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Beal has 34, Irving injures knee as Wizards top Nets 113-107

By RICH DUBROFF | February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving limped off the court after hurting his right knee, his latest injury coming just 24 hours after his best performance of the season.A night after scoring a season-high 54 points, Irving was forced to leave in the fourth...

Brunson scores 27 points, Mavericks beat Hawks 123-100

February 1, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas coach Rick Carlisle described the first game without top scores Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis as a great challenge.The rest of the Mavericks accepted that challenge.Jalen Brunson scored 27 points in his ninth start of the season,...

Egbuta lifts Tennessee St. past Tennessee Tech 72-67 in OT

February 1, 2020

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emmanuel Egbuta came off the bench to tally 15 points to lift Tennessee State to a 72-67 overtime win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday night. Jy'lan Washington added 11 points including a 3-pointer that tied the game 61-all as...

Florida hands Vanderbilt its 26th straight SEC loss

By CHIP CIRILLO | February 1, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson and Noah Locke helped Florida end its three-game losing streak.Johnson scored 20 points and Locke added 17 as the Gators beat Vanderbilt 61-55 on Saturday night.Florida coach Mike White said his team would have...

McCants carries New Mexico St. over Grand Canyon 72-52

February 1, 2020

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Johnny McCants had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead New Mexico State to a 72-52 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday night, the Aggies' 11th straight victory.Jabari Rice had 18 points and six rebounds for New Mexico State (17-6,...

Wake Forest beats Clemson, snaps three-game skid

By J.D. BRASIER | February 1, 2020

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Andrien White didn’t make any shots in the first half of Wake Forest’s 56-44 victory over Clemson on Saturday night.But he wasn’t alone. The two teams combined to make only 2 of 20 3-point attempts in an opening half...

Radebaugh leads N. Colorado over Weber St. 70-52

February 1, 2020

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Jonah Radebaugh had 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as Northern Colorado defeated Weber State 70-52 on Saturday night.Radebaugh made 5 of 6 3-pointers.Kai Edwards had 13 points for Northern Colorado (14-7, 7-3 Big Sky...

Southern Utah holds off late Idaho State rally to win, 80-75

February 1, 2020

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan hit five straight free throws and dunked in the final 34 seconds as Southern Utah held off a late rally from Idaho State to earn an 80-75 victory on Saturday night.Idaho State trailed by 18 points with just over...

Krikke leads Valparaiso over Illinois St. 80-70

February 1, 2020

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Ben Krikke had 17 points off the bench to carry Valparaiso to an 80-70 win over Illinois State on Saturday night.Javon Freeman-Liberty had 12 points and seven rebounds for Valparaiso (12-11, 5-5 Missouri Valley Conference), which...

Spurs rally from 19 down in 3rd, beat Hornets 114-90

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ | February 1, 2020

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-90 Saturday night in their final home game before a nearly month-long road trip.San Antonio outscored Charlotte 50-15...

Williams scores 20, leads Murray State past SIU-Edwardsville

February 1, 2020

MURRAY, Kent. (AP) —KJ Williams had 20 points and 15 rebounds as Murray State won its 11th straight game, defeating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 74-55 on Saturday night.SIU-Edwardsville tied the game at 46 when Iziah James hit a 3-pointer with 12:42...

Arizona cruises to a 66-49 victory over Washington State

By WILL FERGUSON | February 1, 2020

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Stone Gettings hadn’t felt this good on the basketball court since his days playing at Cornell.The senior, who averages 5.6 points per game, put up 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting and had his first double-double of the season to...