Basketball Page 873 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Noah Carter paces Missouri past Loyola-Maryland
Noah Carter scored a game-high 18 points to lead Missouri to a 78-70 home win over Loyola-Maryland on Saturday in Columbia, Mo....
No. 19 FAU rolling again, faces challenge in Virginia Tech
Nineteenth-ranked Florida Atlantic, which plays Virginia Tech in Sunday's ESPN Events Invitational final in Kissimmee, Fla., is trying to prove it hasn't lost its edge....
Star-powered Mavericks, Clippers to clash in L.A.
The Dallas Mavericks appear to have figured out how their stars can thrive in a winning environment. The Los Angeles Clippers still are searching for a similar formula....
Wizards seek to stop high-scoring Hawks, halt losing streak
The Washington Wizards will return home for the second leg of a weekend back-to-back, looking to snap an eight-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night....
Jazz, Pelicans heading in opposite directions
The New Orleans Pelicans won't have much rest coming into Saturday's game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, but they do have plenty of momentum....
Heat look for complete effort vs. Nets
The Miami Heat are off to a 10-6 start, but their record might be better if not for a few blown leads of late....
Santa Clara chases another upset win over Ohio State
Santa Clara will look to remain unbeaten and top Ohio State in men's basketball for the first time in 40 years when the teams meet Saturday in the final of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla....
Cal prepares to face San Diego St. amid investigation into fan
The Cal men's basketball team made international headlines this week at the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif....
No. 17 Alabama aims to rediscover 3-point touch vs. Oregon
Playing for third place in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla., isn't what No. 17 Alabama envisioned before the tournament began....
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 North Carolina handles No. 20 Arkansas
RJ Davis scored 21 of his career-high-tying 30 points in the second half to lead No. 14 North Carolina to an 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Zion Williamson (32), Pelicans stay hot, cool off Clippers
Zion Williamson scored 32 points and Brandon Ingram added 30 as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans earned a 116-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday to finish group play of the NBA in-season tournament with a 3-1 record....
BYU captures Vegas Showdown with win over NC State
Jaxson Robinson scored a career-high 23 points and BYU recovered from a 12-point deficit midway through the first half to beat North Carolina State 95-86 in Friday night's championship game of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas....
Stephen Curry (35), Warriors extend Spurs' skid to 11
Stephen Curry used seven 3-pointers to power a game-high, 35-point performance and the Golden State Warriors improved their chances of advancement in the NBA in-season tournament with a 118-112 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday night in San Francisco....
Santa Clara holds off Oregon to reach tourney final
Adama Bal scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as Santa Clara pulled away from Oregon late on its way to an 88-82 win in the Emerald Coast Classic on Friday in Niceville, Florida....
NBA roundup: Balanced scoring lifts Bucks past Wizards
Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each eclipsed 30 points as the Milwaukee Bucks improved to 3-0 in in-season tournament play with a 131-128 win over the visiting Washington Wizards....
Bucks F Khris Middleton exits with left Achilles tightness
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton was ruled out of Friday night's win over the Washington Wizards with left Achilles tightness....
Northern Iowa blasts Stanford in Bahamas
Nate Heise scored all 15 of his points in the first half and grabbed six rebounds and Northern Iowa notched a resounding 73-51 victory over Stanford on Friday night in the seventh place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Illinois shuts down Western Illinois in rout
Terrence Shannon Jr. needed just 10 shots to produce a team-high 19 points as Illinois rolled to an 84-52 nonconference victory over Western Illinois Friday night in Champaign, Ill....
Three Bucks score 30-plus points in tight win vs. Wizards
Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each eclipsed 30 points as the Milwaukee Bucks improve to 3-0 in in-season tournament play with a 131-128 win over the visiting Washington Wizards....
Rockets protect home court against cold-shooting Nuggets
Jalen Green scored a team-high 25 points while Alperen Sengun added a double-double as the Houston Rockets extended their homecourt winning streak to eight consecutive contests with a 105-86 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....