Sunday, March 9

by | Mar 9, 2025 | Quick Hits

N.C. State announced the dismissal of Kevin Keatts as men’s basketball coach after the Wolfpack went 12-19 after making the Final Four in 2024. State missed the ACC Tournament with a 5-15 league record. Miami topped the visiting Pack, 72-70, on Saturday as Raleigh native and East Carolina transfer Brandon Johnson scored on a follow dunk for the game winner. … No. 2 Duke shot 56.4 percent from the floor and had a 36-22 rebounding advantage in an 82-69 men’s basketball win at UNC on Saturday night. … Wake Forest took a 69-43 Senior Day win over Georgia Tech. … No. 7 Alabama topped No. 1 Auburn, 93-91, on the road in overtime as Mark Sears hit the game winner on a floater at the buzzer. … No. 7 N.C. State meets No. 11 Duke for the ACC women’s basketball tournament championship at Greensboro Coliseum (ESPN, 1 p.m.). … No. 17 Michigan visits No. 8 Michigan State in men’s hoops (CBS, noon). … East Carolina closes its men’s basketball regular season at Florida Atlantic (ESPN+, 1 p.m.). … The Carolina Hurricanes host Winnipeg today (ESPN+, FanDuel SportsSouth, 5 p.m.). … Colin Morikawa has a 1-shot lead at 10-under par in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando going into the final round today (NBC, 2:30 p.m.).

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