Basketball Page 760 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kings rough up Trae Young-less Hawks
Harrison Barnes scored 32 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of the absence of Trae Young to thump the visiting Atlanta Hawks 122-107 on Monday night....
Kevin Durant scores 43, hits game-winner as Suns top Bulls
Kevin Durant knocked down a tiebreaking 17-footer with 1.6 seconds left to give the Phoenix Suns a 115-113 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday night....
Johnny Furphy posts double-double as No. 7 Kansas tops Cincinnati
Freshman Johnny Furphy recorded his first career double-double as No. 7 Kansas held off Cincinnati for a 74-69 victory on Monday night in Lawrence, Kan....
Texas A&M still working toward consistency, has Missouri next
After suffering a 68-53 loss at home to LSU on Jan. 6, Texas A&M spent hours in film study with coach Buzz Williams....
Jayson Tatum, Celtics win battle with Luka Doncic, Mavs
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 39 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the visiting Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks 119-110 on Monday night....
Hornets withstand historic night from Karl-Anthony Towns, beat Wolves
Miles Bridges scored 28 points, Brandon Miller finished with 27 and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a record-setting performance by Karl-Anthony Towns to rally for a 128-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis....
BC aims to continue dominance of Virginia Tech
Boston College has been a perplexing foe for Virginia Tech, with the Eagles winning the past five meetings despite entering each game with the worse record....
Grizzlies hold off Raptors to end losing streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 27 points and six steals and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Monday night....
TCU struggling with turnovers while Oklahoma State in freefall
When TCU visits Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla., both teams have an opportunity to rebound from a narrow defeat....
Lakers, Clippers enter matchup riding momentum
The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers have been singing a better tune of late and will hit the stage opposite each other Tuesday in their second-to-last meeting as co-tenants in their downtown arena....
Joel Embiid scores franchise-record 70 points as 76ers beat Spurs
Joel Embiid scored a career-high and franchise-record 70 points to go along with 18 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday....
Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double lifts Bucks past Pistons
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three days, 122-113, on Monday....
No. 16 Utah vanquishes No. 2 UCLA in OT
Ines Vieira made the game-tying layup with 1.5 seconds left in regulation and scored eight of her 12 points in overtime to lift No. 16 Utah to a 94-81 win over No. 2 UCLA on Monday in Salt Lake City....
Jarrett Allen makes Cavs history in win over Magic
Jarrett Allen set a franchise record with his 12th consecutive double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 road blowout of the Orlando Magic on Monday....
RJ Davis drops career-high 36, lifts No. 3 UNC over Wake Forest
RJ Davis scored a career-high 36 points and No. 3 North Carolina used a huge second half to grab an 85-64 victory against Wake Forest on Monday night at Chapel Hill, N.C....
Thunder, Blazers meet again shortly after historic blowout
The last time the Portland Trail Blazers and Thunder faced off, Oklahoma City cruised to a 62-point rout for its biggest win in franchise history....
Pelicans, Jazz collide trying to renew hot streaks
The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans both have winning records since their last meeting....
Improved Knicks cross bridge to face stunned Nets
It was just before Christmas when the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets last met — the Knicks about a week away from retooling their roster, the Nets hovering around the .500 mark....
Pacers, Pascal Siakam adjust with Nuggets up next
Indiana and Denver are meeting for the second time in nine days, but it's a different Pacers team the Nuggets beat on Jan. 14....
Giant-slaying West Virginia takes on UCF
West Virginia will be bringing a confident team to Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday night when it visits UCF for a Big 12 Conference game....