Basketball Page 683 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Maryland holds off Nicholls for 18th straight home win
Jahmir Young recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds as Maryland withstood a challenge from Nicholls of the Southland Conference, winning 73-67 on Tuesday night in College Park, Md....

Chloe Kitts, No. 1 South Carolina blitz Bowling Green
Sophomore Chloe Kitts scored a career-high 21 points as No. 1 South Carolina routed Bowling Green 93-62 in a nonconference game Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ohio....

Damian Lillard scores 40 as Bucks streak past Spurs
Damian Lillard poured in a season-high 40 points, 19 in the first quarter, as the host Milwaukee Bucks roared out of the gate and beat the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 132-119 on Tuesday....

Darin Green Jr. hits milestone as Florida St. blasts North Florida
Senior Darin Green Jr. scored a game-high 24 points and went over the 1,500-point mark for his career as Florida State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 91-75 victory over North Florida on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla....

Ja Morant hits winner in return as Grizz down Pels
Ja Morant made a triumphant season debut with 34 points, capped by a game-winning, buzzer-beating layup, as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies rallied to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-113 on Tuesday night....

Florida sinks Michigan in double OT thriller
Zyon Pullin scored a team-high 22 points as Florida outlasted Michigan 106-101 to record a wild double-overtime victory in a nonconference game at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday night....

Meechie Johnson helps South Carolina slide past Winthrop
Meechie Johnson scored 20 points and South Carolina overcame some shoddy shooting to defeat visiting Winthrop 72-62, winning their third game in a row Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C....

WCU sinks Vanderbilt with last-second basket
Vonterius Woolbright scored 22 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and hit the game-winning shot with 1.5 seconds left, leading Western Carolina to a 63-62 upset of Vanderbilt on Tuesday in Nashville....

Lakers look for consistency as Bulls keep rising to occasion
Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham called the banner the team recently raised for winning the inaugural NBA in-season tournament "a great shot in the arm."...

Southern California loses Boogie Ellis, still clobbers Alabama St.
Southern California bolted out to a 26-point, first-half lead and overcame the loss of its top scorer to post an easy 79-59 nonconference victory over Alabama State in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday night....

No. 23 Memphis rolls past No. 22 Virginia
David Jones scored 26 points and No. 23 Memphis never trailed in a 77-54 victory over visiting No. 22 Virginia in a nonconference clash on Tuesday night....

No. 25 Ole Miss improves to 11-0 by handling Troy
Matthew Murrell scored a game-high 18 points and added 10 steals to help lead No. 25 Ole Miss to a 74-53 victory over visiting Troy on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss....

Viktor Lakhin, Cincinnati roll past Merrimack
Viktor Lakhin scored a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds while leading Cincinnati past visiting Merrimack 65-49 in a nonconference game on Tuesday....

No. 20 James Madison blows by Coppin State
T.J. Bickerstaff had 18 points, seven rebounds and four steals as No. 20 James Madison used its depth and defense to dominate Coppin State 87-48 Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, Va....

Indiana makes 15-point deficit disappear to top Morehead St.
Anthony Walker scored 18 points off the bench and Indiana erased a 15-point deficit in the final 8:47, edging Morehead State 69-68 in a nonconference game in Bloomington, Ind., on Tuesday night....

Butler takes down Georgetown in Big East opener
Posh Alexander and Pierre Brooks II each scored 13 points and Butler rode a late first-half surge to pull away from Georgetown en route to a 74-64 win on Tuesday in Indianapolis to open Big East play for both teams....

Rockets hope road woes don't follow them home, face Hawks
It marked another close call on the road for the Rockets, one that resulted in a frustrating result and a familiar refrain away from the confines of Toyota Center in Houston....

Utah rides five-game winning streak into date with Bellarmine
Utah is building serious momentum before Pac-12 play gets underway in late December....

The Citadel surges in huge second half, downs Notre Dame
Elijah Morgan scored 19 points against his former team and The Citadel used a dominating second-half run to pull off a 65-45 victory over host Notre Dame on Tuesday at South Bend, Ind....

Bulls F Torrey Craig (foot) sidelined 8 to 10 weeks
Chicago Bulls forward Torrey Craig will be sidelined approximately eight to 10 weeks due to a plantar fascia sprain of his right foot, the team announced Tuesday....