Basketball Page 555 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Undermanned 76ers fend off Wizards, snap skid
Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and Buddy Hield added 23 as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game losing streak, beating the host Washington Wizards 119-113 on Saturday....
Oklahoma holds off rival Oklahoma State
Jalon Moore scored 15 points to lead Oklahoma to a 66-62 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Norman, Okla....
New-look Hornets end skid at Grizzlies' expense
Miles Bridges scored 25 points and the largely new-look Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 115-106 on Saturday night....
Washington builds big lead, cruises past Oregon State
Keion Brooks Jr. had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead Washington to a 67-55 victory over Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference game Saturday at Corvallis, Ore....
18-2 run vaults Louisville past Georgia Tech
Kaleb Glenn scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Louisville rallied for a 79-67 win over visiting Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday evening....
Nebraska blasts Michigan, 79-59
Keisei Tominaga scored 19 points to lead Nebraska to a 79-59 win over Michigan in a Big Ten contest in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday....
No. 4 Kansas stays perfect at home, edges No. 13 Baylor
Hunter Dickinson scored 15 points with seven rebounds and Dajuan Harris added 14 points as No. 4 Kansas remained unbeaten at home with a 64-61 victory Saturday over No. 13 Baylor at Lawrence, Kan....
Dennis Schroder's strong debut leads Nets past Spurs
Dennis Schroder collected 15 points and 12 assists in an effective debut for his new team as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away late in the second half for a 123-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night in New York....
Arkansas sends Georgia to fifth straight defeat
Keyon Menifield and El Ellis scored 15 points each to lead five double-figure scorers as Arkansas outlasted Georgia 78-75 in a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark....
Tyler Kolek paces No. 7 Marquette comeback against St. John's
Tyler Kolek scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half as seventh-ranked Marquette rallied for an 86-75 victory over St. John's in a Big East matchup Saturday in Milwaukee....
Notre Dame ends 7-game skid by beating Virginia Tech
Freshman Markus Burton had 16 points, eight assists and six steals as Notre Dame snapped a seven-game losing streak with Saturday's 74-66 ACC victory over Virginia Tech at South Bend, Ind....
Late basket gives UCLA narrow win over Cal
Dylan Andrews' only second-half points came at an opportune for UCLA, as his pull-up jumper with 24 seconds remaining put the Bruins ahead in a 61-60 win over host Cal on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif....
Washington State continues hot streak with win at Oregon
Myles Rice grabbed an offensive rebound of a missed free throw with 23 seconds to play, and his two free throws after being fouled sealed Washington State's 62-56 win over Oregon Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore....
Ohio State outlasts Maryland in 2OT, halts skid
Bruce Thornton had 24 points and scored the go-ahead basket in double overtime as Ohio State defeated Maryland 79-75 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday to end a five-game losing streak....
Gonzaga hands No. 17 Kentucky its third straight home loss
Graham Ike scored 23 points as Gonzaga boosted its NCAA Tournament resume with an 89-85 victory against No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky....
No. 3 North Carolina survives close call vs. Miami
RJ Davis led the way with a game-high 25 points and No. 3 North Carolina kept its grip on the Atlantic Coast Conference lead with a 75-72 victory over Miami on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla....
No. 23 Texas Tech rides defense to down UCF
Climbing out a funk took a different approach for No. 23 Texas Tech, which snapped a season-long three-game losing streak with a 66-59 victory over visiting UCF on Saturday in Lubbock....
J'Wan Roberts shines as No. 5 Houston slides past Cincinnati
J'Wan Roberts finished with 20 points and eight rebounds and Jamal Shead added 16 points to rally No. 5 Houston past host Cincinnati 67-62 on Saturday in a Big 12 contest....
Wake Forest pulls off tight win over NC State
Andrew Carr's tiebreaking basket in the lane with 17 seconds to play propelled Wake Forest to an 83-79 victory against visiting North Carolina State on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C....
Fourth-quarter rally vaults Clippers over Pistons
Paul George scored 33 points and Kawhi Leonard added 24 as the host Los Angeles Clippers rebounded from a rare defeat by rallying for a 112-106 victory Saturday afternoon over the new-look Detroit Pistons....