13+ min ago (482+ words) After getting a birthday boost, Baylor will look to secure a berth in the Players Era men's championship game when it opposes No. 14 St. John's on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The Bears knocked off Creighton 81-74 on Monday behind Cameron Carr, who scored 21 points, pulled down nine rebounds and notched two blocks. Carr led five Bears starters who all scored in double figures, and the performance came on his 21st birthday. Baylor coach Scott Drew serenaded him postgame, singing the first few lines of "Happy Birthday" and saying he's "exciting to coach." Dan Skillings Jr. scored 14 points, Obi Agbim tallied 13 points, Tounde Yessoufou had 11 points and Michael Rataj chipped in 10 points and five assists for the Bears (4-0). Carr, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Tennessee, feels supported by his new teammates at Baylor, and the results are showing on the court. "I'm thankful…...

48+ min ago (638+ words) After becoming the first ranked team to lose to an unranked team this season, No. 23 North Carolina State will be motivated not to endure another such defeat when it meets Boise State in the Maui Invitational's consolation bracket on Tuesday. Prior to NC State's tourney opener against Seton Hall on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii, ranked teams were 96-0 against unranked teams. However, the Pirates set the tone early against the Wolfpack (4-1) by jumping out to a 16-6 lead. After NC State cut the margin to two by halftime, Seton Hall reasserted itself by opening the second half with a game-defining 9-0 run. The Pirates led by as much as 18 in the second half en route to an 85-74 win. "They were more aggressive than us, they were tougher than us," first-year NC State coach Will Wade said, according to PackPride 247 Sports. "When we met…...

58+ min ago (452+ words) A day after pulling out a gutsy marquee victory, No. 15 Iowa State could be without its leader on Tuesday when the Cyclones face Creighton in the second day of the Players Era men's championship in Las Vegas. Iowa State (5-0) rallied late for an 83-82 victory over No. 14 St. John's on Monday, but senior guard Tamin Lipsey exited in the final minutes with a lower-body injury. Lipsey, a preseason All-Big 12 honoree, scored 16 points before limping off the court in pain. "In regards to Tamin, we're still evaluating it," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said postgame. "The training staff, medical staff, told us it's going to be day-to-day with a lower-body injury. I don't have great detail on it. We'll get back to the hotel, check him out and see what that means." Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson pace Iowa State with 18.4 points per game…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (399+ words) Pharrel Payne recorded 20 points and eight rebounds and Maryland excelled over the final 13 minutes en route to a 74-67 victory over UNLV on Monday night in the Players Era men's tournament at Las Vegas. Darius Adams added 15 points for the Terrapins (5-1), who scored 47 second-half points. David Coit made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points for Maryland. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn put up 17 points and Kimami Hamilton added 11 before fouling out for UNLV (3-3). The Rebels shot 36.7% from the field, including 8 of 29 (29.6%) from 3-point range. Howie Fleming Jr. had five steals for UNLV. Maryland connected on 42.4% of its attempts and was 9 of 31 (29%) from behind the arc. The Terrapins held a 46-34 rebounding edge. Coit drained two key late 3-pointers but shot just 3 of 11 for the Terrapins. He scored a career-high 41 points on Wednesday -- tying for third most in program history -- in a 95-90 overtime victory over Mount St....

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (355+ words) Moe Odum capped a career-high 36-point effort with the game-winning 3-pointer, powering Arizona State past Texas 87-86 in the Monday nightcap at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Odum shot 6-for-12 from 3-point range on the night, with none of his triples any bigger than the contested attempt he knocked down with 10.6 seconds remaining. The hoop punctuated a rollicking conclusion to the contest. Arizona State (5-1) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the last 7 1/2 minutes. Texas (4-2) seemingly took control with a 7-0 run, completed when Matas Vokietaitis pushed the lead to double-digits on an and-one bucket near the rim. The basket accounted for two of Texas' 46 points scored in the paint. Vokietaitis finished with 15 points. However, he missed the ensuing foul shot and Arizona State responded when Odum erupted to score 10 of the Sun Devils' points in a 13-2 run. The burst put Arizona…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (1201+ words) Milos Uzan scored a career-best 26 points and collected seven rebounds, five assists and three steals while Emanuel Sharp also scored 26 points to help No. 3 Houston escape with a 78-74 overtime victory over Syracuse on Monday in the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas. Joseph Tugler blocked five shots as the Cougars (6-0) were victorious despite blowing an 11-point lead late in regulation. In Tuesday's tournament play, Houston plays No. 17 Tennessee, while Syracuse meets Kansas. Tyler Betsey scored 16 points and William Kyle III added 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Orange. Naithan George and JJ Starling each had 11 points and Kiyan Anthony and Nate Kingz scored 10 apiece for Syracuse (4-1), which is without leading scorer Donnie Freeman (leg) for the tournament. Sharp made a turnaround jumper and a 3-pointer in a span of 39 seconds to give Houston a 74-69 lead with 2:36 left in overtime....

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (394+ words) Amier Ali banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime as Mississippi State came back for an 81-78 win over New Orleans on Monday in Starkville, Miss. Josh Hubbard scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half and overtime for the Bulldogs, who needed a 15-2 run in the final five minutes of regulation to extend the game. In the extra session, Mississippi State (3-3) led most of the way, but the Privateers (2-4) pulled even on a banked-in 3-pointer from Coleton Benson with 29 seconds left to play. Ali then answered with his long bank shot from the right wing. Hubbard rallied after a 2-for-8 first-half shooting performance to finish 9-for-21 from the floor. Ali added 16 points and hit 3 of 6 attempts from 3-point range. Mississippi State's Ja'Borri McGhee also tallied 16 points and dished five assists, and Quincy Ballard added 11 points and seven…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (1077+ words) Caris LeVert had a season-high 19 points, including a pair of clutch free throws in the final seconds, as the Detroit Pistons tied a franchise record with their 13th straight victory, 122-117 over the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Indianapolis. Detroit never trailed after the first quarter but had to hold on in the final minutes as the Pacers cut an 18-point final-period deficit down to two with 15.4 seconds left. Cunningham added 11 rebounds and six assists. Jalen Duren had a double-double for Detroit with 17 points and 12 boards. The Pistons also won 13 straight games in 1989-1990 and 2003-04, winning the NBA title both seasons. Pascal Siakam scored 24 points to lead the Pacers, who have lost 10 of their past 11. Indiana's Jarace Walker had a career-high 21 points off the bench. Kings 117, Timberwolves 112 (OT) DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Sacramento recovered from a 10-point deficit late in regulation to…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago (455+ words) DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings recovered from a 10-point deficit late in regulation to post a 117-112 overtime victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Keegan Murray recorded 26 points and a career-best 15 rebounds and Malik Monk added 22 points off the bench for the Kings, who won their second straight game after an eight-game skid. Precious Achiuwa had 10 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento. Minnesota's Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 43 points for his third 40-point outing of the campaign. He made five 3-pointers and also had seven rebounds and three steals. Julius Randle produced 17 points and 10 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo also had 17 points and Naz Reid registered 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Timberwolves. Rudy Gobert added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which collapsed late for the second straight game. The Timberwolves allowed the final…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (713+ words) Logan Cooley scored a career-high four goals and also had an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Salt Lake City. It was the first four-goal game in Mammoth history and the first four-goal game in the NHL this season. Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist, Nate Schmidt added two assists and Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves for Utah, which won its second straight game. Ivan Barbashev scored a goal and Carl Lindbom stopped 19 of 22 shots for Vegas, which had a six-game point streak snapped (3-0-3). It was just the second regulation road defeat of the season (5-2-4) for the Golden Knights. Devils 4, Red Wings 3 Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as New Jersey held on for a win over Detroit in Newark, N.J. The Devils are 8-0-1 at home this season, joining the…...