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Paulicap has season-high 20 in Manhattan’s 77-59 victory

February 7, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Pauly Paulicap had a season-high 20 points as Manhattan beat Niagara 77-59 on Friday night.Paulicap hit 8 of 10 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.Warren Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for Manhattan (10-10, 6-5 Metro Atlantic...

Beal’s last-second layup helps Wizards beat Mavericks

By STEPHEN WHYNO | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal's last-second layup handed the Dallas Mavericks another loss without Luka Doncic.They felt as though things slipped away well before that.Beal made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to finish with 29 points and give the Washington...

Burns scores 21 to lift Siena over Fairfield 65-49

February 7, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Burns had 21 points as Siena won its 10th consecutive home game, beating Fairfield 65-49 on Friday night.Burns shot 10 for 11 from the line.Manny Camper had 14 points and eight rebounds for Siena (11-10, 7-5 Metro Atlantic...

German scores 27 to carry N. Illinois over Kent St. 57-54

February 7, 2020

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Eugene German had a season-high 27 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Kent State 57-54 on Friday night.Tyler Cochran scored on a driving layup with 13 seconds left to cap the scoring for Northern Illinois. Danny Pippen...

Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies

By STEFANIE DAZIO | February 7, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage examined by experts at the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal...

Covington has clutch debut, Rockets outlast Lakers 121-111

By GREG BEACHAM | February 7, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nobody taller than 6-foot-6 was in Houston's starting lineup, and a heavily bearded guard lost the opening tip. Nobody bigger than 6-foot-7 Robert Covington played for the Rockets in a game between division leaders at Staples Center.Because...

Lillard scores 26 points, Portland beats San Antonio 125-117

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN | February 7, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the trade deadline past and a playoff race ahead, the Portland Trail Blazers understood the importance of their game against the San Antonio Spurs.Damian Lillard had 26 points and 10 assists, Hassan Whiteside scored 17 points...

Arizona State makes 14 3-pointers in 84-66 win over UCLA

By JOHN MARSHALL | February 7, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Down one of its best big men, UCLA threw double teams at Romello White all night.Arizona State's big man did a good job of kicking it out to his teammates on the perimeter for open shots.And the Pac-12's worst 3-point shooting team...

Petrusev leads No. 2 Gonzaga over Loyola Marymount, 85-67

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS | February 7, 2020

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Filip Petrusev scored 21 points as No. 2 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 85-67 on Thursday night for its 16th consecutive victory.Admon Gilder and Drew Timme each scored 17 points for Gonzaga (24-1, 10-0 West Coast), which also won...

Sow scores 30, hits key buckets for UCSB in win over Hawaii

February 6, 2020

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Amadou Sow scored a career-high 30 points as UC Santa Barbara defeated Hawaii 76-66 on Thursday night.Hawaii led 54-53 after Justin Hemsley's 3-pointer with 9:26 remaining in the second half. Sow answered with a 3-pointer...

No. 23 Arizona holds on for 85-80 win over USC

By DAVID BRANDT | February 6, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Josh Green dove onto the floor and wrestled the loose ball away from a group of players before flipping it to Nico Mannion, who quickly fired another pass to Zeke Nnaji, wide open for the easy dunk.Three Arizona freshmen. One more...

Ross scores 23 to lead Pepperdine past Santa Clara 91-77

February 6, 2020

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Colbey Ross had 23 points as Pepperdine topped Santa Clara 91-77 on Thursday night.Ross shot 10 for 12 from the foul line. He added nine assists.Skylar Chavez had 16 points for Pepperdine (13-11, 6-4 West Coast Conference). Kameron...