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The Ben Mathurin Game
Ben Remis
June 12, 2025
Good Morning! Here’s what happened in the world of sports on Wednesday, June 11.
NBA FINALS
After a rough game two, Tyrese Haliburton responded at home last night in Indiana with 22 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds. But it wasn’t Haliburton who made the difference during a crucial game three. Third-year guard Bennedit Mathurin had the game of his life when his team needed him the most. Mathurin was the game’s leading scorer in just 22 minutes off the bench, dropping 27 points on 9-12 shooting. The explosive young guard out of Arizona looked calm and in control whenever he was on the ball, and his offensive outburst was the separator for Indiana. Really the entire Pacers bench played well, including TJ McConnell, who added 10 points and five assists. On the other side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24, Jalen Williams had 26, and Chet Holmgren finished with 20 points. Lu Dort knocked down four threes, too. But OKC turned the ball over 19 times and allowed Indy to pull away late in the fourth quarter. It was an uncharacteristic performance by the number one seed from the West, who for the first time in a while looked less confident their opponents. In the end, the Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 and claimed a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Who saw this coming?
MLB
Time for some baseball action!
Aaron Judge hit his 25th home run of the year and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3.
The NL West race is heating up! The San Francisco Giants won their 7th game in a row, taking down the Colorado Rockies. Meanwhile, Arizona beat Seattle 5-2 and the Dodgers took two of three against San Diego. Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer to win yesterday’s game 5-2 against the Padres.
Two pitchers turned in star performances yesterday. Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach pitched a complete game and allowed only two runs, leading the Braves to a 6-2 win over Milwaukee. Over in New York, David Peterson threw a complete game shutout against Washington. The Mets beat the Nationals 5-0.
WNBA
Rookie Paige Bueckers dropped a career-high 35 points last night in her return from concussion protocol. Unfortunately for Bueckers, her Dallas Wings team lost 93-80 to the Phoenix Mercury.
TODAY’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)
MLB:
Tigers @ Orioles, 6:35 PM
Cardinals @ Brewers, 7:40 PM *Milwaukee top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski makes his MLB debut!*
STANLEY CUP GAME FOUR: Oilers @ Panthers, 8 PM on TNT/Max
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