Basketball Page 394 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Stanford's Kiki Iriafen scores 41 in win over Iowa State
Kiki Iriafen finished with a career-high 41 points to go with 16 rebounds and three blocks, and Brooke Demetre came up big in overtime as No. 2 seed Stanford outlasted No. 7 seed Iowa State 87-81 on Sunday in a second-round Women's NCAA Tournament clash in Palo Alto, Calif....
Iowa has sights set on Sweet 16, has to get through West Virginia first
Caitlin Clark and No. 1 seed Iowa will try to advance to the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament when they go up against No. 8 seed West Virginia on Monday night in Iowa City, Iowa....
Lakers score season-best 150 points in win over Pacers
Anthony Davis had 36 points and 16 rebounds and LeBron James added 26 points and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to three games by holding on for a 150-145 victory Sunday over the visiting Indiana Pacers....
No. 5 San Diego St. blasts No. 13 Yale, 85-57
Jaedon LeDee recorded 26 points and nine rebounds and San Diego State never trailed while posting an easy 85-57 victory over Yale on Sunday night at Spokane, Wash., in second-round play in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament....
Houston gets through foul trouble, Texas A&M in OT thriller
MEMPHIS — Houston overcame crippling foul trouble and a dramatic comeback by Texas A&M to earn a 100-95 victory in overtime on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region....
UNLV pulls away from Boston College in NIT 2nd-rounder
Keylan Boone had 19 points on five 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds as UNLV extended its first postseason in 11 years with a 79-70 win over visiting Boston College in Sunday's second round of the NIT....
Gabe Madsen pours in career-high 31 as Utah ousts Iowa
Gabe Madsen scored a career-high 31 points and Deivon Smith recorded a triple-double to lead No. 2 Utah to a 91-82 win over No. 3 Iowa in Salt Lake City on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT....
Jada Walker steps up to lead 5th-seeded Baylor past 4th-seeded Va. Tech
Jada Walker scored 11 of No. 5 seed Baylor's final 13 points en route to a career-high 28, and the Bears knocked off host No. 4 seed Virginia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Portland 3 Region on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va....
Donovan Clingan powers UConn to rout of Northwestern
NEW YORK - Donovan Clingan finished two blocks shy of a triple-double Sunday night as defending national champion and top-seeded UConn posted another wire-to-wire win by beating ninth-seeded Northwestern 75-58 in an East Regional second-round game at Barclays Center....
No. 4 Alabama holds off No. 12 Grand Canyon, advances to Sweet 16
Mark Sears had 26 points, a season-best 12 rebounds and six assists to lead Alabama to a 72-61 victory over Grand Canyon on Sunday night in West Region second-round play at Spokane, Wash....
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Thunder
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-93 win over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night....
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves finish season sweep of Warriors
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 114-110 win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
Alabama's Latrell Wrightsell Jr. out for game with head injury
Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. suffered a head injury in the first half of Sunday's West Region second-round game against Grand Canyon and will miss the rest of the contest....
No. 6 Clemson holds off late charge by 3rd-seeded Baylor
MEMPHIS — Chase Hunter scored 20 points and added six assists as sixth-seeded Clemson held off a late charge from third-seeded Baylor to win 72-64 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region at FedExForum....
Bam Adebayo, Heat cruise past punchless Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo posted 15 points, 16 rebounds, five steals and four assists in just 28 minutes to lead the host Miami Heat to a runaway 121-84 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night....
Reports: West Virginia hiring Drake's Darian DeVries as coach
West Virginia is hiring Drake's Darian DeVries as its next head coach, multiple reports said Sunday....
Kris Dunn, Jabari Smith Jr. suspended for fight in Rockets-Jazz game
The NBA suspended Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn and Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. for their parts in a scuffle Saturday in Houston....
Aaliyah Moore, Madison Booker lead No. 1 Texas past Alabama
Aaliyah Moore racked up 21 points and 10 rebounds and Big 12 Player of the Year Madison Booker added 21 points as No. 1 seed Texas turned it on in the second half to post a 65-54 win over No. 8 Alabama in a Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 4 second-round game Sunday in Austin, Texas....
Jared McCain shoots No. 4 Duke past James Madison
NEW YORK - Jared McCain drained eight 3-pointers - a school record in an NCAA Tournament game - and finished with 30 points Sunday for fourth-seeded Duke, which never trailed in a 93-55 win over 12th-seeded James Madison in a South Region second-round game at Barclays Center....
In tight playoff chase, Mavs face spiraling Jazz
There are just more than 10 games remaining in the regular season for the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks, but they find themselves in vastly different positions....