Basketball Page 648 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Suns rally from 16-point deficit, upend Wizards
The Phoenix Suns rallied from a 16-point deficit and outscored the visiting Washington Wizards 31-19 in the fourth quarter en route to a 112-118 win Sunday....

No. 20 James Madison learning to maintain effort, faces Coppin St.
As No. 20 James Madison has negotiated the least challenging part of its schedule, the Dukes have had to overcome lapses in focus....

Bucks halt upstart Rockets' winning streak
Damian Lillard had 39 points and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks posted their fourth straight win, beating the visiting Houston Rockets 128-119 on Sunday....

Lakers, Knicks both seek return to winning ways
The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks both have seen the best version of themselves in recent days and will try to rekindle that feeling when the teams meet Monday in Los Angeles....

Iowa State stays hot, cruises past Florida A&M
Iowa State's Tre King scored the first basket against Florida A&M just 20 seconds into the game, and the Cyclones never looked back on their way to a 96-58 win on Sunday in Ames, Iowa....

Nets looking for better result on Western trip in facing Jazz
After they both lost in Northern California on Saturday night, the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets are both hoping for a bounce-back win Monday night in Salt Lake City....

No. 17 Colorado State eases past CSU-Pueblo
Isaiah Stevens scored 18 points, Patrick Cartier, Nique Clifford and Taviontae Jackson added 13 apiece and No. 17 Colorado State rebounded from its only loss of the season to earn an 86-54 victory over visiting CSU-Pueblo on Sunday in Fort Collins, Colo....

Triple-double specialists highlight Mavs-Nuggets showdown
The Denver Nuggets know they're going to get everyone's best game because they're the reigning champions, and they found out how it felt Saturday night in a last-second loss to Oklahoma City....

Grizzlies face Thunder in final game before Ja Morant returns
The Memphis Grizzlies hope Ja Morant's return can lift them out of their season-long funk and back into playoff contention....

Heat aiming higher, host sizzling Timberwolves
Miami Heat forward Kevin Love put it best....

Seton Hall outlasts Missouri in high-scoring affair
Al-Amir Dawes scored 25 points and Dylan Addae-Wasu added 20 points with six rebounds and six assists as Seton Hall defeated Missouri 93-87 Sunday in Kansas City....

Ex-G League player being held on murder charge
A former member of the Portland Trail Blazers has been charged with murder following the discovery of the remains of a missing woman near Las Vegas, police said Sunday....

Oklahoma State uses total team effort to cruise past Oral Roberts
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 12 points with 11 rebounds as Oklahoma State jumped out to a comfortable lead early and cruised to an 81-60 victory Sunday over visiting Oral Roberts at Stillwater, Okla....

Andrej Stojakovic, Stanford coast past Idaho
Freshman Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points, Maxime Raynaud anchored a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds and Stanford pulled away from visiting Idaho early en route to an 82-64 victory Sunday afternoon....

After close loss, UCF ready to reset against Maine
After narrowly losing to one of the nation's few unbeaten teams, UCF will hope to get back to winning when it faces Maine on Monday night in Orlando, Fla....

Wake Forest, enjoying variety of scoring threats, faces Delaware St.
Wake Forest took on a new look with the recent addition of a player, but the Demon Deacons have other potent options as well....

Mississippi State uses extended runs to turn back North Texas
KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points off the bench, D.J. Jeffries added 13 and Mississippi State pulled away from North Texas for a 72-54 victory Sunday in Tupelo, Miss....

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Notre Dame crushes Purdue
After a statue of former coach Muffet McGraw was unveiled outside Purcell Pavillon, Hannah Hidalgo scored 23 points to help No. 14 Notre Dame top visiting Purdue 76-39 on Sunday in South Bend, Ind....

Pelicans break franchise 3-point record in rout of Spurs
CJ McCollum scored 29 points while hitting six of his seven 3-point attempts as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for 3-pointers and romped to a 146-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday....

Celtics coast past Magic as Jaylen Brown scores 31
Jaylen Brown heated up late to polish off a 31-point performance as the Boston Celtics continued to inch toward history with a 114-97 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday....