Basketball Page 467 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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....

Facing Vanderbilt, Georgia tries to halt 6-game slide
When Georgia and Vanderbilt meet Wednesday for the first time this season, the two slumping Southeastern Conference squads are facing the possibility of playing again in three weeks in the conference tournament....

Nebraska out to sweep Indiana, improve NCAA tourney hopes
Off to one of its best starts since joining the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska will try to improve its NCAA Tournament hopes when it visits Indiana on Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind....

Big East's top scorers meet as Providence faces Xavier
Two teams looking to make a move up the tight Big East standings meet Wednesday night when Providence visits Xavier in Cincinnati....

Miami G Nijel Pack out vs. No. 8 Duke, but could return soon
Miami will not have third-leading scorer Nijel Pack for a second straight game when the Hurricanes host No. 8 Duke on Wednesday....

Cincinnati out to expose Oklahoma State's road woes
Cincinnati won 12 of its first 14 home games before dropping its last two contests in front of its fans....