Basketball Page 616 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

No. 4 UNC aims to continue hot streak at Boston College
No. 4 North Carolina will attempt to match its longest winning streak in five years when it faces Boston College on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass....

Pascal Siakam expected to debut with Pacers at Trail Blazers
Pascal Siakam is expected to make his Pacers debut when Indiana visits the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night....

NBA roundup: Thunder end Jazz's winning streak
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the Utah Jazz's six-game winning streak with a 134-129 victory Thursday night in Salt Lake City....

Top 25 roundup: USF rallies, stuns No. 10 Memphis
Kasean Pryor made a foul shot with 4.4 seconds left Thursday night, capping visiting South Florida's comeback from a 20-point, second-half deficit as the Bulls upset No. 10 Memphis 74-73....

Myles Rice scores 35 as Washington State stomps Stanford
Myles Rice scored a career-high 35 points as Washington State never trailed in defeating host Stanford 89-75 in a Pac-12 Conference game Thursday night....

Short-staffed Pacers hold off Kings
Ben Mathurin had 25 points and T.J. McConnell 20 in a balanced attack and the Indiana Pacers, playing short-handed after their big trade with the Toronto Raptors, survived a frantic finish to turn back the host Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night....

Colorado ends Oregon's perfect Pac-12 start
Freshman Cody Williams scored a season-high 23 points and KJ Simpson added 22, leading Colorado to an 86-70 win over Oregon on Thursday night in Boulder, Colo....

Timberwolves dominate fourth quarter to beat Grizzlies
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 11-for-19 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 118-103 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night in Minneapolis....

Gonzaga pounds Pepperdine for Mark Few's 700th win
Graham Ike scored 24 points and Gonzaga coach Mark Few recorded his 700th career victory as the Bulldogs beat Pepperdine 86-61 on Thursday in Malibu, Calif....

Thunder stop Jazz winning streak at six
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the Utah Jazz's six-game winning streak with a 134-129 win Thursday night in Salt Lake City....

Moses Wood's buzzer-beating trey lifts Washington past Cal
Moses Wood drained a corner 3-pointer as time expired to give Washington a dramatic 77-75 victory over Cal in Pac-12 play on Thursday night at Berkeley, Calif....

Utah stays perfect at home, tromping Oregon State
A jet-lagged Oregon State team shot 29.1 percent and Keba Keita led Utah with 18 points and 15 rebounds in the Utes' 74-47 victory Thursday night in Salt Lake City....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Miami blitzes No. 4 NC State
Shayeann Day-Wilson, Jasmyne Roberts and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points apiece as Miami stunned No. 4 North Carolina State with a thorough 73-59 upset victory on Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla....

No. 14 Illinois takes care of Michigan
Coleman Hawkins scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Illinois pulled away for an 88-73 win over host Michigan on Thursday night in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich....

Jalen Brunson pours in 41 to power Knicks past Wizards
Jalen Brunson scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter to fuel the host New York Knicks to a 113-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday....

DeMar DeRozan helps Bulls outlast Scottie Barnes, Raptors
DeMar DeRozan had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists and the visiting Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors 116-110 Thursday night....

USF escapes 20-point hole, stuns No. 10 Memphis
Kasean Pryor made a foul shot with 4.4 seconds left Thursday night, capping visiting South Florida's comeback from a 20-point, second-half deficit as the Bulls upset No. 10 Memphis 74-73....

No. 23 FAU rallies past upset-minded Wichita State
Alijah Martin scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, Florida Atlantic overcame double-digit deficits in both halves and the No. 23 Owls rallied past Wichita State 86-77 on Thursday night in Boca Raton, Fla....

No. 5 Houston won't 'overreact' to losses ahead of UCF game
Houston went 17-1 in American Athletic Conference league play a season ago, but the Big 12 is proving to be an entirely different deal....

No. 19 TCU out for bounce-back win, faces No. 24 Iowa State
No. 19 TCU will get a chance to pick up the pieces following a frustrating defeat when it hosts No. 24 Iowa State on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas....