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By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, Will Barton inched closer…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Caleb Lohner had 13 points and 11 rebounds to propel BYU to a 79-59 victory over Loyola Marymount. Te’Jon Lucas had 14 points…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dragan Elkaz had 15 points off the bench to guide UC Riverside to a 79-57 win over Cal State Northridge. Elkaz hit 5 of 7…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 Gonzaga picked up its defensive…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Logan Johnson scored 14 points, Kyle Bowen had 12 and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat San Diego 60-46…

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Gus Okafor had 21 points as Southeastern Louisiana slipped past New Orleans 84-79. Jalyn Hinton had 18 points, nine rebounds…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joel Murray had 27 points as Long Beach State stretched its home win streak to seven games, topping UC San Diego 103-87…

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Forward KJ Williams had 30 points on 12-for-19 shooting and added five rebounds, and No. 19 Murray State claimed the Ohio Valley…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal of a four-round shootout, helping the Nashville…

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Williams had 25 points as Santa Clara defeated Pepperdine 89-73. Giordan Williams had 15 points for the Broncos (19-10,…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Fowler tossed in 23 points and Sacramento State breezed to an 83-51 victory over Idaho.Cameron Wilbon had 15 points…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Taran Armstrong and Ty Rowell had 18 points each as California Baptist topped Dixie State 71-61. Hunter Schofield led the…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Taran Armstrong and Ty Rowell had 18 points each as California Baptist topped Dixie State 71-61. Hunter Schofield led the…

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Caleb Stone-Carrawell had a career-high 24 points as Austin Peay held off Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 68-64 in overtime.…

DAVIS, Calif. — Ajay Mitchell had a season-high 31 points as UC Santa Barbara beat UC Davis 76-69 in overtime. Amadou Sow had 17 points and 11…

CEDAR CITY, Utah — John Knight III had 26 points as Southern Utah topped Montana 82-74. Josh Bannan led the Grizzlies on Thursday night with 23…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Khayla Pointer had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the eighth-ranked LSU…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Charisma Osborne and IImar’I Thomas had double-doubles and UCLA handed No. 12 Arizona its second straight loss, 64-46.…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics returned from the All-Star break with…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. had 21 points as Tennessee State romped past Tennessee Tech 92-56. Marshall made 8 of 10 shots from…