Month: January 2022

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Moses Wood and Chris Austin scored 22 points apiece to help Portland beat Pepperdine 82-63. Jan Zidek had 17 points and Maxwell Lewis scored 16 for Pepperdine (6-13, 0-4). 

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Walker Kessler scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Auburn rallied from an early 14-point deficit to beat Mississippi 80-71 on Saturday night. Auburn (16-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) extended its winning streak to 13 games. The Tigers got 15 points from Jabari Smith,

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Patrick Good was nearly perfect shooting going 6 for 7 from the floor for 16 points and D.J. Burns Jr. scored 14 points and Winthrop beat Charleston Southern 70-65. Winthrop took the lead for good on Russell Jones Jr.’s 3-pointer with 4:56 left that made it 55-53. Claudell Harris Jr. scored

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Derrick White had 19 points in his return from a five-game absence, Dejounte Murray added 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-94 on Saturday night to snap a five-game skid. Amir Coffey had 20 points, and Marcus Morris Sr. added

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Kenny Strawbridge scored on a layup with 21 seconds left and E.J. Clark added two free throws with 4 ticks remaining to send Alabama State to a 59-55 victory over Alabama A&M in Southwestern Athletic Conference action.Trace Young had 15 points off the bench to lead the Hornets (4-13, 3-2). Clark

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — AJ Green scored 22 points, Noah Carter added 17 and Northern Iowa edged Southern Illinois 69-68 for its fifth straight win. Green was 4 of 12 from the floor, made three 3-pointers and shot 11 of 12 from the line. Green’s two free throws stretched Panthers’ lead to 69-65 with 0.8

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Freshman guard Aboubacar Traore had 10 points and 16 rebounds as Long Beach State routed CSU Northridge 71-55. Joel Murray added 16 points for the Beach. Atin Wright had 14 points and Onyi Eyisi had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Matadors.

HUNTINGTON, W.V. (AP) — Carl Pierre scored a career-high 30 points and tied a school record with eight 3-pointers to lead Rice to an 87-77 win over Marshall. Marshall went on a 10-0 run to pull within two, 52-50, but Pierre answered with his sixth 3 of the game hit two more from deep to

By JOE ERWIN-BUETTNER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Darius Garland had 27 points and a career-high 18 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-102 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Lauri Markkanen made a 3-pointer with 11.4 seconds remaining to secure the victory,

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Tarik Cool scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Idaho State beat Idaho 81-74. Emmit Taylor III had 12 points for Idaho State (3-11, 1-4 Big Sky Conference). Liam Sorensen and Austin Smellie added 11 points apiece. Sorensen also had six assists. Mikey Dixon scored 21 points to

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Grant Sherfield hit four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Warren Washington had 12 points and nine rebounds and Nevada beat Air Force 75-68. Ethan Taylor had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists — the first triple-double in program history — for Air Force.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Isiaih Mosley scored 32 points on 13-for-21 shooting and Missouri State beat Valparaiso 74-57 for their second straight win. The Bears used an 11-5 run to start the second half and Missouri State led by double digits the rest of the way. Ben Krikke led the Beacons with 14 points.

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Cam Christon hit 11 straight free throws and led four Grambling players into double-digit scoring as the Tigers handed Southern its first Southwestern Athletic Conference loss, 83-77. Grambling (5-12, 3-2 SWAC) has won two of its last three games.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Eyman had 14 points, Khalid Thomas and Ezekiel Alley scored 13 apiece and Portland State held off Sacramento State 67-62 in Big Sky Conference play. Thomas grabbed 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double for the Vikings (4-8, 2-2). Cameron Wilbon tallied 17 points and 10 boards for his first

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 26 points to lead four in double figures and No. 13 Texas cruised to a 73-57 victory over West Virginia. Matharu was 8 of 16 from the floor and was a point shy of matching a career best. Audrey Warren added a season-high 17 points for Texas (12-3,

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot tied his career high with 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, RJ Davis scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and North Carolina cruised to a 88-65 win over Georgia Tech. Bacot made 10 of 16 from the field and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line while Davis

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant missed the second half of Brooklyn’s game against New Orleans after spraining his left knee in a collision. The NBA’s scoring leader left with 5:38 remaining in the second quarter and the Nets announced at halftime that he wouldn’t return. He had 12 points in 12 minutes. Durant was

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Collin Cooper made two free throws with less than a second remaining in overtime and Central Arkansas escaped with an 89-88 victory over North Alabama in Atlantic Sun Conference action. Darious Hall notched his sixth double-double of the season with 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Bears (6-11, 3-1). Freshman

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 26 points, Julius Randle added 24 and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-108 on Saturday night for their third straight victory. The Knicks improved to 22-21, the first time they’ve been over .500 since Dec. 2. They have won five

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Mason Archambault scored 25 points to lead six in double figures and South Dakota defeated Omaha 105-70. Hunter Goodrick had 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Coyotes. Frankie Fidler and Felix Lemetti had 11 points each for the Mavericks.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ross Colton had the tiebreaking goal on a breakaway midway through the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas 3-1 for the Stars’ seventh consecutive road loss. Brayden Point and Alex Killorn also scored for Tampa Bay, and Nikita

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Gus Okafor gave Southeast Louisiana the lead with a three-point play and scored the Lions final six points to take a 79-74 win over Northwestern State in the Southland Conference opener for both schools. Jalyn Hinton scored 23 points as the Lions (9-9, 1-0) earned their fifth straight win. Okafor finished

SEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Tyson hit 7 of 11 shots from 3-point range on his way to 25 points and Seattle University knocked off Dixie State 79-68 in Western Athletic Conference play Emeka Udenyi added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Redhawks (12-4, 3-0). Darrion Trammell filled up the state sheet with

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young scored 15 points and Charlotte defeated UTSA 62-53. Robert Braswell added 14 points and Jackson Threadgill scored 11 for the 49ers. Christian Tucker led the Roadrunners with 10 points.

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Terrell Burden and reserve Kasen Jennings scvored 13 points each and Kennesaw State won its third straight beating Stetson 77-49. Kennesaw State led 38-35 at halftime and used a 12-5 run for its first double-digit advantage and turned it into a rout. Chase Johnston scored 16 points for Stetson.

By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 31 points and tied a career high with 11 assists, Jusuf Nurkic had 23 points and 14 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 115-110. Washington (22-21) had its three-game winning streak snapped despite Spencer Dinwiddie’s 27 points. Kyle Kuzma added

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Kevin Davis scored 19 points and Joe French added 18 as Bethune-Cookman earned its first road win of the season, holding off Mississippi Valley State, 62-60. French hit a jumper with 1:44 left to put the Wildcats in front, 62-54, but the Delta Devils got layups from Caleb Hunter, Elijah

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Vance Jackson and Brandon Suggs scored 17 points each and East Carolina defeated Memphis 72-71. Memphis led by 14 at halftime and still by 10 with 2:22 remaining in the game. East Carolina scored 10 points to tie it and after a Memphis free throw, Suggs buried a jumper for the

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Javon Greene scored 19 points and South Florida cruised to a 75-51 victory over Central Florida. Greene shot 7 of 12 from the floor, made five 3-pointers and had nine rebounds. Caleb Murphy added 13 points for South Florida (6-10, 1-3 American Athletic Conference).  Jamir Chaplin added 10 points. C.J. Walker

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Brevin Galloway sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds left and Boston College rallied from a 23-point first-half deficit to beat Clemson 70-68 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Galloway came off the bench to provide a spark for the Eagles (7-8, 2-3), who trailed 34-11 with 7:11 remaining until halftime before

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Kreider scored with 6:30 left, fellow All-Star Adam Fox had two assists and the New York Rangers beat the slumping Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers, who have won six of eight. Oskar Lindblom and Cam York

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Quan Jackson scored a career-high 29 points and Jordan Walker scored a career-high 27 points and UAB beat Florida Atlantic 76-65. Trey Jemison’s layup with 6:10 left gave UAB a 54-53 lead and it never trailed again. Alijah Martin scored 16 points for the Owls.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nika Metskhvarishvili scored 23 points to lead UL Monroe past UT Arlington 62-55. Russell Harrison added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Warhawks. Patrick Mwamba had 20 points for the Mavericks.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 30 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his second career triple-double and the Toronto Raptors overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat the cold-shooting Milwaukee Bucks 103-96 on Saturday night. OG Anunoby added 24 points to help the Raptors improve to 3-0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. An arrest affidavit says the 49-year-old sports radio host is married to the victim, but they’ve been living separately. Barker’s wife is country music singer Sara Evans. The affidavit says Baker is accused of reversing his vehicle at

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Deandre Gholston scored 21 points and reserve Tafari Simms scored 19 on 7-for-9 shooting and Milwaukee clobbered IUPUI 89-54. Milwaukee built a 21-7 lead and never trailed. Bakari LaStrap and Azariah Seah each scored nine points for IUPUI 

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Nicolas Timberlake and Juwan Gray each hit two free throws in the final seconds as Towson held on to beat Elon, 59-54. Cameron Holden scored 24 points to lead Towson (12-5, 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association), which won its third straight. Gray added 14 points and nine rebounds.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Keshawn Williams scored 18 points and Northern Illinois defeated Eastern Michigan 77-70. Noah Farrakhan scored 27 points to lead the Eagles,

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justin Amadi scored 24 points including a three-point play with three seconds left in overtime to ice James Madison’s 95-91 victory over William & Mary. Amadi’s putback with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime tied at 80-all. Amadi also grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dukes came back

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Adrian Delph scored 25 points, Donovan Gregory added 20 and Appalachian State defeated Coastal Carolina 84-76 in overtime. The game was tied at 74 in overtime before Justin Forrest hit a 3-pointer to start a 10-2 game-ending run for the Mountaineers. Vince Cole had 20 points and Rudi Williams scored 19

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Justice Hill hit eight 3-pointers and finished with 36 points — both career highs — and Murray State beat Belmont 82-60. Ben Sheppard scored 13 points for Belmont. 

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Zach Scott scored 24 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired, and McNeese State defeated 78-75. Scott took a pass a little right of the top of the key, pumped fake and stepped left before letting the winner fly. It was his fifth 3-pointer on seven attempts. Collin Warren

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nendah Tarke hit from behind half court at the buzzer to lift Coppin State past Morgan State, 79-76. Isaiah Burke tie the game with a free throw with 1.5 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76, but Tarke took the in-bounds pass in traffic near the free throw line and launched

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell each scored twice, MacKenzie Weegar tied a career-best with four points and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers scored early and often on the way to beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-2. Aaron Ekblad had three assists for Florida. Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau,

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen matched his career-high with 41 points to lead New Mexico State to a 77-63 win over Abilene Christian. Allen made 13 of 20 shots, including 6 of 11 3-pointers. He also made 9 of 11 free throws and had seven assists. Coryon Mason scored 19 points for the

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Amadou Sylla had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Tennessee Tech defeated UT Martin 76-70. Kenny White Jr. scored 13 points for the Golden Eagles with Jr. Clay adding 10 points. Mikel Henderson scored 18 points, KK Curry had 13, Chris Mix scored 12 points with nine rebounds and Josh Endicott

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — JT Shumate scored 29 points, Setric Millner Jr. added 20 and Toledo cruised to a 91-78 victory over rival Bowling Green. Shumate and Millner were a combined 20 of 30 from the floor and 7 of 10 from long range. Ryan Rollins added 16 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Makhel Mitchell scored 20 points to lead Rhode Island to an 81-68 win over UMass. Noah Fernandes scored 18 points to lead the Minutemen. Rich Kelly had 14 points. Trent Buttrick added 11 points and had eight rebounds.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Davis scored 14 points, Osayi Osifo added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Jacksonville held off North Florida for a 54-51 victory. Tyreese Davis and Mike Marsh added 10 points apiece for Jacksonville (11-4, 3-0 ASUN), which has won eight of its last nine games. Dorian James made a jumper

Jaylon Hall hit all four of his field goal attempts, including three from 3-point range, as Morehead State rolled to its fourth-straight win to start the Ohio Valley Conference season, beating Tennessee State. 71-64. Johni Broome was 5-of-6 at the free throw line and finished with 13 points for the Eagles (12-5, 4-0 OVC). Ta’lon

BOSTON (AP) — Camren Winter scored a season-high 26 points and Amari Williams had a double-double and Drexel beat Northeastern 76-68. Williams scored 12 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots. Wynter made back-to-back baskets early in the second half to give the Dragons a 28-26 lead and they never trailed again. Nikolo Djogo

Brandon Betson scored 18 points and Chicago State defeated Lamar 67-56 for the Cougars’ first conference road victory since the 2016-17 season. Favour Chukwukelu added 14 points, Coreyoun Rushin had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dominique Alexander also scored 13 points and Noah Bigirumwami had 11 rebounds for Chicago State. Kasen Harrison scored 16 points

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Cerruti scored 18 points to lead Albany to a 71-56 over NJIT. Cerruti had four 3-pointers. Miles Coleman scored 20 points for NJIT.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Dominick Pickett tossed in 18 points and sank two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to lift UC Riverside to a 65-64 victory over CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference play. Zyon Pullin added 17 points for the Highlanders (9-5, 2-1). Justin Edler-Davis topped the Roadrunners (5-6, 0-2) with 12 points

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow led an efficient offense that scored on six drives, including two of his touchdown passes, and rookie Evan McPherson made four field goals as the Cincinnati Bengals finally advanced in the playoffs with a 26-19 win over Las Vegas in Saturday’s wild-card game.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Thomas Bell scored 17 points with six rebounds and four assists to lead North Texas to a 65-60 win over Western Kentucky. Dayvion McKnight scored 23 points for the Hilltoppers.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored the game’s final six points and finished with 19 as Oklahoma State beat No. 1 Baylor 61-54 on Saturday, giving the Bears consecutive home losses for the first time in nearly six years. The Bears will lose their spot at the top

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins had 20 points with eight rebounds and four steals to lead Longwood to a 66-60 win over Gardner-Webb. Anthony Selden scored 17 points for the Bulldogs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrn Flowers had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Long Island University to an 83-61 victory over Central Connecticut State. Alex Rivera added 21 points and Eral Penn had 13 points for the Sharks. Ian Krishnan and Andre Snoddy scored 18 points each for Central Connecticut.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith hit a game-tying layup with 1:02 remaining and added two free throws with 7 seconds left to lift Chattanooga to a 71-69 victory over Furman in Southern Conference action. Smith finished with 21 points and nine rebounds for the Mocs (14-4, 4-1), Jalen Slawson topped Furman with 22 points

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Marlon Hargis scored 15 points and Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) defeated Merrimack 62-46, handing the Warriors their first Northeast Conference loss of the season. Maxwell Land added 13 points and Josh Cohen 12 for the Red Flash. Malik Edmead scored 13 points and Jordan Minor had 11 points and 10 rebounds

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Estrada scored a career-high 30 points to lead Hofstra to an 82-77 win over Delaware. Estrada hit 12 of 18 shots. He also had six assists. Dylan Painter had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Hens.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Bryson Mozone hit a jumper with three seconds left to earn South Carolina Upstate a 76-73 win at UNC Asheville. Mozone scored half of his 16 points in the final 2:30 to earn the win. Jordan Gainey led the Spartans (6-10, 3-1 Big South) with 22 points. 

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Tosan Evbuomwan scored 21 points to lead five in double figures as Princeton held off Brown for a 76-74 victory. Drew Friberg and Ryan Langborg added 15 points apiece for Princeton (13-3, 3-0 Ivy League). Ethan Wright had 13 points and Matt Allocco 10. Friberg made five 3-pointers. Allocco’s 3-pointer gave

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 16 points and Mercer defeated UNC Greensboro 58-49. Felipe Haase added 13 points and five assists for the Bears. De’Monte Buckingham scored 18 points to lead the Spartans

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Trevian Tennyson scored 20 points to lead Texas A&M Corpus Christi to an 80-64 victory over Incarnate Word.  Tennyson was 7 of 9 from the floor and made four 3-pointers. Isaac Mushila added 13 points and Terrion Murdix had 12 for Texas A&M-CC (14-4, 1-0 Southland Conference), which has won

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Trenton Massner scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Luka Barisic added 28 points as Western Michigan pulled away in overtime to post a 90-79 win over North Dakota State. Massner scored at the basket with :17 left in regulation to give the Leathernecks a 77-75 lead, but Rocky Kreuser

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Isaiah Bigelow hit four 3-pointers and scored 19 with five assists to propel Wofford to an 84-64 victory over Western Carolina in Southern Conference action. Freshman Luke Turner came off the bench to post career highs 20 and 10 rebounds

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Charles O’Bannon’s baseline 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds remaining in overtime proved to be the winner in TCU’s 59-58 victory over Oklahoma. O’Bannon finished with 11 points as did Micha Peavy for the Horned Frogs. Mike Miles, averaging 17.8 points per game, scored just six points. Jalen Hill scored 12 points

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jamarius Burton scored 20 points and John Hugley added 19  and Pittsburgh won for the second time in three games with 65-53 win over Louisville. Burton and Hugley each collared eight rebounds and Mouhamadou Gueye and Femi Odukale each scored 10. Dre Davis’ layup with 14:40 left put Louisville up by four,

PITTSBURGH (AP) — DaRon Holmes scored 18 points to lead Dayton to a 72-52 win over Duquesne. Kobe Elvis added 16 for the Flyers. Tre Williams, Primo Spears and Leon Ayers III scored 12 points apiece for Duquesne with Kevin Easley adding 10.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored 15 points to lead four in double figures and Wake Forest pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Virginia 63-55, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Cavaliers. The Demon Deacons used a 13-0 run to take a 53-47 lead with 4:18 to play. Daivien Williamson

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Adham Eleeda scored a career-high 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting from 3-point range and Bryant beat Mount Saint Mary’s 73-66. Peter Kiss scored 19 points and Charles Pride 13 for Bryant which led for 38:54. Nana Opoku scored 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Davis had 21 points and nine rebounds, Finn Sullivan added 20 points and Vermont defeated UMBC 86-69. The Catamounts shot 53% from the field and had only eight turnovers. Szymon Wojcik, who averages 4.2 points per game, led the Retrievers with 22 points and six rebounds. 

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 32 points and Andrew Nembhard had 19 as No. 2 Gonzaga routed Santa Clara 115-83 for its 24th consecutive West Coast Conference victory. The Bulldogs, who lead the nation in both scoring and field goal percentage, eclipsed the century mark for the

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Henry Coleman III scored 18 points, Hassan Diarra made two free throws with three seconds left and Texas A&M rallied to beat Missouri 67-64. Texas A&M missed its first 13 shots, trailed for the first 35 minutes and never led by more than two until the final minute. The Aggies’ Andre

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jalen Moore finished with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals to propel Oakland to a 76-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Horizon League action. Jamal Cain pitched in with 18 points and six boards for the Golden Grizzlies (13-4, 7-0), who won for a sixth straight