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Mooney scores 19 to lead UC Davis past Cal Poly 66-51

February 1, 2020

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Joe Mooney came off the bench to tally 19 points to lift UC Davis to a 66-51 win over Cal Poly on Saturday.Ezra Manjon had 12 points and six assists for UC Davis (9-14, 3-4 Big West Conference). Rogers Printup added six rebounds.Junior...

Gates carries Houston Baptist past Texas A&M-CC 82-77

February 1, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalon Gates had 21 points as Houston Baptist snapped its seven-game losing streak, narrowly defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82-77 on Saturday night.Ian DuBose had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Houston Baptist (2-17, 2-8 Southland...

Pleasant leads Abilene Christian over Incarnate Word 72-58

February 1, 2020

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Joe Pleasant scored 19 points as Abilene Christian defeated Incarnate Word 72-58 on Saturday night. Payten Ricks added 18 points for the Wildcats, while Clay Gayman chipped in 15.Vincent Miszkiewicz had 11 points and nine rebounds...

No. 9 Duke beats Syracuse 97-88; Carey another double-double

By JOHN KEKIS | February 1, 2020

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for the 10th double-double of his freshman season and No. 9 Duke beat Syracuse 97-88 on Saturday night.Cassius Stanley keyed an early second-half surge and the Blue Devils...

Burns scores 22 to lead Oral Roberts over Denver 86-77

February 1, 2020

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Deondre Burns had 22 points as Oral Roberts beat Denver 86-77 on Saturday night.R.J. Fuqua had 19 points for Oral Roberts (12-10, 5-4 Summit League). Kevin Obanor added 14 points and eight rebounds. Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 13 points...

Summit leader South Dakota St. beats Western Illinois, 71-61

February 1, 2020

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Douglas Wilson had 18 points as Summit League-leading South Dakota State got past Western Illinois 71-61 on Saturday night.Alex Arians had 14 points and six rebounds for South Dakota State. Noah Freidel added 11 points.South Dakota...

No. 24 Penn St. rides 2nd-half run to 76-64 win over Huskers

By ERIC OLSON | February 1, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — With a measuring-stick game at Michigan State up next, No. 24 Penn State easily could have overlooked Nebraska.All coach Patrick Chambers had to do to keep his players on task was to remind them that the Nittany Lions had never...

Lamb scores 33 to lead Vermont over Albany 86-75

February 1, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Anthony Lamb poured in a season-high 33 points and Vermont pulled away from Albany in the second half for an 86-75 victory on Saturday.Lamb made 10 of 17 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and all 10 of his...

Doughty, No. 17 Auburn top No. 13 Kentucky 75-66

By JOHN ZENOR | February 1, 2020

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Auburn Tigers took advantage of their first chance to prove themselves against a ranked opponent.Samir Doughty scored 23 points while making 14 of 15 free throws and No. 17 Auburn finished strong in a 75-66 win over 13th-ranked...

Wofford wins its 8th straight home game, tops Samford 80-56

February 1, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Chevez Goodwin had 16 points and 10 rebounds to carry Wofford to an 80-56 win over Samford on Saturday night, the Terriers' eighth straight home victory.Isaiah Bigelow had 14 points and eight rebounds for Wofford (15-8, 7-3...

Strong finish helps Stephen F. Austin defeat Sam Houston St.

February 1, 2020

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil scored 17 points as Stephen F. Austin defeated Sam Houston State 81-76 on Saturday. Kevon Harris and Nathan Bain added 16 points each for the Lumberjacks.Roti Ware had 11 points and six rebounds for Stephen F....

Olaniyi scores 21 to lead Stony Brook past UMBC 74-63

February 1, 2020

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Olaniyi scored 21 points and Makale Foreman added 18 as Stony Brook defeated UMBC 74-63 in front of a sellout crowd of 4,000 at Island FCU Arena on Saturday night.Olaniyi was 7-for-15 shooting but made all seven free...