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Kirkwood leads Harvard past Columbia 77-73 in 2OT

February 15, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Noah Kirkwood had a season-high 22 points plus 10 rebounds as Harvard stretched its home win streak to eight games, narrowly defeating Columbia 77-73 in double overtime on Saturday night.Kirkwood's 3-pointer with 1:11 left in the second...

Johnson leads Louisiana-Lafayette over Troy 81-77

February 15, 2020

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 20 points as Louisiana-Lafayette edged past Troy 81-77 on Saturday night.Tirus Smith had 17 points and eight rebounds for Louisiana-Lafayette (11-16, 6-10 Sun Belt Conference). P.J. Hardy added 15 points. Mylik Wilson...

Southern ends skid while continuing UAPB’s drought

February 15, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Skyler Baggs scored 19 points and Amel Kuljuhovic and Lamarcus Lee each scored 10 and Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-49 on Saturday.Eleven different Jaguars entered the scoring column. Southern (10-15, 7-5 Southwestern...

Utomi lifts USC to 70-51 victory over Washington State

By DOUG PADILLA | February 15, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Utomi scored a season-high 23 points and the Southern California defense did the rest in a 70-51 victory Saturday night over Washington State.Ethan Anderson scored 12 points while Isaiah Mobley had nine points and 11 rebounds...

Kotsar, South Carolina rally to beat Tennessee 63-61

By DAVID CLONINGER | February 15, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Maik Kotsar swished four free throws in the final 21 seconds to deliver an improbable 63-61 win over Tennessee on Saturday.“Kotsar last year would avoid getting fouled because he did not want to shoot a free...

Davis, Hankerson help Green Bay beat Milwaukee 94-90

February 15, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Amari Davis tied his career high with 28 points, Kameron Hankerson scored four of his 20 points in the final 19 seconds, and Green Bay rallied to beat Milwaukee 94-90 on Saturday night.Davis made 11 of 15, and Hankerson 7 of 12, from...

Freeman-Liberty leads late charge, Valpo tops Illinois State

February 15, 2020

NORMAL. Ill. (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 of his 25 points after halftime and Valparaiso completed a massive comeback to trip up Illinois State 65-62 Saturday night, taking the lead for the first time with 14.1 seconds on the clock.Valpo (14-13,...

Dotson’s double-double sends W. Carolina past Wofford

February 15, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carlos Dotson scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and Mason Faulkner scored 23 with seven rebounds and six assists and Western Carolina beat Wofford 80-74 on Saturday.The Catamounts (16-9, 8-6 Southern Conference) ended a two-game...

Horne’s career night carries Virginia Tech past Pittsburgh

By JIMMY ROBERTSON | February 15, 2020

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — During Virginia Tech’s recent skid, its fans and players had been searching for answers to help the Hokies solve some of their recent end-of-game issues, particularly after two close losses to Boston College and one to Florida...

Carter’s basket lifts Long Beach St over UC Riverside in OT

February 15, 2020

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Joshua Morgan tossed in 17 points and Michael Carter III hit a jumper with 2 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Long Beach State over UC Riverside 65-63 on Saturday.Morgan sank 8 of 10 shots from the floor and added...

Knight leads Dartmouth over Cornell 75-53

February 15, 2020

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Chris Knight tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Dartmouth to a 75-53 win over Cornell on Saturday night.Knight made 8 of 10 shots.James Foye had 17 points for Dartmouth (9-14, 2-6 Ivy League). Aaryn Rai added 13 points.Terrance...

Andrus leads Prairie View past Grambling St. 75-69

February 15, 2020

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Gerard Andrus had 21 points as Prairie View won its eighth straight home game, topping Grambling State 75-69 on Saturday. Devonte Patterson added 20 points for the Panthers.Andrus hit 11 of 12 from the free throw line. He...