Skip to main content
Hoopsmachine

Basketball News

Eastern Time, including earlier stories still developing that day. How days work

Keep up without checking every headline

Basketball digest. Email-only signup. Optional account for league choices.

Nate Ament scores 22 and Tennessee holds off LSU 73-63

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Ament scored 22 points, including nine of Tennessee's last 11 points, and the Volunteers defeated LSU 73-63 on Saturday night. The game was tied six times, the last at 50-all before Ja’Kobi Gillespie buried two 3-pointers and J.P. Estrella scored on three tip-ins to send Tennessee to a 62-53 lead with seven minutes left. Marquel Sutton scored seven points to get LSU within 64-60 two minutes later, but Ament closed out the win with a jumper and five free throws. Am...

Coverage details

Hubbard scores 32 points to lead Mississippi State past Ole Miss

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hubbard scored 32 points, Achor Achor scored 18, and Mississippi State ended a three-game skid by beating Ole Miss 90-78 on Saturday. Hubbard finished 12-of-16 shooting and Achor went 6 of 8. Jayden Epps added 12 points for Mississippi State (12-13 4-8 SEC). The Bulldogs shot 57% (33 of 58). Malik Dia tied a career-high with 32 points and reserve AJ Storr scored 21 for Ole Miss (11-14, 3-9). When he was at Bellarmine, Dia scored 32 points on Jan. 7, 2024 when the Bru...

Coverage details

Ball and Karaban lead No. 6 UConn to a 79-75 win over Georgetown

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

Solo Ball had 20 points and Alex Karaban scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 6 UConn held off a second-half rally and beat Georgetown 79-75 on Saturday night. Silas Demary Jr. had 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and freshmen Braylon Mullins and Eric Reibe scored 10 points apiece for UConn (24-2, 14-1 Big East). Karaban set a program record with his 136th career start.

Coverage details

Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III have career nights as No. 21 Arkansas beats Auburn

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points and Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 to lead No. 21 Arkansas past Auburn, 88-75 on Saturday night. Acuff, who shot 10 of 15 from the field and 7 of 10 from 3-point range, made three straight 3-pointers early in the second half as the Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) went on a 19-4 run before the first media timeout after leading by six at halftime. The freshman guard has scored in double figur...

Coverage details

More stories