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Tillie scores 22 points, No. 2 Gonzaga routs Pacific 92-59

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS | January 26, 2020

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Killian Tillie took advantage of an off week for second-ranked Gonzaga, spending time working on his offense.It paid off.Tillie scored 22 points and blocked four shots to help the Bulldogs beat Pacific 92-59 on Saturday night for...

Brown scores 21 to lead Seattle over CS Bakersfield 86-79

January 26, 2020

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Terrell Brown had 21 points as Seattle defeated Cal State Bakersfield 86-79 on Saturday night.Morgan Means had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Seattle (11-11, 4-3 Western Athletic Conference). Mattia Da Campo added 14 points....

Arizona State rallies to knock off No. 22 Arizona 66-65

By JOHN MARSHALL | January 26, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State dug a deep early hole against its biggest rival. When the Sun Devils tried to shoot their way back into it, things only got worse.Facing a second straight desert decimation against Arizona, the Sun Devils dug down defensively...

North Texas wins 67-57 for 8th straight victory

January 26, 2020

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Zachary Simmons had 16 points and Javion Hamlet 14 as North Texas won its eighth consecutive game, topping UTEP 67-57 on Saturday.North Texas, atop the Conference USA standings, is 8-1 in league play for the first time since 1988-89...

Heidegger’s 3 lifts UC Santa Barbara over UC Irvine 65-63

January 26, 2020

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Max Heidegger scored 16 points including a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining to lift UC Santa Barbara over UC Riverside 65-63 on Saturday night.Heidegger was 7-of-12 shooting. Amadou Sow added 16 points and matched a game-high...

Nowell scores 22 to lead UALR past South Alabama 73-71

January 26, 2020

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Markquis Nowell had 22 points as Arkansas-Little Rock edged past South Alabama 73-71 on Saturday night.Ben Coupet Jr. had 15 points for Arkansas-Little Rock (15-7, 9-2 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive win....

Krebs lifts Saint Mary’s (Cal) over Loyola Marymount 73-62

January 25, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tanner Krebs had 19 points and six rebounds and Dan Fotu posted 13 points as Saint Mary's topped Loyola Marymount 73-62 on Saturday night.Jordan Ford had 12 points for Saint Mary's (18-4, 5-2 West Coast Conference). Malik Fitts added...

Texas Southern rolls past Mississippi Valley State, 80-67

January 25, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Hopkins and Eden Ewing combined to score 35 points and grab 33 rebounds as Texas Southern earned its fifth Southwestern Athletic Conference win in six starts, downing Mississippi Valley State 80-67 Saturday in a game that was moved...

Brown carries Eastern Kentucky past Tennessee Tech 80-74

January 25, 2020

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jomaru Brown had 31 points as Eastern Kentucky beat Tennessee Tech 80-74 on Saturday night.Brown hit 6 of 9 3-pointers.Michael Moreno had 11 points for Eastern Kentucky (9-12, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Ty Taylor added 10...

Weber State beats Big Sky-leader Montana 87-85 in OT

January 25, 2020

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding scored nine of his 32 points in overtime and Weber State rallied late to beat Big Sky Conference-leader Montana 87-85 on Saturday night.Harding scored the Wildcats' first seven points of OT with a 3-pointer, layup...

South Carolina wins 90-64, Vandy loss ties SEC record

By PETE IACOBELLI | January 25, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse is instilling many qualities into his first-year program, including accountability during an awful stretch of Southeastern Conference play.The Commodores lost their SEC-record tying 24th straight...

Adamu sparks Montana State to a 75-64 win at Idaho State

January 25, 2020

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Amin Adamu scored 19 points and Montana State earned its second straight road by beating Idaho State 75-64 on Saturday night.Adamu scored the winning basket Thursday in the Bobcats' 62-61 win over Weber State, overcoming a 13-point...