EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton combined for 50 points, 30 in a dominate middle two quarters as No. 18 Northwestern won its sixth straight by blitzing Rutgers 82-65 on Wednesday night.Pulliam finished with 27 points, hitting...

ALBANY N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Burns hit the winning free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining and Siena defeated four-time defending conference champion Iona 65-64 on Wednesday night, pulling into a first-place tie with idle Saint Peter's.Burns finished with...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Warith Alatishe recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Nicholls State to a 73-69 win over Northwestern State on Wednesday night.Andre Jones had 13 points and six rebounds for Nicholls State (18-9, 12-4 Southland Conference),...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Precious Achiuwa scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Boogie Ellis hit the clinching free throw with 8.3 seconds left as Memphis edged East Carolina 77-73 on Wednesday night.The Pirates battled back from a 16-point second-half...

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jeff Gary had a career-high 32 points as Mercer rolled past Samford 106-66 on Wednesday night.Gary made 12 of 16 shots, including 8 of 10 from deep.Mercer is undefeated (2-0) when scoring at least 100 points this season.The 106 points...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley's reliable scoring and Nick Richards' shot-altering defensive presence gave No. 10 Kentucky a decisive edge in a challenging road game with first place in the Southeastern Conference at stake.Quickley scored...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma seemingly had a chance before Jared Butler snuffed out the Sooners' upset hopes.The sophomore guard scored 11 of his 22 points during a crucial five-minute stretch in the second half, and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ty-Shon Alexander came up big for Creighton on both ends of the floor.Alexander had 22 points and helped limit high-scoring Markus Howard to 13 as the No. 15 Bluejays beat No. 19 Marquette 73-65 on Tuesday night.“He’s done a good...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton scored 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting grabbed 10 rebounds and UNLV overwhelmed Colorado State 80-56 on Tuesday night.The Rebels (14-14, 9-6) moved into a three-way tie for fourth in the Mountain West Conference with Colorado...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had a better time being around North Carolina great Dean Smith than talking about tying him on the career wins list.The 17th-ranked Mountaineers took over early in the second half to beat Oklahoma...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dayton coach Anthony Grant knew that his No. 5 Flyers would face a stern test on the road at VCU, where he spent four years as the Rams' coach.His team got that, for sure, in the 150th consecutive sellout at VCU's Siegel Center,...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Sparked by another standout game from Jalen Harris, who scored 26 with nine rebounds, Nevada beat New Mexico 88-74 on Tuesday night.It was a game that marked the first return to the Pit of former Lobos coaches Steve Alford,...