Basketball Page 611 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 12 Arizona rallies from big deficit to stop UCLA
Pelle Larsson scored 22 points, sparking No. 12 Arizona's comeback from a 17-point second-half deficit Saturday as the Wildcats rallied past rival UCLA 77-71 in Tucson, Ariz....
RaeQuan Battle helps West Virginia upset 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....
Clemson dominates on the boards, downs Florida State
Chase Hunter scored 14 points and P.J. Hall added 13 as visiting Clemson surged to a 78-67 victory over Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla....
Wade Taylor IV paces Texas A&M road win over LSU
Wade Taylor IV scored five of his game-high 19 points down the stretch and Texas A&M defeated LSU 73-69 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La....
Late surge in first half helps Butler top DePaul
Butler carried momentum from a surge late in the first half and defeated visiting DePaul 74-60 in a battle of struggling Big East teams in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon....
Great Osobor, No. 16 Utah State thump Fresno State
Great Osobor scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, and No. 16 Utah State pulled away for an 83-62 win over Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference matchup Saturday in Logan, Utah....
Tolu Smith III leads Mississippi State past Vanderbilt
Tolu Smith III scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Mississippi State past Vanderbilt 68-55 in Starkville, Miss. on Saturday afternoon....
Damian Lillard steps up to lead Bucks past Pistons
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 45 points and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 141-135 Saturday afternoon....
No. 4 North Carolina dumps Boston College, runs winning streak to 8
RJ Davis netted 16 points and Harrison Ingram recorded a double-double as No. 4 North Carolina held off Boston College to earn a 76-66 victory on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Nebraska makes key shots to down Northwestern
Keisei Tominaga drilled a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and Nebraska held off Northwestern 75-69 in a Big Ten Conference contest Saturday in Lincoln, Neb....
No. 24 Iowa State takes big lead, holds off No. 19 TCU
Keshon Gilbert scored 20 points and Curtis Jones added 17 as No. 24 Iowa State overcame the absence of leading scorer Tamin Lipsey and held on for a 73-72 road victory Saturday over No. 19 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas....
Arizona State pressures USC, pulls away late in big win
Frankie Collins scored 17 points and dished seven assists, and his six steals keyed a tenacious defense as Arizona State sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with a 82-67 decision Saturday in Tempe, Arizona....
Zach Edey, No. 2 Purdue deliver Big Ten win at Iowa
Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked four shots, and No. 2 Purdue posted an 84-70 win over Iowa in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa....
No. 5 Houston clamps down, stifles UCF
LJ Cryer recorded 16 points and four steals and No. 5 Houston played suffocating defense while notching a 57-42 victory over visiting UCF in Big 12 play Saturday....
Sizzling No. 6 Tennessee snaps Alabama's 6-game winning streak
Dalton Knecht scored 25 points, Jonas Aidoo had 19 points and four blocks, and the sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers routed Alabama 91-71, handing the Crimson Tide their first loss in SEC play....
Croatian big man Zvonimir Ivisic cleared to play for Kentucky
Kentucky big man Zvonimir Ivisic was cleared to begin playing for the Wildcats, athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Saturday....
No. 15 Oklahoma goes on road, takes down Cincinnati
Javian McCollum overcame a right ankle injury to score a team-high 16 points as No. 15 Oklahoma held off host Cincinnati for a 69-65 Big 12 victory Saturday....
Oregon looks to regroup, rebound from loss with game at Utah
Oregon hopes to get back on track Sunday at Utah in Salt Lake City after suffering its first Pac-12 loss of the season....
B.J. Mack's 18 points help to lead South Carolina over Arkansas
B.J. Mack sparked an early surge with 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half as South Carolina defeated Arkansas 77-64 Saturday in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Fayetteville, Ark....
New-look Pacers try to end road trip on high note at Suns
The Indiana Pacers try to close out a six-game road swing on a high note on Sunday when they visit the recently surging Phoenix Suns....