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Hofstra knocks down 15 3-pointers in 86-63 rout of Elon

January 30, 2020

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Eli Pemberton had 26 points as Hofstra routed Elon 86-63 on Thursday night.Desure Buie had 18 points and 11 assists for Hofstra (16-7, 7-3 Colonial Athletic Conference). Isaac Kante added 16 points and Jalen Ray had 14 as Hofstra hit...

Hammond’s buzzer beater sends SC Upstate past Presbyterian

January 30, 2020

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Everette Hammond scored 21 points and his 3-pointer as time expired gave South Carolina Upstate a 77-74 win on Thursday.Tommy Bruner led the Spartans with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting. USC Upstate (9-13, 4-5 Big South Conference)...

DeBerry leads Purdue Fort Wayne’s 3 parade over N. Dakota

January 30, 2020

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Marcus DeBerry had a career-high 23 points and Purdue Fort Wayne beat North Dakota 72-68 on Thursday night.DeBerry made 7 of 8 3-pointers. He's the first Mastodon to make seven in a game since Mo Evans did it against Division...

Beaudion, Patton lead Cleveland State past IUPUI 72-62

January 30, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Craig Beaudion and Torrey Patton totaled 18 points and five rebounds apiece and Cleveland State defeated IUPUI 72-62 on Thursday night.Patton added four assists for the Vikings (9-14, 5-5 Horizon League), who shot 38% from the floor...

Ferguson sparks UIC to a 90-83 overtime win at Youngstown St

January 30, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Tarkus Ferguson scored six of his 10 points in overtime as Illinois-Chicago opened the second half of the Horizon League schedule by erasing a nine-point second-half deficit and beating Youngstown State 90-83 in overtime on Thursday...

Taylor’s late block helps preserve FAU win over W. Kentucky

January 30, 2020

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jailyn Ingram scored 16 points and his layup with 21 seconds left served as the game winner and Florida Atlantic beat Western Kentucky 69-65 on Thursday.Cornelius Taylor blocked Taveion Hollingsworth's layup attempt with seven...

Paul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timers

By TIM REYNOLDS | January 30, 2020

The All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league’s head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who will be All-Stars for the first time.Kyle Lowry...

Fields Jr. scores 21 as Radford tops Longwood 67-55

January 30, 2020

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Travis Fields Jr. had a season-high 21 points as Radford topped Longwood 67-55 on Thursday night.Fields sank 9 of 13 shots from the floor, including half of his six 3-point tries, for the Highlanders (12-9, 7-2 Big South Conference)....

William & Mary’s Knight stuns Northeastern again

January 30, 2020

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nathan Knight drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds to go for a 59-58 William & Mary win over Northeastern on Thursday night, the second time in less than a month that Knight beat the Huskies...

Kinsey, Bennett lift Marshall over FIU 84-74

January 30, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Taevion Kinsey and Iran Bennett scored 18 points apiece and Marshall pulled away in the second half to defeat Florida International 84-74 on Thursday night.Jarrod West hit a 3-pointer and Marko Sarenac a pair of layups in a 7-0 run that...

James, Homesley lift Liberty past Kennesaw State 83-45

January 30, 2020

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Scottie James had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Liberty players in double figures as the Flames won their 10th consecutive home game, routing Kennesaw State 83-45 on Thursday night. Caleb Homesley added 15 points for the...

Ospreys made 15 3-pointers in 78-65 victory over Hatters

January 30, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Sams tied his season high with 24 points and North Florida beat Stetson 78-65 on Thursday night.Sams shot 9 for 12 from the floor, including 6 of 9 on 3-pointers. The Ospreys (14-10, 7-2 Atlantic Sun) made 15 of 38...