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Magic rally late, top Spurs on Paolo Banchero's jumper
Paolo Banchero buried the game-winning jump shot with 25.1 seconds remaining to lead the host Orlando Magic to a come-from-behind 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Franz Wagner led the Magic with 33 points on 14-of-28 shooting in addition to grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out fiv...
Clemson ends No. 2 Duke's 16-game winning streak
Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points and Chase Hunter made the go-ahead basket in the final minute as Clemson knocked off No. 2 Duke 77-71 on Saturday night at Clemson, S.C., ending the Blue Devils' 16-game winning streak.,Hunter sank four free throws in the last 15 seconds to finish with 14 points and te...
No. 22 Mississippi State holds on to beat Georgia
Josh Hubbard scored 16 points and KeShawn Murphy added 14 to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to a 76-75 win at Georgia on Saturday.,Coming off consecutive 20-plus point games, Hubbard made 7-of-14 attempts from the field. Hubbard did, however, score his 1,000th career point in the second half.,Murphy ...
Yealimi Noh scorches back nine, takes 1-shot lead at Founders Cup
Yealimi Noh birdied eight of her last 11 holes to seize a one-stroke lead at 18-under par through three rounds of the Founders Cup on Saturday at Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club.,Noh's 8-under-par 63 pushed her ahead of South Korea's Jin Young Ko, the second-round leader and a three-time winner of thi...
Cincinnati erupts in second half to claim victory at home over BYU
Jizzle James scored a game-high 24 points as hot-shooting Cincinnati picked up an 84-66 home win over BYU on Saturday night.,James hit a career high six 3-pointers, while Day Day Thomas scored 15 points and Josh Reed came off the bench to add 12 points for the Bearcats (14-9, 4-8 in Big 12).,Richie ...
Hot shooting propels No. 23 Illinois over Minnesota
Will Riley scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished seven assists, and No. 23 Illinois pulled away for a 95-74 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference battle on Saturday evening in Minneapolis., ,Kasparas Jakucionis finished with 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field for Illinoi...
Thomas Detry builds 5-shot lead at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry has yet to raise a trophy following a PGA Tour event, so he will improvise his mental approach going into the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at Scottsdale, Ariz.,After his third-round, 6-under-par 65 on Saturday, Detry has a five-shot lead with 18 holes remaining.,"It's OK...
Seems like old times as Virginia takes down Georgia Tech
On a day when Virginia paid homage to former coach Tony Bennett, the Cavaliers played to the standard he set in the previous 15 seasons as they toppled visiting Georgia Tech 75-61 Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Isaac McKneely scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half as Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC...
West Virginia controls play, knocks off Utah
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and West Virginia closed out strong to take a 72-61 home victory over Utah in Morgantown on Saturday.,Javon Small totaled 14 points and eight assists, Joseph Yesufu added 14 points and Jonathan Powell scored his 11 points in the second half to lift the Mountaineers (...
Wake Forest puts away Cal to sweep West Coast trip
Cameron Hildreth completed a productive California swing with a game-high 23 points and Wake Forest tightened the defensive screws on host Cal in the second half en route to a 76-66 ACC victory Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Efton Reid III hit eight of his nine shots en route to 19 points an...
Austin Reaves scores 45 as Lakers defeat Pacers
Austin Reaves scored a career-high 45 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists, helping the Los Angeles Lakers post a 124-117 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,LeBron James sat out the contest with left ankle soreness, giving Reaves a chance to shine for the Lakers. H...
Thomas Detry grows lead at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry shot 6-under-par 65 on Saturday to extend his lead through three rounds of the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.,Detry is at 18 under with a five-shot edge on four others going into Sunday's final round. Daniel Berger (66), Jordan Spieth (67), Michael Kim (68) and Denmark's...
Golden Knights rally past Bruins on late goal from Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 1:10 remaining as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,Hertl netted a turnaround wrister from the left circle past Boston's Jeremy Swayman to win the...
Walter Clayton Jr., No. 6 Florida knock off No. 1 Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr. came back from injury and collected 19 points and nine assists to lead visiting No. 6 Florida to its second upset of a top-ranked team this year, toppling No. 1 Auburn 90-81 on Saturday.,Alex Condon produced 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Gators (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conferen...
North Carolina holds off Pitt, 67-66
R.J. Davis scored 18 points, Ven-Allen Lubin had a season-high 17, and the Tar Heels escaped with a 67-66 Atlantic Coast Conference win as Pitt missed a midrange shot at the buzzer in Chapel Hill, N.C.,It was the 10th game decided by three points or fewer for the Tar Heels (14-10, 7-5 ACC), who won ...
Syracuse survives visit from Boston College in triple-OT
JJ Starling scored 28 points as Syracuse outlasted visiting Boston College 95-86 in three overtimes on Saturday.,Eddie Lampkin chipped in 14 points and 18 rebounds, and Jyare Davis (16 points) made some big buckets for Syracuse (11-13, 5-8 ACC), which had lost four of its last five games. ,The Orang...
No. 5 Houston takes control late, extends Colorado skid
J'Wan Roberts scored 20 points, LJ Cryer and Terrance Arceneaux added 15 points apiece, and No. 5 Houston went on the road to earn a 69-59 over Colorado at Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.,Milos Uzan contributed 12 points for Houston (19-4, 11-1 Big 12), which has won 15 of its last 16 games.,Julian Ham...
UCLA uses active defense to overwhelm Penn State
Kobe Johnson scored 15 points, Skyy Clark and Sebastian Mack each netted 14 and UCLA dominated the turnover battle to roll past Penn State 78-54 on Saturday in Los Angeles.,Tyler Bilodeau added 11 points for the Bruins (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten), who forced 18 giveaways while committing just four. UCLA als...
Wade Taylor IV’s 3-pointer lifts No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri
Wade Taylor IV's 3-point jumper with 2.1 seconds left lifted No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri 67-64 Saturday in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, Mo.,Pharrel Payne led the Aggies (18-5, 7-3 SEC) with 20 points. Taylor scored 15, Zhuric Phelps added 14 and Henry Coleman III pulled down 1...
Anthony Davis powers Mavs past Rockets before departing
In his Dallas Mavericks debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 12 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury, to guide a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,It was Davis' first game with the Mavericks since he was acquired in a league-shaking trade th...