Year: 2022

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — B.J. Mack had 26 points as Wofford defeated Mercer 74-67. Max Klesmit added 21 points for the Terriers (18-12, 10-8 Southern Conference). Kamar Robertson had 18 points for the Bears (15-16, 8-10). Felipe Haase added 15 points. James Glisson III had 12 points. Jalen Johnson, who was second on the Bears in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 36 points, Tyler Herro added 27 off the bench and the Miami Heat rallied from an early 16-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 133-129 on Saturday night. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points in 30 minutes for Miami, which improved

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Anders Nelson had 20 points as St. Thomas (MN) ended its seven-game home losing streak, easily defeating Nebraska Omaha 95-74. Riley Miller had 17 points for St. Thomas (10-20, 4-14 Summit League). Kevin Cunningham added 14 points. Parker Bjorklund had 14 points and nine rebounds. Sam’i Roe had 15 points for

PHOENIX (AP) — Jovan Blacksher Jr. tossed in 18 points to propel Grand Canyon to a 67-41 victory over Sam Houston. Chance McMillian added 15 points for the Antelopes (20-7, 10-5 Western Athletic Conference). Gabe McGlothan totaled 11 points and 12 rebounds. Savion Flagg had seven rebounds for the Bearkats (17-13, 12-5).

PROVO, Utah — Fousseyni Traore had a season-high 25 points plus 19 rebounds as BYU defeated Pepperdine 75-59. Traore made 9 of 10 shots. Te’Jon Lucas had 15 points for BYU (21-9, 9-6 West Coast Conference). Gideon George added 11 points. Alex Barcello had 10 points and eight rebounds. Houston Mallette had 23 points for

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baylor Scheierman had 25 points as South Dakota State won its 18th straight game, topping Kansas City 86-75. Josiah Allick led the Roos on Saturday night with 21 points, tying his season high.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Yimmi Chara scored on a bicycle kick goal in the 78th minute to pull the Portland Timbers into a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution in the Major League Soccer opener for both teams Saturday. Dairon Asprilla also scored for the Timbers to

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Freddy Hicks had 22 points as Tarleton State topped Lamar 57-49. Brock McClure led the Cardinals on Saturday night with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Quintana scored 24 points as Loyola Marymount ended its 10-game losing streak, defeating Pacific 90-77. Eli Scott added 20 points for the Lions (10-17, 3-12 West Coast Conference). Alphonso Anderson had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (8-21, 3-11).

DENTON, Texas — Abou Ousmane posted 13 points and seven rebounds and North Texas clinched the Conference USA West Division with a 56-49 victory over Louisiana Tech. With the game tied 49-49 with less than four minutes remaining, UNT’s Tylor Perry converted a pair of free throws and then drained a 3-pointer with 56 seconds

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mitchell Marner had four goals and two assists, including a natural hat trick during the first 9:19 of the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs withstood a third-period rally to down the Detroit Red Wings 10-7. Marner scored on two shots from the right circle and

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young returned to his All-Star form by scoring 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks rode a dominant third period to a 127-100 win over the Toronto Raptors. All-Star point guard Fred VanVleet led Toronto with 24 points and nine assists. Precious Achiuwa added a season-high

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Andrew Garcia had 21 points plus 10 rebounds as Kent State won its 10th consecutive game, narrowly beating Central Michigan 73-71. Sincere Carry added 20 points for the Golden Flashes. His three-point play with 25 seconds remaining proved to be the decisive points. Cameron Healy led the Chippewas with a season-high

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Marques Warrick had 22 points as Northern Kentucky topped Youngstown State 75-61. Sam Vinson had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Norse (18-11, 14-6 Horizon League). Tevin Olison had 15 points for the Penguins (18-13, 12-9).