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Michigan State erases eight-point deficit as it tops Iowa on road
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Michigan State came back to survive on the road against a hot-shooting Iowa team on Tuesday.Now, it will have a chance to make a statement at home on Saturday.The Spartans came back from eight points down in the second half to hold off Iowa for a 96-93 win on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.The esape sets up a Saturday top-five showdown at Breslin Center against first-place Purdue .Michigan State will have the chance to move within a game of first place in the Big Ten standings in that contest.But first, the Spartans had to overcome a night that included some of its worst defense of the season and a litany of second-half fouls.After going into halftime up by six, Michigan State fell behind by as many as eight, and trailed by five points with 4:24 left.Big Ten title race set to heat up this week The Spartans chipped away at that lead until Kenny Goins hit an open 3-pointer - the third 3-pointer of his Spartans career - to put his team up by two with two minutes left.After Iowa answered with a basket, Miles Bridges hit two free throws with 1:02 left to give his team the lead.Michigan State's defense then at last came up big on the ensuing possession, as Joshua Langford forced an air ball shot with 31 seconds left.The Spartans went up by three on free throws, and Bridges stole an inbound pass with six seconds left and was poised to seal the win.But after he missed both free throws with three seconds left, Michigan State had to watch as a potential game-tying Iowa shot that hit off the rim.The win is Michigan State's seventh in a row, as the Spartans moved to 23-3 overall and 11-2 in the Big Ten.Bridges led Michigan State with 25 points, followed by 17 from Nick Ward, 15 from Langford and 11 from Jaren Jackson Jr.After a promising start to the game, Michigan State unraveled in the second half as the fouls piled up and the defense looked as bad as it has all season.The Spartans had picked up seven fouls less than five minutes into the second half.Those fouls also sent both of the Spartans' starting big men, Jackson and Ward, to the bench for an extended stretch.While those two sat, the Hawkeyes hit 10 of 12 field goals in one stretch of the second half.They started that stretch down by four points and finished it with a 3-pointer that put them up by eight points, at the 8:08 mark of the second half.Spartans point guard Cassius Winston also sat for nearly nine minutes in the second half as Iowa extended its lead.But starting with Goins' 3-pointer, the Spartans were able to put together their best closing two minutes of the season and avoid what would have been the team's worst loss of the year.
West Virginia survives Young’s 32 points to beat Oklahoma
Lamont West scored 17 points, and the 19th-ranked Mountaineers survived a 32-point night from Oklahoma’s Trae Young to escape with a 75-73 win over the 17th-ranked Sooners on Monday night.The Mountaineers had lost five of seven, but they found their groove by playing the solid defense they have become known for against an Oklahoma team that had averaged 97.5points per game at home.”That’s how we have played all year until we got into that stretch where, for whatever reason, we quit taking chances, we quit trying to make things happen with our defense,” Huggins said.”We have got to make things happen with our defense to be successful.” Esa Ahmad and Sagaba Konate each scored 14 and Jevon Carter added 10 points, eight assists and six steals for the Mountaineers (18-6, 7-4 Big 12), who swept the regular-season series and moved within a half-game of conference co-leaders Kansas and Texas Tech.Young, the freshman who leads the nation in scoring and assists, had just one assist as the Mountaineers chose to focus on slowing his teammates.Huggins said Carter had something to do with it, too.”The guy that guarded him is pretty good,” Huggins said.”He’s not going to play against anybody better than the guy who guarded him today.” Young said he was ill, but he still played 36 minutes.”You’ve got to play through it,” he said.”I wasn’t feeling very good, but I mean, I’m not going to make any excuses.It’s the nature of basketball.I have to go out there and compete and give it my all.” Brady Manek scored 12 points and Khadeem Lattin had 13 rebounds and four blocks for the Sooners (16-7, 6-5).Rashard Odomes made a layup to cut West Virginia’s lead to 74-73 with 24.3seconds to play.After Ahmad made one of two free throws with 13 seconds remaining, Young rushed up the court but lost control of the ball briefly, making it more difficult for the Sooners to get a good shot off.Odomes missed under duress in close in the final seconds.The Sooners had a timeout before the final sequence but chose not to use it.”We had the open court for Trae,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said.”I liked what we had.We had the timeout ready to call if we needed it but we talked about before the free throws that if Trae had the open court we wouldn’t call it, and he had a good look, good open court.” Carter sliced through Oklahoma’s defense for a layup at the first-half buzzer to give West Virginia a 50-40 lead.The Mountaineers shot 57 percent from the field and made 8 of 13 3-pointers before the break.Young scored 17 points in the first half and had just one turnover, but the Sooners couldn’t stop the Mountaineers.Oklahoma held the Mountaineers scoreless for more than five minutes to start the second half and closed the deficit to 50-45.West Virginia got it going again, and a dunk by Konate put the Mountaineers up by 11.Young hit two 3-pointers to help the Sooners cut West Virginia’s lead to 63-57 midway through the second half.He made a layup that nearly hit the top of the backboard before
No. 24 Michigan holds on to beat Minnesota 76-73 in OT
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman made up for missing two free throws late in regulation when he failed to take advantage of an opportunity to seal a victory.Abdur-Rahkman bounced back with a tiebreaking three-point play with 3.8seconds left in overtime and finished with 17 points as No.24 Michigan held on to beat Minnesota 76-73 Saturday.”I’m very proud of the way he responded,” said Moe Wagner, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines.Michigan (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) needed the extra time to win because they struggled to shoot from the field and the line.And they failed to slow down a pair of guards.The short-handed Golden Gophers (14-11, 3-9) didn’t trail until early in the second half and were in a position to end their longest losing streak of the year because freshman Isaiah Washington had a season-high 26 points and Nate Mason scored 22 points, including a 3-pointer with 5.3seconds left that tied the game.Mason was just short on a shot from about 30 feet that would have forced a second overtime.”I’m proud of our guys for their effort,” Minnesota coach Richard Pitino said.”To play in front of a sold-out crowd when you’re down two of your top six, no team in college basketball can sustain that.We’re not feeling sorry for ourselves.We’re not making excuses.We’ve got to play as close to perfect as we possibly can in order to win.We were close.We know we can play with anybody if we play the right way.” Michigan’s Zavier Simpson made a layup and a 3-pointer – after missing his first seven attempts beyond the arc – to give his offensively challenged team a four-point lead with 2:50 left in the extra period.The Gophers tied the game with 11 seconds left, but couldn’t keep Abdur-Rahkman from making the game-winning play on a hard-charging, spinning drive for a layup on which he was fouled by Jamir Harris.Simpson scored 15 and Charles Matthews had 13 points for the Wolverines, who have won four straight at home.Michigan made just 44 percent of its shots from the field and was 8 of 32 from the 3-point line.Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy fouled out in overtime with 12 points and six rebounds.Washington played a lot for a second straight game and made the most of it, surpassing a season high in scoring he set in last game with 15 points against Iowa.In the four games before that, the highly touted guard from New York scored a total of six points and averaged just 5 minutes.”As he starts to play harder and starts practicing harder, I think coach is going to give him more opportunities,” Murphy said.”When he plays hard, he’s a really talented, young player.” HE SAID IT Michigan freshman Jordan Poole, who is averaging seven points in Big Ten games, was held scoreless in 12 minutes.Poole was 0 of 4 with each miss from beyond the arc against Minnesota.Minnesota: The Gophers, who played just seven players, extended their season-long losing streak to five games.Minnesota was without Reggie Lynch because of an investigation into sexual assault allegations along
Chris Paul Says James Harden Will Be MVP And It's 'Not Even Going To Be Close'
Chris Paul is extremely confident his teammate James Harden will take home MVP this season, telling Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle that it’s “not even going to be close.” “You look at how many different lineups we’ve had,” Paul said.“Look at what he does for our team.All everybody does now is look at the numbers.Nothing against stats.… But nobody looks at how the game went.Watch the game, too.I’m here.I get to see what he’s doing night in, night out.…A dynamic guard like that, a guy who can score and pass, do whatever, I think he showed everybody why he’s going to be the MVP.Not even going to be close.” Harden is averaging a career-high 31.5points to go along with 9.1assists and 5.0rebounds on 45 percent shooting from the field.The Rockets are second in the NBA with a 37-13 record.Head coach Mike D’Antoni also made his case for Harden: “Without a doubt, he’s been that guy for the last two years,” D’Antoni said.“Above all, he wants to win.He’s always going to get numbers, no matter what system, no matter what team.Now, he’s putting up numbers with wins.That’s a tough combination.”.
Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love leaves game vs. Detroit Pistons with injured hand
DETROIT -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has suffered a fracture in his left hand, the team announced.Love will likely miss six to eight weeks with the injury, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst.The injury occurred in the first quarter of Tuesday's Cavs-Pistons game.The timing of Kevin Love's broken hand could not have been much worse.How could Cleveland's front office react with the trade deadline approaching? The team said Love received X-rays at the arena that revealed a non-displaced fracture in the fifth metacarpal, and the Cavs would update his status after additional examination and consultation on Wednesday in Cleveland.Love grabbed his hand after making contact with Detroit's Andre Drummond under the basket and bent over in pain, holding his hand.He subbed out with 7:19 remaining in the first quarter and went to the locker room, accompanied by head athletic trainer Steve Spiro.Love underwent surgery on the same hand in October 2009 that required three screws to be inserted.Tuesday's hand injury will put Love's availability for next month's All-Star Game in jeopardy.Last season, Love underwent minor knee surgery on Feb.14, causing him to miss the All-Star Game five days later.
Chris Paul is next man up for the All-Star team
The Houston Rockets Chris Paul has to be the next man up as a Western Conference All-Star should a roster spot open up.There’s no question.Regardless of conference and position Chris Paul should have all-star on his resume at the end of this season.He’s been outstanding while the Houston Rockets are the second best team in the NBA and they’ve only lost five games with him in the lineup.When the book is closed on Paul’s career it will be a shame if the season preventing him from being a 10-time all-star was this one.The Western Conference is yoked with good players.It was an entirely legitimate argument for coaches to knock Paul a few notches because of significant missed time (Ethan superbly detailed this here).However, as time goes on the argument dissipates.In the Eastern Conference Chris Paul would be an all-star.Stephen Curry has played only four more games than Chris Paul.Six of the eight best teams in the league have two or more all-stars But we shouldn’t rehash any of these arguments now.The reality is Paul could still be an all-star.Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George was named to Team LeBron as a representative of the Western Conference by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.PG-13 replaces DeMarcus Cousins, who ruptured his Achilles tendon robbing the NBA of a stellar and potentially historical season.Absolutely not wishing any misfortune on anyone, but this means Chris Paul is next up.There’s no question about it.Should another member of the Western Conference miss the all-star game then Paul should be in.Over the last nine years four players have missed the All-Star game due to injury twice: 2015: Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin, Dwyane Wade and Anthony Davis all missed the game.2010: Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Brandon Roy all missed the game.There’s no apparent or stated requirement a replacement respect positions.Not even in the starting lineup.In 2013 Chris Bosh was chosen to replace Rajon Rondo in the starting lineup.Before that Yao Ming was replaced both in the starting lineup and roster by non-centers.
Duke vs. Virginia analysis: The Cavaliers are bona fide national title contenders
Kyle Guy and the Cavaliers committed just five turnovers in their victory at Duke.(Rob Kinnan/USA Today Sports) What we know now, for sure, is what we might have suspected before tipoff Saturday afternoon on Cameron Indoor Stadium: There are no limits to what the men’s basketball team from Virginia can accomplish this spring.That guarantees nothing, of course, and there could be a night when a shot doesn’t fall or a call goes the wrong way.But man, watch these Cavaliers play defense as if their dinner and dessert depended on it, and it doesn’t take much to dream a bit.The last time Virginia won at Cameron Indoor Stadium, precisely zero of the current Cavs had been born, and Coach Tony Bennett was finishing out the last of his three on-again, off-again seasons as an NBA guard.That was 1995.And now we have this: a Virginia team that came to Duke with a better record (19-1 vs.18-2) and a higher ranking (second vs.fourth), and still was an underdog.[‘We were born for this’: Cavs bust drought at Duke with statement win] “As everybody will tell you,” Bennett said, “it’s one conference game in the middle part of the year.” No, Tony.Not everyone will tell you that.I won’t tell you that.What I’ll tell you: If your team can win at this place against this team, it can win on any court against anybody — in any month, be it March or (yikes) April.Your team can be a joy to watch, too, and this was not a win at Georgia Tech or Wake Forest.This Duke team has lottery-style talent falling out of its shorts.So we can, and should, chalk this up to Bennett’s coaching, because in preparation, in execution, in in-game adjustments, he is clearly a star.He has a habit, whether it’s on a made bucket or a missed shot, to point to the defensive end of the court, to make sure his team gets back.But by this point, in his ninth season in Charlottesville, that is the Cavaliers’ way of life.It is their oxygen.In Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter Jr.and Gary Trent Jr.and Grayson Allen, the Blue Devils boast at least four players who could score 20 in a given game.Duke’s average output before facing Virginia: 91.7points per game, best in the country.And yet on Saturday at halftime, Duke had managed just 22 points, had committed eight turnovers, had clanked all seven of its three-pointers.“We weren’t perfect defensively,” Bennett said, and he’s right.But that also gives you a sense of what the standards are.About talent: Duke, by this point in the program’s arc, is the same as Kentucky.Players come for a couple semesters, then they depart for the NBA regardless of whether they hung a banner or laid an egg.Allen is a senior, but other than that, only three Duke minutes Saturday went to non-freshmen.Another similar (better?) class will roll into Cameron next year.So the expectations remain, even if the faces are rarely the same.The Cavaliers, they hear that stuff, and they don’t disagree with the assessment of, say, Bagley’s ability.How could you, when he went for 30 points and
Virginia makes strong statement with rare win at Duke
Despite Marvin Bagley III's 30 points and 14 rebounds, Kyle Guy leads No.2 Virginia to a 65-63 win over No.4 Duke.(1:19) DURHAM, N.C.– Kyle Guy knows he’ll hear it, whether on social media or even from the mainstream media.In fact, the win in arguably the most difficult venue in college basketball against a Duke team that could have a handful of future NBA players probably will trigger even more animosity.But Guy could only smile after Virginia’s victory over the Blue Devils, and why not? He knows just about every team in the country would gladly switch places with the Cavaliers and their 20-1 record, 9-0 conference mark and a three-game lead in the ACC.“An ugly win is a win,” Virginia’s sophomore guard said Saturday after the 65-63 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.“We just beat a very, very talented team in a very hard environment.” “It definitely gets kind of annoying,” he added about the criticism that Virginia’s style of play is not pleasing to the eye.“We play with a bigger chip on our shoulder trying to prove people wrong -- and prove the people who believe in us right.” Virginia held Duke to just 22 first-half points, committed a total of five turnovers and showed it was mentally tougher than Duke when it fell behind in the second half only to come back and seal Virginia’s first victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 18 tries.Virginia’s victory solidified that this team is certainly a Final Four contender for a group that went from a national afterthought before the season to one that entered the game as the second-ranked team in the country.For those who wrote the Cavaliers off after they lost leading scorer and point guard London Perrantes, who graduated, and three others to transfer in the offseason, it’s clear now -- if it wasn’t already -- that Tony Bennett’s program is built for sustainability.Virginia isn’t going anywhere as long as Bennett is on the sidelines.Remember, this is the same guy who racked up a 69-33 mark in three years at Washington State before being hired in Charlottesville.Over the last four-plus seasons, Bennett’s ACC mark is an astounding 65-16 -- and the Cavaliers look headed to a third ACC regular-season crown over that span.North Carolina’s Roy Williams is 57-24 with a pair of conference titles while Mike Krzyzewski is 56-25 and doesn’t have an ACC regular-season championship on his resume over that period of time.But Bennett understands his critics aren’t going anywhere, whether it’s due to the branding of “ugly” basketball or the fact his program hasn’t reached the Final Four.He doesn’t just get it but seems completely unfazed by it.“I think because we’ve won at a high level we’re the lightning rod for that,” Bennett said of the criticism.The truth is Bennett is comfortable in his own skin and isn’t about to change because of any public outcry.He’ll continue to recruit players who fit his defensive-minded system, players who aren’t one-and-done types, and players who understand that the most important pillar in th
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