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Griffin carries UT Arlington past Georgia St. 70-62

February 20, 2020

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sam Griffin had 13 points as UT Arlington beat Georgia State 70-62 on Thursday night.Nicolas Elame had 12 points and eight rebounds for Texas-Arlington (13-15, 9-8 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive home...

Abaev, Taylor double up to send Austin Peay past SIUE

February 20, 2020

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Eli Abaev recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds as Austin Peay beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 78-60 on Thursday night.Austin Peay built a 19-8 lead and never trailed. Terry Taylor added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Governors...

Crosland sparks Tennessee Tech to 78-65 win over UT Martin

February 20, 2020

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cade Crosland came off the bench to score 15 points and Tennessee Tech turned back Tennessee-Martin 78-65 on Thursday night.Crosland did all his damage from beyond the 3-point stripe, sinking 5 of 11 attempts for the Golden...

Southern Illinois stymie Evansville in 2nd half, win 70-53

February 20, 2020

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Marcus Domask had 19 points as Southern Illinois got past Evansville 70-53 on Thursday night. Eric McGill added 18 points for the Salukis, while Lance Jones chipped in 15.Evansville scored a season-low 16 points in the second...

Vermont avenges loss to Stony Brook with 63-54 win

February 20, 2020

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Everett Duncan had 11 points and 10 rebounds to help lift Vermont to a 63-54 win over Stony Brook on Thursday night for the Catamounts' 12th consecutive victory.Vermont (22-6, 12-1) has three games left and the second-place...

Pearson leads Texas State past Georgia Southern 70-55

February 20, 2020

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Nijal Pearson had 20 points as Texas State beat Georgia Southern 70-55 on Thursday night.Marlin Davis had 16 points for Texas State (18-10, 11-6 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Isiah Small...

Sessoms carries Binghamton past Mass.-Lowell 86-84

February 20, 2020

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Sessoms had 39 points, one short of his career high, and scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left as Binghamton edged past UMass Lowell 86-84 on Thursday night.Sessoms hit 11 of 13 free throws. He added six assists.George...

UMBC wins its 4th straight game, rolls over Albany, 69-50

February 20, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — K.J. Jackson had 21 points as Maryland-Baltimore County rolled past Albany 69-50 on Thursday night.Dimitrije Spasojevic had 16 points for UMBC (13-14, 6-6 America East Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Brandon Horvath...

Whitfield leads Campbell past Charleston Southern 66-51

February 20, 2020

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Whitfield came off the bench to score 16 points to spark Campbell to a 66-51 victory over Charleston Southern on Thursday night.Whitfield sank 7 of 8 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Fighting Camels...

Belmont wins 7th straight, tops Morehead State 80-67

February 20, 2020

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Grayson Murphy scored 16 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and had eight assists to carry Belmont to an 80-67 win over Morehead State on Thursday night, the Bruins' seventh straight victory.Adam Kunkel also scored 16 points for Belmont...

Taylor sparks Eastern Kentucky past Tennessee State 83-62

February 20, 2020

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Ty Taylor tossed in 22 points and Eastern Kentucky rolled to an 83-62 victory over Tennessee State on Thursday night.Taylor hit 6 of 14 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and all seven of his free throws...

Garza leads No. 20 Iowa past No. 25 Ohio State 85-76

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP | February 20, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa used just two players off its bench in Thursday’s 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State.Those two players, coach Fran McCaffery said, made the difference in the game.Luka Garza scored 24 points, and the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes...