Basketball Page 370 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 3 roundup: UConn storms past Jackson State
Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards each recorded a double-double and No. 3 seed UConn pounced on No. 14 seed Jackson State early to cruise to an 86-64 victory in Portland 3 Regional action in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament....
Report: FAU’s Dusty May to be Michigan’s new coach
Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May has agreed to become the new head coach at Michigan, ESPN reported Saturday night....
No. 3 Illinois has little trouble with No. 11 Duquesne
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a game-high 30 points and Marcus Domask added 22 to help Illinois cruise past Duquesne 89-63 on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament East Region second-round game in Omaha, Neb....
Tennessee hangs on to edge Texas, move on to Sweet 16
CHARLOTTE — Dalton Knecht churned out 18 points and that helped Tennessee coach Rick Barnes defeat his former team with a 62-58 survival against Texas in the Midwest Region's second round Saturday night....
Wizards use late run to edge reeling Raptors, 112-109
Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija and Richaun Holmes all recorded double-doubles, and the Washington Wizards used a late 8-0 run to send the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 10th consecutive loss with a 112-109 decision on Saturday in Washington, D.C....
Celtics defeat Bulls to extend win streak to nine games
Sam Hauser made seven of his eight 3-point attempts and scored 23 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics stretch their winning streak to nine games with a 124-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night....
Rockets use offensive masterclass to dispatch Jazz
Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet combined for 75 points as the host Houston Rockets turned a sharpshooting exhibition into a runaway 147-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday....
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray out vs. Trail Blazers
Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray sat out Saturday night's road game with the Portland Trail Blazers due to injuries....
UNLV, Boston College meet for first time in NIT
After a cross-country trip and a local rivalry renewed produced road victories earlier this week, UNLV hosts Boston College as the teams meet for the first time ever in the NIT's second round on Sunday night....
Booker, Durant combine for 57 points as Suns crush Spurs
Devin Booker poured in 32 points and Kevin Durant added 25 in just three quarters played as the visiting Phoenix Suns dismantled the San Antonio Spurs, 131-106 on Saturday....
Hawks trounce Hornets to increase lead in play-in race
Dejounte Murray had 28 points and 12 assists and Bruno Fernando came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-91 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Saturday....
No. 11 North Carolina State outlasts No. 14 Oakland in OT
PITTSBURGH — DJ Burns Jr. had six points and one crucial assist in overtime and No. 11 seed North Carolina State outlasted No. 14 Oakland 79-73 on Saturday night to secure an improbable Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament's South Region....
De’Aaron Fox lifts Kings over Magic, 109-107
De'Aaron Fox scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Keegan Murray added 22, and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 109-107 on Saturday....
Ohio State upends Va. Tech 81-73, earns NIT quarters
Jamison Battle led five Ohio State players in double-figure scoring with 21 points as Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech 81-73 in the second round of the NIT in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday....
Iowa, Utah battle for spot in NIT quarterfinals
It isn't the NCAA Tournament, but that didn't take any satisfaction away from Utah or Iowa after they won their first NIT games earlier this week....
Lakers face Pacers, try to strengthen play-in chances
The Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers will compress their season series into six days with the first of the two meetings taking place Sunday in Los Angeles....
No. 13 Yale eyes another shocker vs. San Diego State
Fifth-seeded San Diego State is aiming for a Sweet 16 appearance to piggyback on last year's run to the NCAA title game....
Iowa St. pulls away to oust Wazzu, advance to Sweet 16
Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points and Iowa State reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons with a 67-56 victory over Washington State on Saturday in East Region second-round play at Omaha, Neb....
North Carolina recovers to bounce Michigan State, 85-69
CHARLOTTE — RJ Davis scored 20 points and No. 1 seed North Carolina shrugged off a slow start and a couple of shaky moments to defeat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament's West Region second round Saturday night....
No. 1 Houston poised for challenge vs. surging Texas A&M
MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets' Toyota Center, the Aggies didn't have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss....