The Nov. 10 basketball schedule stretched across 54 games, with the NBA supplying eight results and the NCAA slate delivering 46 more. The night’s defining NBA performance came in San Francisco, where the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 in the largest margin among the professional games.
The college board carried its own collection of emphatic results. Le Moyne beat Elmira 109-39, McNeese State scored 135 in a 135-87 win over CBS Ambassadors, and UConn held Wagner to 41 points in an 83-41 victory.
NBA: Golden State Sets the Night’s High Bar
Golden State’s 138-87 win over New Orleans stood apart because of both the scoring total and the defensive result. The Warriors produced the highest NBA score of the night and held the Pelicans under 90, creating a 51-point margin that no other NBA game approached.
San Antonio also delivered one of the night’s cleanest road performances, beating Phoenix 122-96. The Spurs’ 26-point win was built on a 122-point output, while the Suns were held below 100 at home.
Memphis handled Toronto 118-102, pairing a 16-point road win with one of the stronger offensive totals on the NBA slate. Charlotte beat Cleveland 124-112, matching the Los Angeles Lakers for the second-highest winning score among NBA teams on the night.
Lakers, Mavericks and Rockets Win Higher-Leverage Scorelines
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on the road, reaching 124 points in a 10-point win. Dallas had the tightest NBA finish of the night, edging Indiana 125-122 in a game that produced the highest combined NBA total on the schedule.
Houston beat Denver 110-100, holding the Nuggets to exactly 100 while creating a double-digit margin. Detroit also secured a double-digit win, beating Washington 122-111 behind one of the night’s six NBA winning scores of at least 118.
NCAA: Le Moyne, UConn and McNeese State Deliver Major Margins
Le Moyne produced the most lopsided college result of the night, beating Elmira 109-39. The 70-point margin came with Le Moyne crossing 100 and Elmira finishing below 40.
UConn’s 83-41 win over Wagner was another defensive outlier. Wagner’s 41 points were tied for the second-lowest losing total on the NCAA slate, behind Elmira’s 39 and level with the 39 scored by Southern-New O. in Louisiana Lafayette’s 56-39 win.
McNeese State posted the highest NCAA score of the night in a 135-87 win over CBS Ambassadors. Tennessee State also cleared 120, beating Fisk 123-73, while UT Arlington scored 116 in a 116-65 road win at Bethesda.
Power-Conference Programs Control Their Matchups
Texas beat Grambling St. 93-62, Tennessee beat Radford 70-47, Alabama defeated Oakland 109-68, and Mississippi St. beat Jackson State 98-57. Texas A&M added a 108-67 win over Louisiana Monroe, giving the SEC-heavy portion of the slate several decisive results.
LSU beat Louisiana Tech 90-50, Missouri beat Siu Edwardsville 96-58, and Auburn beat Appalachian State 75-53. Florida won at Florida State 81-72, while Stanford beat Rice 91-73 and Washington beat Miss. Valley St. 77-64.
Purdue beat Illinois State 76-59, Northwestern beat Boston University 72-55, and Rutgers beat NJIT 101-64. DePaul also held Alabama A&M under 50 in an 84-47 win.
Close Finishes: Dallas-Indiana Headlines the NBA, Minnesota and Georgia Gwinnett Win Tight in NCAA
Dallas’ 125-122 win over Indiana was the closest NBA game of the night, with only three points separating the teams. The NCAA slate had two games decided by two points: Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies beat Alabama State 79-77, and Minnesota beat Cincinnati 63-61.
Georgetown survived Delaware State 83-78 in a five-point game, while Seton Hall beat Charlotte 68-62 and Portland beat Hawaii 73-66. Oklahoma also stayed within single digits, beating North Alabama 81-72.
Florida Gulf Coast pushed Georgia before falling 80-72, and Oregon State beat East. Washington 94-84 in one of the higher-scoring competitive college games. Dallas and Indiana still produced the night’s tightest high-output matchup across both levels.
Scoreboard Notes Across the 54-Game Slate
West Florida Argonauts beat Baptist Bafl 110-59, Akron beat Muskingum 112-64, and Loyola Maryland beat Washington Shoremen 106-64. Western Illinois held Simpson (Iowa) to 48 in a 90-48 win, while Miami (FL) held North Florida to 51 in an 89-51 result.
South Carolina St won at Chicago State 82-67, Bowling Green beat Cleveland State 95-79, and Jacksonville Dolphins beat UMKC 79-61. Clemson beat North Dakota 92-77, Notre Dame beat Eastern Illinois 94-70, and Illinois (Chi.) beat NC Greensboro 82-72.
Coastal Carolina beat USC Upstate 65-56, Columbia beat Stonehill 75-55, and Towson beat LIU Sharks 66-46. Chattanooga Mocs beat Covenant 97-67, UAB beat Florida A&M 92-64, and Oklahoma beat North Alabama 81-72.
Louisiana Lafayette won the lowest-scoring game of the night, beating Southern-New O. 56-39. That 95-point combined total contrasted sharply with Golden State’s 138-87 NBA win and McNeese State’s 135-87 NCAA victory, the two most explosive team scoring performances on the board.