INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Oladipo opened the night by smiling and waving to Pacers fans in his return from a lengthy absence due to injury. He finished it by walking off the court in tears.The two-time All-Star capped his first contest in more than...

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Rylan Bergersen scored 20 points as Central Arkansas rolled past Southeastern Louisiana 88-68 with a big second half on Wednesday night.Hayden Koval added 18 points with 14 rebounds for Central Arkansas (6-15, 5-5 Southland Conference)....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chudier Bile had 20 points and Nikos Chougkaz had 13 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as Northwestern State defeated New Orleans 82-74 on Wednesday night.Jamaure Gregg scored 12 points and Larry Owens had four assists for the Demons...

HOUSTON (AP) — Keaston Willis had 23 points as Incarnate Word defeated Houston Baptist 84-82 on Wednesday night.Des Balentine had 16 points for Incarnate Word (5-15, 2-7 Southland Conference), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Drew Lutz added...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina's Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conference.The veteran coach couldn't hold...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ethan Stair scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Mercer to a 71-55 win over East Tennessee State on Wednesday night.Djordje Dimitrijevic led the Bears (11-11, 5-4 Southern Conference), who won their fifth straight,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Emmitt Williams' double-pump dunk gave No. 22 LSU a 15-point lead over Alabama with two minutes to go, Tigers coach Will Wade implored his team keep up the intensity and close it out comfortably for a change.Williams had...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja'Shon Henry had a career-high 21 points as Bradley defeated Valparaiso 80-69 on Wednesday night.Darrell Brown had 17 points for Bradley (15-7, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Nate Kennell added 15 points and eight rebounds. Koch...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Noah Freidel had 22 points as South Dakota State topped Oral Roberts 76-61 on Wednesday night.Douglas Wilson had 14 points for South Dakota State (16-8, 7-2 Summit League). Matt Dentlinger added 12 points and three blocks. David...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Lyons scored 26 points and Furman overcame cold shooting from 3-point range to beat VMI 74-72 in overtime Wednesday night.Clay Mounce had 14 points and eight rebounds and Noah Gurley scored five of his 13 points for Furman...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jaycee Hillsman had a season-high 20 points as Illinois State snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating Evansville 77-66 on Wednesday night.Keith Fisher III had 16 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State (7-14, 2-7 Missouri...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dayton has played plenty of close games despite its lofty ranking. Against Duquesne, the Flyers turned a possible rout into another nail-biter.No. 7 Dayton (19-2, 8-0 Atlantic 10) led by 19 points in the second half on Wednesday night,...