Basketball Page 827 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nuggets stay perfect on road trip with win over Hornets
Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points and Jamal Murray posted 20 points as the Denver Nuggets cranked out a couple of key second-half stretches to keep their hot streak going by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 102-95 on Saturday night....
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 FAU gets by No. 4 Arizona in 2-OT thriller
Johnell Davis scored a season-high 35 points, and Caleb Love's last-possession 3-pointer rattled out, as No. 14 Florida Atlantic won one of its biggest regular-season games in school history, knocking off No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in double overtime on Saturday in Las Vegas....
Georgia Tech battles Nevada for Hawaii tournament title
It's easy to have fun in Hawaii, and the experience certainly has been enjoyable for the Nevada and Georgia Tech basketball teams so far....
No. 23 Memphis holds off Vanderbilt
No. 23 Memphis, led by 28 points and nine rebounds from David Jones, came from behind to knock off upset-minded Vanderbilt, 77-75 on Saturday in Memphis, Tenn....
Villanova dispatches DePaul in Big East battle
Hakim Hart scored a game-high 20 points off the bench as visiting Villanova dominated DePaul 84-48 on Saturday afternoon in a Big East matchup in Chicago....
Johnell Davis leads No. 14 Florida Atlantic past No. 4 Arizona in 2 OTs
Johnell Davis scored a season-high 35 points, and Caleb Love's last-possession 3-pointer rattled out, as No. 14 Florida Atlantic won one of its biggest regular-season games in school history, knocking off No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in double-overtime on Saturday in Las Vegas....
Alabama halts skid with 111-67 romp over Eastern Kentucky
Grant Nelson and Rylan Griffen each scored 19 points as Alabama snapped a three-game losing streak by belting visiting Eastern Kentucky 111-67 on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala., behind a sterling shooting performance from behind the arc....
Celtics on target from long range, down Clippers
The Boston Celtics made 25 of their 53 3-point field goal attempts and breezed to a 145-108 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday....
Mavericks star Luka Doncic to return against Spurs
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is slated to return to the lineup for Saturday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs after missing one game with a strained left quadriceps....
Michigan State G Jeremy Fears Jr. shot, undergoes surgery
Michigan State freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. sustained a non-life-threatening wound from a gunshot early Saturday morning in his hometown of Joliet, Ill....
Matthew Murrell, No. 25 Ole Miss too strong for Southern Miss
Matthew Murrell scored 26 points and Jaylen Murray added 21 to help No. 25 Ole Miss record an 89-72 win over Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon in Biloxi, Miss....
Xavier surges past Seton Hall in second half
Quincy Olivari scored a game-high 29 points and Xavier benefited from a 17-2 run in the second half to pick up a 74-54 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati....
DJ Horne fuels NC State past winless Detroit Mercy
DJ Horne pumped in 26 points to help host North Carolina State enter a brief break with an 83-66 victory against winless Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C....
West Virginia goes ahead early, holds off Toledo
West Virginia held off a second-half surge by Toledo to win 91-81 and snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va....
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Knicks
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points and Bobby Portis recorded a double-double off the bench to fuel the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-111 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday afternoon....
TCU, Hawaii aim to put bow on holiday tournament with win
TCU and Hawaii are set for a matchup in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic on Sunday in Honolulu, with each looking to rebound from a loss in Friday's semifinals....
Devin Carter powers Providence to OT win vs. Butler
Devin Carter hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers and scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in overtime to lift Providence to an 85-75 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon....
Rebounds help Mississippi State come out on top vs. Rutgers
Jimmy Bell Jr. tallied 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Cameron Matthews added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Mississippi State bullied Rutgers in a 70-60 victory Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J....
UConn C Donovan Clingan (foot) out 3-4 weeks
UConn center Donovan Clingan will be sidelined at least three-to-four weeks with a tendon injury in his right foot, the school announced Saturday....
Report: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (wrist) nearing return
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson could return from a wrist injury as early as Tuesday, ESPN reported Saturday....