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St. Mary’s uses balanced attack to beat Pacific

February 16, 2020

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Dan Fotu scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting while collecting 10 rebounds and Saint Mary's beat Pacific 71-63 on Saturday night.Malik Fitts scored 14 points, Jordan Ford 13 an Tommy Kuhse 10 for the Gaels (21-6, 8-4 West Coast...

Worku, Leonard help UC Irvine beat Hawaii 70-63

February 16, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — Eyassu Worku scored 19 points, Evan Leonard added 18, and UC Irvine beat Hawaii 70-63 on Saturday night.Collin Welp added 15 points for UC Irvine, which has won six in a row against Hawaii.Welp made two free throws to give UCI (17-10,...

Nnaji scores 21, grabs 11 boards as Arizona beats Stanford

February 16, 2020

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Arizona coach Sean Miller kept talking about needing to find different ways to win games. The Wildcats found a way in Saturday’s 69-60 victory over Stanford.Freshman Zeke Nnaji scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Arizona...

No. 16 Buffalos beat Oregon State, move into 1st in Pac-12

By GARY HOROWITZ | February 16, 2020

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Colorado’s Tyler Bey said he “lost sleep” in anticipation of Saturday’s matchup at Oregon State.The Buffaloes’ 6-foot-8 junior forward was coming off a season-low four points in Thursday’s 68-60 loss at No. 17 Oregon...

Petrusev scores 27, No. 2 Gonzaga extends win streak to 18

By JOE REEDY | February 16, 2020

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...

Smith, Riley help UCLA rally, beat Washington 67-57

February 16, 2020

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...

McKissic leads Kansas City over CS Bakersfield 59-53

February 15, 2020

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...

Hopkins carries Texas Southern over Jackson St. 77-74

February 15, 2020

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...

Pridgett scores 24 to lift Montana over Idaho State 78-63

February 15, 2020

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...

Tennessee State cruises past rival Tennessee Tech, 70-55

February 15, 2020

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...

Florida honors Billy Donovan, hammers Vanderbilt 84-66

By MARK LONG | February 15, 2020

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....

Wright scores 18 to carry High Point past USC Upstate 62-54

February 15, 2020

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...