Basketball Page 458 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 2 Purdue, Zach Edey dominate Indiana
Zach Edey dominated Indiana inside for the second time this season, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds Saturday night as No. 2 Purdue rolled to a 79-59 Big Ten Conference win in West Lafayette, Ind....
Arizona State rallies past Utah to end skid
Jose Perez scored 21 points to lead Arizona State to an 85-77 win over Utah in Pac-12 Conference action Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Dejounte Murray, Hawks too much for Rockets to handle
Dejounte Murray scored a game-high 34 points, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 122-113 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday....
Pacers pull away vs. undermanned Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton posted another double-double with 22 points and 12 assists Saturday night for the visiting Indiana Pacers, who pulled away in the second half to beat the undermanned New York Knicks 125-111....
Red-hot Cavs roll past Raptors
Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 119-95 on Saturday night....
Magic get clutch play from Franz Wagner to outlast Bulls
Franz Wagner gave his team the lead for good on the first possession of overtime as part of a 36-point performance and the Orlando Magic used superior depth to outlast the Chicago Bulls 114-108 Saturday night in a duel of Eastern Conference playoff contenders....
Undermanned 76ers fend off Wizards, snap skid
Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and Buddy Hield added 23 as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game losing streak, beating the host Washington Wizards 119-113 on Saturday....
Oklahoma holds off rival Oklahoma State
Jalon Moore scored 15 points to lead Oklahoma to a 66-62 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Norman, Okla....
New-look Hornets end skid at Grizzlies' expense
Miles Bridges scored 25 points and the largely new-look Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 115-106 on Saturday night....
Washington builds big lead, cruises past Oregon State
Keion Brooks Jr. had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead Washington to a 67-55 victory over Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference game Saturday at Corvallis, Ore....
18-2 run vaults Louisville past Georgia Tech
Kaleb Glenn scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Louisville rallied for a 79-67 win over visiting Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday evening....
Nebraska blasts Michigan, 79-59
Keisei Tominaga scored 19 points to lead Nebraska to a 79-59 win over Michigan in a Big Ten contest in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday....
No. 4 Kansas stays perfect at home, edges No. 13 Baylor
Hunter Dickinson scored 15 points with seven rebounds and Dajuan Harris added 14 points as No. 4 Kansas remained unbeaten at home with a 64-61 victory Saturday over No. 13 Baylor at Lawrence, Kan....
Dennis Schroder's strong debut leads Nets past Spurs
Dennis Schroder collected 15 points and 12 assists in an effective debut for his new team as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away late in the second half for a 123-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night in New York....
Arkansas sends Georgia to fifth straight defeat
Keyon Menifield and El Ellis scored 15 points each to lead five double-figure scorers as Arkansas outlasted Georgia 78-75 in a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark....
Tyler Kolek paces No. 7 Marquette comeback against St. John's
Tyler Kolek scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half as seventh-ranked Marquette rallied for an 86-75 victory over St. John's in a Big East matchup Saturday in Milwaukee....
Notre Dame ends 7-game skid by beating Virginia Tech
Freshman Markus Burton had 16 points, eight assists and six steals as Notre Dame snapped a seven-game losing streak with Saturday's 74-66 ACC victory over Virginia Tech at South Bend, Ind....
Late basket gives UCLA narrow win over Cal
Dylan Andrews' only second-half points came at an opportune for UCLA, as his pull-up jumper with 24 seconds remaining put the Bruins ahead in a 61-60 win over host Cal on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif....
Washington State continues hot streak with win at Oregon
Myles Rice grabbed an offensive rebound of a missed free throw with 23 seconds to play, and his two free throws after being fouled sealed Washington State's 62-56 win over Oregon Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore....
Ohio State outlasts Maryland in 2OT, halts skid
Bruce Thornton had 24 points and scored the go-ahead basket in double overtime as Ohio State defeated Maryland 79-75 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday to end a five-game losing streak....