Dynasty watch: Players to monitor in NCAA Tourney
Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin discuss players they are monitoring in the NCAA Tournament for dynasty, including Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears, Liam McNeely from UConn, and Baylors V.J. Edgecombe.
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Coastal Carolina's 6-2 win over Oregon State at College World Series extends its streak to 25 games
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How big was Pacers' bench in Game 3? Inside the stats for Thunder's NBA Finals loss
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Advertisement More: NBA Finals Game 3 box score, stats: Indiana Pacers pull past OKC Thunder to go up 2-1 Bennedict Mathurin, second quarter undoes Thunder 40: Points surrendered by the Thunder in the second quarter. The Pacers are just the eighth team since 1998 to score 40 or more points in an NBA Finals quarter. 14: Points for Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin in the quarter, going 5 of 6 from the floor. 6: Turnovers for Oklahoma City in the quarter, to just one for Indiana. More: Thunder vs Pacers score: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana take NBA Finals Game 3, series lead So does fourth quarter 18: Points for the Thunder in the fourth, the third-lowest scoring quarter of the playoffs for OKC and its worst outside of the first quarter in the playoffs this season. The only worse scoring quarters were the 14 first-quarter points the Thunder posted in their Game 3 loss to Minnesota in the Western Conference finals and 17 in the first quarter of Game 4 of the second-round series vs. Denver. Advertisement 3: Points for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the fourth quarter, going just 1 for 3 from the floor and 1 of 2 from the free-throw line. SGA had 10 fourth-quarter points in Game 1 and seven in Game 2. 4: Missed free throws for the Thunder in the fourth, including some critical ones in the closing minutes as OKC looked to claw its way back into the game. 35.3: Shooting percentage in the fourth for the Thunder. OKC was shooting 50% from the floor heading into the fourth. More: Celebrate OKC Thunder's amazing season and run to NBA Finals with our commemorative book Jun 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second half during game three of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Tyrese Haliburton heats up 9: First-half points for Tyrese Haliburton over the first two games of the series. 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Advertisement More: How 2025 NBA Finals became Canadian showcase with OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, others Thunder struggles with turnovers Jun 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots the ball against Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the first half during game three of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images 4: Turnovers for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander combined in Games 1 and 2. 6: Turnovers for SGA on Wednesday, the highest for the star in 41 career playoff games and tied for his second-most this season. 19: Total turnovers for the Thunder after turning the ball over just 21 total times in the first two games. 21: Points off turnovers for Indiana. SGA still making history 572: Points for Gilgeous-Alexander in this year's playoffs, after he scored 24 in Wednesday's loss. SGA passed Kevin Durant, who scored 570 in 2012, for the most in one playoffs in franchise history. Advertisement Ryan Aber covers OU athletics for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Ryan? He can be reached at raber@ or on Twitter at @RyAber . Sign up for the OU Sooners newsletter to access more OU coverage. Support Ryan's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at . This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Inside NBA Finals Game 3 stats in Indiana Pacers' win vs OKC Thunder
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OKC Thunder lands two on All-NBA teams with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams
Follow The Oklahoman's coverage of Thunder vs. Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Thunder's award tour continues. This week Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA MVP, while Lu Dort and Jalen Williams were selected to the NBA's All-Defensive teams. On Friday, SGA and Williams were selected to the All-NBA teams. Advertisement Gilgeous-Alexander's All-NBA first-team selection — his third in as many years — ties him with NBA legends like Allen Iverson, Kawhi Leonard and Steve Nash, while surpassing others like John Stockton, Dwyane Wade and former Thunder Russell Westbrook. Williams' All-NBA third-team selection marks the first of his career, just months removed from his premier All-Star bid. They're the third pair of Thunder players to earn an All-NBA selection in the same season. SGA led the league by averaging 32.7 points this season, a career high, along with 5 rebounds and 6.4 assists. Williams averaged career highs in points, rebounds and assists: 21.6 points, 5.3 points, 5.1 assists. Advertisement The All-NBA teams are voted on by a panel of 100 media members before the playoffs begin. Players must have played in 65 regular-season games to be eligible. The teams are not selected by position. REPORT CARD: Chris Paul surprises NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at Thunder-Wolves | Game 2 grades All-NBA first team CARLSON: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shows why he won NBA MVP trophy as Thunder roars past Timberwolves All-NBA second team REQUIRED READING: How OKC Thunder's 'intensity and aggressiveness' is already wearing down Timberwolves All-NBA third team MUSSATTO: Lu Dort backs up NBA All-Defensive honor as Thunder takes down Timberwolves in Game 2 Advertisement Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at jlorenzi@ or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Sign up for the Thunder Sports Minute newsletter to access more NBA coverage. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: All-NBA teams: Thunder's Jalen Williams joins Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
