Basketball Page 641 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Next stop on EWU's brutal schedule: Washington
To say Eastern Washington has taken a tough road this season would be an understatement....

Beat-up Oregon rounds out nonconference play vs. Kent State
Oregon men's basketball wraps up its nonconference schedule Thursday in Eugene, Ore., when the Ducks host Kent State in the first-ever meeting between the two programs....

Clippers best Mavericks for ninth consecutive win
Kawhi Leonard recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers stretched their winning streak to nine games with a 120-111 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night....

With Jalen Cook back, LSU confident for test vs. Lamar
LSU finally got point guard Jalen Cook eligible, and now the Tigers have the team they envisioned as their pre-SEC schedule winds down....

San Diego State looks to continue strong play, faces Stanford
Notching two victories after dropping out of the AP Top 25, San Diego State looks to continue its momentum hosting Stanford on Thursday night....

No. 15 Gonzaga hits triple figures vs. Jackson State
Graham Ike recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Gonzaga roll to a 100-76 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday night at Spokane, Wash....

Indiana aims to handle another upset bid, hosts North Alabama
Indiana just sidestepped one upset bid and now looks to extinguish another when it faces nonconference opponent North Alabama on Thursday night at Bloomington, Ind....

Lawson Lovering scores 17 as Utah thrashes Bellarmine
Lawson Lovering tallied 17 points and seven rebounds to lead Utah to an 85-43 victory over Bellarmine on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....

Georgia Tech, UMass clash in first round of Diamond Head Classic
Entering their first-round matchup in the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, Georgia Tech and UMass picked up marquee, but dicey, nonconference wins over the weekend — with each head coach knowing the victories could have been much smoother....

Northwestern overpowers cold-shooting Arizona State
Northwestern's Boo Buie made four 3-pointers, one more than Arizona State made as a team, and he finished with 22 points to lead the Wildcats to a 65-46 victory on Wednesday in the Hall of Fame Series at Phoenix....

Hawks end Rockets' lengthy homecourt winning streak
Trae Young finished with at least 30 points and 10 assists for the fifth straight game, but the late-game production of reserves Bogdan Bogdanovic and Onyeka Okongwu carried the visiting Atlanta Hawks past the Houston Rockets 134-127 on Wednesday....

Trail Blazers look to ride momentum, face struggling Wizards
The Portland Trail Blazers ended a seven-game slide and now look for back-to-back victories for the first time since Nov. 27 and 30....

High-scoring Iowa State prepares for Eastern Illinois
Iowa State has been racking up points and notching blowout victories....

Bulls overwhelm Lakers with 8 double-figure scorers
DeMar DeRozan finished with a game-high 27 points and Coby White followed with 17 to lead eight scorers in double figures and lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 124-108 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday....

Minnesota eyes fourth straight win, hosts Ball State
Minnesota will go for its fourth win in a row when it hosts Ball State on Thursday night in a nonconference matchup in Minneapolis....

Knicks end road woes vs. Nets, win 121-102
Julius Randle scored 19 of his 26 points in the first half as the New York Knicks led for almost the entire way in a 121-102 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night in New York....

Balanced attack helps Iowa cruise past UMBC
Tony Perkins scored 23 points and Brock Harding, Ben Krikke, and Payton Sandfort each notched double-doubles to help Iowa cruise past visiting Maryland, Baltimore County 103-81 on Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa....

Nikola Jokic stars, Nuggets handle Raptors
Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 15 rebounds as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-104 Wednesday night....

Joel Embiid adds to scoring rampage as Sixers top Wolves
Joel Embiid had 51 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers over the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 on Wednesday....

Heat put together balanced effort in topping Magic
Tyler Herro had 28 points to lead seven scorers in double figures as the visiting Miami Heat hit 15 3-pointers in a 115-106 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday....