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Mounce scores season-high 25, Furman tops Samford 86-71

February 12, 2020

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Clay Mounce had a season-high 25 points as Furman topped Samford 86-71 on Wednesday night.Mounce hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers.Mike Bothwell had 15 points for Furman (21-5, 11-2 Southern Conference), which has...

South Carolina pulls away early, beats reeling Georgia 75-59

By CHARLES ODUM | February 12, 2020

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — South Carolina credits its defense for its growing collection of double-digit Southeastern Conference wins.Against Georgia, that defense was overwhelming.AJ Lawson scored 20 points and South Carolina held Georgia to one field goal...

Miller leads UNC-Greensboro past W. Carolina 82-62

February 12, 2020

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Miller had 20 points as UNC Greensboro rolled past Western Carolina 82-62 on Wednesday night.Keyshaun Langley had 14 points for UNC Greensboro (20-6, 10-3 Southern Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory....

Williamson leads Loyola of Chicago past Evansville 73-66

February 12, 2020

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Lucas Williamson had 20 points as Loyola of Chicago closed the game with a 12-4 run to beat Evansville 73-66 on Wednesday night, the 13th-straight loss for the Purple Aces.Cameron Krutwig added 14 points for the Ramblers (17-9,...

Davis scores 16 to carry Vermont past New Hampshire 74-50

February 12, 2020

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis came off the bench to score 16 points to lead Vermont to a 74-50 win over New Hampshire on Wednesday night, the Catamounts' 10th straight victory.Anthony Lamb had 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for Vermont...

Davis scores 22, hits key 3-pointer as Navy tops Bucknell

February 12, 2020

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Cam Davis had 22 points as Navy defeated Bucknell 60-59 on Wednesday night.John Carter Jr. had 10 points for Navy (13-11, 7-6 Patriot League). Tyler Nelson added seven rebounds and Richard Njoku had three blocks.Navy took the lead...

Hunt scores career-high 23, key FTs as SMU tops Uconn 79-75

February 12, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — Feron Hunt scored a career-high 23 points and was 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the last 16 seconds as SMU held off UConn 79-75 Wednesday night.Hunt scored double his season average going 8-for-9 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers...

Dimitrijevic scores 17 to carry Mercer past Wofford 70-68

February 12, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Djordje Dimitrijevic posted 17 points and seven assists as Mercer edged past Wofford 70-68 on Wednesday night.Maciej Bender had 18 points and nine rebounds for Mercer (13-13, 7-6 Southern Conference). Jeff Gary added 11 points....

No. 23 Creighton tops 10th-ranked Seton Hall 87-82

By TOM CANAVAN | February 12, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Damien Jefferson, Ty-Shon Alexander, Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney all scored 18 points and No. 23 Creighton posted its second road win over a Top 10 team this month with an 87-82 decision over No. 10 Seton Hall on Wednesday...

Mitchell, No. 4 SDSU beat New Mexico 82-59, win MWC title

By BERNIE WILSON | February 12, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego State Aztecs won the Mountain West Conference championship, were showered with confetti, cut down a net at Viejas Arena, doused coach Brian Dutcher with Gatorade and then reset their goals.Just keep winning.Junior forward...

Dosunmu hurt after Spartans’ late dunk; No. 22 Illini fall

By TERRY TOWERY | February 12, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois suffered two brutal losses by the final horn Tuesday night.Star guard Ayo Dosunmu crumbled to the floor clutching his left knee moments after Michigan State's Xavier Tillman threw down a huge dunk that lifted the Spartans...

Days rallies No. 25 LSU past Missouri to end 2-game slide

By BRYAN LAZARE | February 11, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on Tuesday night to win its sixth Southeastern Conference...