PISCATAWAY, NJ (AP) — Steve Pikiell will get a reprieve from the emails about his team's poor foul shooting from disgruntled fans.Caleb McConnell was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line en route to 16 points, as No. 25 Rutgers nearly blew a...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Short-handed again, Miami finally ended a losing skid but not before some late drama.Dejan Vasiljevic scored 18 points as the Hurricanes defeated Virginia Tech 71-61 and snapped a four-game slide on Tuesday night.The Hurricanes...

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry locked up another spot in Raptors franchise history and got a hearty congratulations from the high-flying star who was once the face of basketball in Toronto.Lowry had 12 points and 11 assists while becoming Toronto's career...

WASHINGTON (AP) —Kamar Baldwin heated up after halftime for the second consecutive game, helping No. 16 Butler overcome another deficit to beat Georgetown 69-64 Tuesday night.Baldwin scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half, and now Butler has...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are back home and back in the win column.Terry Rozier scored 30 points and the Hornets rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 97-92 on Tuesday night and snap a season-high, eight-game...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Reilly scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game road skid with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.Tyler Ennis had a goal and assist and Jean-Gabriel Pageau...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Zion Williamson's NBA road debut didn't have much flash or any fireworks. It wasn't a show, and that was just fine with the hyped rookie.Check off another box.Williamson scored 14 points — all inside — in his first pro game outside...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had to do it like the kids on the playground, a yell of "Kobe!" as he shot a fadeaway in the one-night-only No. 24 jersey he wore for his basketball idol.Embiid buried the bucket to give him a tidy 24 points — and yes,...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Eugene German scored 18 points, Noah McCarty added a career-high 16, including the game-winning shot, and Northern Illinois beat Ohio 61-59 on Tuesday night to win its third straight.Ohio led 57-56 with 2:20 left to play on a layup...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams knows his team isn’t one to light it up on the offensive end of the court.“We shoot a very low field goal percentage, and so we have to give ourselves the best chance we can on the offensive...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Gabe Grant buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining then blocked a 3-point try as time was running out, lifting Buffalo to a 77-74 victory over Akron on Tuesday night.The Bulls led 74-67 after Josh Mballa made two free...