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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...

Butler scores 17 to lift UAB past UTEP 69-55

February 1, 2020

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Will Butler had 17 points as UAB topped UTEP 69-55 on Saturday night.Jalen Benjamin had 15 points for UAB (14-9, 5-5 Conference USA). Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 11 points. Tavin Lovan had 11 points.Bryson Williams had 26 points...

Krutwig’s 19 pts spark Loyola of Chicago past Bradley, 62-51

February 1, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig had 19 points as Loyola of Chicago defeated Bradley 62-51 on Saturday night.Tate Hall had 14 points for Loyola of Chicago (15-8, 7-3 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Keith Clemons...

Texas Rio Grande Valley defeats CS Bakersfield 70-59

February 1, 2020

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Jordan Jackson posted 17 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley beat Cal State Bakersfield 70-59 on Saturday night.Quinton Johnson II had 11 points and nine rebounds for Texas Rio Grande Valley (7-14, 3-5 Western Athletic Conference),...

Mooney scores 19 to lead UC Davis past Cal Poly 66-51

February 1, 2020

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Joe Mooney came off the bench to tally 19 points to lift UC Davis to a 66-51 win over Cal Poly on Saturday.Ezra Manjon had 12 points and six assists for UC Davis (9-14, 3-4 Big West Conference). Rogers Printup added six rebounds.Junior...

Gates carries Houston Baptist past Texas A&M-CC 82-77

February 1, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalon Gates had 21 points as Houston Baptist snapped its seven-game losing streak, narrowly defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82-77 on Saturday night.Ian DuBose had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Houston Baptist (2-17, 2-8 Southland...

Pleasant leads Abilene Christian over Incarnate Word 72-58

February 1, 2020

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Joe Pleasant scored 19 points as Abilene Christian defeated Incarnate Word 72-58 on Saturday night. Payten Ricks added 18 points for the Wildcats, while Clay Gayman chipped in 15.Vincent Miszkiewicz had 11 points and nine rebounds...

No. 9 Duke beats Syracuse 97-88; Carey another double-double

By JOHN KEKIS | February 1, 2020

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for the 10th double-double of his freshman season and No. 9 Duke beat Syracuse 97-88 on Saturday night.Cassius Stanley keyed an early second-half surge and the Blue Devils...

Burns scores 22 to lead Oral Roberts over Denver 86-77

February 1, 2020

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Deondre Burns had 22 points as Oral Roberts beat Denver 86-77 on Saturday night.R.J. Fuqua had 19 points for Oral Roberts (12-10, 5-4 Summit League). Kevin Obanor added 14 points and eight rebounds. Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 13 points...

Summit leader South Dakota St. beats Western Illinois, 71-61

February 1, 2020

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Douglas Wilson had 18 points as Summit League-leading South Dakota State got past Western Illinois 71-61 on Saturday night.Alex Arians had 14 points and six rebounds for South Dakota State. Noah Freidel added 11 points.South Dakota...

No. 24 Penn St. rides 2nd-half run to 76-64 win over Huskers

By ERIC OLSON | February 1, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — With a measuring-stick game at Michigan State up next, No. 24 Penn State easily could have overlooked Nebraska.All coach Patrick Chambers had to do to keep his players on task was to remind them that the Nittany Lions had never...