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Hunt scores career-high 23, key FTs as SMU tops Uconn 79-75

February 12, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — Feron Hunt scored a career-high 23 points and was 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the last 16 seconds as SMU held off UConn 79-75 Wednesday night.Hunt scored double his season average going 8-for-9 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers...

Dimitrijevic scores 17 to carry Mercer past Wofford 70-68

February 12, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Djordje Dimitrijevic posted 17 points and seven assists as Mercer edged past Wofford 70-68 on Wednesday night.Maciej Bender had 18 points and nine rebounds for Mercer (13-13, 7-6 Southern Conference). Jeff Gary added 11 points....

No. 23 Creighton tops 10th-ranked Seton Hall 87-82

By TOM CANAVAN | February 12, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Damien Jefferson, Ty-Shon Alexander, Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney all scored 18 points and No. 23 Creighton posted its second road win over a Top 10 team this month with an 87-82 decision over No. 10 Seton Hall on Wednesday...

2 Ohio State football players dismissed amid rape charges

By MITCH STACY | February 12, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier in the day after they...

Mitchell, No. 4 SDSU beat New Mexico 82-59, win MWC title

By BERNIE WILSON | February 12, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego State Aztecs won the Mountain West Conference championship, were showered with confetti, cut down a net at Viejas Arena, doused coach Brian Dutcher with Gatorade and then reset their goals.Just keep winning.Junior forward...

Dosunmu hurt after Spartans’ late dunk; No. 22 Illini fall

By TERRY TOWERY | February 12, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois suffered two brutal losses by the final horn Tuesday night.Star guard Ayo Dosunmu crumbled to the floor clutching his left knee moments after Michigan State's Xavier Tillman threw down a huge dunk that lifted the Spartans...

Days rallies No. 25 LSU past Missouri to end 2-game slide

By BRYAN LAZARE | February 12, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on Tuesday night to win its sixth Southeastern Conference...

Anei helps lead Oklahoma State over Kansas State 64-59

By AVERY OSEN | February 12, 2020

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Last season, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had one of his worst basketball experiences of his life during a 39-point loss at Kansas State.Fast forward one year, Boynton and the Cowboys got their redemption in a 64-59 win on...

Key’s FT lifts Virginia past Notre Dame, 50-49, in OT

By HANK KURZ Jr. | February 12, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In reigning national champion Virginia's battle to get back to the NCAA Tournament, Mamadi Diakite and his teammates are using the memories and experiences of last year and three nail-biter victories as a steadying force.“The...

No. 9 Maryland edges Nebraska 72-70 for 7th straight victory

By DAVID GINSBURG | February 12, 2020

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Mark Turgeon probably won't spend a whole lot of time watching the replay of his 200th win at Maryland.In a lackluster performance hardly befitting the first-place team in the Big Ten, the ninth-ranked Terrapins blew most of...

Wake Forest beats UNC 74-57 for 1st win in series since 2014

By AARON BEARD | February 11, 2020

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Both Wake Forest and North Carolina entered Tuesday night's game trying to fix problems that had led to a growing list of losses, including one each on last-second baskets over the weekend.Only the Demon Deacons played with...

Tennessee wins 82-61 as Arkansas suffers 3rd straight loss

By STEVE MEGARGEE | February 11, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s defense stopped its slump and continued Arkansas’ slide.Freshman Santiago Vescovi had 20 points and eight assists before fouling out to set career highs in both categories as Tennessee trounced Arkansas 82-61...