Basketball Page 728 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
At Spurs, Thunder seek fourth straight win
The Oklahoma City Thunder will carry a three-game winning streak into play on Wednesday when they travel to San Antonio to square off against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in a Western Conference battle....
Rockets get reinforcements against Trail Blazers
For lengthy stretches against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, the Houston Rockets appeared to simply not have enough — a legitimate deduction considering the injury attrition of their rotation....
Top 25 roundup: South Carolina stuns No. 6 Kentucky
Graduate guard Ta'Lon Cooper matched his career high with 20 points as South Carolina stunned No. 6 Kentucky 79-62 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, S.C....
Report: Blazers will protest loss to Thunder
The Portland Trail Blazers coughed up a three-point lead in the final 30 seconds Tuesday night, losing to the host Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109....
Pistons G Cade Cunningham (knee) expected to return vs. Hornets
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is expected to play against the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday after missing the past seven games with a strained left knee....
Clippers ride Kawhi Leonard's triple-double to win over Lakers
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points as part of his second career triple-double and as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to three games with a 127-116 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday....
NBA roundup: Pelicans set team mark with 153 points
CJ McCollum scored 33 points and the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans posted a franchise-record point total in a 153-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night....
TCU rallies past Oklahoma State to end skid
Emanuel Miller scored 21 points as TCU defeated Oklahoma State, 74-69, on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla., to snap a two-game skid....
Texas A&M owns foul line in win over Missouri
Wade Taylor IV tallied 19 points and six rebounds to lead the Texas A&M Aggies past the Missouri Tigers 63-57 on Tuesday in College Station, Texas....
Sean Pedulla carries Virginia Tech past Boston College
Sean Pedulla scored seven of his 16 points in the final five minutes as Virginia Tech held off Boston College for a 76-71 victory Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va....
No. 4 Houston holds off No. 21 BYU
LJ Cryer sank five 3-pointers to highlight his 23-point performance on Tuesday, lifting No. 4 Houston to a 75-68 victory over No. 21 BYU in Provo, Utah....
No. 2 Purdue rains 3s on Michigan
Lance Jones scored a game-high 24 points and Braden Smith and Zach Edey both notched double-doubles as No. 2 Purdue cruised past visiting Michigan 99-67 on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 17 Creighton rallies to take down Xavier
Trey Alexander scored 16 of his season-high 27 points in the first half and Baylor Scheierman added 20 points as No. 17 Creighton rallied for an 85-78 victory over Xavier on Tuesday at Omaha, Neb....
Jalen Williams nails late shot to lift Thunder past Blazers
Jalen Williams drained a game-winning jumper with two seconds remaining to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 111-109 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday....
Pelicans score franchise-record 153, thrash Jazz
CJ McCollum scored 33 points and the hot-shooting New Orleans Pelicans posted a franchise-record point total in a 153-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night....
No. 8 UConn grounds Marquette
Paige Bueckers poured in 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting as No. 8 Connecticut cruised to an 85-59 victory over Marquette on Tuesday night in Milwaukee....
Julius Randle helps Knicks rally past Nets
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle also finished with 30 and converted a go-ahead dunk with one minute left as the New York Knicks rallied down the stretch for a 108-103 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in New York....
Nikola Jokic finishes with triple-double, helps Nuggets edge Pacers
Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 31 points and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Pascal Siakam's home debut with the Indiana Pacers with a 114-109 win on Tuesday night in Indianapolis....
Texas pulls away from No. 11 Oklahoma
Max Abmas scored 22 points and Dylan Disu added 19 points and 10 rebounds as Texas turned it on over the final 12 minutes in a 75-60 win over No. 11 Oklahoma on Tuesday in a key Big 12 Conference game in Norman, Okla....
Second-half surge lifts Florida State over Syracuse
Jamir Watkins scored a career-high 27 points as Florida State dominated down the stretch en route to an 85-69 victory over host Syracuse on Tuesday in Atlantic Coast Conference action....