Basketball Page 777 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dontrez Styles, Georgetown shoot past Coppin State
Dontrez Styles scored a game-high 19 points as Georgetown snapped its two-game losing streak with a 71-54 victory over Coppin State on Tuesday in Washington....
No. 7 LSU pulls off historic rout of McNeese St.
Freshman Aalyah Del Rosario came off the bench to record 27 points and 10 rebounds, both of which were career highs, as No. 7 LSU blasted McNeese State 133-44 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
Mavericks win battle of long balls vs. Lakers
Luka Doncic gave Dallas the lead for good with 6:24 to go, Dante Exum buried three subsequent 3-pointers on a career-best night from long range and the Mavericks held off the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 127-125 on Tuesday night....
Reports: Wizards, Capitals eye move to Northern Virginia
A news conference scheduled for Wednesday morning involving Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin suggests the NBA and NHL teams are planning to move to Northern Virginia, according to multiple media reports....
Elijah Hawkins' school-record 17 assists lead Minnesota past IUPUI
Minnesota got 19 points from Cam Christie as the Golden Gophers overwhelmed visiting IUPUI 101-65 on Tuesday night in a nonconference game in Minneapolis....
Celtics sink Cavs, improve to 11-0 at home
The Boston Celtics went 26-for-26 from the free-throw line and improved their home record to 11-0 this season by beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Tuesday night....
Cincinnati buries Bryant with second-half surge
Aziz Bandaogo scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the Cincinnati Bearcats outscored the visiting Bryant Bulldogs by 29 points in the second half to cruise to an 85-53 win Tuesday night....
Maryland breaks out from long range, routs Alcorn State
Freshman Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored a season-high 12 points as part of a balanced attack, helping Maryland break out of a shooting slump with a 105-65 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday in College Park, Md....
Kyle Filipowski, No. 21 Duke pull away in 2nd half, top Hofstra
Kyle Filipowski flirted with a triple-double on Tuesday night for No. 21 Duke, which pulled away in the second half and beat Hofstra 89-68 in Durham, N.C....
North Carolina State surges past UT Martin
DJ Horne connected on six 3-pointers on the way to a season-high 22 points as North Carolina State defeated visiting UT Martin 81-67 on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C....
Jonas Aidoo (29 points) lifts No. 12 Vols past Georgia Southern
Jonas Aidoo scored 21 of his career-high 29 points in the first half and finished with 11 rebounds to fuel No. 12 Tennessee to a 74-56 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn....
Isaiah Coleman, Seton Hall push past Monmouth
Isaiah Coleman scored a career-high 17 points to go along with two steals and two blocked shots to lift host Seton Hall past Monmouth 70-61 on Tuesday in Newark, N.J....
Banged-up teams collide when Jazz, Knicks meet
For the past eight games, the Utah Jazz have been without their leading scorer, as All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has been hampered by a strained left hamstring....
Pacers visit Bucks in matchup of league's highest-scoring teams
After a fierce battle in the semifinals of the in-season tournament in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Bucks will once again face off against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in what projects to be another high-scoring affair....
Rockets look to extend winning ways at home vs. Grizzlies
Under normal circumstances, shooting 34.4 percent from the floor while committing 16 turnovers makes for a lamentable evening, but the Houston Rockets were again saved by their defense and rebounding on Monday....
LSU seeks to get back on track against Alabama State
LSU has dropped two of its last three but hopes to get back to winning Wednesday when it hosts Alabama State in Baton Rouge, La....
Spurs C Charles Bassey out for season with knee injury
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday....
Hawks, Raptors enter 2-game set seeking end to skids
One four-game losing streak will end Wednesday night when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Toronto Raptors in the opener of a two-game series....
Heat finish home-and-home vs. Hornets, want to protect leads
At just past the quarter pole of the NBA season, the Miami Heat have already lost four games during which they led by at least 16 points....
Zion Williamson, Pelicans ready to take on sinking Wizards
Zion Williamson will try to ride the momentum of a season-high scoring performance into the New Orleans Pelicans' opener of a three-game road trip against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....