BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tavin Lovan scored a career-high 25 points and Jalen Benjamin added 21 points as UAB topped Middle Tennessee 83-72 on Wednesday night.Will Butler had 19 points and seven rebounds for UAB (15-11, 6-7 Conference USA), which snapped...

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Stanley Umude had a season-high 28 points as South Dakota won its eighth consecutive game, topping Western Illinois 85-72 on Wednesday night.Umude shot 10 for 13 from the field and grabbed six rebounds.Tyler Hagedorn had 16 points...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kansas caught West Virginia in a rare late lapse at home.Devon Dotson scored 11 of his 15 points after halftime, Isaiah Moss had seven of his 13 points during a second-half burst and the third-ranked Jayhawks finished the game...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Dexter McClanahan posted 19 points as Nicholls State edged past Lamar 69-65 on Wednesday night.Andre Jones had 11 points for Nicholls State (16-9, 10-4 Southland Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Kevin...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — This time the Auburn Tigers survived a record-setting 3-point barrage in their latest foray into overtime.Austin Wiley had 18 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and five blocked shots and No. 11 Auburn continued to live on the edge,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rutgers and Ohio State are prime examples of how difficult it is on win on the road in the Big Ten this year.Rutgers, 1-4 on the road in conference games coming into the Wednesday night contest against Ohio State, climbed back...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Keandre Cook had 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Missouri State beat Drake 97-62 on Wednesday night.Missouri State led 24-19 midway through the first half and erupted for 28 points in the final 8:48 to go up 52-30 at intermission....

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Kevin Obanor scored 24 points with a career-high 15 rebounds and Oral Roberts beat Omaha 81-78 in overtime Wednesday night.Deondre Burns made a pair of foul shots with 25 seconds left in the extra session for the 81-78 lead. JT Gibson...

PHOENIX (AP) — Two children were sexually abused by Catholic priests about 40 years ago in an Arizona parish and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix covered up the problem, according to newly filed lawsuits.Both lawsuits were brought Monday under...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sa'eed Nelson had 22 points as American narrowly defeated Loyola (Md.) 81-76 on Wednesday night.Connor Nelson had 13 points for American (13-11, 9-4 Patriot League). Jamir Harris added 12 points. Mark Gasperini had 11 points.Andrew...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler coach LaVall Jordan was looking at how his team could improve.“We had good team conversation after the Marquette loss (Sunday) about where we can get better and a big part of that was the bench,” Jordan said. “Henry...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Clay Mounce had a season-high 25 points as Furman topped Samford 86-71 on Wednesday night.Mounce hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers.Mike Bothwell had 15 points for Furman (21-5, 11-2 Southern Conference), which has...