Basketball Page 726 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nevada stays hot at home, handles No. 24 Colorado State
Jarod Lucas scored 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting to help Nevada post a 77-64 victory over No. 24 Colorado State on Wednesday night in Mountain West Conference play at Reno, Nev....
Jonathan Kuminga's perfect night caps Warriors' emotional win
Jonathan Kuminga tied a franchise record by making all 11 of his shots in a 25-point performance and the Golden State Warriors honored the memory of Dejan Milojevic with a 134-112 romp over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Thunder throttle Spurs for 4th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 32 points and 10 assists in three quarters of play as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder poured it on in the second half to post a 140-114 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday....
Second-half surge seals Wazzu's win over Utah
Isaac Jones finished with 17 points and Washington State pulled away from Utah in the second half for a 79-57 win on Wednesday in Pullman, Wash....
No. 23 Iowa State withstands K-State's comeback bid
Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 19 points and No. 23 Iowa State pulled away late to defeat Kansas State 78-67 on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa....
F Nneka Ogwumike leaving Sparks in free agency
Forward Nneka Ogwumike, who was named the WNBA MVP in 2016, will not be returning to the Los Angeles Sparks next season as she explores other options in free agency....
Northwestern's overtime surge sinks No. 10 Illinois
Boo Buie finished with 29 points and host Northwestern scored the first nine points of overtime to claim a 96-91 Big Ten upset of No. 10 Illinois on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill....
No. 14 Marquette uses balanced attack to rough up DePaul
No. 14 Marquette put four scorers in double figures and kept DePaul at arm's length to win a Big East matchup 86-73 on Wednesday night in Chicago....
Ole Miss outshoots short-handed Arkansas
Jaylen Murray scored 21 points, Matthew Murrell had 18 and Ole Miss dominated short-handed Arkansas 77-51 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss....
Devin Booker (46), Suns storm past Mavs for 7th straight win
Devin Booker scored 30 of his 46 points in the second half as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied for their seventh straight win, beating the Dallas Mavericks 132-109 on Wednesday....
St. John's gets easy win over Villanova
Joel Soriano totaled 21 points and nine rebounds and St. John's pulled away down the stretch for a 70-50 victory over visiting Villanova on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York....
Blazers catch Rockets at 4th-quarter buzzer, prevail in OT
Anfernee Simons scored 33 points, Jerami Grant ended regulation with a game-tying 3-pointer and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Houston Rockets 137-131 in overtime on Wednesday....
Will Richard, Florida push past misfiring Mississippi State
Will Richard put up 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Florida defeated cold-shooting Mississippi State 79-70 on Wednesday night at Gainesville, Fla....
Bucks top Cavs in first game after Adrian Griffin's dismissal
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-116 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in their first game after dismissing head coach Adrian Griffin....
Alabama hangs on to end No. 8 Auburn's win streak
Mark Sears scored 22 points and distributed eight assists, and Alabama held on for a 79-75 win over No. 8 Auburn on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Women's Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 10 Texas
Lexy Keys' 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining helped Oklahoma hold on for a 91-87 victory over No. 10 Texas on Wednesday in Austin, Texas....
Vince Williams Jr. shines as Grizzlies sink Heat
Vince Williams Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. played the best game of his career in just his second appearance of the season and the Memphis Grizzlies sent the host Miami Heat to their fourth consecutive loss with a 105-96 win on Wednesday....
No. 22 FAU rolls over Rice, grabs share of AAC lead
Nick Boyd scored 18 points and had three steals as No. 22 Florida Atlantic moved into a first-place tie in the American Athletic Conference with a 69-56 win over Rice on Wednesday night in Houston....
Stumbling Lakers play host to Bulls
The Los Angeles Lakers keep sliding down the Western Conference standings, and the schedule isn't going to get easier....
Wolves get back on track with win over Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter to fuel the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 118-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....