Basketball Page 648 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Despite Zach Edey's woes, No. 1 Purdue tops No. 9 Illinois
Reigning national player of the year Zach Edey recorded a season-low 10 points, but Trey Kaufman-Renn stepped up with a season-high 23 as top-ranked Purdue held on for an 83-78 Big Ten victory over No. 9 Illinois on Friday night in West Lafayette, Ind....
Without Luka Doncic, Mavs demolish Blazers
Kyrie Irving led six scorers in double figures with 24 points to guide the short-handed Dallas Mavericks to a 139-103 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night....
Bulls drive past Hornets in Zach LaVine's return
Coby White had 22 points and 10 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 17 points as the Chicago Bulls defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 104-91 on Friday to snap a two-game losing streak....
Wolves in complete control, blow out Rockets
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 22 points as part of a well-rounded performance and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 122-95 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday....
Clippers run win streak to five by beating Pelicans
Paul George scored a game-high 24 points and the surging Los Angeles Clippers cooled off the host New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night....
Nets defeat Thunder to halt five-game skid
Spencer Dinwiddie and Nic Claxton scored 23 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets took control in the first half, survived a shaky fourth quarter and stopped a five-game losing streak with a 124-115 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night in New York....
Jalen Brunson and company help Knicks annihilate 76ers
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Quentin Grimes added 19 and Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 as the New York Knicks handily defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 128-92 on Friday....
Cavaliers pummel Wizards for second straight game
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert put up double-doubles and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Washington Wizards 114-90 on Friday night....
Jayson Tatum leads Celtics' easy win over Jazz
Jayson Tatum collected 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes and the Boston Celtics improved their home record to 17-0 by beating the Utah Jazz 126-97 Friday night....
Pacers overwhelm Hawks with offensive firepower
Myles Turner scored 27 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points with 18 assists as the Indiana Pacers leaned into their high-powered offense to earn a 150-116 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Indianapolis....
Suns F Kevin Durant (hamstring) missing third striaght game
Phoenix star forward Kevin Durant will miss his third game straight game due to a hamstring injury when the Suns host the Miami Heat on Friday night....
No. 4 UConn pushes past upset-minded Butler in second half
Alex Karaban scored 20 points and Stephon Castle added 14 with nine boards to help No. 4 UConn survive on the road against host Butler 88-81 on Friday night in Indianapolis....
No. 24 Gonzaga shooting better with San Diego up next
You can count on the sun rising, your taxes coming due and Gonzaga winning its West Coast Conference opener....
Tired of wasting leads, Washington takes on Oregon State
Washington has stuck to the same script in each of its first three Pac-12 Conference games this season....
UCF to get first taste of Big 12 action vs. Kansas State
UCF, one of four new teams in the Big 12 Conference this season, will see its first conference action Saturday night when the Knights travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State....
Star power expected when surging Stanford visits USC
Stanford can expect the full LeBron James family treatment Saturday when Bronny James and his Southern California teammates go for a sweep of their Northern California rivals in a Pac-12 afternoon affair at Los Angeles....
Florida State on the rise as Virginia Tech comes to town
Florida State opened the 2024 portion of its season with a solid conference victory....
Georgia Tech faces Boston College from comforts of home
Boston College will have to address its issues on the road against Georgia Tech when the teams meet Saturday in Atlanta....
Alabama rides nation's best offense against Vanderbilt
Visiting Alabama seeks its first true road win while continuing its recent dominance over Vanderbilt when the teams meet Saturday in the SEC opener for both in Nashville, Tenn....
Offensive fireworks likely as Miami visits Wake Forest
An offensive show looks to be in the works on Saturday as Miami and host Wake Forest fight to stay on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference in Winston-Salem, N.C....