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Brunson carries Knicks into No. 2 seed in Eastern Conference, scores 40 points in OT win over Bulls
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson didn't know where things stood around the NBA as the Knicks were deep into their final game of the regular season. A win meant the No. 2 seed and a loss was going to keep them at No. 3. But Tom Thibodeau's team doesn't worry about who it plays next...
Brunson scores 45 in second straight 40-point game, Knicks beat Bulls 128-117
CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 45 in his second straight 40-point game, and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 128-117 on Tuesday night. Brunson delivered his 10th 40-point game this season after scoring 43 in a win at Milwaukee on Sunday. He joined Bernard King and...
Big men are rolling for Purdue, NC State and UConn. Now they've got their teams in the Final Four
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — DJ Burns Jr. isn't interested in spending a lot of time catching the ball on the perimeter and trying to show off a shimmying crossover dribble before chucking 3-pointers for North Carolina State. No, he's content to catch an entry pass, use his size to back...
Brunson becomes fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games, leads New York past Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland. He has...
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner wins 3rd straight Big East Defensive Player of the Year award
NEW YORK (AP) — Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was chosen Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season on Monday. The 7-foot-1 senior joined former Georgetown big men Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only players to win the award three times....
No. 2 Purdue wins 75-69 at No. 6 Wisconsin for 7th consecutive victory
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Purdue's inside-outside combination of Zach Edey and Braden Smith is a tough matchup for the Boilermakers' opponents. Even the strongest ones. Smith scored 19 points and Edey joined another exclusive club as the second-ranked Boilermakers beat...
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley expects to be heckled when he returns to Providence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Cooley figures he has a pretty good idea of what to expect when he brings his current team, Georgetown, to play at the home of his former team, Providence, in a Big East matchup Saturday that'll serve as a sort of homecoming for the basketball coach. “I’m...
