In brief: Digest: Curry ties NBA record, lifts Golden State

NBA: Stephen Curry’s 3-pointer from beyond 30 feet with 0.6 seconds left in overtime gave the Golden State Warriors a 121-118 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

Curry finished with 46 points as his winning shot was his 12th 3-pointer, tying the NBA single-game record. He also broke his own NBA record for 3s in a season, leaving the new mark at 288.

With the win, Golden State became the first team this season to clinch a playoff berth.

Curry, the league’s scoring leader and reigning MVP, missed about six minutes of the third quarter with a left ankle injury. He drove to the basket and rolled the ankle before Thunder guard Russell Westbrook stepped on it.

Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 37 points, but he fouled out in the first minute of overtime.

The Warriors won the previous meeting with the Thunder 116-108 at home on Feb. 6.

Oklahoma City led by 12 in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors rallied. Klay Thompson made a 3 from the left corner to cut Oklahoma City’s lead to 100-99. It was the first 3 of the game for any Warriors player other than Curry.

Durant responded with a 3-pointer with 14.5 seconds left to put the Thunder up 103-99.

Thompson quickly scored a layup, then the Thunder turned the ball over, and Andre Iguodala was fouled with 0.7 seconds left. Iguodala made both free throws to tie the score at 103 and force the extra period.

Lillard lifts Portland: Damian Lillard scored 31 points and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers won for the 16th time in 20 games, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 103-95.

Lillard hit the 30-point mark for the sixth time in seven games, and Mason Plumlee added 16 points and nine rebounds.

Towns, Wolves rally: Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left and the Timberwolves rallied to beat the short-handed Pelicans 112-110 in New Orleans.

Zach LaVine added 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including a 3-pointer with 2:43 left that gave the Timberwolves their first lead since the first quarter.

Spurs reach 50 wins: Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 26 to lead the San Antonio Spurs to 104-94 win over the Houston Rockets in Houston, tying the mark as the seventh-fastest team in NBA history to reach 50 wins.

It was the fifth straight win for the Spurs (50-9), who have a double-digit lead in the Southwest Division and the second-best record in the NBA behind Golden State.

Drummond grabs 50th double-double: Andre Drummond posted his NBA- leading 50th double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons built on a strong start from 3-point range to beat the host Milwaukee Bucks 102-91.

Rose still out: Bulls star Derrick Rose missed his third consecutive game, while Jimmy Butler got an encouraging report on his injured left knee.

Rose sat out against Portland because of tendinitis in his right hamstring. As for Butler, Coach Fred Hoiberg says an MRI showed the swelling in his left knee is “significantly down.” Butler has been sidelined since Feb. 5 by a strained left knee.

Late run helps Texas roll past Oklahoma

College Basketball: Isaiah Taylor scored 18 points and No. 25 Texas overwhelmed Oklahoma over the final 7 minutes to beat the third-ranked Sooners 76-63 in Austin, Texas.

Texas trailed 58-51 before Taylor converted a three-point play to start a 25-5 run down the stretch.

Virginia holds on: Malcolm Brogdon scored 26 points and No. 3 Virginia used a 16-5 second-half run to break open a tie game and hold off No. 7 North Carolina 79-74 in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Cavaliers’ 19th consecutive home victory.

Anthony Gill added 15 points for the Cavaliers, who moved within one game of the Tar Heels in the conference standings with two regular season games to play.

Kansas claims share of Big 12 title: Svi Mykhailiuk came off the bench to score 17 points, Frank Mason III added 16 and No. 2 Kansas beat Texas Tech 67-58 in Lawrence, Kansas to secure at least a share of its 12th straight Big 12 title.

Mykhailiuk hit five 3-pointers and didn’t miss a shot until the final minute, helping the Jayhawks extend one of the most remarkable streaks in major college basketball.

The only school to win more consecutive conference championships was UCLA, which won 13 in a row during the 1960s and `70s. The Jayhawks can win their eighth outright title during their streak with a win Monday night at No. 25 Texas or in their regular-season finale against No. 17 Iowa State.

Vanderbilt upsets No. 16 Kentucky: Matthew Fisher-Davis tied his career-high with 20 points, and Vanderbilt upset No. 16 Kentucky 74-62 in Nashville, Tennessee for their third straight victory.

The Commodores have won six of their last eight to move closer to the top of the Southeastern Conference standings with two games left in the regular season.

Klein lifts N.Y. Rangers in final minutes

NHL: Kevin Klein scored with 2:53 left to lift the visiting New York Rangers over the Dallas Stars 3-2.

Ryan McDonagh gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with a goal 8:26 into the third. Valeri Nichushkin scored for Dallas with 4:01 left, but then Klein got the winner from the slot into the upper right corner of the net.

Preds shutout Blues: Filip Forsberg recorded his second hat trick in four days and Pekka Rinne posted a 26-save shutout in the Nashville Predators’ 5-0 win over the St. Louis Blues in Nashville, Tennessee.

Forsberg scored three goals during a 14-minute span to start the second period.

Blue Jackets edge Florida: Brandon Dubinsky scored the only shootout goal in the third round, and Scott Hartnell had a goal and assist as the hot Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Atlantic Division-leading Florida Panthers 4-3 in Columbus, Ohio.

Caps place Laich on waivers: The Washington Capitals placed struggling forward Brooks Laich on waivers, a move that gives the NHL’s top team some potential flexibility.

Laich has one year left on his contract at a salary-cap hit of $4.5 million. If Laich clears waivers and is assigned to the American Hockey League, the Capitals would get $950,000 in cap space.

Scott, Garcia share lead at Honda Classic

Golf: Adam Scott hit two balls into the water on one hole and still shot 66. He still managed to share the lead with Sergio Garcia in the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Scott and Garcia (67) share a four-shot lead going into the final round.

Thompson leads: Fourth-ranked American Lexi Thompson shot an 8-under 64 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand to establish a four-stroke lead over Korean In Gee Chun at Siam Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand.

Wawrinka wins Dubai Tennis Championship

Tennis: Stan Wawrinka won the battle of the 30-year-olds by defeating Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 7-6 (13) to win the Dubai Tennis Championships title in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is Wawrinka’s second title of the year.

Navarro wins: Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain won her second career WTA title when she rallied past Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Qatar Open final in Doha, Qatar.

Stevens breaks women’s cycling hour

Miscellany: Evelyn Stevens of the U.S. shattered one of cycling’s most revered marks – the hour record – by riding just under 30 miles at the Olympic Training Center Velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Stevens covered 47.98 kilometers and more than 143 laps on the 333-meter track. She passed the unified mark of 46.833 kilometers set by Bridie O’Donnell last month with more than a minute left.

Blatter praises Infantino: Sepp Blatter feels relief at no longer being FIFA president and warmly praised his successor Gianni Infantino.

Blatter seemed happy and at peace in an interview with The Associated Press to reflect on the end of 17 often combative years atop soccer’s scandal-hit governing body.

“It is a relief. I had this burden on me,” he said, enjoying his first day out of FIFA’s employment since 1975.