Bay Area Sports Wrap, Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SAN JOSE - The Warriors’ eight-game winning streak ended in Houston with Stephen Curry out early, the Sharks lost in a shootout, and Santa Clara won on the road while Cal lost on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 115-108 at Toyota Center in Houston, ending the Warriors’ eight-game winning streak. Stephen Curry left in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness and did not return, finishing with three points in about six minutes. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg led the Warriors with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandin Podziemski added 22. Kevin Durant scored 20 for Houston, and Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson each had 19. The Warriors (8-4) were down 35-20 after the first quarter and got within three points in the third and fourth quarters. The Rockets are 9-3. Curry’s latest milestone came Monday, Nov. 9, when he passed DeMar DeRozan for 16th on the NBA all-time scoring list. His three points Wednesday put him at 26,806 career points, still 16th, and 140 behind 15th-place Hakeem Olajuwon at 26,946.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in a shootout at SAP Center. A shootout decides a tied game with one-on-one shots after overtime. Ben Kindel scored the only shootout goal. The Sharks erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period: Macklin Celebrini scored at 11:32 and reached 200 career points, and Mason Marchment tied the game at 15:49 for his 100th career goal. Celebrini also had the assist on Marchment’s goal. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves for San Jose, and Sergei Murashov stopped 34 shots for Pittsburgh. The Sharks (8-11-2) have lost six of their past seven games. The Penguins are 7-10-2.

Santa Clara men’s basketball beat North Texas 76-71 in Denton, Texas, to improve to 4-0. The Broncos erased a 10-point second-half deficit and did not allow a field goal for the final eight minutes. Thierry Darlan scored a career-high 16 points off the bench with nine rebounds, Chris Tadjo had 14 points and eight rebounds, and David Castillo added 13. Santa Clara hosts New Mexico on Saturday at 7 p.m.

No. 21 USC beat California men’s basketball 77-65 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. USC outrebounded Cal 53-36 and held the Bears to 4-for-23 from three-point range. Sammie Yeanay led Cal with 14 points, and Nojus Indrusaitis had 13 points and six rebounds. Alijah Arenas scored 19 for USC. Cal is 2-2.

San Francisco women’s basketball won at Air Force 77-70 for its first road win of the season, improving to 2-1. Candy Edokpaigbe led the Dons with 16 points, Aina Cargol had 15 points and six assists, and Savi Mi added 12. USF’s bench outscored Air Force’s 23-6. The Dons play at UC San Diego on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The San Diego Gulls beat the San Jose Barracuda 4-1 at Pechanga Arena San Diego in the American Hockey League. The Gulls outshot the Barracuda 34-20, and San Jose’s only goal came in the third period. Anton Wahlberg scored twice for San Diego, including a power-play goal in the third, and goalie Damian Clara made 19 saves. The Gulls lead the season series with San Jose 3-0-1-0 after four of eight meetings.

Source: NBA.com game summary and official box: Rockets 115, Warriors 108, Nov. 11, 2026; NBA official scorer’s report: Warriors at Rockets, Nov. 11, 2026; Warriors.com game recap: Lendeborg has 25-point double-double, Nov. 11, 2026; NBA.com all-time scoring leaders; NHL.com game recap: Penguins 3, Sharks 2 (shootout), Nov. 11, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: men’s basketball at North Texas, Nov. 11, 2026; USC Athletics recap: men’s basketball at California, Nov. 11, 2026; USF Athletics recap: women’s basketball at Air Force, Nov. 11, 2026; San Diego Gulls recap: Gulls 4, Barracuda 1, Nov. 11, 2026.