Basketball Page 651 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
CJ McCollum, Pelicans hand Clippers rare home loss
CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Zion Williamson added 21 points and 10 assists as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans extended their winning streak to four games with a 117-106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday....
Jaden Ivey propels Pistons past Kings
Jaden Ivey scored 19 of his career-high 37 points into a brilliant fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser and Alec Burks each hit key 3-pointers late in the game and the visiting Detroit Pistons stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120 on Wednesday night....
Strong at home, Oregon State takes on Washington State
To say Oregon State is a different team at home would be an understatement....
Washington, Oregon look to rebound from tough losses
Washington and Oregon are coming off disappointing losses last week heading into their future Big Ten rivalry game Thursday night at Eugene, Ore....
Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M extend Missouri's skid
Tyrece Radford scored 22 points as Texas A&M defeated Missouri 79-60 on Wednesday in Columbia, Mo., keeping the Tigers winless in Southeastern Conference play....
Northwestern tops Nebraska, stays unbeaten at home in Big Ten
Boo Buie scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half and Northwestern tallied 26 points off turnovers to beat Nebraska 80-68 in their Big Ten Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill....
Suns go for season-series sweep of Jazz
The Phoenix Suns host the Utah Jazz on Thursday night hoping to improve their home winning streak to five games while completing a sweep of the four-game season series....
Hot-shooting UCLA holds off Stanford
Sebastian Mack scored 21 points and shot 4-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc to power UCLA to a season-high 11 made 3-pointers as a team, and the Bruins notched their fourth consecutive win with an 82-74 victory over Stanford on Wednesday....
Mississippi State dumps cold-shooting Georgia
Tolu Smith's 19-point, 12-rebound effort led Mississippi State to a 75-62 Southeastern Conference win over Georgia on Wednesday in a matchup of Bulldogs at Starkville, Miss....
No. 9 Duke has little trouble dispatching Notre Dame
Freshman Caleb Foster came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 9 Duke was in control most of the way in defeating visiting Notre Dame 71-53 on Wednesday night in Durham, N.C....
Providence forces OT, upsets No. 19 Creighton
Josh Oduro logged 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead Providence to a 91-87 overtime win over visiting No. 19 Creighton on Wednesday night....
Arizona State aims to end funk during visit to Colorado
Arizona State is in a tailspin and can't afford to slip any further in the Pac-12 standings. Colorado is trying to avoid the Sun Devils' plight....
Lakers return home in search of stability vs. Nuggets
After a six-game road trip that brought optimism back to the Los Angeles Lakers, their return home brings another significant challenge....
Warriors zip past scuffling 76ers
Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and 10 rebounds to carry the Golden State Warriors past the host Philadelphia 76ers 127-104 on Wednesday....
Jimmy Butler notches triple-double as Heat top Spurs
Jimmy Butler notched his 16th career triple-double, leading the host Miami Heat past the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 on Wednesday night....
Kristaps Porzingis powers Celtics past Hawks
Kristaps Porzingis made 13 of 19 field-goal attempts and scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 125-117 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night....
No. 12 Auburn avenges loss with rout of No. 16 Alabama
Jaylin Williams scored 26 points, Johni Broome added 24 points and No. 12 Auburn cruised to a 99-81 win over No. 16 Alabama in a Southeastern Conference matchup Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala....
Late run lifts Raptors past Hornets
RJ Barrett poured in 23 points and the Toronto Raptors went on a 9-0 run down the stretch to pull out a 123-117 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night....
Michigan does just enough to knock off No. 11 Wisconsin
Michigan shook off its habit of second-half collapses and held on to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 72-68 on Wednesday night in a Big Ten matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich....
Donovan Mitchell pours in 40 as Cavs outlast Wizards
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 40 points while leading the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-106 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....