November 14 delivered a 110-game basketball board across the NBA, NCAA and ACB, with the night defined by extreme scoring ranges, narrow finishes and several road wins that cut through home-court assumptions.
The NBA portion featured 10 games, including San Antonio Spurs’ 123-85 win over Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies’ 142-111 road win over New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Clippers’ 113-112 escape against Oklahoma City Thunder. In the ACB, Breogan and San Pablo Burgos combined for 229 points in a 119-110 Breogan win, while Tenerife won 90-84 at MoraBanc Andorra.
NBA: San Antonio’s Margin and Memphis’ Scoring Stand Out
San Antonio Spurs produced the most lopsided NBA result of the night, beating Golden State Warriors 123-85. The 38-point margin separated itself from a slate that otherwise included multiple single-digit outcomes and several games decided by late-possession margins.
Memphis Grizzlies posted the NBA’s highest team total of the night, winning 142-111 at New Orleans Pelicans. The 31-point road margin was one of the clearest results on the board and came in a game where Memphis created separation through total scoring volume rather than a defensive grind.
Miami Heat also crossed 130 points, defeating Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121. Chicago Bulls beat Atlanta Hawks 125-117, Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 125-118 and San Antonio joined Houston and Chicago among the NBA home teams to reach at least 123 points.
The tightest NBA finish came in Los Angeles, where Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 113-112. Indiana Pacers also won by one possession, edging New York Knicks 106-104. Orlando Magic held Milwaukee Bucks under 100 in a 107-99 win, while Portland Trail Blazers went on the road and beat Sacramento Kings 120-107.
NCAA: Blowouts, One-Point Games and Road Disruption
The NCAA schedule carried the weight of the night, with 97 games and a wide spread of outcomes. Texas Tech delivered the most restrictive defensive result among the listed NCAA winners, beating Stonehill 88-37. NC Wilmington had the largest scoring gap, defeating Montreat College 100-41.
Duke beat Siu Edwardsville 90-47, Eastern Kentucky beat Kentucky State 106-59 and Vermont beat Plattsburgh 104-59. Those results fit a broader pattern of high-major and established mid-major programs creating early separation and sustaining it through the final score.
Several prominent matchups were decided by narrow margins. Kentucky survived Northern Arizona 78-77, Georgia Tech beat UNC Asheville 75-74 and North Texas edged South Alabama 66-65. George Mason beat Bradley 62-61, North Dakota St beat Illinois State 82-81 and LSU beat Gonzaga 81-80.
Road teams also shaped the NCAA slate. Georgia beat North Carolina 78-70, Virginia beat Maryland 87-83, Arizona beat Auburn 80-69 and Xavier beat Mississippi St. 81-63. DePaul added another notable road result, beating Northwestern 67-47.
High-Scoring NCAA Winners
Utah State reached 120 points in a 120-82 win over UC San Diego, the highest NCAA team total of the night. Washington State scored 123 in a 123-87 win over Northwest, while Illinois beat Sam Houston St. 108-86 and Houston Christian defeated CBS Ambassadors 108-73.
Michigan State scored 106 in a 106-72 win over Northern Iowa, and Eastern Kentucky matched that total in its 106-59 win over Kentucky State. N. Carolina A&T beat Cheyney Wolves 104-76, Vermont beat Plattsburgh 104-59, Radford beat Shenandoah 102-63 and East. Washington beat Corban Warriors 102-68.
Notable NCAA Road Wins
Virginia’s 87-83 win at Maryland stood out because it came in one of the night’s higher-profile home-road matchups. Arizona’s 80-69 win at Auburn added another road result involving major-conference programs, while Xavier’s 81-63 win at Mississippi St. was one of the more decisive road margins in that tier of the slate.
Other road winners included Chattanooga Mocs over Elon 77-70, Appalachian State over Charlotte 66-60, Florida International over Florida Gulf Coast 89-80, Columbia over Bucknell 77-59, Wright State over Samford 90-66, Cal Poly over Idaho 83-74, Montana over North Dakota 80-71 and Wyoming over Denver 76-53.
ACB: Breogan Wins the Night’s Highest-Scoring European Game
Breogan beat San Pablo Burgos 119-110 in the highest-scoring ACB game of the night. The combined 229 points made it the most explosive of the three ACB results and placed Breogan alongside the night’s top-scoring teams across leagues.
Tenerife won 90-84 at MoraBanc Andorra, while Joventut Badalona beat Basket Zaragoza 99-94. All three ACB games reached at least 174 combined points, and each winner scored at least 90.
Scoreboard Snapshot
NBA: Indiana Pacers 106, New York Knicks 104; Orlando Magic 107, Milwaukee Bucks 99; Chicago Bulls 125, Atlanta Hawks 117; Miami Heat 133, Cleveland Cavaliers 121; Memphis Grizzlies 142, New Orleans Pelicans 111; Houston Rockets 125, Utah Jazz 118; San Antonio Spurs 123, Golden State Warriors 85; Portland Trail Blazers 120, Sacramento Kings 107; Los Angeles Clippers 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 112.
ACB: Breogan 119, San Pablo Burgos 110; Tenerife 90, MoraBanc Andorra 84; Joventut Badalona 99, Basket Zaragoza 94.
NCAA highlights: Illinois 108, Sam Houston St. 86; Georgia 78, North Carolina 70; Michigan State 106, Northern Iowa 72; UConn 84, Ohio State 68; Duke 90, Siu Edwardsville 47; Virginia 87, Maryland 83; Arizona 80, Auburn 69; Utah State 120, UC San Diego 82; Texas Tech 88, Stonehill 37; LSU 81, Gonzaga 80; NC Wilmington 100, Montreat College 41.