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Top 25 roundup: WVU sinks No. 7 Kansas on late free throw

NCAA Basketball: West Virginia at KansasDec 31, 2024; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks forward KJ Adams Jr. (24) shoots against West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jonathan Powell (11) as time expires in the second half at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Javon Small hit a go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds left as West Virginia recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to clip No. 7 Kansas 62-61 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.

Small had nine of his 13 points in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds and six assists for the Mountaineers (10-2, 1-0 Big 12), who notched their first win at Allen Fieldhouse in 12 visits. Eduardo Andre scored 15 points and Jonathan Powell chipped in 11 for West Virginia.

Zeke Mayo led the Jayhawks (9-3, 0-1) with a season-high 27 points, his third straight game with at least 25. Hunter Dickinson recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kansas trailed 38-20 early in the second half before pulling even at 61 on Mayo’s three-point play with 15 seconds left.

On the Mountaineers’ ensuing possession, Small drew a shooting foul on Flory Bidunga and converted the second of two free throws for the win.

No. 1 Tennessee 67, Norfolk State 52

Chaz Lanier scored 24 points and the Volunteers never trailed in a win over the Spartans in Knoxville, Tenn.

Lanier made 8 of 18 attempts from the field and shot 6 of 16 from 3-point range while Zakai Zeigler added 10 points and led Tennessee (13-0) with six assists. Jordan Gainey and Cade Phillips finished with 10 points apiece for the Volunteers.

Christian Ings led Norfolk State (9-7) with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, and backcourt mate Brian Moore Jr. added 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting. No other Spartan scored more than seven points as the Volunteers’ defense held the visitors below 30 points in both halves.

No. 4 Duke 88, Virginia Tech 65

Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 24 points in the first half as the Blue Devils took care of business in a victory against the Hokies in Durham, N.C.

Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel each had 13 points, Isaiah Evans notched 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis finished with 10 points apiece as the Blue Devils (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their seventh game in a row. James also collected 11 rebounds.

Tobi Lawal had 19 points, with 15 in the second half, for Virginia Tech (5-8, 0-2), which has lost two games in a row. Patrick Wessler had 10 points off the bench.

No. 8 Marquette 78, Providence 50

Kam Jones posted an 18-point, 10-assist double-double to lead four double-digit scorers for the visiting Golden Eagles on the way to a blowout win over the Friars.

Jones scored 14 of his points in the first half as Marquette (12-2, 3-0 Big East) used a 21-0 run to build a 27-point halftime lead. Stevie Mitchell (14 points, five steals), David Joplin (11 points, six rebounds) and Zaide Lowery (11 points, three 3-pointers) also played key roles in the Golden Eagles’ rout.

Wesley Cardet Jr. had a team-high 11 points while Jayden Pierre had nine to go along with six assists for Providence (7-7, 1-2), which had won its previous five home games in the head-to-head series.

No. 10 Kentucky 88, Brown 54

Andrew Carr scored 14 points in the first half and finished with three steals to help the Wildcats roll to an easy victory over the Bears in Lexington, Ky.

Otega Oweh had 13 points and four steals, Amari Williams recorded 13 points and three blocked shots and Koby Brea also had 13 points as Kentucky (11-2) bounced back from an 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Dec. 21.

Kino Lilly Jr. scored 16 points and Landon Lewis added 15 points and six rebounds for Brown (7-5), which committed 23 turnovers.

No. 25 Baylor 81, Utah 56

V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points to lead the Bears to a rout of the Utes in Waco, Texas.

Norchad Omier contributed 15 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and two steals while Jeremy Roach and Robert Wright III each scored 15 points for Baylor (9-3, 1-0 Big 12).

Hunter Erickson led Utah (8-4, 0-1) with 13 points off the bench. Mason Madsen was the only other Utes scorer in double figures, posting 10 points. The rest of the starters combined for just nine points on 3-of-25 shooting from the floor.

–Field Level Media

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Flyers strike in 3rd to snap Bruins' 8-game point streak

NHL: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia FlyersFeb 28, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers left wing Noah Cates (27) reaches for the puck against the Boston Bruins in the first period at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

The Philadelphia Flyers scored back-to-back goals to start the third period and held on to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale both scored and assisted on each other’s goals for Philadelphia, which has won two of its three games since the Olympic break. Drysdale tallied the eventual game-winner with 8:05 left.

Sean Couturier added an empty-net goal with 55 seconds remaining, Christian Dvorak recorded two assists, and Dan Vladar was excellent with a 26-save performance to help the Flyers win.

Boston’s Charlie McAvoy extended his point streak to nine games with a third-period goal that cut the hosts’ lead to 2-1.

Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves for Boston, which entered on an eight-game point streak (5-0-3).

With the game scoreless through two periods, the Bruins looked to take a 1-0 lead 1:05 into the third as Hampus Lindholm’s point shot beat Vladar, but the goal was immediately waved off due to goaltender interference.

Instead, Konecny scored first at 3:41. After Dvorak’s shot into the zone hit a stanchion behind the net, he recovered the bounce and made a tight backhand feed to his oncoming linemate to bury into an open side of the net.

Drysdale doubled Philadelphia’s lead at 11:55 by slipping down the slot on a Konecny pass and firing an open wrist shot past Swayman’s blocker.

The Bruins found an answer from McAvoy 1:08 later. Pavel Zacha won the faceoff right to Hampus Lindholm, who found his fellow defenseman cutting to the net to make it a 2-1 game.

Swayman followed up that goal by stopping Konecny on a breakaway with 5:36 left, but Boston could not find an equalizer.

Philadelphia had a 7-6 shot advantage in a scoreless first. Swayman made one of his best early saves halfway through as Trevor Zegras fired a turnaround shot from the slot.

Vladar made two close-range stops on Morgan Geekie within the first eight minutes of the second period, including one early in Boston’s second power play. The first stop occurred when David Pastrnak set up Geekie for a one-timer in the slot at the 5:00 mark.

Less than a minute after Vladar’s second stop on Geekie, Swayman returned to the highlight reel at the other end of the ice. Konecny’s wraparound put the puck on goal before Swayman robbed Dvorak with the glove on a rebound effort coming to the doorstep.

After Boston’s first man advantage came up empty, Vladar made another big save as Sean Kuraly separated from the Flyers’ defense for a breakaway with 5:43 left in the second.

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Heat rally in 4th quarter to take down Rockets

NBA: Houston Rockets at Miami HeatFeb 28, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) argues with Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Bam Adebayo posted a double-double, and Andrew Wiggins ignited a fourth-quarter rally after returning from an in-game injury to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-105 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Adebayo paired 24 points with 11 rebounds to help the Heat snap a two-game skid. Pelle Larsson (20 points) and Tyler Herro (18) contributed to the balanced scoring attack for the Heat, who also received double-digit efforts from Jaime Jaquez Jr. (14 points) and Kel’el Ware (13 points and a game-high 15 rebounds) off the bench. The Heat shot 50% overall from the floor.

But it was Wiggins, who took an elbow to the jaw from Rockets center Alperen Sengun and needed stitches in his cheek to close the gash, who led a critical fourth-quarter surge. He assisted on a Ware alley-oop and a Larsson 3 to put the Heat ahead 100-92 before his transition dunk resulted in a three-point play and a 111-103 lead with 2:24 remaining.

Wiggins finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

Kevin Durant scored a game-high 32 points and added eight assists for the Rockets. Amen Thompson (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Tari Eason (10 points, 11 boards) added double-doubles, while Reed Sheppard chipped in 14 points and five assists for Houston.

The Rockets turned an early run, capped by a Sheppard 3, into a 14-4 lead, only for the Heat to respond with an 8-0 rally. Adebayo hit a 3-pointer to give Miami a 27-26 lead, and the Heat carried a 32-28 advantage into the second quarter after hitting 6 of 13 from beyond the arc in the first.

Miami extended its lead to double digits on a Ware tip-in, and led 41-28 before the Rockets scored their first basket of the second quarter with an Aaron Holiday 3-pointer at the 7:07 mark. That ended a 19-2 run by the Heat and sparked another Houston rally, featuring Sheppard and Durant combining to hit three 3-pointers and tie the game at 48.

The Rockets led 52-51 at the intermission after Miami missed 7 of 8 3-pointers in the second.

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Braeden Carrington explodes for 32 points as Wisconsin routs Washington

NCAA Basketball: Wisconsin at WashingtonFeb 28, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Braeden Carrington (0) shoots a three point shot over Washington Huskies guard Zoom Diallo (5) during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Braeden Carrington came off the bench Saturday to score a career-high 32 points and Wisconsin knocked down 17 3-pointers to earn a 90-73 Big Ten Conference road win over Washington in Seattle.

Nick Boyd added 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Badgers (20-9, 12-6 Big Ten), while Nolan Winter chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds. Wisconsin canned 44.7 % of its 38 3-point attempts, with Carrington going 9 of 15.

Freshman Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies (14-15, 6-12) with 22 points and 11 rebounds, his 18th double-double of the season and the most by a Big Ten player since Jared Sullinger of Ohio State collected the same total 29 years ago. Zoom Diallo scored 21 points.

Washington made 46% from the field but simply couldn’t mute the Badgers’ potent perimeter game. Bouncing back from an 85-71 upset loss Wednesday night at Oregon, Wisconsin earned a 39-35 edge on the boards and committed only six turnovers.

The final margin flattered the Huskies a bit. The Badgers led by as many as 28 points in the second half and cleared the bench by the time Washington scored the final seven points to make the margin more respectable.

Wisconsin set an early tone by stepping up its defense from the loss at Oregon. It held the Huskies without a field goal for a 6:04 stretch of the first half and opened up a 17-4 lead with 13:28 left when Carrington converted a 3-pointer.

Steinbach made two foul shots with 6:51 left to pull Washington within 22-14 but the Badgers pulled away when Carrington hit a 3-pointer and fed Winter for a layup and a 27-14 cushion.

With Boyd canning a short jumper from the baseline, Wisconsin went into halftime with a 36-21 advantage. The Huskies made only 7 of 28 field goals in the first 20 minutes and were outrebounded 25-17.

Boyd led the charge with 14 points in the half, sinking 7 of 14 shots from the field.

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