Basketball Page 626 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 11 North Carolina State outlasts No. 14 Oakland in OT
PITTSBURGH — DJ Burns Jr. had six points and one crucial assist in overtime and No. 11 seed North Carolina State outlasted No. 14 Oakland 79-73 on Saturday night to secure an improbable Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament's South Region....
De’Aaron Fox lifts Kings over Magic, 109-107
De'Aaron Fox scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Keegan Murray added 22, and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 109-107 on Saturday....
Ohio State upends Va. Tech 81-73, earns NIT quarters
Jamison Battle led five Ohio State players in double-figure scoring with 21 points as Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech 81-73 in the second round of the NIT in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday....
Iowa, Utah battle for spot in NIT quarterfinals
It isn't the NCAA Tournament, but that didn't take any satisfaction away from Utah or Iowa after they won their first NIT games earlier this week....
Lakers face Pacers, try to strengthen play-in chances
The Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers will compress their season series into six days with the first of the two meetings taking place Sunday in Los Angeles....
No. 13 Yale eyes another shocker vs. San Diego State
Fifth-seeded San Diego State is aiming for a Sweet 16 appearance to piggyback on last year's run to the NCAA title game....
Iowa St. pulls away to oust Wazzu, advance to Sweet 16
Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points and Iowa State reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons with a 67-56 victory over Washington State on Saturday in East Region second-round play at Omaha, Neb....
North Carolina recovers to bounce Michigan State, 85-69
CHARLOTTE — RJ Davis scored 20 points and No. 1 seed North Carolina shrugged off a slow start and a couple of shaky moments to defeat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament's West Region second round Saturday night....
No. 1 Houston poised for challenge vs. surging Texas A&M
MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets' Toyota Center, the Aggies didn't have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss....
Battling for top spot, Wolves out to sweep Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to finish off a regular-season series sweep against the Golden State Warriors when the teams tip off Sunday evening in Minneapolis....
Bucks, Thunder figure to light up scoreboard
A couple of teams toward the top of their respective conferences face off for the first time as the Milwaukee Bucks welcome the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night....
LSU coach Kim Mulkey threatens legal action against Wash. Post
LSU women's coach Kim Mulkey addressed media Saturday amid speculation that she would soon be the subject of a Washington Post article, going so far as to threaten legal action against the newspaper....
Wake Forest-Georgia tangle again, this time in NIT
No. 1 seeded Wake Forest will host No. 4 seed Georgia in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C....
Gonzaga ousts No. 4 seed Kansas in 89-68 drubbing
Anton Watson scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Gonzaga delivered a massive second-half knockout punch in routing Kansas 89-68 on Saturday in Midwest Region second-round action at Salt Lake City....
Cavaliers, Heat missing key pieces entering rematch
The Miami Heat, who have lost six of their past nine games, are set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night....
Caitlin Clark (27 points), Iowa cruise past Holy Cross
Caitlin Clark scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished 10 assists to lead No. 1 seed Iowa to a 91-65 win over Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City....
Women's NCAA Tournament Albany 1 roundup: No. 2 Notre Dame handles Kent St.
Sonia Citron scored a career-high-tying 29 points to power No. 2 Notre Dame to an 81-67 first-round NCAA Tournament victory over No. 15 Kent State on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind....
Indiana St. hosts Minnesota for spot in NIT quarters
No. 1 seed Indiana State will look to advance to the NIT quarterfinals when it tips off against Minnesota on Sunday afternoon in Terre Haute, Ind....
Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 4 roundup: No. 3 NC State runs off from No. 14 Chattanooga
Aziaha James scored a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as third-seeded North Carolina State defeated No. 14 Chattanooga 64-45 in the opening round of the Women's NCAA Tournament's Portland 4 Regional on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C....
LSU faces Middle Tennessee team coming off historic comeback
LSU had a much tougher time than expected against a huge underdog in its first game in the Women's NCAA Tournament....