Basketball Page 712 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bulls use strong third quarter to get past Hornets
DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 29 points, Nikola Vucevic recorded a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls rode third quarter runs to their third consecutive win with a 111-100 defeat of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday....
Chauncey Wiggins helps No. 24 Clemson rally past rival South Carolina
Chauncey Wiggins gave No. 24 Clemson a big boost of offense with 15 points and the Tigers overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to remain undefeated by topping visiting South Carolina 72-67 on Wednesday night....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Iowa's Caitlin Clark tops 3,000 points
Caitlin Clark scored 35 points, becoming the 15th Division I women's basketball player to pass the 3,000 career points mark, as No. 4 Iowa beat rival Iowa State 67-58 on the road in Ames on Wednesday night....
Rockets finish off Thunder, extend home win streak to 9
Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, Alperen Sengun tallied 21 and Aaron Holiday added 22 points off the bench as the Houston Rockets extended their homecourt winning streak to nine games with a 110-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday....
Mikal Bridges hits game-winner, Nets get revenge over Hawks
Mikal Bridges capped a 32-point performance by hitting the game-winning jumper with 4.5 seconds left as the visiting Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-113 victory Wednesday night in another close game between the teams....
Caleb Martin's 24 points lead Heat past Raptors
Caleb Martin scored a season-best 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-103 Wednesday night....
Texas Tech uses 3-point barrage to blow by Omaha
Kerwin Walton scored a career-high 22 points and Texas Tech hit a red-hot shooting stretch from beyond the arc in the first half to build a comfortable lead and never looked back in an 87-58 victory over Omaha in Lubbock, Texas....
San Francisco goes wire to wire to beat Vanderbilt
Ndewedo Newbury scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting as San Francisco scored a 73-60 win over host Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday....
Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert lead Timberwolves past reeling Spurs
Mike Conley poured in a team-high 18 points, and Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves were at their best late in a 102-94 win over the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Minneapolis....
No. 8 Marquette mauls No. 12 Texas in Big East-Big 12 Battle
Tyler Kolek scored a season-high 28 points and Kam Jones added 17 as No. 8 Marquette bounced back from an in-state-rivalry loss to rout No. 12 Texas 86-65 in a Big East-Big 12 Battle game on Wednesday in Milwaukee....
No. 3 Houston overwhelms crosstown rival Rice in blowout
LJ Cryer scored 15 points in 24 minutes of court time, but defense made the real difference in No. 3 Houston's decisive 75-39 victory against Rice on Wednesday in a battle of rivals from the Bayou City in Houston, TX....
Jahmir Young, Julian Reese lift Maryland over Penn State in OT
Jahmir Young and Julian Reese combined for 52 points as Maryland outlasted Penn State 81-75 in overtime on Wednesday night in College Park, Md....
Cavs overcome Paolo Banchero's 42, Magic in dominant fashion
Donovan Mitchell scored 15 of his 35 points in the first quarter to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-111 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday....
NC State takes control down low, crushes Maryland-Eastern Shore
Jayden Taylor poured in 21 points as North Carolina State routed Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C....
Joel Embiid scores 50 as 76ers knock off Wizards
Joel Embiid had 50 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Washington Wizards 131-126 on Wednesday....
Desmond Bane (49), Grizzlies send Pistons to 18th straight loss
Desmond Bane poured in a career-high 49 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies handed the Detroit Pistons an 18th consecutive loss, 116-102 on Wednesday....
Joel Soriano, Saint John's pile on early to dispatch Sacred Heart
Joel Soriano scored 10 points during a decisive first-half run and posted a double-double Wednesday night for host St. John's, which rolled to an 85-50 win over Sacred Heart in Queens, N.Y....
Thierno Sylla, UCF put Jacksonville on blast
Thierno Sylla notched career highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead UCF to a 94-52 blowout victory over Jacksonville on Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla....
Ohio State continues win streak, handles Miami (Ohio)
Roddy Gayle Jr. led six Ohio State scorers in double figures with 15 points, and the host Buckeyes defeated Miami (Ohio) 84-64 in Columbus on Wednesday for their seventh straight win....
Norchad Omier, No. 15 Miami manhandle Long Island
Norchad Omier posted his fourth double-double of the season to lead five double-digit scorers as No. 15 Miami crushed Long Island 97-49 on Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla....