Month: November 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nick Hopkins registered 16 points as Siena edged past Harvard 72-69. Luka Sakota led the Crimson with 19 points.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — JJ Flores scored the winning basket in the final second and Will Carius had 17 points as Western Illinois defeated Northern Kentucky 69-67. There were four made baskets in the final half minute, the last coming when Flores got the rebound of a blocked shot and banked in the putback

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown had 19 in his return from missing eight games with an injury and the Boston Celtics coasted by Houston 108-90, sending the Rockets to their 15th straight loss on Monday night.  Dennis Schroder added 18 points for Boston, which has won

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Duke Miles made a layup with 1:27 remaining in overtime to give Troy the lead en route to an 83-78 win over Florida Atlantic. Duke Deen posted 17 points to lead the Trojans. Alijah Martin led the Owls with a career-high 22 points.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Curt Lewis had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Eastern Kentucky routed Eastern Illinois 82-43. Jannson Williams added 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for Eastern Kentucky (5-1). Michael Moreno chipped in 15 points and Russhard Cruickshank had 10. Moreno posted seven rebounds and six steals. Sammy Friday IV had

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Allen had 22 points as Delaware beat Appalachian State 75-68 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers  with a career-high 39 points.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Usher scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to spur Georgia Tech to an 85-70 victory over Charleston Southern. Usher knocked down 9 of 15 shots from the floor for the Yellow Jackets (4-1). He was 3 for 4 from beyond the 3-point line and at the foul line,

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson scored 24 points as South Dakota State romped past Nevada 102-75. Wilson sank 9 of 11 shots from the floor for the Jackrabbits (5-1), who picked up their fourth straight win. Noah Freidel added 21 points. Warren Washington had 20 points for the Wolf Pack (1-4), who have now

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Citadel coach Duggar Baucom was taken to a hospital after collapsing barely a minute into a game against No. 5 Duke. Baucom was helped off the floor by medical personnel and taken to Duke University Hospital, according to The Citadel. The 61-year-old Baucom fell along the sideline with Duke leading

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Jenkins made a deep 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining and Lafayette collected its first win with a 53-51 victory over Rutgers. Ron Harper Jr. hit a 3-pointer in transition with 30 seconds left to give Rutgers a 51-50 lead. Jenkins made the game-winner following a Lafayette timeout and with 0.3

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — TyTy Washington Jr. scored 20 points for the second straight game and No. 10 Kentucky beat Albany 86-61 for its fourth consecutive victory. The Wildcats played at a slower pace than usual before pulling away in the second half. Keion Brooks Jr. scored 17

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tyler Burton had 22 points as Richmond beat Hofstra 81-68. Nathan Cayo had 18 points and five assists for Richmond (3-2). Jacob Gilyard added 17 points and six assists. Grant Golden had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Zach Cooks had 18 points for the Pride (1-4). Darlinstone Dubar added

ATHENS, Ohio — Mark Sears had 15 points to lead five Ohio players in double figures as the Bobcats topped Mount St. Mary’s 73-59. Jason Carter and Ben Roderick added 12 points apiece for the Bobcats. Miles Brown chipped in 11 points, and Ben Vander Plas had 10. Carter also had seven rebounds. Jalen Benjamin

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 12 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter after Michigan gave up most of an 18-point lead and the 13th-ranked Wolverines pulled away from Oakland for a 69-58 win. The lead ranged from eight to 16 in the third quarter, which ended with Michigan up 50-37.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani has reached agreement on a $36 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. DeSclafani emerged as a key member of manager Gabe Kapler’s rotation during the NL West champion Giants’ record-setting 107-win season, going a career-best 13-7 with 152 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA over 31 starts.

NASSAU, Bahamas — Sion James made a layup with 3:42 left in overtime to give Tulane a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 90-87 win over Drexel on Monday. Jaylen Forbes had 30 points to lead the Green Wave. Melik Martin led the Dragons with a career-high 27 points.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Meechie Johnson Jr. made a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left and Ohio State beat No. 21 Seton Hall 79-76 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Seton Hall guard Jamir Harris stole it and raced for a fast-break layup to tie it at 76 with 15.9 seconds left. Ohio State elected

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati coach Wes Miller had no idea who he was watching early on against Illinois on Monday night. Not because he’s in his first year with the Bearcats, either. “We weren’t playing our defensive principles. We weren’t alert. We weren’t executing offensively,” Miller said.