Basketball Page 582 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
UCLA rallies, hands Arizona State first home loss
Sebastian Mack scored consecutive layups in the final 72 seconds, and UCLA completed a rally from down as many as 15 points to hand Arizona State its first home loss of the season in a 68-66 decision on Wednesday in Tempe, Arizona....
Big first half propels No. 13 Auburn past Vanderbilt
Jaylin Williams scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, as No. 13 Auburn grabbed a big first-half lead en route to an 80-65 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday evening....
No. 5 Houston bounces back from losses, beats No. 25 Texas Tech
Jamal Shead scored a career-high 29 points and added 10 assists and paced the fifth-ranked Houston Cougars to a 77-54 victory over the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders on Wednesday....
Balanced scoring boosts Providence past DePaul
Devin Carter scored 25 points and Josh Oduro added 17 to lead five players in double figures and boost visiting Providence to a 100-62 victory against DePaul on Wednesday in Chicago....
Lakers overcome triple-double from Mavs' Luka Doncic
Anthony Davis scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell delivered 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers continued their revival with a 127-110 home victory to spoil the return of the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic on Wednesday....
Pelicans' team-record 3-point effort too much for Hornets
Brandon Ingram had the third triple-double of his career and led a franchise-record 3-point performance as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the reeling Charlotte Hornets 132-112 on Wednesday night....
Jalen Brunson scores 30 to carry Knicks past Rockets
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points in his return from a calf injury Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who pulled away in the second half of a 109-94 win over the Houston Rockets....
No. 15 Oklahoma stops skid with victory over WVU
Jalon Moore scored 16 points to lift No. 15 Oklahoma to a 77-63 win over West Virginia on Wednesday in Norman, Okla....
Hawks' Dejounte Murray scores at buzzer to edge Magic
Dejounte Murray scored 26 points and made an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 106-104 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Wednesday....
Down 15 in second half, UCF storms back to stun Texas
Jaylin Sellers poured in 24 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as UCF roared back from 16 points down to stun Texas 77-71 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Austin, Texas....
Long-range attack propels Celtics past Spurs
Jayson Tatum tossed in a team-high 24 points and the short-handed Boston Celtics made 18 of their 38 3-point attempts en route to a 117-98 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night....
Georges Niang's career night leads Cavs past Bucks
Georges Niang scored a career-high 33 points off the bench and Donovan Mitchell added 31 to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday....
Gary Trent Jr. fuels Raptors to lopsided win over Heat
Gary Trent Jr. scored 28 points, including knocking down eight 3-pointers, to lead the Toronto Raptors past the visiting Miami Heat 121-97 on Wednesday night....
Rutgers rebounds, knocks off Nebraska in OT
Clifford Omoruyi's 14 points and 15 rebounds helped Rutgers force overtime and power the Scarlet Knights to an 87-82 comeback win over visiting Nebraska on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J....
Anthony Edwards leads Wolves to win over Pistons
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points and dished eight assists as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Detroit Pistons 124-117 on Wednesday night....
Florida State tops Miami for fifth straight win
Reserve Cam Corhen scored 16 points on 7-for-7 shooting from the floor as the Florida State Seminoles won their fifth straight Atlantic Coast Conference game, defeating the host Miami Hurricanes, 84-75, on Wednesday night....
Jordan Wright, LSU sink No. 22 Ole Miss
Jordan Wright scored a game-high 27 points, three teammates joined him in double figures and LSU defeated No. 22 Ole Miss 89-80 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Virginia runs past Virginia Tech to stay perfect at home
Jordan Minor and Reece Beekman scored 16 points each, leading Virginia to a 65-57 win over Virginia Tech before a sellout crowd Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va....
No. 1 UConn holds off No. 18 Creighton despite cold shooting
Tristen Newton had a team-high 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists as No. 1 Connecticut topped No. 18 Creighton 62-48 on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn....
Antonio Reeves, No. 8 Kentucky dump Mississippi State
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points and No. 8 Kentucky opened up a 20-point, first-half lead en route to a 90-77 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday in Lexington, Ky....