Lufile lifts Oral Roberts over St. Thomas (MN) 88-66
TULSA, Okla. — Elijah Lufile had a career-high 25 points plus 13 rebounds as Oral Roberts easily beat St. Thomas (MN) 88-66. Lufile shot 11 for 14…
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Swain scores 19 to lead Yale over Harvard 58-55
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Azar Swain posted 19 points as Yale edged past Harvard 58-55. Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson on Saturday night with 21 points and…
Continue ReadingJones leads S. Illinois over Illinois St. 75-69
NORMAL, Ill. — Lance Jones had a career-high 31 points as Southern Illinois topped Illinois State 75-69. Jones shot 5 for 6 on 3-pointers. He added…
Continue ReadingWright leads High Point past UNC Asheville 91-83 in OT
HIGH POINT, N.C. — John-Michael Wright had 27 points, including three straight free throws with four seconds left in regulation to force and extra…
Continue ReadingKing leads Valparaiso past Indiana St. 79-72 in 2OT
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Kobe King had 24 points plus 11 rebounds as Valparaiso beat Indiana State 79-72 in double overtime. Sheldon Edwards made…
Continue ReadingLee scores 31, No. 25 K-State women beat Texas Tech 82-75
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 25 Kansas State to an 82-75 victory over Texas Tech. Lee,…
Continue ReadingYoungblood leads Kennesaw St. past Bellarmine 75-70
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Youngblood registered 17 points as Kennesaw State narrowly beat Bellarmine 75-70. Spencer Rodgers had 14 points for…
Continue ReadingMurray lifts Long Beach St. over Cal Poly 78-65
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Joel Murray scored 25 points as Long Beach State won its eighth straight game, topping Cal Poly 78-65. Colin Slater added 20…
Continue ReadingColeman’s late 3-pointer lifts NJIT past Stony Brook 65-62
NEWARK, N.J. — Miles Coleman’s 3-pointer with two seconds left lifted NJIT to a 65-62 win over Stony Brook on Saturday night, ending the…
Continue ReadingDavis carries Detroit over N. Kentucky 74-68
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Antoine Davis scored 19 points as Detroit topped Northern Kentucky 74-68. Madut Akec, DJ Harvey and Kevin McAdoo added 15…
Continue ReadingAyton has 20 points and 16 rebounds, Suns rout Wizards
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 16 rebounds in an efficient 24 minutes and the…
Continue ReadingVrankic scores 18 to carry Santa Clara past San Diego 79-66
SAN DIEGO — Josip Vrankic registered 18 points as Santa Clara got past San Diego 79-66. Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros on Saturday with 23…
Continue ReadingCalvin scores 23 to carry Wright St. past Oakland 75-64
DAYTON, Ohio — Trey Calvin had 23 points as Wright State topped Oakland 75-64. Tanner Holden had 19 points and nine rebounds for Wright State…
Continue ReadingMcGhee scores 21 to lift Liberty over E. Kentucky 91-84
RICHMOND, Ky. — Darius McGhee had 21 points as Liberty topped Eastern Kentucky 91-84. McGhee made 6 of 9 3-pointers and added six assists. Keegan…
Continue ReadingOlympics Live: US diplomat says human rights should be focus
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says China’s selection of a Uyghur athlete to help deliver the Olympic flame in Beijing…
Continue ReadingButler, Adebayo lead Heat past frustrated Hornets 104-86
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat…
Continue ReadingMurray, Slater spark Long Beach State past Cal Poly 78-65
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joel Murray tossed in 25 points and Colin Slater scored 20 to lead Long Beach State to a 78-65 victory over Cal Poly.…
Continue ReadingCarter scores 23 to lift N. Iowa over Drake 74-69 in OT
DES MOINES, Iowa — Noah Carter had 23 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Drake 74-69 in overtime. Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs on…
Continue ReadingOwens, Johnson lead UMBC past New Hampshire 88-77
BALTIMORE — L.J. Owens had 19 points to lead five Maryland-Baltimore County players in double figures as the Retrievers topped New Hampshire 88-77.…
Continue ReadingRyan shoots Iowa St. to 20th win, sweeps Oklahoma St., 76-58
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan was 6-for-6 from 3-point range to lead No. 11 Iowa State to its 20th win of the season to match the best start in…
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