Basketball Page 838 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Syracuse, No. 11 Gonzaga seek to bounce back in Honolulu
Gonzaga coach Mark Few is no stranger to a box score....
Men's Top 25 roundup: Zach Edey, No. 2 Purdue top No. 11 Zags
Zach Edey had game-high totals of 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue put together a second-half rally to defeat No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu....
Sean Jones' trey pushes No. 4 Marquette past UCLA
Sean Jones sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds to play as No. 4 Marquette pulled out a 71-69 win over UCLA on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational at Honolulu....
Warriors use sharpshooting to extend dominance over Rockets
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 52 points and 10 3-pointers on Monday night, helping the Golden State Warriors end a six-game losing streak with a 121-116 victory over the Houston Rockets in San Francisco....
NBA roundup: Hornets work OT to snap Celtics' streak
Miles Bridges, recently reinstated from an NBA suspension, drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime as the Charlotte Hornets pulled out a 121-118 victory against the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday....
UCF nips Charlotte in OT to capture tourney title
Jaylin Sellers came up with a key rebound off Ibrahim Diallo's missed free throw and got the ball back to Diallo for the go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left in overtime as UCF beat Charlotte 74-71 on Monday at the Jacksonville Classic in St. Augustine, Fla....
Kevin McCullar makes school history as No. 1 Kansas tops Chaminade
Kevin McCullar became the first player in Kansas history to record back-to-back triple-doubles as the No. 1-ranked Jayhawks defeated Chaminade 83-56 on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. McCullar had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory....
SMU erases halftime deficit to top West Virginia
Zhuric Phelps had 17 points and 12 rebounds and SMU recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit to notch a 70-58 victory over West Virginia on Monday night to reach the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida....
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves ease past Knicks
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves pull away for a 117-100 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night in Minneapolis....
Pelicans cruise to blowout, end Kings' 6-game win streak
Brandon Ingram scored 31 points, Zion Williamson added 26 and the host New Orleans Pelicans ended the Sacramento Kings' six-game winning streak with a 129-93 victory Monday night....
Heat continue winning ways with defeat of Bulls
Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Duncan Robinson added 22 points to lift the visiting Miami Heat to a 118-100 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday....
Clippers lean on Paul George, Kawhi Leonard to clobber Spurs
Paul George poured in 28 points and Kawhi Leonard added 21 as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers turned it on in the fourth quarter to roll to a 124-99 win over the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Monday night....
Jamyron Keller's strong debut leads Oklahoma St. past UNO
Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 18 points in his Oklahoma State debut and Javon Small added 16 points as the Cowboys picked up a much-needed win, beating the New Orleans Privateers 96-68 in Stillwater, Okla., on Monday night....
Oregon makes easy work of Florida A&M in Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
Jesse Zarzuela scored 14 points and Jadrian Tracey added 13 for Oregon in its 67-54 win over Florida A&M Monday night in Tallahassee, Florida, at the Rattlers' home court....
KJ Simpson lifts No. 18 Buffs past Richmond in Daytona Beach
KJ Simpson scored 23 points and No. 18 Colorado knocked off Richmond 64-59 to advance to the championship game of the Beach Bracket in the Sunshine Slam at Daytona Beach, Fla....
Lakers, vying to finish tourney group play 4-0, face Jazz
As the only 3-0 team in the NBA in-season tournament so far, the Los Angeles Lakers are out to finish perfect in group play when they welcome the Utah Jazz to Southern California on Tuesday....
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota out for more vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Minnesota will go for back-to-back wins on its home court when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Minneapolis....
Hornets rally late, pull out OT win to end Celts' streak
Miles Bridges, recently reinstated from an NBA suspension, drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime as the Charlotte Hornets pulled out a 121-118 victory against the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday....
Nuggets pull off late win over Pistons despite early Nikola Jokic ejection
Reggie Jackson had 21 points and six assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets overcame the ejection of center Nikola Jokic and handed the Detroit Pistons their 12th straight loss, 107-103, on Monday....
No. 16 Kentucky holds off St. Joseph's in OT thriller
Tre Mitchell scored 22 points and sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:57 remaining in overtime as No. 16 Kentucky outlasted Saint Joseph's 96-88 after blowing a nine-point lead in the second half on Monday night in Lexington, Ky....