Basketball Page 420 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Thunder ease past Luka Doncic-less Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 126-119 on Thursday....
Jalen Brunson scores 45 as Knicks top Trail Blazers
Jalen Brunson scored 45 points and the New York Knicks cruised to a 105-93 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night....
No. 10 Marquette tops Villanova in OT, advances to Big East semis
NEW YORK — Kam Jones scored 18 points, David Joplin provided six of his 14 points in overtime and No. 10 Marquette survived a challenge from Villanova to prevail 71-65 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday....
Virginia comes up big in OT to get by Boston College
WASHINGTON — Isaac McKneely and Reece Beekman each buried a crucial 3-pointer in overtime and Virginia bolstered its NCAA Tournament chances by outlasting pesky Boston College 66-60 in Thursday's Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal....
No. 14 Baylor bounces Cincinnati in Big 12 quarterfinal
RayJ Dennis scored 13 points and Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi added 12 each as No. 14 Baylor put it all together in the second half to defeat Cincinnati 68-56 on Thursday in the final quarterfinal in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo....
Colorado State topples No. 23 Nevada in Mountain West tourney
LAS VEGAS — Jalen Lake scored 16 points and Isaiah Stevens added 15 as seventh-seed Colorado State upset second-seeded Nevada in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Thursday night....
Indiana slips by Penn State in Big Ten tournament
Anthony Leal made a go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining to lift No. 6 seed Indiana to a 61-59 win over No. 11 seed Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night in Minneapolis....
No. 22 Wazzu brushes asides Stanford in Pac-12 quarters
LAS VEGAS — Isaac Jones led a balanced scoring effort with 16 points in No. 22 Washington State's 79-62 victory over Stanford in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal on Thursday....
Duquesne dumps No. 24 Dayton in A-10 quarterfinals
Jimmy Clark III scored a team-high 16 points to help lead Duquesne to a 65-57 win over No. 24 Dayton in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament Thursday in Brooklyn, N.Y....
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks' win over Sixers
Giannis Antetokounmpo produced 32 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 114-105 win against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night....
Rockets drill Wizards for 6th win in 7 games
Jalen Green scored a season-high 37 points as the Houston Rockets rolled to a 135-119 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Thursday for their sixth win in seven games....
Clippers' balanced attack keeps Bulls at bay
Paul George scored 28 points and Kawhi Leonard added 27 to lead five players in double figures and boost the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 126-111 win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday....
Jaylen Brown fires in 37 as Celtics slam Suns
Jaylen Brown made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 37 points to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games with a 127-112 decision against the visiting Phoenix Suns on Thursday....
No. 7 Iowa St. defeats Kansas St., moves to Big 12 semis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Robert Jones led four Cyclones players in double figures with 18 points as No. 2 seed Iowa State defeated 10th-seeded Kansas State 76-57 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship....
Free-throw edge carries Texas A&M past Ole Miss
Wade Taylor IV scored 20 points while leading Texas A&M to an 80-71 win over Ole Miss in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday in Nashville....
Providence stuns No. 8 Creighton in Big East quarters
NEW YORK — Big East Player of the Year Devin Carter had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead seventh-seeded Providence to a 78-73 victory over No. 8-ranked Creighton on Thursday in the Big East quarterfinals....
NC State stays hot, knocks off No. 11 Duke
DJ Horne scored 18 points and 10th-seeded North Carolina State continued its surprising run with a 74-69 victory over No. 11 Duke on Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Washington....
Brother of Raptors wing RJ Barrett dies
The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that the younger brother of wing RJ Barrett died Tuesday....
Quin Snyder returns to Utah as Hawks take on Jazz
Friday's game between the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks will be a homecoming for Quin Snyder. It will be the first game in Salt Lake City for the former Jazz coach, who spent eight seasons as head coach in Utah....
Jamison Battle's big second half carries Ohio State past Iowa
Jamison Battle scored all of his 23 points in the second half when surging No. 10 seed Ohio State defeated seven-seed Iowa 90-78 in a second-round game of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday in Minneapolis, Minn....