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Tshiebwe leads No. 13 West Virginia past Iowa State 76-61

By MATT THORNSBURY | February 5, 2020

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Oscar Tshiebwe is making double-doubles seem routine.The freshman had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 West Virginia breezed to a 76-61 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night.“He gets better every...

N. Dakota St. stays atop Summit beating Omaha 86-78

February 5, 2020

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vinnie Shahid scored 24 points as North Dakota State topped Nebraska Omaha 86-78 on Wednesday night for its fourth straight win.Tyson Ward added 22 points with nine rebounds and Jared Samuelson scored 16 for the Bison (17-7, 8-2 Summit...

Goodwin scores 27 to lift Wofford past VMI 79-73

February 5, 2020

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Chevez Goodwin scored a career-high 27 points as Wofford beat VMI 79-73 on Wednesday night.Nathan Hoover added 18 points for Wofford (16-8, 8-3 Southern Conference).Garrett Gilkeson scored a career-high 28 points and had nine rebounds...

Purdue routs No. 17 Iowa 104-68 in offensive outburst

By MARK AMBROGI | February 5, 2020

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue got off to a fast start against a ranked opponent and never slowed down.Evan Boudreaux scored a season-high 18 points to lead five Purdue players in double figures in a 104-68 rout of No. 17 Iowa on Wednesday night.The...

Baldwin gives No. 19 Butler 79-76 win over No. 10 Villanova

By MICHAEL MAROT | February 5, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler guard Kamar Baldwin ignored the anxious fans, the tie score and the running clock Wednesday night.Instead, he just kept dribbling calmly, confident he would make the right play.So when he caught Collin Gillespie leaning to...

Bain lifts Stephen F. Austin over Nicholls St. 70-64

February 5, 2020

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Nathan Bain scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Stephen F. Austin extended its winning streak to seven games, defeating Nicholls State 70-64 on Wednesday night.John Comeaux, Roti Ware and Kevon Harris...

Rizzuto, Hutcheson spark Albany over Binghamton 62-49

February 5, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Antonio Rizzuto and Trey Hutcheson each scored 17 points and combined to make nine 3-pointers as Albany began the second half of America East Conference play by handing Binghamton a 62-49 defeat Wednesday night.Rizzuto came off the...

Missouri St. thumps Illinois St. behind Da Silva’s 22 points

February 5, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Tulio Da Silva had a season-high 22 points as Missouri State rolled past Illinois State 80-60 on Wednesday night.Da Silva shot 10 for 13 from the field. He added eight rebounds.Keandre Cook had 18 points for Missouri State (11-13,...

Florida overcomes 22-point deficit, stuns Georgia 81-75

By MARK LONG | February 5, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Mike White spent countless hours over the last three weeks talking to his young team about handling adversity. It's been a bigger theme than offense or defense.White found himself repeating a bunch of it at halftime...

Northwestern State outlasts Abilene Christian 73-69

February 5, 2020

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Chudier Bile had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Northwestern State to a 73-69 win over Abilene Christian on Wednesday night.Nikos Chougkaz had 10 points and eight rebounds for Northwestern State (9-12, 6-6 Southland Conference).There...

Reeves, Providence beat No. 21 Creighton 73-56

February 5, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence coach Ed Cooley has smothered good friend Greg McDermott's Creighton teams with zone defense in the past, most notably en route to the Big East Tournament title in 2014Different personnel, but a similar story Wednesday...

Godfrey lifts Purdue Fort Wayne over W. Illinois 75-69

February 5, 2020

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey had 20 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Western Illinois 75-69 on Wednesday night.Deonte Billups had 16 points for Purdue Fort Wayne (11-14, 4-6 Summit League). Marcus DeBerry added 14 points. Matt Holba had 12...