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11:57 PM on Thursday, March 12

Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, Jamal Murray scored 39 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat San Antonio 136-131 on Thursday, snapping the Spurs’ five-game winning streak as Victor Wembanyama sat out with an injury

11:49 PM on Thursday, March 12

The No. 4 seed Cal State Northridge Matadors defeated the fifth-seeded UC San Diego Tritons 80-70 in the Big West Conference Tournament led by Larry Hughes Jr.'s 34 points

11:42 PM on Thursday, March 12

Led by Marcell McCreary's 18 points, the No. 4 seed UT Arlington Mavericks defeated the fifth-seeded Southern Utah Thunderbirds 69-63 in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament

11:40 PM on Thursday, March 12

Fazl Oshodi scored 18 points to lead the No. 3 seed Southern Jaguars and Terrance Dixon Jr. secured the victory with a layup with 28 seconds remaining as the sixth-seeded Jaguars took down the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 84-81 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

11:26 PM on Thursday, March 12

Top-ranked Duke had to play with an injury-altered lineup to hold off Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night

11:21 PM on Thursday, March 12

Roberts Blums scored 14 points and Sean Logan added four points in the overtime as the sixth-seeded Davidson Wildcats knocked off the No. 14 seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers 64-59 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

11:17 PM on Thursday, March 12

Led by Ben Bradford's 29 points, the No. 5 seed Charlotte 49ers defeated the ninth-seeded Tulane Green Wave 74-60 in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament

11:10 PM on Thursday, March 12

Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets

11:07 PM on Thursday, March 12

Travis Konecny scored the lone goal in a shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night

11:07 PM on Thursday, March 12

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder scores 20 points for 127th consecutive game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record

11:05 PM on Thursday, March 12

Donovan Dent had 12 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds — the first triple-double in the history of the Big Ten Conference Tournament — to help sixth-seeded UCLA beat No. 14 seed Rutgers 72-59 in the third round

10:57 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jason Robertson had two goals and two assists to tie a career high in points and Jamie Benn also scored twice as the surging Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-2

10:41 PM on Thursday, March 12

Purdue guard Braden Smith has moved into second on the NCAA career assists list with another smooth performance for the Boilermakers

10:37 PM on Thursday, March 12

The Tennessee Titans have a new coach in Robert Saleh for the upcoming season and are opening a new enclosed stadium in 2027

10:35 PM on Thursday, March 12

Khris Middleton scored 22 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter, Daniel Gafford added a season-high 22 points, as the Dallas Mavericks snapped an eight-game losing steak with a 120-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies

10:32 PM on Thursday, March 12

After sixth-ranked UConn opened the Big East Tournament by rolling over Xavier in the quarterfinals, Dan Hurley’s mind was still on the Huskies’ unexpected loss in their regular-season finale at Marquette

10:18 PM on Thursday, March 12

Bam Adebayo’s encore performance: 21 points

9:27 PM on Thursday, March 12

Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 6 UConn cruised past Xavier 93-68 in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, bouncing back from a costly loss last weekend in the regular-season finale

7:25 PM on Thursday, March 12

Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn’t like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game played out

2:55 PM on Thursday, March 12

AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz’s contract was renewed by the Athletics, and shortstop Elly De La Cruz’s deal was set unilaterally by the Cincinnati Reds for the second straight season