News archive: January 2016 (Page 3)
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Stats
Tim Duncan did not score for the first time in his career, but that was overlooked on a night when Aldridge, Leonard, Diaw and West combined for 76 points.
News
Milwaukee Bucks guard O.J. Mayo has been ejected in the first quarter against Minnesota and had to be forcibly removed from the court by assistant coaches.
News
Joe Crawford, the official known for his passion and his professionalism, will retire at the end of this season, his 39th in the NBA.
NCAA news:
Kansas dispatched Baylor with ease, 102-74, on Saturday. Now it’s up to the Sooners to take care of Iowa State to set up a very big Big Monday.
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Monte Morris missed an open 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining, and Oklahoma held on to beat Iowa State 87-83 on Saturday night.
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Host Xavier used its size advantage inside to thump Butler 88-69 to get back to even in the race for the Big East title.
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Iowa allowed only eight second-half baskets, rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to hand the 14th-ranked Boilermakers their first home loss of the season.
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Utah dropped its first conference game of the season 70-68 on the road to Stanford in a single overtime. Then, UCLA lost in double-overtime to Washington 96-93.
NBA rumors
New York is one of several teams that has looked into signing free-agent guard Tony Wroten, sources say.
Injuries
Spurs forward Tim Duncan will play in San Antonio's next game vs. Houston on Saturday, Jan. 2. Duncan has missed the past three games.
NCAA news:
Gonzaga senior big man Przemek Karnowski will miss the rest of the season with a back injury, according to a school spokesman.
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Rodney Bullock scored a career-high 25 points, Kris Dunn flirted with a triple-double and Providence overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to stun Butler 81-73.
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More than a week after Xavier needed a 15-2 second half run to beat Wake Forest in the Skip Prosser Classic, the Musketeers fell for the first time this season.