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Norman Powell, Kel’el Ware lead Heat in rout over Bulls
Kel'el Ware posted a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds and Norman Powell scored 19 points as the Miami Heat routed the host Chicago Bulls 143-107 on Friday.,Miami improved to 2-1 in East Group C of the NBA Cup to keep pace with the Milwaukee Bucks, who lead the group at 2-0. The Bulls fell ...
No. 21 Arkansas hits new high in Calipari era, rolls Jackson State
Center Malique Ewin scored a season-high 21 points and collected first three assists of the campaign, Karter Knox had a double-double, and No. 21 Arkansas placed seven players in double figures in a 115-61 blowout of Jackson State on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Knox had 17 points and 10 rebounds, D...
No. 5 Duke buries 17 treys, dominates Niagara in weekend opener
Patrick Ngongba scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 5 Duke breezed to a 100-42 victory over Niagara, Friday in Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer tallied 14 points and Isaiah Evans contributed a rare four-point play on his way to scoring 12 points as the Blue Devils (6-0) u...
LSU pulls away from Omaha with second-half surge
Max Mackinnon scored 22 points and Dedan Thomas Jr. added 15 points and 10 assists to lead LSU to a 99-73 nonconference win over Omaha on Friday in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (5-0) used a 17-3 run to start the second half to put away the Mavericks (2-4).,Mackinnon hit 7 of 11 shots from the field, ...
Ruben Dominguez hits Texas A&M-record 10 threes in win vs. Manhattan
Ruben Dominguez scored a career-high 30 points, all on 3-pointers, to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas A&M built a huge lead by halftime and rolled past Manhattan 109-68 on Friday in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (4-2) sprinted away from a one-point deficit eight minutes into the game ...
Raptors wallop Wizards, clinch advancement in NBA Cup
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 points each as the Toronto Raptors dominated the visiting Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday for their sixth straight win.,The Raptors improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup group stage and clinched a spot in the knockout rounds. The victory and a Friday loss by the...
Michael Porter Jr. continues torrid streak, paces Nets past Celtics
Michael Porter Jr. scored 33 points and Nic Claxton recorded his first career triple-double, fueling the visiting Brooklyn Nets to a 113-105 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday to salvage a split of their home-and-home series.,Porter sank 13 of 21 shots from the floor -- including 4 of 6 from ...
Darius Garland returns as Cavs best Pacers in NBA Cup match
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and Darius Garland had 20 points and seven assists in his first game since Nov. 10, to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-109 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup matchup Friday night., ,Garland played 27 minutes and made 3-of-4 3-point attempts an...
Myles Colvin's buzzer-beating trey rallies Wake Forest past Memphis
Myles Colvin capped a 19-point showing by hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Wake Forest outlasted Memphis for a 69-68 victory in the third-place game of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Friday night.,Wake Forest (4-2) trailed most of the night but outscored Memphis (1-4) 20-8 over ...
Matt Boldy scores twice as Wild dominate Penguins
Matt Boldy scored two goals and picked up one assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night.,Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Marcus Johansson a...
Sabres blitz Blackhawks with 9-goal effort
Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson scored eight seconds apart in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening.,It was the fastest two goals by the Sabres since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 19, 2...
Tomislav Buljan's big night helps New Mexico edge Mississippi State
Tomislav Buljan scored 19 points and collected a school freshman-record 21 rebounds to lead New Mexico to an 80-78 victory over Mississippi State on Friday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo.,Uriah Tenette and Deyton Albury added 13 points apiece for the Lob...
No. 5 Duke buries 17 of 31 treys, dominates Niagara in weekend opener
Patrick Ngongba scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 5 Duke breezed to a 100-42 victory over Niagara, Friday in Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer tallied 14 points and Isaiah Evans contributed a rare four-point play on his way to scoring 12 points as the Blue Devils (6-0) u...
Rueben Chinyelu grabs 21 boards as No. 10 Florida routs Merrimack
Rueben Chinyelu scored 14 points and made Florida history with 21 rebounds as the 10th-ranked Gators cruised to a comfortable 80-45 victory over Merrimack on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Chinyelu's rebounding total, which included on the six offensive glass, is the highest on a game by a Gators...
No. 12 Kentucky gets back on track with rout of Loyola (Md.)
Collin Chandler and Kam Williams netted 13 points each and all five starters scored in double figures as No. 12 Kentucky got back on track with an 88-46 blowout victory over Loyola (Maryland) on Friday night in Lexington, Ken.,After dropping two of their previous three games to ranked Louisville and...
Carter Welling's late-game heroics lead Clemson past West Virginia
Carter Welling sank back-to-back 3-point shots down the stretch as part of a personal scoring surge as Clemson stormed back from an 11-point deficit to defeat West Virginia 70-67 on Friday night in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket at Charleston, S.C.,RJ Godfrey and Jestin Porter led the Tig...
Ryan Conwell scores 25 as No. 6 Louisville spoils Cincinnati upset bid
Ryan Conwell scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half to help No. 6 Louisville deny an upset bid from Cincinnati, 74-64, Friday night in Cincinnati.,Conwell had a season-high five 3-pointers as part of his big night for Louisville (5-0). Mikel Brown Jr. finished with 22 points on 4-...
Jeremy Fears Jr. fuels No. 17 Michigan State past Detroit Mercy
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 18 points and 11 assists to lead No. 17 Michigan State to an 84-56 home win over in-state foe Detroit Mercy on Friday.,Coen Carr had 13 points and seven rebounds, Jaxon Kohler scored 13 points and Carson Cooper added 12 points to flank Fears for Michigan State.,The Spartans have...
Central Connecticut St. pulls off second major upset, knocks off Rutgers
Darin Smith Jr. scored 21 points as Central Connecticut State scored its second upset of a major conference school this season, toppling Rutgers 67-54 on Friday in Piscataway, N.J.,Jay Rodgers delivered 15 points and nine assists as the Blue Devils (3-2) of the Northeast Conference beat a Big Ten te...
Lajae Jones ties Florida State record in rout of Georgia Southern
Lajae Jones tied the program record with 10 made 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 36 points to lead Florida State to a runaway 98-72 defeat of Georgia Southern Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,After a nine-point first half, Jones hit three 3-pointers in a 44-second span early in the second half to...