Basketball Page 705 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Knicks rally in 2nd half to beat short-handed Grizzlies
Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting New York Knicks beat the injury-plagued Memphis Grizzlies 106-94 on Saturday....
Iowa State hammers Oklahoma State, 66-42
Tamin Lipsey poured in 17 points and Iowa State stayed perfect at home, topping Oklahoma State 66-42 in a Big 12 battle Saturday in Ames, Iowa....
Kyle Kuzma, Wizards top Hawks to end 6-game skid
Kyle Kuzma poured in a game-high 29 points to help lead the visiting Washington Wizards to a 127-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday....
Celtics use 3-point barrage to beat Rockets, improve to 19-0 at home
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 32 points and Jayson Tatum finished with 27 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Houston Rockets 145-113 on Saturday night....
Miami holds on for 75-71 win at Virginia Tech
Matthew Cleveland scored 21 points and Nijel Pack added 19 as Miami handed Virginia Tech its first home loss this season, 75-71, Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va....
West Virginia holds off Max Abmas, No. 25 Texas
Pat Suemnick scored a season-high 16 points and West Virginia hit six free throws in the final 26 seconds to outlast No. 25 Texas 76-73 on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference clash in Morgantown, W.Va....
TCU upends No. 2 Houston in final seconds, 68-67
Emanuel Miller scored with six seconds remaining and host TCU handed No. 2 Houston its second straight loss in a 68-67 thriller on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas....
Washington State finishes strong, upsets No. 8 Arizona
Isaac Jones had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Washington State made its final six shots to upset No. 8 Arizona 73-70 in a Pac-12 game on Saturday afternoon in Pullman, Wash....
No. 16 Auburn defeats LSU for ninth straight win
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 19 points, Johni Broome had 18 and No. 16 Auburn withstood a late second-half comeback attempt by LSU in a 93-78 victory Saturday....
Lakers F LeBron James (ankle) sitting out vs. Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will miss Saturday's game against the host Utah Jazz due to a left ankle injury....
No. 11 Duke fends off Ga. Tech this time, 84-79
Kyle Filipowski churned out 30 points and 13 rebounds and No. 11 Duke overcame visiting Georgia Tech to avenge a loss from last month, winning 84-79 by rallying from a 10-point, second-half deficit Saturday at Durham, N.C....
Suns looking to string together wins against reeling Blazers
The Phoenix Suns hope their last victory is one that vaults them into high gear....
Warriors G Stephen Curry (rest) out against Bucks
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is being rested Saturday night when his club visits the Milwaukee Bucks....
Texas Tech rallies past Kansas State for ninth straight win
Big 12 teams have gotten accustomed to using every bit of 40 minutes to decide games and that was certainly the case Saturday when Kansas State and Texas Tech collided in Lubbock....
No. 18 BYU earns first Big 12 victory with win at UCF
Aly Khalifa scored 17 points to lead no. 18 BYU to a 63-58 victory over UCF in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday afternoon....
Florida stifles Arkansas in 90-68 drubbing
Reserve guard Riley Kugel led five players in double figures for Florida in its 90-68 domination of visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....
South Carolina outlasts Mizzou in OT, 71-69
Jacobi Wright hit a jumper with 13 seconds left in overtime to lift visiting South Carolina to a 71-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday in Columbia, Mo....
Washington promises complete focus vs. collapsing UCLA
Coming off one of the most lopsided losses in program history, UCLA returns home to Los Angeles on Sunday in search of answers as it gets set to face Washington, which is aiming to hit its stride....
No. 20 Utah St. tops UNLV, extends nation-best streak to 15
No. 20 Utah State came from behind to extend the nation's best winning streak to 15 with a hard-fought 87-86 victory over host UNLV on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas....
No. 21 Clemson snaps skid with 89-78 win over Boston College
PJ Hall and Joe Girard III each scored 26 points to help lead No. 21 Clemson to an 89-78 win over visiting Boston College in ACC play on Saturday in Clemson, S.C....