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Darling stays hot, Delaware rolls past Northeastern 70-48

February 20, 2020

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...

LaRavia, Key lead Indiana State to 67-64 upset of UNI

February 20, 2020

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...

Walton carries N. Kentucky past Cleveland St. 73-59

February 20, 2020

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...

James carries North Alabama over Kennesaw State 65-46

February 20, 2020

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 St. rallies past USF for 11th straight 20-win season

February 20, 2020

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...

Akinwole’s late shot gets Omaha past Purdue Fort Wayne 61-59

February 20, 2020

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...

US tops Puerto Rico in opening AmeriCup qualifier, 83-70

February 20, 2020

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jalen Jones had 16 points and 11 rebounds, helping the U.S. beat Puerto Rico 83-70 on Thursday in the opening game of qualifying for the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup.James Webb scored 13 points, Justin Anderson added 11 and Jaylen...

Antetokounmpo scores 33, leads Bucks to rout of Pistons

By DAVE HOGG | February 20, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 16 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Detroit Pistons 126-106 on Thursday night.The Bucks led 70-41 at halftime and by as many as 34 points in the second half. Detroit could never get enough...

Jones, Johnson lead No. 16 A&M women past Georgia 64-47

February 20, 2020

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — N'dea Jones scored 13 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and combined with Ciera Johnson to dominate the second half as No. 16 Texas A&M pulled away from Georgia for a 64-47 win on Thursday night.Johnson had 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting...

Ekhomu, No. 17 Florida St. women beat Wake Forest 78-67

February 20, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored 18 of her season-high 23 points in the second half and No. 17 Florida State beat Wake Forest 78-67 on Thursday night.Ekhomu was 10-of-14 shooting and had six assists. Kiah Gillespie scored 15 points, Morgan...

Liberty moves a half-game ahead of N. Florida with 82-77 win

February 20, 2020

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Caleb Homesley scored 28 points and Scottie James finished with a double-double and Liberty beat North Florida 82-77 Thursday night.Liberty (25-3, 11-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) won its sixth straight and ended North Florida's (18-11,...

Jones, Evans pace No. 5 Louisville in win over Georgia Tech

By GEORGE HENRY | February 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Louisville is accustomed to scoring at will in the ACC. It leads the league in offense, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, but the Cardinals can defend pretty well, too.“It was a good defensive game," forward Kylee Shook...