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Bryce Lindsay powers Villanova to overtime win against Wisconsin
Bryce Lindsay scored 10 of his 12 points in overtime to pace Villanova to a 76-66 victory over Wisconsin in a nonconference game Friday night as part of the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown.,Wisconsin, which trailed by 15 early in the second half, pulled even at 56-all on Nolan Winter's short jumper with 31...

Marquel Sutton, Michael Nwoko lift LSU past SE Louisiana
Marquel Sutton knocked down three 3-pointers during a 19-point, nine-rebound performance, Michael Nwoko added 18 points on a night he went a perfect 6 for 6 from the field and LSU prevailed with a 78-65 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Friday night at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, La.,Th...

Panthers rally with 3 late third-period goals to edge Hurricanes in shootout
Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout, and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise.,Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left, and the Panthers were down 3-1 wit...

Nikola Vucevic, Bulls emerge on top of Cavaliers
Nikola Vucevic collected 24 points and 15 rebounds and Matas Buzelis scored 24 points as the Chicago Bulls pulled away down the stretch for a 136-125 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.,Josh Giddey scored 17 points and Coby White had 13 points, six rebounds and a season-high nine as...

Baylor buries Alcorn State with huge second-half run
Cameron Carr poured in 24 points, 17 of them in the first half, as Baylor used two huge runs at the end of the first half and midway through the second on the way to a 113-56 win over hapless Alcorn State on Friday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (8-2) led by 25 points at halftime after a late 14-0 run, b...

VJ Edgecombe's clutch finish carries Sixers past Knicks
VJ Edgecombe scored seven points down the stretch, guiding the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 116-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.,Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 30 points and nine assists, while Edgecombe supplied 23 points. Andre Drummond chipped in with 14 points and 13 rebou...

Kiefer Sherwood nabs hat trick as Canucks rock Islanders
Kiefer Sherwood registered his third career hat trick Friday night, when the Vancouver Canucks continued their surge following the Quinn Hughes trade by beating the New York Islanders, 4-1, in Elmont, N.Y.,The hat trick was the second of the season for Sherwood, who scored all three of Vancouver's p...

Victor Wembanyama powers Spurs to season sweep of Hawks
Victor Wembanyama had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 126-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,The win gave San Antonio a sweep of the two-game season series. The Spurs have won four straight against the Hawks and improved to 10-5 on the road. Atlanta has lo...

Derrick White, Celtics pull away from banged-up Heat
Derrick White made 9 of 14 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 33 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 129-116 home victory over the short-handed Miami Heat on Friday night.,It was a back-and-forth game through three quarters, but Boston outscored Miami 37-27 in the fourth. The Celtics m...

Florida State wallops Mississippi Valley State, ends 5-game skid
Chauncey Wiggins led four Florida State players in double figures as the Seminoles snapped their five-game losing streak with a 96-49 thrashing of Mississippi Valley State on Friday in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wiggins hit 6 of 10 shots and 2 of 5 3-point attempts to help the Seminoles (6-6) secure their fi...

Tajuan Simpkins' late 3 gives Seton Hall win in Big East opener over Providence
Tajuan Simpkins' late 3-pointer and Adam Clark's turnaround jumper helped visiting Seton Hall maintain its dream start by defeating normally potent Providence, 72-67, in the Pirates' Big East opener.,After trading the lead across the final two minutes, Clark kicked it out to a wide-open Simpkins, wh...

North Carolina State powers past Memphis 31-7 at Gasparilla Bowl
CJ Bailey threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as North Carolina State had an efficient first half in a 31-7 victory against Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday afternoon in Tampa.,Bailey was 14-for-25 passing for 221 yards. Teammate Jayden Scott rushed for 108 yards on 19 carries to he...

Craig Berube chides Leafs after listless loss; Predators lay in wait
The embattled Toronto Maple Leafs will look for a sorely needed morale boost when they visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs are coming off an uninspiring 4-0 walloping at the hands of the Washington Capitals, a result that snapped their league-leading 70-game non-shutout ...

Seasoned coaches collide as No. 23 Virginia renews Maryland rivalry
After they each guided three different programs to the NCAA Tournament, Buzz Williams of Maryland and Ryan Odom of No. 23 Virginia took on new challenges this year.,Which first-year coach has his team in a better position to reach the tournament this year?,The answer will start to become clearer Sat...

Western Michigan mauls Kennesaw State in Myrtle Beach Bowl
Western Michigan ran for 303 yards, forced four turnovers and blasted Kennesaw State 41-6 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Friday afternoon in Conway, S.C.,The Broncos (10-4) won their sixth straight game to reach double-digit wins for the second time in program history.,"This team deserves so much recog...

No. 7 Maryland crushes Central Connecticut State
Yarden Garzon scored a season-high 25 points to lead No. 7 Maryland to a 98-30 rout of Central Connecticut State on Friday afternoon in College Park, Md.,Oluchi Okananwa added 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the unbeaten Terrapins (13-0), who held the winless Blue Devils (0-11) to fewer t...

Red Wings looking to spoil Capitals' home point streak
The Washington Capitals are looking to extend their six-game home point streak (5-0-1) when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings to the nation's capital on Saturday afternoon.,The Capitals are coming off an impressive 4-0 home victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.,Jakob Chychrun scored twi...

Deni Avdija comes through at line in OT as Blazers nip Kings
Deni Avdija made two free throws with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to cap a 35-point outing and give the Portland Trail Blazers a wild 134-133 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.,DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 33 points in overtime for the Kings, and he knocked down a turnaround jum...

Wyatt Johnston scores twice to lead Stars past Sharks
Wyatt Johnston scored two goals for the visiting Dallas Stars in a 5-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist, Esa Lindell and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 34 saves for the Stars, who have won six of eight.,Collin Graf ...

Arkansas State hangs on to spoil Missouri State's bowl debut
Jaylen Raynor threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night as Arkansas State won the inaugural Xbox Bowl, spoiling Missouri State's first bowl trip with a 34-28 victory in Frisco, Texas.,Raynor completed 17 of 31 passes for the RedWolves (7-6), who built a 31-7 third-quarter lead and held...