DETROIT (AP) — It took Detroit just over half a quarter to fall behind by 21. Then the Pistons rallied almost as quickly.“We came out as flat as a pancake," coach Dwane Casey said. “But the second group came in and played.”Bruce Brown had 19 points,...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Tyler Sharpe hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points to propel Northern Kentucky to a 65-56 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday.Jalen Tate totaled 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Northern Kentucky (16-7, 8-3 Horizon...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke thinks communication is the key to South Carolina's tough defense.All that talking worked out quite well on Sunday.Cooke scored 20 points, and the top-ranked Gamecocks clamped down on No. 22 Tennessee for a 69-48 victory.South...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Hagedorn tossed in 27 points and Triston Simpson made two free throws with 6 seconds remaining to send South Dakota to an 81-80 victory over Omaha on Sunday.Hagedorn made two free throws with 3:25 left to play to put the Coyotes...

CHICAGO (AP) — Kelly Campbell had a triple-double, Sonya Morris scored 21 points and Big East-leader and No. 11-ranked DePaul bounced back from its lone conference defeat with a 93-71 victory over Providence on Sunday.Campbell scored 12 points with...

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Ray Salnave and reserve George Papas scored 21 points apiece and Monmouth beat Rider 90-84 on Sunday.Salnave did his damage at the free-throw line where he hit 11 of 12 for the Hawks (13-8, 7-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)....

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Japreece Dean scored 18 points, and No. 8 UCLA topped No. 19 Arizona State 70-61 on Sunday.Charisma Osborne added 15 points and Michaela Onyenwere had 14 to help Bruins (19-2, 8-2 Pac-12) bounce back from Friday's blowout loss against...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald scored 20 points and Dominique McBryde scored 10 in the fourth quarter when No. 16 Arizona pulled away for its fifth straight win, 73-57 over USC on Sunday.The Wildcats led 50-46 entering the fourth quarter. McBryde...

LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) — Marcus Hammond scored 23 points as Niagara cruised past Quinnipiac 75-59 on Sunday.Hammond sank 10 of 16 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Purple Eagles (7-14, 5-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby got the better of Alex Ovechkin in their 50th regular-season meeting and set the stage for more drama down the stretch.Crosby had an assist, Matt Murray made 29 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Lavender Briggs scored nine of her 18 points in a 25-5 fourth-quarter blitz that rallied Florida to a 70-62 win over No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday.Playing their second-straight game without star Rhyne Howard, who has a broken...

NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Hinckson had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists as Manhattan defeated Iona 72-49 on Sunday.Nehemiah Mack had 15 points for Manhattan (9-10, 5-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which ended its four-game losing streak....