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Knicks ride 4th-quarter surge past Spurs to win NBA Cup
OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the New York Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup in Las Vegas on Tuesday.,NBA Cup MVP Jalen Brunson recorded 25 points and eight assists as the Knicks won their sixth straight game and...
Six double-digit scorers help No. 1 Arizona blow out Abilene Christian
Brayden Burries had 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field, leading six players who scored in double figures in No. 1 Arizona's 96-62 victory over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night at Tucson, Ariz.,Motiejus Krivas finished with 15 points after making all four of his shots from the field and 7...
No. 17 Kansas trounces Towson thanks to balanced attack
Flory Bidunga finished with 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Tre White added 16 points and No. 17 Kansas pulled away for a 73-49 victory over Towson on Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.,The Jayhawks (9-3) were playing without star freshman Darryn Peterson, who was ruled out be...
Career night for Trevon Brazile as No. 14 Arkansas routs Queens
Senior Trevon Brazile had career highs with 26 points and five 3-pointers, freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had a career-high 23 points with 10 assists and No. 14 Arkansas rolled to a 108-80 victory over Queens University on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Billy Richmond III had 15 points, Nick Pringle had 1...
No. 10 BYU wins 7th straight with blowout of Pacific
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 24 points to lead BYU to a 93-57 win over Pacific on Tuesday in Provo, Utah. ,AJ Dybantsa had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Robert Wright III added 22 points and Tyler Mrus chipped in 15 points on 4-of-4 3-point shooting for BYU (10-1), which has ...
Filip Gustavsson makes 25 saves as Wild shut out Capitals
Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and dished one assist as the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Danila Yurov finished with one goal and two assists for Minnesota, which won its fifth consecutive game. Kirill Kaprizov and Ma...
No. 5 UConn uses career night from Solo Ball to blow by Butler
Solo Ball scored a career-high 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting to lead UConn to a 79-60 victory over Butler in Hartford, Conn. on Tuesday night to open Big East conference play., ,Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 points and five rebounds for UConn (11-1, 1-0). Silas Demary Jr. dished out 11 assists., ,Drayton...
LeJuan Watts (36) steers No. 19 Texas Tech past Northern Colorado
LeJuan Watts tallied 20 of his career-high 36 points in the first half, and No. 19 Texas Tech toppled pesky Northern Colorado 101-90 on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Watts made all but one of his 13 field-goal attempts and hit 9 of 11 at the foul line while grabbing six rebounds and dishing four assist...
Leon Draisaitl reaches milestone as Oilers top Penguins
Leon Draisaitl became the first German-born player to reach 1,000 points by recording the first of his four assists Tuesday, lifting the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.,Edmonton captain Connor McDavid collected two goals and two assists and Zach Hyman and defe...
No. 12 UNC uses 2nd-half surge to pull away from East Tennessee State
Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points as No. 12 North Carolina pulled away from East Tennessee State in the second half for a 77-58 victory Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Caleb Wilson contributed 20 points and eight rebounds as the Tar Heels (10-1) captured their fourth straight win.,North Caro...
Alex DeBrincat's power-play goals lead Red Wings past Islanders
Alex DeBrincat scored two power-play goals, including the game winner with 2:17 left, to lead the host Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,Defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka got the other goal for the Red Wings, who are 6-1-1 in their last eight...
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern run past Valparaiso
Nick Martinelli poured in 29 points in 30 minutes to pace Northwestern to an 86-70 nonconference victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday night in Evanston, Ill.,Arrinten Page scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half for the Wildcats (7-4), who shot 54.1% from the field. Jayden Reid contributed 13 po...
Tramon Mark (18 points) leads balanced Texas attack in romp over Le Moyne
Tramon Mark racked up 18 points to lead six Texas players in double-figure scoring as the Longhorns romped past Le Moyne 95-53 on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas.,Texas (8-4) led by 11 points at halftime after battling through a ragged final six minutes of the first half in which they scored only thr...
Maple Leafs' quick third period flurry stuns Blackhawks
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored twice in eight seconds late in the third period Tuesday night and they went on to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2., ,Auston Matthews scored on a power play at 16:51 of the third period to tie the game at two. Dakota Joshua came right back to score the go-ahe...
Travis Konecny helps Flyers snap 3-game skid with win vs. Canadiens
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-1 win against the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Carl Grundstrom, Trevor Zegras and Bobby Brink scored for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game skid (0-0-3). Dan Vladar made 21 saves.,Alexandre Texier scored and Jacob Fo...
Adam Fantilli's OT goal leads Blue Jackets past Ducks
Adam Fantilli scored at 3:32 of overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,Fantilli netted the unassisted goal from the slot 1-on-1 against Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger after carrying the puck into the Anaheim zone with speed.,Zach Weren...
Bruins score 4 unanswered goals to surge past Mammoth
Morgan Geekie clinched his fifth multi-goal game of the season before the Boston Bruins separated with a pair of third-period goals on the way to a 4-1 win over the visiting Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.,Geekie scored in each of the first two frames, including the eventual game-winner 23 seconds in...
Georgia Tech pulls away late to get rid of Marist
Kowacie Reeves Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday night to help Georgia Tech pull away for an 87-76 victory over visiting Marist in Atlanta., ,Freshman Mouhamed Sylla totaled 14 points and eight rebounds, while Akai Fleming chipped in 13 and Lamar Washington added 11 points and 10 assists in ...
Thatcher Demko, Canucks shut out host Rangers
Evander Kane and newcomer Liam Ohgren scored early in the opening two periods Tuesday night and Thatcher Demko recorded the shutout as the retooled Vancouver Canucks earned a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers, whose home woes continued.,Playing their second game since sending Quinn Hughes to the...
Josh Hubbard's 34 points lift Mississippi State over Long Island
Josh Hubbard scored a season-high 34 points and Mississippi State held on to defeat LIU 87-83 on Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Jayden Epps added 20 points and Sergej Macura had 12 for the Bulldogs (6-5).,Jamal Fuller had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Malachi Davis scored 17, Jomo Goings had 16 and...