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Shelton scores 24, Andre 20 as NAU defeats Idaho State in OT

February 6, 2020

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Cameron Shelton scored 24 points and Bernie Andre added 20 points and seven rebounds as Northern Arizona defeated Idaho State 88-87 in overtime on Thursday night.Cameron Satterwhite had 19 points and eight rebounds for Northern...

Gillespie, No. 17 Florida St. upset No. 5 Louisville 67-59

By STEVE BITTENBENDER | February 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kiah Gillespie set the tone, and her teammates helped finish the job.Gillespie scored 25 points to lead the No. 17 Florida State to a 67-59 upset over No. 5 Louisville on Thursday night. She scored nine of her points and grabbed...

Townsend nets 17, No. 11 Gonzaga pulls away from Pacific

February 6, 2020

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Jill Townsend scored 17 points, Jenn Wirth had a double-double and No. 11 Gonzaga pulled away in the second half on Thursday night to defeat Pacific 83-65 for its 21st straight victory.The Bulldogs, who have their highest ranking...

Claude sparks Morehead State past SIU-Edwardsville 58-49

February 6, 2020

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tyzhaun Claude scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Morehead State caught fire in the second half and beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 58-49 on Thursday night.Claude knocked down 6 of 11 shots from the floor for...

Varner surpasses 1,000 points, Vaqueros sweep UMKC 73-60

February 6, 2020

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lesley Varner II scored 23 points to surpass 1,000 and Texas Rio Grande Valley ended its nine-game road losing streak, topping Kansas City 73-60 on Thursday night.Varner, a senior, has scored 1,007 career points. Jordan Jackson...

Fernandez sparks Montana State past Idaho, 72-50

February 6, 2020

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Borja Fernandez came off the bench to score 18 points to carry Montana State to a 72-50 win over Idaho on Thursday night.Amin Adamu had 16 points and seven rebounds for Montana State (12-10, 6-5 Big Sky Conference). Mychael Paulo...

Williamson scores 21, Pelicans hold off Bulls 125-119

By ANDREW SELIGMAN | February 6, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Zion Williamson saw the championship banners and could only imagine what the atmosphere was like when Michael Jordan was leading the Bulls to a pair of championship three-peats in the 1990s.Fair to say, it was a little louder.Williamson...

Georgia Southern holds off Louisiana-Monroe late, wins 67-65

February 6, 2020

MONROE, La. (AP) — Quan Jackson hit three 3-pointers down the stretch and scored 26 points to help Georgia Southern hold off Louisiana-Monroe, 67-65 on Thursday night.Josh Nicholas got off a shot from mid-court that was a touch too strong as time expired...

Pridgett helps Montana hold off Eastern Washington 92-82

February 6, 2020

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Sayeed Pridgett finished with 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals to propel the Montana Grizzlies to a 92-82 victory over Eastern Washington on Thursday night.Pridgett hit 8 of 17 shots from the floor and made...

Wild get three early goals, beat Canucks 4-2

By MIKE COOK | February 6, 2020

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala and Brad Hunt each had a goal and an assist as part of Minnesota's three-goal first period and the Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night.Ryan Hartman and Zach Parise also scored for Minnesota. Alex...

Edwards scores 17 to lead N. Colorado over S. Utah 68-60

February 6, 2020

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Kai Edwards had 17 points to lift Northern Colorado to a 68-60 win over Southern Utah on Thursday night.Bodie Hume had 15 points and six rebounds for Northern Colorado (15-7, 8-3 Big Sky Conference). Trent Harris added 12 points....

BKC–T25-California-Colorado

By DENNIS GEORGATOS | February 6, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tyler Bey made it a point to pick up the pace in the second half.Bey scored 13 of his season-high 21 points in the second half and No. 24 Colorado made key free throws down the stretch to beat California 71-65 on Thursday night.McKinley...