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Pippen scores 20 to carry Kent State over Akron 68-67

January 31, 2020

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Danny Pippen had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Kent State narrowly defeated Akron 68-67 on Friday night in the Wagon Wheel Showdown.Philip Whittington tipped in the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left. After a timeout, Akron dribbed...

Cotton scores 20 to lead Yale over Columbia 93-62

January 31, 2020

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Matthue Cotton came off the bench to match his career high with 20 points, including six 3-pointers, as Yale romped past Columbia 93-62 on Friday night.Azar Swain had 16 points with four 3-pointers for Yale (15-4, 3-0 Ivy League),...

Brodeur scores 20 to lead Penn past Harvard 75-72 in OT

January 31, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — AJ Brodeur had 20 points, eight rebounds and assists as Penn narrowly defeated Harvard 75-72 in overtime on Friday night.Ryan Betley had 17 points and seven rebounds for Penn (9-7, 1-2 Ivy League). Jordan Dingle and Devon Goodman...

Richardson, No. 19 Arizona St women edge USC 76-75 in 3OTs

January 31, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Reili Richardson made a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in the third overtime and No. 19 Arizona State edged Southern California 76-75 on Friday for coach Charli Turner Thorne's 500th career victory.Alyson Miura's long 3-pointer...

Doncic, Young lead list for Rising Stars game at All-Star

January 31, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star starters Luka Doncic of Dallas and Trae Young of Atlanta headlined the list of players released Friday to participate in the Rising Stars game at All-Star weekend in Chicago.Also on the list: likely rookie of the year frontrunner...

No. 3 Oregon routs Utah 90-63

By JOHN COON | January 31, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Once Oregon gets its offense in gear, the Ducks race away from their opponents in a hurry.Utah became the latest opponent to learn that lesson the hard way.No. 3 Oregon rolled to a 90-63 victory on Thursday night after the Utes...

Pritchard Breaks Oregon’s Assists Record In Win Over Cal

By JOE STIGLICH | January 31, 2020

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Payton Pritchard did not wait long to turn his night around.After a sluggish first half Thursday night, Oregon’s senior guard took over in the second half and led the No. 11 Ducks to a 77-72 victory over California.Pritchard...

Nikola Jokic carries short-handed Nuggets past Jazz 106-100

By PAT GRAHAM | January 31, 2020

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic is raising another aspect of his game — his voice.Always a leader by example, he's now speaking up more.And his teammates are listening, too.Jokic scored 28 points, including six in the final two minutes, and dished out...

Kings win 1st hoops game at Staples since Kobe’s death

By JOE REEDY | January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings knew it was going to be an emotional night in Los Angeles. They responded with one of their best games this season.Fox scored a career-high 34 points and the Kings made a franchise-record 21 3-pointers...

UCLA defeats No. 20 Colorado 72-68 behind Smith’s 30 points

By BETH HARRIS | January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coming off a blowout loss at ranked Oregon last week might have been enough to derail a young UCLA team.But the Bruins toughened up to beat No. 20 Colorado 72-68 on Thursday night and returned to .500 in Pac-12 play.Chris Smith scored...

Lucas leads Oregon State past Stanford, 68-63

By RICK EYMER | January 31, 2020

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jarod Lucas heeded his coaches’ words and looked for ways to take the pressure off Oregon State’s top scorers Tres Tinkle and Ethan Thompson.“I felt good, that was probably the main thing,” Lucas said after scoring a...

Diane leads CS Northridge past UC Santa Barbara 79-67

January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamine Diane had 26 points as Cal State Northridge got past UC Santa Barbara 79-67 on Thursday night.Terrell Gomez added 22 points and Darius Brown II 14 for the Matadors (9-14, 4-3 Big West Conference), who made 8 of 16 3-pointers...