Basketball Page 883 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Women's Top 25 roundup: Angel Reese returns in No. 7 LSU's win
In a rematch of a game in last season's Final Four, LSU got past Virginia Tech again on Thursday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game at Baton Rouge, La., as Tigers star Angel Reese returned to action....
No. 15 Creighton handles Oklahoma St.
Baylor Scheierman had 21 points and eight rebounds and Trey Alexander recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help No. 15 Creighton notch a 79-65 victory over Oklahoma State on Thursday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle in Stillwater, Okla....
Suns, Nuggets meet amid star guards' injury troubles
The Phoenix Suns may be without star guard Devin Booker when they attempt to take down the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night....
No. 16 Texas rallies past Texas State in second half
Max Abmas poured in a season-high 26 points and keyed the game-winning run in the middle of the second half as No. 16 Texas turned it on late for a 77-58 win over visiting Texas State on Thursday in Austin, Texas....
Utah pulls away, hands Hawaii first loss
Branden Carlson scored 17 points and collected six rebounds to lead Utah to a 79-66 victory over Hawaii in Salt Lake City on Thursday night....
Shorthanded Bulls take down Bucks in OT
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Coby White scored 23 points to help the shorthanded Chicago Bulls beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 in overtime on Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak....
Jimmy Butler steps up as Heat win shootout vs. Pacers
Jimmy Butler tied his season high with 36 points as the host Miami Heat rallied past the Indiana Pacers 142-132 on Thursday night....
Spurs drop 13th straight as Trae Young (45), Hawks prevail
Trae Young poured in a season-high 45 points and dished out 14 assists and Dejounte Murray added 24 points as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 137-135 victory over the reeling San Antonio Spurs on Thursday....
Otega Oweh, No. 25 Oklahoma overpower UAPB
Otega Oweh scored a team-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 25 Oklahoma to a 107-86 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday in Norman, Okla....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder blitz Lakers in 133-110 win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday....
Wolves' third-quarter surge sends Jazz to defeat
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 101-90 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Jalen Brunson, Knicks hand Pistons 16th straight loss
Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the New York Knicks recovered after giving up a 16-point lead to hand the visiting Detroit Pistons their 16th consecutive loss 118-112 Thursday....
Terry Rozier (37), Hornets hang on, edge Nets 129-128
Terry Rozier scored a season-high 37 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 129-128 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night....
Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers pull away from Cavaliers
Shaedon Sharpe recorded his first double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-95 on Thursday....
Iowa State tries to regain footing vs. 1-5 DePaul
Perhaps a matchup with struggling DePaul will help Iowa State get back on track....
Cam Christie puts up 20 as Minnesota manhandles UNO
Cam Christie scored 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting, Pharrel Payne added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting and Minnesota cruised to a 97-64 win over New Orleans on Thursday night in Minneapolis....
Jahmyl Telfort helps Butler earn high-octane win over Texas Tech
Jahmyl Telfort made big shots all night long for Butler against Texas Tech on Thursday and his biggest make lit the fuse on a decisive run in overtime....
Ball don't lie: NBA life not what Lonzo and LaMelo thought it would be
The NBA is Ball-less after Lamelo suffered an ankle injury earlier this week that will leave him sidelined for what sounds like at least a few weeks. Shams Charania reports that it’s a sprain of the same ankle Ball fractured last season. As the Charlotte Hornets prepare for life without LaMelo, the ...
No. 13 Florida Atlantic rolls past Liberty
Alijah Martin scored 20 points and Vladislav Goldin added 18 as No. 13 Florida Atlantic earned an easy 83-58 victory Thursday, while handing visiting Liberty its first loss on the season, in the Field of 68 Classic at Boca Raton, Fla....
Pelicans F Larry Nance Jr. (rib) out 4-6 weeks
New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a fractured right rib, the team announced Thursday....