HOUSTON (AP) — Payten Ricks had 24 points as Abilene Christian beat Houston Baptist 82-68 on Wednesday night.Clay Gayman had 11 points for Abilene Christian (16-10, 11-4 Southland Conference), which earned its fourth straight victory. Kolton Kohl added...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Consecutive losses prompted Louisville’s captains to conduct a players-only meeting to sort things out.That discussion obviously put the No. 11 Cardinals on the same page in many phases considering how they handled Syracuse.Jordan...

CHICAGO (AP) — Tate Hall had a career-high 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Loyola of Chicago rallied in the second half to defeat Illinois State 84-69 on Wednesday night.Hall had 19 points, including all four of his 3-pointers, as the Ramblers outscored...

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Will Rayman scored 18 points and Colgate held off Lehigh 70-67 on Wednesday night.Rayman sank 6 of 12 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Raiders (21-7, 12-3 Patriot League). Jordan Burns finished with 16 points and...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Central Florida turned to Tony Johnson Jr. in the second half. The freshman didn't let the Knights down.Johnson scored four of his career-high 21 points in the second overtime and Central Florida upset first-place Cincinnati 89-87...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With the game tied and less than a second to play, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard had a feeling Butler would be looking for Pirates' leading scorer Myles Powell to get the ball.So he called a play Sandro Mamukelashvili, one he had...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams told Quenton Jackson and the Aggies at Monday's practice that he'd get the starting nod against Alabama.Two days later, Jackson rewarded the decision and the logic behind it.He scored a season-high...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sa'eed Nelson had 26 points as American defeated Navy 71-62 on Wednesday night.Stacy Beckton Jr. had 15 points for American (14-12, 10-5 Patriot League), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Jamir Harris added 14 points....

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — T.J. Atwood scored 20 points and Avery Sullivan scored 18 and Lamar beat Sam Houston State 77-65 on Wednesday night.Atwood and Sullivan both finished 8-of-11 shooting, Davion Buster scored 14 points and Anderson Kopp scored...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Miller scored eight of his 15 points in overtime and UNC Greensboro beat Wofford 83-79 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.Kaleb Hunter led the Spartans (22-6, 12-3 Southern Conference) with 21 points. Kyrin...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn is no longer ranked among the top five teams in the nation, but they are still the dominant force in the American Athletic Conference.Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each scored 18 points and now sixth-ranked Connecticut secured...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Isaiah Tisdale scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Patrick Good scored all 13 of his points in the second half and East Tennessee State defeated Furman 75-66 on Wednesday night in a showdown for first place in the...