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Brodeur scores 20 to lead Penn past Harvard 75-72 in OT

January 31, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — AJ Brodeur had 20 points, eight rebounds and assists as Penn narrowly defeated Harvard 75-72 in overtime on Friday night.Ryan Betley had 17 points and seven rebounds for Penn (9-7, 1-2 Ivy League). Jordan Dingle and Devon Goodman...

Richardson, No. 19 Arizona St women edge USC 76-75 in 3OTs

January 31, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Reili Richardson made a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in the third overtime and No. 19 Arizona State edged Southern California 76-75 on Friday for coach Charli Turner Thorne's 500th career victory.Alyson Miura's long 3-pointer...

No. 3 Oregon routs Utah 90-63

By JOHN COON | January 31, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Once Oregon gets its offense in gear, the Ducks race away from their opponents in a hurry.Utah became the latest opponent to learn that lesson the hard way.No. 3 Oregon rolled to a 90-63 victory on Thursday night after the Utes...

Pritchard Breaks Oregon’s Assists Record In Win Over Cal

By JOE STIGLICH | January 31, 2020

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Payton Pritchard did not wait long to turn his night around.After a sluggish first half Thursday night, Oregon’s senior guard took over in the second half and led the No. 11 Ducks to a 77-72 victory over California.Pritchard...

UCLA defeats No. 20 Colorado 72-68 behind Smith’s 30 points

By BETH HARRIS | January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coming off a blowout loss at ranked Oregon last week might have been enough to derail a young UCLA team.But the Bruins toughened up to beat No. 20 Colorado 72-68 on Thursday night and returned to .500 in Pac-12 play.Chris Smith scored...

Lucas leads Oregon State past Stanford, 68-63

By RICK EYMER | January 31, 2020

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jarod Lucas heeded his coaches’ words and looked for ways to take the pressure off Oregon State’s top scorers Tres Tinkle and Ethan Thompson.“I felt good, that was probably the main thing,” Lucas said after scoring a...

Diane leads CS Northridge past UC Santa Barbara 79-67

January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamine Diane had 26 points as Cal State Northridge got past UC Santa Barbara 79-67 on Thursday night.Terrell Gomez added 22 points and Darius Brown II 14 for the Matadors (9-14, 4-3 Big West Conference), who made 8 of 16 3-pointers...

Petrusev scores to lead No. 2 Gonzaga past Santa Clara 87-72

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN | January 31, 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Filip Petrusev was confident he could score every time he got the ball for No. 2 Gonzaga on the low block no matter defense Santa Clara tried. He almost did, too.And despite taking another hit to their roster, the Bulldogs...

UTEP holds off late charge by Middle Tennessee for 67-66 win

January 31, 2020

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Nigel Hawkins hit two free throws with 16 seconds left that allowed UTEP to hold off Middle Tennessee, 67-66 on Thursday night.Reggie Scurry dunked to pull Middle Tennessee within two points, 63-61, with 3:25 left in the game,...

Fitts lifts Saint Mary’s past Portland 86-64

January 30, 2020

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Fitts scored 27 points as Saint Mary's romped past Portland 86-64 on Thursday night.Jordan Ford added 21 points for the Gaels (19-4, 6-2 West Coast Conference), who shot 53% and hit 18 3-pointers to to win their fourth consecutive...

Pickett lifts UC Riverside past Long Beach St. 77-69

January 30, 2020

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominick Pickett had a career-high 20 points as UC Riverside topped Long Beach State 77-69 on Thursday night.Dikymbe Martin had 14 points for UC Riverside (14-9, 4-3 Big West Conference). Arinze Chidom added 11 points. Angus...

Ballard, Rogers lead Cal Poly past Cal State Fullerton in OT

January 30, 2020

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Sophomore Junior Ballard poured in a career-high 32 points and freshman Colby Rogers made a layup at the buzzer in overtime to spark Cal Poly to a 101-100 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night.Ballard nailed...