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Stellar second half boosts Raptors in win vs. Wizards
Feb 28, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly (0) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) defends in the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and 11 assists on Saturday to propel the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 134-125 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Brandon Ingram added 24 points and RJ Barrett chipped in 21 points for Toronto, which snapped a two-game skid. Jakob Poeltl totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Scottie Barnes scored 18 for the Raptors, who shot a sizzling 71.4% in the second half while scoring 73 points. Toronto shot 60% from the field for the game.
Will Riley’s 19 points led Washington, followed by Bilal Coulibaly and Keyonte George’s 14 points apiece. Tristan Vukcevic added 13, while Carlton Carrington and Justin Champagnie finished with 12 apiece. The Wizards made 16 of their 34 3-point attempts, but dropped their fourth straight, shooting 47.9% overall.
After trailing by 13 in the first half, Toronto grabbed its first lead since the opening minutes, as Barrett’s layup gave the Raptors a 75-74 advantage with 7:53 left in the third.
Ingram’s 3-pointer extended the lead to six at the 4:23 mark.
Poeltl capped the quarter’s scoring with a layup to give the Raptors a 98-92 lead entering the fourth.
Toronto took its first double-digit lead on baskets by Barnes and Quickley to open the final quarter. The lead grew to 13 on Barrett’s 3-pointer.
Jamal Shead sealed the convincing victory with a triple at the 3:40 mark, putting Toronto ahead 129-116.
Washington built a 33-20 lead as Anthony Gill’s hook shot stamped a 7-0 run with 1:40 left in the first quarter. Ja’Kobe Walter’s 3-pointer cut the Raptors’ deficit to eight entering the second quarter.
The Wizards connected on their ninth 3-pointer less than two minutes into the second quarter as Jamir Watkins’ trey extended the lead to 41-29.
Toronto battled back as Sandro Mamukelashvili’s three-point play cut the deficit to 54-50, before George’s 3-pointer and Gill’s layup made it a nine-point cushion with 3:09 left before halftime.
Coulibaly’s mid-range jumper gave Washington a 64-61 lead at the break. Ingram led all scorers with 13, while Coulibaly scored 11 for the Wizards.
–Field Level Media
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Benny Gealer shoots lights out in Stanford's runaway win over SMU
Feb 28, 2026; Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Cardinal head coach Kyle Smith gestures during the first half against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Benny Gealer posted a career-high 30 points and went 7-for-11 from beyond the arc as Stanford dominated visiting SMU 95-75 on Saturday.
Gealer added four rebounds and a career-high six steals for the Cardinal (18-11, 7-9 Atlantic Coast Conference), who finish their regular season next week on the road and went 12-6 at home.
Ebuka Okorie added 22 points and six assists, and Aidan Cammann contributed 15 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Stanford went 14-for-27 from outside the arc and made 90.6% of its free throws.
Boopie Miller posted 26 points and five assists for the Mustangs (19-10, 8-8), who finished their California road trip with an 0-2 record after a 73-69 loss to Cal on Wednesday.
Jaron Pierre Jr. added 21 points and six rebounds. SMU shot 47.4% from the field and 38.9% from beyond the arc, while allowing 17 points off of the team’s nine turnovers.
Okorie posted seven points, including a shot from beyond the arc, to give Stanford an early 12-7 lead with 16:03 remaining in the first half.
Gealer made his first three perimeter shots to increase Stanford’s lead to 20-12 with 12:55 remaining. Miller’s layup ended an SMU scoring drought to make it 20-18 with 8:04 left in the half.
The Cardinal failed to tally any points for over five minutes, but then went on a 12-2 run to go up 32-20 on a Ryan Agarwal three-pointer with 2:55 left in the half. The Cardinal held off a push by the Mustangs to take a 34-27 lead into halftime.
Stanford opened the second half on an 11-4 run to take a 45-31 lead with 17:34 remaining on another three from Agarwal.
SMU went on a 12-4 run to cut into the deficit and make it 53-47 at the 11:24 mark, but Stanford responded to increase the lead to 60-47 with 10 minutes to play.
That started a 19-4 surge for the Cardinal which effectively put the game away. They took their largest lead of the day, 72-51, with 7:50 left.
SMU attempted to climb back into things but failed to cut the deficit to less than 15 points. Stanford led by as many as 23 points in the final minute.
–Field Level Media
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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Michigan rolls past No. 14 Maryland
Michigan’s head coach Kim Barnes Arico calls out to the team during the first quarter in the game against Michigan State on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Olivia Olson scored 28 points with eight rebounds and Syla Swords added 17 points as No. 8 Michigan closed out its regular-season schedule with an 87-69 victory over No. 14 Maryland at Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Wolverines (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) moved into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten Conference standings, a half of a game ahead of No. 9 Iowa, which concludes its season on Sunday at Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes beat Michigan in the lone regular-season meeting.
Mila Holloway had 12 points and six assists for Michigan, which won its second consecutive game after losing to Iowa last Sunday. The Wolverines went 3-1 to close out the regular season, all in games against ranked teams.
Oluchi Okananwa scored 19 points and Yarden Garzon added 14 for the Terrapins (23-7, 11-7), who allowed Michigan to score at least 20 points in every quarter and never recovered from a 46-31 deficit at halftime.
No. 25 Princeton 62, Harvard 49
The visiting Tigers didn’t let an early deficit prevent them from surging past the Crimson in Cambridge, Mass., for their fourth consecutive victory and sixth in their last seven games.
Fadima Tall scored a game-high of 18 points with nine rebounds for Princeton (23-3, 11-2 Ivy League). Skye Belker added 13 points, Ashley Chea had 12 and Olivia Hutcherson blocked three shots. The Tigers shot 24 of 51 (47%) from the field and scored 18 points off their opponent’s 15 turnovers.
Harvard, which led 13-11 after the opening quarter, lost for just the second time in its last nine games. The Crimson, which made just 17 of 57 field-goal attempts (29.8%), including 7 of 27 from long range, was led by Karlee White with 10 points and Olivia Jones with nine boards.
–Field Level Media
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Labaron Philon Jr., No. 17 Alabama edge No. 22 Tennessee
Feb 28, 2026; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) shoots the ball against Tennessee Volunteers center Felix Okpara (34) during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images Labaron Philon Jr. gave Alabama its lone lead of the contest by sinking a jumper with 22.8 seconds remaining as the No. 17 Crimson Tide recovered from a 13-point, second-half deficit to post a 71-69 victory over No. 22 Tennessee on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Knoxville, Tenn.
Philon scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half as Alabama (22-7, 12-4 SEC) extended its winning streak to eight games. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 14 of his team-high 25 points in the second half for the Crimson Tide.
Aden Holloway added 12 points as Alabama halted a five-game slide against Tennessee.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 26 points, seven assists and matched his own school record of eight steals for the Volunteers (20-9, 10-6), who lost their second straight game. J.P. Estrella added 12 points and Jaylen Carey contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.
Tennessee’s Nate Ament was limited to two points in 11 minutes after injuring his right leg in the first half. Ament scored 29 points when the Volunteers defeated the Crimson Tide last month.
With the score tied at 69, Philon drove in and eluded the bigger Estrella and made a 10-foot turnaround jumper in the lane to give Alabama its first lead.
Gillespie attempted to tie the game with a driving shot, but it bounced off the rim with about three seconds left. Players from both teams swatted at the ball and it eventually went toward the baseline as the clock expired.
Alabama shot 44.6% from the field, including 10 of 27 from 3-point range.
The Volunteers made 38.5% of their attempts and were 4 of 18 from behind the arc.
Tennessee used an 11-2 run in the second half to push their lead to 55-42. Estrella’s layup capped the burst as Tennessee took a game-high 13-point lead with 12:16 remaining.
Alabama scored 19 of the next 27 points and used Philon’s three-point play and Wrightsell’s trey to pull within 63-61 with 4:35 left.
A short time later, Philon’s personal 6-0 burst allowed the Crimson Tide to knot the score at 67 with 2:32 to play.
Estrella’s baseline jumper put Tennessee back ahead with 2:06 left. Holloway tied it with a jumper with 1:11 remaining.
Gillespie scored 15 first-half points to help Tennessee take a 40-28 lead into the break. Wrightsell had 11 in the half for the Crimson Tide.
Tennessee was leading 20-16 with 7:42 left in the half when Ament went down, injured during a scramble for a ball. He returned at the outset of the second half before leaving again with 17:53 to play.
–Field Level Media
Benny Gealer shoots lights out in Stanford's runaway win over SMU
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Michigan rolls past No. 14 Maryland
