Basketball Page 730 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Balanced effort allows Pels to roll past Nets
CJ McCollum scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and the host New Orleans Pelicans never trailed in a 112-85 rout of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night....
Joel Embiid returns with triple-double as Sixers trounce Bulls
Joel Embiid returned from an 11-day absence to produce a triple-double of 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, lifting the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Chicago Bulls 110-97 on Tuesday....
No. 8 North Carolina turns away Pittsburgh
Armando Bacot had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 8 North Carolina top host Pittsburgh 70-57 on Tuesday....
Wake Forest tops Boston College, extends winning streak to 8
Hunter Sallis tossed in a game-high 21 points and Wake Forest stretched its winning streak to eight games by beating Boston College 84-78 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
No. 17 Florida Atlantic downs ECU in AAC debut
Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin each netted 20 points, Vladislav Goldin added 11 points and 11 rebounds and No. 17 Florida Atlantic debuted in the American Athletic Conference with a 79-64 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night in Boca Raton, Fla....
No. 21 Wisconsin's second-half surge sinks Iowa
Tyler Wahl had 19 points and AJ Storr added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin pulled away in the second half for an 83-72 victory over visiting Iowa in Big Ten play Tuesday night....
No. 1 Purdue ends Maryland's 19-game home win streak
Zach Edey scored 23 points and collected 12 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue snapped Maryland's 19-game home winning streak with a 67-53 victory over the Terrapins on Tuesday in College Park, Md....
No. 5 Tennessee ends break with rout of Norfolk St.
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and hit five of Tennessee's 12 3-pointers Tuesday night as the No. 5 Volunteers returned from a lengthy holiday break to rout Norfolk State 87-50 in Knoxville, Tenn....
Creighton heats up in second half to throttle Georgetown
Trey Alexander tallied 25 points and five assists, leading hot-shooting Creighton to a 77-60 Big East victory over Georgetown Tuesday in Washington, D.C....
Lakers, Heat meet while dealing with injury bug
As the Miami Heat and host Los Angeles Lakers work toward better health for the new year, they will get a chance to compare notes when the teams meet on Wednesday....
No. 4 UConn rolls, extending win streak vs. DePaul to 15
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Alex Karaban had 17 points and seven rebounds to help No. 5 UConn rout visiting DePaul 85-56 on Tuesday in Storrs, Conn....
Without Kevin Durant, Suns try to slow Clippers
Kawhi Leonard looked solid in his return to the lineup and will attempt to put together another stellar outing when the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....
Skids over, Pistons, Jazz look to string together wins
When the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons meet Wednesday night in Salt Lake City, neither team will be trying to end a lengthy and looming streak — one for futility, the other for a triple-double drought....
USC, Cal both try to pull out of slumps
Teams with 0-2 starts in the Pac-12 will meet Wednesday night in Los Angeles when Cal visits Southern California....
Stanford riding high into clash with struggling UCLA
Stanford will try to build off of its upset rout of Arizona when the Cardinal visit UCLA for a Pac-12 matchup on Wednesday in Los Angeles....
Inconsistent Indiana vows to 'keep working,' battles Nebraska
A key early Big Ten Conference matchup is on tap to start the new year when Nebraska hosts Indiana on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb....
NC State, Notre Dame can reach small milestones in matchup
It's been nearly two years since Notre Dame won back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference games....
Mavericks look to bounce back against hapless Trail Blazers
The Dallas Mavericks began the new year with a performance they're not used to — and one they're not eager to repeat....
Villanova can improve to 3-0 in Big East, faces Xavier
Villanova will seek its fourth consecutive victory when it hosts Xavier in a Big East matchup on Wednesday....
Pacers aim to sweep back-to-back with Bucks
Milwaukee and Indiana meet for the second time in as many games on Wednesday when the Bucks visit the Pacers in Indianapolis....