Basketball Page 459 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Gonzaga hands No. 17 Kentucky its third straight home loss
Graham Ike scored 23 points as Gonzaga boosted its NCAA Tournament resume with an 89-85 victory against No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky....
No. 3 North Carolina survives close call vs. Miami
RJ Davis led the way with a game-high 25 points and No. 3 North Carolina kept its grip on the Atlantic Coast Conference lead with a 75-72 victory over Miami on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla....
No. 23 Texas Tech rides defense to down UCF
Climbing out a funk took a different approach for No. 23 Texas Tech, which snapped a season-long three-game losing streak with a 66-59 victory over visiting UCF on Saturday in Lubbock....
J'Wan Roberts shines as No. 5 Houston slides past Cincinnati
J'Wan Roberts finished with 20 points and eight rebounds and Jamal Shead added 16 points to rally No. 5 Houston past host Cincinnati 67-62 on Saturday in a Big 12 contest....
Wake Forest pulls off tight win over NC State
Andrew Carr's tiebreaking basket in the lane with 17 seconds to play propelled Wake Forest to an 83-79 victory against visiting North Carolina State on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C....
Fourth-quarter rally vaults Clippers over Pistons
Paul George scored 33 points and Kawhi Leonard added 24 as the host Los Angeles Clippers rebounded from a rare defeat by rallying for a 112-106 victory Saturday afternoon over the new-look Detroit Pistons....
Florida never trails while dispatching No. 12 Auburn
Riley Kugel scored 22 points, Walter Clayton Jr. had 20 and Zyon Pullin added 19 as Florida rolled past visiting No. 12 Auburn 81-65 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla....
Doncic, fortified Mavericks overwhelm Thunder
Luke Doncic had 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the new-look Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 146-111 on Saturday....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Balanced attack leads No. 18 Baylor over No. 22 West Virginia
No. 18 Baylor weathered No. 22 West Virginia's suffocating defense long enough to prevail 65-58 on Saturday in Waco, Texas....
Dylan Disu, Texas avenge loss to West Virginia in big way
Dylan Disu racked up 27 points, 19 in a dominating first half, as Texas rolled over visiting West Virginia 94-58 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Austin, Texas....
Michigan State uses late push to upend No. 10 Illinois
A.J. Hoggard scored 23 points and Malik Hall added 22, including a pair of crucial 3-point plays down the stretch Saturday, as host Michigan State erased a late eight-point deficit to stop No. 10 Illinois 88-80 at East Lansing, Mich....
Pierre Brooks helps Butler take down Providence
Pierre Brooks drilled a go-ahead jumper with 19 seconds remaining as Butler downed Providence 75-72 on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis....
No. 14 Iowa State finishes strong, downs TCU
Tre King scored 15 points and No. 14 Iowa State held off TCU 71-59 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa....
No. 9 Duke pulls away in second half to top Boston College
Mark Mitchell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 9 Duke took control in the second half to defeat visiting Boston College 80-65 on Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C....
No. 15 South Carolina makes second-half run, tops Vanderbilt
Collin Murray-Boyles scored a career-high 31 points and headlined a key second-half run that helped No. 15 South Carolina pick up a 75-60 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C....
Minnesota takes win streak on road to meet Iowa
Minnesota will target its fourth win in a row when it travels to Iowa for a Big Ten showdown on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa....
No. 19 Creighton gets back on track with win over Xavier
No. 19 Creighton used a 13-0 run bridging the first and second half and then held off a frantic Xavier rally to post a 78-71 Big East win Saturday in Cincinnati....
Clemson's Joe Girard III takes down former school Syracuse
Clemson boosted its NCAA Tournament credentials with a 77-68 victory over host Syracuse on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup....
Huge second half carries No. 16 Alabama past LSU 109-92
Mark Sears scored 23 points and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 21 points with 10 rebounds as No. 16 Alabama went on the road to defeat LSU 109-92 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La....
Alex Karaban scores 25 as No. 1 UConn routs Georgetown
Alex Karaban scored 25 points as No. 1 UConn throttled Georgetown 89-64 on Saturday in Washington, D.C....