Basketball Page 744 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Down 15 in second half, UCF storms back to stun Texas
Jaylin Sellers poured in 24 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as UCF roared back from 16 points down to stun Texas 77-71 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Austin, Texas....
Long-range attack propels Celtics past Spurs
Jayson Tatum tossed in a team-high 24 points and the short-handed Boston Celtics made 18 of their 38 3-point attempts en route to a 117-98 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night....
Georges Niang's career night leads Cavs past Bucks
Georges Niang scored a career-high 33 points off the bench and Donovan Mitchell added 31 to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday....
Gary Trent Jr. fuels Raptors to lopsided win over Heat
Gary Trent Jr. scored 28 points, including knocking down eight 3-pointers, to lead the Toronto Raptors past the visiting Miami Heat 121-97 on Wednesday night....
Rutgers rebounds, knocks off Nebraska in OT
Clifford Omoruyi's 14 points and 15 rebounds helped Rutgers force overtime and power the Scarlet Knights to an 87-82 comeback win over visiting Nebraska on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J....
Anthony Edwards leads Wolves to win over Pistons
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points and dished eight assists as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Detroit Pistons 124-117 on Wednesday night....
Florida State tops Miami for fifth straight win
Reserve Cam Corhen scored 16 points on 7-for-7 shooting from the floor as the Florida State Seminoles won their fifth straight Atlantic Coast Conference game, defeating the host Miami Hurricanes, 84-75, on Wednesday night....
Jordan Wright, LSU sink No. 22 Ole Miss
Jordan Wright scored a game-high 27 points, three teammates joined him in double figures and LSU defeated No. 22 Ole Miss 89-80 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Virginia runs past Virginia Tech to stay perfect at home
Jordan Minor and Reece Beekman scored 16 points each, leading Virginia to a 65-57 win over Virginia Tech before a sellout crowd Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va....
No. 1 UConn holds off No. 18 Creighton despite cold shooting
Tristen Newton had a team-high 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists as No. 1 Connecticut topped No. 18 Creighton 62-48 on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn....
Antonio Reeves, No. 8 Kentucky dump Mississippi State
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points and No. 8 Kentucky opened up a 20-point, first-half lead en route to a 90-77 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday in Lexington, Ky....
With its AP poll streak over, Gonzaga takes on Pepperdine
Gonzaga will step on the court Thursday as an unranked team for the first time since 2016....
Hot-shooting Jaylon Tyson, Cal take aim at Washington
Jaylon Tyson takes aim at his seventh consecutive game of scoring at least 20 points when Cal faces Washington on Thursday in Pac-12 play at Berkeley, Calif....
Utah, 9-0 at home, faces Oregon State, which eyes first road win
Utah will play Oregon State on Thursday at home, where it is 9-0 and coming off a 46-point win over UCLA last week....
Pascal Siakam makes the Pacers good at what they’re bad at, excellent at what they do best
The calendar has not yet reached February, but the Indiana Pacers have decided to kick the trade deadline into high gear. The No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference made a win-now move with darkhorse MVP candidate Tyrese Haliburton currently sidelined with a hamstring injury. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnaro...
Michigan State to face Minnesota in good place on defense
Michigan State bounced back from two consecutive losses with a strong defensive outing Sunday....
No. 25 UNLV tops San Diego State for 6th straight win
Nneka Obiazor sank four 3-pointers and scored 18 points while leading No. 25 UNLV to a 67-60 win over host San Diego State on Wednesday....
Reports: Pacers finalizing deal to acquire Pascal Siakam
The Pacers and Toronto Raptors are finalizing a deal that will send All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to Indiana in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round draft picks, ESPN and The Athletic reported Wednesday....
Golden State Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević dead at 46
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced. He was 46....
MVP race, L.A. intrigue provide futures value
The NBA has reached its midway point, with most teams having played half of their 82-game schedules — and we're finding some betting trends and angles worth pursuing....