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Okauru, Gadsden lead UNC Wilmington past William & Mary

February 8, 2020

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Mike Okauru and Ty Gadsden combined to score 29 points and North Carolina-Wilmington turned back William & Mary 70-64 on Saturday.Okauru hit 5 of 11 shots from the floor and scored 15 for the Seahawks (8-18, 3-10 Colonial...

Duncan, Davis lift Vermont over Hartford 69-68

February 8, 2020

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Everett Duncan had 18 points and Ryan Davis scored the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left as Vermont extended its winning streak to nine games, narrowly beating Hartford 69-68 on Saturday night. Davis added 16 points for...

Kunkel leads Belmont over Austin Peay 71-63

February 8, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Kunkel scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and Belmont beat Austin Peay 71-63 on Saturday night.Caleb Hollander added 14 points and made three 3-pointers as did Grayson Murphy who scored 12 points. Tyler Scanlon...

Swain scores 21 to carry Yale past Dartmouth 75-57

February 8, 2020

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Azar Swain had 21 points as Yale defeated Dartmouth 75-57 on Saturday night.Paul Atkinson had 17 points and eight rebounds for Yale (17-5, 5-1 Ivy League). Wyatt Yess added 11 points and seven rebounds. Eric Monroe had eight...

West, Beyers lead Marshall past Louisiana Tech 83-79 in OT

February 8, 2020

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jarrod West totaled 25 points and seven assists and Mikel Beyers came off the bench to score a career-high 24 as Marshall held off Louisiana Tech 83-79 in overtime on Saturday.West sank 9 of 15 shots from the floor with four...

North Florida tops Florida Gulf Coast 69-60

February 8, 2020

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Ivan Gandia-Rosa scored 22 points as North Florida topped Florida Gulf Coast 69-60 on Saturday night.Gandia-Rosa hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and had seven assists. Garrett Sams added 20 points and Carter Hendricksen scored 12 for North...

Bryant carries Norfolk St. past Delaware St. 85-57

February 8, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Joe Bryant Jr. had 20 points as Norfolk State routed Delaware State 85-57 on Saturday night.Devante Carter had 19 points and eight rebounds for Norfolk State (11-13, 7-2 Mid-Eastern Conference), which earned its fifth straight home...

Jarrett leads Jackson State past Alcorn State 86-57

February 8, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tristan Jarrett scored 24 points and Jackson State beat Alcorn State 86-57 on Saturday.Roland Griffin added 23 points and seven rebounds for Jackson State (9-14, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which won its fourth straight...

Incarnate Word beats SE Louisiana 82-75 in OT

February 8, 2020

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Keaston Willis and Des Balentine scored 17 points apiece as Incarnate Word defeated Southeastern Louisiana 82-75 in overtime on Saturday.Drew Lutz, who added 15 points for the Cardinals, made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds...

Zegarowski’s 23 lead No. 21 Creighton past Red Storm 94-82

By ERIC OLSON | February 8, 2020

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney atoned for dud performances three nights earlier with outings that ranked among their best of the season.Zegarowski scored 23 points and Mahoney added 18 to lead six Creighton players in double...

Jackson helps lift Grambling past Southern

February 8, 2020

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — De'Vante Jackson had 23 points as Grambling edged Southern 66-62 on Saturday.Ivy Smith Jr. had 18 points and six rebounds for Grambling State (12-11, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference).Ahsante Shivers had 16 points for the Jaguars...

Anderson scores 22 to lead Brown over Harvard 72-71

February 8, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brandon Anderson had 22 points and Tamenang Choh scored a three-point play at the buzzer as Brown edged past Harvard 72-71 on Saturday night.Anderson also had seven turnovers but only one assist.Choh had 17 points for Brown (11-8,...