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William & Mary’s Knight stuns Northeastern again

January 30, 2020

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nathan Knight drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds to go for a 59-58 William & Mary win over Northeastern on Thursday night, the second time in less than a month that Knight beat the Huskies...

Kinsey, Bennett lift Marshall over FIU 84-74

January 30, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Taevion Kinsey and Iran Bennett scored 18 points apiece and Marshall pulled away in the second half to defeat Florida International 84-74 on Thursday night.Jarrod West hit a 3-pointer and Marko Sarenac a pair of layups in a 7-0 run that...

James, Homesley lift Liberty past Kennesaw State 83-45

January 30, 2020

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Scottie James had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Liberty players in double figures as the Flames won their 10th consecutive home game, routing Kennesaw State 83-45 on Thursday night. Caleb Homesley added 15 points for the...

Ospreys made 15 3-pointers in 78-65 victory over Hatters

January 30, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Sams tied his season high with 24 points and North Florida beat Stetson 78-65 on Thursday night.Sams shot 9 for 12 from the floor, including 6 of 9 on 3-pointers. The Ospreys (14-10, 7-2 Atlantic Sun) made 15 of 38...

Guy scores 21, Boston College women upset No. 14 Florida St.

January 30, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Emma Guy had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Boston College never trailed after halftime in a 65-56 upset of No. 14 Florida State on Thursday night.Marnelle Garraud added 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Taylor...

Paschal steps in for Howard, leads No. 13 Kentucky women

January 30, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Amanda Paschal stepped in for injured star Rhyne Howard and scored a career-high 18 points to lead No. 13 Kentucky to a 62-47 win over Missouri on Thursday night.The Wildcats announced before the game that Howard, who leads the...

No. 17 Maryland women easy by Ohio State 85-65

January 30, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kaila Charles scored 19 points to lead five Maryland players in double figures and the 17th-ranked Terrapins eased by Ohio State 85-65 on Thursday night.Maryland closed the first quarter on a 15-2 run to take a 23-8 lead and it...

Perez leads Gardner-Webb past UNC Asheville 70-56

January 30, 2020

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jose Perez had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help Gardner-Webb beat UNC Asheville 70-56 on Thursday night.Jaheam Cornwall and Eric Jamison Jr. each added 14 points for Gardner-Webb (8-12, 4-4 Big South), which has...

Ozier scores 21, Mount St. Mary’s beats Sacred Heart 58-53

January 30, 2020

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Koreem Ozier scored 21 points, E.J. Anosike added 13 points and Sacred Heart beat Mount St. Mary's 58-53 on Thursday.Anosike also had six rebounds, narrowly missing his eighth straight double-double. He entered ranked seventh...

Elleby’s 3 leads Washington St. to victory over Arizona St.

January 30, 2020

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — With only a few seconds left on the clock and his team down by one, Isaac Bonton asked his coach what play to run.“I told him give it to CJ (Elleby),” said Washington State coach Kyle Smith. “Pretty much called his number...

Howard gets hurt, Marquette rallies over Xavier 84-82 in 2OT

By JOE KAY | January 29, 2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — When Markus Howard headed toward the locker room with a bloody nose and 11:15 left in regulation, Marquette's chances seemed to go with him.Instead, a couple of Golden Eagles took over as shooting stars.Howard reached a career milestone...

Nwora scores 37, leads No. 6 Louisville past BC 86-69

By JIMMY GOLEN | January 29, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Only a late-game cold streak kept Louisville forward Jordan Nwora from scoring 40 points and breaking a two decade-old record at Boston College.The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year scored a career-high 37 points and...