Basketball Page 389 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Zion Williamson, Pelicans aim to continue surge in matchup with Blazers
The New Orleans Pelicans are surging with just one month left in the regular season....
76ers, fighting for playoff seeding, host woeful Hornets
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night....
No. 2 UConn aims to avoid familiar misstep vs. No. 10 Marquette
NEW YORK — A little over a year ago, Marquette was the last team to defeat UConn before the latter stormed its way to a fifth national title....
No. 7 Iowa State braces for defensive battle vs. No. 1 Houston
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It might be that the first team to 50 points, wins....
Texas A&M, Florida clash in surprise SEC semifinal
A few weeks ago, Texas A&M was sitting on a five-game losing streak, and its NCAA Tournament hopes were considered trashed....
No. 13 Illinois stands in way of Nebraska's first Big Ten final
Nebraska is one victory away from playing in the Big Ten tournament championship game for the first time....
Mississippi State's surprise SEC run continues vs. No. 12 Auburn
Mississippi State forward Cameron Matthews made a request to the media Friday, minutes after his ninth-seeded team sent regular-season champion Tennessee packing from the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
Top 25 roundup: Mississippi State routs No. 5 Tennessee
Cameron Matthews and Josh Hubbard each scored 18 points Friday as Mississippi State never trailed en route to a 73-56 upset victory over No. 5 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
NBA roundup: Pelicans take season series vs. Clippers
Zion Williamson tallied 34 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the Los Angeles Clippers 112-104 on Friday night....
Colorado downs Washington State, reaches Pac-12 title game
LAS VEGAS — Eddie Lampkin made one of two free-throw attempts with 4.6 seconds left to secure Colorado's 58-52 victory over Washington State in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal game Friday night....
Stingy Knicks take on high-powered Kings
Two teams hoping to avoid the play-in tournament face off Saturday night when the New York Knicks visit the Sacramento Kings....
NC State forces OT on buzzer-beating 3, tops Virginia in ACC semis
WASHINGTON — NC State continued its stirring run throughout the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, forcing overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in a 73-65 semifinal win over Virginia on Friday in an instant classic....
Short-handed Jazz edge Hawks to snap skid
Keyonte George scored 25 points and Collin Sexton added 21 as the host Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak with a 124-122 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night....
Florida tops 100 in rout of No. 19 Alabama
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and Zyon Pullin added 19 as Florida notched a 102-88 victory over No. 19 Alabama on Friday night in Nashville, Tenn., to advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament....
San Diego State tops No. 18 Utah State to reach MWC title game
Jaedon LeDee had 22 points and eight rebounds and fifth-seeded San Diego State returned to the Mountain West Conference tournament championship game for the seventh straight season with an 86-70 win against top-seeded Utah State on Friday night in Las Vegas....
No. 7 Iowa St. eases past No. 14 Baylor in Big 12 semis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Keshon Gilbert scored 20 points for No. 7 Iowa State, which pulled away in the second half for a 76-62 victory over No. 14 Baylor in the second semifinal of the Big 12 tournament on Friday....
Nebraska sinks Indiana with 3-point barrage
Brice Williams and Keisei Tominaga poured in 23 points apiece as Nebraska drilled 12 3-pointers in the first half to roll to a 93-66 victory over Indiana on Friday in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at Minneapolis....
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets handle Spurs in Austin
Nikola Jokic poured in 31 points in three quarters of action to help the surging Denver Nuggets to a 117-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in Austin, Texas in a battle between the teams on the top and the bottom of the Western Conference standings....
No. 10 Marquette returns to Big East title game by beating Providence
NEW YORK — Kam Jones scored 23 points as No. 10 Marquette led virtually the entire way and defeated Providence 79-68 Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East tournament....
Oregon upsets No. 6 Arizona in Pac-12 semifinals
LAS VEGAS — Fourth-seeded Oregon overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit and an early injury to N'Faly Dante to eliminate sixth-ranked Arizona 67-59 in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Friday night....