Basketball Page 645 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Jayson Tatum shines as Celtics take down Pacers
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 38 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 31 to help the Boston Celtics end the Indiana Pacers' six-game winning streak with a 118-101 victory in Indianapolis on Saturday night....

Julius Randle (39 points) helps streaking Knicks beat Wizards
Julius Randle bounced back from a quiet performance to score 39 points and the New York Knicks led wire to wire and pulled away down the stretch to beat the host Washington Wizards 121-105 on Saturday night....

Stingy Michigan State takes on Northwestern
Michigan State has surrendered no more than 75 points in a game during the five-game winning streak it brings to Northwestern on Sunday night....

Seeking sixth straight win, Clippers battle struggling Lakers
Two months after they last met, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers will renew acquaintances Sunday in a clash of hallway neighbors that have been headed in opposite directions....

Warriors won't have Chris Paul for meeting with Raptors
The Golden State Warriors expect to welcome back Draymond Green, albeit in a non-playing capacity, when they host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night in San Francisco....

Mark Mitchell helps No. 14 Duke knock off Notre Dame
Sophomore Mark Mitchell had 23 points and 14 rebounds to record his first career double-double, helping No. 14 Duke to a 67-59 victory against Notre Dame on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind....

Keion Brooks Jr. helps Washington hold off Oregon State
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor and Washington held on to earn its first Pac-12 victory of the season, defeating Oregon State 79-72 Saturday afternoon in Seattle....

No. 11 Oklahoma loses lead briefly, charges back to defeat Iowa St.
Javian McCollum scored 15 points to lead No. 11 Oklahoma to a 71-63 victory over Iowa State in their Big 12 matchup on Saturday in Norman, Okla....

Tylor Perry, Kansas State spoils UCF's Big 12 debut
Tylor Perry had a season-high 25 points as Kansas State welcomed UCF to the Big 12 with a resounding 77-52 victory at Manhattan, Kan. Perry hit six of his first eight 3-point attempts....

No. 5 Tennessee pins No. 22 Ole Miss with first loss of season
Jonas Aidoo had 24 points and 10 rebounds and No. 5 Tennessee defeated No. 22 Ole Miss 90-64 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn., in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams....

Grizzlies visit Suns in a matchup of confident teams
The Phoenix Suns look to stay hot in Sunday's finale of a six-game homestand when they welcome the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, who are on the second date of a three-game road swing....

Struggling Pistons visit defending champion Nuggets
The Detroit Pistons have three NBA titles and five trips to the finals, but this version of the franchise is far from those glory days....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma State holds off No. 23 TCU
Stailee Heard scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma State held off the last of several challenges by No. 23 TCU in winning their Big 12 matchup 67-59 on Saturday in Waco, Texas....

Florida State hangs on to defeat Virginia Tech
Primo Spears scored 11 points including two go-ahead free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to help Florida State hang on for a 77-74 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla....

Charlotte scores late, holds off No. 17 FAU's rally
Charlotte's Lu'Cye Patterson sank two free throws with 1.7 seconds left as the 49ers earned their first win over a Top 25 team in 14 years, upsetting No. 17 Florida Atlantic 70-68 on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C....

Devin McGlockton's 30 lead Boston College to road win at Georgia Tech
Devin McGlockton scored a season-high 30 points to help lead visiting Boston College to a 95-87 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga on Saturday....

Southern California has answers to slow down Stanford
Boogie Ellis used six 3-pointers as the foundation for a 22-point game, Isaiah Collier chipped in with 26 points and host Southern California took down giant-slayer Stanford 93-79 on Saturday in Los Angeles....

Mark Sears helps Alabama pick up road win at Vanderbilt
Led by Mark Sears' 21 points, Alabama got a 78-75 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams....

NBA reinstates Warriors' Draymond Green from suspension
The NBA reinstated Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green on Saturday following his suspension that resulted in him missing 12 games....

Late poise propels No. 18 Baylor past Oklahoma State
RayJ Dennis scored 18 points before fouling out late and Jalen Bridges and Ja'Kobe Walter had key free throws in the final minute as No. 18 Baylor escaped with a 75-70 overtime win over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams in Stillwater, Oklahoma....