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Providence snaps 4-game skid at Villanova's expense
Jayden Pierre sank five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points as Providence broke a four-game losing streak with a 75-62 win over visiting Big East rival Villanova on Saturday night.,The Friars (12-14, 6-9 Big East) shot 52.3 percent from the floor, including 13 of 27 from distance.,Bensley J...

Justin Leonard leads Chubb Classic, step closer to 1st Tour win
Justin Leonard matched the low round of the day on Saturday to take a one-shot lead through 36 holes of the Chubb Classic as he seeks his first win on the PGA Tour Champions.,Leonard, in his 45th start on the senior tour, shot a 7-under 65 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. He is at 11 under to le...

Johni Broome leads No. 1 Auburn to huge win at No. 2 Alabama
Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first-ever Southeastern Conference matchup between the AP's top two teams.,Denver Jones added 16 points for the top-ranked Tigers (23-2, 11-1 SEC), who with...

Patrick Rodgers, Denny McCarthy pursue 1st PGA Tour win at Genesis
SAN DIEGO -- While golfers with grander resumes struggled to keep pace, a pair of veteran non-winners moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday in the third round of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.,Despite a bogey on the par-5 18th hole when he put his third shot in the only water hazar...

Minnesota scores last 8 points to knock off Southern California
Lu'Cye Patterson scored 25 points and Frank Mitchell came through with clutch plays down the stretch to lead visiting Minnesota to a come-from-behind, 69-66 win over Southern California on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Golden Gophers (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) led for 2:44 of game time, digging a double-di...

Curtis Jones excels as No. 10 Iowa State beats Cincinnati
Curtis Jones scored 22 points and made all 12 of his free-throw attempts, and No. 10 Iowa State held on for an 81-70 win over Cincinnati in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa., ,Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and seven rebounds for Iowa State (20-5, 10-4 Big 12), which wo...

No. 3 Duke continues roll, crushing Stanford
Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points and No. 3 Duke ran away from visiting Stanford for a 106-70 romp on Saturday in Durham, N.C.,Cooper Flagg chipped in with 19 points and six assists and Khaman Maluach racked up 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting for Duke (22-3, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 6...

Anthony Robinson II shines to help No. 21 Missouri defeat Georgia
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC...

Late basket allows Seton Hall to shock UConn in OT
Scotty Middleton made a difficult putback with 3.2 seconds to play and Seton Hall ended the game on a 6-0 run to stun visiting UConn 69-68 in overtime and break a nine-game skid on Saturday in Newark, N.J., ,Seton Hall overcame a late seven-point deficit as Dylan Addae-Wusu scored the team's last 10...

Colorado snaps 13-game losing streak, adds to UCF's skid
Andrej Jakimovski scored 15 points and Colorado broke a 13-game losing streak with a 76-63 Big 12 Conference win over visiting Central Florida on Saturday in Boulder.,The Buffaloes (10-15, 1-13 Big 12) won for the first time since a 79-55 rout of Bellarmine on Dec. 21. It wasn't close down the stret...

JT Toppin shines as No. 12 Texas Tech dispatches Oklahoma State
JT Toppin poured in 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as No. 12 Texas Tech rolled to a 93-55 win over reeling Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.,The Red Raiders (20-5, 11-3 Big 12) led by 19 points after a dominating first half and never let up, opening the second half with an...

Langston Love (17 points), Baylor outlast West Virginia in OT
Langston Love made all four of his free-throw attempts in overtime to cap his 12-of-12 effort from the line as Baylor edged West Virginia 74-71 on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Love finished with 17 points to share the team lead with Norchad Omier, who also grabbed 10 rebounds before fouling out in the f...

Mekhi Mason helps Washington edge Penn State
Mekhi Mason scored 20 points, making a season-high six 3-pointers, as Washington rallied for a 75-73 victory against Penn State in a Big Ten game Saturday afternoon in State College, Pa.,DJ Davis and Franck Kepnang each scored 14 points, with Kepnang adding five blocked shots and four steals, for th...

Pierre Brooks II heats up, Butler downs slumping Georgetown
Pierre Brooks II scored 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting from the floor to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a 97-86 win over visiting Georgetown on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs (12-13, 5-9 Big East) have won three win in a row for the first time since starting their conference slate an...

Isaac McKneely helps Virginia knock off Virginia Tech
Isaac McKneely scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help Virginia hold off Virginia Tech 73-70 in the 160th edition of the Commonwealth Clash on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Anthony Robinson delivered 15 points and seven rebounds, both career highs, as Virginia (13-12, 6-8 ACC) won its th...

No. 6 Houston uses second-half surge to clip No. 13 Arizona
Milos Uzan scored a season-high 19 points to help No. 6 Houston rally for a 62-58 victory over No. 13 Arizona in Big 12 play on Saturday afternoon at Tucson, Ariz.,L.J. Cryer added 15 points for Houston in the first meeting between the national powers since both programs joined the Big 12. The victo...

Jayden Taylor, NC State start fast, finish off Boston College
Jayden Taylor helped North Carolina State to a strong start and finished with 19 points as the Wolfpack ended a nine-game losing streak by defeating visiting Boston College 70-62 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 11 points off the bench for NC State (10-15, 3-11 A...

Finland edges Sweden in OT for first 4 Nations win
Mikael Granlund scored 1:49 into overtime to give Finland a 4-3 win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal., ,Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov also scored for Finland, which picked up its first win in its second game of the tournament.,Patrik Laine had two a...

Zakai Zeigler helps No. 5 Tennessee rally past Vanderbilt
Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, to help No. 5 Tennessee rally and avoid a season sweep at the hands of Vanderbilt with an 81-76 win on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. ,Zeigler shot 7-of-9 overall in the second half after missing both of his attempts in the first half. He added e...

No. 7 Purdue drops second straight with home loss to No. 16 Wisconsin
John Tonje scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half to lift No. 16 Wisconsin to a 94-84 road victory over No. 7 Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Tonje made 10 of 15 shots from the floor -- including 4 of 9 from 3-point range -- to offset a 30-point performance by Trey Kaufma...