Basketball Page 444 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Warriors shake off blowout loss, swat aside Bucks
Stephen Curry led a balanced scoring attack with 29 points and the Golden State Warriors rebounded from a humiliating loss in Boston with a 125-90 romp over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
DeMar DeRozan lifts Bulls over Jazz in wild finish
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and hit the game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining in the Chicago Bulls' 119-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....
Darius Brown II shoots No. 22 Utah State past SJSU
Senior guard Darius Brown II sank a career-high seven 3-pointers while recording 21 points and nine assists, leading No. 22 Utah State to a 90-70 victory over host San Jose State on Wednesday night....
No. 6 Iowa State avenges earlier loss, edges No. 20 BYU
Tamin Lipsey scored 19 points and made a late steal to help No. 6 Iowa State win its home finale by overcoming No. 20 BYU 69-63 victory on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa....
Texas A&M never trails in victory over Mississippi State
Four Texas A&M players scored in double figures Wednesday night and the Aggies never trailed in a 75-69 win over Mississippi State in College Station, Texas....
No. 15 Kentucky lowers boom on Vanderbilt in second half
Rob Dillingham scored 23 points off the bench to lead No. 15 Kentucky to a 93-77 victory over Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday night at Lexington, Ky....
No. 2 UConn beats No. 8 Marquette for second time
Alex Karaban had 23 points and Cam Spencer added 17 to lead second-ranked UConn to a 74-67 victory over No. 8 Marquette in Milwaukee on Wednesday night....
Jaren Jackson Jr. returns to power Grizzlies past Sixers
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots and the Memphis Grizzlies used a late 11-0 run to rally past the host Philadelphia 76ers 115-109 on Wednesday....
Clippers storm back from down 20 to beat Rockets
Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 28 points while Paul George scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat the Houston Rockets 122-116 on Wednesday....
Hawks top Cavs for second win in as many nights
Saddiq Bey and Bogdan Bogdanovic each scored 23 points, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 112-101 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday....
Jahmyl Telfort guides Butler to win over Xavier
Jahmyl Telfort had 18 points to lead four players in double figures for Butler, which snapped a three-game home losing streak with a 72-66 victory over Xavier on Wednesday in Indianapolis....
Magic mount ferocious rally, hand Wizards 16th straight loss
Franz Wagner scored 28 points and Paolo Banchero added 25 points and 10 assists as the visiting Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point, first-half deficit to beat Washington 119-109 on Wednesday, handing the Wizards their 16th consecutive loss....
No. 1 Houston holds off UCF, seals piece of Big 12 title
L.J. Cryer scored 25 points as top-ranked Houston recovered from a sluggish start and clinched at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title with a 67-59 victory over UCF on Wednesday in Orlando....
Tyson Walker has career night as Michigan State squeaks past Northwestern
Tyson Walker had 19 points, including the 2,000th point of his career, and Michigan State pulled out a 53-49 win over Northwestern at East Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday evening....
Khalif Battle, Arkansas prove to be too much to handle for LSU
Khalif Battle scored 29 points and Arkansas coasted to a 94-83 victory over LSU on Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
No. 4 Tennessee tops No. 17 South Carolina to win SEC title
No. 4 Tennessee held on for a 66-59 win over No. 17 South Carolina on Wednesday in Columbia, S.C., to clinch its first outright Southeastern Conference regular-season title since 2007-08....
Seton Hall holds off Villanova, 66-56
Kadary Richmond scored 20 points, Jaden Bediako tied up a double-double with two crucial free throws and Seton Hall held off Villanova 66-56 in a critical Big East contest on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J....
Reports: Mike Woodson will return as Indiana coach
Mike Woodson will return as Indiana coach next season, according to multiple reports on Wednesday....
No. 18 Colorado crushes Oregon in Pac-12 tourney opener
Frida Formann scored 17 points and No. 18 Colorado put together a suffocating defensive performance to cruise to a 79-30 victory over Oregon on Wednesday in the first round of the women's Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas....
Report: Cavs F Evan Mobley (ankle) to miss extended time
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley is expected to miss extended time with a sprained left ankle, The Athletic reported Wednesday....