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Russell carries Rhode Island past George Washington 82-51

February 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fatts Russell scored 24 points and Rhode Island stretched its winning streak to 10 games, easily beating George Washington 82-51 on Saturday.Jeff Dowtin scored 14 points for the Rams (18-5, 10-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tyrese Martin...

Mitchell, BC pull out 77-73 OT win over Virginia Tech

By JIMMY ROBERTSON | February 8, 2020

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Steffon Mitchell set career highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead Boston College to a 77-73 overtime victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.Mitchell came into the game averaging just 6.7 points per game, but he scored the...

Ionescu’s gets 24th triple-double, No. 3 Oregon tops Arizona

February 8, 2020

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The opponent was Arizona, so of course Sabrina Ionescu was up to the challenge and earned her NCAA record 24th triple-double.The Oregon senior scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds and 10 assists to reach double figures in all...

Oregon State tops Arizona State 64-62 on shot at buzzer

By GARY HOROWITZ | February 8, 2020

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talk about ideal timing.On a play that Oregon State worked on in practice before Friday’s game against Arizona State, Mikayla Pivec received an inbounds pass from under the Beavers’ basket from Aleah Goodman and hit a 10-foot...

Ajayi scores 20 to carry South Alabama over Troy 70-66

February 7, 2020

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Josh Ajayi had 20 points as South Alabama narrowly beat Troy 70-66 on Friday night.Andre Fox made a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left to give the Jaguars a three-point lead and Ty Gordon missed a 3-point attempt for the Trojans...

Maryland rallies to beat Illinois 75-66

February 7, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — With Illinois shredding Maryland's man-to-man defense, Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon switched to a zone — something the team rarely uses outside of practice.It worked.Anthony Cowan scored 20 points and Turgeon’s ninth-ranked...

Crawford, Ross lead Iona over Quinnipiac 73-52

February 7, 2020

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — E.J. Crawford had 18 points as Iona rolled past Quinnipiac 73-52 on Friday night.Isaiah Ross added 16 points for the Gaels, while Dylan van Eyck chipped in 15.Isaiah Washington had 13 points for Iona (6-12, 4-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic...

Paulicap has season-high 20 in Manhattan’s 77-59 victory

February 7, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Pauly Paulicap had a season-high 20 points as Manhattan beat Niagara 77-59 on Friday night.Paulicap hit 8 of 10 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.Warren Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for Manhattan (10-10, 6-5 Metro Atlantic...

Burns scores 21 to lift Siena over Fairfield 65-49

February 7, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Burns had 21 points as Siena won its 10th consecutive home game, beating Fairfield 65-49 on Friday night.Burns shot 10 for 11 from the line.Manny Camper had 14 points and eight rebounds for Siena (11-10, 7-5 Metro Atlantic...

German scores 27 to carry N. Illinois over Kent St. 57-54

February 7, 2020

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Eugene German had a season-high 27 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Kent State 57-54 on Friday night.Tyler Cochran scored on a driving layup with 13 seconds left to cap the scoring for Northern Illinois. Danny Pippen...

Walker leads No. 4 UConn to a bounce-back rout of Memphis

By PAT EATON-ROBB | February 7, 2020

STORRS, CONN. (AP) — Megan Walker scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 94-55 rout of Memphis on Friday night.Christyn Williams added 20 points and Olivia Nelson Ododa had 19 points, making all nine of her shots for the Huskies...

Arizona State makes 14 3-pointers in 84-66 win over UCLA

By JOHN MARSHALL | February 7, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Down one of its best big men, UCLA threw double teams at Romello White all night.Arizona State's big man did a good job of kicking it out to his teammates on the perimeter for open shots.And the Pac-12's worst 3-point shooting team...