Basketball Page 539 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
LSU rallies from 16 down, stuns No. 11 South Carolina late
Jordan Wright scored LSU's final four points as the visitors erased a 16-point second-half deficit and stunned No. 11 South Carolina 64-63 Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C....
Top-ranked UConn drubs No. 4 Marquette, 81-53
Donovan Clingan scored 17 points as part of a double-double as No. 1 UConn cruised to an 81-53 victory over No. 4 Marquette on Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn....
Surging UCLA better equipped for rematch with Utah
UCLA is on a much different trajectory when it hosts Utah on Sunday in Pac-12 play in Los Angeles compared to the teams' last meeting, which resulted in the Bruins' worst loss in 27 years....
Iowa outlasts No. 20 Wisconsin in OT, 88-86
Tony Perkins made a layup with 1.3 seconds to go in overtime, and Iowa held on for an 88-86 overtime win over No. 20 Wisconsin in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa....
Reece Beekman helps No. 21 Virginia edge Wake Forest
Reece Beekman scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 21 Virginia to a 49-47 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va....
Josh Hubbard helps Mississippi State slide past Arkansas
Freshman Josh Hubbard scored 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and Mississippi State held off Arkansas 71-67 on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss....
Jared McCain (35 points) powers No. 9 Duke past Florida St.
Jared McCain quieted a sellout crowd at Florida State with a sensational shooting performance as he scored 35 points to lead No. 9 Duke to a 76-67 victory Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla....
Jamyron Keller, Oklahoma State turn back No. 19 BYU
Jamyron Keller scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting to lead Oklahoma State to a 93-83 victory over No. 19 BYU in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday....
No. 7 North Carolina manhandles Va. Tech, 96-81
Armando Bacot had 25 points and 12 rebounds as No. 7 North Carolina used relentless offense and rebounding to defeat visiting Virginia Tech 96-81 on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C....
DaRon Holmes II shines as No. 16 Dayton defeats Fordham
DaRon Holmes II scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half to lift No. 16 Dayton to a 78-70 victory over visiting Fordham in Atlantic 10 play on Saturday afternoon....
Florida spreads offense around, hangs on for win over Georgia
Walter Clayton Jr. led five double-figure scorers with 21 points as Florida hung on for an 88-82 victory over Georgia in Southeastern Conference action Saturday in Athens, Ga....
Big East bubble battle on deck as St. John's to host Seton Hall
Picked ninth in the preseason Big East poll, Seton Hall is in the mix for a top-four finish....
No. 3 Houston blasts Texas to earn regular-season sweep
L.J. Cryer drilled six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points while Jamal Shead added 16 points as the third-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to a 82-61 home win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday....
Purdue, UConn selected as top seeds in NCAA bracket preview
If the regular season were to end today, Purdue would be the overall No. 1 seed, as revealed Saturday afternoon by the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee in their annual bracket preview....
Bam Adebayo to start NBA All-Star Game in place of Joel Embiid
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo will replace Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, the league announced on Saturday....
Baylor Scheierman notches sixth straight double-double as Creighton tops Butler
Baylor Scheierman scored 27 and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 21 to lead No. 17 Creighton to a revenge win on the road against the host Butler, 79-57....
Jameer Nelson’s late 3-pointer lifts TCU over K-State
Jameer Nelson Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave TCU a 75-72 victory over Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan, Kan....
Keshon Gilbert’s 24 points help No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech
Keshon Gilbert poured in 24 points and took eight rebounds to lead a balanced Iowa State attack as the 10th-ranked Cyclones defeated visiting Texas Tech 82-74 on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 Conference game in Ames, Iowa....
No. 15 Alabama hits 18 3-pointers to sink Texas A&M
Mark Sears scored a game-high 23 points Saturday and No. 15 Alabama riddled Texas A&M with 18 3-pointers to stay atop the Southeastern Conference with a 100-75 rout in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Nebraska continues Big Ten home success with win over Penn State
Keisei Tominaga scored 17 points and Nebraska remained unbeaten at home in Big Ten Conference play, beating Penn State 68-49 on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb....