Cavaliers claim No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference with 135-113 win over Bulls
The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.
Watch CBS News
The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.
After falling behind by 10 early, the Bulls took control in the second quarter and built a 75-55 halftime lead.
Josh Giddey had 15 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season.
Dallas moved 1 1/2 games ahead of idle Phoenix for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Bulls missed a chance to move closer to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James' return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Illinois led throughout the last 33 ½ minutes and went 18 of 18 from the free throw line and 12 of 30 from 3-point range. The Illini also outrebounded Xavier 45-25.
The Fighting Illini – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts.
Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed the Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.
Coby White led the way for the Bulls with 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Tre Jones finished with 19 points and six assists for Chicago.
Coby White also scored 29 points for the Bulls, who hold the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.
Josh Giddey scored 26 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied from a 17-point, first-half deficit to beat the Miami Heat 114-109 on Saturday night.
Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.
Illinois' Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Illini to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan 93-73 on Sunday.
White completed his biggest play of the night with four seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 110 and set up the extra period, where Lonzo Ball made a pair of 3-pointers during an opening 10-2 run that gave Chicago the lead for good.
One player, Davion Thompson, is also exceeding them as a sophomore — making program history with a career milestone most reach later on.
Things are going pretty well for the Lockport Township High School girls' basketball team. The Porters have a great player who doesn't have much experience, and she's part of three sets of siblings on the squad. Most importantly, they've taken a big leap in the third year under their head coach.
Rose will become the fifth Bulls player to receive the franchise honor during the ceremony that will be announced later.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Coby White, who scored 22, nailed a tiebreaking jumper with 32 seconds remaining.
The Illini failed to win the rebounding battle for the first time this season, trailing 42-37.
The revolving door continued to swing for the Chicago Sky, who introduced their second head coach in a little over a year. Tyer Marsh takes over for Teresa Weatherspoon, who was ousted after just one season, but now the new coach hopes to return the Sky to higher heights.
Nate Santos and Robert Morris transfer Enoch Cheeks each scored 16 points and Dayton took control of the game's tempo in the second half to come from eight points down to beat Northwestern 71-66.
A dispute at a basketball tournament at a south suburban high school escalated to a shooting on Saturday afternoon in which a person was shot.
The NBA regular season opens this week and the Chicago Bulls tip-off on Wednesday night in New Orleans. With a guard-heavy roster lacking a legitimate superstar, wins may be hard to come by but don't tell that to the optimistic Bulls.
Some 76 people with disabilities learned the fundamentals from members of the UIC women's basketball team.
The University of Illinois Chicago women's basketball team hosted the Beautiful Lives Project on Thursday, which aims to provide kids and adults with disabilities an opportunity to experience sports. Participants learned drills from the basketball players.
