Basketball Page 655 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bulls head to Miami looking for rare road magic
The Chicago Bulls, one of the worst road teams in the NBA, figure to have their hands full when they visit the Miami Heat on Thursday night....
After rare defeat, Timberwolves stare down Mavericks
The Minnesota Timberwolves aim to rebound from a rare loss when they conclude their three-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night....
Giannis Antetokounmpo involved in postgame scrap over game ball
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a franchise-record 64 points against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday — and then the drama truly began postgame....
Top 25 roundup: Kalib Boone-led UNLV upsets No. 8 Creighton
Kalib Boone scored a season-high 25 points to fuel UNLV to a 79-64 victory over No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday in Henderson, Nev....
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo scores Bucks-record 64
Giannis Antetokounmpo set a Milwaukee Bucks franchise record with 64 points to lead his team to a 140-126 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night....
Jazz overcome slow start, hold off Knicks
Collin Sexton scored 26 points and Lauri Markkanen returned strong from an eight-game absence to lead the host Utah Jazz to a 117-113 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....
Hot-shooting UNLV stuns No. 8 Creighton
Kalib Boone scored a season-high 25 points to fuel host UNLV to a 79-64 victory over No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday in Henderson, Nev....
Cam Thomas, Nets spoil debut of Suns' Big Three
Cam Thomas scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 points in his return to Phoenix as the Brooklyn Nets notched a 116-112 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night....
Draymond Green-less Warriors face streaking Clippers
Already struggling to consistently put together victories over the past five weeks, the Golden State Warriors now have another issue on their hands as they visit the surging Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday....
Giannis Antetokounmpo scores club-record 64 as Bucks beat Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo set a Milwaukee Bucks franchise record with 64 points in a single game to lead his team to a 140-126 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers....
Jaxson Robinson's 28 points propel No. 18 BYU past Denver
Jaxson Robinson scored a career-high 28 points off the bench as No. 18 BYU rebounded from its first loss of the season with a convincing 90-74 victory over Denver on Wednesday in Provo, Utah....
Rockets get 11th straight home win, subdue Grizzlies
Tari Eason produced his second consecutive double-double off the bench, while Jabari Smith Jr. added his third double-double of the season as the Houston Rockets topped the Memphis Grizzlies 117-104 on Wednesday to extend their homecourt winning streak to 11 games....
Lakers build huge lead, hang on to extend Spurs' woes
Anthony Davis poured in 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers built a 20-point lead and held on late for a 122-119 win over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in the first of two games between the teams in the Alamo City in a three-night span....
Pascal Siakam's 33 points carry Raptors past Hawks
Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 135-128 Wednesday night....
No. 25 Northwestern blows late lead, falls to Chicago State at home
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored a season-high 30 points, and Jahsean Corbett added 17 as visiting Chicago State pulled off a 75-73 upset victory over No. 25 Northwestern at Evanston, Ill....
Arkansas State sends Louisville to third straight loss
Caleb Fields collected 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds as visiting Arkansas State took control early in the second half and earned a 75-63 victory over struggling Louisville on Wednesday....
Heat complete 2-game sweep of Hornets
Duncan Robinson had 23 points and Jimmy Butler had 15 points and a game-high 10 assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-104 on Wednesday night....
Balanced scoring attack leads Auburn past UNC Asheville
Eleven different Auburn players scored as the Tigers rolled to an 87-62 win over UNC Asheville in the Rocket City Classic in Huntsville, Ala....
LSU erases halftime deficit, downs Alabama State
Mike Williams III put up 15 points and three of his LSU teammates added double-digit point totals in the Tigers' 74-56, come-from-behind win over Alabama State on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La....
Late dunk rescues Mississippi St. in win over Murray St.
Cameron Matthews dunked with 28.5 seconds left to put Mississippi State ahead for good Wednesday night, and the Bulldogs held off Murray State for an 85-81 nonconference win in Starkville, Miss....