Basketball Page 415 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ayo Dosunmu's big night boosts Bulls over Wizards
Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 34 points and handed out nine assists as the Chicago Bulls dominated the first half and never looked back in a 127-98 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Saturday....
Anthony Davis leaves game, ruled out with eye injury
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthon Davis left Saturday's game against the Golden State Warriors after the first quarter with a left eye injury and was later ruled out for the remainder of the game....
Tyrese Maxey nets 30, lifts 76ers over Hornets
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 and the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 109-98 on Saturday....
Pacers put Nets away with strong fourth quarter
Pascal Siakam totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds as the host Indiana Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 121-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night....
CJ McCollum helps surging Pelicans pull away from Blazers
CJ McCollum scored 30 points, Zion Williamson had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the host New Orleans Pelicans pulled away from the Portland Trail Blazers 126-107 on Saturday night....
No. 2 UConn pulls away from No. 10 Marquette for Big East title
NEW YORK — Donovan Clingan put up 22 points and 16 rebounds, Tristen Newton and Jaylin Stewart each drilled three critical 3-pointers and No. 2 UConn pulled away from No. 10 Marquette to win the Big East championship game 73-57 on Saturday night....
Iowa State dismantles, then routs top-ranked Houston
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points as No. 7 Iowa State dominated No. 1 Houston 69-41 Saturday night in the Big 12 tournament final in front of a largely partisan Iowa State crowd....
Clippers, Hawks both aiming to shake mini slumps
After falling in three of their past four games, the Los Angeles Clippers hope a return home will get them on track as they play host to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday....
Rockets beat Cavaliers to stretch winning streak to five
Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet posted double-doubles as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 117-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday....
No. 25 Fairfield rallies to beat Niagara in MAAC title game
No. 25 Fairfield scored the first nine points of overtime en route to a 70-62 victory over Niagara to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship game in Atlantic City, N.J....
Down 18, Florida storms past Texas A&M to reach SEC final
Denzel Aberdeen came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and Florida erased an 18-point first-half deficit to defeat Texas A&M 95-90 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
Terrence Shannon Jr.'s record-setting day lifts Illinois past Nebraska
Terrence Shannon Jr. set a Big Ten tournament record with 40 points and second-seeded Illinois recovered from a 15-point, second-half deficit to post a 98-87 victory over third-seeded Nebraska on Saturday in Minneapolis to reach the conference title game....
Long Beach State eyes NCAA Tournament with lame-duck coach
Long Beach State is playing for an NCAA Tournament bid Saturday night despite having a lame-duck coach....
Magic aim for season sweep of spiraling Raptors
With a chance to create some distance from the Play-in Tournament seeding, the Orlando Magic look to complete a two-game sweep of the free-falling Toronto Raptors when they return home Sunday....
Wisconsin tops Purdue in OT to reach Big Ten title game
Max Klesmit's floater bounced in for the decisive basket with 4.8 seconds remaining and fifth-seeded Wisconsin upset top-seeded Purdue 76-75 in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis to advance to the Big Ten tournament title game....
Bucks F Khris Middleton set to return from ankle injury
Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton is set to return from a month-long absence because of an ankle injury during Sunday's home game against the Phoenix Suns....
No. 12 Auburn rolls past Mississippi State, into SEC title game
Five players scored in double figures Saturday as No. 12 Auburn got past Mississippi State 73-66 to earn a spot in the championship game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
With losing streak vanquished, Heat to face Pistons again
The Miami Heat turned up their defensive intensity Friday in a much-needed victory and will seek back-to-back road wins over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon....
Nuggets take win streak into meeting with Mavericks
The Denver Nuggets came out of last month's All-Star break with a renewed focus, which is bad news for the rest of the league....
Defensive-minded Bucks intend to get Suns stuck in 'mud'
The Phoenix Suns try to close out a winning Eastern Conference road swing when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday....