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No. 3 Michigan uses defense late to hand No. 5 Nebraska its first loss
No. 3 Michigan held unbeaten Nebraska scoreless over the final three minutes and ended the game on a 6-0 run to win 75-72 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (19-1, 9-1) trailed for more than 36 minutes but took the lead for good on a layup by Trey McKenn...

Darrion Williams, NC State finish strong to down Syracuse
Darrion Williams racked up 23 points and Quadir Copeland scored 19 points against one of his former teams as North Carolina State defeated Syracuse 88-68 for its third consecutive victory on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Ven-Allen Lubin tacked on 18 points courtesy of 8-for-8 shooting from the fiel...

No. 15 Arkansas rallies for hard-fought win over Oklahoma
Darius Acuff Jr. totaled 21 points, nine assists and no turnovers while lifting No. 15 Arkansas to a come-from-behind 83-79 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Razorbacks (16-5, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) have won four of their past five games while the Sooners (11-10, 1-7) have drop...

Jeremy Fears Jr., No. 7 Michigan State escape Rutgers in OT
Jeremy Fears scored 10 of his career-high 29 points in overtime to lead No. 7 Michigan State to an 88-79 Big Ten win over Rutgers on Tuesday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Carson Cooper produced 12 points and 14 rebounds and Coen Carr had 13 points and eight rebounds for Michigan State (19-2, 9-1), which...

Clutch shot lifts Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
Omari Witherspoon's go-ahead jumper with 15 seconds left powered host Pittsburgh to an 80-76 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.,Roman Siulepa collected his third consecutive double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to pace the Panthers (9...

Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...

Alexander Zverev to meet Carlos Alcaraz in Aussie semifinals
Seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated No. 25 Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost in the Aus...

Thriving Sabres look to hand Leafs fifth straight loss
The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to salvage the finale of a disappointing five-game homestand Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres.,The Maple Leafs fell to 0-3-1 on the homestand with Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche when they averted a shutout on Max Domi's power-play goal at 18:58 o...

Alexander Zverev downs Learner Tien in Australian Open quarters
Still seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated 25th-seeded Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost...

Stars sit out as Wolves earn split of pair against Warriors
Julius Randle scored 18 points and the Timberwolves pulled away for a 108-83 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in Minneapolis, giving Minnesota a split of the teams' two-game mini series.,Bones Hyland added 17 points off the bench for Minnesota, which snapped a season-high five-game...

No. 1 Arizona barely survives late challenge from No. 13 BYU
Brayden Burries scored 29 points as No. 1 Arizona hung on for an 86-83 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Monday in Provo, Utah.,Jaden Bradley added 26 points and Ivan Kharchenkov and Koa Peat each chipped in 10 points for Arizona (21-0, 8-0 Big 12), which prevailed despite seein...

Mattias Ekholm's hat trick carries Oilers past Ducks
Mattias Ekholm had a hat trick for the Edmonton Oilers in a 7-4 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.,It's the second straight game a defenseman delivered a hat trick for the Oilers after Evan Bouchard had three goals and three assists in a 6-5 overtime win against the Washington C...

Celtics never trail in triumph over Trail Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 20 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Pritchard made 5 of 11 3-point attempts and also grabbed four rebounds. Brown had eight rebounds, five assists and ...

Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant lead Rockets to comeback win over Memphis
Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant tallied 33 points apiece to fuel the Houston Rockets to a 108-99 comeback victory at home over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.,Sengun added nine rebounds and six assists to his ledger, and almost singlehandedly orchestrated the Rockets' fourth-quarter ra...

Luka Doncic fires in 46 points as Lakers blast Bulls
Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 11 assists and LeBron James contributed 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Rui Hachimura added 23 points and Marcus Smart had 12 for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in five games while...

Matthew Robertson scores in OT to lift Rangers past Bruins
Rookie Matthew Robertson scored with 67 seconds left in overtime as the New York Rangers snapped a four-game home losing streak by rallying for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.,Robertson scored his first career overtime goal when he got a pass from goalie Jonathan Quick after Da...

Donovan Mitchell's big night leads Cavs over struggling Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his 45 points in the first half and Evan Mobley had 20 points and nine rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Orlando Magic 114-98 on Monday night, sweeping their home-and-home set.,Jaylon Tyson, named to the Rising Stars Game at All-Star weekend earlier ...

Andrei Vasilevskiy shines as Lightning blank Mammoth
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 28 shots, Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel tallied on the power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their sixth straight home game by stuffing the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Monday night.,In his 42nd career shutout, Vasilevskiy stopped eight shots in the third period for his...

Ilya Sorokin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau lead Isles' shutout of Flyers
Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves for his league-leading sixth shutout as the visiting New York Islanders notched a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who came into Monday's contest with two goals in his last 26 games, scored twice for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal, who...

John Mobley Jr.'s long-range success steers Ohio State past Penn State
John Mobley Jr. sank five 3-pointers to highlight a 25-point performance, fueling Ohio State to an 84-78 victory over Penn State on Monday in a Big Ten game at Columbus, Ohio.,Amare Bynum scored 15 points and Devin Royal added 14 for the Buckeyes (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten), who shot a robust 55.6% from the...