Basketball Page 753 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech helps Mike Young defeat former team Wofford
Lynn Kidd scored 20 points for Virginia Tech to lead coach Mike Young to a win in his first game against his former team as the Hokies downed Wofford 98-76 on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va....
Can Bulls make it two straight vs. Heat?
A fourth-quarter rally helped the Chicago Bulls stop the Miami Heat's seven-game winning streak on Saturday....
Jayden Epps goes off, Georgetown tops American in OT
Jayden Epps scored 31 points and Georgetown rallied from 11 points down late in the second half to defeat visiting American University 88-83 in overtime on Sunday in Washington....
Bucks on a roll, head east to meet struggling Wizards
Two Eastern Conference foes will get familiar with each other quickly as the Milwaukee Bucks travel Monday to take on the Washington Wizards, a team they'll play twice in a stretch of five days....
San Francisco pulls away in second half to defeat DePaul in Arizona Tip-Off
San Francisco earned third place in the Cactus Division of the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off Tournament with a 70-54 victory Sunday evening....
Raptors blow out Pistons to hand Detroit 11th straight loss
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Detroit Pistons 142-113 on Sunday afternoon....
Positionless No. 25 Colorado heads to Sunshine Slam to face Richmond
After rolling through the first phase of its schedule, No. 25 Colorado leaves the comfortable setting of Boulder and heads on the road....
Last-second shot by Max Abmas leads No. 19 Texas over Louisville
Max Abmas canned a contested, fall-away jumper in the lane with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift No. 19 Texas to a wild 81-80 win over determined Louisville on Sunday afternoon in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City....
Five players notch double figures as Ohio State routs Western Michigan
Jamison Battle and Roddy Gayle Jr. led five Ohio State players in double figures with 13 points each when the Buckeyes routed Western Michigan 73-56 in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday....
Will Baker's 23 propel LSU past Wake Forest in Charleston
Will Baker scored a game-high 23 points to help lead LSU to an 86-80 overtime win against Wake Forest in the fifth-place game of the Charleston Classic, in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday. Jordan Wright added 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Tigers, who held off a Demon Deacon rally in each tea...
Washington State easily takes care of Rhode Island
Isaac Jones scored 21 points to help the Washington State men's basketball team to a 78-57 win over Rhode Island in the consolation game at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off on Sunday afternoon in Uncasville, Connecticut....
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Maryland edges Syracuse
In a game that featured 21 lead changes, Maryland guard Bri McDaniel stole away Syracuse's final possession as time expired, clinching an 83-81 win for the No. 20 Terrapins over the visiting Orange on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Maryland....
Joel Embiid's 32 points help Sixers destroy Nets
Joel Embiid poured in 32 points and came one assist shy of a triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a 121-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon in New York....
Humbled Florida State set to meet maturing UNLV
The Florida State Seminoles will look to bounce back from a lopsided loss to in-state rival Florida when they face UNLV in the semifinals of the Sunshine Slam Monday at Daytona Beach, Fla....
Nijel Pack, No. 12 Miami beat K-State to win Baha Mar tourney
Nijel Pack burned his former school by scoring 20 of his game-high-tying 28 points in the first half to lead No. 12 Miami past Kansas State 91-83 to win the Baha Mar Hoops Championship on Sunday afternoon in Nassau, Bahamas....
Familiar faces reunite as Virginia meets Wisconsin
Wisconsin South meets Wisconsin North on Monday when the Virginia Cavaliers face the Badgers in Florida at the Fort Myers Tip-Off event....
Cincinnati cruises to get revenge on N. Kentucky
Dan Skillings Jr. poured in a career-high 25 points and added nine rebounds to help keep Cincinnati unbeaten with a 90-66 win over visiting Northern Kentucky on Sunday afternoon....
After slow start, Mississippi State pulls away from Northwestern
Josh Hubbard scored 29 points and Mississippi State pulled away from Northwestern for a 66-57 victory in the championship game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Uncasville, Conn....
No. 5 UConn rolls past Indiana at Empire Classic
Tristen Newton collected 23 points and 11 rebounds to lift fifth-ranked UConn to a 77-57 victory over Indiana on Sunday afternoon at the Empire Classic in New York....
Second half carries Clemson past Boise State
Joseph Girard III hit three 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Chase Hunter added 14 points and Clemson dominated the second half in an 85-68 victory over visiting Boise State on Sunday afternoon....