Basketball Page 663 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Northwestern tops Jackson State for third straight win
Ty Berry scored 20 points and Ryan Langborg added 17 points as host Northwestern defeated Jackson State 74-63 on Friday in Evanston, Ill., to stretch its winning streak to three games....

Franz Wagner (32 points) propels Magic past Knicks
Franz Wagner scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds and the Orlando Magic used a dominating second quarter to pave the way for a 117-108 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday....

C.J. Wilcher, Nebraska overpower South Carolina State
C.J. Wilcher racked up 18 points off the bench as Nebraska romped past South Carolina State 91-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb....

Kyle Kuzma scores late, leads Wizards past Nets
Kyle Kuzma saved nine of his game-high 26 points for the final 5:23, Deni Avdija recorded his second double-double in nine days and the Washington Wizards pulled away from the visiting Brooklyn Nets late for a 110-104 victory Friday night....

Second-half burst carries Cincinnati past Evansville
Simas Lukosius keyed a 26-4 second-half outburst and finished with 15 points as the host Cincinnati Bearcats rallied past the short-handed Evansville Purple Aces 76-58 Friday night....

UCF's balanced scoring too strong for Bethune-Cookman
Jaylin Sellers notched 19 points, UCF's bench scored 51 points and the Knights ended their nonconference schedule by thrashing the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 98-54 on Friday night in Orlando, Fla....

McNeese rolls to upset victory over Michigan
Shahada Wells scored a game-high 30 points as McNeese pulled off a 87-76 upset of Michigan on Friday night in a nonconference game at Ann Arbor, Mich....

Iowa surges in second half to overwhelm Northern Illlinois
Ben Krikke recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help Iowa roll to a 103-74 nonconference victory over Northern Illinois on Friday night at Iowa City, Iowa....

No. 1 Purdue closes nonconference play with rout of EKU
Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points in 26 minutes of action to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-53 win over Eastern Kentucky on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind....

Mike Mitchell Jr. leads Minnesota past Maine
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota pulled away for an 80-62 win over visiting Maine on Friday night in Minneapolis....

Joe Girard III, No. 18 Clemson cruise past Radford
Joe Girard III scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 18 Clemson to a 93-58 victory over visiting Radford on Friday....

Former Illinois State player leads No. 8 Kentucky's rout
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points in his first game against his former team Friday night as No. 8 Kentucky cruised past Illinois State 96-70 in Lexington, Ky....

Big night from Malik Reneau helps Indiana stop Kennesaw State
Malik Reneau established a career high for the second straight game, scoring 34 points Friday night as Indiana outgunned Kennesaw State 100-87 in Bloomington, Ind....

Norchad Omier passes milestone, Miami cruises past North Florida
Norchad Omier scored a season-high 27 points to surpass the 1,500-point mark for his career and lead Miami to a 95-55 victory over North Florida on Friday night in Coral Gables, Fla....

Texas star Rori Harmon (ACL) out for the season
The Texas Longhorns suffered a big blow with the school announcing Friday the loss of standout guard Rori Harmon for the season with a torn ACL in her right knee....

Warriors try to slow sizzling Luka Doncic, Mavericks
Luka Doncic gets a final opportunity to impress the voters and potentially lock up Western Conference Player of the Month honors when the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors close out their respective December schedules Saturday night in San Francisco....

Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves set for Lakers' big duo
The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves each go for back-to-back wins when they tip off against one another Saturday night in Minneapolis....

USC, Oregon State aim for bounce-back effort
Southern California aims to emerge from its funk when it faces Oregon State in Pac-12 play Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore....

Streaking Auburn aims to fight off threat from Chattanooga
KD Johnson and Jaylin Williams each reached the 1,000-point milestone in Auburn's last game....

Texas A&M tests Prairie View A&M in warmup for SEC play
Texas A&M is looking to head into SEC play on a winning streak as it hosts Prairie View A&M Saturday night in College Station, Texas....