Year: 2022

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and the Miami Heat withstood another furious comeback from the Los Angeles Clippers during a 121-114 victory. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who have won 10 of 12. Gabe Vincent finished with 23 points. The Eastern Conference-leading Heat snapped a six-game

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 28 points and a clutch 3-pointer, Monika Czinano added 24 points with a season-high 16 rebounds, and No. 23 Iowa defeated Northwestern 72-67 in overtime. Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, hit a 3-pointer with 1:06 left in overtime to give the Hawkeyes a 66-64 lead.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-110 in overtime Friday night. Sabonis had his fifth triple-double of the season and 18th overall. Justin Holiday added 22 points to help the Pacers snap

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 119-109. It was the fourth career triple-double for Morant, Memphis’ third-year point guard who was named an All-Star starter this week.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, CJ McCollum had 26 and the Portland Trail Blazers handed Houston its franchise-record 10th straight home loss, beating the Rockets 125-110. Jusuf Nurkic had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Portland, which had dropped two in a row. Norman Powell finished

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half to go with 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the under-manned New Orleans Pelicans 116-105. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who won their fourth straight

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges had 26 points, Ish Smith provided a huge boost off the bench with 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and the Charlotte Hornets held off the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 on Friday night. Russell Westbrook scored 35 points for the Lakers, but missed

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Filip Zadina and Givani Smith scored in regulation for Detroit, and Calvin Pickard stopped 36 shots through overtime and all three Pittsburgh skaters in the tiebreaker. Jake Guentzel

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — John Collins and Trae Young each scored 21 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 108-92 for their sixth straight victory. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points for Atlanta, and Danilo Gallinari had 14 on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. The Hawks shot 46.1%, compared

HAMDEN, Conn. — Matt Balanc had 20 points, making 5 of 7 3-pointers, as Quinnipiac beat Marist 94-87 on Friday night. Kevin Marfo had 17 points for Quinnipiac. Noah Harris scored a season-high 24 points for Marist.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jaylen Murray scored 14 points off the bench to help St. Peter’s to a 77-51 win over Manhattan. Clarence Rupert added 13 points for St. Peter’s. Ant Nelson had 11 points for Manhattan. 

ALBANY, N.Y. — Jackson Stormo had 20 points as Siena edged Niagara 60-56. Colby Rogers added 11 points for Siena. Sam Iorio had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Niagara.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.Athletic director Allen Greene announced in a video on social media along with Pearl Friday evening that “we locked him up,” beneath the words “for life.” The 61-year-old Pearl led the top-ranked Tigers to their first Final

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Taj Benning had a season-high 24 points, tying his career high, and Jake Wojcik added 20 points as Fairfield topped Rider 76-65. Benning hit 6 of 9 3-pointers. Wojcik also had eight rebounds. Allen Powell had 21 points for the Broncs.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Sam Vinson posted 17 points as Northern Kentucky beat Purdue Fort Wayne 59-49.Trevon Faulkner had 12 points and six rebounds for Northern Kentucky, which won its fourth consecutive game. Bobby Planutis had 18 points for Purdue Fort Wayne.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to an impending snow storm in the New York area. A state of emergency was called by New York governor Kathy Hochul, and the game was rescheduled for Wednesday night at UBS Arena.