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Sacramento State rides early lead past Southern Utah, 70-55

February 13, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Izayah Mariohooho-Le' afa scored 21 points and dealt five assists as Sacramento State knocked off Southern Utah, 70-55 on Thursday night.The Hornets built a 12-point halftime advantage while holding the visiting Thunderbirds...

Surging Pacific smacks faltering Portland for a 20-point win

February 13, 2020

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Jahlil Tripp scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and Pacific pulled away from Portland with a 75-55 win on Thursday night for its fifth straight win.Broc Finstuen scored 13 for Pacific (20-8, 8-4 West Coast Conference) and Pierre...

Hot-shooting UC Davis beats UC Santa Barbara 84-75

February 13, 2020

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ezra Manjon scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half as UC Davis rolled to an 84-75 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night.UC Davis (11-15, 5-5 Big West Conference) has won three of its last four games. UC Santa Barbara...

Rakocevic, Mathews rally Southern California past Washington

By JOE REEDY | February 13, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Rakocevic and Jonah Mathews realize this is their last opportunity to get Southern California back to the NCAA tournament. With the Trojans season showing signs of spiraling out of control, the seniors came up big when needed...

Lever scores 18 as Grand Canyon beats UMKC in overtime 71-66

February 13, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — Alessandro Lever scored 18 points as Grand Canyon defeated Kansas City 71-66 in overtime on Thursday night.Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Antelopes. Carlos Johnson scored 16 points and Lorenzo Jenkins had...

Austin Peay tops Murray St. 71-68 moving into tie atop OVC

February 13, 2020

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordyn Adams scored 20 points and Terry Taylor had a double-double and Austin Peay beat Murray State 71-68 on Thursday night to move into a first-place tie with the Racers.The two teams end the Ohio Valley Conference regular...

Montana State holds on late to outlast Idaho State, 73-69

February 13, 2020

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Amin Adamu scored 20 points and hit five of six from the free throw line in the final 20 seconds as Montana State held on to beat Idaho State 73-69 on Thursday night.Jubrile Belo had 18 points and five blocks for Montana State...

Lull carries San Francisco past Santa Clara 70-61

February 13, 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimbo Lull recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds as San Francisco topped Santa Clara 70-61 on Thursday night. Charles Minlend added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Dons.Jamaree Bouyea had 17 points and seven assists for San...

Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it ‘impossible’ to do job

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER | February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and open cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.”Barr made the...

Pridgett, Manuel lead Montana to 72-37 romp over Weber State

February 13, 2020

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Sayeed Pridgett tossed in 25 points and Kendal Manuel scored 21 to power Montana to a 72-37 romp over Weber State on Thursday night.Pridgett sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor and added five rebounds for the Grizzlies (15-10,...

Senators snap 6-game winless skid, beat Coyotes 3-2

February 13, 2020

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Marcus Hogberg made 32 saves and the Ottawa Senators snapped a six-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.Vladislav Namestnikov, Brady Tkachuk and Nick Paul each scored for the Senators,...

Seguin scores as Stars beat Maple Leafs 3-2

February 13, 2020

TORONTO (AP) — The Dallas Stars got off to a fast start in each period — and held on at the very end.Tyler Seguin snapped a 17-game goal drought, Ben Bishop made 27 saves and the Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night."Not the prettiest...