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Tracey scores 19, rallies Oregon from 13 down to beat Portland 80-70 in OT

Nov. 13, 2024 01:56 AM EST

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

Nov. 13, 2024 00:58 AM EST

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

Nov. 13, 2024 00:12 AM EST

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

Nov. 12, 2024 23:26 PM EST

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

Nov. 12, 2024 22:56 PM EST

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

Nov. 12, 2024 22:45 PM EST

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...

Johnson leads five Longhorns in double figures in 105-58 win over Chicago State

Nov. 12, 2024 22:27 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Longhorns in double figures and Texas rolled to a 105-58 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night. Johnson, the SEC freshman of the week who came in averaging 28.5 points a game and shooting 56% from the arc, was 6 of 9...

No. 12 Baylor has 7 players in double figures in 104-67 win over Sam Houston

Nov. 12, 2024 22:23 PM EST

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn had 19 points with five 3-pointers to lead seven Baylor players scoring in double figures and the 12th-ranked Bears won their home opener 104-67 over Sam Houston on Tuesday night. The Bears (2-1) got double-doubles from Miami transfer Norchad Omier...

Baye Ndongo has 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Georgia Tech beat Texas Southern 81-62

Nov. 12, 2024 22:19 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Baye Ndongo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Naithan George added 16 points and six assists and Georgia Tech beat Texas Southern 81-62 on Tuesday night. Ndongo gave the Yellow Jackets their first double-digit lead at 32-21 to begin a 12-0 run and they led by 24 points,...

Pistons win first NBA Cup game after Heat call phantom timeout in overtime

Nov. 12, 2024 22:06 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Malik Beasley made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime after Miami was given a technical foul for calling a timeout when it had none left, and the Detroit Pistons edged the Heat 123-121 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Tyler Herro's jumper...