TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov scored, Andre Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Thursday night.Vasilevskiy improved to 15-0-2 in his past 17 starts to set a franchise record...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Javion Hamlet scored 21 points and had four assists without a turnover as North Texas held off Middle Tennessee 75-70 on Thursday night, winning in Murfreesboro for the first time in 11 years.James Reese added 13 points for...

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Quintin Dove had 19 points as UT Martin defeated Tennessee Tech 74-62 on Thursday night.Derek Hawthorne, Jr. and Parker Stewart added 16 points each for the Skyhawks. Hawthorne also had seven rebounds, while Stewart had eight rebounds...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. registered 19 points as Tennessee State narrowly beat Austin Peay 70-68 on Thursday night.Jon Brown's dunk with 13 seconds left gave the Tigers a four-point lead.Mark Freeman had 11 points for Tennessee State...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Mylik Wilson made the go-ahead jumper with two seconds remaining as Louisiana-Lafayette overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to defeat Georgia State 80-78 on Thursday night.The Ragin' Cajuns trailed 62-49 with 9 minutes, 39...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — James Bouknight had a season-high 22 points as UConn topped Tulsa 72-56 on Thursday night and knocked the Golden Hurricane out of first place in the American Athletic Conference.The victory was the first for the Huskies at Tulsa,...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew Copp broke a third period tie, Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Thursday night.Patrik Laine, Jansen Harkins and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for Winnipeg.Colton Parayko and Carl...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — JT Escobar wielded the dagger, Wajid Aminu had a season-high 21 points, Ivan Gandia-Rosa made a key steal as the clock was winding down and North Florida beat NJIT 82-75 on Thursday night.Escobar, who scored just five points, knocked...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Brevin Galloway had a career-high 23 points as Charleston topped William & Mary 68-50 on Thursday night and the Cougars took over sole possession of first place in the Colonial Athletic Association.Sam Miller had 13 points...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mark Stone scored two goals and had three assists, Marc-Andre Fleury recorded the 460th win of his career and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 7-2 on Thursday night.Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist, Nate...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mississippi State showcased one of its greatest strengths while exposing Tennessee’s major weakness.The eighth-ranked Bulldogs forced 23 turnovers in a 72-55 triumph at No. 23 Tennessee on Thursday night.Mississippi State (21-3,...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — De'Sean Allen-Eikens and Marlon Stewart scored 20 points apiece as North Dakota got past Oral Roberts 74-68 on Thursday night.Kienan Walter had 19 points and seven rebounds for North Dakota (11-13, 5-5 Summit League). Gertautas...