Basketball News · LatestSunday, Feb 1, 2026

Exactly a year ago, the Lakers were in the same spot they will be Sunday, when the Knicks host them again at Madison Square Garden.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Roy hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points and Oklahoma State beat Utah 81-69 on Saturday for the Cowboys' first Big 12 road win in nearly two years, ending a 15-game skid. Oklahoma State last won a conference road game at Cincinnati, 80-76, on Feb. 21, 2024. Christian Coleman added 14 points and 10 rebounds, Parsa Fallah scored nine of his 13 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes and Vyctorius Miller added 10 for the Cowboys (15-6, 3-5), who ended a two-game losin...

Freshman Trent Sisley made the first of two free throws with less than a second remaining in a second overtime and Indiana outlasted UCLA 98-97 on Saturday. Nick Dorn hit six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points for the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten Conference) in a third straight victory following a four-game losing streak. Lamar Wilkerson added 24 points and eight rebounds.

The Denver Nuggets looked immediately re-centered with Nikola Jokic back in the lineup, who led them to a 122–109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. After a month away with a left knee bone bruise, Jokic didn’t ease in, delivering 31 points and 12 rebounds in what was his 29th double-double of the season. And […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray’s injury statuses for Thunder clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Nate Kingz scored 28 points and JJ Starling added 21 for Syracuse in an 86-72 win over Notre Dame on Saturday night. William Kyle III had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Orange (13-9, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Naithan George dished 10 assists and had a pair of steals. An 11-0 run by Syracuse in the first half put them up by double digits early, carrying a 40-31 lead into halftime. Starling scored 17 points in the first half on a perfect 7 of 7 shooting from th...

Chauncey Wiggins, Lajae Jones and Robert McCray V combined to score 60 points as Florida State held off Stanford 88-80 on Saturday, in the first meeting between the two sides in Tallahassee. Wiggins was 6 of 13 from the floor and 7 of 8 at the line, scoring a team-high 23 points, including 16 in the second half for the Seminoles (10-12, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jones finished with 18 and five rebounds, scoring 13 in the first half.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and No. 18 Vanderbilt survived a late scare to beat Mississippi 71-68 on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Oxford, Mississippi, but due to severe winter weather this week, the university has closed its campus until Feb. 8. Ole Miss and Vanderbilt switched home games, with the Commodores now traveling to Oxford on March 4. Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 Southeastern) was still without its second-leadin...

Michael Porter Jr.’s red-hot season comes to a head on Sunday.

Holiday (personal) will not play Sunday against the Cavaliers. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Ellis has been a part of a lot of trade rumors ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.

Bucks targeting Cam Thomas, D’Angelo Russell

Kansas jumped out to a big lead vs. BYU and held on to secure an important victory in a top-15 clash at Phog Allen Fieldhouse

A road rematch of a recent game.

The Spurs made a significant change to their starting lineup for Saturday afternoon’s game at Charlotte, Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News writes in a subscriber-only story. Devin Vassell took the place of Harrison Barnes, who had his streak of 775 consecutive starts ended. It marked the first time Barnes has come off the […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat dealing with injuries for the games against the Chicago Bulls this weekend, one name that has been present on the injury report for a majority of the season has been star Tyler Herro. As the Heat look to get out of eighth seed purgatory, the team has been looking […] The post Heat’s Erik Spoelstra sings Tyler Herro’s praises despite guard approaching 40 missed games appeared first on ClutchPoints .

With Paul George suspended for 25 games, Nick Norse' 76ers will need to make significant adjustments to compensate for his absence.

UCF upset No. 11 Texas Tech 88-80 in Orlando, marking the third time in program history the Knights have secured multiple top 25 wins in the same season. No. 14 Kansas takes down No. 13 BYU at home 90-82, giving them 5 straight wins in conference play.

Jerome (calf) is available for Saturday's game against the Timberwolves. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

For January GSW led the NBA in threes and scored like champions. Their defense gave up points like a charity drive.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ehis Etute scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Oregon in a 68-61 win over No. 16 Maryland on Saturday night. Etute shot 10 of 15 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line. Sofia Bell added 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers. The Ducks (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten) pulled ahead off an 11-0 run with 2:39 remaining. Addi Mack made a layup and made two free throws to get Maryland within two with 27 seconds remaining but Oregon made 5 of 6 free throws to seal th...

Booker (ankle) will not play Sunday against the Clippers. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

John Camden scored a season-high 26 points and little-used Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut had a critical block and followed that with his only basket of the game to send California to an 86-85 win over Miami on Saturday. Justin Pippen added 17 points and eight assists. Chris Bell had 16 and Dai Dai Ames 14 for the Golden Bears (16-6, 4-5 ACC).

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Skye Belker and Olivia Hutcherson scored 20 points apiece, and No. 19 Princeton pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Cornell 72-61 on Saturday. Princeton opened the final quarter on a 10-2 surge for a 58-48 advantage with 7:17 remaining. Ashley Chea's 3-pointer later stretched the Tigers' advantage to 65-53 with 4:44 to play. Belker made a 3-pointer and scored eight points in the fourth quarter, and Hutcherson chipped in with two layups. Chea finished with 11 point...

The Lakers may have kicked the tires on De’Andre Hunter, but it’s unlikely it went further than that.

- Darryn Peterson scored 18 points in 20 minutes and No. 14 Kansas beat No. 13 BYU 90-82 on Saturday in the 1,000th game played at historic Allen Fieldhouse.

The Nuggets‘ hopes of having their preferred starting lineup together again soon were dashed when Aaron Gordon reaggravated his right hamstring strain, resulting in another four-to-six-week absence. The setback compounds a frustrating season for Gordon, who suffered the original injury in November and has only been available for 23 games, writes Bennett Durando of The […]