Basketball

HALIFAX — The Carleton Ravens won their 17th W.P. McGee Trophy since 2003 with a thrilling 109-104 double overtime victory over the host STFX X-Men in the final game of the 2023 U SPORTS Men’s Final 8 basketball championship on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Washington Wizards on Sunday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darius Garland had 28 points, Donovan Mitchell added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-108 on Sunday for their fourth win in the last five games.

SYDNEY, N.S. — The Carleton Ravens defeated the Queen's Gaels 71-59 on Sunday at Sullivan Field House to capture the gold medal in the U Sports Women's Final 8 basketball championship.

DENVER (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a late rally and another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-120 on Sunday.

Phoenix Suns (37-30, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (35-33, sixth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Monday, 10 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (40-26, second in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-34, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and Ja Morant meet when Dallas hosts Memphis.

Boston Celtics (47-21, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (15-52, 15th in the Western Conference) Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Houston aims to break its three-game losing streak when the Rockets play Boston.

Milwaukee Bucks (48-19, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (40-26, third in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Monday, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (32-35, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (17-49, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m.