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Diggs lifts Bowling Green over Ball St. 67-61

January 28, 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Diggs hit 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points and Bowling Green beat Ball State 67-61 on Tuesday night to win its seventh straight, it's longest Mid-American Conference win streak in 40 years.Justin Turner...

Kent State rallies to beat Toledo 83-70 behind

January 28, 2020

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Troy Simons scored 21 points with four assists and four steals and Kent State rallied from 21 points down to beat Toledo 83-70 on Tuesday night for a season sweep of the Rockets.Antonio Williams scored 21 points with four assists...

BKC–Richmond-VCU

January 28, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — xx beat crosstown rival xxRichmondBlake FrancisJacob Gilyard, who scored 29 points in a loss to No. 7 Dayton on Saturday,Nick SherodGrant GoldenRichmond trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, but took its first lead...

Mack, Clemson rally past Syracuse for 71-70 victory

By PETE IACOBELLI | January 28, 2020

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tevin Mack had a carer-high 32 points and Clyde Trapp hit a go-ahead driving layup with 2.5 seconds left as Clemson rallied from 10-points down in the second half to defeat Syracuse 71-70 on Tuesday night.Mack, a grad transfer who...

Michigan ends losing streak with 79-68 win over Nebraska

By ERIC OLSON | January 28, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 20 points, Franz Wagner added 18 and and short-handed Michigan pulled away in the middle of the second half for a 79-68 win over Nebraska on Tuesday night.The Wolverines (12-8, 3-6 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing...

Braun, Moss lead No. 3 Kansas to 65-50 win over Okla. St.

By JOHN TRANCHINA | January 27, 2020

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freshman Christian Braun made the most of his first career start.Taking the lineup spot of the suspended David McCormack, Braun had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Kansas to a 65-50 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday...

Rasas carries Texas Southern past Ark.-Pine Bluff 68-57

January 27, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Yahuza Rasas scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Texas Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 68-57 on Monday night for its fifth straight win.Eden Ewing scored 18 points and had seven rebounds for the Tigers (9-11, 6-1 Southwestern...

Andrews leads Alcorn St. past Alabama St. 63-60

January 27, 2020

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Deshaw Andrews scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Troymain Crosby scored a go-ahead jumper with 47 seconds left to play and Alcorn State beat Alabama State 63-60 on Monday night to win its fifth straight.Crosby hit his...

Oluyitan leads balanced Southern Utah rout of Idaho, 73-45

January 27, 2020

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan scored 15 points and led four players into double figure scoring as Southern Utah walloped Idaho, 73-45 in a Big Sky Conference battle Monday night.The Thunderbirds built a 19-point lead by intermission and padded...

Prairie View A&M cruises past Mississippi Valley St, 102-83

January 27, 2020

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Antione Lister scored 30 points as Prairie View A&M cruised past Mississippi Valley State, 102-83 for its fourth straight Southwestern Conference victory Monday night.The Panthers built a 15-point lead by intermission...

Garza, No. 18 Iowa rally to beat Wisconsin 68-62

January 27, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s offense was sputtering, so the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes vowed to beat Wisconsin with defense.“We knew we weren’t going to lose this game,” center Luka Garza said. “We had to string together some stops, and we would...

Aiken Jr. lifts E. Washington past N. Colorado 89-84 in OT

January 27, 2020

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Kim Aiken Jr. scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, and Eastern Washington beat Northern Colorado 89-84 on Monday night to win its fourth straight.Aiken hit his go-ahead 3 off a turnover for an 81-79 Eagles'...