Basketball Page 752 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Colorado has no glitches in rout of Utah Tech
KJ Simpson scored 23 points, Luke O'Brien had 18 points, and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers 98-71 on Thursday night in Boulder, Colo....
Zakai Zeigler paces No. 8 Tennessee past Tarleton State
Zakai Zeigler scored 13 points to fuel No. 8 Tennessee to a 65-46 victory over visiting Tarleton State on Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn....
Texas A&M tunes up for SEC slate by hosting Houston Christian
Texas A&M aims to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Houston Christian in a nonconference game on Friday night in College Station....
Zach Edey, No. 1 Purdue romp over Jacksonville
Zach Edey scored 18 points on just eight shot attempts Thursday night as No. 1 Purdue cruised to a 100-57 nonconference rout of Jacksonville in West Lafayette, Ind....
No. 9 Kentucky dispatches rival Louisville with ease
Antonio Reeves scored 22 of his season-high 30 points in the first half and No. 9 Kentucky took down in-state rival Louisville 95-76 on Thursday to win its third consecutive game away from home....
Michigan State dominates Stony Brook 99-55
Jaden Akins scored a career-high 22 points and Michigan State stretched its winning streak to three games by defeating Stony Brook 99-55 in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday night....
Claudell Harris Jr. on target as Boston College handles Lehigh
Claudell Harris Jr. scored 18 of his 29 points and canned four of his seven 3-pointers in the first half to lead Boston College to an 85-69 win over visiting Lehigh in its nonconference finale Thursday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....
Ohio State crushes New Orleans 78-36
Zed Key in his first start of the season scored 16 points to help host Ohio State rout New Orleans 78-36 on Thursday in Columbus....
Slumping Notre Dame looks to rebound vs. streaking Marist
What should have been a relatively favorable portion of the schedule might end up adding to Notre Dame's recent struggles....
Rockets on the defensive with short-handed Mavs up next
Mired in their fourth three-game skid this season, the Houston Rockets have suddenly lost the same defensive identity that yielded their unexpectedly positive start to this campaign....
TCU's hot shooting downs shorthanded Old Dominion in Hawaii
TCU broke the Diamond Head Classic single-game scoring record on Thursday evening, defeating Old Dominion, 111-87, in Honolulu, Hawaii....
Bench scoring boosts Syracuse to win over Niagara
Sophomore forward Maliq Brown came off the bench to score 15 points and grab a team-high 10 rebounds to help Syracuse earn an 83-71 victory over visiting Niagara on Thursday....
Lynn Kidd (31), Virginia Tech too much for American
Lynn Kidd made his first nine shots en route to scoring a career-high 31 points as Virginia Tech defeated American 77-55 Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va....
Cincinnati faces Stetson still in search of more confidence
Cincinnati will go for its 10th victory of the season when it welcomes Stetson in a nonconference matchup on Friday evening....
Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones suffers heart attack, expects full recovery
Old Dominion men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has suffered a heart attack but is expected to make a full recovery, the school announced on Thursday....
Florida State counting on Darin Green Jr. in matchup vs. Winthrop
Florida State will look for Darin Green Jr. to stay hot when it meets Winthrop on Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Heat F Jimmy Butler out vs. Hawks with strained calf
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will miss Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a strained left calf....
South Carolina aims to continue hot start in clash with Elon
South Carolina is looking to improve on its best start since the 2015-16 season when it meets Elon on Friday in the Gamecocks' final game before Christmas....
Red-hot Trae Young leads Hawks into battle vs. Heat
With key players returning on either side, the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are riding high entering Friday night's game at Miami....
Wake Forest thumps Presbyterian with second-half surge
Andrew Carr scored 21 points and Hunter Sallis added 20 points as Wake Forest won its sixth game in a row by defeating visiting Presbyterian 91-68 on Thursday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C....