Basketball Page 469 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sizzling Clippers head back home, where Pelicans await
With their annual Grammy Awards road trip complete, the Los Angeles Clippers have come out as big winners, singing to the tune of a 6-1 mark while rising to first place in the Western Conference....
In down year, USC aims to get well against Cal
Southern California looks to extend a lengthy string of success when it takes on Cal on Wednesday night in Pac-12 play at Berkeley, Calif....
No. 13 Baylor edges No. 23 Texas Tech thanks to strong 2nd half
RayJ Dennis finished with a game-high 21 points and No. 13 Baylor shook free from No. 23 Texas Tech on Tuesday night, using a strong second-half shooting to display to pick up a 79-73 victory in Waco, Texas....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 21 Creighton bullies Xavier for 9th straight win
Mallory Brake and Lauren Jensen each netted 17 points as No. 21 Creighton pushed its winning streak to nine games with a 77-46 victory over Xavier on Tuesday night in Cincinnati....
Lauri Markkanen scores 33 as Jazz rally past Thunder
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City....
Nevada gets big road win, knocks off No. 22 Utah State
Nick Davidson set game highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday night as Nevada scored a massive Quad 1 road win to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes, beating No. 22 Utah State 77-63 in the Mountain West matchup in Logan, Utah....
Minnesota holds off Michigan State for third straight win
Cam Christie scored 19 points and shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota held on for a 59-56 win over Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis....
DeMar DeRozan's OT heroics lift Bulls past Wolves
Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 51 of their 66 combined points after halftime as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 129-123 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday....
Caitlin Clark closes in on scoring record, drawing crowds and detractors
Iowa's win over Maryland this past Saturday was historic on several levels....
No. 1 UConn staves off Butler's upset bid
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Donovan Clingan added 18 to lead the No. 1 UConn to a hard-fought, 71-62 win over Butler on Tuesday in Hartford, Conn....
No. 17 Kentucky hits century mark, dominates Vanderbilt
Antonio Reeves scored 24 points and No. 17 Kentucky never trailed while rolling to a 109-77 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Nashville, Tenn....
No. 25 New Mexico has little trouble getting by Wyoming
Donovan Dent had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead No. 25 New Mexico to a 91-73 victory over Wyoming in a Mountain West matchup at Laramie, Wyo., on Tuesday night....
Javian McCollum's big finish pushes Oklahoma past No. 21 BYU
Javian McCollum scored 20 points — 13 in the final four minutes — to help Oklahoma knock off No. 21 BYU 82-66 on Tuesday in Norman, Okla....
No. 18 Dayton dumps Saint Joseph's, extends hot streak
Nate Santos and Kobe Elvis each scored 21 points, helping No. 18 Dayton register a 94-79 victory over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday in Philadelphia....
No. 14 Iowa State fends off comeback bid, defeats Texas
Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points and Tamin Lipsey hit a clutch 3-pointer as No. 14 Iowa State held off Texas 70-65 on Tuesday in their Big 12 matchup in Austin, Texas....
Bucks' Damian Lillard (ankle) misses game at Phoenix
Milwaukee guard Damian Lillard is sitting out the Bucks' Tuesday road game against the Phoenix Suns due to a sprained left ankle....
Knicks rough up injury-ridden Grizzlies
Donte DiVincenzo poured in a game-high 32 points to lift the host New York Knicks to a 123-113 victory over the depleted Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night....
Jimmy Butler puts up 23 as Heat down Magic
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points to lead seven Miami players in double figures, and he hit back-to-back 3-pointers that held off a late Magic rally in the Heat's 121-95 win over visiting Orlando on Tuesday....
Kyrie Irving drops 36 on old team as Mavericks handle Nets
Kyrie Irving scored 36 points in his return to Brooklyn as the Dallas Mavericks took control in the second quarter, survived some shaky moments in the fourth and earned a 119-107 win over the Nets on Tuesday in New York....
Indiana's second-half rally extends Ohio State's skid
Anthony Leal's only shot of the game, a 3-pointer, put Indiana ahead to stay with 22 seconds remaining as the Hoosiers erased an 18-point, second half deficit to stun spiraling Ohio State 76-73 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday....