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Hofstra knocks down 15 3-pointers in 86-63 rout of Elon

January 30, 2020

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Eli Pemberton had 26 points as Hofstra routed Elon 86-63 on Thursday night.Desure Buie had 18 points and 11 assists for Hofstra (16-7, 7-3 Colonial Athletic Conference). Isaac Kante added 16 points and Jalen Ray had 14 as Hofstra hit...

Hammond’s buzzer beater sends SC Upstate past Presbyterian

January 30, 2020

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Everette Hammond scored 21 points and his 3-pointer as time expired gave South Carolina Upstate a 77-74 win on Thursday.Tommy Bruner led the Spartans with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting. USC Upstate (9-13, 4-5 Big South Conference)...

No. 20 Indiana women rally in OT 75-65, top Wisconsin

January 30, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 20 points, draining back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime and the No. 20 Indiana women turned back upset-minded Wisconsin 75-65 Thursday night.Patberg scored eight of her 20 points in the overtime period. She...

DeBerry leads Purdue Fort Wayne’s 3 parade over N. Dakota

January 30, 2020

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Marcus DeBerry had a career-high 23 points and Purdue Fort Wayne beat North Dakota 72-68 on Thursday night.DeBerry made 7 of 8 3-pointers. He's the first Mastodon to make seven in a game since Mo Evans did it against Division...

Biden, Buttigieg amplify Sanders criticism before Iowa vote

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and THOMAS BEAUMONT | January 30, 2020

WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden stepped up their criticisms of Bernie Sanders on Thursday, as moderates are under growing pressure to dull any momentum the progressive senator may gain heading into next week's Iowa caucuses.Biden, a...

Beaudion, Patton lead Cleveland State past IUPUI 72-62

January 30, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Craig Beaudion and Torrey Patton totaled 18 points and five rebounds apiece and Cleveland State defeated IUPUI 72-62 on Thursday night.Patton added four assists for the Vikings (9-14, 5-5 Horizon League), who shot 38% from the floor...

Ferguson sparks UIC to a 90-83 overtime win at Youngstown St

January 30, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Tarkus Ferguson scored six of his 10 points in overtime as Illinois-Chicago opened the second half of the Horizon League schedule by erasing a nine-point second-half deficit and beating Youngstown State 90-83 in overtime on Thursday...

Konig’s 23 lead No. 7 Wolfpack to 79-60 win at Clemson

By PETE IACOBELLI | January 30, 2020

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Aislinn Konig believes every shot she takes is going in. She sure made enough of them at Clemson for No. 7 North Carolina State to reach 20 victories for a fifth consecutive season.Konig had 23 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers...

Taylor’s late block helps preserve FAU win over W. Kentucky

January 30, 2020

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jailyn Ingram scored 16 points and his layup with 21 seconds left served as the game winner and Florida Atlantic beat Western Kentucky 69-65 on Thursday.Cornelius Taylor blocked Taveion Hollingsworth's layup attempt with seven...

Paul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timers

By TIM REYNOLDS | January 30, 2020

The All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league’s head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who will be All-Stars for the first time.Kyle Lowry...

Fields Jr. scores 21 as Radford tops Longwood 67-55

January 30, 2020

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Travis Fields Jr. had a season-high 21 points as Radford topped Longwood 67-55 on Thursday night.Fields sank 9 of 13 shots from the floor, including half of his six 3-point tries, for the Highlanders (12-9, 7-2 Big South Conference)....

Doyle scores 21, No. 18 Iowa women beat Penn State 77-66

January 30, 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kathleen Doyle had 23 points and eight assists and No. 18 Iowa beat Penn State 77-66 on Thursday night to extend its win streak to nine games.McKenna Warnock, who went into the game averaging 8.3 points per game, scored 16...