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Top 25 roundup: Duke, Arizona, St. John's nab conference tourney titles
Mar 14, 2026; Charlotte, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer (12) cuts down the net after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the men’s ACC Conference Tournament Championship at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Isaiah Evans scored 20 points and No. 1 Duke relied on various sources to beat No. 10 Virginia 74-70 and repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champion in a tense title game Saturday night at Charlotte.
Cayden Boozer, the twin brother of the ACC Player of the Year, matched his career high with 16 points for the second straight night and Cameron Boozer had 13 points for Duke (32-2), which could be the No. 1 overall seed when the NCAA Tournament bracket is unveiled Sunday.
It’s the first time a team has won consecutive ACC tournaments since the Blue Devils won three straight from 2009-11. Cameron Boozer was bothered by Virginia’s defense, shooting 3-for-17 from the field, but he had eight rebounds and eight assists.
Malik Thomas poured in 18 points and Sam Lewis racked up 17 points for second-seeded Virginia (29-5), which was aiming for its first conference tournament title since 2018. Ugonna Onyenso blocked nine shots as part of a record-setting three-game stretch.
No. 2 Arizona 79, No. 5 Houston 74
Koa Peat scored 21 points before fouling out and Brayden Burries also had 21 as the top-seeded Wildcats defeated the second-seeded Cougars in Kansas City, Mo., to win the Big 12 tournament.
Jaden Bradley scored 13 points and Ivan Kharchenkov added 12 for Arizona, which won its ninth straight game. The Wildcats (32-2) are in the running for the No. 1 overall seed after winning their first Big 12 championship in their second year in the league, avenging last year’s title game loss to Houston.
Joseph “JoJo” Tugler scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Houston (28-6), which had a five-game winning streak snapped. Mercy Miller had 13 points and seven rebounds.
No. 3 Michigan 68, No. 23 Wisconsin 65
Big Ten Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift the top-seeded Wolverines to a victory over the fifth-seeded Badgers in the Big Ten Conference tournament semifinals at Chicago.
Lendeborg finished with 12 points for ranked Michigan (31-2), which advances to the Sunday title game Purdue. Aday Mara racked up 16 points, eight rebounds and five blocks as the Wolverines defeated the only Big Ten team they failed to knock off during the regular season.
Austin Rapp paced Wisconsin (24-10) with 18 points. The Badgers rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to take a four-point lead, but their five-game winning streak ended.
No. 22 Vanderbilt 91, No. 4 Florida 74
Tyler Tanner scored 20 points and dished out eight assists, Duke Miles scored 15 with seven assists and the fourth-seeded Commodores earned a victory over the top-seeded Gators in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville.
Vanderbilt (26-7) advances to the Sunday title game against Arkansas (25-8). Jalen Washington scored 17 points for the Commodores.
Thomas Haugh had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Gators (26-7), who saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end. Florida also received 15 points from Boogie Fland.
No. 13 St. John’s 72, No. 6 UConn 52
Zuby Ejiofor totaled 18 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and three steals as the top-seeded Red Storm started quickly, never let up and earned a victory over the second-seeded Huskies to win the Big East tournament title in New York.
St. John’s (28-6) won its fifth conference tournament title and achieved the feat in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. Bryce Hopkins scored 18 and Oziyah Sellers contributed 14 for the Red Storm, who scored the game’s first 10 points.
UConn (29-5) missed its last 13 field-goal attempts over the final eight minutes. Tarris Reed Jr. led the Huskies with 17 points.
No. 17 Arkansas 93, Ole Miss 90
The third-seeded Razorbacks got 29 points from Meleek Thomas, 24 from Darius Acuff Jr. and double-doubles from Trevon Brazile and Malique Ewen to escape with an overtime victory over the 15th-seeded Rebels in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals at Nashville.
Ewen scored 14 and pulled down a game-high 13 boards while Brazile scored 16 with 10 rebounds for Arkansas (25-8).
Reserve AJ Storr scored a team-high 24 points for Ole Miss (15-20), which included a basket with one second left to send the game into overtime. Malik Dia chipped in 16 points for the Rebels, who nearly pulled off their fourth upset in as many days.
No. 18 Purdue 73, UCLA 66
Oscar Cluff had 17 points with 14 rebounds and the seventh-seeded Boilermakers advanced to the Big Ten Conference championship game with a semifinal victory over the sixth-seeded Bruins in Chicago.
Purdue (26-8) topped UCLA (23-11) behind two first-half runs as well as Cluff’s dominant play in the paint over the closing five minutes. Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points for the Boilermakers, and Trey Kaufman-Renn totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Trent Perry scored 15 points and had a career high-tying nine assists for UCLA. Tyler Bilodeau, who injured his right knee in the Bruins’ Friday win, did not play, and Donovan Dent exited in the first half with calf injury.
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Thomas Harley's OT goal lifts streaking Stars past Red Wings
Feb 25, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan looks on during the third period against the Seattle Kraken at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:06 into overtime to give the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Harley delivered on a shot from the left circle off the rush. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Michael Bunting also scored for the Stars, who tied a franchise record by extending their point streak to 15 (14-0-1). Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.
Defenseman Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond got the goals for the Red Wings, who have lost three straight (0-2-1). John Gibson stopped 21 shots.
Edvinsson put Detroit on the scoreboard to make it 2-1 at 6:51 into the third period. Oettinger stopped Edvinsson’s shot from the left cirlcle, but he accidentally knocked it into the net while trying to cover the puck.
Raymond tied the game 2-2 with 3:26 left in regulation. He knocked his own rebound out of the air and in off the rush.
Johnston had given Dallas a 1-0 lead 8:57 into the game when he walked out from behind the net to Gibson’s right and stuffed a shot past the Detroit goaltender.
Bunting’s power-play goal made it 2-0, 2:19 into the second period. He shoveled in a loose puck from the slot for Bunting’s first goal for Dallas after being acquired from the Nashville Predators.
It was the Stars’ 12th consecutive game with a power-play goal.
The Red Wings nearly scored when J.T. Compher’s tip of defenseman Ben Chiarot’s shot hit the goal post with 1:20 left in the middle period.
David Perron made the second Detroit debut of his career. He was acquired at the trading deadline from the Ottawa Senators and is returning from sports hernia surgery in late January. He played with the Red Wings in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard did not play due to undisclosed injuries. Rasmussen is expected to miss a week. He is the third center the Red Wings have lost in a little over a week. Their top two centers, Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, are expected to miss at least two more weeks.
It was the 2,500th career game for Detroit equipment manager Paul Boyer.
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D.C. United edges Fire on stoppage time Tai Baribo PK
Mar 14, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; D.C. United midfielder Brandon Servania (23) kicks the ball against Chicago Fire defender Jack Elliott (3) during the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the 5th minute of stoppage time to give visiting D.C. United a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Matti Peltola also scored a goal for D.C. (2-2-0, 6 points), which rallied from a late 1-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and inch ahead in the all-time series between the legacy franchises 26-25-21.
Hugo Cuypers scored on a penalty kick for Chicago (1-2-1, 4 points) in the 81st minute. It was the first goal in what had been to that point a lackluster match with few scoring opportunities for either team.
Sean Johnson made one save for D.C. United, who are vastly improved on defense, giving up just four goals after yielding an MLS-high of 66 goals last season.
Baribo’s goal, which was his third this season, came after Chicago’s Jonathan Dean was called for a handball in the penalty area.
Baribo fired his shot into the top left corner, beating keeper Chris Brady (one save), who had recorded two straight clean sheets entering the game.
Chicago lost despite owning possession for 63.2% of the match and out-shooting D.C., 16-11. However, the Fire put only two shots on frame.
Cuypers, who returned to the lineup after missing last week’s scoreless draw at the Columbus Crew, scored his team-high third goal this season. The penalty kick was awarded after D.C. defender Jackson Hopkins was called for a handball off a Fire corner kick.
With Johnson guessing with a dive to his right, Cuypers delivered his shot to the middle of the net. Cuypers is now 5 for 6 from the spot in his MLS career.
Just 3 minutes later, Peltola got the equalizer, scoring from the top of the box, firing a right-footed shot that froze Brady. It was the first goal in Peltola’s three seasons with D.C.
D.C. United had a goal taken off the board in the 43rd minute, when Hopkins was called for offsides. In his position in the box, Hopkins screened the vision of Brady on a header by Baribo off a corner kick by Joao Peglow.
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Petar Musa's third goal pulls Dallas into a tie with San Diego
Mar 14, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; San Diego FC midfielder Alex Mighten (77) kicks the ball as FC Dallas defender Shaq Moore (18) defends during the first half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Petar Musa scored his third goal of the match five minutes into second-half stoppage time to give FC Dallas a dramatic 3-3 draw with visiting San Diego FC on Saturday.
Bernard Kamungo earned the assist on Musa’s goal after making a great run into the box. Kamungo carried the ball past three San Diego defenders, and Musa had the final touch for the equalizer and the hat trick.
Musa has five goals in four matches for FC Dallas, who are 1-1-2 this season.
San Diego FC remains undefeated (3-0-1), though the club will likely view Saturday’s match as a missed opportunity given how San Diego twice led by two goals.
Onni Valakari and Marcus Ingvartsen each scored on first-half penalty kicks, and Valakari added his second goal off a deflection in the 51st minute. Both Valakari and Ingvartsen have scored three goals this season.
In the 17th minute, a video review was required to see if Dallas defender Shaq Moore committed a handball foul in the box. The foul was confirmed, and Valakari buried the penalty kick in the 21st minute.
Ten minutes later, Ingvartsen converted San Diego’s next penalty kick. Dallas defender Herman Johansson ran over David Vazquez during a race for the ball in the box, resulting in a costly yellow card.
FC Dallas responded in the 41st minute, as pressure from Musa and Joaquin Valiente forced goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega into an ill-advised clearance attempt. The result was a turnover deep in San Diego’s end, and Musa’s first shot was blocked before the striker deposited his own rebound.
The two clubs exchanged goals early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Alex Mighten sent a nice cross to Valakari in front, and Valakari was awarded the goal after his shot banked off defender Nolan Norris and into the net.
Valakari’s brace was followed by Musa’s second goal three minutes later, this time on a Dallas penalty kick. Sisniega earned the foul when the goalkeeper came way out of his net and ran into Kamungo as the Toros defender was chasing the ball into the box.
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