GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina's Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conference.The veteran coach couldn't hold...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ethan Stair scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Mercer to a 71-55 win over East Tennessee State on Wednesday night.Djordje Dimitrijevic led the Bears (11-11, 5-4 Southern Conference), who won their fifth straight,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Emmitt Williams' double-pump dunk gave No. 22 LSU a 15-point lead over Alabama with two minutes to go, Tigers coach Will Wade implored his team keep up the intensity and close it out comfortably for a change.Williams had...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja'Shon Henry had a career-high 21 points as Bradley defeated Valparaiso 80-69 on Wednesday night.Darrell Brown had 17 points for Bradley (15-7, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Nate Kennell added 15 points and eight rebounds. Koch...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Noah Freidel had 22 points as South Dakota State topped Oral Roberts 76-61 on Wednesday night.Douglas Wilson had 14 points for South Dakota State (16-8, 7-2 Summit League). Matt Dentlinger added 12 points and three blocks. David...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Lyons scored 26 points and Furman overcame cold shooting from 3-point range to beat VMI 74-72 in overtime Wednesday night.Clay Mounce had 14 points and eight rebounds and Noah Gurley scored five of his 13 points for Furman...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jaycee Hillsman had a season-high 20 points as Illinois State snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating Evansville 77-66 on Wednesday night.Keith Fisher III had 16 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State (7-14, 2-7 Missouri...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dayton has played plenty of close games despite its lofty ranking. Against Duquesne, the Flyers turned a possible rout into another nail-biter.No. 7 Dayton (19-2, 8-0 Atlantic 10) led by 19 points in the second half on Wednesday night,...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David Collins scored 14 points with eight rebounds and South Florida beat Tulane 66-52 on Wednesday.Nic Thomas' 3-pointer with 16:42 left to play brought the Green Wave within 34-33. But Ezacuras Dawson III made a pair of 3-pointers,...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Just as Vanderbilt was poised to take control for good, No. 13 Kentucky seized momentum and the game by getting stops and turning them into baskets.The Wildcats ended up maintaining their roll and handed the Commodores a record...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn fans got a glimpse Wednesday of what the future may hold for the Huskies.Dan Hurley started three freshmen and Connecticut responded with a 78-63 win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference, snapping a four-game losing...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Preseason All America Myles Powell was having one of those nights where nothing was going right, so Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard got in his face and raised his voice.It was nothing personal. Just a little encouragement in a loud...