BOISE, Idaho (AP) — RaeQuan Battle scored 17 points and his dunk off a lob from Darius Brown II with 1.6 seconds left in the second overtime lifted Montana State past Weber State 60-58 Tuesday night in a Big Sky Conference semifinal matchup. Battle then blocked Steven Verplancken Jr.’s shot attempt as time […]
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving hit a clutch 3-pointer and scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Luka Dončić added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 120-116 Tuesday night. Utah trailed 118-115 with 3.7 seconds to play when […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin has a unique relationship with Las Vegas. He was offered the UNLV job in 2016, turning it down to remain at Cincinnati, and has said he considers Las Vegas his second home. Cronin’s Bruins have played five regular-season games in Las Vegas […]
DALLAS (AP)-Utah Jazz (31-34, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (33-32, seventh in the Western Conference) Dallas; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Utah will attempt to break its three-game road skid when the Jazz face Dallas. The Mavericks are 24-18 in conference matchups. Dallas has a 7-9 […]
Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s decision to return for his senior season worked out quite well for No. 2 UCLA. Jaquez was named The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 on Tuesday and Bruins coach Mick Cronin is the conference coach of the year. Washington forward Keion Brooks was named […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dillon Jones scored 18 points to lead Weber State to a 70-64 victory over Sacramento State on Monday night in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Jones added five rebounds and three steals for the third-seeded Wildcats (18-14), who will play No. 2 […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Ducas scored 23 points to lead four Saint Mary’s players in double figures, and the No. 16 Gaels held off a late BYU rally for a 76-69 victory Monday night in the West Coast Conference semifinals. The Gaels (26-6) will play in their fourth WCC […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yvonne Ejim had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for her ninth career double-double, Brynna Maxwell made four 3-pointers and scored 18 and No. 16 Gonzaga beat BYU 79-64 on Monday to advance to the championship game of the West Coast Conference Tournament. Gonzaga (28-3) […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Monday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball head coach Todd Simon and Utah State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Odom were named as finalists for the Skip Prosser Award. This award was named in honor of former Loyola (Md.), Xavier and Wake Forest men’s basketball head coach Skip Prosser […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points and seven rebounds in his return from a five-game absence and the Oklahoma City Thunder led all the way while beating the Utah Jazz 129-119 on Sunday night. Rookie Jalen Williams added a career-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting and Josh […]
