Kings 103, Cavaliers 84

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 21st double-double of the season, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 103-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Sacramento forward Rudy Gay added 23 points. Cousins, a 6-foot-11 center, also had five assists, four steals and three blocked shots, helping […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Gasol comes through as Grizzlies defeat Suns in double-OT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This season, the Memphis Grizzlies have benefitted from a more assertive Marc Gasol as the 7-1 center has lifted his scoring average to almost 20 points a game. But for most of Sunday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, Gasol was a non-factor. Through regulation and the first overtime, Gasol scored just […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas State beats Oklahoma 66-63 in OT

NORMAN, Okla. — Marcus Foster’s time in the doghouse is over. Kansas State’s sophomore guard had been pulled from the starting lineup for the first two games of Big 12 play but returned in a big way at No. 16 Oklahoma on Saturday night. Foster hit a runner in the closing seconds of regulation to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia overcomes deficit to win at Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 3 Virginia did what championship-caliber teams do — seize command with the game on the line — and the Cavaliers turned back an upset bid by No. 13 Notre Dame with a 62-56 victory on Saturday. Virginia outscored Notre Dame 21-11 in the final 8:13. The Cavaliers trailed by eight […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Trail Blazers 106, Lakers 94

LOS ANGELES — Point guard Damian Lillard scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Sunday night. Guard Wesley Matthews had 16 points for the Trail Blazers, who won their fourth in a row. Portland […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nader leads Iowa State past West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With Iowa State’s starters in deep foul trouble, reserve forward Abdel Nader matched a season high with 19 points and the No. 17 Cyclones edged No. 14 West Virginia 74-72. “We needed every one of those points,” said Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg, whose team has won each of its first two […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  16 Feb 2022
Gonzaga overpowers Santa Clara

SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga’s 79-57 victory over Santa Clara was strictly an inside job. Led by monstrous center Przemek Karnowski, the sixth-ranked Bulldogs outscored Santa Clara 44-14 in the paint and outrebounded the Broncos 41-26 on Saturday night in the West Coast Conference game at the McCarthey Athletic Center. “There’s only so much you can […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 25 roundup: Kentucky beats Texas A&M in double OT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kentucky might remain the No. 1 team in America, but it needed two overtimes to do it Saturday in a 70-64 victory over Texas A&M. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 SEC) trailed for much of the game but finally punched through for good when freshman guard Tyler Ulis drilled a 3-pointer to make […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
VanVleet leads Wichita State past Loyola-Chicago

CHICAGO — Wichita State Shockers guard Fred VanVleet shook his head as he tried to explain his perfect record at Gentile Arena, a two-hour trip from his hometown of Rockford, Ill. VanVleet shot 5-for-5 from the field to lead No. 15 Wichita State to a 67-53 win against the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers on Sunday. That followed […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021