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Donnie Freeman, Syracuse push past Monmouth's challenge
Donnie Freeman scored 18 points, Nate Kingz had 15 and host Syracuse staved off a strong effort from Monmouth in a 78-73 victory on Tuesday night.,Naithan George tallied 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds for Syracuse (4-0) while J.J. Starling posted 11 points. The Orange shot 50% for the game...
Connor Bedard nets 3 as sizzling Blackhawks down Flames
Connor Bedard tallied his second career hat trick and Oliver Moore had a goal and assist to lift the surging Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 home win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.,Chicago won for the fifth time in six games and has collected 11 of 12 possible points over that span.,Though...
No. 5 Duke pulls away from No. 24 Kansas in N.Y. showdown
Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night in New York.,The Blue Devils pulled away with a late 9-0 run, holding Kansas scoreless for more than four minutes.,Isaiah Evans pumped in...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Ole Miss edges Memphis in OT
Sira Thienou scored six of her 19 points in overtime as No. 13 Ole Miss pulled out a 73-64 road win over Memphis on Tuesday.,The Rebels (4-0) led by one point in OT before back-to-back layups from Thienou opened the gap to 67-62 with 2:03 remaining. Ole Miss' Denim DeShields followed with another ba...
Three Longhorns top 20 points as Texas cruises past Rider
Dailyn Swain scored a season-high 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor to lead Texas to an emphatic 99-65 victory over Rider on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (4-1) completed a sweep of their four-game homestand against mid-major opponents after losing their season opener to then-No...
Three-point prowess pushes Utah past Purdue Fort Wayne
Terence Brown scored 27 points and Dom McHenry added 18 to lead Utah to an 85-77 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night., ,Seydou Traore added 17 points for the Utes. Brown and Traore combined to knock down nine 3-pointers. Keanu Dawes and James Okonkwo each collected 10 r...
Isles survive as Stars' last-second goal is overturned
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead and game-winning goals in the third period Tuesday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who survived a chaotic late rally by the Dallas Stars to earn a 3-2 victory.,Calum Ritchie scored in the second for the Islanders, who improved to 5-1-0 on a ...
Iowa rides big first half to rout of Southeast Missouri State
Alvaro Folgueiras came off the bench to score 16 points and Iowa rolled to a 99-70 nonconference win over Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday night in Iowa City.,Bennett Stirtz added 15 points and nine assists for the Hawkeyes (4-0), while Cam Manyawu chipped in 12 points. Trevin Jirak added 10 in a...
Mark Scheifele adds milestone as Jets take down Jackets
Mark Scheifele became the Jets' all-time games leader and recorded three assists in Winnipeg's 5-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Already the franchise's all-time leading scorer, Scheifele played in his 898th career game in a Jets uniform, moving ahead of Blake Wheeler for t...
De'Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes lead late rush as Spurs surge past Grizzlies
De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 23 that included seven straight points in the final, decisive stretch as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs ran past the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 on Tuesday night.,Both teams were without superstar players as San Antonio was missing V...
No. 21 Arkansas ends game on 6-0 run to rally past red-hot Winthrop
Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his...
Celtics move above .500 with victory over Nets
Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the Boston Celtics did enough in the fourth quarter and moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 113-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in New York.,The Celtics won their third straight and for the eighth time i...
Texas A&M withstands late charge from Montana
Rylan Griffen scored 17 points and Ruben Dominguez added 12 to lift Texas A&M to an 86-81 victory against Montana on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (3-2) used crisp ball movement and quickness to build a big lead before exhaling to stop a two-game skid. The Aggies shot 53.7% but were a...
Cade Cunningham, Pistons run past Hawks for 11th straight win
Cade Cunningham returned from a three-game absence and posted a double-double to help the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 120-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, extending their NBA-best winning streak to 11 games.,Cunningham, who missed time with a left hip contusion, had 25 points, 10 assists and si...
Ole Miss pushes past pesky Austin Peay in second half
Malik Dia scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Ole Miss held off the upset bid of Austin Peay to earn a 72-65 nonconference win Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Ilias Kamardine added 12 of his 15 points after halftime for the Rebels (5-0) while also collecting seven rebounds and seven assist...
SMU hits the 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...
LSU rides second-half surge, blows out Alcorn State
Michael Nwoko had 29 points, Marquel Sutton added 16 points and 10 rebounds and LSU pulled away to a 107-81 victory against Alcorn State on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,DJ Thomas scored 16 points for the Tigers (4-0), who trailed for much of the first half before outscoring the Braves (0-6) 5...
DePaul never trails in overpowering Gardner-Webb
Layden Blocker piled up 16 points, six assists and five steals to pace DePaul to a 93-62 nonconference victory over Gardner-Webb on Tuesday night in Chicago.,CJ Gunn contributed a game-high 18 points, Kaleb Banks added 16 and 7-foot-2 freshman Fabian Flores scored a season-high 11 in his first start...
Minnesota trails Chicago State during second half, but rallies to win
Cade Tyson scored 22 points on 6-for-13 shooting and Minnesota held on for a 66-54 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 15 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota (4-1), which remained unbeaten at home. Isaac Asuma scored 14 for the Golden Gophers.,Mar...
Jake Guentzel's hat trick propels Lightning to win over Devils
Jake Guentzel recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick, Nikita Kucherov netted a milestone goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Kucherov, who also notched an assist, posted his 366th career tally and broke a tie for third in team hi...