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No. 13 Gonzaga women crush LMU 75-47 to clinch WCC title

February 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jill Townsend scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 13 Gonzaga pulled away for a 75-47 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night to clinch the outright West Coast Conference championship.Jenn Wirth and Kaylynne Truong...

Radford gets 8th straight win, beats UNC Asheville 79-64

February 20, 2020

RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Travis Fields, Jr. had a season-high 22 points as Radford won its eighth consecutive game, beating UNC-Asheville 79-64 on Thursday night.Fields, Jr. made 5 of 7 3-pointers.Carlik Jones had 18 points and eight assists for Radford...

Brown-Turner’s jumper lifts NC State past Miami, 50-48

February 20, 2020

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jakia Brown-Turner will likely remember her first game-winning shot as a collegian, even if she has no idea what play was called.The freshman scored scored a season-high-tying 18 points, including a go-ahead, baseline jumper...

Peatling lifts E. Washington over Sacramento St. 77-76

February 20, 2020

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Mason Peatling had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Eastern Washington narrowly defeated Sacramento State 77-76 on Thursday night.Peatling made 4 of 6 from 3-point range and had six assists.Kim Aiken Jr. had 16 points for Eastern Washington...

Wallace caps comeback as E. Illinois upsets Murray St. 63-60

February 20, 2020

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Josiah Wallace nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Eastern Illinois rallied in the final minutes to shock Murray State 63-60 in a historic come-from-behind upset on Thursday night.Wallace finished with 20 points — scoring 13...

Michigan State shakes off sloppy play to beat Nebraska 86-65

By ERIC OLSON | February 20, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As far as Tom Izzo is concerned, a 21-point win over lowly Nebraska doesn't mean everything's OK now for Michigan State.The Spartans, who have been struggling for almost a month, had a good shooting night, dominated the boards and...

Pepperdine pulls away late to beat Portland 66-59

February 20, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Colbey Ross scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds as Pepperdine pulled away late to beat Portland 66-59 on Thursday night.Pepperdine (15-13, 8-6 West Coast Conference) trailed 50-49...

Jackson, No. 9 Mississippi State beat Auburn 92-85 in OT

By JOHN ZENOR | February 20, 2020

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Rickea Jackson scored nine of her season-high 34 points in overtime and No. 9 Mississippi State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Auburn 92-85 on Thursday night.The Bulldogs (23-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) rebounded...

Andre double-double leads Northern Arizona past Idaho 78-61

February 20, 2020

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Bernie Andre finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds and Northern Arizona drilled Idaho 78-61 on Thursday night.Andre knocked down 9 of 18 shots from the floor but just 1 of 5 from 3-point range for the Lumberjacks (15-10, 9-7 Big...

No. 23 BYU edges Santa Clara 85-75

By JOHN COON | February 20, 2020

PROVO, Utah (AP) — T.J. Haws scored 28 points and added nine assists to help No. 23 BYU hold off Santa Clara for a 85-75 victory on Thursday night.Yoeli Childs scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Jake Toolson added 20 points and 10 boards for...

Denver rallies late to take down Oral Roberts 100-96 in OT

February 20, 2020

DENVER (AP) — Ade Murkey scored 26 points and Jase Townsend nearly missed a triple-double and Denver beat Oral Roberts 100-96 in overtime Thursday night.Townsend's layup with 45.8 seconds left in overtime gave Denver a 98-96 lead and they never trailed...

Averette lifts Utah Valley over Cal State Bakersfield 72-58

February 20, 2020

OREM, Utah (AP) — Brandon Averette made five 3-pointers and matched his season high with 20 points as Utah Valley topped Cal State Bakersfield 72-58 on Thursday night.Jamison Overton had 12 points for Utah Valley (10-17, 4-8 Western Athletic Conference),...