Basketball Page 524 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 20 BYU, No. 25 Texas Tech look to continue surprise run
Texas Tech finished the regular season with a flourish to gain a bye at the Big 12 Conference tournament and will need to rely on that momentum to hang around at the postseason party in the toughest league in the land....
After historic run, No. 2 UConn opens postseason vs. Xavier
NEW YORK — UConn dominated the Big East like never before, and now the defending national champions are setting their sights on winning the conference tournament....
No. 4 UNC begins quest for postseason glory
It already has been a noteworthy season for No. 4 North Carolina....
Strong first half propels Utah past Arizona State
LAS VEGAS - Sixth-seeded Utah had no problem with Arizona State in the final game of Day 1 of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament, blowing out the 11-seed Sun Devils 90-57....
No. 21 UNLV captures third straight Mountain West title
Desi-Rae Young compiled 18 points, 10 rebounds and six steals to lead No. 21 UNLV to 66-49 win over San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament championship game on Wednesday in Las Vegas....
NBA roundup: Kings hang on to take down Lakers
Harrison Barnes tied a season high with seven 3-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points, Domantas Sabonis put up a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings survived a late surge by LeBron James to beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 120-107 on Wednesday night....
Kings pull away from Lakers, complete season sweep
Harrison Barnes tied a season-high with seven 3-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points, Domantas Sabonis put up a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings survived a late surge by LeBron James to beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 120-107 on Wednesday night....
Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton help Blazers beat Hawks
Anfernee Simons recorded 36 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 106-102 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night....
Georgia rallies past Missouri, advances to face Florida
Blue Cain scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half as Georgia defeated Missouri 64-59 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
Cincinnati bounces No. 16 Kansas from Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dan Skillings scored a game-high 25 points as Cincinnati defeated Kansas 72-52 in the final game of the Big 12 Championship second round Wednesday night....
Stanford escapes 18-point hole, stuns Cal in OT
LAS VEGAS — Stanford overcame an 18-point deficit in the second half to force overtime and beat Cal 87-76 on Wednesday night in an opening-round game of the Pac-12 tournament....
Boston College crushes Clemson, advances to ACC quarterfinals
WASHINGTON — Claudell Harris Jr. scored 27 points as Boston College pulled away in the first half and controlled the rest of the game to beat Clemson 76-55 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday....
Villanova squeaks by DePaul in Big East opener
Justin Moore hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds remaining to lift sixth-seeded Villanova past 11th-seeded DePaul 58-57 in the opening round of the Big East tournament Wednesday in New York City....
Mavericks top Warriors for second time this season
Luka Doncic's run of triple-doubles ended, but the host Dallas Mavericks turned to the shot-blocking of big men Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II to outlast the short-handed Golden State Warriors 109-99 on Wednesday night....
Penn State rolls Michigan in Big Ten tourney opener
Zach Hicks led all scorers with a season-high 20 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. added 17 points to boost Penn State to a 66-57 win against Michigan in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday in Minneapolis....
Conference finals roundup: McNeese, Colgate seal NCAA bids
Shahada Wells poured in 27 points and dished out six assists to lead McNeese to a 92-76 win over Nicholls on Wednesday in the Southland Conference final at Lake Charles, La....
DeMar DeRozan's heroics send Bulls past Pacers in OT
DeMar DeRozan scored two of his season-high 46 points on an overtime-forcing jumper with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, and he added nine in the extra frame as the Chicago Bulls knocked off the Indiana Pacers 132-129 on Wednesday in Indianapolis....
Hornets get rare road win in Memphis
Miles Bridges poured in 27 points and rookie Vasilije Micic posted a career-best 25 points as the Charlotte Hornets pulled off a rarity with a relatively smooth outing to defeat the host Memphis Grizzlies 110-98 on Wednesday night....
Cavs catch fire from deep, sink Pelicans
Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen had double-doubles and the Cleveland Cavaliers caught fire from beyond the arc to cool off the host New Orleans Pelicans with a 116-95 victory on Wednesday night....
Nuggets top Heat in low-scoring battle
Michael Porter Jr. scored a game-high 25 points to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets past the Miami Heat 100-88 on Wednesday night....