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Simas Lukosius scored 18 points, Aziz Bandaogo added 17 and Dillon Mitchell 14 to lead No. 14 Cincinnati to an 84-67 victory over Howard on Sunday.

Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday.

Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Purdue held off Maryland for an 83-78 win on Sunday.

The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government ...

Luka Doncic had 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds and Kyrie Irving added 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 137-101 victory over Washington on Thursday night, the Wizards' 16th straight loss.

Guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 12 of his 23 points from three, center Derik Queen added 17 and 10 rebounds and the Terrapins rolled to their first conference win of the year, 83-59 over the Buckeyes, in a remarkable performance that sends a warning ...

Joel Embiid's endless injury updates read like this for the week - he sat out Wednesday night against Orlando, there's a chance he could play Friday against the Magic and, no, the 76ers haven't yet considered shutting own the All-Star center.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is out for at least the next week after spraining his left ankle in Tuesday night's win over the San Antonio Spurs.

Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points and Evan Mobley had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Wizards 118-87 on Tuesday night, extending Washington's losing streak to 15.

Christina Dalce scored 13 points, and No. 7 Maryland remained unbeaten with an 87-52 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night.