Basketball Page 490 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Rutgers stays hot while extending misery for No. 11 Wisconsin
Noah Fernandes had 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting, including a season-high five 3-pointers, to guide Rutgers' 78-56 upset of No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J....
Home-loving Northwestern hosts hot Penn State
Northwestern will look to stay unbeaten against Big Ten Conference opponents at home when it hosts Penn State on Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill....
Report: Spencer Dinwiddie to join Lakers after clearing waivers
Free agent guard Spencer Dinwiddie will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers after he clears waivers on Saturday, The Athletic reported....
Villanova vies to halt slide in meeting vs. Seton Hall
Two teams trending in opposite directions square off Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia as scuffling Villanova hosts Seton Hall in Big East action....
NBA trade deadline winners & losers; Doc Rivers already starting to lose Bucks players; Jalen Brunson the best PG in the league?
So, now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to digest things and get all the Doc Rivers 3-1 lead jokes out of our systems, it’s time to get down to business. Now that Milwaukee has played a few games and had some time with their new head coach, it’s painfully clear that this catastrophe is the definiti...
Iowa's Caitlin Clark shoots for scoring history at Nebraska
Caitlin Clark is within reach of the Division I women's basketball all-time scoring record entering second-ranked Iowa's game against Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln, Neb....
No. 20 FAU eyes bounce-back effort at Wichita State
No. 20 Florida Atlantic will look to rebound from an overtime loss at UAB when the Owls travel to face Wichita State on Sunday afternoon....
Pelicans face Blazers in search of better defensive effort
The New Orleans Pelicans are hoping their defense makes the trip to Portland....