Year: 2021

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 28 points, including a jumper with 42 seconds remaining that gave Philadelphia its first lead of the second half, and the 76ers took a 98-96 comeback win over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Embiid snapped a 96-all tie with the 13-foot jumper.

HOUSTON (AP) — Tramon Mark tied a career high with 22 points, Josh Carlton added 17 and No. 15 Houston won its third straight, beating Bryant 111-44. Fabian White Jr. had 13 of his 16 points in the first half, and Carlton scored eight as the Cougars (7-1) built a 52-21 lead at halftime. Kyler

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jalen Slawson had 33 points plus 13 rebounds as Furman narrowly beat College of Charleston 91-88 in overtime. Reyne Smith led the Cougars with 24 points.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jesus Cruz had 16 points off the bench to lift Fairfield to a 74-68 win over Canisius. Armon Harried led the Golden Griffins with 18 points and eight rebounds.

NIAGARA, N.Y. — George Papas posted 14 points and seven rebounds as Monmouth topped Niagara 57-49. Marcus Hammond led the Purple Eagles with 11 points.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Strome scored in the first period, and Igor Shesterkin and Alexander Georgiev combined for a 28-save shutout as the New York Rangers beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 for their fifth straight win. Shesterkin had 19 saves before leaving early in the third period due

BROOKINGS, S.D. — David Wingett had 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lift South Dakota State to a 112-47 win over Minnesota-Morris. Dillon Haider led the Cougars with 14 points.

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Braun had a career-high 31 points, Ochai Agbaji scored 23 and No. 8 Kansas emphatically turned back a second-half charge to beat St. John’s 95-75 in the first basketball game at new UBS Arena. Senior forward David McCormack was a force inside with 15

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored a season-high 26 points with six 3-pointers and the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 113-104. The Heat were missing four regulars, including leading scorer Jimmy Butler, but compensated with 16-of-34 shooting from 3-point range, compared to the Pacers’ 9 of 36.

HAMDEN, Conn. — Fousseyni Drame had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead St. Peter’s to a 69-59 win over Quinnipiac. Matt Balanc led the Bobcats with 20 points and seven rebounds.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Cockburn, who came in leading the nation in scoring at 26.8 points per game, scored a season-low 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio TJ Madlock made an off-balance, turnaround 3-pointer from the corner with a man in his face as time expired to lead South Carolina State to a 65-64 win over South Florida. Antonio TJ Madlock posted 15 points to lead the Bulldogs. Caleb Murphy led the Bulls with 18 points and

BOSTON — Jahmyl Telfort had 18 points to lead five Northeastern players in double figures as the Huskies edged past Colgate 74-69. Shaquille Walters added 14 points for the Huskies. Tyreek Scott-Grayson chipped in 12, Chris Doherty scored 11 and Jason Strong had 11. Nelly Cummings led the Raiders with 18 points.

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Trevon Reddish had 16 points as Presbyterian routed Bob Jones University 90-61. Rayshon Harrison had 15 points for the Blue Hose (6-3). Devin Dean and Lincoln Riddle each had 10 points to pace the Bruins. 

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Nelly Junior Joseph had 17 points and 10 rebounds to carry Iona to an 80-54 win over Rider. Jaelen McGlone led the Broncs with 11 points.

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Keller Boothby had 21 points as Cornell topped Coppin State 92-77 on Friday. Boothby made 7 of 9 3-pointers for the Big Red (7-1), who won their fourth straight at home. Jesse Zarzuela had 25 points for the Eagles (1-11), who have now lost six games in a row. 

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Bishop scored 17 points and No. 7 Texas used suffocating defense in the second half to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 88-58. Bishop, a senior who transferred from Creighton, is a backup who played 14 minutes. He made all nine of his free throws. Timmy

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darius Garland had 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 19-0 run spanning part of each half in a 116-101 rout of the Washington Wizards. Cleveland won its fourth straight game, and this streak has been pretty emphatic. The

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jaelin Howell scored in the 71st minute and Florida State advanced to the Women’s College Cup championship game with a 1-0 victory over Rutgers. The Seminoles will face BYU on Monday for the NCAA title. The Cougars got past defending national champion Santa Clara in a shootout later Friday night.

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals to lead No. 2 UConn past Seton Hall 74-49 in the teams’ Big East opener. The Huskies bounced back in their first game since losing on Nov. 22 to No. 1 South Carolina