Basketball Page 781 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

TCU upends No. 2 Houston in final seconds, 68-67
Emanuel Miller scored with six seconds remaining and host TCU handed No. 2 Houston its second straight loss in a 68-67 thriller on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas....

Washington State finishes strong, upsets No. 8 Arizona
Isaac Jones had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Washington State made its final six shots to upset No. 8 Arizona 73-70 in a Pac-12 game on Saturday afternoon in Pullman, Wash....

No. 16 Auburn defeats LSU for ninth straight win
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 19 points, Johni Broome had 18 and No. 16 Auburn withstood a late second-half comeback attempt by LSU in a 93-78 victory Saturday....

Lakers F LeBron James (ankle) sitting out vs. Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will miss Saturday's game against the host Utah Jazz due to a left ankle injury....

No. 11 Duke fends off Ga. Tech this time, 84-79
Kyle Filipowski churned out 30 points and 13 rebounds and No. 11 Duke overcame visiting Georgia Tech to avenge a loss from last month, winning 84-79 by rallying from a 10-point, second-half deficit Saturday at Durham, N.C....

Suns looking to string together wins against reeling Blazers
The Phoenix Suns hope their last victory is one that vaults them into high gear....

Warriors G Stephen Curry (rest) out against Bucks
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is being rested Saturday night when his club visits the Milwaukee Bucks....

Texas Tech rallies past Kansas State for ninth straight win
Big 12 teams have gotten accustomed to using every bit of 40 minutes to decide games and that was certainly the case Saturday when Kansas State and Texas Tech collided in Lubbock....

No. 18 BYU earns first Big 12 victory with win at UCF
Aly Khalifa scored 17 points to lead no. 18 BYU to a 63-58 victory over UCF in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday afternoon....

Florida stifles Arkansas in 90-68 drubbing
Reserve guard Riley Kugel led five players in double figures for Florida in its 90-68 domination of visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla....

South Carolina outlasts Mizzou in OT, 71-69
Jacobi Wright hit a jumper with 13 seconds left in overtime to lift visiting South Carolina to a 71-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday in Columbia, Mo....

Washington promises complete focus vs. collapsing UCLA
Coming off one of the most lopsided losses in program history, UCLA returns home to Los Angeles on Sunday in search of answers as it gets set to face Washington, which is aiming to hit its stride....

No. 20 Utah St. tops UNLV, extends nation-best streak to 15
No. 20 Utah State came from behind to extend the nation's best winning streak to 15 with a hard-fought 87-86 victory over host UNLV on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas....

No. 21 Clemson snaps skid with 89-78 win over Boston College
PJ Hall and Joe Girard III each scored 26 points to help lead No. 21 Clemson to an 89-78 win over visiting Boston College in ACC play on Saturday in Clemson, S.C....

Surging Clippers set for showdown with Timberwolves
Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers look to continue their respective torrid play on Sunday night when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Iowa State knocks off No. 4 Baylor
Audi Crooks made the go-ahead basket with 24 seconds left as Iowa State upset No. 4 Baylor 66-63 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, and stayed unbeaten in Big 12 Conference play....

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M outlast No. 6 Kentucky in OT
Wade Taylor IV scored 31 points, Tyrece Radford added 28 and Texas A&M held on for a 97-92 overtime win against No. 6 Kentucky in a Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas....

Utah following up historic rout with trip to Stanford
How will Utah follow up a historic 90-44 rout of UCLA?...

Primo Spears comes through late as Florida State clips Notre Dame
Primo Spears hit two important, late baskets and scored a team-high 13 points as Florida State beat Notre Dame 67-58 on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind., for its fourth straight victory....

Jaelen House powers New Mexico to win over No. 19 San Diego State
Jaelen House scored 26 points to lead the New Mexico men's basketball team to an 88-70 win against No. 19 San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M....