Basketball Page 559 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

UCLA tops host USC, ending lengthy drought
UCLA scored its first win road win against USC since 2018 and sent the Trojans to a fifth consecutive loss in a 65-50 decision on Saturday in Los Angeles....

Oregon St. takes command early, never looks back to beat Arizona St.
Jordan Pope had 19 points, six assists and four rebounds to lead Oregon State to an 84-71 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night in a Pac-12 game at Corvallis, Ore....

Jazz set team record en route to victory over Hornets
Lauri Markkanen finished with 33 points and the Utah Jazz posted a record-setting first quarter in a 134-122 victory over the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night....

Clippers run away from Celtics for 5th straight win
A dominant third quarter helped the Los Angeles Clippers stretch their winning streak to five games with a 115-96 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night....

No. 17 Creighton pins DePaul with 8th straight loss
Trey Alexander scored 23 points to go along with seven assists and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 22 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 Creighton owned the second half to earn an 85-62 victory over DePaul on Saturday night at Omaha, Neb....

Syracuse's defense clamps down on NC State
JJ Starling scored a career-high 26 points as Syracuse closed out a three-game homestand with a crisp 77-65 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday evening....

Cincinnati rallies past UCF late in second half
Dan Skillings Jr. keyed an 11-0 run in the final five minutes and finished with a team-high 21 points to rally the Cincinnati Bearcats past the visiting Central Florida Knights, 68-57, in a back-and-forth Big 12 contest Saturday night....

Cam Thomas helps Nets hold off hard-charging Rockets
Cam Thomas scored 37 points as the Brooklyn Nets sped out to a big lead in the first half before surviving an extremely shaky fourth quarter and holding on for a 106-104 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night in New York....

Minnesota snaps skid, topples Penn State
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting and Minnesota held on for an 83-74 win over Penn State in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday evening in University Park, Penn....

Richmond ends No. 16 Dayton's 13-game win streak
Jordan King scored a team-high 17 points to help lead host Richmond to a 69-64 victory over No. 16 Dayton on Saturday....

No. 6 Kentucky patiently gets by Arkansas
Antonio Reeves scored 24 points and No. 6 Kentucky overcame a frigid first half to register a 63-57 victory over Arkansas on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Fayetteville, Ark....

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets top short-handed 76ers
Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 23 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 111-105 on Saturday....

Dalton Knecht stays red hot as No. 5 Tennessee downs Vanderbilt
Dalton Knecht continued his torrid scoring pace with 32 points as No. 5 Tennessee rallied from a halftime deficit to top Vanderbilt 75-62 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Nashville....

Caleb Love pours in 36 as No. 9 Arizona upends Oregon
Caleb Love scored a career-high 36 points as No. 9 Arizona ended a three-game road losing streak by beating Oregon 87-78 on Saturday in Eugene, Ore....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark, No. 5 Iowa top Nebraska
Caitlin Clark piled up 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead No. 5 Iowa over Nebraska 92-73 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa....

Jameer Nelson Jr. leads TCU past No. 15 Baylor in triple OT
Jameer Nelson Jr.'s putback jumper with 10 seconds to play in triple overtime proved to be the difference as visiting TCU recorded a 105-102 win over No. 15 Baylor on Saturday afternoon in an epic Big 12 battle in Waco, Texas....

Payton Sandfort powers Iowa past Michigan
Payton Sandfort tied a career high with 26 points and Iowa's speed and strength overcame Michigan on Saturday evening for an 88-78 win in a high-paced Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich....

Virginia Tech storms past Georgia Tech, 91-67
Mylyjael Poteat gave Virginia Tech a lift off the bench, matching his career high with 18 points to propel the Hokies to a 91-67 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va....

Washington State pulls away from Colorado
Jaylen Wells had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Isaac Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Washington State Cougars beat the Colorado Buffaloes 78-69 in Pullman, Wash., on Saturday....

Wyoming pulls off ferocious rally, stuns No. 24 Colorado State in OT
Akuel Kot scored 11 points in overtime, including a four-point play with 28 seconds left, as Wyoming put the finishing touches on a thrilling comeback to topple No. 24 Colorado State 79-76 on Saturday in a Mountain West matchup in Laramie, Wyo....