Month: January 2022

JACKSON, Miss. — Lenell Henry had a career-high 22 points as Alcorn State defeated Jackson State 65-50. Jonas James III led the Tigers on Wednesday night with 15 points.

ITTA BENA, Miss. — Jalen Johnson had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Alabama A&M defeated Mississippi Valley State 72-67. Devin Gordon led the Delta Devils on Wednesday night with a career-high 32 points.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Shawn Williams had 22 points as Arkansas-Pine Bluff edged Alabama State 70-68. Jordan O’Neal led the Hornets on Wednesday night with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

By AARON BRACY Associated Press VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Justin Moore scored 22 points and Jermaine Samuels added 18 to lead No. 19 Villanova to a 75-41 victory over Creighton. Collin Gillespie had 11 points and Brandon Slater chipped in with 10 for Villanova, which has steadied itself with three straight wins following consecutive losses

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — DeAndre Gholston scored 16 points and Milwaukee beat Green Bay 63-49. Josh Thomas added 13 points for the Panthers who held the Phoenix to 27.8% shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Milwaukee opponent. Kamari McGee scored a season-high 22 points for the Phoenix.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Nick Robinson had 19 points as Western Carolina beat The Citadel 94-90 in overtime. Marcus Banks added 18 points, Vonterius Woolbright scored 17 and Tyler Harris had 16 for the Catamounts on Wednesday night. Tyler Moffe led the Bulldogs with 19 points.

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.4 seconds left to give the Houston Rockets a 114-111 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Porter and Christian Wood returned from one-game suspensions for conduct detrimental to the team. Wood added 22

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues scored 12 seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the St. Louis Blues 5-3. Crosby scored his fifth, Rodrigues his 14th and Brock McGinn his ninth, as Pittsburgh scored three in the third to erase a 3-2

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gregg Popovich became the first to coach 2,000 NBA games with the same team, and Dejounte Murray scored 22 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Boston Celtics 99-97. Devin Vassell and Derrick White each had 17 points for the Spurs, who snapped a four-game

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Baron Davis, Metta World Peace and Shane Battier have spent time in Asia helping build the profile of basketball and their base of fans. Now they’re buying in. The East Asia Super League ambassadors are touting the revamped championship to be a “game changer” for

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. had 22 apiece and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 117-111 on Wednesday night. Fred VanVleet added 19 points for the Raptors. They improved to 18-17 and overcame Milwaukee’s hot-shooting first half and late

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he was forced to play injured by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that an MRI on Monday revealed damage to his ankle. While not specifying which ankle was hurt, Brown — through a statement released by his attorney on Wednesday — said

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith scored 24 points and Chattanooga beat Wofford 75-67. Max Klesmit scored 22 points for the Terriers.