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Chuck Harris, Matt Cross lead SMU past Cal
Chuck Harris led the way with 20 points, Matt Cross posted his second straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds and SMU registered a 76-65 victory over Cal on Wednesday night in Dallas.,SMU (16-5, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the fifth time in six games. B.J. Edwards (15 points...
Mavericks hang on for win over Pelicans
P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford had double-doubles, four of their Dallas teammates scored in double figures and the visiting Mavericks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136 on Wednesday night.,Washington finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, and Gafford had 22 points, 12 reb...
Jalen Brunson helps Knicks get past Nuggets for 5th straight win
Jalen Brunson posted his second double-double in three games on Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who continued their surge with a 122-112 win over the Denver Nuggets.,Brunson, who finished with 30 points and 15 assists, had 15 points during a decisive third-period run for the Knicks, wh...
Balanced attack lifts Clippers over slumping Spurs
Kawhi Leonard poured in a season-high 27 points and Ivica Zubac amassed 21 points and 22 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers dominated the final five minutes on the way to a 128-116 win over the host San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,The Clippers led by two points after three back-and-forth quarters....
No. 25 Connecticut erupts late, holds off DePaul
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored a team-high 16 points as No. 25 Connecticut used a second-half surge to defeat visiting DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford.,The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on ...
Ryan Kalkbrenner, streaking Creighton dump Xavier
Ryan Kalkbrenner amassed 29 points and nine rebounds and Jamiya Neal added 16 points as Creighton extended its winning streak to six games with a 86-77 victory over Xavier on Wednesday at Omaha, Neb.,Steven Ashworth produced 15 points with eight assists and Isaac Traudt put up 12 points as Creighton...
Kansas State sharp from deep, blows out Oklahoma State
Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.,Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by...
Sixers keep Kings at arm's length to win fourth straight game
Tyrese Maxey supplied 30 points and eight assists to guide the host Philadelphia 76ers to their fourth straight win, a 117-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Kelly Oubre Jr. added 15 points and four steals for Philadelphia, which continued to play without Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul...
Kristaps Porzingis' career night leads Celtics past Bulls
Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 34 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics breeze to a 122-100 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.,Porzingis made 10 of his 18 field goal attempts, including 8 of 14 shots from behind the 3-point arc. His eight 3-poi...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers shut out Kings
Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for his 46th career shutout and second of the season as the Florida Panthers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Wednesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists and Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers, who earned their...
Brothers Luke, Jack Hughes score as Devils shut out Flyers
Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,The Devils won for the third time in four games and for a second st...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs go wire-to-wire past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Evan Mobley collected 22 points and 15 rebounds, lifting the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a wire-to-wire 126-106 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,Mitchell made 14 of 23 shots from the floor -- and 5 of 11 from 3-point range -- as Cleveland overcame t...
First-period goals guide Wild to win over Leafs
Jared Spurgeon scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the first period and the visiting Minnesota Wild went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Foligno (empty net) also scored for the Wild, who have won the first two games of a five-ga...
Red-hot first half carries Pacers past Pistons
Pascal Siakam had a season high 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 30 and the host Indiana Pacers fought off a strong challenge to defeat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,The game saw a total of six technical fouls called, four on Detroit, and Pistons backup center Isaiah...
Nets end 7-game skid with road win over Hornets
Keon Johnson scored 18 points and the Brooklyn Nets claimed a 104-83 victory over the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak.,In a matchup of teams that began the night with two of the three worst records in the Eastern Conference, the Nets were in control for...
Scottie Barnes, Raptors rout woeful Wizards
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to their fifth straight win, a 106-82 blowout over the Wizards on Wednesday in Washington.,Barnes eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fourth consecutive game, making 10 of 19 attempts from the field while grabbing four rebounds and dishing o...
Fast-starting Virginia Tech runs past Florida State
A hot start and a double-double from Tobi Lawal led Virginia Tech to a 76-66 victory over Florida State on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.,A 12-2 run in the first five minutes jump-started Virginia Tech to a 20-point halftime lead, and the margin never dipped below six in the second half.,The Hokies ...
JT Toppin, No. 22 Texas Tech hold off TCU
TCU did just enough to catch Texas Tech's attention on Wednesday. Once the 22nd-ranked Red Raiders got their wake-up call, however, they settled back in as one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 Conference.,JT Toppin logged his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Chan...
Maryland stays hot, knocks off No. 17 Wisconsin
Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers, leading a long-range assault by the Te...
No. 6 Houston holds off West Virginia to win again
L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 17 points and helped the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars stave off a second-half rally by the host West Virginia Mountaineers for a 63-49 victory in Morgantown, W. Va., on Wednesday.,The Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak to 13 games despite blowing m...