Basketball Page 575 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Cincinnati defense leads the way in upset at No. 15 Texas Tech
With the national spotlight shining elsewhere, the Cincinnati Bearcats and 15th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders didn't garner a ton of attention, but that didn't prevent the teams from delivering one of the more competitive games in the country Saturday....
Pitt grinds out 70-60 win over Notre Dame
It took some time, but host Pittsburgh warmed up Saturday evening against Notre Dame, earning a 70-60 win in a matchup between teams trending in different directions....
No. 22 BYU overcomes slow start, knocks off West Virginia
Fousseyni Traore tallied 24 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 22 BYU to an 86-73 victory over West Virginia on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Johni Broome's big 2nd half leads No. 16 Auburn past Ole Miss
Johni Broome scored all 15 of his points in the second half and No. 16 Auburn surged past Ole Miss 91-77 on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss....
Malik Hall, Michigan State knock off Maryland again
Malik Hall had 19 points and seven rebounds as Michigan State pulled away from Maryland 63-54 in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday....
N.C. State pulls away from Ga. Tech, 82-76
D.J. Horne scored 26 points and Jayden Taylor added 21 as host North Carolina State took control in the second half and recorded an 82-76 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C....
Gabe Madsen helps Utah defeat Colorado
Gabe Madsen scored 21 points, Deivon Smith had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Utah beat Colorado 73-68 in Pac-12 play at Salt Lake City on Saturday....
Blazers get quick rematch with Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers, young and short-handed, still put up a fight on the road in a losing cause against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night....
Texas A&M caps comeback to knock off Florida
Tyrece Radford led the way with 26 points, including the deciding jumper with 35.8 seconds, left as Texas A&M stunned Florida 67-66 Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference thriller at College Station, Texas....
Bulls' Zach LaVine to have foot surgery, out for the season
Chicago Bulls wing Zach LaVine will miss the remainder of the season after next week's scheduled surgery to repair a right foot injury, the Bulls announced Saturday....
Johnny Dawkins gets 300th win as UCF topples No. 23 Oklahoma
Jaylin Sellers scored 20 points to lead UCF to a 74-63 win over No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday in Orlando, Florida....
Timberwolves see pattern in losses, don't want repeat vs. Rockets
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to bounce back from a fourth-quarter collapse when they host the Houston Rockets Sunday in Minneapolis....
Hunter Dickinson helps No. 8 Kansas handle No. 4 Houston
Hunter Dickinson recorded 20 points and eight rebounds to help No. 8 Kansas notch a 78-65 victory over No. 4 Houston on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 showdown at Lawrence, Kan....
Michigan suffers another 2nd-half collapse in loss to Rutgers
Michigan's second-half woes continued Saturday as visiting Rutgers rallied from a 15-point deficit behind Derek Simpson's 19 points for a 69-59 win in their Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich....
San Diego State continues home dominance of No. 17 Utah State
Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to help host San Diego State post an 81-67 win against No. 17 Utah State in a Mountain West game on Saturday afternoon....
Vanderbilt ends its suffering, prolongs Missouri's in comeback win
Vanderbilt (6-15, 1-7 Southeastern Conference), led by Ezra Manjon's 17 points, snapped a seven-game losing streak, topping Missouri (8-14, 0-9) by a 68-61 score in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon....
Pacers drag four-game slide into matchup with Hornets
While the Indiana Pacers are trying to prevent a slump from getting out of hand, the Charlotte Hornets are once again trying to snap out of their own doldrums....
Injured Raptors must contend with Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been on the best offensive tear of his six-year NBA career....
Two double-doubles power Cal past Arizona St., 81-66
Jalen Cone scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and Fardaws Aimaq had 20 points and 14 rebounds in California's 81-66 road victory Saturday over Arizona State at Tempe, Ariz....
In game of runs, Minnesota outlasts Northwestern in OT
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, and Minnesota capped a late comeback with a 75-66 overtime win against Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis....