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Paolo Banchero heroics vault Magic past Nuggets
Paolo Banchero sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:49 remaining in the fourth quarter, lifting the host Orlando Magic to a 124-119 victory over the Denver Nuggets....

Another clutch Miles Bridges trey lifts Hornets over Wizards
Miles Bridges made a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute for the second game in a row as the Charlotte Hornets rallied for a 117-114 victory against the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday night....

Freshmen lead No. 13 Baylor over Oregon State in NIT Season Tipoff
Ja'Kobe Walter poured in 24 points and fellow freshman Yves Missi added 14 points and 14 rebounds as No. 13 Baylor rolled to an 88-72 win over Oregon State on Wednesday in the semifinal of the NIT Season Tipoff in Brooklyn, New York....

Cincinnati uses massive second-half run to blast Georgia Tech
Viktor Lakhin drained his first five 3-point attempts and finished with a team-leading 15 points to lead unbeaten Cincinnati to an 89-54 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Wednesday night....

Missouri explodes in second half to comeback against South Carolina State
Sean East II scored 21 points as Missouri rallied to defeat South Carolina State 82-59 Wednesday in Columbia, Mo....

Coach's son leads Notre Dame in blowout of UMES
Braeden Shrewsberry — the son of coach Micah Shrewsberry — led a balanced attack with a career-high 13 points as Notre Dame rolled to a 75-55 nonconference victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind....

Women's Top 25 roundup: Cameron Brink powers No. 4 Stanford past Belmont
Cameron Brink piled up 27 points and 16 rebounds as No. 4 Stanford rolled to a 74-55 win over Belmont on Wednesday in the opening round of the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nevada....

No. 24 Virginia sneaks by West Virginia, 56-54
Reece Beekman made the tiebreaking free throw with 2.3 seconds left to help No. 24 Virginia notch a 56-54 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday night in the consolation game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida....

Memphis holds off Michigan behind Ashton Hardaway
Ashton Hardaway came off the bench to score 17 points to lead Memphis to a 71-67 win over Michigan in a first round game in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday....

Streaking BYU faces next obstacle in Arizona State
BYU seeks its second 5-0 start in the past three seasons when it faces Arizona State on Thursday night in the opening round of the Vegas Showdown at Las Vegas....

No. 2 Purdue hangs on vs. No. 4 Marquette, wins Maui Invitational
Zach Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue defeated No. 4 Marquette 78-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu....

Both riding 3-game winning streaks, Vanderbilt, NC State clash
North Carolina State has cruised in its first three games while Vanderbilt has been playing its opponents close as the teams head into Thursday night's opening-round meeting of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas....

Ryan Kalkbrenner guides No. 8 Creighton past Loyola Chicago
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 29 points and Baylor Scheierman added 24 along with 12 rebounds as No. 8 Creighton rolled to an 88-65 victory over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday in the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo....

Alex Flanigan’s late FTs, 26 points lead Ole Miss past Temple
Alex Flanigan scored 26 points, including two decisive free throws with nine seconds remaining, and Ole Miss defeated Temple 77-76 on Wednesday in Philadelphia....

Virginia Tech, Boise State tussle in Kissimmee
There has been a nice mixture of games for Virginia Tech to measure itself in the opening weeks of the season....

Villanova jets past Texas Tech, 85-69
Eric Dixon put up a season-high 19 points and six rebounds, TJ Bamba threw down a major dunk and Villanova got past Texas Tech 85-69 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas....

No. 1 Kansas outlasts No. 7 Tennessee 69-60 in Maui
Hunter Dickinson put forth a 17-point, 20-rebound double-double to lead No. 1 Kansas to a 69-60 win over No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon to capture third place in the stacked Maui Invitational in Honolulu....

No. 5 UConn vies to make history vs. Manhattan
No. 5 Connecticut is staring down history ahead of its Black Friday afternoon clash with visiting Manhattan in Hartford, Conn....

Colorado St. remains unbeaten with 86-74 win over BC
Isaiah Stevens tossed in 18 points and had eight assists to help Colorado State improve to 5-0 by beating Boston College 86-74 Wednesday in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo....

Unbeaten Oklahoma faces first real test vs. Iowa
Oklahoma has blasted through its first four games, winning by an average of 33 points....