— UNC Wilmington scored twice in the bottom of the ninth for a 2-1 win over No. 9 Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night as J.P. Pennella, Trevor Lucas, Mason Hughes and Howie Rickett (bunt) had hits in the walk-off victory. The deciding run came in on a fielder’s choice by Will Tyrrell and a throwing error.
— East Carolina swept its season series with Old Dominion with a 19-9 win in seven innings in Norfolk on Tuesday night as Jeff Sabater had three hits and three RBIs.
— No. 2 UNC downed visiting High Point, 9-2.
— Philadelphia and Portland each evened their first round NBA playoff series at 1-1 with road wins. The 76ers topped host Boston, 111-97, and the visiting Trailblazers edged San Antonio, 106-103, as the Spurs played most of the game without Victor Wembanyama due to a concussion.
— The host Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 lead over Houston with a 101-94 win.
— Detroit faces an 0-1 series deficit at home tonight against visiting Orlando (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and host Oklahoma City takes a 1-0 lead into tonight’s game with Phoenix (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.).
— UNC has received commitments from N.C. State guard Matt Able and Utah guard Terrence Brown. Wisconsin guard John Blackwell has committed to Duke.
