Basketball Page 574 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No rest for Rockets as clash with Celtics looms
By the time overtime commenced on Saturday, the Houston Rockets' Cam Whitmore didn't seem to have much left in the tank....
Nuggets, coming off big road win, face woeful Wizards
The Denver Nuggets beat the team with the best record in the NBA on Friday night and now will face a team trying to stay out of the league's cellar....
Top 25 roundup: West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Kansas
RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and Pat Suemnick added 20 as West Virginia upset No. 3 Kansas 91-85 on Saturday in a highly entertaining Big 12 clash in Morgantown, W.Va....
NBA roundup: Rockets hang on to edge Jazz in OT
Alperen Sengun matched a career high with 37 points and added 14 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. also recorded a double-double as the Houston Rockets held on for a 127-126 overtime victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday....
Spencer Jones' long-range shooting lifts Stanford over Washington
Spencer Jones established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers to lead host Stanford to a 90-80 victory over Washington in Pac-12 play on Saturday night....
Rockets hold off Jazz for overtime victory
Alperen Sengun matched a career high with 37 points and added 14 rebounds, and Jabari Smith Jr. also recorded a double-double as the Houston Rockets held on for a 127-126 overtime victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday....
Thunder end Wolves' winning streak at four games
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points on 10-for-22 shooting, and the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-97 on Saturday night in Minneapolis....
Pitt wins at No. 7 Duke for first time in 45 years
Blake Hinson didn't miss from 3-point range and scored 24 points to help Pittsburgh snap No. 7 Duke's eight-game winning streak with an 80-76 ACC upset Saturday at Durham, N.C....
Balanced attack fuels No. 13 Auburn past No. 22 Ole Miss
Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome each scored 13 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 13 Auburn established a 19-point halftime lead on its way to an 82-59 Southeastern Conference rout of No. 22 Ole Miss on Saturday night in Auburn, Ala....
No. 1 UConn survives battle with Villanova
Tristen Newton scored 25 points, Cam Spencer added 14 and No. 1 UConn defeated host Villanova 66-65 Saturday in Philadelphia....
Balanced attack carries Bulls past Grizzlies
Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points off the bench and DeMar DeRozan added 18 to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 125-96 win against the visiting Memphis Grizzles on Saturday....
Florida overcomes 36 points from Tamar Bates, downs Missouri
Tyrese Samuel scored 17 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 15 to help Florida post a 79-67 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, Mo....
Julius Randle's triple-double leads Knicks past Raptors
Jalen Brunson had 38 points and nine assists and Julius Randle posted the Knicks' first triple-double of this season in New York's 126-100 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors in the first game between the teams since their blockbuster trade on Dec. 30....
Cavs cruise past Hawks as win streak hits 7
Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill each scored 18 points to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-95 wire-to-wire win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday....
Spurs erase late 12-point deficit to top Wizards
Jeremy Sochan scored five of his 23 points in the final minute to help the San Antonio Spurs rally from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 131-127 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday night....
Joel Embiid stays hot as 76ers hold off Hornets
Joel Embiid's 33 points and 10 rebounds lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to a 97-89 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night....
Late surge leads Kansas State past Oklahoma State
Arthur Kaluma scored a game-high 23 points as Kansas State surged from behind in the second half to defeat Oklahoma State 70-66 in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday evening....
Colorado crushes Oregon State, remains perfect at home
Colorado improved to 12-0 at home and Oregon State is now 0-7 away from Corvallis, Ore., after the Buffaloes' 90-57 victory over the Beavers on Saturday at Boulder, Colo....
Blazers take on Lakers in search of third straight win
With consecutive victories for the first time since just after Thanksgiving, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the road on Sunday to face the Los Angeles Lakers in an effort to match their longest winning streak of the season....
No. 25 Texas Tech rallies to defeat No. 20 BYU
Headed toward another humbling loss, No. 25 Texas Tech was at a crossroads Saturday at home against No, 20 BYU....