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Davis, Hankerson help Green Bay beat Milwaukee 94-90

February 15, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Amari Davis tied his career high with 28 points, Kameron Hankerson scored four of his 20 points in the final 19 seconds, and Green Bay rallied to beat Milwaukee 94-90 on Saturday night.Davis made 11 of 15, and Hankerson 7 of 12, from...

Freeman-Liberty leads late charge, Valpo tops Illinois State

February 15, 2020

NORMAL. Ill. (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 of his 25 points after halftime and Valparaiso completed a massive comeback to trip up Illinois State 65-62 Saturday night, taking the lead for the first time with 14.1 seconds on the clock.Valpo (14-13,...

Dotson’s double-double sends W. Carolina past Wofford

February 15, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carlos Dotson scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and Mason Faulkner scored 23 with seven rebounds and six assists and Western Carolina beat Wofford 80-74 on Saturday.The Catamounts (16-9, 8-6 Southern Conference) ended a two-game...

Horne’s career night carries Virginia Tech past Pittsburgh

By JIMMY ROBERTSON | February 15, 2020

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — During Virginia Tech’s recent skid, its fans and players had been searching for answers to help the Hokies solve some of their recent end-of-game issues, particularly after two close losses to Boston College and one to Florida...

Carter’s basket lifts Long Beach St over UC Riverside in OT

February 15, 2020

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Joshua Morgan tossed in 17 points and Michael Carter III hit a jumper with 2 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Long Beach State over UC Riverside 65-63 on Saturday.Morgan sank 8 of 10 shots from the floor and added...

Knight leads Dartmouth over Cornell 75-53

February 15, 2020

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Chris Knight tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Dartmouth to a 75-53 win over Cornell on Saturday night.Knight made 8 of 10 shots.James Foye had 17 points for Dartmouth (9-14, 2-6 Ivy League). Aaryn Rai added 13 points.Terrance...

Andrus leads Prairie View past Grambling St. 75-69

February 15, 2020

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Gerard Andrus had 21 points as Prairie View won its eighth straight home game, topping Grambling State 75-69 on Saturday. Devonte Patterson added 20 points for the Panthers.Andrus hit 11 of 12 from the free throw line. He...

Daniels scores 19, Alabama St. downs Alabama A&M in comeback

February 15, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Leon Daniels capped Alabama State's comeback with a pair of free throws and finished with 19 points as the Hornets clipped Alabama A&M 61-58 Saturday night.Kevin Holston and Jacoby Ross scored consecutive layups — Ross'...

Rice 3-pointer puts New Mexico St. past Utah Valley 84-82

February 15, 2020

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Jabari Rice had a career-high 29 points, including a 3-pointer in the final second that made the difference, as New Mexico State won its 15th consecutive game, narrowly defeating Utah Valley 84-82 on Saturday.The Aggies trailed...

Brodeur scores 19 points, lifts Penn past Yale 69-61

February 15, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — AJ Brodeur posted 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Penn topped Yale 69-61 on Saturday night.Max Martz had 12 points for Penn (13-8, 5-3 Ivy League). Devon Goodman added 10 points.Paul Atkinson had 20 points and 10 rebounds...

Balanced attack leads UNLV past New Mexico 78-73

By GLEN ROSALES | February 15, 2020

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Four UNLV players scored at least 16 points, led by Bryce Hamilton and Elijah Mitrou-Long with 17 each as the Runnin’ Rebels beat New Mexico 78-73 on Saturday.Amauri Hardy and Marvin Coleman each had 16 points for UNLV (13-14,...

Shelton, DeBisschop lead N. Arizona past S. Utah 82-79

February 15, 2020

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cameron Shelton scored 26 points and Brooks DeBisschop scored a career-high 21 with 10 rebounds as Northern Arizona defeated Southern Utah 82-79 on Saturday night.Shelton was 7-for-10 shooting and made all 10 free throws as NAU...