Basketball Page 790 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tyrese Maxey pours in 42 as 76ers best Rockets
Tyrese Maxey scored a game-high 42 points and the Philadelphia 76ers, without Joel Embiid, outlasted the Houston Rockets 131-127 on Friday....
Gabe Madsen's big second half sparks Utah past Washington State
Gabe Madsen scored all 20 of his points in the second half to lead Utah to an 80-58 victory over Washington State on Friday night in Salt Lake City....
Celtics top Raptors, improve to 16-0 at home
Jaylen Brown had 31 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 120-118 on Friday night and improve their home record to 16-0 this season....
No. 21 Texas blows out UNC Greensboro
Tyrese Hunter scored 23 points, 16 in the first half, and the Texas defense did the rest as the 21st-ranked Longhorns rolled to a 72-37 win over UNC Greensboro on Friday in Austin, Texas, to remain undefeated at home....
Bucks prevail as Cavaliers struggle from long range
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and Damian Lillard added 31 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 119-111 win over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night....
Balanced scoring helps LSU blow out Northwestern State
Mike Williams III scored 20 points to lead six-double-figure scorers and LSU dominated Northwestern State in a 96-55 victory in the final nonconference game for both teams Friday night in Baton Rouge, La....
No. 9 North Carolina overpowers Charleston Southern
RJ Davis led No. 9 North Carolina in scoring for the eighth game in a row, pouring in 20 points in a 105-60 rout of visiting Charleston Southern on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C....
De'Aaron Fox helps Kings storm back for win over Hawks
De'Aaron Fox scored 31 points, hitting seven 3-pointers in the second half, and Domantas Sabonis added 25 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings overcome a 23-point deficit en route to a 117-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday....
Northwestern tops Jackson State for third straight win
Ty Berry scored 20 points and Ryan Langborg added 17 points as host Northwestern defeated Jackson State 74-63 on Friday in Evanston, Ill., to stretch its winning streak to three games....
Franz Wagner (32 points) propels Magic past Knicks
Franz Wagner scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds and the Orlando Magic used a dominating second quarter to pave the way for a 117-108 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday....
C.J. Wilcher, Nebraska overpower South Carolina State
C.J. Wilcher racked up 18 points off the bench as Nebraska romped past South Carolina State 91-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb....
Kyle Kuzma scores late, leads Wizards past Nets
Kyle Kuzma saved nine of his game-high 26 points for the final 5:23, Deni Avdija recorded his second double-double in nine days and the Washington Wizards pulled away from the visiting Brooklyn Nets late for a 110-104 victory Friday night....
Second-half burst carries Cincinnati past Evansville
Simas Lukosius keyed a 26-4 second-half outburst and finished with 15 points as the host Cincinnati Bearcats rallied past the short-handed Evansville Purple Aces 76-58 Friday night....
UCF's balanced scoring too strong for Bethune-Cookman
Jaylin Sellers notched 19 points, UCF's bench scored 51 points and the Knights ended their nonconference schedule by thrashing the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 98-54 on Friday night in Orlando, Fla....
McNeese rolls to upset victory over Michigan
Shahada Wells scored a game-high 30 points as McNeese pulled off a 87-76 upset of Michigan on Friday night in a nonconference game at Ann Arbor, Mich....
Iowa surges in second half to overwhelm Northern Illlinois
Ben Krikke recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help Iowa roll to a 103-74 nonconference victory over Northern Illinois on Friday night at Iowa City, Iowa....
No. 1 Purdue closes nonconference play with rout of EKU
Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points in 26 minutes of action to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-53 win over Eastern Kentucky on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind....
Mike Mitchell Jr. leads Minnesota past Maine
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota pulled away for an 80-62 win over visiting Maine on Friday night in Minneapolis....
Joe Girard III, No. 18 Clemson cruise past Radford
Joe Girard III scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 18 Clemson to a 93-58 victory over visiting Radford on Friday....
Former Illinois State player leads No. 8 Kentucky's rout
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points in his first game against his former team Friday night as No. 8 Kentucky cruised past Illinois State 96-70 in Lexington, Ky....