MALAKI BRANHAM

“Giving up 26 points off turnovers makes it impossible (to win). That was the most disappointing part of the game. Their grunt and their ability to just play the game is super, but taking care of the basketball is pretty important andwedidn’tdothattonight.That wasthebadpartofthegame.” —SpursheadcoachGreggPopovich[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San

Kyrie Irving made his first seven shots, sparked a big bench celebration with a one-handed follow slam after he finally missed and scored 27 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-103 for their 12th straight victory.

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DeVante’ Jones scored 21 points and Michigan rallied in the second half, wrapping up its up-and-down Big Ten regular season by beating No. 23 Ohio State 75-69.

Jaden Ivey hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left and No. 6 Purdue fended off a late charge from No. 16 Ohio State for an 81-78 victory.