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Caleb Love scored a career-high 36 points, and No. 9 Arizona beat Oregon 87-78 on Saturday. Kylan Boswell added 14 points as the Wildcats (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) bounced back after losing 83-80 at Oregon State on Thursday on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Arizona, which had dropped three straight road games, moved into a tie with Oregon for the top spot in the conference standings.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. made six free throws in the final two minutes to help No. 10 Illinois survive a scare from Indiana 70-62 on Saturday. Indiana tied the game at 62 with 1:29 left on a basket by Mackenzie Mgbako, but Illinois scored eight straight points to pull out the victory. […]

Cam Thomas scored 37 points and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Houston Rockets 106-104 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Nets led by 28 points in the second quarter, with the Rockets rallying in the fourth quarter to cut it to one with seven seconds left. Brooklyn was outscored 34-18 in the final period and committed seven turnovers, but remained composed following a fourth-quarter meltdown Sunday in Los Angeles when the Clippers scored 22 straight points to steal a vi...

Aaronette Vonleh had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 3 Colorado beat Oregon 61-48 on Sunday. Charlotte Whittaker added eight points for the Buffaloes (16-3, 6-2), who bounced back from a loss at Oregon State on Friday to remain in sole possession of second place in the Pac-12. Oregon (11-11, 2-7) was led by Grace VanSlooten with 16 points and eight rebounds.

The Indiana Pacers produced the perfect celebration Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had his first triple-double in 15 months, Tyrese Haliburton was announced as an All-Star starter and the Pacers got a desperately needed win. Siakam finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Indiana never trailed in a 134-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 21 points in the final five minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-114 on Sunday. The Clippers took their first lead on Leonard’s basket with 2:50 remaining. James Harden led the Clippers with 24 points and 10 assists.

Damian Lillard had 45 points and 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 141-135 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. “Dame was so great tonight, and he was competing on both sides of the ball,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. Lillard was the first player in Bucks history with at least 40 points, 10 assists and five 3-pointers in a game.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and the short-handed Indiana Pacers held off the Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night. Indiana was without newly acquired forward Pascal Siakam, who had yet to join the team following a trade from Toronto, while fellow All-Star Tyrese Haliburton missed his fifth straight game because of a strained left hamstring. Aaron Nesmith (shin) and Andrew Nembhard (back) also were out for the Pacers, and Isaiah Jackson left in the first quarter after taking a hit...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jaylin Sellers had 24 points, Shemarri Allen scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and UCF rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Texas 77-71 on Wednesday night. UCF trailed 59-46 with 11:59 remaining before holding Texas to four made shots — all from […]

Aaliyah Moore scored 17 points, making all seven of her shots, freshman Madison Booker added 15 points and No. Texas beat Kansas 91-56 on Tuesday night. Texas scored 12 straight points in the first quarter to take a double-digit lead it would not relinquish.