Basketball Page 662 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Michael Rataj helps Oregon State hold off Utah Valley
Michael Rataj recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds, KC Ibekwe delivered clutch plays down the stretch, and Oregon State held off visiting Utah Valley for its third consecutive win, 74-71, on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore....
Joseph Girard III leads undefeated No. 24 Clemson over TCU
In a matchup north of the border, the only undefeated team left in the Atlantic Coast Conference kept its perfect record intact thanks to a strong second-half performance from senior Joseph Girard III, as No. 24 Clemson pulled out a 74-66 win over TCU in Toronto on Saturday....
Javian McCollum leads No. 19 Oklahoma past Arkansas
Javian McCollum scored 20 points to lead No. 19 Oklahoma to a 79-70 win over Arkansas on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
No. 3 Houston mauls Jackson St. in 2nd half, wins 89-55
L.J. Cryer recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season while freshman forward Joseph Tugler grabbed a career-high nine rebounds as third-ranked Houston methodically pulled away from Jackson State to claim an 89-55 home win on Saturday....
Will Richard helps Florida knock off Richmond
Will Richard scored 21 points to lead Florida to an 87-76 win over Richmond in an Orange Bowl Classic game in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday....
Kowacie Reeves, Georgia Tech roll past Alabama A&M
Kowacie Reeves scored a season-high 20 points and added ten rebounds to help lead Georgia Tech to a 70-49 rout over visiting Alabama A&M on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia....
West Virginia pulls away in 2nd half to dump Drexel
Jesse Edwards scored 16 points to help host West Virginia surge in the second half to a 66-60 victory over Drexel on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Top-ranked Arizona routs No. 23 Wisconsin
Pelle Larsson scored 21 points to lead hot-shooting No. 1 Arizona, which emphatically defended its new top ranking with a 98-73 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz....
No. 12 Texas rebounds with rout of Houston Christian
Max Abmas poured in 16 points as No. 12 Texas got back on the winning track with a 77-50 victory over visiting Houston Christian on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas....
Red Storm looking for fifth straight win in tilt vs. BC
When speaking about Boston College standout Quinten Post, St. John's coach Rick Pitino dropped in a Nikola Jokic comparison....
No. 22 Duke bounces back, blows out Charlotte
Freshman Jared McCain scored 14 of his season-high 21 points in the first half and No. 22 Duke solved some of its recent woes, drilling visiting Charlotte 80-56 to snap a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C....
Auburn rolls past Indiana in Atlanta runaway
Auburn overpowered Indiana 104-76 on Saturday in a neutral-court matchup of strong SEC and Big Ten teams in Atlanta....
DePaul halts skid as Louisville's road woes continue
Jeremiah Oden scored a game-high 22 points and Chico Carter Jr. had 14 points and eight assists as host DePaul defeated Louisville 75-68 on Saturday in Chicago....
Zach Edey's 35 points carry No. 4 Purdue past Alabama
Zach Edey matched his season high of 35 points and also collected seven rebounds in his return home to help No. 4 Purdue post a 92-86 victory over Alabama on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Series in Toronto....
South Florida's 3-point shooting sinks undermanned Florida State
Selton Miguel scored 20 points off the bench and Chris Youngblood added 18 to lead South Florida to an 88-72 victory over Florida State in the AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla....
Ole Miss eyes 9-0 start, revenge for last year's loss to UCF
Ole Miss is part of a special baker's dozen early in the 2023-24 campaign and will look to remain that way Sunday afternoon when it faces UCF in Orlando, Fla....
Bronny James expected to debut as USC faces Long Beach State
The highly anticipated collegiate debut of Bronny James is expected to highlight Southern California's matchup at home on Sunday with visiting Long Beach State....
No. 10 Creighton demolishes Central Michigan in lopsided battle
Reserve Isaac Traudt led a balanced scoring effort with a season-high 18 points as No. 10 Creighton cruised to a 109-64 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb....
Strong first half lifts Kansas State over LSU
Cam Carter scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half, Arthur Kaluma had a double-double and Kansas State held off LSU for a 75-60 victory Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La....
Nebraska, Michigan State pursue bounce-back performance
A pair of teams coming off losses in their Big Ten Conference openers meet up Sunday when Nebraska faces Michigan State in Lincoln, Neb....