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Minnesota looks to build on an impressive win over the champs against the MVP and his Nuggets

The Timberwolves won 19 games in 2019-20 and 23 in 2020-21. On paper, with so few changes to this year’s roster, there’s little reason to expect much improvement on those numbers.

Oregon State Beavers narrowly beat Colorado to win Pac-12 tournament, earn automatic bid to NCAA Tournament Updated Mar 13, 2021; Facebook Share The Oregon State Beavers held off the Colorado Buffaloes in the championship game of the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday night, and the Beavers’ reward is a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Although Oregon State led for most of the game, the fifth-seeded Beavers had to hold off a furious rally by No. 3 seed Colorado to win 70-68 at T-Mo...

Oregon State secures an NCAA tournament berth after beating Colorado 70-68 for Pac-12 tournament championship Updated Mar 14, 2021; Facebook Share Picked last. Finished first. The four sweetest words for Oregon State basketball this season, as the Beavers claimed their first-ever Pac-12 tournament championship Saturday night, beating Colorado 70-68 in Las Vegas. Oregon State is the first team in Pac-12/10 history to win the conference tournament after it was picked to finish last in the presea...

Mar 14, 2021 The Buffaloes fell to Oregon State 70-68 in the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament. CU, which is the nations best free throw shooting team at 83 percent, shot just 12-20 from the line in the loss. CU finishes the regular season 22-8. McKinley Wright led the Buffs with 18 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.

Mar 5, 2021 The Buffs defeated Arizona State 75-61 at the CU Events Center in their regular season finale. The Buffs finish the regular season 20-7 and 14-6 in Pac-12 Conference play. CU will be the three seed in next weeks Pac-12 tournament and will next play on Thursday, March 11. McKinley Wright scored 24 points in his final home game in a Buffs uniform. Neill Woelk of CUBuffs.com recaps the game. Postgame interviews with Tad Boyle and DShawn Schwartz below.

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Arizona State Sun Devils are heading north Thursday to take on the tough defense of the No. 24 Colorado Buffaloes . The Sun Devils (11-10, 7-8 PAC-12) are on a bit of a hot streak right now, having won three in a row. The ASU offense has been pretty high-octane this season, scoring over 76 points per game on average. NCAA All-Name First-Teamer Remy Martin is the catalyst, averaging over 21 points per game, and there are three other players averaging more than 11 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The honors continued to roll in for Colorado freshman  Frida Formann on Tuesday. She added to her collection with the announcement of the U.S. Basketball Writers Associations Tamika Catchings Womens Freshman of the Week, a day after being named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. It is the first time a Colorado womens basketball player has earned the honor. McKinley Wright IV earned a National Freshman of the Week award during his rookie season in 2017-18. Formann, bounced ba...

All the crash did was ignite him. Wright recovered from the scary fall to score 21 points, including a game-sealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday. “Big-time win for us,” Wright said. The senior point guard was fouled driving to the basket late in the first half, slid out of bounds and banged his neck on a seat along the baseline. He pounded the floor in pain before joining the team on the bench and returning to the floor to...

Oregon’s Chris Duarte, Eugene Omoruyi face one-on-one challenges from Colorado’s McKinley Wright IV, Evan Battey Updated Jan 07, 2021; Posted Jan 07, 2021 Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, right, punches forward Evan Battey, left, while forward Lucas Siewert looks on as time runs out in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against USC Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 78-67. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) APAP Facebook Share EUGENE — Matchups of top tea...