Basketball Page 437 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA coaches should be forced to participate in All-Star festivities, too
The NBA wanting a buy-in from its stars is an understandable expectation. However, coaches are rarely a part of the All-Star festivities aside from the Eastern and Western Conference coaches. Everyone except for gym rat Tom Thibodeau is on vacation unwinding from the daily rigors of an 82-game grind...
No. 4 Arizona hosts upstart No. 21 Wazzu for Pac-12 lead
Nobody saw it coming, but the Pac-12 game of the year is set to take place when No. 4 Arizona hosts No. 21 Washington State on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz....
Rutgers faces tall order in visit to No. 3 Purdue
Beating No. 3 Purdue requires following a straightforward formula, but only three teams have been able to pull it off this season....
Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Creighton thrashes No. 1 UConn
Steven Ashworth scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and added seven rebounds as No. 15 Creighton thumped No. 1 UConn 85-66 in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday night to end the Huskies' 14-game winning streak....
No. 18 Saint Mary's shakes off San Francisco, wins 14th straight
Mitchell Saxen had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 18 Saint Mary's overcame a tough challenge from San Francisco to extend its winning streak to 14 games with a 70-66 victory on Tuesday night in Moraga, Calif....
No. 23 Texas Tech escapes upset bid by TCU
Pop Isaacs scored a game-high 19 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 39 seconds left, to guide No. 23 Texas Tech past TCU, 82-81, on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas....
No. 25 BYU makes 14 treys in sinking No. 11 Baylor
Ali Khalifa made four of BYU's 14 3-pointers in the No. 25 Cougars' 78-71 victory Tuesday night over No. 11 Baylor in their Big 12 matchup in Provo, Utah....
Wake Forest stops Pitt's winning streak
Kevin Miller scored 18 points and Hunter Sallis provided 17 points as Wake Forest blew out visiting Pitt 91-58 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C., in a game billed as crucial for both teams' NCAA Tournament hopes....
Wisconsin comes through at line to hold off Maryland
Max Klesmit scored nine of his 16 points in the game's final minute as Wisconsin outlasted Maryland 74-70 on Tuesday in Madison, Wis....
Utah St. gets revenge vs. No. 19 San Diego St., 68-63
Darius Brown II scored 25 points and Utah State took over sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference with a 68-63 win against No. 19 San Diego State on Tuesday night in Logan, Utah....
No. 15 Creighton takes down No. 1 UConn
Steven Ashworth scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and added seven rebounds as No. 15 Creighton thumped No. 1 UConn 85-66 in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday night to end the Huskies' 14-game winning streak....
Tramon Mark, Arkansas hold off Texas A&M
Tramon Mark scored 26 points, 22 of them in the second half, and Makhi Mitchell added a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds as Arkansas held on for a 78-71 win over Texas A&M on Tuesday in College Station, Texas....
Chris Bell propels Syracuse past NC State
Chris Bell drilled eight 3-pointers — all in the first half — en route to 26 points as Syracuse held off North Carolina State for an 87-83 victory on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C....
No. 5 Tennessee escapes Missouri with 5-point win
Tobe Awaka had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dalton Knecht scored 15 points in the second half to lead No. 5 Tennessee past Missouri 72-67 Tuesday in Columbia, Mo....
Florida State tops Boston College to end three-game slide
Florida State's Jamir Watkins totaled game highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds, Chandler Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and the host Seminoles clipped Boston College 84-76 Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
RaeQuan Battle, WVU earn skid-ending win over UCF
RaeQuan Battle scored 24 points Tuesday night for West Virginia, which never trailed as it snapped a four-game losing streak by beating UCF 77-67 in Morgantown, W.Va....
Payton Sandfort, Iowa end Michigan St.'s win streak
Payton Sandfort scored 22 points and Iowa led throughout the second half of a 78-71 win over Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday night....
Skylar Vann, No. 23 Oklahoma hang on to beat Cincinnati
Skylar Vann poured in 22 points as No. 23 Oklahoma picked up a 95-87 victory over host Cincinnati on Tuesday night in Big 12 Conference play....
Eric Dixon, Villanova push past Butler for third straight win
Eric Dixon scored 22 points to lift host Villanova past Butler 72-62 on Tuesday....
Streaking Mississippi State seeks vengeance on rival Ole Miss
Mississippi State has rattled off three consecutive wins and hopes to keep that streak going against rival Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss....