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Pair of triple-doubles lead Nuggets past Jazz
Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook recorded triple-doubles, Jamal Murray had 20 points and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 132-121 in Salt Lake City on Monday night.,Jokic finished with 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists for his league-leading 13th triple-double of the seaso...
No. 3 Iowa State repels challenge from Colorado
Curtis Jones scored 20 points, Keshon Gilbert added 14 points, and No. 3 Iowa State held on for a 79-69 win over Colorado on Monday night in Boulder, Colo., in the Big 12 opener for both teams.,Joshua Jefferson finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and eight steals for Iowa State (11-1, 1-0 Big 12...
Nebraska pounds Southern, 77-43
Connor Essegian recorded 20 points and six rebounds to help Nebraska roll to a 77-43 victory over Southern on Monday night in nonconference play at Lincoln, Neb.,Brice Williams added 11 points and seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers (11-2) extended their season-best winning streak to five games. Andre...
No. 17 Mississippi State shakes off slow start vs. Bethune-Cookman
Riley Kugel scored 22 points and No. 17 Mississippi State used improved defense in the second half to pull away to an 87-73 victory against Bethune-Cookman on Monday night in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard scored 16, RJ Melendez and Claudell Harris Jr. had 12 each and the Bulldogs (12-1) held the Wi...
Lions beat 49ers as showdown with Vikings awaits
Jared Goff threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and the Detroit Lions defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 40-34, at Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday night.,Jameson Williams scored two touchdowns for Detroit (14-2) but the game had no bearing on the playoff picture. The Lions' home game against Minne...
Norman Powell puts up 35 as Clippers edge Pelicans
Norman Powell scored 35 points, James Harden added 27, including four decisive free throws in the final minute, and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 116-113 on Monday night.,Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 16 rebounds and Derrick Jones Jr. scored 11 for the Clippers,...
Kraken rally, hand Utah fourth straight loss
Jaden Schwartz tallied a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Utah Hockey Club 5-2 on Monday night.,Yanni Gourde, Andre Burakovsky, Matty Beniers and Jared McCann also scored and Kaapo Kakko had a pair of helpers for the Kraken, who won their second in a row following a f...
Connor Hellebuyck stops 22 shots as Jets blank Predators
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for his league-leading fifth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night.,Gabriel Vilardi had two goals and defenseman Dylan DeMelo also scored for Winnipeg, which tops the NHL with 27 wins and 55 points fol...
Caleb Love drops 33 points, fuels Arizona to win over TCU
Caleb Love had a season-high 33 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists and Arizona never trailed in the first Big 12 game in program history, beating TCU 90-81 on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.,The 90 points are the most allowed by TCU (7-5, 0-1 Big 12) this season.,Arizona (7-5, 1-...
No. 23 Arkansas rides hot shooting to win over Oakland
Adou Thiero tallied 16 first-half points, Boogie Fland scored 21 in the second, and the No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks routed the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 92-62 Monday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,In winning its sixth consecutive game, Arkansas (11-2) got a game-high 22 points from each player and pulled...
No. 14 Houston holds down Oklahoma State in Big 12 opener
J'Wan Roberts scored a season-high 20 points and recorded his first double-double of the campaign as No. 14 Houston claimed a 60-47 win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both on Monday in Stillwater, Okla.,Roberts corralled 11 rebounds to lead the Cougars (9-3, 1-0 Big 12) to their fifth ...
No. 25 Ole Miss shoots 67.3 percent in rout of Alcorn State
Starr Jacobs hit 6 of 7 field-goal attempts, scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 25 Ole Miss thrashed Alcorn State 93-41 on Monday in Oxford, Miss.,Sira Thienou finished 5 of 6 from the floor and Tameiya Sadler was 5 of 7, each adding 13 points for the Rebels (9-3) while contributing ...
Vanderbilt hits 100 points again in thrashing of New Orleans
Devin McGlockton posted 14 points and 10 rebounds as Vanderbilt never trailed in a 100-56 rout of visiting New Orleans on Monday in Nashville, Tenn.,Tyler Nickel canned five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 19 points, Jason Edwards added 17 points and Tyler Tanner had career highs in points (16)...
Josh Hart notches triple-double, leads Knicks over Wizards
Josh Hart posted a triple-double Monday night for the visiting New York Knicks, who extended their winning streak to eight games by pulling away from the Washington Wizards for a 126-106 victory.,Hart finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his third triple-double of the season and th...
Panthers finally get on the board, top Rangers
Jesper Boqvist scored two goals for the Florida Panthers in a 5-3 win against the New York Rangers on Monday evening in Sunrise, Fla.,Eetu Luostarinen, Mackie Samoskevich and Aleksander Barkov also scored, Uvis Balinskis had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves for the Panthers, who had be...
Bulls win in OT, hand Hornets eighth straight loss
Coby White scored 23 points and posted the first basket in Chicago's 8-0 burst to begin overtime to help the Bulls defeat the host Charlotte Hornets 115-108 on Monday night.,White, playing in a return to his home state, also had 10 rebounds and nine assists on a night when the Bulls shot 37.5 percen...
Missouri uses balanced attack to put away Alabama State
Tamar Bates scored 16 points and Mark Mitchell added 14 as Missouri defeated Alabama State 82-65 Monday night in Columbia, Mo.,Trent Pierce (12 points, eight rebounds) and Tony Perkins (12 points, five rebounds) also had strong games for the Tigers (11-2), who remained unbeaten at home.,Starting Mis...
Kansas State holds off No. 16 Cincinnati behind Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State knocked off No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,The Wildcats (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) also got 17 points from Dug McDaniel and 13 from David N'Guessan.,Dan Skillings Jr., who was 3-for-15 from 3-point range entering Monda...
South Carolina shakes off poor start to beat Presbyterian
Collin Murray-Boyles collected 22 points and nine rebounds to help sluggish South Carolina rally to a 69-59 victory over Presbyterian on Monday in Columbia, S.C.,Nick Pringle contributed 14 points and five rebounds and Jamarii Thomas scored all 10 of his points in the second half as the Gamecocks (1...
Hot-shooting Iowa manhandles New Hampshire
Six Iowa players scored in double figures Monday night as the Hawkeyes overpowered New Hampshire 112-70 in a nonconference matchup at Iowa City.,Payton Sandfort led the way with 15 points and six rebounds for the Hawkeyes (10-3), while reserves Seydou Traore and Cooper Koch each scored 14.,Ladji Dem...