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Incarnate Word beats SE Louisiana 82-75 in OT

February 8, 2020

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Keaston Willis and Des Balentine scored 17 points apiece as Incarnate Word defeated Southeastern Louisiana 82-75 in overtime on Saturday.Drew Lutz, who added 15 points for the Cardinals, made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds...

Zegarowski’s 23 lead No. 21 Creighton past Red Storm 94-82

By ERIC OLSON | February 8, 2020

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney atoned for dud performances three nights earlier with outings that ranked among their best of the season.Zegarowski scored 23 points and Mahoney added 18 to lead six Creighton players in double...

Jackson helps lift Grambling past Southern

February 8, 2020

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — De'Vante Jackson had 23 points as Grambling edged Southern 66-62 on Saturday.Ivy Smith Jr. had 18 points and six rebounds for Grambling State (12-11, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference).Ahsante Shivers had 16 points for the Jaguars...

Anderson scores 22 to lead Brown over Harvard 72-71

February 8, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brandon Anderson had 22 points and Tamenang Choh scored a three-point play at the buzzer as Brown edged past Harvard 72-71 on Saturday night.Anderson also had seven turnovers but only one assist.Choh had 17 points for Brown (11-8,...

Curry, Ezikpe lead Old Dominion past UTEP 72-53

February 8, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Malik Curry scored 18 points and made eight assists, Kalu Ezikpe scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench and Old Dominion beat UTEP 72-53 on Saturday.Xavier Green scored 13 points and made three steals for the Monarchs...

Liberty continues surge; downs N. Alabama 74-56

February 8, 2020

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Caleb Homesley tied a career high 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Liberty beat North Alabama 74-56 on Saturday.Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz had 18 points for Liberty (23-3, 9-2 Atlantic Sun Conference), which earned its fourth...

Simmons scores 24, Youngstown St tops Cleveland St 67-55

February 8, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Jelani Simmons came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and score a career-high 24 points to lead Youngstown State to a 67-55 win over Cleveland State on Saturday night.Simmons scored 14 points in 15 minutes in the second half...

Fleming leads Charleston Southern past Hampton 85-72

February 8, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had career highs of 34 points and 15 rebounds as Charleston Southern topped Hampton 85-72 on Saturday.Fleming went over 1,000 career points and added five assists and three blocks. Deontaye Buskey matched...

Patrick, Billups carry Purdue Fort Wayne past Denver

February 8, 2020

DENVER (AP) — Brian Patrick scored 15 points and Deonte Billups recorded a double-double and Purdue Fort Wayne beat Denver 70-63 on Saturday.Dylan Carl made a layup with 11:43 before halftime, Jarred Godfrey followed with a basket for a 14-13 lead and...

Sheffield’s 31 leads Elon past College of Charleston 72-65

February 8, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Marcuss Sheffield scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Elon knocked College of Charleston out of a tie for the league lead with a 72-65 victory on Saturday.Sheffield, a graduate transfer from Stanford, went 11 of 12 from...

Wieskamp and Garza help No. 17 Iowa rout Nebraska 96-72

February 8, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wieskamp scored a career-high 30 points and Luka Garza added 22 to help No. 17 Iowa bounce back from its worst loss of the season with a 96-72 win over Nebraska on Saturday.Garza and Wieskamp came into the game averaging a...

No. 5 Louisville tops Virginia 80-73 for 10th straight win

By GARY B. GRAVES | February 8, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's latest quest to end its frustration against Virginia appeared close to slipping away again as the Cavaliers had momentum and a late lead.It took the No. 5 Cardinals just 38 seconds to reclaim it for good by forcing...