The Nov. 9 All Leagues schedule delivered 18 games split between the NBA and NCAA, with the NBA portion defined by three decisive results and one high-scoring track meet. Dallas Mavericks beat Brooklyn Nets 130-93, Boston Celtics won at Milwaukee Bucks 117-97, Los Angeles Clippers beat New Orleans Pelicans 139-123, Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Utah Jazz 115-100, and Miami Heat won at Sacramento Kings 114-108.
The NCAA slate produced a broader range of outcomes, from Bethesda’s 130-56 win at Portland to Indiana’s 83-80 home win over Syracuse. Canisius, Buffalo, Coppin State, UMBC Retrievers and UTEP each created double-digit separation, while Pittsburgh, California, Hawaii, USC, Ohio State and Penn also added wins.
NBA: Dallas Owns the Night’s Clearest Margin
Dallas Mavericks authored the most lopsided NBA result of the night with a 130-93 win over Brooklyn Nets. The 37-point margin stood apart from the rest of the NBA schedule and gave Dallas the only NBA victory by more than 20 points on the card.
Boston Celtics also created clear separation in a 117-97 road win over Milwaukee Bucks. Boston’s 20-point result came in one of the night’s marquee NBA matchups and held Milwaukee below 100 points while reaching 117 on the road.
Minnesota Timberwolves handled Utah Jazz 115-100, pairing a 15-point final margin with a defensive result that kept Utah at exactly 100. The Timberwolves joined Boston and Dallas as NBA teams to win by at least 15 points.
Clippers Win the NBA’s Highest-Scoring Game
Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans produced the NBA’s highest-scoring game of the night, with the Clippers winning 139-123. The 262 combined points topped every other NBA matchup on the schedule, and the Clippers’ 139 points were the highest NBA team total of the night.
Miami Heat earned the tightest NBA win of the slate, beating Sacramento Kings 114-108 on the road. The six-point margin made it the only NBA game decided by single digits, separating it from the double-digit wins by Minnesota, Dallas, Boston and the Los Angeles Clippers.
NCAA: Bethesda Posts the Night’s Largest Overall Win
Bethesda recorded the most emphatic result across the full 18-game slate, beating Portland 130-56 on the road. The 74-point margin was the largest of the night in either league, and Bethesda matched Dallas Mavericks for the second-highest team total of the day behind the Los Angeles Clippers’ 139.
Canisius delivered another major NCAA margin with a 117-60 win over Hiram. The 57-point gap was the second-largest final margin on the full schedule, and Canisius joined Bethesda, Buffalo and the Los Angeles Clippers as teams to reach at least 107 points.
Buffalo beat Penn State-Schuylkill 107-65, Coppin State defeated Cheyney Wolves 90-53, and UMBC Retrievers beat McDaniel 91-61. Those three NCAA results were each decided by at least 30 points, giving the college slate several games in which the final score was settled well before the closing possessions.
Close NCAA Finishes Add Balance to the Slate
Indiana beat Syracuse 83-80 in the closest NCAA game of the night. The three-point margin was the narrowest final across all 18 games, edging Miami Heat’s six-point NBA win at Sacramento Kings.
Pittsburgh won at Penn State 82-76, while USC beat Wichita State 93-86 on the road. Those results gave the NCAA slate two additional competitive road wins decided by single digits.
California beat Houston 86-68, Hawaii defeated UT Arlington 71-62, Ohio State beat Marshall 84-74, Penn defeated Howard 78-65, and UTEP beat Incarnate Word 79-60. Each result added to a college schedule that mixed high-margin outcomes with several games that stayed within reach into the final scoreline.
Nightly Snapshot
The NBA portion leaned toward separation, with four of five games decided by at least 15 points. Dallas Mavericks had the largest NBA margin, Los Angeles Clippers had the top NBA scoring output, and Miami Heat secured the only single-digit NBA result.
The NCAA portion carried the widest swings of the night. Bethesda’s 74-point road win over Portland set the overall margin benchmark, Canisius cleared Hiram by 57, and Indiana-Syracuse supplied the tightest finish. Across all 18 games, the slate balanced blowouts, road wins and one-possession pressure without needing overtime to define the night.