Basketball Page 406 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 22 Utah State edges New Mexico, seals first MWC title
Darius Brown II hit a late game-winning 3-pointer, lifting No. 22 Utah State to its first outright Mountain West Conference regular-season championship with a thrilling 87-85 victory over visiting New Mexico in Logan, Utah....
No. 7 UNC tops No. 9 Duke, earns ACC regular-season crown
Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 31 points and No. 7 North Carolina withstood rallies from No. 9 Duke for an 84-79 road victory, clinching outright possession of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship Saturday night at Durham, N.C....
Denver Jones ignites No. 13 Auburn in win over Georgia
Denver Jones matched his career high of seven 3-pointers and scored a season-best 21 points and Johni Broome added 14 points as No. 13 Auburn built momentum for next week's SEC tournament with a 92-78 victory Saturday over visiting Georgia....
Tulsa ends No. 24 South Florida's 15-game win streak
PJ Haggerty's career-high 32 points helped spark Tulsa's second-half rally to knock off No. 24 South Florida 76-70, ending the nation's longest active men's basketball winning streak Saturday at Tulsa, Okla....
No. 17 South Carolina works overtime to get past Mississippi State
B.J. Mack scored seven of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 South Carolina held off Mississippi State 93-89 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss....
Oregon overcomes late scoring drought, knocks off Utah
N'Faly Dante scored 19 points and Oregon held off Utah for a 66-65 victory on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore....
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic sets triple-double mark in win
Luka Doncic set an NBA record with his sixth consecutive 30-point triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks rolled past the host Detroit Pistons, 142-124, on Saturday night....
UCLA ends skid, takes down Jose Perez-less Arizona State
Arizona State suffered a 59-47 loss at UCLA in Los Angeles on Saturday night after the sudden departure of senior forward Jose Perez before the game, which was the last Pac-12 regular-season matchup in the conference's history....
Deandre Ayton powers Blazers past Raptors in OT
Deandre Ayton scored a season-best 30 points and collected 19 rebounds in his return from injury to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 128-118 overtime victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night....
USC leans on defense to suffocate No. 5 Arizona
Kobe Johnson scored 19 points and headlined a tenacious Southern California defense with six steals and the Trojans held No. 5 Arizona to a season-low point total in a 78-65 win on Saturday in Los Angeles....
Jamal Murray scores 37 as Nuggets roll past Jazz
Jamal Murray tied his season-high with 37 points, Nikola Jokic had 26 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 142-121 on Saturday night....
Struggling Spurs stun Warriors
Keldon Johnson scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Jeremy Sochan and Malaki Branham added 20 points each as the visiting San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 126-113 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in San Francisco....
Hot-shooting Northwestern pulls away, routs Minnesota
Brooks Barnhizer scored 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting and Northwestern pulled away for a 90-66 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday night in Evanston, Ill....
Celtics end two-game skid, knock off Kevin Durant, Suns
Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season by beating the Phoenix Suns 117-107 on Saturday night....
LSU holds off late push to beat Missouri
Trae Hannibal scored 24 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, helping LSU escape with an 84-80 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Dre Davis' career night lifts Seton Hall past DePaul
Dre Davis scored a career-high 28 points and Seton Hall defeated visiting DePaul 86-62 in the Big East Conference regular-season finale in Newark, N.J....
No. 2 UConn rolls past Providence
Alex Karaban had a team-high 16 points on four 3-pointers as No. 2 UConn rolled to a 74-60 win over host Providence in Saturday night's Big East regular-season finale....
Reece Beekman carries Virginia past Georgia Tech
In his final home game, Reece Beekman was the fitting king of his court, delivering a career-high 21 points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals to propel Virginia to a 72-57 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va....
Pitt dispatches NC State, grabs double bye for ACC tournament
Carlton Carrington poured in 23 points as Pittsburgh completed its regular season with an 81-73 victory over visiting North Carolina State on Saturday night....
Luka Doncic sets triple-double mark as Mavs top Pistons
Luka Doncic set an NBA record with his sixth consecutive 30-point triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks rolled past the host Detroit Pistons, 142-124, on Saturday night....