Skip to main content
Hoopsmachine

Basketball News

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

Boston faces Memphis on 3-game win streak

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoNBA logoNBA

Boston Celtics (46-23, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (24-44, 11th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Boston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Memphis. The Grizzlies are 13-20 on their home court. Memphis is seventh in the NBA with 28.5 assists per game led by Cam Spencer averaging 5.4. The Celtics are 22-13 on the road. Boston scores 114.4 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per ga...

Coverage details

Southern closes on a 14-2 run to beat Samford 65-53 in the women's First Four

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

Jaylia Reed scored 16 points, DeMya Porter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Southern closed the game on a 14-2 run to beat fellow No. 16 seed Samford 65-53 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament. D’Shantae Edwards began the fourth quarter by converting a three-point play to give Southern a 47-44 lead. Samford tied it twice in the next three minutes, but could not get any closer.

Coverage details

Keep up without checking every headline

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

Morez Johnson Jr. and top-seeded Michigan roll past Howard 101-81 in March Madness after slow start

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet info

Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Towering center Aday Mara had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for a Wolverines team that set the Big Ten regular-season record with 19 conference victories. Johnson shot 8 of 8 from the field as Michigan (32-3) moved within one win of matching a program record s...

Coverage details

More stories