WASHINGTON (AP) — All eyes were on Alex Ovechkin needing two goals to reach 700 in his career. The other No. 8 on the ice scored twice instead.Ovechkin scored his 699th goal to close in on another milestone, but the Washington Capitals dropped their...

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Grayson Murphy scored 16 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and had eight assists to carry Belmont to an 80-67 win over Morehead State on Thursday night, the Bruins' seventh straight victory.Adam Kunkel also scored 16 points for Belmont...

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Ty Taylor tossed in 22 points and Eastern Kentucky rolled to an 83-62 victory over Tennessee State on Thursday night.Taylor hit 6 of 14 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and all seven of his free throws...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa used just two players off its bench in Thursday’s 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State.Those two players, coach Fran McCaffery said, made the difference in the game.Luka Garza scored 24 points, and the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Cooks had 25 points as NJIT topped Stetson 78-69 on Thursday night.Shyquan Gibbs had 12 points for NJIT (8-18, 5-8 Atlantic Sun Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. Reilly Walsh added 11 points. Levar Williams...

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Nathan Knight had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his nation-leading 22nd double-double of the season to lead William & Mary to a 61-51 victory over Towson on Thursday night.Knight sank 4 of 11 shots from the floor and all five...

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nate Darling hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Delaware romped past Northeastern 70-48 on Wednesday night to reach 20 wins for the eighth time in school history.Justyn Mutts added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Blue...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Jake LaRavia had 18 points and seven rebounds and Tyreke Key had 18 points and six rebounds as Indiana State held off Northern Iowa 67-64 on Thursday night.Northern Iowa (22-5, 11-4) dropped into a first-place tie with Loyola...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dantez Walton had 22 points as Northern Kentucky defeated Cleveland St. 73-59 on Thursday night.Jalen Tate had 16 points for Northern Kentucky (20-8, 12-4 Horizon League). Tyler Sharpe added 10 points. Adrian Nelson had 13 rebounds.Torrey...

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Mervin James recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds to carry North Alabama to a 65-46 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night.Christian Agnew had 13 points for North Alabama (11-16, 6-8 Atlantic Sun Conference), which ended its five-game...

WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — Jaime Echenique tied his career high with 20 points as Wichita State defeated South Florida 65-55 on Thursday night and the Shockers have secured 20 wins for the 11th straight season.Echenique sank two free throws and Dennis Dexter...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Ayo Akinwole made a layup with 3.4 seconds left and Nebraska Omaha held off Purdue Fort Wayne's late surge for a 61-59 victory on Thursday night.Purdue Fort Wayne's Jarred Godfrey scored five points and Marcus DeBerry added a...