Basketball Page 560 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Butler outlasts Villanova in double overtime
DJ Davis scored 28 points and Jahmyl Telfort added 22 and 11 rebounds to lead the Butler Bulldogs to an 88-81 come-from-behind, double-overtime win over the visiting Villanova Wildcats on Saturday....
Knicks F Julius Randle (shoulder) exits game vs. Heat
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle exited Saturday's game against the Miami Heat late in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury....
Josh Hubbard helps Mississippi State upset No. 8 Auburn
Josh Hubbard scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and Mississippi State overcame a slow start offensively to beat No. 8 Auburn 64-58 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss....
Jalen Brunson powers Knicks past skidding Heat
Jalen Brunson poured in 32 points as the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to six games with a 125-109 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Saturday....
Mavs' Luka Doncic (ankle) questionable one day after 73-point outing
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has right ankle soreness and is questionable for Saturday night's home game against the Sacramento Kings, one night after scoring a career-high 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks....
No. 10 Illinois turns away Indiana with clutch free throws
Terrence Shannon Jr. made six consecutive free throws in the final 65 seconds to break the game's final tie and lift No. 10 Illinois to a 70-62 Big Ten victory over Indiana Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill....
Iowa State coach, athletic director respond to cheating story
In the wake of one of the biggest wins of his career, a 79-75 win over No. 7 Kansas in Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger responded to questions Saturday about cheating allegations from his team's previous win over Kansas State....
RJ Davis helps No. 3 North Carolina slip past Florida State
RJ Davis hit a floater in the lane and made three free throws over the last 45.5 seconds and No. 3 North Carolina knocked off Florida State 75-68 in a matchup of Atlantic Coast Conference leaders Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla....
Hawks host Raptors in matchup of skidding teams
The Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors try to end four-game losing streaks Sunday when they meet in Atlanta....
Norchad Omier snuffs late Pitt rally as Miami survives
Norchad Omier scored 18 points - including two dunks and two 3-pointers - and added 10 rebounds and three blocks as the host Miami Hurricanes defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 72-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday....
Chance McMillian, No. 20 Texas Tech upset No. 11 Oklahoma
Chance McMillian scored a career-high 27 points to lead No. 20 Texas Tech to an 85-84 win over No. 11 Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla....
No. 21 BYU hits 64 percent from the floor in rout of Texas
Noah Waterman and Jaxson Robinson scored 17 points each to help No. 21 BYU roll to an 84-72 win over Texas on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference clash in Provo, Utah....
Oklahoma State slips past West Virginia, snaps 6-game slide
Brandon Garrison tied a season high with 20 points to help lead Oklahoma State to a 70-66 victory over visiting West Virginia on Saturday....
No. 23 Iowa State stays perfect at home, defeating No. 7 Kansas
Tre King had 21 points and hit an unlikely four of Iowa State's season-high 14 3-pointers, as the No. 23 Cyclones remained undefeated at home with a 79-75 Big 12 victory over seventh-ranked Kansas on Saturday in Ames, Iowa....
Bulls, Blazers meet with potential roster shakeups on horizon
Two teams showcasing potential top available talent at the Feb. 8 trade deadline meet Sunday night when the Chicago Bulls visit the Portland Trail Blazers....
No. 25 New Mexico 'locked in' ahead of Nevada visit
No. 25 New Mexico enters its game Sunday with Nevada at Albuquerque, N.M., on a four-game winning streak, while the Wolf Pack ended a three-game losing streak by beating No. 24 Colorado State on Wednesday....
South Carolina continues hot SEC start against winless Missouri
B.J. Mack scored 21 points and South Carolina continued its hot spurt with a 72-64 victory over Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, S.C....
Providence defeats Georgetown, former head coach Ed Cooley
The hostility inside a sold-out Amica Mutal Pavilion was fervent before the start of Saturday's game between Providence and visiting Georgetown....
No. 14 Marquette puts Seton Hall away with dominant second half
Oso Ighodaro racked up 21 points and No. 14 Marquette used a strong second half to pick up a 75-57 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in a Big East Conference matchup in Milwaukee....
Florida wastes 21-point lead, rallies to beat Georgia in overtime
Florida recovered after blowing a 21-point second-half lead to get by Georgia 102-98 in overtime in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....