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Ryan Kalkbrenner's 35 points propel Creighton past Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead visiting Creighton to an 80-69 win and a season series sweep over Providence on Wednesday night.,Despite an 0-for-5 start, Kalkbrenner combined with fellow senior Steven Ashworth (23 points, six ...
Rutgers loses big lead, then recovers to upset No. 23 Illinois
Dylan Harper racked up 28 points, six rebounds and five assists in his return from a two-game injury absence and Rutgers blew a 17-point lead before coming back to upset No. 23 Illinois 82-73 on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Ace Bailey added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Jeremiah Williams scored 1...
Anthony Edwards pours in 49 as Wolves wallop Bulls
Anthony Edwards scored 49 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 127-108 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. Rudy Gobert racked up 10 points and 15 ...
Vasean Allette's double-double helps TCU outlast West Virginia
Vasean Allette notched his second career double-double and TCU withstood a late rally to beat visiting West Virginia 65-60 on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas. ,Allette contributed 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists as the Horned Frogs (12-10, 5-6 Big 12) won their second straight and beat the Mo...
Tyler Herro scores 30 as Heat take down 76ers
Tyler Herro scored 30 points and Nikola Jovic shined in a complementary role as the visiting Miami Heat topped the Philadelphia 76ers 108-101 on Wednesday amid a major roster shakeup.,ESPN reported during the first half that the Heat had agreed to trade disgruntled star Jimmy Butler to the Golden St...
Ex-Tulsa guard PJ Haggerty leads No. 17 Memphis to win
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night and No. 17 Memphis stayed atop the American Athletic Conference with an 83-71 win over visiting Tulsa. ,Dain Dainja stuffed the stat sheet for the Tigers (19-4, 9-1) with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocked shots and three stea...
Bilal Coulibaly's big night leads Wizards past Nets
Bilal Coulibaly's first career triple-double headlined a balanced showing as the Washington Wizards cruised to their first three-game winning streak of the season with a 119-102 rout of the host Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.,Coulibaly finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists. ...
Jaren Jackson Jr. extends hot streak as Grizzlies top Raptors
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 14 of his 32 points in the second quarter as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Toronto Raptors 138-107 on Wednesday night.,It was Jackson's third consecutive 30-point game, a career first.,Ja Morant added 26 points for the Grizzlies, who have won four in a row and ...
Cavaliers let late lead lapse, trim Pistons at buzzer
Darius Garland made a 3-pointer as time expired to allow the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to continue their dominance of the Detroit Pistons with a 118-115 victory on Wednesday night.,Garland made his transition basket after Cleveland squandered an eight-point lead in the final minute. Garland finis...
De'Aaron Fox stars in debut, helping Spurs edge Hawks
Victor Wembanyama made a go-ahead free throw with 2.9 seconds remaining and De'Aaron Fox shined in his Spurs debut as San Antonio escaped with a 126-125 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.,Fox, acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also invol...
Rangers rally in third period to down Bruins
Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 8:06 remaining as the host New York Rangers rallied again in the third period for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.,The Rangers won for the third time this season when trailing after 40 minutes and for the second time i...
Cincinnati tops UCF to end four-game skid
Day Day Thomas scored 18 of his season-high 20 points in the first half, Dillon Mitchell added a season-high 19 points and Cincinnati stopped a four-game losing streak with a 93-83 victory over UCF on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla., ,Making his second consecutive start, Thomas made nine field goals (on ...
No. 4 Tennessee's 3-point accuracy sinks No. 15 Missouri
Zakai Zeigler scored a season-high 21 points and handed out eight assists to help No. 4 Tennessee record an 85-81 victory over No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Knoxville, Tenn.,Igor Milicic Jr. also had 21 points and a season-best four blocked shots to go with 10...
Bucks snap losing streak, add to Hornets' skid
Damian Lillard poured in 29 points and Bobby Portis racked up 23 as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks halted a four-game losing streak by drilling the Charlotte Hornets 112-102 on Wednesday night.,Brook Lopez provided 14 points, Gary Trent Jr. came off the bench for 13 points and Taurean Prince had 11 po...
Louisville ends four-game losing streak to Boston College
J'Vonne Hadley tossed in a game-high 22 points to lead Louisville to an 84-58 victory over Boston College in their Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Hadley, a transfer from Colorado, was 8 of 12 from the field, and made both of his 3-point attempts.,Terrenc...
No. 2 Duke drills Syracuse for 16th consecutive win
Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points, Kon Knueppel added 12 and Duke extended the nation's longest active winning streak with an 83-54 rout over host Syracuse on Wednesday.,Cooper Flagg tallied 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks for the second-ranked Blue Devils (20-2, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference...
Butler crushes Seton Hall for first road win of season
Butler never trailed and earned its first road victory of the season, torching short-handed Seton Hall 84-54 on Wednesday night in Big East Conference action in Newark, N.J.,Boden Kapke had his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for Butler, which started the season 0-6 on the ...
No. 24 Michigan edges Oregon for third straight win
Will Tschetter came off the bench to score 17 points as No. 24 Michigan knocked off Oregon 80-76 in a Big Ten contest in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday.,Danny Wolf had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Vladislav Goldin scored 15 points, Nimari Burnett had 13 and Tre Donaldson 12 points for Michigan (17-5, ...
Capitals, Flyers coming off dramatically different results
In their most recent games, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers experienced a whirlwind of emotions in -- of all moments -- the final second.,Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL's all-time goals record continues Thursday when the high-scoring superstar leads the visiting Capitals against ...
Ohio State looks to settle score with No. 18 Maryland
In early December, it was a humiliating Big Ten opener for Ohio State as it trailed by as many as 40 points in an 83-59 loss at Maryland.,Two months later, the Buckeyes (13-9, 5-6) will look to show how far they have come when they host the No. 18 Terrapins (17-5, 7-4) on Thursday night in Columbus,...