Basketball Page 452 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Florida emerges from tight finish to hold off LSU
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 21 points and surging Florida held on to defeat LSU 82-80 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla....
Jayson Tatum pours in 41 as Celtics dump Nets
Jayson Tatum scored 31 of his 41 points in the first half and collected 14 rebounds as the Boston Celtics continued their recent dominance over the Brooklyn Nets with a 118-110 victory Tuesday night in New York....
Josh Oduro leads Providence past St. John's
Led by a dominant second-half performance by Josh Oduro, the Providence Friars beat St. John 75-72 at home on Tuesday....
Syracuse pulls away late to stun No. 7 North Carolina
Judah Mintz scored 25 points and JJ Starling added 23 as host Syracuse upset No. 7 North Carolina 86-79 in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Tuesday....
Ezra Manjon's buzzer-beater lifts Vanderbilt over Texas A&M
Ezra Manjon swished a game-winning fallaway jumper at the buzzer and Ven-Allen Lubin scored a career-high 25 points to send Vanderbilt to a 74-73 victory over visiting Texas A&M on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn....
Johnny Kinziger, Illinois State stun No. 23 Indiana State
Freshman Johnny Kinziger pumped in a career-high 31 points and Illinois State ruined Indiana State's first game as a ranked team in 45 years, upsetting the No. 23 Sycamores 80-67 in Terre Haute, Ind., on Tuesday night....
No. 10 Iowa State's defense shuts down Cincinnati
Curtis Jones scored 15 points off the bench, Tamin Lipsey also had 15 points and No. 10 Iowa State used dominating defense to beat host Cincinnati 68-59 on Tuesday night....
DaRon Holmes II powers No. 16 Dayton past Duquesne
DaRon Holmes II tallied game highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds, helping No.16 Dayton beat visiting Duquesne 75-59 in conference play Tuesday....
No. 14 Illinois cruises past Michigan
Terrence Shannon Jr. poured in 31 points and No. 14 Illinois rolled to a 97-68 victory over Michigan on Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill....
Pitt ends No. 21 Virginia's 23-game home win streak
Blake Hinson scored 27 points and Pitt snapped No. 21 Virginia's eight-game winning streak with a 74-63 victory in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va....
Tyler Kolek, No. 4 Marquette turn back pesky Butler
Tyler Kolek scored 27 points and Oso Ighodaro added 17 to lead No. 4 Marquette to a 78-72 road win against Butler on Tuesday night in Indianapolis....
Arizona St. seeks more home success vs. Oregon St.
Arizona State looks to continue its home dominance of Oregon State when the two Pac-12 schools meet on Wednesday night at Tempe, Ariz....
Rockets, Grizzlies both looking to build much-needed momentum
While the Houston Rockets didn't generate any style points with their first-half offensive performance against the New York Knicks on Monday, it was plenty good enough to produce a 16-point lead....
76ers officially sign G Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry has joined his hometown 76ers, with his expected move to Philadelphia becoming official Tuesday night....
Seeking consistency, Iowa out to avenge earlier loss to Maryland
Iowa and Maryland have contrasting strengths and weaknesses, but both teams are struggling to sustain success ahead of their Big Ten meeting on Wednesday in College Park, Md....
Hawks C Onyeka Okongwu (big toe) out at least a week
Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu will be sidelined a week to 10 days due to a sprained left big toe sustained in Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls....
Report: Criminal charges in N.C. dropped against Hornets F Miles Bridges
All three criminal charges against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges have been dropped by the state of North Carolina, according to court documents reportedly obtained by ESPN....
Miami seeking answers, pays visit to Clemson
Following a week of historic road wins, Clemson returns home to face free-falling Miami in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday night....
The ghost of Golden State is starting to make some noise
Steph Curry’s high-arcing game-winner to sink the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night only strengthened his runaway case as The Association’s Most Clutch Player of the Year. An ensuing win over Utah on Monday positioned the Warriors back above the .500 mantle for the first time since Dec. 23. ...
Steve Kerr eyes 500th coaching win as Warriors brace for Clippers
Golden State Warriors will target coach Steve Kerr's 500th career coaching win on Wednesday when they take a red-hot streak into a visit from the Los Angeles Clippers in San Francisco....