Basketball Page 660 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Chris Bell propels Syracuse past NC State
Chris Bell drilled eight 3-pointers — all in the first half — en route to 26 points as Syracuse held off North Carolina State for an 87-83 victory on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C....

No. 5 Tennessee escapes Missouri with 5-point win
Tobe Awaka had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dalton Knecht scored 15 points in the second half to lead No. 5 Tennessee past Missouri 72-67 Tuesday in Columbia, Mo....

Florida State tops Boston College to end three-game slide
Florida State's Jamir Watkins totaled game highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds, Chandler Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and the host Seminoles clipped Boston College 84-76 Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla....

RaeQuan Battle, WVU earn skid-ending win over UCF
RaeQuan Battle scored 24 points Tuesday night for West Virginia, which never trailed as it snapped a four-game losing streak by beating UCF 77-67 in Morgantown, W.Va....

Payton Sandfort, Iowa end Michigan St.'s win streak
Payton Sandfort scored 22 points and Iowa led throughout the second half of a 78-71 win over Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday night....

Skylar Vann, No. 23 Oklahoma hang on to beat Cincinnati
Skylar Vann poured in 22 points as No. 23 Oklahoma picked up a 95-87 victory over host Cincinnati on Tuesday night in Big 12 Conference play....

Eric Dixon, Villanova push past Butler for third straight win
Eric Dixon scored 22 points to lift host Villanova past Butler 72-62 on Tuesday....

Streaking Mississippi State seeks vengeance on rival Ole Miss
Mississippi State has rattled off three consecutive wins and hopes to keep that streak going against rival Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss....

Facing Vanderbilt, Georgia tries to halt 6-game slide
When Georgia and Vanderbilt meet Wednesday for the first time this season, the two slumping Southeastern Conference squads are facing the possibility of playing again in three weeks in the conference tournament....

Nebraska out to sweep Indiana, improve NCAA tourney hopes
Off to one of its best starts since joining the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska will try to improve its NCAA Tournament hopes when it visits Indiana on Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind....

Big East's top scorers meet as Providence faces Xavier
Two teams looking to make a move up the tight Big East standings meet Wednesday night when Providence visits Xavier in Cincinnati....

Miami G Nijel Pack out vs. No. 8 Duke, but could return soon
Miami will not have third-leading scorer Nijel Pack for a second straight game when the Hurricanes host No. 8 Duke on Wednesday....

Cincinnati out to expose Oklahoma State's road woes
Cincinnati won 12 of its first 14 home games before dropping its last two contests in front of its fans....

Notre Dame out to build elusive win streak at Louisville
As Notre Dame eyes its first three-game ACC winning streak in two seasons, it has been even longer since Louisville won three straight league contests at home....

Georgia Tech to chase rare season sweep of Clemson
Georgia Tech has the opportunity to notch a regular-season sweep of Clemson for just the second time in 19 seasons when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet Wednesday night in Atlanta....

After reprimand, St. John's set to face Georgetown
Rick Pitino's frustrating opening season as coach at St. John's deteriorated into an awkward press conference meltdown on Sunday, with salvos launched at his players after the Red Storm blew a 19-point lead in a loss to Seton Hall....

Oddsmakers target date LeBron James hits 40k points
LeBron James is on the precipice of yet another historic milestone coming out of the NBA's All-Star Break....

DaRon Holmes II, No. 16 Dayton brace for George Mason
The way DaRon Holmes II figures it, just putting on the uniform carries a certain responsibility....

Longtime Rockets G/F Robert Reid dies at 68
Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68....

JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he’s “seen the trend for years....