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Baylor’s first-half flurry propels Bears into NCAA Final
Baylor quickly made it clear that it would be playing for the NCAA national title on Monday night. The Bears went on an incredible 29-9 run over the final 12:48 of the first half to take a commanding halftime lead in a comfortable 78-59 win over Houston in Saturday’s semifinals of the men’s NCAA Final…
Read MoreBaylor earns first Final Four since 1950
Baylor is in the Final Four for the first time in 71 years. The No. 1 Bears put No. 3 Arkansas away over the final six minutes of their Elite Eight matchup Monday night in an 81-72 victory thanks to a couple of key threes by MaCio Teague and a long shooting drought by Arkansas.…
Read MoreAEK Larnaca reclaims Cyprus title
AEK Larnaca is back at the top of Basketball in Cyprus after defeating Keravnos Strovolou 69-64 in game 3 of the finals series. With this success, AEK Larnaca swept the finals run 3-0 to wrap a dominant title victory. This crown was interesting for several reasons. Firstly, Keravnos Strovolou was the reigning champion and arguably…
Read MoreFIBA Champions League: Monaco and AEK reach final
The Final Four of the 2018 FIBA Champions League tipped off on Friday with the semifinal games in O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. AEK Athens used a home Greek crowd to secure a narrow win over Murcia, while last season’s third-placed team Monaco took out Ludwigsburg in stylish fashion. AEK Athens vs. UCAM…
Read MoreUmana Reyer Venezia wins FIBA Europe Cup
Umana Reyer Venezia swept to the FIBA Europe Cup title on Wednesday with an 81-79 victory over Avellino in Game 2 of the best-of-three series. The win allowed the club to claim a clean sweep of this all-Italian finals series and win the FIBA Europe Cup after also winning game 1 with 77-69. It also marks…
Read MoreVilla Clara wins Cuban crown
Villa Clara is today celebrating the Cuban LSB title. The club downed Ciego de Avila 86-77 in Game 4 of the finals series, enough to secure a commanding 4-0 sweep. Ciego de Avila sought to keep the title series alive and took a 17-15 lead in the first quarter. However, Villa Clara hit back in…
Read MoreCherkasy wins first-ever Ukraine Superleague
Cherkasy made history in Ukrainian Basketball on Tuesday as the club celebrated its first ever domestic title. A victory of Dnipro was enough to hand the team a 3-1 series victory and its first Superleague crown, an effort that sopped Dnipro winning its second. The 79-66 win was a comfortable home cruise for Cherkasy as…
Read MoreKR secures fifth consecutive Icelandic title
KR is once again the champion of Iceland after defeating Tindastoll to take the Dominos League title. The success marked a fifth consecutive league crown for KR, a half-decade of dominance that has seen the club become the king of Icelandic hoops. Indeed, the club now has a record 17 titles, pulling further ahead of…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid complete Final Four
It was a huge evening in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday as CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid progressed to the Final Four in Belgrade. CSKA took out Khimki at the death to edge its win and take a 3-1 series. Real Madrid also claimed a 3-1 series success after dominating Panathinaikos for long spells…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Zalgiris and Fenerbahce reach Final Four
Two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague playoff series’ came to a close on Thursday as Zalgiris Kaunas and Fenerbahce Istanbul became the first two clubs in the Final Four, to be held in Belgrade. Both teams took their series 3-1, with Zalgiris high-scoring toppling Olympiacos at home, while Fenerbahce proved too strong for Baskonia on the road.…
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