Month: December 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton and Donovan Williams scored 20 points apiece as UNLV rolled past San Diego 80-57. Royce Hamm Jr. finished with his fourth double-double of the season — 12 points and 10 rebounds — for the Rebels (8-5), who notched their fourth straight win. Terrell Brown had 16 points for the

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Matthias Tass poured in a career-high 27 points as Saint Mary’s to breezed to a 75-58 victory over Missouri State. Tass hit 12 of 15 shots for the Gaels (11-3), who have won eight straight at home. Isiaih Mosley had 21 points for the Bears (8-5), who scored a season-low 22

ATLANTA (AP) — Robbie Roper, the Roswell High School quarterback who was considering his college options following a successful senior season, has died following complications from a routine surgery. Roper was 18. Roper’s family announced his death on Twitter on Wednesday, prompting an immediate outpouring of expressions of sympathy, including from his hometown Atlanta Falcons.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl. After the Tigers took a 22-21 lead on a touchdown with 1:11 to play, third-string quarterback Jabari Laws led Army downfield to the Missouri 24-yard line, setting up

CHICAGO (AP) — Maya Dodson scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Maddy Westbeld scored 22 and 20th-ranked Notre Dame held off DePaul for a 91-86 win. Notre Dame had a whopping 51-26 rebounding advantage with almost half (24) coming on the offensive end leading to 29-second chance points. Westbeld made 1 of 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double and Illinois breezed to an 88-63 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night in the 41st edition of the Braggin’ Rights game. Alfonso Plummer pitched in with 22 points for Illinois (9-3). However, he saw his run of

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Terry Roberts had a season-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated UTEP 73-66 in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Malevy Leons pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds for the Braves (7-6). Keonte Kennedy had 16 points for the Miners (7-5). Souley Boum and Jorell

HONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 11 points and nine rebounds, Gideon George off the bench to score 11 and BYU breezed to a 54-39 win over South Florida in the Diamond Head Classic. Alex Barcello added 10 points for the Cougars (10-2), while sophomore Caleb Lohner grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. Javon Greene had

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Maizen Fausett had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Southern Utah to an 87-59 win over Dixie State. Tevian Jones had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Thunderbirds (8-4), who won for a fourth straight time at home. Dancell Leter had 13 points for the Trailblazers (7-6), whose

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 23 points and second-ranked Duke shot 62% after halftime to beat Virginia Tech 76-65 in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Banchero scored 17 points in that dominant second half, fueled by the move to a smaller lineup around the versatile 6-foot-10 star

HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Carlton scored a season-high 20 points, Kyler Edwards added 14 and No. 13 Houston defeated Texas State 80-47. Marcus Sasser had 13 points and Jamal Shead finished with 12 points and 10 assists for Houston. The Cougars shot 55%, including 13 of 28 on 3-pointers, in winning for the seventh time

SAN DIEGO — Nathan Mensah scored 19 points with nine rebounds and Keshad Johnson recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and San Diego State beat UC San Diego 78-57. Jake Kosakowski led the Tritons on Wednesday night with 18 points.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Nick Gazelas came off the bench to tally 18 points to lead Montana State to a 124-73 win over American Indian College. Gazelas made 6 of 9 3-pointers. Great Osobor had 16 points for Montana State (9-4), which earned its fifth straight victory. Jubrile Belo added 13 points. Xavier Bishop had 11

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics beat depleted Cleveland 111-101 on Wednesday night to end the Cavaliers’ winning streak at six. Robert Williams III added a career-high 21 points along with 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Jayson Tatum had 18 points. Darius Garland led

OMAHA, Neb. — Felix Lemetti had a career-high 22 points and Omaha snapped its 11-game losing streak, beating Western Illinois 84-78. Trenton Massner led the Leathernecks on Wednesday night with 26 points.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, Khris Middleton added 23 in his return from injury and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Houston Rockets 126-106 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid. Middleton missed three games because of a hyperextended left knee. The two-time All-Star played 28

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his second career triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 108-94. Gilgeous-Alexander had the first triple-double by a Thunder player at home since Russell Westbrook during the 2018-19 season. Darius Bazley

VERMILLION, S.D. — Evan Gilyard II had a career-high 31 points with five 3-pointers as Kansas City defeated South Dakota 68-57. Mason Archambault led the Coyotes with 14 points.

ABILENE, Texas — Damien Daniels had 17 points off the bench to lead Abilene Christian to a 74-58 win over Longwood, the Wildcats’ ninth straight victory. Nate Lliteras led the Lancers on Wednesday night with 10 points.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Abu Kigab scored 19 points and Boise State pulled away in the final two minutes to beat Washington State 58-52 for its sixth straight win. The game was tied at 42 before Tyson Degenhart made two free throws and a 3-pointer to help give Boise State a 49-45 lead with 2:03

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scott Hitchon had 28 points plus 11 rebounds as Canisius defeated Florida Gulf Coast 97-90 in overtime. Tavian Dunn-Martin led the Eagles with 30 points and seven assists.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had 21 points as South Dakota State extended its home win streak to seven games, defeating Oral Roberts 82-76. Baylor Scheierman added 20 points for for South Dakota State (11-4, 2-0 Summit League). Zeke Mayo had 13 points. Max Abmas had 19 points for the Golden Eagles (7-6, 1-1). Kareem

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Robin Lopez had 10 points and a career-high 11 assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-98 in a matchup of short-handed teams. Cam Reddish finished with a season-high 36 points and John Collins had 23 points and 11

By BRYAN LAZARE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Darius Days scored 21 points and No. 17 LSU stayed unbeaten with a 95-60 win over Lipscomb. Xavier Pinson scored a season-high 17 points for the Tigers, who never trailed. Eric Gaines had a career-high 13 points, Brandon Murray also had 13, Efton Reid had

ARLINGTON, Texas — Shemar Wilson had 14 points off the bench to lift Texas-Arlington to a 95-46 win over Division III-level Howard Payne. Jerren Godfrey led the Yellow Jackets on Wednesday night with 15 points.

FARGO, N.D. — Grant Nelson had a career-high 24 points as North Dakota State defeated North Dakota 86-76 in the Summit League opener for both teams. Paul Bruns led the Fighting Hawks on Wednesday night with a season-high 27 points.

EASTON, Pa. — Neal Quinn posted 13 points and 12 rebounds to carry Lafayette to an 87-66 win over Division III-level Gwynedd-Mercy. Manny Clark led the Griffins on Wednesday night with 14 points.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Savion Flagg finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, Jaden Ray totaled 13 points and seven assists and Sam Houston cruised to a 68-51 victory over North Carolina Central in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Kian Scroggins added 10 points and Javion May grabbed seven rebounds for the Bearkats

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Rasheem Dunn tied his season high with 21 points as Robert Morris snapped a seven-game skid on the road with a 75-67 victory over St. Francis (PA). Matt Mayers finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Colonials (2-9). Ramiir Dixon-Conover had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Red

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jordan Walker had 14 points to lead six UAB players in double figures as the Blazers rolled to a 100-58 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Michael Ertel and KJ Buffen added 13 points apiece for the Blazers (10-3). It was the third time this season UAB has scored at least 100

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — David Sloan buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9 seconds remaining in the game — scoring a career-high 24 points — and East Tennessee State rallied late in an 86-84 victory over Georgia. Sloan’s game-winner came after Noah Baumann gave Georgia an 84-82 lead when he scored in the paint and was

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Jalen Ray had 19 points as Hofstra beat Monmouth 77-71. Omar Silverio and Darlinstone Dubar added 15 points each for or Hofstra (8-5), which broke its four-game road losing streak. Abayomi Iyiola had 11 rebounds. Walker Miller scored a career-high 26 points for the Hawks (10-3). Shavar Reynolds Jr. added

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Fulkerson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Tennessee overpowered No. 6 Arizona early and held on for a 77-73 win, giving the Wildcats their first loss. Santiago Vescovi had 15 points, Josiah-Jordan James added 12 and Justin Powell scored 11 for the

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis made his first three shots, scored 21 points with three dunks and zero turnovers as Indiana cruised to a 79-61 win over Northern Kentucky. Jackson-Davis was 9-of-11 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Race Thompson scored 14 points for Indiana (10-2), which is 9-0 at

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Hunter Tyson scored 17 points, David Collins had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Clemson snapped an 11-game losing streak against Virginia with a 67-50 victory. Clemson (9-4, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) also ended an eight-game road skid against Virginia (7-5, 1-1). It was the Tigers first win at Virginia since

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Samkelo Cele recorded 18 points as Marist easily beat Bethune-Cookman 68-45. Jao Ituka added 13 points on Wednesday night for the Red Foxes, who held the Wildcats to 21.3%, the lowest mark of the season for a Marist opponent. Damani McEntire led the Wildcats with eight rebounds.

NORFOLK, Va. — Babacar Faye made a jump shot with 27 seconds left to lift College of Charleston to an 82-80 win over Old Dominion on Wednesday night. Dimitrius Underwood had 15 points to lead the Cougars. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs with a season-high 26 points.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — David Jean-Baptiste had 23 points as Chattanooga beat Middle Tennessee 77-65. Jean-Baptiste hit 6 of 8 3-pointers. Malachi Smith added 22 points for for Chattanooga (10-3). A.J. Caldwell had 11 points. Camryn Weston had 16 points for the Blue Raiders (9-4). Josh Jefferson added 13 points.

WICHITA, Kan. — Tyson Etienne had 20 points as Wichita State romped past Prairie View 102-66. Morris Udeze had 16 points for Wichita State (9-3). Clarence Jackson added 15 points. Dexter Dennis had 14 points. It was the first time this season Wichita State scored at least 100 points. Jeremiah Gambrell Jr. scored a season-high

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks guard Derrick Rose had undergone surgery on his right ankle and could miss two months. Already short-handed with six players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Knicks have now lost the former league MVP whose arrival jump-started their run to the playoffs

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darius Perry posted 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds as Central Florida defeated North Alabama 75-64. C.J. Walker had 13 points for the Knights (8-2), who earned their fourth straight victory. Jamille Reynolds added 12 points. Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 10 points and nine rebounds. Jamari Blackmon had 17 points

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have 11 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, including some of their biggest talents. Their hopes for their first division title since 2009 have all but evaporated, and they’ll have to fight just to stay above water in the shark tank

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Desmond Williams had a season-high 21 points as Troy edged past Mercer 69-65. Khalyl Waters had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Trojans (9-4), who won their fourth straight game. Jacksen Greco had 18 points to pace the Bears (7-6).

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points, Oscar Tshiebwe grabbed a Rupp Arena-record 28 rebounds and No. 20 Kentucky used an 18-2 second-half run to blow out Western Kentucky 95-60. TyTy Washington Jr. added 20 points and Jacob Toppin scored

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Grant Anticevich scored 16 of his career-high 25 points in the second half and California closed out the game on a 21-2 run to defeat Pacific 73-53. Pacific pulled within 52-51 on a basket by Jeremiah Bailey with 7:42 remaining in the game. Andre Kelly answered with a layup and a

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sean McNeil hit four 3-pointers in five minutes, two in a 14-0 run when he scored the last eight points, and West Virginia raced past Youngstown State in the second half for an 82-52 win. McNeil, who only attempted one shot in the first half, made all four of his 3s

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. and Jabari Smith both had double-doubles and No. 12 Auburn beat Murray State 71-58 for its eighth straight win. Auburn held Murray State to 28 points below its season average and out-rebounded the Racers 48-33. Green had 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds off the bench for

HONOLULU (AP) — Jaiden Delaire scored 17 points, Spencer Jones added 15 and Stanford held off Wyoming 66-63 in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic. Stanford will play Liberty in a semifinal Thursday while Wyoming will take on Northern Iowa in the consolation bracket. Wyoming’s Graham Ike scored 25 points and grabbed 11

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — Guyanese-born Gajanand Singh scored 65 runs from 42 balls to lead the United States to a 26-run upset victory over Ireland in the first of two Twenty20 cricket internationals. The U.S. won the toss and elected to bat but got off to a terrible start by losing four wickets for

LOS ANGELES — Josiah Woods had 26 points as Bethesda broke its season-opening eight-game losing streak, narrowly beating Cal State Northridge 82-80. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors on Wednesday with a career-high 27 points.

DAVIDSON, N.C. — David Kristensen had 16 points off the bench to lead Davidson to a 106-64 win over Johnson & Wales (NC), the team’s ninth straight victory. Fred Patterson led Johnson & Wales (NC) on Wednesday with 16 points.