Basketball Page 584 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Georgia Tech holds off Clemson in double overtime
Naithan George scored a team-high 20 points to help lead visiting Georgia Tech to a 93-90 double-overtime win over Clemson on Tuesday in Clemson, SC....

Tramon Mark hits winner as Arkansas edges Texas A&M
Tramon Mark sank the game-winning shot in the final second to cap his career-high 35-point performance, and host Arkansas survived blowing a 20-point lead to defeat Texas A&M 78-77 for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark....

Suns surge past Kings in final seconds
Kevin Durant hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns concluded the game with a 32-8 surge and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night....

Georgia hands South Carolina first home loss
Silas Demary Jr. collected 15 points and seven rebounds to fuel visiting Georgia to a 74-69 victory over South Carolina in a battle between Southeastern Conference rivals on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C....

Hunter Dickinson, No. 3 Kansas thrash Oklahoma State
Hunter Dickinson scored a game-high 21 points as No. 3 Kansas overwhelmed Oklahoma State 90-66 on Tuesday night in a Big 12 matchup at Stillwater, Okla....

No. 20 BYU beats No. 24 Iowa State for first Big 12 home win
Spencer Johnson scored 19 of his career-high 28 points in the first half and Noah Waterman added 18 as No. 20 BYU earned an 87-72 victory over No. 24 Iowa State at Provo, Utah, to win a home game in the Big 12 Conference for the first time....

Penn State tags No. 11 Wisconsin with first Big Ten loss
Kanye Clary supplied 27 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 20 as Penn State handed No. 11 Wisconsin its first Big Ten defeat with an 87-83 victory on Tuesday evening at University Park, Pa....

Monster run leads Seton Hall past St. John's
Al-Amir Dawes scored 21 points as Seton Hall ripped off 28 straight points bridging the first and second halves and pulled away for an 80-65 victory over St. John's on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J....

Kansas State closes OT on 9-0 run, gets by No. 9 Baylor
Arthur Kaluma converted a four-point play in the final minute of overtime to help Kansas State knock off No. 9 Baylor 68-64 on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan....

No. 21 Dayton beats Saint Louis, stretches streak to 11
DaRon Holmes II tallied game highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds to help lead No. 21 Dayton to a 70-65 victory over visiting Saint Louis on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio....

Joel Embiid scores 41 to help 76ers pull away from Nuggets
Joel Embiid had 41 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and the host Philadelphia 76ers used an 18-2 run in the fourth quarter to defeat the Denver Nuggets 126-121 on Tuesday....

Women's Top 25: No. 11 Texas trounces Kansas
Aaliyah Moore scored 17 points and Madison Booker added 15 as No. 11 Texas cruised past Kansas 91-56 on Tuesday in Austin, Texas....

Cincinnati ekes out overtime win over No. 19 TCU
Dan Skillings Jr. sank the game-winning layup with 22.3 seconds left in overtime to rally host Cincinnati past No. 19 TCU 81-77 on Tuesday night in a wild Big 12 contest....

NC State tops Wake Forest as tempers flare
DJ Horne scored 21 points as North Carolina State beat Wake Forest 83-76 on Tuesday night in a chaotic game in Raleigh, N.C., that featured four ejections....

JJ Starling helps Syracuse top Pittsburgh
JJ Starling had 17 points and three rebounds to help visiting Syracuse top Pittsburgh 69-58 on Tuesday to sweep the two-game regular-season series....

Alabama beats Mizzou, moves to 4-0 in SEC in Nate Oats' 200th win
Rylan Griffen and Aaron Estrada each scored 21 points as Alabama defeated Missouri 93-75 Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to give coach Nate Oats his 200th career victory....

Nets, Blazers enter matchup in search of momentum
The Brooklyn Nets and host Portland Trail Blazers are mired in long losing stretches, but one team is about to experience a happy night when the teams square off on Wednesday....

Xavier blows 19-point lead, recovers to beat Butler
Desmond Claude had a season-high 26 points and Xavier overcame blowing a 19-point, first-half lead to regroup and beat Butler 85-71 on Tuesday night in Big East play at Cincinnati....

Zach Edey guides No. 2 Purdue to lopsided win at Indiana
Zach Edey scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Tuesday night as No. 2 Purdue opened up a 22-point halftime lead and cruised to an 87-66 Big Ten Conference win over Indiana in Bloomington, Ind....

UCLA out of slump, hoping for more vs. 'scrappy' Arizona State
UCLA visits Pac-12 Conference counterpart Arizona State on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz., after each team ended a four-game streak....