Basketball Page 487 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ole Miss holds off Mississippi State, stays perfect at home
Jaylen Murray scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and finished with 11 assists as Ole Miss held off visiting Mississippi State 86-82 on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss....
JJ Quinerly, No. 23 West Virginia wallop UCF
JJ Quinerly sank 10 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 26 points as No. 23 West Virginia routed UCF 84-43 on Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Raptors use strong second half to defeat Bulls
Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 118-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls....
No. 23 Oklahoma has little trouble knocking off Kansas St.
Jalon Moore netted a career-high 23 points to propel No. 23 Oklahoma past Kansas State 73-53 on Tuesday in Manhattan, Kan....
Celtics score 81 in first half, hold off Pacers
Jayson Tatum collected a game-high 30 points, along with seven rebounds and seven assists, to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Indiana Pacers 129-124 on Tuesday night....
Magic meet Spurs, both trying to learn from blown leads
After squandering a lead in a loss to Dallas, the Orlando Magic will continue a season-high five-game road trip against the host San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday....
Sizzling Knicks cap stellar January by coasting past Jazz
Donte DiVincenzo hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points on Tuesday night for the red-hot New York Knicks, who completed their best month in almost 30 years with a 118-103 win over the visiting Utah Jazz....
Trae Young, Dejounte Murray power Hawks' win over Lakers
Trae Young and Dejounte Murray combined to score 50 points and the Atlanta Hawks had three players log double-doubles in a 138-122 win over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday....
No. 25 TCU holds off No. 15 Texas Tech, 85-78
Trevian Tennyson scored 23 points as No. 25 TCU defended its home court on Tuesday night, defeating No. 15 Texas Tech 85-78 in Fort Worth, Texas....
Georgia Tech stuns No. 3 UNC with late basket
Naithan George scored 16 points and connected on the game-winning shot with 7.7 seconds to play as Georgia Tech upset No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night in Atlanta....
Kel’el Ware gives Indiana a boost in win over Iowa
After missing the last two games with an injured ankle, 7-foot sophomore Kel'el Ware produced 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to spark Indiana to a 74-68 Big Ten win over Iowa on Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind....
Tyler Kolek's career game carries No. 9 Marquette over Villanova
Senior Tyler Kolek scored a career-high 32 points to go along with nine assists, six rebounds and three steals to lift No. 9 Marquette past host Villanova 85-80 on Tuesday....
No. 21 Dayton shakes off loss, blasts George Washington
Nate Santos got No. 21 Dayton rolling and DaRon Holmes II effectively landed an early knockout punch as the host Flyers routed George Washington 83-61 in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup on Tuesday night....
Claudell Harris Jr.'s late run sends BC past Syracuse
Claudell Harris Jr. scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting Tuesday as Boston College defeated Syracuse 80-75 at Chestnut Hill, Mass....
No. 14 Illinois extends Ohio State's skid
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as No. 14 Illinois downed spiraling Ohio State 87-75 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday....
South Carolina pulls off another upset, this time vs. No. 5 Tennessee
Ta'Lon Cooper scored 18 points and South Carolina notched another big upset with a 63-59 victory over No. 5 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play on Tuesday night at Knoxville, Tenn....
West-best Timberwolves back home to face Mavericks
The Minnesota Timberwolves will open a three-game homestand when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in Minneapolis....
Rockets out for three wins in three tries vs. Pelicans
When Ime Udoka took the coaching job with the Houston Rockets in the offseason, he saw third-year scoring guard Jalen Green as a candidate for all-around improvement....
Once a rose in Portland, Bucks' Damian Lillard out to be a thorn in return
Damian Lillard makes his return to Portland on Wednesday night and he anticipates a warm welcome despite forcing his way out of town in the offseason....
Skidding Heat emphasize 'toughness' against surging Kings
The Miami Heat, who made it to the NBA Finals last year, are stuck in a brutal slump....