Latest Basketball News
Sallis, Hildreth combine for the last 4 points, lead Wake Forest over South Carolina Upstate 85-80
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Hunter Sallis scored 23 points, Cameron Hildreth added 18 and the pair combined for the last four points to push Wake Forest past South Carolina Upstate 85-80 on Wednesday night. Karmani Gregory's 3-pointer pulled South Carolina Upstate to 81-80 with 28...
Jayden Taylor scores 22 and NC State tops Coastal Carolina 82-70
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jayden Taylor scored 22 points and NC State defeated Coastal Carolina 82-70 on Wednesday night. After leading by two at halftime, the Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second half, building a 45-33 lead. A layup by Noah Amenhauser had the Chanticleers...
Hannah Hidalgo scores 24 points to lead No. 6 Notre Dame past James Madison 92-46
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and Kate Koval finished with 14 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks as No. 6 Notre Dame beat James Madison 92-46 on Wednesday night. Hidalgo also had six rebounds and four steals for Notre Dame (3-0). The sophomore point...
Smikle scores 22 points, No. 11 Maryland women defeat Syracuse 84-73
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kaylene Smikle scored 22 points, Allie Kubek added 16 and No. 11 Maryland topped Syracuse 84-73 on Wednesday night. The difference was the second quarter when the Terrapins (4-0) hit 12 of 17 shots, including four 3-pointers, to outscore the Orange (1-2)...
Tracey scores 19, rallies Oregon from 13 down to beat Portland 80-70 in OT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jadrian Tracey scored 19 points and Oregon scored the first 11 points in overtime to pull out an 80-70 win over Portland after erasing a 13-point second-half deficit on Tuesday night. The Ducks were down 54-41 with eight minutes to go and they were still in an...
Stephen Curry steals the show in Klay Thompson's emotional return to Chase Center
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, including Golden State's final 12, to rally the Warriors past Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game. Thompson finished with 22 points in an emotional return to Chase Center for the...
Oweh's big plays give Mark Pope his first big win for No. 19 Kentucky, beating No. 6 Duke 77-72
ATLANTA (AP) — Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1)...
Booker scores 31, leads Suns to 120-112 victory over Jazz in the teams' NBA Cup opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Booker scored 31 points and Bradley Beal added 24 to help the Phoenix Suns open NBA Cup pool play with a 120-112 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. Grayson Allen chipped in 15 points for the Suns. Booker, Beal and Allen combined to make 13...
Josh Hubbard scores 23 points, Mississippi State beats SE Louisiana 80-59
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hubbard hit four 3-pointers and scored 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting Tuesday night to help Mississippi State beat Southeastern Louisiana 80-59. Kanye Clary added 12 points and KeShawn Murphy scored 10 for Mississippi State (3-0). Cameron Matthews had...
Reynolds, White combine for 33 points to lead TCU over Texas State 76-71
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Noah Reynolds scored 17 points, Trazarien White added 16 and TCU beat Texas State 76-71 on Tuesday night. Texas State used a 14-4 run, capped by Dylan Dawson’s 3-pointer, to pull to 72-68 with 1:32 left. But the Bobcats had a turnover and missed a...