Across 71 games on Nov. 12, the professional schedule tilted toward high-end shot-making and road resilience, while the college board delivered both blowouts and narrow finishes. Euroleague play featured three 100-point home wins, the NBA had seven road winners in 10 games, and the NCAA slate included UCLA’s 106-37 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff as the largest margin of the night.
Euroleague: Olympiacos, Real Madrid and Valencia separate early from the pack
Olympiacos delivered the most emphatic Euroleague result of the night, beating Dubai 101-72. The 29-point margin stood out on a five-game Euroleague card that also included multiple high-scoring home performances.
Real Madrid handled Crvena zvezda 105-84, pairing a 100-point scoring night with a 21-point margin. Valencia also crossed the century mark, beating Bayern 102-87 in a game defined by offensive volume from the home side.
Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Tel-Aviv 80-73, a seven-point result that contrasted with the wider margins elsewhere in the competition. Zalgiris Kaunas produced the Euroleague card’s road result, winning 86-83 at Olimpia Milano in the tightest game of the group.
NBA: Road teams define the night
The NBA slate leaned heavily toward visiting teams, with road sides winning seven of 10 games. Boston Celtics opened that pattern with a 98-93 win at Toronto Raptors, holding Toronto below 100 points in a five-point finish.
Brooklyn Nets posted the night’s largest NBA margin, beating New Orleans Pelicans 145-111. The 145-point output was the highest score across the NBA schedule, and the 34-point gap gave Brooklyn the clearest separation of any professional game on the night.
Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 123-112, Denver Nuggets beat Memphis Grizzlies 123-118, and San Antonio Spurs beat Chicago Bulls 124-119. Those three road wins all came with the winning team scoring at least 123 points, underscoring how much of the NBA card was shaped by away teams generating enough offense to withstand home pressure.
Cleveland Cavaliers added another road win, beating New York Knicks 115-107. Orlando Magic also won away from home, beating Utah Jazz 123-108.
The home wins came from Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. Indiana beat Washington Wizards 114-101, Houston beat Golden State Warriors 115-108, and Portland beat Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108.
NCAA: UCLA, Lamar and Wagner headline the biggest margins
UCLA produced the most lopsided result of the full 71-game schedule, beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-37. The 69-point margin surpassed every other game on the board and placed UCLA at the front of a college slate filled with decisive results.
Wagner beat Bryant & Stratton 117-51, while Lamar defeated Centenary Louisiana 122-57. Eastern Illinois added a 102-44 win over Blackburn, Houston beat Jacksonville State 92-46, and UC Irvine handled Lincoln University (CA) 90-40.
Several major programs won with comfortable separation. Notre Dame beat South Carolina St 99-59, St. John's (N.Y.) beat Colgate 90-59, South Carolina beat St. Peters 77-41, Arkansas beat Robert Morris 76-53, Indiana beat Tennessee Tech 90-66, and Penn State beat Mercyhurst Lakers 72-57.
Michigan’s 84-70 win over Marquette was one of the more notable high-major results, with Michigan winning by 14 at home. USC also won a high-major matchup on the road, beating California 77-65.
NCAA close games: Coppin State, Long Beach State and Drexel-American come down to one possession
Coppin State beat Bradley 56-54 in one of the tightest finishes of the night. The two-point margin matched Drexel’s 66-64 home loss to American University as the narrowest result on the NCAA schedule.
Long Beach State beat Pacific 62-59, while West Georgia fell 73-70 to UNC Asheville. Abilene Christian lost 76-71 to Stephen F. Austin, and Florida Atlantic held off William & Mary 95-90.
Southern Miss beat Jackson State 84-80, and North Texas lost 76-71 to Santa Clara. Those results gave the college slate a mix of late-game pressure and high-margin control, with the narrow finishes concentrated around lower-scoring games.
Other NCAA results: road wins cut through a home-heavy board
Old Dominion won 71-60 at Norfolk State, James Madison beat Delaware 71-61, Furman beat Holy Cross 80-67, Wisc. Milwaukee beat Indiana State 82-73, Binghamton beat Misericordia 87-62, Chicago State beat California Baptist 81-62, UTSA Roadrunners beat Seattle 86-59, and USC beat California 77-65.
Home winners included UMass over UMass Lowell 72-62, St. Bonaventure over Cornell 88-64, East Tennessee St over Campbell 68-53, VCU Rams over NJIT 87-49, Princeton over Stony Brook 69-59, NC Wilmington over Kent State 91-73, Sam Houston St. over Pepperdine 85-77, Tulsa over Oral Roberts 80-71, South Dakota St. over Valparaiso 81-69, Grand Canyon over Cal Poly 99-71, Boise State over Oakland 111-79, Nebraska over Lindenwood 94-60, Oregon over Miss. Valley St. 100-66, George Mason over UMKC 76-68, UMBC Retrievers over Morgan State 85-70, and Boston University over Johnson & Wales (RI) 100-74.
The full night’s profile was defined by three clear themes: Euroleague powers reaching triple digits, NBA road teams repeatedly winning with elite scoring totals, and an NCAA schedule where the margins ranged from Coppin State’s two-point win over Bradley to UCLA’s 69-point rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.