Basketball Page 624 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 1 Purdue closes nonconference play with rout of EKU
Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points in 26 minutes of action to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-53 win over Eastern Kentucky on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind....
Mike Mitchell Jr. leads Minnesota past Maine
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota pulled away for an 80-62 win over visiting Maine on Friday night in Minneapolis....
Joe Girard III, No. 18 Clemson cruise past Radford
Joe Girard III scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 18 Clemson to a 93-58 victory over visiting Radford on Friday....
Former Illinois State player leads No. 8 Kentucky's rout
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points in his first game against his former team Friday night as No. 8 Kentucky cruised past Illinois State 96-70 in Lexington, Ky....
Big night from Malik Reneau helps Indiana stop Kennesaw State
Malik Reneau established a career high for the second straight game, scoring 34 points Friday night as Indiana outgunned Kennesaw State 100-87 in Bloomington, Ind....
Norchad Omier passes milestone, Miami cruises past North Florida
Norchad Omier scored a season-high 27 points to surpass the 1,500-point mark for his career and lead Miami to a 95-55 victory over North Florida on Friday night in Coral Gables, Fla....
Texas star Rori Harmon (ACL) out for the season
The Texas Longhorns suffered a big blow with the school announcing Friday the loss of standout guard Rori Harmon for the season with a torn ACL in her right knee....
Warriors try to slow sizzling Luka Doncic, Mavericks
Luka Doncic gets a final opportunity to impress the voters and potentially lock up Western Conference Player of the Month honors when the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors close out their respective December schedules Saturday night in San Francisco....
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves set for Lakers' big duo
The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves each go for back-to-back wins when they tip off against one another Saturday night in Minneapolis....
USC, Oregon State aim for bounce-back effort
Southern California aims to emerge from its funk when it faces Oregon State in Pac-12 play Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Streaking Auburn aims to fight off threat from Chattanooga
KD Johnson and Jaylin Williams each reached the 1,000-point milestone in Auburn's last game....
Texas A&M tests Prairie View A&M in warmup for SEC play
Texas A&M is looking to head into SEC play on a winning streak as it hosts Prairie View A&M Saturday night in College Station, Texas....
West Virginia coming together as it faces Ohio State
West Virginia feels it is beginning to jell after a disjointed start to the season and will put that theory to test against Ohio State on Saturday in Cleveland....
Back home, healthy Jazz take on short-handed Heat
It hasn't happened many times this season, but the Utah Jazz don't have any players listed on the injury report heading into Saturday afternoon's game against the Miami Heat....
Arkansas expects strong challenge from UNC Wilmington
Arkansas should be on full alert before conference play begins....
Ta'Niya Latson goes off, No. 22 Florida State beats Georgia Tech
Ta'Niya Latson dropped 30 points and Makayla Tipson added 20 points and 14 rebounds to push No. 22 Florida State past Georgia Tech 95-80 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Friday in Tallahassee, Fla....
Facing Alabama A&M, Georgia eyes 8th straight win
Georgia aims to extend a pair of pronounced winning streaks on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Alabama A&M in Athens, Ga....
Kanye Clary drops 29 as Penn State handles Rider
Kanye Clary authored a 29-point performance Friday afternoon to lift Penn State to a comfortable 90-63 home victory over Rider in University Park, Pa....
Vanderbilt feels confident after near-upset, faces Dartmouth
Vanderbilt hopes to snap a four-game losing streak when it hosts Dartmouth on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn....
Missouri hopes to end three-game slide vs. Central Arkansas
Missouri will try to put a positive ending to a disappointing nonconference season Saturday when it hosts Central Arkansas in Columbia, Mo....