Basketball Page 812 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 3 Marquette mauls Southern
Tyler Kolek scored 16 points and Kam Jones added 15 as the No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles cruised to a 93-56 win over the visiting Southern Jaguars in Milwaukee on Tuesday....
No. 11 Zags get balanced scoring, blast Cal State Bakersfield
Ryan Nembhard scored a game-high 22 points Tuesday night to lead six Gonzaga players in double figures as the 11th-ranked Bulldogs topped Cal State Bakersfield 81-65 in a nonconference contest in Spokane, Wash....
Anthony Edwards injured as Wolves top Thunder
Anthony Edwards scored 21 points before leaving in the second half because of a hip injury, and the host Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 106-103 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis....
Braden Smith flirts with history, leads No. 1 Purdue past Texas Southern
Braden Smith recorded 19 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to help top-ranked Purdue roll to a 99-67 wire-to-wire victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday night at West Lafayette, Ind....
Damian Lillard, Bucks beat Heat, clinch East Group B
Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131-124 win on the road against the short-handed Miami Heat on Tuesday, clinching the Bucks a spot in the quarterfinals of the NBA in-season tournament....
Kansas State needs OT to edge Oral Roberts
Cam Carter recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists and three steals to help Kansas State survive Oral Roberts 88-78 in overtime Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan....
Langston Love, No. 9 Baylor rout Nicholls
Langston Love poured in a career-high 23 points while going 8 of 10 from the floor as No. 9 Baylor remained undefeated with an easy 108-70 victory over visiting Nicholls on Tuesday in Waco, Texas....
No. 5 Kansas holds off stubborn Eastern Illinois
Hunter Dickinson collected 25 points and 13 rebounds to lift No. 5 Kansas to a 71-63 victory over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan....
Nets win third straight, fail to advance in tournament
Mikal Bridges scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking three-point play with 4:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away down the stretch for a 115-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the final game of group play in the NBA in-season tournament Tuesday night in New ...
Donovan Mitchell's 40 points carry Cavs past Hawks
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 40 points and added 11 rebounds to help lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 128-105 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday....
Knicks help in-season tournament stock with drubbing of Hornets
Julius Randle posted a double-double on Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who solidified their hopes of a berth in the knockout round of the NBA in-season tournament with a wire-to-wire 115-91 win over the Charlotte Hornets....
Celtics take care of Bulls, win East Group C
The Boston Celtics won East Group C by beating the visiting Chicago Bulls 124-97 on Tuesday night in the final NBA in-season tournament group-play game for each team....
Reed Sheppard, No. 12 Kentucky overpower No. 8 Miami
Freshman reserve Reed Sheppard had an outstanding all-around game with 21 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as No. 12 Kentucky knocked off No. 8 Miami 95-73 on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky....
Missouri ends Pitt's home winning streak
Following a back-and-forth first half, Missouri took control for good early in the second and held on late for a 71-64 win at Pitt Tuesday night....
Cincinnati holds off Howard in overtime to remain undefeated
Viktor Lakhin scored a team-high 19 points while Dan Skillings Jr. added 16 to lead the visiting Cincinnati Bearcats past the Howard Bison 86-81 in overtime on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C....
Julian Reese, Maryland overwhelm Rider
Julian Reese had a double-double by halftime and Maryland cruised to a 103-76 victory against overmatched Rider on Tuesday night in College Park, Md....
Georgia Tech never trails in win over No. 21 Mississippi St.
Miles Kelly scored a game-high 22 points and added 12 rebounds to help lead Georgia Tech to a 67-59 upset win over visiting No. 21 Mississippi State on Tuesday in Atlanta....
South Carolina tops Notre Dame behind Meechie Johnson
Meechie Johnson scored a career-high 29 points and B.J. Mack added 17 to lift South Carolina to a 65-53 victory against Notre Dame on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C....
Syracuse crushes LSU on Judah Mintz's career night
Judah Mintz scored a career-high 33 points to lift Syracuse past visiting LSU 80-57 in nonconference action Tuesday....
Ticket Gaines, hot-shooting Providence cruise past Wagner
Ticket Gaines scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers to lead Providence to a dominant 86-52 win over visiting Wagner on Tuesday night....