Basketball Page 621 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sizzling Thunder welcome struggling Nets
The upward trajectory continues for the Oklahoma City Thunder....
Wizards try for a winning streak, host tumbling Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards are searching for answers as they wrap up play in the 2023 calendar year....
Utah looking to keep momentum playing Pac-12 foe Washington
Utah started its final Pac-12 season with a bang. Now the Utes hope to keep things rolling Sunday when they host Washington in Salt Lake City....
Mizzou blasts Central Arkansas behind 25 from Tamar Bates
Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points as Missouri routed Central Arkansas 92-59 Saturday in Columbia, Mo....
Miss. State looks to stay hot vs. Bethune-Cookman
Mississippi State looks to close out 2023 with a win when it plays host to Bethune-Cookman on Sunday in Starkville, Miss....
Colorado eyes sixth straight win, hosts Wazzu
Colorado coach Tad Boyle admitted he didn't sleep well the night before the Buffaloes' Pac-12 Conference opener....
Blue Cain, Georgia cruise past Alabama A&M
Blue Cain scored a season high-tying 18 points to fuel Georgia to a 93-73 victory over visiting Alabama A&M on Saturday in Athens, Ga....
Michigan State surges past Indiana State
Tyson Walker had 22 points and Michigan State stretched its winning streak to four games by pulling away from Indiana State 87-75 on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich....
No. 16 Duke comes up aces in rout of Queens
Jared McCain scored a season-high 24 points and No. 16 Duke rolled past visiting Queens 106-69 on Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C....
No. 10 Marquette outlasts No. 22 Creighton, 72-67
Sean Jones and Tyler Kolek each scored 15 points and Kolek dished eight assists to lead No. 10 Marquette to a 72-67 win over the visiting No. 22 Creighton Bluejays on Saturday in Milwaukee....
Wake Forest rolls past Virginia Tech to extend win streak
Hunter Sallis scored a game-high 20 points to help lead Wake Forest to an 86-63 victory over visiting Virginia Tech on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C....
No. 20 James Madison downs Texas St. for 13th straight win
T.J. Bickerstaff had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 20 James Madison pulled away in the second half for an 82-65 Sun Belt Conference victory over Texas State on Saturday in Harrisonburg, Va....
South Carolina routs Florida A&M, tops last season's win total
Collin Murray-Boyles netted a career-high 17 points as South Carolina kept its home mark perfect, throttling Florida A&M 94-62 on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, S.C....
Hot-shooting Alabama blows out Liberty
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 19 points in a reserve role as Alabama blew out Liberty 101-56 in its nonleague finale Saturday afternoon at Birmingham, Ala....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina jolts East Carolina
Kamilla Cardoso posted a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double to pace a balanced attack as No. 1 South Carolina crushed East Carolina 73-36 on Saturday in Greenville, N.C....
Florida rolls past Quinnipiac, 97-72
Will Richard knocked down five 3-pointers to headline a 22-point performance as host Florida beat Quinnipiac 97-72 on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....
Lipscomb hangs on to edge Florida State
Will Pruitt totaled 24 points and seven rebounds to lead Lipscomb to a 78-75 victory over Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla....
Reserves power Syracuse past Pitt down the stretch
Quadir Copeland recorded 22 points and nine rebounds off the bench to guide Syracuse to an 81-73 home victory over Pitt in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon....
Daniss Jenkins helps St. John's hold off Hofstra down stretch
Daniss Jenkins flirted with a triple-double Saturday afternoon as St. John's fended off an upset bid by Hofstra to earn an 84-79 win at Elmont, N.Y....
Derek Simpson lifts Rutgers past upset-minded Stonehill
Derek Simpson drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds left and Rutgers survived an upset bid by visiting Stonehill, escaping with a 59-58 win Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J....