Basketball Page 417 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Lakers host Warriors as both cling to play-in status
The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will meet Saturday in Los Angeles with both looking to further secure their status as top-10 teams in the Western Conference....
Zion Williamson helps Pelicans win season series over 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....
Surging Magic pull away from slumping Raptors
Franz Wagner scored 19 points and the visiting Orlando Magic defeated the undermanned Toronto Raptors 113-103 on Friday night....
Balanced attack powers Suns past Hornets
Devin Booker racked up 21 points to guide the Phoenix Suns' balanced attack in a 107-96 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Friday night....
No. 1 Houston uses big second half to down No. 25 Texas Tech in Big 12 semis
LJ Cryer poured in 20 points and hit six 3-pointers to help top-ranked Houston roll to an 82-59 victory over No. 25 Texas Tech on Friday in the first semifinal game in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo....
Heat snap four-game skid with win over Pistons
Bam Adebayo produced 22 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the Miami Heat snapped a four-game losing streak with a 108-95 win over the host Detroit Pistons on Friday....
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M knock off No. 9 Kentucky
Wade Taylor IV poured in 32 points as Texas A&M upset No. 9 Kentucky 97-87 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
No. 13 Illini rally past Ohio State in Big Ten quarters
No. 13 Illinois scored the game's last six points, all at the foul line, to pull out a 77-74 victory over Ohio State on Friday night in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at Minneapolis....
RJ Davis, No. 4 North Carolina get past Pitt in ACC semis
WASHINGTON — RJ Davis scored 25 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat Pitt 72-65 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals on Friday night....