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Wyatt Johnston caps hat trick in OT as Stars top Knights
Wyatt Johnston scored a natural hat trick, including the game-winner 20 seconds into overtime, as the Dallas Stars rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,After Dallas trailed 3-1, Johnston scored a short-handed goal in the second period, then tied the game at 11:54...
Mason McTavish still on fire as Ducks top Kraken
Mason McTavish continued his torrid scoring stretch with a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday night.,Robby Fabbri, Jackson LaCombe and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist and Troy Terry and Cutter Gauthier also scored for the Ducks, who wo...
Deni Avdija scores 30 as Trail Blazers beat Bucks
Deni Avdija scored a career-best 30 points and collected nine rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled Damian Lillard's return to town for the second straight season with a solid 125-112 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.,Anfernee Simons registered 25 points and seven...
Stephen Curry-less Warriors extend Jazz's losing streak
Dennis Schroder had his most productive game with his new team, scoring 23 points while filling in for Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors held on for a 114-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in San Francisco.,In a game in which both teams were missing three key players, Golden State...
Gabe Madsen's late flourish pulls Utah past Cincinnati
Gabe Madsen's basket with two minutes left broke a tie and lifted Utah to a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Madsen, a senior guard who began his career with Cincinnati in 2020-21, finished with 18 points. He scored the Utes' last seven points in the final two ...
Logan Thompson shines in hometown as Capitals handle Calgary
Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown one day after signing a contract extension with Washington, helping the Capitals beat the host Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas all scored for Washington, which rebounded from its first regulation lo...
Kanon Catchings' career game lifts BYU over Baylor in OT
Kanon Catchings had a perfect 8-for-8 night from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers in a 23-point performance, and BYU pulled away for a 93-89 overtime victory over Baylor on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Catchings, a freshman, topped his previous career high of 21 points set against Florida A&M on Dec. 2...
Arizona State keeps Colorado winless in Big 12 play
Adam Miller scored 18 points, Alston Mason finished with 17 and Arizona State hung on to beat scuffling Colorado 70-68 in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday night.,Shawn Phillips Jr. scored 13 points and Basheer Jihad contributed 11 for the Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12). BJ Freeman, who entered Tuesday aver...
Balanced-scoring No. 13 Texas A&M gets past Oklahoma
Zhuric Phelps scored 15 points to lead a balanced Texas A&M attack as the 13th-ranked Aggies defeated Oklahoma 75-68 on Tuesday in a gritty Southeastern Conference clash at College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (16-5, 5-3 SEC) led by a point at halftime and were up 61-53 with 6:35 to play. Oklahoma clo...
Pitt takes control late to take down North Carolina
Zack Austin scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:35 remaining as Pittsburgh executed down the stretch and earned a 73-65 victory over visiting North Carolina on Tuesday night.,Austin made 5 of 7 shots and none were bigger than his triple with 2:35 left ...
Notre Dame uses late surge to slide past Georgia Tech
Markus Burton scored a game-high 26 points, helping Notre Dame rally for a 71-68 win over visiting Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Tuesday in South Bend, Ind.,Burton also had four assists and three steals, while Braeden Shrewsberry added 15 points for the Fighting Irish (10-10, 4-5...
Big second half lifts No. 9 Marquette over Butler
Stevie Mitchell scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to fuel No. 9 Marquette to a 78-69 victory over host Butler on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Mitchell made 9 of 14 shots from the floor to eclipse his previous career high of 21 points, set in the Golden Eagles' win over Purdue on ...
No. 11 Kansas wipes out second-half deficit, downs UCF
Hunter Dickinson and Zeke Mayo each scored 24 points to lead five Kansas players in double figures and the No. 11 Jayhawks completed a Big 12 regular-season sweep over UCF, winning 91-87 in comeback fashion on Tuesday.,The first-ever meeting between the two programs in Lawrence, Kan., turned into a ...
Jalen Green, Rockets hold off pesky Hawks
Jalen Green scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 100-96 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.,Alperen Sengun posted 18 points and 10 rebounds while Jae'Sean Tate came off the bench to add a season-high 16 points for Houston. ,Trae You...
Surging Islanders handle Avs for fifth straight win
Simon Holmstrom scored twice in the third period Tuesday night for the surging New York Islanders, who extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Elmont, N.Y.,Anders Lee scored in the second period for New York before Holmstrom tallied t...
No. 7 Michigan St. dumps Minnesota for 13th straight win
Tre Holloman scored 12 points, all coming on his 4 of 7 shooting on 3-pointers, and No. 7 Michigan State cruised to a 73-51 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaden Akins and Xavier Booker added 10 points each for Michigan State (18-2, 9-0), which...
76ers pull away after Lakers' Anthony Davis (abdomen) exits
Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers used a dominating second quarter to power a 118-104 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and extend their winning streak to three.,LeBron James amassed 31 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, w...
Landon Slaggert delivers in season debut to help 'Hawks beat Lightning
Landon Slaggert scored the go-ahead goal in his season debut as the Chicago Blackhawks opened a three-game Eastern Conference road trip with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. ,Slaggert, who was recalled from the American Hockey League on Sunday, broke a 1-1 tie in the second p...
Jets pull away from Habs in second period, never look back
Kyle Connor scored twice and Gabriel Vilardi added two assists as the Winnipeg Jets won their fourth straight game by posting a 4-1 victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele also had a goal, Rasmus Kupari notched an empty-netter and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots ...
Sabres get two hat tricks in 7-2 thumping of Bruins
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each recorded a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.,Thompson scored in each period en route to his seventh career hat trick and first of the season, while Peterka capped the first of his career...