammation and pain. It’s something we still have to monitor and injury-manage, but it’s something where, if I come back too early, it could flare up.”
Curry has missed 14 games to date, but is averaging 27.2 points per game, the fifth-highest per game total of his 17-year career.
He has not played since leaving a Jan. 30 home game vs. Detroit.
Curry joins the Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdomen) as All-Stars who will miss Sunday’s game in Los Angeles. Gilgeous-Alexander has been replaced on the Team World roster by the Houston Rockets’ center Alperen Sengun.
The NBA hasn’t announced a replacement for Curry on Team USA.
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Another huge night by Lamar Wilkerson leads Indiana past Oregon
Feb 9, 2026; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Lamar Wilkerson (3) celebrates after a play against the Oregon Ducks during the first half at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images Lamar Wilkerson had another big night of offense, scoring 41 points to lead Indiana to a 92-74 win over Oregon in Big Ten men’s basketball Monday night at Bloomington, Indiana.
Wilkerson scored 25 points in the second half, making 8 of his 10 shots, and the Hoosiers hardly missed in the final 20 minutes. They made 18 of 22 shots and exploded for 56 points after a close first half.
The only four shots Indiana (17-8, 8-6 in Big Ten) missed in the second half were 3-point attempts.
Up by six at halftime, Indiana scored 14 points in less than four minutes to take control of the game. Wilkerson, Sam Alexis and Tucker Devries keyed the run as the Hoosiers went ahead 50-36 at the 16:13 mark.
Wilkerson had already scored 16 points in the first half, and was just getting started in the second. He exited the game with 1:57 to play to a roar from the crowd.
Alexis added 16 points and Devries 15 for the game. The Hoosiers made 30 of 50 shots in total.
The reeling Ducks absorbed their 10th straight loss. Oregon (8-16, 1-12) got 15 points from Nate Bittle, who made only 3 of 14 shots, and 15 from reserve guard Wei Lin.
Indiana has won five of its last six games. The Hoosiers trailed as much as five, 19-14 with less eight minutes left in the first half, but erased that deficit quickly.
Wilkerson continues to make a case for Big Ten Player of the Year. He scored his team’s final 10 points in an overtime win over Wisconsin last weekend, and entered the game averaging better than 23 points a game in conference play.
That number went up after his outburst on Monday. Wilkerson scored from all over the half-court and made 9 of 11 free throws.
Wilkerson, who previously played in college at Sam Houston State, added five rebounds and three assists while playing 35 minutes.
–Field Level Media
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