Basketball Page 620 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Timberwolves foil Lakers' last-minute comeback bid
Anthony Edwards scored 31 points in 38 minutes, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night in Minneapolis....
Short-handed Bulls pull away from 76ers
DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead the host Chicago Bulls past the Philadelphia 76ers 105-92 on Saturday....
After big comeback win, Arizona State seeks more against Cal
Arizona State, coming off a comeback win at Stanford on Friday in which it led for only the last 31 seconds, hopes to keep its momentum going at California on Sunday in Berkeley, Calif....
Tyrese Haliburton's historic night leads Pacers past Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton became the first player in 33 years to post consecutive games with at least 20 points and 20 assists when he led the Indiana Pacers to a 140-126 win over the New York Knicks in Indianapolis on Saturday....
Ohio State pulls out OT win over West Virginia
Bruce Thornton scored six of his 11 points in overtime and sophomore Roddy Gayle Jr. scored a career-high 32 points to lead Ohio State to a 78-75 win over West Virginia on Saturday in Cleveland....
Texas A&M has no trouble with Prairie View A&M
Senior forwards Henry Coleman III and Andersson Garcia each had double-doubles, junior guard Wade Taylor IV scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the Texas A&M Aggies went on to a 79-54 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers on Saturday night at Reed Arena in College Station...
No. 19 Memphis knocks off Austin Peay
David Jones scored 19 points and No. 19 Memphis struggled at times before securing an 81-70 victory against visiting Austin Peay in its nonconference finale Saturday night....
Florida Gulf Coast knocks off No. 7 Florida Atlantic
Dallion Johnson sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining as host Florida Gulf Coast knocked off No. 7 Florida Atlantic 72-68 Saturday night in Fort Myers, Fla....
L.J. Cryer hits milestone as No. 3 Houston blitzes Penn
Senior guard L.J. Cryer surpassed 1,000 career points while freshman forward Joseph Tugler posted a career-high 13 points as third-ranked Houston completed an unbeaten nonconference slate with an 81-42 home victory over Penn on Saturday....
Pistons edge Raptors, end record-tying, 28-game skid
Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and dished out 12 assists as the host Detroit Pistons snapped their record-tying, 28-game losing streak by defeating the Toronto Raptors 129-127 on Saturday....
Suns hope stars continue to build chemistry vs. Magic
The Phoenix Suns finally won a game where Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal played together....
No. 14 BYU too sharp for Wyoming
Trevin Knell and Noah Waterman scored 17 points apiece and were a combined 8 of 15 on 3-pointers as No. 14 BYU blew away Wyoming 94-68 in the nonconference matchup on Saturday in Provo, Utah....
Jazz find plenty of scoring options to beat Heat
Collin Sexton scored 22 and Keyonte George added 21 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-109 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday in Salt Lake City....
Keyon Menifield Jr. powers Arkansas past UNC Wilmington
Keyon Menifield Jr. finished with a career-high 32 points in just his third game with Arkansas, leading the Razorbacks to a 106-90 victory over visiting UNC Wilmington on Saturday at Fayetteville, Ark....
Celtics face Spurs looking to cap stellar December
The Boston Celtics will look to finish a successful December with another win when they travel to play the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Sunday....
Vanderbilt smothers Dartmouth's offense in win
Vanderbilt's Ezra Manjon scored 23 points and Tyrin Lawrence added a season-high 22 points, leading the Commodores to a 69-53 win over visiting Dartmouth in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday....
It's a point guard battle as Grizzlies welcome Kings
Point guard stars De'Aaron Fox and Ja Morant go head-to-head for the first time in almost exactly a year when the Sacramento Kings visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night....
Oregon withstands late drought to top UCLA
Jackson Shelstad shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range and led Oregon with 20 points, and the Ducks weathered a late-game scoring drought to hold off visiting UCLA, 64-59, on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon....
Hunter Dickinson helps No. 2 Kansas roll past Wichita State
Hunter Dickinson had another double-double for No. 2 Kansas as the Jayhawks cruised past Wichita State 86-67 on Saturday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo....
DePaul starts quickly in 2nd half, rolls past Chicago State
Elijah Fisher had 16 points and seven rebounds and K.T. Raimey added a career-high 15 points to lift host DePaul to a 70-58 win against Chicago State on Saturday in Chicago....