Basketball Page 727 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Boston College's long-range attack sinks Vanderbilt
Boston College made 10 of its 20 3-point attempts and ended a two-game losing streak by beating Vanderbilt 80-62 on Wednesday in Nashville in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge....
Nuggets get stars back, club Rockets
Nikola Jokic recorded his seventh triple-double of the season and Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 30 points as the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 134-124 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday....
Georgetown holds off Merrimack with late surge
Wayne Bristol Jr. scored 14 points and made 8 of 11 free throws as Georgetown held off Merrimack 69-67 on Wednesday in Washington, D.C....
Tony Perkins, Ben Krikke carry Iowa past North Florida
Tony Perkins scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Ben Krikke also had 21 points to help Iowa record a 103-78 victory over visiting North Florida on Wednesday night at Iowa City, Iowa....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Irish edge No. 20 Lady Vols
Maddy Westbeld scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 18 Notre Dame beat No. 20 Tennessee 74-69 on Wednesday evening in Knoxville, Tenn., in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge....
Jose Perez carries Arizona St. over Sam Houston
Jose Perez had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead Arizona State to a 78-61 victory over Sam Houston on Wednesday night in Tempe, Ariz....
Zion Williamson pours in 33 to propel Pelicans past Sixers
Zion Williamson scored 33 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans never trailed in a 124-114 victory against the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night....
Back from Hawaii, UCLA gets lighter test vs. UC Riverside
UCLA returns home to Los Angeles on Thursday, hosting UC Riverside after the Bruins' 1-2 showing last week at the Maui Invitational in Honolulu....
Grizzlies get first home win of season, blowout Jazz
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points, David Roddy added 19 and the host Memphis Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-91 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night....
Louisville downs Bellarmine for rare win streak
Skyy Clark scored 21 points and Tre White added 14 points to lead host Louisville to a 73-68 win over crosstown rival Bellarmine on Wednesday night....
Scottie Barnes scores 23 to help Raptors end Suns' win streak
Scottie Barnes scored 23 points - 12 in the fourth quarter - and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 112-105 Wednesday night....
No. 17 North Carolina holds on vs. No. 10 Tennessee
No. 17 North Carolina weathered a 37-point performance from Dalton Knecht to beat No. 10 Tennessee 100-92 on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C....
Oregon State aims to stop skid, hosts UC Davis
Oregon State looks to stomp out a three-game losing streak when it faces UC Davis on Thursday night at Corvallis, Ore....
Wake Forest controls second half, beats Florida
Hunter Sallis pumped in 24 points and Andrew Carr tallied 22 points as Wake Forest rallied in the second half to defeat visiting Florida 82-71 as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night at Winston-Salem, N.C....
Virginia employs balanced attack, stifling defense to derail No. 14 Texas A&M
Andrew Rohde scored 13 points to lead a balanced offensive attack, but it was defense that made the difference in Virginia's 59-47 win over No. 14 Texas A&M on Wednesday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game in Charlottesville, Virginia....
Magic thrash Wizards for eighth consecutive win
Franz Wagner scored a season-high 31 points to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 139-120 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
Lakers pin Pistons with record-breaking 15th straight loss
D'Angelo Russell racked up 35 points and nine assists for Los Angeles while the host Detroit Pistons established a franchise record for futility in the Lakers' 133-107 victory on Wednesday night....
Bruce Thornton pours in 25 as Ohio State crushes CMU
Bruce Thornton scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half as Ohio State defeated Central Michigan 88-61 on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio....
No. 22 James Madison glides by Buffalo
T.J. Bickerstaff thrived down low and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds as No. 22 James Madison withstood a challenge from Buffalo for an 81-66 victory on Wednesday night in Harrisonburg, Va....
Nuggets star Jamal Murray (hamstring) back after missing 11 games
Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray is returning to action against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after missing 11 games with a right hamstring injury....