Basketball Page 776 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double helps Kings thwart Thunder
Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray combined for 52 points, Domantas Sabonis recorded his first triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings posted a 105-98 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA in-season tournament action Friday night....
Washington State rolls past Prairie View A&M
Isaac Jones' 18 points led four players in double figures on Friday night as Washington State led nearly wire-to-wire in an 83-65 nonconference win over Prairie View A&M in Pullman, Wash....
Clemson ekes out win over UAB in Asheville Championship
Chase Hunter sank two free throws with three seconds remaining to give Clemson a 77-76 win over UAB on Friday in the first round of the Asheville (N.C.) Championship....
Utah smothers UC Riverside in first half, cruises to win
Lawson Lovering scored 18 points, Branden Carlson added 16 and Utah (2-0) used a massive first half to earn an 82-53 victory over visiting UC Riverside (1-1) on Friday night in Salt Lake City....
Late layup lifts South Carolina over Virginia Tech
B.J. Mack converted a layup with 20 seconds left Friday night and South Carolina edged Virginia Tech 79-77 in the Hall of Fame Series in Charlotte, N.C....
Memphis overwhelms Missouri in second half to win easily
Jahvon Quinerly tallied 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help rally Memphis past Missouri 70-55 Friday in Columbia, Mo....
Dallin Hall sparks BYU past No. 17 San Diego State
Dallin Hall scored 16 of his team-high 18 points in the second half to lead BYU to a 74-65 win over No. 17 San Diego State on Friday night in Provo, Utah....
No. 18 Texas motors to rout of Delaware State
Max Abmas scored 19 points and Dylan Mitchell added 14 points and 11 rebounds as No. 18 Texas shrugged off a slow start and rolled to an 86-59 win over Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas....
No. 9 Tennessee holds off upset-minded Wisconsin
Dalton Knecht scored 24 points and Josiah-Jordan James added 14 as ninth-ranked Tennessee never trailed en route to an 80-70 nonconference road victory over Wisconsin on Friday night....
Luka Doncic, Mavs hammer Clippers in tournament game
Luka Doncic scored 44 points on 17-of-21 shooting and the Dallas Mavericks blasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 144-126 on Friday night as part of the NBA in-season tournament....
Tied at half, Oregon pulls away from Montana
Nate Bittle scored 17 points with eight rebounds and four blocks to lead Oregon to a 75-61 victory Friday over Montana at Eugene, Ore....
No. 11 Gonzaga opens with comfortable win over Yale
Braden Huff recorded 19 points and nine rebounds to help No. 11 Gonzaga post an 86-71 victory over Yale in a clash of teams called Bulldogs on Friday night at Spokane, Wash....
Stanford fends off pesky Sacramento State
Stanford used a pair of strong runs spanning both halves to turn a close game into a runaway, riding 18 points from Brandon Angel to a 91-73 nonconference men's basketball victory over visiting Sacramento State on Friday night....
Jazz squander big lead, recover to beat Grizzlies
Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 26 points and the Utah Jazz recovered to beat the host Memphis Grizzlies 127-121 after blowing a 21-point, second-half lead on Friday night....
Fred VanVleet leads rally as Rockets upend Pelicans
Fred VanVleet drilled two late 3-pointers as the Houston Rockets rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 104-101 on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
No. 5 Marquette throttles Rider
Kam Jones racked up 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals as No. 5 Marquette rolled past visiting Rider 95-65 on Friday night in Milwaukee....
Butler too much for Southeast Missouri State
Posh Alexander scored 15 points, and four other Butler players scored in double figures as the Bulldogs beat the visiting Southeast Missouri State RedHawks 91-56 on Friday night....
Northwestern holds off tough challenge from Dayton
Ryan Langborg scored 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting and Northwestern held on for a 71-66 win over Dayton on Friday night in Evanston, Ill....
Big third quarter vaults Wolves past Spurs
Karl-Anthony Towns poured in 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-110 come-from-behind victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in the teams' first game in the NBA In-Season Tournament....
Trio of 20-point scorers leads No. 24 Alabama over Indiana State
In the first-ever meeting between No. 24 Alabama and Indiana State, the Crimson Tide rolled to a 102-80 home win behind the trio of Aaron Estrada, Grant Nelson and Mark Sears in Tuscaloosa, Ala....