Basketball Page 665 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Washington edges mistake-prone Xavier in Las Vegas
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Washington capitalized on Xavier's miscues to score a 74-71 win in the second game of the Continental Tire Main Event on Friday in Las Vegas....
Sizzling Knicks look to add to Hornets' woes
The Charlotte Hornets have addressed at least one potential distraction now that Miles Bridges is back in action....
South Carolina tops DePaul despite poor foul shooting
Meechie Johnson scored 18 of his team-high 24 points in the first half Friday night as South Carolina overcame some poor foul shooting to stop DePaul 73-68 in the Arizona Tip-Off in Glendale....
Pelicans take on resurgent Timberwolves
The New Orleans Pelicans shook off a five-game losing streak with impressive home wins against the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets....
Top 25 roundup: UNC Greensboro upsets No. 14 Arkansas
Keyshaun Langley poured in 23 points as UNC Greensboro pulled off a 78-72 upset of No. 14 Arkansas on Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
James Harden's 4-point play pushes Clippers past Rockets
James Harden completed a four-point play with six seconds remaining to cap a 24-point night, and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a six-game losing streak with a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Kevin Durant puts up 38 as Suns sink Jazz
Kevin Durant scored 38 points and hit a late clutch 3-pointer to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Utah Jazz 131-128 on Friday in Salt Lake City....
No. 3 Arizona too much for Belmont
Caleb Love had his best-scoring game at Arizona with 20 points and freshman Motiejus Krivas also scored 20 as the No. 3 Wildcats routed Belmont 100-68 on Friday night in Tucson, Ariz....
LeBron James pours in 35 points as Lakers extend Blazers' skid
LeBron James recorded 35 points and nine assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-95 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night....
NBA roundup: De'Aaron Fox (43 points) pushes Kings past Spurs
De'Aaron Fox scored a season-high 43 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings do just enough to outlast the struggling San Antonio Spurs 129-120 in on Friday....
Ole Miss has just enough to fend off Sam Houston
Allen Flanigan scored a game-high 23 points and Ole Miss held off Sam Houston 70-67 Friday night in Oxford, Miss....
Stanford shrugs off slow start to roll past Eastern Washington
Andrej Stojakovic scored 18 points Friday night to lead five players in double figures as Stanford shrugged off a slow start to rout Eastern Washington 95-70 in a nonconference game in Palo Alto, Calif....
Oregon pulls away from Tennessee St. in second half
Jesse Zarzuela's first appearance on Oregon's home court was a successful one as the transfer from Central Michigan scored 14 points for the Ducks in their 92-67 win over Tennessee State on Friday night in Eugene, Ore....
No. 21 Villanova mauls Maryland
Tyler Burton scored 15 points and No. 21 Villanova smothered visiting Maryland 57-40 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Friday night....
Oklahoma has little trouble with UT Rio Grande Valley
John Hugley IV scored 16 points off the bench to lead Oklahoma to a 90-66 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma....
Magic withstand Bulls' second-half charge
Franz Wagner scored 21 points and Jonathan Isaac had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the visiting Orlando Magic to a 103-97 win against the Chicago Bulls on Friday in the NBA in-season tournament....
Pelicans get jump on Nuggets, hold on to win 115-110
Zion Williamson scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 22 and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Denver Nuggets 115-110 on Friday night for their second consecutive victory following a five-game losing streak....
Ben Krikke nets 25 to carry Iowa past Arkansas State
Ben Krikke tallied 25 points, nine rebounds and four steals to lead Iowa to a workmanlike 88-74 win over Arkansas State Friday night in Iowa City....
Keyshaun Langley (23 points), UNC Greensboro stun No. 14 Arkansas
Keyshaun Langley poured in 23 points as UNC Greensboro pulled off a 78-72 upset of No. 14 Arkansas on Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
No. 22 Alabama starts hot, hammers Mercer
No. 22 Alabama sank its first nine shots of the game and kept on rolling to a 98-67 victory against Mercer on Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala....