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No. 1 Auburn tops Georgia for fourth straight victory
Johni Broome scored a season-high 31 points and added 14 rebounds and four assists to help No. 1 Auburn earn an 82-70 win over visiting Georgia on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play.,Denver Jones added 17 points, while Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly chipped in 11 apiece, as Auburn (25-2, 13...

Surging North Carolina glides past Virginia
Jae'Lyn Withers had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson added 16 points, and North Carolina rolled to an 81-66 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Virginia on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,It marked the third straight wire-to-wire win for the Tar Heels (17-11, 10-6), who won for the fourth time in...

Aldrich Potgieter leads Mexico Open by 1 entering final round
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter shot 4-under-par 67 to maintain the lead through the third round of the Mexico Open on Saturday at VidantaWorld in Vallarta, Mexico.,Potgieter is at 20 under for the tournament, holding a one-stroke edge on Brian Campbell (64 on Saturday).,Germany's Stephan Jaeger (6...

Donald Hand Jr. (20 points) helps Boston College handle Georgia Tech
Donald Hand Jr. collected 20 points and seven rebounds on Saturday, helping Boston College earn a 69-54 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Chad Venning added 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as the Eagles (12-15, 4-12 ACC) won their second st...

Christian Anderson shines as No. 9 Texas Tech routs West Virginia
Freshman Christian Anderson established season highs of 21 points and five 3-pointers in his first career start to help No. 9 Texas Tech notch a 73-51 victory over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 play at Lubbock, Texas.,JT Toppin recorded 22 points and eight rebounds to pace the Red Ra...

College of Idaho renames arena in honor of Elgin Baylor
The College of Idaho, where Elgin Baylor played a key role in the integration in college athletics, on Friday renamed its basketball arena for the late Basketball Hall of Fame legend at halftime of its 97-46 win against Evergreen State.,Baylor attended the College of Idaho in 1954 and joined the bas...

Late block seals Grizzlies' comeback win over Magic
Desmond Bane hit a tiebreaking foul shot with 45.2 seconds left, and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies rallied from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic 105-104 on Friday.,Jaren Jackson Jr. blocked a potential game-winning 10-foot shot attempt by Paolo Banchero in the closing se...

Aldrich Potgieter, 20, jumps into Mexico Open lead with 61
Twenty-year-old Aldrich Potgieter fired a 10-under-par 61 during Mexico Open second-round play Friday to open a four-shot advantage at VidantaWorld in Vallarta, Mexico.,According to the tour, Potgieter becomes the fourth-youngest player to shoot 61 or better in a PGA Tour event. Only Patrick Cantlay...

Miami meets Virginia Tech in matchup of struggling teams
Miami will try to ease its suffering amid its worst season in 31 years when it hosts Virginia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday evening.,Miami (6-20, 2-13) has won its two most recent home games, over Notre Dame and Syracuse, but has lost its two most recent games overall -- at P...

'Excited' Georgia Tech takes on Boston College
Looking to match a season-best three-game winning streak, Georgia Tech will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Saturday afternoon to tangle with Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Georgia Tech (13-13, 7-8) has won four of its past five games and is looking to post its eighth conferenc...

North Carolina meets Virginia, seeks to continue surge
Now in a rhythm with three wins in its past four games, North Carolina will look to continue climbing the Atlantic Coast Conference standings on Saturday afternoon when the Tar Heels host Virginia in Chapel Hill, N.C.,With five games left in the regular season, North Carolina (16-11, 9-6) sits two g...

No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia
Fresh off a scare against Arkansas, No. 1 Auburn looks to inch closer to a Southeastern Conference regular-season title on Saturday when it hosts reeling Georgia.,Auburn (24-2, 12-1 SEC) leads both No. 2 Florida and No. 4 Alabama by two games atop the league standings. The Tigers are in search of th...

No. 9 Texas Tech stumbles into matchup with West Virginia
Texas Tech will look to make an energized return to the court when it faces West Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 play at Lubbock, Texas.,The No. 9 Red Raiders were plagued by an empty tank in the final minutes of a 69-66 road loss to TCU on Tuesday. Texas Tech's scoring output was 16 points...

Finally healthy, Grizzlies aim to bounce back against Magic
For the first time in 283 regular-season games, the Memphis Grizzlies reported no injuries before their return-from-the-All-Star-break game on Thursday.,Despite a full-strength lineup featuring Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr., the Grizzlies lost 127-113 to the Indiana Pacers i...

Paolo Banchero leads Magic to comeback win over Hawks
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points and helped the visiting Orlando Magic erase a 19-point lead and defeat the Atlanta Hawks 114-108 on Thursday.,The game was tied 103-103 on a basket by Caris LeVert with 2:57 left, but the Magic scored nine straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Cole Ant...

Behind Amani Hansberry's double-double, WVU downs Cincinnati
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed career-high 13 rebounds to help West Virginia rally past Cincinnati 62-59 on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va., a critical victory for the Mountaineers' at-large NCAA Tournament hopes.,In a battle of the 44th and 45th teams in the NCAA's NET Rankings, Hansbe...

Magic 'rejuvenated' entering critical clash with Hawks
There's a good chance the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic are going to be muscling with each other for playoff position over the final eight weeks of the season. ,That makes head-to-head matchups, like the one scheduled for Thursday in Atlanta, even more important.,The teams are neck-and-neck in the...

BC puts together defensive masterclass, pummels Virginia Tech
Donald Hand Jr. tossed in a game-high 16 points and Boston College ended a four-game losing streak by beating Virginia Tech 54-36 on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Hand was 7 of 18 from the field and made two of Boston College's three 3-pointers. Chad Venning and Jayden Hastings each finished...

Cincinnati, West Virginia have work to do to for postseason berths
Two teams on opposite sides of the bubble meet in a Big 12 clash Wednesday night when West Virginia hosts Cincinnati in Morgantown, W. Va.,The Mountaineers (15-10, 6-8 Big 12) have lost two straight and three of four, with the most recent defeat on Saturday, a 74-71 overtime loss at Baylor. Free thr...

Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke cruise to win over Virginia
Cooper Flagg collected his seventh double-double of the season and No. 3 Duke rolled to an 80-62 victory over Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Monday in Charlottesville, Va.,Flagg had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and fellow freshmen Kon Knueppel and Isaiah Evans each added ...