Basketball Page 638 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 6 USC escapes upset vs. Long Beach St.
Playing without starters Rayah Marshall and Juju Watkins, No. 6 USC needed a career-high 36 points from McKenzie Forbes to escape upset-minded Long Beach State 85-77 in Long Beach, Calif....
No. 3 Houston trounces turnover-plagued Texas State
Emanuel Sharp scored a game-high 17 points and No. 3 Houston forced 27 turnovers while cruising to a 72-37 home victory over Texas State on Thursday....
Bulls pull away in fourth to put away Spurs
Coby White scored 22 points, including 12 in the decisive fourth quarter, as the Chicago Bulls were at their best over the final 12 minutes while beating the visiting San Antonio Spurs 114-95 Thursday....
Mike Mitchell Jr. carries Minnesota past Ball State
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting, and Minnesota pulled away for an 80-63 win over visiting Ball State on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Curtis Jones, Iowa State too strong for Eastern Illinois
Curtis Jones made five 3-pointers and scored 18 points to help Iowa State notch an easy 80-48 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night at Ames, Iowa....
Miami crushes Stonehill from start to finish
Wooga Poplar led all scorers with 24 points and Norchad Omier had a double-double by halftime, finishing with 20 points and 17 rebounds, as Miami crushed Stonehill 97-59 Thursday night in Coral Gables, Fla....
Trey Murphy III, Pelicans push pat Cavaliers
Trey Murphy III scored a game-high 28 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Thursday night....
Short-handed Jazz deal Pistons 25th straight loss
Kelly Olynyk logged 27 points, six assists and four steals and the short-handed Utah Jazz put the host Detroit Pistons on the brink of matching the NBA's longest single-season losing streak with a 119-111 victory on Thursday night....
UCF overcomes tough start to defeat Florida A&M
UCF had four players score in double figures and the Knights pulled away in the second half for a 69-56 victory over Florida A&M Thursday night in Orlando....
Tramon Mark, Arkansas rally past Abilene Christian
Arkansas' Tramon Mark scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Razorbacks rallied past Abilene Christian 83-73 on Thursday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
Kanye Clary puts up 20 as Penn State tops Le Moyne
Kanye Clary scored a game-high 20 points to go along with six assists and five rebounds while leading Penn State to a 72-55 win over Le Moyne on Thursday in University Park, Pa....
After slow start, Oregon State turns it on vs. Idaho State
Jordan Pope scored a game-high 25 points and added eight assists Thursday as Oregon State shrugged off a slow start to knock off Idaho State 76-57 in Corvallis, Ore....
Colorado has no glitches in rout of Utah Tech
KJ Simpson scored 23 points, Luke O'Brien had 18 points, and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers 98-71 on Thursday night in Boulder, Colo....
Zakai Zeigler paces No. 8 Tennessee past Tarleton State
Zakai Zeigler scored 13 points to fuel No. 8 Tennessee to a 65-46 victory over visiting Tarleton State on Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn....
Texas A&M tunes up for SEC slate by hosting Houston Christian
Texas A&M aims to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Houston Christian in a nonconference game on Friday night in College Station....
Zach Edey, No. 1 Purdue romp over Jacksonville
Zach Edey scored 18 points on just eight shot attempts Thursday night as No. 1 Purdue cruised to a 100-57 nonconference rout of Jacksonville in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 9 Kentucky dispatches rival Louisville with ease
Antonio Reeves scored 22 of his season-high 30 points in the first half and No. 9 Kentucky took down in-state rival Louisville 95-76 on Thursday to win its third consecutive game away from home....
Michigan State dominates Stony Brook 99-55
Jaden Akins scored a career-high 22 points and Michigan State stretched its winning streak to three games by defeating Stony Brook 99-55 in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday night....
Claudell Harris Jr. on target as Boston College handles Lehigh
Claudell Harris Jr. scored 18 of his 29 points and canned four of his seven 3-pointers in the first half to lead Boston College to an 85-69 win over visiting Lehigh in its nonconference finale Thursday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Ohio State crushes New Orleans 78-36
Zed Key in his first start of the season scored 16 points to help host Ohio State rout New Orleans 78-36 on Thursday in Columbus....