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Pistons ride Cade Cunningham's 34 points to rout of Nets; clarifies fourth graf with his game stats;
Cade Cunningham totaled 34 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons surged ahead in the third quarter of an 125-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at New York in an NBA Cup game.,In an East Group B matchup, the Pistons overcame an early 10-point deficit and won their fifth straight gam...

Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...

NC State shows balance throughout, handles cold-shooting UAB
Quadir Copeland and Paul McNeil Jr. both scored 18 points to lead another impressive offensive performance for North Carolina State in a 94-70 victory against visiting UAB on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Darrion Williams and Tre Hollomon each racked up 14 points and the Wolfpack (2-0) shot 54.1% f...

Balanced scoring sends No. 13 Arizona to victory over Utah Tech
Brayden Burries, Anthony Dell'Orso and Koa Peat each scored 18 points to help No. 13 Arizona notch a 93-67 victory over Utah Tech on Friday night at Tucson, Ariz.,Tobe Awaka had 12 points and a career-best 18 rebounds off the bench for the Wildcats (2-0), who pulled away in the second half. Burries ...

Kylan Boswell scores 31 as No. 17 Illinois cruises past Florida Gulf Coast
Kylan Boswell pumped in a game-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Friday night as No. 17 Illinois blew out visiting Florida Gulf Coast 113-70 in Champaign, Ill.,Boswell canned 8 of 13 shots from the field, including 4 of 7 on 3-pointers, and hit 11 of 13 at the foul line as the Fighting Illini (...

Nick Boyd's career night leads No. 24 Wisconsin past NIU
Nick Boyd scored 20 of his career-high 25 points in a white-hot first half and No. 24 Wisconsin made quick work of Northern Illinois, prevailing 97-72 on Friday night in Madison, Wis.,Boyd, who played for Florida Atlantic's Final Four team in 2023 and spent last season at San Diego State, made 8 of ...

Pistons ride Cade Cunningham's 34 points to rout of Nets
Cade Cunningham totaled 34 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons surged ahead in the third quarter of an 125-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at New York in an NBA Cup game.,In an East Group B matchup, the Pistons overcame an early 10-point deficit and won their fifth straight gam...

Heat scorching in 53-point first quarter, hold off Hornets
Norman Powell pumped in 25 points as the Miami Heat -- backed by the highest-scoring quarter in the franchise's 38-year history -- defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 126-108 on Friday night.,Kon Knueppel, Charlotte's rookie first-round pick, scored a game-high and a season-best 30 points, and t...

Ja Morant leads the way as Grizzlies rebound with win over Mavericks
Ja Morant and rookie Cedric Coward each scored 21 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 17 points as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak Friday with a 118-104 NBA Cup victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks.,Morant added 13 assists and Coward grabbed nine boards.,Max Chri...

Giannis Antetokounmpo powers for 41 as Bucks best Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 41-point, 15-rebound, nine-assist performance powered the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-110 win over visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday in an NBA Cup game.,Antetokounmpo scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to help keep Chicago at bay. Milwaukee led throughout the final period...

Missouri holds off Southeast Missouri State behind Mark Mitchell
Mark Mitchell scored 29 points to lead Missouri past Southeast Missouri State 89-84 Friday night in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II scored 15 points, Jayden Stone scored 14 and Sebastian Mack added 11 for the Tigers (2-0).,The Redhawks (0-2) were led by Braxton Stacker (26 points) and Luke Almodov...

Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves start fast, blow out Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sprinted to a 137-97 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Minnesota, which posted its mo...

JT Toppin has huge debut as No. 10 Texas Tech pulls away from Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday, as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over visiting Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four...

Spurs end Rockets' win streak in NBA Cup opener for both
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,The win gave the Spurs a 1-0 record in the West Group C pod of the league's po...

Pride knock out Reign to advance to semifinals
Haley McCutcheon scored early and Luana delivered late as the fourth-seeded Orlando Pride began their attempt to repeat as NWSL champions with a 2-0 victory over the visiting No. 5 Seattle Reign in the quarterfinals on Friday night.,In this playoff opener and matchup of clubs that just played to a 1...

Stephon Payne III helps Seton Hall eke out win over Wagner
Seton Hall escaped with a 68-61 victory vs. Wagner on Friday night from South Orange, N.J.,Stephon Payne III was instrumental for Seton Hall (2-0) in the second half on both ends of the court. Payne had an emphatic two-handed block with just under a minute left in the game.,Wagner (0-2) hung around ...

CJ Gunn powers for 28 as DePaul escapes Stonehill
CJ Gunn scored a career-best 28 points while N.J. Benson posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as host DePaul edged upset-minded Stonehill 72-64 on Friday in Chicago.,Playing their first season in NCAA Division I, the Skyhawks (1-1) trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half. Th...

Raptors ride big fourth quarter to down Hawks
R.J. Barrett scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 109-97 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.,Barrett, who scored 25 against the Hawks in their first meeting on Oct 22, had only two poi...

After OT scare, Georgia Tech has no trouble in blowout of Bryant
Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored a game-high 18 points on Friday to help lead Georgia Tech to a 74-45 victory over visiting Bryant in Atlanta.,Freshman Akai Fleming added 14 points off the bench for the Yellow Jackets (2-0), who rebounded after being pushed to overtime by Maryland-Eastern Shore in their se...

Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings 4-1
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...