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Trey Murphy III scored 28 points while starting in place of New Orleans star Zion Williamson — out with an illness — and the Pelicans pulled away in the second half to beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Thursday night. Williamson didn’t travel with the Pelicans, who have been battling a flu bug that has been making its way though the team and affecting several other players in the past few days. “Over the last three years I've been saying, we&#...

JuJu Watkins was slowed but not stopped by illness or Cal State-Fullerton. “We put a lot on her shoulders,” Gottlieb said. Watkins made all six of her free throws while falling short of scoring at least 30 points for just the fourth time in nine games this season.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers handed the Detroit Pistons their 20th straight loss, winning 131-123 on Monday night.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers handed the Detroit Pistons their 20th straight loss, winning 131-123 on Monday night. Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and 16 assists for Indiana in its first game since Saturday’s 123-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament final. “This is one of the most difficult games you can have, coming off the emotions of last week, the game on Saturday, the travel and everything else,” Pacers coach...

Emanuel Sharp scored a career-high 25 points, LJ Cryer added 21, and No. 3 Houston defeated Jackson State 89-55 on Saturday. Cryer, who has scored in double-figures in nine straight games, scored 16 points in the first half as Houston led 37-29 at halftime. Sharp scored 16 points in the second half.

Norchad Omier had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Matthew Cleveland scored 15 and No. 15 Miami routed Long Island University 97-49 on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes (7-1) were never threatened after they scored 21 straight points to start the game and led 53-18 at halftime. Omier had nine points and Wooga Poplar and Nijel Pack hit consecutive 3-pointers during Miami’s early surge.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Despite their best defensive efforts, NM State couldn’t overcome an offensive performance that was stagnant at times. The team combined to hit only 19 of their 61 field goal attempts, in what was their worst field goal percentage of the season (31.1). The home team kept it close by hitting 15 of […]

Sean East II finished with 22 points and nine assists, Nick Honor scored 15 and Missouri pulled away late to beat Wichita State 82-72.

OXFORD, Miss. — Jaylen Murray scored seven straight points to help unbeaten Ole Miss close out a come-from-behind 80-77 win over Memphis on Saturday. The Rebels have started the season with seven straight wins under first-year coach Chris Beard. Murray made 4 of 6 from behind the arc to lead Ole Miss with 22 points […]

Kel'el Ware had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Mackenzie Mgbako added 13 points and Indiana cruised past Maryland 65-53 on Friday night in a Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. The contest marked the earliest the Hoosiers have opened Big Ten play since defeating Northwestern 68-66 on Dec. 1, 2018. Malik Reneau made a 3-pointer with 13:51 remaining in the first half to give Indiana its first double-digit lead.