Basketball Page 617 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
UCLA aims to make defensive stand against Oregon
LAS VEGAS — Fourth-seeded Oregon and No. 5 seed UCLA will meet in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Thursday after the Bruins won their first-round game against Oregon State 67-57 on Wednesday....
No. 15 South Carolina has something to prove vs. Arkansas
No. 15-ranked South Carolina will begin its postseason slate when it tips off against Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville....
No. 18 Utah State aims to continue magical run vs. Fresno State
Don't expect Utah State to sneak up on anyone this week....
No. 6 Arizona gets quick chance to avenge loss to USC
LAS VEGAS — Sixth-ranked Arizona enters the Pac-12 tournament as the No. 1 seed and possesses plenty of motivation as it heads into a quick rematch against ninth-seeded Southern California on Thursday in the quarterfinals....
Pitt can't afford slip-up against Wake Forest
Pitt sits in its best position entering an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in terms of its seed, but more work needs to be done....
No. 1 Houston seeks revenge against TCU in Big 12 tourney
Top-ranked Houston looks to continue its late-season hot streak and cement its spot atop the pack for the NCAA Tournament when it squares off against TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo....
Wisconsin looks to improve resume vs. Maryland
If there were two teams that were happy to see the regular season end and get a fresh start with the arrival of the postseason, they were Maryland and Wisconsin....
No. 20 BYU, No. 25 Texas Tech look to continue surprise run
Texas Tech finished the regular season with a flourish to gain a bye at the Big 12 Conference tournament and will need to rely on that momentum to hang around at the postseason party in the toughest league in the land....
After historic run, No. 2 UConn opens postseason vs. Xavier
NEW YORK — UConn dominated the Big East like never before, and now the defending national champions are setting their sights on winning the conference tournament....
No. 4 UNC begins quest for postseason glory
It already has been a noteworthy season for No. 4 North Carolina....
Strong first half propels Utah past Arizona State
LAS VEGAS - Sixth-seeded Utah had no problem with Arizona State in the final game of Day 1 of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament, blowing out the 11-seed Sun Devils 90-57....
No. 21 UNLV captures third straight Mountain West title
Desi-Rae Young compiled 18 points, 10 rebounds and six steals to lead No. 21 UNLV to 66-49 win over San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament championship game on Wednesday in Las Vegas....
NBA roundup: Kings hang on to take down Lakers
Harrison Barnes tied a season high with seven 3-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points, Domantas Sabonis put up a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings survived a late surge by LeBron James to beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 120-107 on Wednesday night....
Kings pull away from Lakers, complete season sweep
Harrison Barnes tied a season-high with seven 3-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points, Domantas Sabonis put up a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings survived a late surge by LeBron James to beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 120-107 on Wednesday night....
Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton help Blazers beat Hawks
Anfernee Simons recorded 36 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 106-102 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night....
Georgia rallies past Missouri, advances to face Florida
Blue Cain scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half as Georgia defeated Missouri 64-59 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....
Cincinnati bounces No. 16 Kansas from Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dan Skillings scored a game-high 25 points as Cincinnati defeated Kansas 72-52 in the final game of the Big 12 Championship second round Wednesday night....
Stanford escapes 18-point hole, stuns Cal in OT
LAS VEGAS — Stanford overcame an 18-point deficit in the second half to force overtime and beat Cal 87-76 on Wednesday night in an opening-round game of the Pac-12 tournament....
Boston College crushes Clemson, advances to ACC quarterfinals
WASHINGTON — Claudell Harris Jr. scored 27 points as Boston College pulled away in the first half and controlled the rest of the game to beat Clemson 76-55 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday....
Villanova squeaks by DePaul in Big East opener
Justin Moore hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds remaining to lift sixth-seeded Villanova past 11th-seeded DePaul 58-57 in the opening round of the Big East tournament Wednesday in New York City....