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Texas Rio Grande Valley tops Texas Permian Basin 93-80

February 18, 2020

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Lesley Varner II had 23 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley defeated Texas Permian Basin 93-80 on Tuesday for its sixth straight victory.It's the longest winning streak for UTRGV since the 2007-08 team won seven straight.Jordan...

Prairie View A&M tops Jackson St. 70-61 behind Andrus

February 17, 2020

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Gerard Andrus scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Prairie View A&M beat Jackson State 70-61 on Monday night to win its fourth straight and remain atop the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings.Chancellor Ellis...

No. 8 UCLA rallies to beat No. 15 Oregon State 83-74 in OT

By BETH HARRIS | February 17, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clinging to a three-point lead in overtime, Michaela Onyenware hit a pair of free throws and then stole the ball. She fed freshman Charisma Osborne, who sank a 3-pointer and No. 8 UCLA never looked back.Osborne finished with a career-high...

Hauser’s 24 pts help lead Portland State past Idaho, 90-69

February 17, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Matt Hauser knocked down 6 of 10 3-point attempts and posted 24 points to spark Portland State past Idaho, 90-69 on Monday night.Hauser dealt five assists and collected three steals as the Vikings shot 34 of 67 from the field as...

Dotson’s 29 points lead No. 3 Kansas past Iowa State, 91-71

By DAVE SKRETTA | February 17, 2020

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devon Dotson had watched Iowa State torch the nets in Allen Fieldhouse long enough, so the do-everything Kansas guard began raining down 3-pointers and getting to the rim in what started out as a one-man scoring showcase.The rest...

Burns leads Southern over Mississippi Valley St. 95-62

February 17, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Damiree Burns scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Southern beat Mississippi Valley State 95-62 on Monday night for its sixth consecutive home victory..Micah Bradford scored 16 points with six assists and Darius Williams...

Bailey’s FTs lift Bethune-Cookman over Delaware St. 71-70

February 17, 2020

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Cletrell Pope scored 19 points with 12 rebounds and Isaiah Bailey added 16 points, including the winning free throw with 6 seconds left, and Bethune-Cookman beat Delaware State 71-70 on Monday night.Pinky Wiley put the Hornets up...

Bishop’s 24 points power Norfolk St past Coppin St, 80-60

February 17, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jermaine Bishop tied his season high with 24 points as Norfolk State won its seventh consecutive home game, routing Coppin State 80-60 on Monday night.Tyrese Jenkins had 15 points for Norfolk State (13-13, 9-2 Mid-Eastern Conference)....

Langley triple-double lifts NC A&T past NC Central 77-60

February 17, 2020

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kameron Langley had a triple-double with 12 points, a career-high 13 assists and 11 rebounds and North Carolina A&T beat rival North Carolina Central 77-60 on Monday night, the Aggies' eighth consecutive home victory.Ronald...

No. 1 South Carolina pounds Vandy 95-44 for 19th straight

By PETE IACOBELLI | February 17, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 1 South Carolina is closing in on restoring its championship past. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley wants her players focused on what's next this week, not what's looming next month.South Carolina took another step in that direction...

Bucknell snaps road streak, cruise past Holy Cross, 69-48

February 17, 2020

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Andrew Funk posted 19 points as Bucknell cruised past Holy Cross 69-48 on Monday night.John Meeks had 18 points and Avi Toomer added 10 for Bucknell (11-17, 7-8 Patriot League), which snapped its five-game road losing streak.The...

Pritchard scores 25 as No. 17 Oregon beats Utah 80-62

February 16, 2020

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and led an early 3-point shooting spree as No. 17 Oregon rolled to an 80-62 victory over Utah on Sunday night.Pritchard made five of six 3-pointers in the first half. Will Richardson, who hit a trio...