Basketball Page 797 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Oregon State edges Cal Poly in double overtime
Michael Rataj matched his career high of 18 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds to help Oregon State notch a 70-63 double-overtime victory over Cal Poly on Monday night in Corvallis, Ore....
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans down Kings in quarterfinals
Brandon Ingram recorded 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the New Orleans Pelicans advanced to the semifinals of the NBA's in-season tournament with a 127-117 knockout-round victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night....
Washington looks to get back on track, faces Montana State
Washington is off to an inconsistent start and will attempt to find a rhythm when it faces Montana State on Tuesday night in Seattle....
LeBron James, Lakers relish tourney matchup vs. Suns
In his 21st season, LeBron James gets a new stage to operate on when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in a quarterfinal game of the NBA in-season tournament....
Arkansas leans on bench to take care of Furman
Khalif Battle racked up 25 points off the bench and Arkansas put away Furman for a 97-83 victory on Monday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
Alabama breezes past Arkansas St with balanced attack
Mark Sears scored 13 points with six assists, and Jarin Stevenson added 13 of his own as Alabama earned an 89-65 victory over visiting Arkansas State on Monday at Tuscaloosa, Ala., after falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 earlier in the day....
Tyrese Haliburton leads Pacers past Celts, into tourney semis
Tyrese Haliburton turned a 3-pointer into a tiebreaking, four-point play with 1:33 remaining as part of a triple-double and the Indiana Pacers outfinished the Boston Celtics for a 122-112 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament on Monday in Indianapol...
76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. ready to return after 'traumatic' hit-and-run
Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said he went through a "traumatic" event when he was struck by a vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run incident Nov. 11....
Oklahoma State seeks revenge against high-scoring SIU
When Oklahoma State faces Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill., on Tuesday night for its first true road game of the year, it will mark the first time a school from a Power 5 conference has visited the Banterra Center in 15 years....
Slumping Michigan tips off Big Ten play vs. Indiana
Michigan opens its Big Ten campaign on Tuesday when Indiana, with one conference win already under its belt, visits Ann Arbor, Mich....
No. 4 Purdue bounces back with blowout of Iowa
Zach Edey put up game highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds as No. 4 Purdue never trailed in an 87-68 Big Ten Conference rout of Iowa on Monday night in West Lafayette, Ind....
Butler riding high off OT win, takes aim at Buffalo
After outlasting Texas Tech in overtime in a high-scoring Big East-Big 12 Battle contest last week, Butler continues a five-game homestand Tuesday night when it welcomes Buffalo to Indianapolis....
Utah opens big week of local rivalries with game vs. Southern Utah
Utah can earn some in-state bragging rights this week....
Syracuse attempts to continue dominance over Cornell
Syracuse looks to defeat Cornell for the 43rd straight time when the Central New York programs meet Tuesday night on the Orange's home court....
Ole Miss out to protect undefeated record vs. Mount St. Mary's
One of the last undefeated teams in the Southeastern Conference will try to keep the good times rolling when Ole Miss hosts Mount Saint Mary's on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss....
Georgia Tech, Georgia roll into rivalry matchup
In-state rivals Georgia Tech and Georgia will aim to continue their winning ways when the two meet Tuesday night in Athens, Ga....
Notre Dame tries to get back on track, hosts Western Michigan
After dropping its Atlantic Coast Conference season opener Saturday, Notre Dame will return to nonconference play for a home matchup Tuesday against Western Michigan in South Bend, Ind....
Florida hoping big man returns, hosts Merrimack
Florida hopes to get back to full strength when it hosts Merrimack Tuesday night in Gainesville before going into three consecutive neutral-site games....
How to hate-watch the rest of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Part I
The NBA In-Season Tournament’s single elimination stage tips off this week. Human nature drives us to dump on new things and the IST has inspired a whole host of reasons to hate it. There’s a lot not to like. The scoring differentials playing a role in who advances, the personalized courts playing l...
Xavier aims to shake off narrow defeat, hosts Delaware
After a loss that showed the Musketeers are not all that far from the team they want to be, Xavier will stay at home for a matchup against Delaware on Tuesday in Cincinnati....