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Ekhomu, No. 17 Florida St. women beat Wake Forest 78-67

February 20, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored 18 of her season-high 23 points in the second half and No. 17 Florida State beat Wake Forest 78-67 on Thursday night.Ekhomu was 10-of-14 shooting and had six assists. Kiah Gillespie scored 15 points, Morgan...

Liberty moves a half-game ahead of N. Florida with 82-77 win

February 20, 2020

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Caleb Homesley scored 28 points and Scottie James finished with a double-double and Liberty beat North Florida 82-77 Thursday night.Liberty (25-3, 11-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) won its sixth straight and ended North Florida's (18-11,...

Jones, Evans pace No. 5 Louisville in win over Georgia Tech

By GEORGE HENRY | February 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Louisville is accustomed to scoring at will in the ACC. It leads the league in offense, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, but the Cardinals can defend pretty well, too.“It was a good defensive game," forward Kylee Shook...

Phillips leads balanced Lancers past USC Upstate 68-58

February 20, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Shabooty Phillips scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished four assists as Longwood defeated USC Upstate 68-58 on Thursday night.Phillips' double-double was his second this season and fifth career. Jashaun Smith and...

Moretti, Texas Tech top K-State 69-62, stay in 3rd in Big 12

February 20, 2020

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Davide Moretti flinched as a pass the Texas Tech guard wasn't expecting glanced off his back and bounced toward Kansas State's Cartier Diarra.When Diarra tried to get too fancy with the ensuing breakaway dunk and clanged a windmill...

Cal beats Washington St 66-57 to snap 4 game losing streak

By WILL FERGUSON | February 20, 2020

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Paris Austin scored 19 points and Andre Kelly added 16 to lead California to a 66-57 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night.Austin went just 3 of 8 from the field but was 12 of 12 from the charity stripe. Kelly was 8-of-11...

Jessup scores 20 as Boise State dumps San Jose State 80-62

February 20, 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Justinian Jessup had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as Boise State defeated San Jose State 80-62 on Wednesday night.Abu Kigab had 16 points for Boise State (18-10, 10-6 Mountain West Conference). RJ Williams added 13...

Johnson, Daniels help NC State rout No. 6 Duke 88-66

By AARON BEARD | February 20, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State overwhelmed sixth-ranked Duke so thoroughly that the Blue Devils' Hall of Fame coach could only describe his team as “never there" after a historically lopsided loss.Markell Johnson scored a career-high 28...

Rutherford propels UC Irvine past Long Beach State 70-55

February 20, 2020

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Rutherford tallied 16 points and nine rebounds and UC Irvine breezed to a 70-55 victory over Long Beach State on Wednesday night.Rutherford sank 4 of 5 shots from the floor and made 8 of 13 at the free-throw line for the...

Golden scores 21 as Richmond defeats George Mason 65-50

February 20, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Grant Golden had 21 points as Richmond topped George Mason 65-50 on Wednesday night.Blake Francis had 14 points for Richmond (20-6, 10-3 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its fifth straight win. Nathan Cayo added seven rebounds.Jordan...

Jackson-Davis career game leads Indiana past Minnesota 68-56

By DAVE CAMPBELL | February 20, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Overdue for a tough-minded performance on the road, Indiana heeded coach Archie Miller's call to “make the game a little bit grimy.”Minnesota stumbled right in to the muck.Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds, both...

Mississippi State holds South Carolina at bay 79-76

By PAUL JONES | February 20, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — South Carolina made it interesting in the final seconds. But Mississippi State held on long enough to get a crucial Southeastern Conference victory.Nick Weatherspoon had 18 points and D.J. Stewart added 16 as Mississippi State...