Basketball Page 758 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Keyshaun Langley (23 points), UNC Greensboro stun No. 14 Arkansas
Keyshaun Langley poured in 23 points as UNC Greensboro pulled off a 78-72 upset of No. 14 Arkansas on Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
No. 22 Alabama starts hot, hammers Mercer
No. 22 Alabama sank its first nine shots of the game and kept on rolling to a 98-67 victory against Mercer on Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
De'Aaron Fox goes for 43, Kings beat Spurs for 5th straight win
De'Aaron Fox scored a season-high 43 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings do just enough to outlast the struggling San Antonio Spurs 129-120 on Friday in an In-Season Tournament game....
No. 23 Illinois heats up in 2nd half, defeats Valparaiso
After trailing for most of the first 25 minutes, No. 23 Illinois needed a huge second-half run to claim an 87-64 nonconference victory over visiting Valparaiso on Friday night in Champaign, Ill....
Joel Embiid stars as 76ers dispatch Hawks
Joel Embiid had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Atlanta Hawks 126-116 in the NBA in-season tournament on Friday....
Celtics slip by Raptors for 5th straight win
Derrick White hit a 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds to play and the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-105 on Friday night....
TCU pulls away to knock off Mississippi Valley State
Emanuel Miller and Jameer Nelson Jr. each scored 13 points as TCU emerged with an 86-52 victory over visiting Mississippi Valley State on Friday night at Fort Worth, Texas....
No. 20 North Carolina blows past UC Riverside in second half
Armando Bacot pumped in 21 points and No. 20 North Carolina scored the first 19 points of the second half to defeat visiting UC Riverside 77-52 on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C....
No. 13 Texas A&M holds off upset-minded Oral Roberts
Henry Coleman III scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds, and Wade Taylor IV had a key layup late and two clinching free throws as No. 13 Texas A&M outlasted visiting Oral Roberts 74-66 on Friday in College Station, Texas....
Darius Garland powers Cavaliers as Pistons' skid hits 10 games
Darius Garland's 28 points led six Cleveland scorers in double figures, and the Cavaliers overcame the absence of Donovan Mitchell to send the visiting Detroit Pistons to their 10th consecutive loss, 108-100 on Friday in pool play of the NBA in-season tournament....
Hot-shooting first half carries Florida past Florida St.
Walter Clayton Jr. and the Florida Gators rode a hot-shooting first half to an 89-68 demolition of visiting Florida State on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla....
Jalen Brunson leads Knicks past struggling Wizards
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 32 points Friday night for the visiting New York Knicks, who never trailed in a 120-99 win over the Washington Wizards in a Group B game of the NBA's in-season tournament....
Miles Bridges' return can't save Hornets in loss to Bucks
Damian Lillard scored 27 points for the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, who spoiled the return to action of Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges in a 130-99 victory Friday night during an NBA in-season tournament game....
Auburn roars past St. Bonaventure to win Legends Classic
Behind 18 points from Johni Broome and a double-double by Jaylin Williams, Auburn won the Legends Classic championship game with a 77-60 victory over St. Bonaventure on Friday night at New York....
Wake Forest slides past Towson in Charleston Classic
Kevin "Boopie" Miller tied a career-high with 25 points and Hunter Sallis added 24 as Wake Forest took down Towson by a 71-61 final in the consolation bracket of the Charleston Classic on Friday night at Charleston, S.C....
Penn State turns Morehead State over in 23-point win
Penn State forced 29 turnovers to overcome a poor shooting display Friday as the host Nittany Lions remained unbeaten by disposing of sloppy Morehead State 74-51 at University Park, Pa....
Pitt's fast start turns into big win over Jacksonville
Pittsburgh jumped out to a 10-0 lead within the first five minutes and went on to wallop visiting Jacksonville 107-56 on Friday night....
John Blackwell, Wisconsin fend off Robert Morris
Freshman John Blackwell scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Wisconsin pulled away late for 78-68 nonconference victory over visiting Robert Morris on Friday night in Madison, Wis....
Vandy emeges with tight win over Central Arkansas
Ezra Manjon scored 16 points and added three steals, leading Vanderbilt to a 75-71 win over Central Arkansas in Nashville on Friday evening....
NC State rolls past Charleston Southern 87-53
DJ Horne poured in 18 points and North Carolina State won going away, 87-53 over visiting Charleston Southern on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C....