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Phillips leads balanced Lancers past USC Upstate 68-58

February 20, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Shabooty Phillips scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished four assists as Longwood defeated USC Upstate 68-58 on Thursday night.Phillips' double-double was his second this season and fifth career. Jashaun Smith and...

Moretti, Texas Tech top K-State 69-62, stay in 3rd in Big 12

February 20, 2020

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Davide Moretti flinched as a pass the Texas Tech guard wasn't expecting glanced off his back and bounced toward Kansas State's Cartier Diarra.When Diarra tried to get too fancy with the ensuing breakaway dunk and clanged a windmill...

Cal beats Washington St 66-57 to snap 4 game losing streak

By WILL FERGUSON | February 20, 2020

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Paris Austin scored 19 points and Andre Kelly added 16 to lead California to a 66-57 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night.Austin went just 3 of 8 from the field but was 12 of 12 from the charity stripe. Kelly was 8-of-11...

Jessup scores 20 as Boise State dumps San Jose State 80-62

February 19, 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Justinian Jessup had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as Boise State defeated San Jose State 80-62 on Wednesday night.Abu Kigab had 16 points for Boise State (18-10, 10-6 Mountain West Conference). RJ Williams added 13...

Johnson, Daniels help NC State rout No. 6 Duke 88-66

By AARON BEARD | February 19, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State overwhelmed sixth-ranked Duke so thoroughly that the Blue Devils' Hall of Fame coach could only describe his team as “never there" after a historically lopsided loss.Markell Johnson scored a career-high 28...

Rutherford propels UC Irvine past Long Beach State 70-55

February 19, 2020

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Rutherford tallied 16 points and nine rebounds and UC Irvine breezed to a 70-55 victory over Long Beach State on Wednesday night.Rutherford sank 4 of 5 shots from the floor and made 8 of 13 at the free-throw line for the...

Golden scores 21 as Richmond defeats George Mason 65-50

February 19, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Grant Golden had 21 points as Richmond topped George Mason 65-50 on Wednesday night.Blake Francis had 14 points for Richmond (20-6, 10-3 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its fifth straight win. Nathan Cayo added seven rebounds.Jordan...

Jackson-Davis career game leads Indiana past Minnesota 68-56

By DAVE CAMPBELL | February 19, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Overdue for a tough-minded performance on the road, Indiana heeded coach Archie Miller's call to “make the game a little bit grimy.”Minnesota stumbled right in to the muck.Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds, both...

Mississippi State holds South Carolina at bay 79-76

By PAUL JONES | February 19, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — South Carolina made it interesting in the final seconds. But Mississippi State held on long enough to get a crucial Southeastern Conference victory.Nick Weatherspoon had 18 points and D.J. Stewart added 16 as Mississippi State...

Blackwell carries Fresno St. past Air Force 71-62

February 19, 2020

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Noah Blackwell tied his career high with a season-high 25 points as Fresno State topped Air Force 71-62 on Wednesday night.Orlando Robinson had 10 points for Fresno State (10-17, 6-10 Mountain West Conference). Jarred Hyder added...

Mills scores 27, No. 22 Houston beats Tulsa, 76-43

February 19, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Caleb Mills came to life at the right time, sparking a huge second half by Houston.Mills scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half to lead No. 22 Houston to a 76-43 win over Tulsa on Wednesday night.“I came into the game, and I...

Bey, Gillespie lead No. 12 Villanova past DePaul 91-71

By JAY COHEN | February 19, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Collin Gillespie made the first one and Saddiq Bey got the last one.In between, Villanova put on quite a show.Gillespie and Bey each made five of Villanova's 18 3-pointers, and the 12th-ranked Wildcats used their long-range shooting to...