— Host West Brunswick and New Hanover played to a scoreless draw in a Carolina Coastal Conference varsity boys soccer match on Tuesday night. The outcome put the Trojans at 8-8-1 overall and 2-7-1 in league play going into a home match with Ashley on Thursday at 6 p.m.
— Visiting Houston and defending champion Oklahoma City opened the NBA season with a double overtime contest. The Thunder prevailed, 125-124, as reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in the second extra period to finish with 35 points.
— In the nightcap to the NBA doubleheader, Jimmy Butler scored 31 points for Golden State in a 119-109 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers, who got 43 points from Luka Doncic in the absence of LeBron James, who is expected to be sidelined with sciatica until mid-November.
— In a pair of NBA games on ESPN tonight, Cleveland plays at New York at 7 p.m. and San Antonio visits Dallas at 9:30 p.m.
— In college football tonight, Delaware hosts Middle Tennessee State (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.) and Missouri State plays at New Mexico State (CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.).
— Kennesaw State won, 45-26, at Florida International and Western Kentucky took a 28-27 overtime victory at Louisiana Tech in college games Tuesday night.
— Duke downed visiting Central Florida, 96-71, in a men’s basketball exhibition in Durham on Tuesday night as Cameron Boozer had 33 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.
