Basketball Page 769 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
El Ellis scores 17 as No. 14 Arkansas hangs on to defeat Old Dominion
El Ellis scored 17 points and dished out eight assists Monday night as No. 14 Arkansas held off Old Dominion for an 86-77 non-conference win in Fayetteville, Ark....
No. 6 Houston takes control in first half, zooms by Stetson
L.J. Cryer and Damian Dunn combined for 36 points and sixth-ranked Houston turned two decisive first-half runs into a 79-48 win over visiting Stetson on Monday night....
Women's Top 25 Roundup: No. 15 Tennessee tames Memphis in OT
No. 15 Tennessee needed overtime and a double-double effort of 19 points and 12 rebounds from Jewel Spear to pull away from the Tigers in Knoxville, Tenn., netting an 84-74 win on Monday night....
Jayson Tatum (35 points) guides Celtics to win over Knicks
Jayson Tatum scored 35 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, to propel the Boston Celtics to a 114-98 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Monday night....
Newly ranked No. 25 Colorado prepares for test from Milwaukee
Colorado passed the first two tests of its young season, which earned it the No. 25 ranking in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll....
Wolves eager to sweep 2-game set with Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to capture a crowning achievement during their fast start to the season when they go for a sweep of a back-to-back set against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Tuesday night in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Clippers take on Nuggets still seeking 1st win with James Harden
The Los Angeles Clippers traded for James Harden hoping he would be the missing piece to a championship, but so far they've stumbled with him in the mix....
Florida State powers to blowout victory over CMU
Jalen Watkins and Daren Green Jr. combined for 35 points as Florida State coasted past Central Michigan 94-67 in a Sunshine Slam preliminary matchup Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla....
Carlton Carrington fuels Pitt past pesky Florida Gulf Coast
Carlton Carrington scored 19 points to lead four Panthers players in double-figures as host Pittsburgh turned away the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, 86-74, at the Petersen Events Center on Monday night....
Penn takes down No. 21 Villanova in Big 5 upset
Tyler Perkins scored 22 points, Ed Holland III added 12 and host Penn upset No. 21 Villanova 76-72 Monday in Philadelphia....
B.J. Mack lifts South Carolina over VMI
B.J. Mack recorded 17 points, 13 rebounds and three steals to help South Carolina notch a 74-64 victory over VMI on Monday night in nonconference play at Columbia S.C....
Matthew Cleveland leads No. 12 Miami's rally vs. FIU
Matthew Cleveland tied his career high with 23 points and 12th-ranked Miami used a 23-2 second-half run to rally past visiting Florida International 86-80 on Monday in Coral Gables, Fla....
DJ Davis, Butler thrash East Tennessee State
DJ Davis scored 13 of his 15 points during the first half, where Butler used a 16-0 run to pull away en route to its 81-47 victory over visiting East Tennessee State on Monday night in Indianapolis....
Dug McDaniel, Nimari Burnett power Michigan past St. John's
Dug McDaniel scored a career-high 26 points as Michigan seized control late in the first half and dominated the final 20 minutes of its 89-73 victory over host St. John's in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Monday night in New York....
Trail Blazers, Jazz seek solace from in-season tournament game
The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz are both off to sluggish starts....
No. 8 Creighton, Iowa test mettle in Gavitt Tipoff Games
Creighton and Iowa are located roughly 250 miles apart but rarely run into one another on the basketball floor....
No. 22 Alabama tries to continues scoring barrage vs. South Alabama
No. 22 Alabama will look to continue its red-hot scoring start to the season when South Alabama visits Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala....
No. 13 Texas A&M, SMU meet in battle of unbeaten ex-rivals
No. 13 Texas A&M rides an audacious start to the season and plenty of momentum when it travels north to square off against former conference rival SMU on Tuesday in a battle of unbeaten teams in Dallas....
Antonio Reeves, No. 17 Kentucky look to jolt No. 1 Kansas
Few people are more excited for the latest showdown between Kansas and Kentucky than Wildcats guard Antonio Reeves....
High-scoring Mavs out to sweep back-to-back vs. Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks' past two games have been their highest-scoring performances of the young season....