Minneapolis — Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and eight rebounds in a thrilling duel with Karl-Anthony Towns, helping the New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-104 on Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony capped a quiet night with a game-winning 18-footer over Andrew Wiggins with 2.3 seconds to play, helping the Knicks avoid what would have been an epic collapse in the fourth quarter.
Towns had a career-high 47 points and 18 rebounds for the Wolves, who tied the game in the final minute after trailing by 17 with 7:30 to play.
Raptors 120, Grizzlies 105
Toronto — Kyle Lowry had 29 points and eight assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Toronto ended the Grizzlies’ six-game road winning streak.
Thunder 126, Wizards 115 (ot)
Oklahoma City — Russell Westbrook scored 14 of his 35 points in overtime and posted his fourth consecutive triple-double to help Oklahoma City defeat Washington.
Lakers 96, Bulls 90
Chicago — Julius Randle made a strong move against Nikola Mirotic for a tiebreaking layup with 45.1 seconds left, and Los Angeles held off Chicago.
Spurs 94, Mavericks 87
Dallas — Patty Mills scored 15 of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and Kawhi Leonard added 21 points, helping San Antonio rally over Dallas.
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Philadelphia — Wednesday’s scheduled game between Sacramento and Philadelphia was postponed by the NBA because of condensation on the court at the Wells Fargo Center.
College MenNo. 9 Baylor 79Sam Houston St. 45
Waco, Texas — Reserve King McClure scored 14 points and No. 9 Baylor remained unbeaten.
No. 14 Louisville 71No. 15 Purdue 64
Louisville, Ky. — Ray Spalding and Mangok Mathiang each scored11 points and Donovan Mitchell contributed seven critical points down the stretch to help Louisville hold off Purdue in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Providence 76, UNH 62
Providence, r.i. — Rodney Bullock scored a career-high 36 points and Providence defeated New Hampshire.
Bullock was 12 of 21 from the field, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers, and also had a team-high six rebounds for the Friars (5-2). Kyron Cartwright added 12 points and four assists and Jalen Lindsey scored 11 points.
Jaleen Smith scored 20 points, going over 1,000 in his career, and had seven rebounds for the Wildcats (4-2), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Iba Camara added 10 points and Tanner Leissner grabbed nine rebounds to go with seven points.
College Women No. 1 Notre Dame 73, Iowa 58
Iowa City, Iowa— Brianna Turner scored 15 points, Arike Ogunbowale added 14 points and No. 1 Notre Dame held off Iowa in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
No. 8 FSU 75, Minnesota 61
Minneapolis — Nicole Ekhomu scored 16 points and Ivey Slaughter had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Florida State beat Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
