MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Second-ranked Gonzaga hasn't had many ugly wins this season, but Saturday night's game against Pepperdine was something it needed with the NCAA Tournament less than a month away.The Bulldogs had some early foul trouble and were...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA Bruins are making a habit of these comeback victories.Chris Smith scored 20 points and Cody Riley added 15 points and seven rebounds as UCLA rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit for a 67-57 win over Washington on Saturday...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Brandon McKissic had 20 points as Kansas City topped Cal State Bakersfield 59-53 on Saturday night.Rob Whitfield had 15 points for Kansas City (13-14, 5-7 Western Athletic Conference). Jordan Giles added 10 points. Javan White...

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head.Derrick Jones Jr. finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an scintillating All-Star...

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Hopkins scored 11 of his career-high 23 points in the final eight minutes as Texas Southern rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Jackson State 77-74 on Saturday night.Yahuza Rasas and Tyrik Armstrong added 20 points each for...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Sayeed Pridgett had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Montana beat Idaho State 78-63 on Saturday night.Kendal Manuel had 16 points for Montana (16-10, 12-3 Big Sky Conference), which won its fifth consecutive game. Jared Samuelson...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Littlejohn scored 17 points and Tennessee State cruised to a 70-55 win over in-state rival Tennessee Tech on Saturday night.Tennessee State evened the all-time series at 35-35 with the win.Jylan Washington had 15 points...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida opened and closed the first half with 3-pointers, a fitting tribute on a night the program honored former coach Billy Donovan.Noah Locke scored 19 points thanks mostly to a season-high six treys, Kerry Blackshear Jr....

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — John-Michael Wright had 18 points and seven rebounds as High Point defeated South Carolina Upstate 62-54 on Saturday night.Eric Coleman Jr. had 16 points for High Point (8-19, 5-9 Big South Conference). Jamal Wright added 10...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Te’a Cooper had started all 23 previous games this season for No. 2 Baylor, but coach Kim Mulkey decided to start Moon Ursin at guard on Saturday night.The move paid off as Cooper came off the bench to score 15 points, including...

PHOENIX (AP) — Alessandro Lever posted 15 points as Grand Canyon easily defeated Chicago State 71-47 on Saturday night.Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 14 points and six rebounds for Grand Canyon (12-13, 7-4 Western Athletic Conference). Mikey Dixon added 13...

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — De'Sean Allen-Eikens and Filip Rebraca scored 19 points apiece as North Dakota edged Western Illinois 86-83 in overtime on Saturday night.Allen-Eikens made two free throws with 57 seconds left in overtime, giving North Dakota an...