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Patton’s late 3 in OT sends Cleveland St. past Detroit Mercy

February 15, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Algevon Eichelber scored 17 points and Deante Johnson scored 15 and Cleveland State beat Detroit Mercy 67-66 in overtime on Saturday.Torrey Patton's 3-pointer broke a tie at 63 with 34 seconds left in the extra session and the Vikings...

Martin leads Rhode Island over Saint Joseph’s 73-55

February 15, 2020

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Tyrese Martin had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lift Rhode Island to a 73-55 win over Saint Joseph's on Saturday.Fatts Russell had 18 points and six rebounds for Rhode Island (19-6, 11-2 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its...

No. 13 Penn State tops Northwestern 77-61

By TRAVIS JOHNSON | February 15, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State coach Patrick Chambers has watched his teams cough up enough leads late to know this squad is different.The No. 13 Nittany Lions are hanging on and closing games out.Lamar Stevens scored 23 points to lead Penn State...

Northeastern defeats Coll. Of Charleston 65-51

February 15, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Maxime Boursiquot scored 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Northeastern topped College of Charleston 65-51 on Saturday.Jordan Roland had 17 points for the Huskies (13-13, 7-7 Colonial Athletic Conference) and Bolden Brace 13.The game was...

Garrett’s career-high 24 points lead No. 3 KU past Oklahoma

By DAVE SKRETTA | February 15, 2020

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Marcus Garrett has carved out a reputation at Kansas as one of the nation's best defenders, the kind of consummate leader and team-first player just about every team with national title aspirations needs on its roster.He wasn't...

Rachal leads Tulsa past USF 56-48, Bulls held to 11 at half

February 15, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Rachal posted 18 points and six rebounds as Tulsa defeated South Florida 56-48 on Saturday, remaining undefeated against the Bulls in nine meetings.Lawson Korita added 10 points for Tulsa (17-8, 9-3 American Athletic Conference)....

Balanced Buckeyes topple Boilermakers, cling to NCAA hopes

February 15, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Buckeyes kept their NCAA hopes alive, topping Purdue 68-52 Saturday afternoon for their fifth win in the past six games.Ohio State (17-8, 7-7) pulled to .500 in the Big Ten for the first time since December, while...

Ionescu adds milestone as No. 3 Oregon beats No. 7 UCLA

By JOE REEDY | February 15, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruthy Hebard scored 30 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points and added another milestone to her amazing collegiate career as third-ranked Oregon defeated No. 7 UCLA 80-66 on Friday night in a matchup of the top two women's teams in...

Pili’s 26 points, 13 rebounds lead USC women by No. 11 OSU

February 14, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season, and Southern California beat No. 11 Oregon State 72-66 on Friday night.Kayla Overbeck halted a 9-0 Oregon State run with a basket in the...

Love has 24 points, 9 boards in 75-58 Wright State victory

February 14, 2020

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Loudon Love scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Wright State beat Illinois-Chicago 75-58 on Friday night.The Raiders (22-5, 12-2) maintained a one-game lead over second-place Northern Kentucky (11-3) in the Horizon League.Bill...

Hull scores 24, No. 8 Stanford shoots past Utah 97-64

By MATTHEW COLES | February 14, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If you play for Stanford, you get out and run or you sit down.“We have a lot of good people who want to play. We’re going to run and if you don’t want to go all out, you can rest on the bench,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer...

Pickett scores 27 to lift Siena past Rider 73-64

February 14, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Pickett had a season-high 27 points as Siena won its 300th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference win, defeating Rider 73-64 on Friday night.The Saints were the third MAAC program to reach 300 wins, joining Iona (393) and Manhattan...