OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook recorded his league-leading 26th triple-double of the season and Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh) finished with 23 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got by Cleveland, 118-109. Westbrook finished with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his 63rd career triple-double. He hit back-to-back midrange jumpers to put Oklahoma City ahead 107-101 with 3:43 left.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Houston Rockets rode James Harden’s 30 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to a 107-95 win over the Hornets in Charlotte. Patrick Beverly had 17 points and Montrezl Harrell had 15 off the bench to help the Rockets improve to 39-17. Houston is three games behind the first-place San Antonio Spurs in the NBA’s Southwest Division.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA was a winner in a top-10 matchup of Pac-12 teams. Aaron Holiday and freshman Lonzo Ball each had 15 points and the No. 10 Bruins staged a big rally to beat fifth-ranked Oregon, 82-79. The Bruins trailed by 19 in the first half and didn’t take their first lead until Holiday canned a 3-pointer with four minutes remaining.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top-ranked Gonzaga is 25-0 after Nigel Williams-Goss had team highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 90-60 pounding of Loyola Marymount. Johnathan Williams chipped in 13 points for the only unbeaten in Division I men’s basketball. The Bulldogs shot 34-for-44 from the line and improved to 13-0 in the West Coast Conference.
UNDATED (AP) — Duke won a turf war in North Carolina, while Purdue took the battle of Indiana. Grayson Allen dropped in 25 points and the 18th-ranked Blue Devils picked up their fourth straight win with an 86-78 decision over No. 8 North Carolina. The 16th-ranked Boilermakers are 20-5 after Vince Edwards matched his career high with 26 points in a 69-64 triumph over Indiana.
