Basketball Page 673 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
DJ Horne fuels NC State past winless Detroit Mercy
DJ Horne pumped in 26 points to help host North Carolina State enter a brief break with an 83-66 victory against winless Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C....
West Virginia goes ahead early, holds off Toledo
West Virginia held off a second-half surge by Toledo to win 91-81 and snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Knicks
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points and Bobby Portis recorded a double-double off the bench to fuel the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-111 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday afternoon....
TCU, Hawaii aim to put bow on holiday tournament with win
TCU and Hawaii are set for a matchup in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic on Sunday in Honolulu, with each looking to rebound from a loss in Friday's semifinals....
Devin Carter powers Providence to OT win vs. Butler
Devin Carter hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers and scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in overtime to lift Providence to an 85-75 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon....
Rebounds help Mississippi State come out on top vs. Rutgers
Jimmy Bell Jr. tallied 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Cameron Matthews added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Mississippi State bullied Rutgers in a 70-60 victory Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J....
UConn C Donovan Clingan (foot) out 3-4 weeks
UConn center Donovan Clingan will be sidelined at least three-to-four weeks with a tendon injury in his right foot, the school announced Saturday....
Report: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (wrist) nearing return
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson could return from a wrist injury as early as Tuesday, ESPN reported Saturday....
Villanova G Justin Moore (knee) ruled out vs. DePaul
Villanova guard Justin Moore has been ruled out for Saturday's game against DePaul in Chicago....
Warriors aim for third win this month over Blazers
The Golden State Warriors will go for basketball's version of a hat trick when they attempt to beat the Portland Trail Blazers for a third time in 17 days on Saturday night in San Francisco....
Surging Kings face tall task in meeting with Minnesota
Two teams on the rise will square off for the second time this season when the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night....
Jazz coach pleased by effort, Raptors coach not
The depleted Utah Jazz hope to have some injured players back in the lineup when they continue their five-game road trip Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors....
Injury-riddled Mavericks look to get back on track vs. lowly Spurs
The Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs will carry three-game losing streaks into their clash on Saturday night in Dallas....
Trey Murphy III, surging Pelicans take on Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans have had to juggle their lineup because of injuries to key players....
Punchless Pistons look to avoid history in meeting vs. Nets
With 25 straight losses, the Detroit Pistons are on the cusp of matching dubious NBA history....
Ja Morant looks to guide Grizzlies past Hawks
The Memphis Grizzlies gave their fans little to cheer about during the first 25 games of the season....
Nuggets intent on keeping focus in clash vs. reeling Hornets
The Denver Nuggets will show up Saturday night as one of the top teams in the NBA....
Top 25 roundup: Kevin McCullar carries No. 2 Kansas past Yale
Kevin McCullar scored nearly half of Kansas' points as the No. 2 Jayhawks pulled away from Yale 75-60 on Friday night in Lawrence, Kan....
NBA roundup: Warriors beat Wizards, ruin Jordan Poole's homecoming
Jordan Poole responded to a nice pregame reception with a team-high 25 points in his return to San Francisco, but Stephen Curry countered with 30 and rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis notched a second straight double-double as the Golden State Warriors ran off from the visiting Washington Wizards for a 12...
Georgia Tech blows lead, recovers to beat Hawaii
Baye Ndongo posted 22 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out and Georgia Tech recovered after coughing up a big lead to beat host and defending champion Hawaii 73-68 in Friday's second semifinal at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu....