LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As far as Tom Izzo is concerned, a 21-point win over lowly Nebraska doesn't mean everything's OK now for Michigan State.The Spartans, who have been struggling for almost a month, had a good shooting night, dominated the boards and...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Colbey Ross scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds as Pepperdine pulled away late to beat Portland 66-59 on Thursday night.Pepperdine (15-13, 8-6 West Coast Conference) trailed 50-49...

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Bernie Andre finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds and Northern Arizona drilled Idaho 78-61 on Thursday night.Andre knocked down 9 of 18 shots from the floor but just 1 of 5 from 3-point range for the Lumberjacks (15-10, 9-7 Big...

PROVO, Utah (AP) — T.J. Haws scored 28 points and added nine assists to help No. 23 BYU hold off Santa Clara for a 85-75 victory on Thursday night.Yoeli Childs scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Jake Toolson added 20 points and 10 boards for...

DENVER (AP) — Ade Murkey scored 26 points and Jase Townsend nearly missed a triple-double and Denver beat Oral Roberts 100-96 in overtime Thursday night.Townsend's layup with 45.8 seconds left in overtime gave Denver a 98-96 lead and they never trailed...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Hayes and the Philadelphia Flyers looked at their home-and-home series with Columbus as a chance to jump-start their playoff push.They are off and running now.Hayes scored 3:51 into overtime, and the Flyers beat the slumping...

OREM, Utah (AP) — Brandon Averette made five 3-pointers and matched his season high with 20 points as Utah Valley topped Cal State Bakersfield 72-58 on Thursday night.Jamison Overton had 12 points for Utah Valley (10-17, 4-8 Western Athletic Conference),...

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young didn't attribute his first 50-point game to confidence gained from his first All-Star start.Belief in himself has never been a problem for the high-scoring guard with a fondness for 30-foot jumpers.Young had a career-high 50...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Alonzo Verge Jr. scored 26 points, Rob Edwards added 24 and Arizona State beat No. 14 Oregon 77-72 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.The Sun Devils (18-8, 9-4 Pac-12) continued their unexpected charge up the conference...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 39 points and 16 rebounds, Alec Burks and Shake Milton added big baskets in overtime and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their dominance at home with a 112-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.Playing...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — De'Torrion Ware had 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to lead Jacksonville State to a 65-58 win over Southeast Missouri on Thursday night.Jacara Cross had 15 points and seven rebounds for Jacksonville State (11-17, 6-9...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With its leading scorer’s shot not falling, Temple got needed offense from two other sources.Monty Scott scored 25 points and Nate Pierre-Louis added a career-high 23 points to help Temple to a 93-89 double-overtime win over UConn...