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Caleb Love scored a career-high 36 points, and No. 9 Arizona beat Oregon 87-78 on Saturday. Kylan Boswell added 14 points as the Wildcats (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) bounced back after losing 83-80 at Oregon State on Thursday on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Arizona, which had dropped three straight road games, moved into a tie with Oregon for the top spot in the conference standings.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. made six free throws in the final two minutes to help No. 10 Illinois survive a scare from Indiana 70-62 on Saturday. Indiana tied the game at 62 with 1:29 left on a basket by Mackenzie Mgbako, but Illinois scored eight straight points to pull out the victory. […]
Cam Thomas scored 37 points and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Houston Rockets 106-104 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Nets led by 28 points in the second quarter, with the Rockets rallying in the fourth quarter to cut it to one with seven seconds left. Brooklyn was outscored 34-18 in the final period and committed seven turnovers, but remained composed following a fourth-quarter meltdown Sunday in Los Angeles when the Clippers scored 22 straight points to steal a victory.
Aaronette Vonleh had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 3 Colorado beat Oregon 61-48 on Sunday. Charlotte Whittaker added eight points for the Buffaloes (16-3, 6-2), who bounced back from a loss at Oregon State on Friday to remain in sole possession of second place in the Pac-12. Oregon (11-11, 2-7) was led by Grace VanSlooten with 16 points and eight rebounds.
The Indiana Pacers produced the perfect celebration Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had his first triple-double in 15 months, Tyrese Haliburton was announced as an All-Star starter and the Pacers got a desperately needed win. Siakam finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Indiana never trailed in a 134-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.