Basketball Page 714 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reports: Heat hand coach Erik Spoelstra record extension
The Miami Heat and coach Erik Spoelstra agreed to a contract extension for eight years and more than $120 million, ESPN reported Tuesday night....
Jalen Bridges leads No. 14 Baylor past No. 18 BYU
Jalen Bridges tallied 25 points and five rebounds to lead No. 14 Baylor to an 81-72 victory over No. 18 BYU in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday night....
No. 22 Creighton cruises past DePaul
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman each scored 20 points as No. 22 Creighton celebrated its return to the polls with an 84-58 victory Tuesday over host DePaul in Chicago....
No. 11 Duke jumps out to huge lead, never looks back vs. Pitt
Kyle Filipowski poured in a game-high 26 points as No. 11 Duke cruised to a 75-53 victory over host Pitt on Tuesday night....
Boise State extends home streak with upset of No. 17 CSU
O'Mar Stanley compiled 17 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season in host Boise State's 65-58 upset victory over No. 17 Colorado State on Tuesday....
Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska shock No. 1 Purdue
Keisei Tominaga had 19 points and Rienk Mast added 18 to help Nebraska knock off No. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Tuesday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb....
Desmond Bane pours in 32 as Grizzlies take down Mavericks
Desmond Bane collected 32 points and nine rebounds to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday....
No. 20 Utah State pulls away from Wyoming in second half
Great Osobor scored a game-high 20 points, Darius Brown II collected a double-double and No. 20 Utah State opened the second half with 11 straight points in an 83-59 Mountain West Conference win over visiting Wyoming on Tuesday....
LSU gets by Vanderbilt for 2-0 start in SEC
Jalen Cook scored 28 points and Jordan Wright had 15 as LSU held off Vanderbilt 77-69 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Liza Karlen's 30 points power No. 23 Marquette past Seton Hall
Liza Karlen poured in a career-high 30 points, 20 in the second half, and No. 23 Marquette pulled away from Seton Hall for a 75-54 win on Tuesday night in South Orange, N.J....
Devin Askew done for season as Cal braces for Colorado
Although Cal saw a 19-game Pac-12 losing streak come to end this past weekend, the Golden Bears are still facing plenty of adversity as they prepare to face Colorado on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif....
USC leans on high-scoring backcourt as Washington State visits
Southern California seeks its first three-game winning streak of the season on Wednesday when it welcomes Pac-12 Conference counterpart Washington State to Los Angeles....
Texas Tech offense catches fire in big win over Oklahoma State
Texas Tech survived a wobbly beginning and found a torrid shooting touch at the right time to blaze past Oklahoma State 90-73 on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, and enhance an impressive start to Big 12 Conference play....
OG Anunoby, Knicks win fifth straight by blasting Blazers
OG Anunoby scored 23 points as the New York Knicks took control early and extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a wire-to-wire, 112-84 rout of the visiting Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night....
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double carries Kings past Pistons
Domantas Sabonis notched a triple-double with 37 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds and the visiting Sacramento Kings pulled away to a 131-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday....
No. 6 Kentucky improves to 9-0 against Missouri at home
Rob Dillingham scored 23 points and Tre Mitchell had 20 points and 14 rebounds as No. 6 Kentucky pulled away from Missouri 90-77 Tuesday in Lexington, Ken....
Florida State ends Wake Forest's nine-game win streak
Jamir Watkins collected 19 points and nine assists to fuel host Florida State to an 87-82 victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Fla....
No. 2 Houston, last of the unbeatens, falls to Iowa State
Milan Momcilovic hit a late tiebreaking jumper and two key free throws as Iowa State topped previously unbeaten No. 2 Houston 57-53 on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference slugfest in Ames, Iowa....
Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves blow past Magic
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points on 11-for-19 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 113-92 win over the host Orlando Magic on Tuesday night....
Kansas State pulls away from West Virginia
Cam Carter had a game-high 23 points as Kansas State defeated West Virginia 81-67 on Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va....