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In the first game of the Showdown in St. Pete, South Alabama beat Central Michigan 66-64. Despite seven three’s from Central Michigan’s Logan McIntire, South Alabama’s 1-3-1 zone defense stifled Central Michigan’s offense. Neither team was able to get much separation from the other. South Alabama’s defensive rotations made it tough for Central Michigan to … Read more
Finald beat Georgia 93-79 to advance to the semifinals of EuroBasket 2025. There was a lot of intensity to this match, Georgia let their emotions get the best of them, and Finald prevailed. Mikael Jantunen, who is the Finnish Andrés Nocioni if you ask me, scored the most for Finland, but when they needed timely … Read more
In shocking news Victor Wembanamya will likely miss the rest of the season due to a blood clot in his right shoulder. He had low energy during and after the All-Star break in SF, and then they determined he had the blood clot. This is a huge development for the Spurs, the NBA, and a … Read more
Hubie Brown’s last NBA telecast is happening this Sunday, February 9th at 2pm ET. He’ll be calling the Bucks-Sixers game. Even though it’s the same day as Super Bowl Sunday, this is a huge moment for anyone who loves basketball. Hubie is 91, and just to be able to call the game is incredible in … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves went into Denver and stole game one from the Nuggets, 106-99. Minnesota played stifling defense, withstood Denvers runs, and hit enough shots down the stretch to eek out a win. Anthony Edwards was the catalyst for the Timberwolves, finishing an efficient night with 43 points, and seven boards. What separates Minnesota from … Read more
Germany beat Serbia 83-77 to win the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup! This was a great game, close throughout most of the action, but Germany played a better second half and took control. Dennis Schröder was big time for Germany, he scored 28 points, including a key drive towards the end that helped seal the … Read more
Germany beat the USA 113-111 and advanced to the FIBA World Cup final against Serbia. Germany was close or ahead most of the game, the US lost traction with them in the third quarter. Andreas Obst had a huge game for Germany. Obst scored 24 points, hit four threes, and drew a couple fouls while … Read more
Canada beat Slovenia 100-89 in the World Cup quarterfinals today. Canada now needs to prepare for a semifinal match against Serbia. The first half of this game was tightly contested. It was tied 50 all at half. Luka was scoring, Slovenia’s threes were falling, and Canada scored too. Canada did what they’ve done throughout this … Read more
Spain knocked off Brazil 96-78 today, giving España a 2-0 record in Group G (Brazil is 1-1). The game was close through the first three quarters, then Spain pulled away in the fourth. Juan Nunez played a great game for Spain. The 19 year old had 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, showed confidence, … Read more
Canada blew out France in both clubs first game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup (they’re in group H). Each country is talented with multiple NBA players, and through the first half, it was a close game. Canada got their bearings after a slow start and dominated on both ends in the second half. Dillon … Read more