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No. 20 Texas A&M rallies past No. 21 Creighton in Las Vegas
Wade Taylor IV hit for 18 points and Henry Coleman III had a key dunk and a free throw in the final seconds as No. 20 Texas A&M came from behind to beat No. 21 Creighton 77-73 on Wednesday in pool play at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.,Texas A&M (5-2) trailed by four points at halftime but t...
No. 16 Cincinnati's first-half spurts sink Alabama State
Led by four double-figure scorers, No. 16 Cincinnati posted a pair of 10-point runs in the first half in a 77-59 win over visiting Alabama State on Wednesday.,Simas Lukosius had 16 points on four 3-pointers and dished out four assists for the Bearcats (6-0), who led by as many as 27 but shot below 5...
Missouri handles Lindenwood for sixth straight win
Tony Perkins scored 18 points, Marques Warrick added 17, and Missouri pulled away for an 81-61 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo.,Trent Pierce added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting for Missouri (6-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Aidan Shaw finished with eight points as all ...
Villanova capitalizes on turnovers, routs Rider
Eric Dixon had 16 points and five assists as host Villanova put away turnover-prone Rider 72-48 on Wednesday in Philadelphia., ,The Wildcats (4-4) were working with a narrow lead until the final 4:17 of the first half, when they netted 13 straight points to crack the game open while Rider struggled ...
Connor Essegian scores 29 as Nebraska rolls past South Dakota
Connor Essegian had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Nebraska hit 13 3-pointers in a 96-79 nonconference win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, a junior guard who transferred from Wisconsin, was 10-of-22 from the field and 6-of-15 from outside. Brice Williams ad...
South Carolina sends slumping Virginia Tech to 4th straight loss
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lift South Carolina to a 70-60 win over Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation championship Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.,Morris Ugusuk played a key role, scoring 12 off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting...
Oklahoma weathers late surge to hold off Providence
Kobe Elvis scored a season-high 26 points as Oklahoma held off Providence, 79-77, in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Sooners (5-0) will take on the winner of Wednesday's later game between Arizona and Davidson in the semifinals Thursday. The Friars (5-1) will face...
No. 4 Auburn coasts past Memphis to win Maui title
Johni Broome had 21 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots Wednesday to lead No. 4 Auburn to a 90-76 victory over Memphis in the Maui Invitational's championship game played in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,Broome scored 65 points in the three tournament games.,Dylan Cardwell made each of his e...
Maryland bullies Bucknell to secure third straight win
Tafara Gapare scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Derik Queen added 15 points and eight rebounds, lifting Maryland to a 91-67 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Gapare made 7 of 9 shots from the floor -- including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He highlighted his perfor...
Oregon beats San Diego State, improves to 7-0
TJ Bamba led Oregon with 22 points and five assists in the Ducks' 78-68 victory over San Diego State on Wednesday in pool play of the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas.,The Ducks (7-0) won both games in the "Power Group" and will play in the championship Saturday against the top team from the "Impac...
No. 7 Tennessee dispatches UT Martin to remain undefeated
No. 7 Tennessee outscored UT Martin by 28 points in the second half in routing the visiting Skyhawks 78-35 on Friday afternoon in Knoxville.,Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 18 points for the Volunteers (7-0), who expanded on a 35-20 halftime lead with a 43-15 second half. ,Felix Okpara had 10 points,...
West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga in overtime
Javon Small scored 31 points to rally West Virginia to an 86-78 overtime upset of No. 3 Gonzaga in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Wednesday in Nassau, Bahamas.,The Mountaineers (4-1) trailed by 10 points early in the second half and by five in the final minute. But over the f...
No. 5 Iowa State drubs Colorado on 60 percent shooting
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and No. 5 Iowa State rolled to a 99-71 victory over Colorado in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at Lahaina, Hawaii., ,Curtis Jones scored 19 points and Keshon Gilbert had 15 with six assists as the C...
Jayden Nunn, No. 17 Baylor rains 3s to drown New Orleans, 91-60
Jayden Nunn scored 23 points and the Bears delivered a 3-point shooting spectacle as No. 17 Baylor never trailed in routing New Orleans 91-60 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon in Waco, Texas., ,Nunn made seven 3-pointers and the Bears (5-2) made 15 of their 37 tries from 3-point range. ,...
Louisville wallops No. 14 Indiana to advance in Paradise Jam
Chucky Hepburn posted his first career double-double to lead Louisville to its biggest victory in years on Wednesday as it demolished No. 14 Indiana 89-61 in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The senior guard, who transferred from Wisconsin, scored 16 points on ...
Tundra, BetBoom win groups at BLAST Slam I
Tundra Esports swept four matches on the opening day of BLAST Slam I to win Group B in the $1 million Dota 2 event at Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Liquid posted a 3-1 mark on Tuesday to qualify second behind Tundra in Group B.,In Group A, BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming shared first place at 3-1, but Be...
Why the New York Knicks Are Cheering the Return of Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis’ journey from the Knicks to the Celtics was complicated. How can his health and performance impact Boston and the Knicks' NBA Finals strategy?...
Dylan Harper, Rutgers nip Notre Dame in OT
Dylan Harper dropped a career-high 36 points and Rutgers fended off Matt Allocco and Notre Dame 85-84 in overtime to conclude a wild first day of the Players Era Festival on Tuesday night in Las Vegas., ,Allocco forced overtime by making a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining. ,With the Fighting I...
Johni Broome, No. 4 Auburn top No. 12 UNC, reach Maui final
A sensational performance of 23 points, a career-high 19 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots from Johni Broome powered No. 4 Auburn past No. 10 North Carolina 85-72 on Tuesday and into the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Auburn will oppose Memphis on Wednesd...
Memphis outlasts Michigan State, moves to Maui Invitational final
Tyrese Hunter tallied a game-high 23 points and PJ Haggerty finished with 16 points and nine rebounds as Memphis earned a spot in the Maui Invitational championship game by beating Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii., ,Hunter was 5-of-10 from 3-point territory and has made 12 3-point...