Basketball Page 593 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Iowa's long-range shooting prowess too much for Nebraska
Owen Freeman had a career-high 22 points and Fran McCaffery tied the career wins record at Iowa in a 94-76 win over Nebraska on Friday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Iowa City....
Bam Adebayo's big shot lifts Heat over Magic
Bam Adebayo hit a go-ahead jumper at the free-throw line with 18.8 seconds left, leading the host Miami Heat to a 99-96 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night....
Klay Thompson shows off range as Warriors overtake Bulls
Klay Thompson returned to the site of his record-setting 3-point performance and turned in another dazzling long-range show, leading the undermanned Golden State Warriors to a 140-131 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Friday....
Villanova extends dominance of DePaul, sweeps season series
Eric Dixon scored 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting as Villanova trounced visiting DePaul 94-69 in a Big East contest on Friday evening....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs wallop hapless Hornets
Victor Wembanyama racked up 26 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes of court time as the San Antonio Spurs rocked the visiting Charlotte Hornets 135-99 on Friday....
Wolves hand hapless Blazers another blowout loss
Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting and collected 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves steamrolled the wobbly Portland Trail Blazers 116-93 on Friday night at Minneapolis....
Paul George (37 points), Clippers rout undermanned Grizzlies
Paul George drained seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 35 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the banged-up Memphis Grizzlies 128-119 on Friday night....
Tobias Harris puts up 37 points as 76ers slam Kings
Tobias Harris scored a season-high 37 points to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 112-93 on Friday....
Rockets' late comeback extends Pistons' skid to 7
Alperen Sengun scored 29 points and the visiting Houston Rockets edged the Detroit Pistons 112-110 on Friday night....
Balanced-scoring Pacers stroll to win over Hawks
The Indiana Pacers weren't slowed by the absence their top scorer, as they placed eight players in double figures and overpowered the host Atlanta Hawks 126-108 on Friday to post their ninth victory in 10 games....
Grizzlies G Desmond Bane (ankle) won't return vs. Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane exited Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the third quarter due to a left ankle sprain....
Indiana snaps Minnesota's seven-game win streak
Mackenzie Mgbako scored 19 points, Kel'el Ware registered a double-double and Indiana held on for a 74-62 win over visiting Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday evening in Bloomington, Ind....
Alabama, Mississippi State hope to parlay big wins into more success
Alabama and Mississippi State are both coming off strong wins as they head into their Southeastern Conference meeting Saturday night in Starkville, Miss....
Confident Cal seeks to hand Oregon first league loss this season
Oregon aims to continue an undefeated start to Pac-12 Conference play on Saturday night when it hosts California in Eugene, Ore....
Learning the Big 12 ropes, Cincinnati prepares for No. 14 Baylor
It didn't take long for Cincinnati to learn that the margin between victory and defeat is very thin in the Big 12....
Iowa State is hot, trying to stay perfect at home vs. Oklahoma State
Iowa State is riding a wave of momentum going into its Big 12 game against Oklahoma State on Saturday in Ames, Iowa....
Miami tries to shake ugly loss when it visits improving Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech and Miami are in vastly different mindsets entering their Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va....
No. 25 Texas rolls into tough test at West Virginia
No. 25 Texas looks for just its second true road win off the season Saturday in one of the nation's tougher places to accomplish that goal when the Longhorns battle West Virginia in a Big 12 clash in Morgantown, West Virginia....
TCU looking for more upsets as No. 2 Houston pays a visit
After getting past ninth-ranked Oklahoma on Wednesday, another Top 25 duel awaits TCU as No. 2 Houston makes the trip north for Big 12 action on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas....
No. 11 Duke rolling into rematch with Georgia Tech
No. 11 Duke is coming off one of its more impressive performances of the season. Next up for the Blue Devils is trying to avenge one of their most disappointing games....