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Brayden Point's return helps Lightning rally for OT win vs. Pens
Brayden Point returned to Tampa Bay's lineup and scored 3:58 into overtime as the Lightning won their third straight game by rallying past the host Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. ,Point, who missed the previous four matches with a lower-body injury, found a loose puck after Penguins goalt...
Iowa uses balanced scoring to put away Rider
Four players scored in double figures Tuesday night and Iowa improved to 5-0 with an 83-58 nonconference rout of Rider in Iowa City, Iowa.,Payton Sandfort led the way with a game-high 22 points, canning 9 of 16 shots from the field. Owen Freeman added 19 points in just 25 minutes, while reserve Seyd...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl team up to lead Oilers past Sens
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and two assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-2 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,The Oilers are 4-1-1 in their last six games, and 6-3-1 in 10 away games this season.,McDavid and Draisaitl each ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics drop Cavs to 15-1
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
Terrence Edwards Jr., Louisville cruise past Bellarmine
Terrence Edwards Jr., scored 26 points to lead host Louisville to a 100-68 victory over Bellarmine on Tuesday.,The win marked just the second time since November 2018 that the Cardinals scored 100 or more points in a game.,Edwards, a transfer from James Madison and last season's Sun Belt Conference ...
Jamir Watkins, Florida State hand Hofstra first loss
Jamir Watkins scored a game-high 17 points and host Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Hofstra 79-61 Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Watkins missed his first four shots from the field before hitting a 3-pointer to end the first half. He added 10 points in the second half for Flo...
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest pull away from Western Carolina
Hunter Sallis scored 20 points and Cameron Hildreth added 18 points and six assists as host Wake Forest returned to the win column by defeating Western Carolina 82-69 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Parker Friedrichsen poured in 14 points with the aid of four 3-point baskets, Tre'Von Spill...
Darius Johnson hits milestone as UCF tops Tennessee Tech
Darius Johnson reached 1,000 career points at the UCF, Keyshawn Hall scored a game-high 20 points and the Knights stayed unbeaten with an 80-69 win over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday in Orlando.,UCF went undefeated during its season-opening homestand, winning four games by a combined 27 points. The 4-0 ...
Minnesota outlasts Cleveland State in low-scoring affair
Parker Fox scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench and Minnesota held on for a 58-47 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Dawson Garcia and Brennan Rigsby each finished with 13 points for Minnesota (4-1), which won its second game in a row. Isaac Asuma scored 10 poin...
Asa Newell, Georgia have easy time in win over Alabama A&M
Asa Newell scored a game-high 17 points to help lead Georgia to a 93-45 win over visiting Alabama A&M on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.,Silas Demary Jr. added 15 for Georgia (5-0), which extended its best start to a season since beginning 7-0 in 2020-21. Tyrin Lawrence had 12 points and a team-high five ass...
Simas Lukosius stays sharp for No. 18 Cincinnati in holding off Northern Kentucky
Simas Lukosius continued his torrid 3-point shooting and No. 18 Cincinnati held off several rallies from host Northern Kentucky to post a 76-60 win Tuesday night in Highland Heights, Ky.,The winless Norse (0-4) had hopes of repeating the shocking 64-51 win over Cincinnati in 2022, when the Bearcats ...
No. 2 UConn dominates East Texas A&M for fourth straight win by at least 35 points
Solo Ball hit for a team-high 12 points as No. 2 Connecticut rolled to an 81-46 win over visiting East Texas A&M on Tuesday in Storrs, Conn. to capture its fourth straight game to open the season.,The Huskies (4-0) were ahead by 22 points at halftime and by 37 in the middle of the second half while ...
Villanova scores first win in Big 5 play by stifling Penn
Eric Dixon scored 23 points as host Villanova walloped Penn 93-49 in a Big 5 matchup on Tuesday.,Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a blistering 18-of-30 (60 percent) from 3-point range as part of a 53.2 percent shooting night overall. Vill...
Providence cruises past Delaware State to stay perfect
Freshman Oswin Erhunmwunse scored a team-high 13 points as Providence cruised past visiting Delaware State 78-48 in Tuesday night nonconference action from Rhode Island's capital city.,Erhunmwunse joined Corey Floyd Jr. (12 points) and Bensley Joseph (11 points, seven assists) in double figures for ...
Maryland goes on 28-0 run, obliterates Canisius by 71 points
Julian Reese had a game high 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 108-37 rout over Canisius on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Selton Miguel scored 15 points, Rodney Rice added 13 and Jay Young netted 12 for the Terrapins (4-1). Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Derik Queen and Malachi Palmer all sco...
Ohio State shuts down Evansville in 80-30 laugher
Devin Royal came off the bench to set career highs with 20 points and 12 rebounds as Ohio State bounced back from its first loss to rout Evansville 80-30 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.,Royal, a sophomore, set his previous career bests earlier this season at 16 points and nine rebounds.,Evansville sh...
Markus Burton, Notre Dame pull away from North Dakota
Markus Burton had a big night for Notre Dame, scoring 29 points to lead the Irish to a 75-58 win over visiting North Dakota on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Burton also pulled down nine rebounds for Notre Dame and J.R. Konieczny added 12 points for the Fighting Irish (4-0), who failed to score 8...
No. 21 Florida cleans the glass, handles winless Florida A&M
Will Richard totaled 20 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Florida to a comfortable 84-60 victory over visiting Florida A&M on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Richard led a great effort on the glass for the Gators (5-0) to keep them unbeaten and send the Rattlers (0-4) to another lopsided l...
Jaxson Robinson, No. 9 Kentucky run past Lipscomb
Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and Lamont Butler added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead No. 9 Kentucky over Lipscomb 97-68 on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,Otega Oweh scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, while Koby Brea scored 12 and Amari Williams contributed nine points and a game-high 11 ...
Balanced scoring propels Boston College past Loyola-Maryland
Donald Hand Jr. scored 15 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Boston College to an 82-61 victory over Loyola-Maryland on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Hand did all of his scoring in the second half. He made 3 of 4 3-point attempts and also finished with three assists and two steals., ,Chad Vennin...