Basketball Page 842 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 5 UConn to face No. 19 Texas in final of Empire Classic
No. 5 UConn will hope to parlay its experience in the spotlight to produce a victory over talented No. 19 Texas on Monday in the championship final of the Empire Classic in New York....
South Carolina defeats Grand Canyon for tournament title
South Carolina improved to 5-0 behind 27 points from B.J. Mack in a 75-68 victory Sunday night against Grand Canyon in the championship game of the AZ Tipoff Classic at Glendale, Ariz....
Xavier takes down cold-shooting Saint Mary's in Las Vegas
Dayvion McKnight had 10 of his 14 points in the second half in Xavier's 66-49 victory over Saint Mary's on Sunday in the consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas....
West Virginia eyes tougher test in matchup with SMU
West Virginia remains a largely unknown quantity entering Monday's game against SMU in the opening round of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida....
Banged-up Oregon heads east to meet Florida A&M
Oregon begins a cross-country road trip with an undefeated record and a concerning injury list....
No. 1 Kansas makes Maui Invitational return, clashes with Chaminade
No. 1 Kansas wants a third Maui Invitational title in as many tries, a mission that begins with an opening-round game against Chaminade Monday in Honolulu....
Jackson State stuns Missouri 73-72 for first victory
Chase Adams hit the game-winning shot with 3 seconds left to lift previously winless Jackson State to a 73-72 upset Missouri on Sunday in Columbia, Mo....
Cavaliers spread the points around in defeating Nuggets
Darius Garland scored 26 points, one of six Cleveland players in double figures, and the Cavaliers beat the visiting Denver Nuggets 121-109 on Sunday night....
St. John's tops Utah to take third place in Charleston Classic
Daniss Jenkins scored 19 points and Jordan Dingle had 18 points as St. John's recovered from a sloppy stretch early in the second half to defeat Utah 91-82 in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday in Charleston, S.C....
No. 18 Michigan State thumps Alcorn State
Tre Holloman had 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and added five assists as No. 18 Michigan State rolled to an 81-49 victory over Alcorn State in East Lansing, Mich. on Sunday....
No. 3 Arizona rides 20-0 run to easy win over UT Arlington
Kylan Boswell and Oumar Ballo each scored 15 points to lead seven players in double figures, and No. 3 Arizona used a 20-0 run bridging the two halves to take control and cruise to a 101-56 victory over UT Arlington on Sunday in Tucson, Ariz....
Wolves-Knicks matchup features pair of hot teams
The Minnesota Timberwolves will return from a successful five-game road trip to host the New York Knicks on Monday night in Minneapolis....
Oklahoma State tries to right the ship vs. New Orleans
Oklahoma State will aim to snap a two-game losing streak Monday night when it hosts New Orleans in Stillwater, Okla....
James Harden, Clippers try to keep clicking at sliding Spurs
The Los Angeles Clippers hope they've finally found a winning formula and look to employ it when they battle the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Monday in the first of two games between the teams in three nights in the Alamo City....
Magic lead wire-to-wire in decisive win over Pacers
The Orlando Magic capped a four-game road swing with their third straight win, leading wire-to-wire with a dominant first half en route to a 128-116 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis....
Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech helps Mike Young defeat former team Wofford
Lynn Kidd scored 20 points for Virginia Tech to lead coach Mike Young to a win in his first game against his former team as the Hokies downed Wofford 98-76 on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va....
Can Bulls make it two straight vs. Heat?
A fourth-quarter rally helped the Chicago Bulls stop the Miami Heat's seven-game winning streak on Saturday....
Jayden Epps goes off, Georgetown tops American in OT
Jayden Epps scored 31 points and Georgetown rallied from 11 points down late in the second half to defeat visiting American University 88-83 in overtime on Sunday in Washington....
Bucks on a roll, head east to meet struggling Wizards
Two Eastern Conference foes will get familiar with each other quickly as the Milwaukee Bucks travel Monday to take on the Washington Wizards, a team they'll play twice in a stretch of five days....
San Francisco pulls away in second half to defeat DePaul in Arizona Tip-Off
San Francisco earned third place in the Cactus Division of the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off Tournament with a 70-54 victory Sunday evening....