Basketball Page 820 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Tristen Newton powers No. 6 UConn in rout of Stonehill
Tristen Newton poured in 22 points as all five starters scored in double figures to propel No. 6 UConn to a 107-67 victory over Stonehill on Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn....
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State aim to subdue Idaho State
Iowa State continues to click in the early season thanks to someone who is no stranger to the basketball culture on campus....
Maryland aims to take best shot against UAB
Maryland is searching for its shooting stroke, among other things, as it enters the consolation game of the Asheville Championship against UAB on Sunday in Asheville, N.C....
Heat F Jimmy Butler (personal) ruled out vs. Hawks
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will sit out Saturday's game against the host Atlanta Hawks due to an undisclosed personal family issue, the team announced....
No. 19 North Carolina to employ deep rotation against Lehigh
North Carolina's strengths could come in various fashions this season. Depth might be one of those for the No. 19 Tar Heels, and there's a chance much of that will be on display when North Carolina welcomes Lehigh for Sunday afternoon's game in Chapel Hill, N.C....
Aidan Mahaney, No. 23 Saint Mary's set sights on Weber State
Aidan Mahaney enjoyed a solid freshman campaign and aims to deliver even more often in his second season with No. 23 Saint Mary's....
Raptors aim to complete winning trip at Boston
The Toronto Raptors will chase a third consecutive road victory when they face the Boston Celtics on Saturday night....
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Mavs overwhelm Clippers
Luka Doncic scored 44 points on 17-of-21 shooting and the Dallas Mavericks blasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 144-126 on Friday night as part of the NBA in-season tournament....
UCLA's big 2nd-half run too much for Lafayette
UCLA used a 24-2 second-half run to extend its nation-leading home-court winning streak to 27 games with a 68-50 defeat of Lafayette on Friday in Los Angeles....
Hot 3-point shooting sends Pacific to win over Cal
Donovan Williams scored a game-high 23 points Friday night and Pacific canned 13 of 26 3-point attempts to register an 87-79 nonconference win over Cal in Berkeley, Calif....
Top 25 roundup: Caleb Love, No. 12 Arizona topple No. 2 Duke
Arizona's Keshad Johnson scored 14 points, and Caleb Love helped clinch another outcome against Duke with two free throws at the 4.3-second mark as the No. 12 Wildcats beat the second-ranked Blue Devils 78-73 Friday night in Durham, N.C....
Lakers open tournament with impressive win in Phoenix
LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 19 points with nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak with a 122-119 victory over the host Phoenix Suns in the NBA in-season tournament opener for both teams on Friday....
Domantas Sabonis' triple-double helps Kings thwart Thunder
Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray combined for 52 points, Domantas Sabonis recorded his first triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings posted a 105-98 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA in-season tournament action Friday night....
Washington State rolls past Prairie View A&M
Isaac Jones' 18 points led four players in double figures on Friday night as Washington State led nearly wire-to-wire in an 83-65 nonconference win over Prairie View A&M in Pullman, Wash....
Clemson ekes out win over UAB in Asheville Championship
Chase Hunter sank two free throws with three seconds remaining to give Clemson a 77-76 win over UAB on Friday in the first round of the Asheville (N.C.) Championship....
Utah smothers UC Riverside in first half, cruises to win
Lawson Lovering scored 18 points, Branden Carlson added 16 and Utah (2-0) used a massive first half to earn an 82-53 victory over visiting UC Riverside (1-1) on Friday night in Salt Lake City....
Late layup lifts South Carolina over Virginia Tech
B.J. Mack converted a layup with 20 seconds left Friday night and South Carolina edged Virginia Tech 79-77 in the Hall of Fame Series in Charlotte, N.C....
Memphis overwhelms Missouri in second half to win easily
Jahvon Quinerly tallied 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help rally Memphis past Missouri 70-55 Friday in Columbia, Mo....
Dallin Hall sparks BYU past No. 17 San Diego State
Dallin Hall scored 16 of his team-high 18 points in the second half to lead BYU to a 74-65 win over No. 17 San Diego State on Friday night in Provo, Utah....
No. 18 Texas motors to rout of Delaware State
Max Abmas scored 19 points and Dylan Mitchell added 14 points and 11 rebounds as No. 18 Texas shrugged off a slow start and rolled to an 86-59 win over Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas....