NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 100, Detroit Pistons 86
Indiana Pacers 109, Miami Heat 106 – OT
Bulls 100, Pistons 86 – Markkanen, solid defense lead Bulls over Pistons 100-86
Lauri Markkanen had 16 points and eight rebounds and the Chicago Bulls used a strong defensive performance for a 100-86 win over the Detroit Pistons. Zach LaVine added 18 points for the Bulls, who had lost two straight. Daniel Galford added eight points and 11 rebounds for Chicago. Detroit shot 16% from 3-point range. Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 26 points, but it wasn’t enough for a third straight victory. Rookie Saddiq Bey, who averaged 24.0 points in Detroit’s wins over the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets. didn’t score until hitting a meaningless 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Pacers 109, Heat 106 – OT – Holiday's 3-pointers in OT help Pacers to win over Heat
Justin Holiday scored 15 points and hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 109-106 victory over the Miami Heat. Myles Turner finished with 16 points and five blocks. Doug McDermott scored 15 points and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who swept their two-game series in Miami. The Pacers erased a 103-98 Heat lead on Holliday’s conversions from beyond the arc. Malcolm Brogdon added another 3-pointer, increasing Indiana’s lead to 107-103. Miami rallied from a 94-87 deficit in the final 4:26 of regulation and tied it at 98 on Jimmy Butler's first of two free with throws with 15 seconds remaining. Butler missed the second attempt.
Tonight
Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls, 9:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Indianapolis
Yesterday
Second Round
Loyola Chicago 71, Illinois 58
Oregon St. 80, Oklahoma St. 70
Syracuse 75, West Virginia 72
Houston 63, Rutgers 60
Baylor 76, Wisconsin 63
Villanova 84, North Texas 61
Arkansas 68, Texas Tech 66
Oral Roberts 81, Florida 78
Today
Follow the tournament on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
East Regional – Second Round
#1 Michigan vs. #8 LSU, 7:10 p.m.
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#4 Florida St. vs. #5 Colorado, 7:45 p.m.
#11 UCLA vs. #14 Abilene Christian, 5:15 p.m.
#2 Alabama vs. #10 Maryland, 8:45 p.m.
West Regional – Second Round
#1 Gonzaga vs. #8 Oklahoma, 2:40 p.m.
#5 Creighton vs. #13 Ohio, 6:10 p.m.
#3 Kansas vs. #6 Southern Cal, 9:40 p.m.
#2 Iowa vs. #7 Oregon, 12:10 p.m.
NCAAHKY – North Dakota seeded No. 1 overall in NCAA hockey
North Dakota was seeded No. 1 overall Sunday for the NCAA hockey tournament, and Boston College, Minnesota and Wisconsin also earned top seeds. National Collegiate Hockey Conference champion North Dakota will open Friday night in Fargo, North Dakota, against No. 4 American International. The regional winners will advance to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh on April 8 and 10. Michigan is the 2 seed in the Fargo Region and will face Minnesota-Duluth Friday at 4:00. Notre Dame is the 4th seed in the Albany Region and will face 2nd overall seed Boston College, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Of the 16 teams in the NCAA hockey tournament, there are four Big Ten teams. Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame.
NCAAWBB – 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – San Antonio
Yesterday
Oklahoma St. 84, Wake Forest 61
South Carolina 79, Mercer 53
Oregon St. 83, Florida St. 59
Georgia Tech 54, Stephen F. Austin 52, OT
NC State 79, NC A&T 58
Syracuse 72, S. Dakota St. 55
Iowa 87, Cent. Michigan 72
Kentucky 71, Idaho St. 63
