— West Brunswick’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 14-7 overall and 4=5 in the Carolina Coast Conference on Thursday night with a 66-44 win at Topsail as Matthew McKenney scored 14 points. Kveon Griffin had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
— The Shallotte Middle School team finished 8-0 with an 89-13 win over visiting Town Creek on Thursday.
— UNC Wilmington was an 82-73 Coastal Athletic Association men’s basketball winner at Towson on Thursday night. Nolan Hodge had 23 points, Patrick Wessler had 10 rebounds and Greedy Williams had seven assists as the Seahawks improved to 19-3 overall and 8-1 in league play.
— The Coastal Carolina men had a 5-game winning streak halted with a 53-48 loss at South Alabama.
— The Carolina Hurricanes defeated Utah, 5-4, in Raleigh as Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each scored two goals.
— Cooper Flagg (Duke) of Dallas became the first teenager in NBA history to score 49 points in a 123-121 loss to visiting Charlotte.
— In an NBA doubleheader on ESPN tonight, Toronto visits Orlando at 7:30 p.m. and Golden State hosts Detroit at 10 p.m.
— No. 2 Michigan plays at No. 7 Michigan State in men’s college basketball tonight (FOX, 8 p.mm.).
— Justin Rose shot a 10-under par 62 on Thursday for a 1-shot lead in the PGA Tour event in La Jolla, California going into the second round today (ESPN, noon; Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).
