Year: 2021

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tahj Small had 16 points and eight rebounds as Tarleton State rolled past Paul Quinn 69-42. Brandon Johnson led the Tigers with eight points.

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 25 points as top-ranked Gonzaga dominated Bellarmine 92-50 on Friday night, extending the nation’s longest home winning streak to 55 games. Julian Strawther added 19 points for Gonzaga (4-0), which has not lost at home since 2018. Dylan Penn scored 14 points

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Amorie Archibald and Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored 17 points apiece and Louisiana Tech cruised to an 83-64 victory over Northwestern State in nonconference play. Keaston Willis added 15 points for the Bulldogs (3-1). Larry Owens had 19 points to top the Demons (1-4).

FARMVILLE, Va. — Darnell Rogers tied his career high with 23 points as Maryland-Baltimore County beat Western Carolina 91-75. Marvin Price led the Catamount with 15 points.

VERMILLION, S.D. — Xavier Fuller had 20 points as South Dakota edged past Southern 71-68. Jayden Saddler led the Jaguars with 19 points.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Ant Nelson had 10 points and six rebounds as Manhattan narrowly defeated North Alabama 55-51. Jamari Blackmon led the Lions with 13 points.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral appears set to wrap up his college career this season. The 10th-ranked Rebels’ Heisman Trophy contender posted on social media Friday that Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt will be his finale at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Corral, a junior, is projected as a potential early first-round NFL draft pick.Corral penned

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tevin Brewer scored 16 points and Florida International beat Green Bay 63-60 on Friday night. Kamari McGee made a pair of foul shots with four seconds remaining to pull Green Bay within a point of Florida International, but the Panthers were able to hold off the Phoenix. Donovan Ivory led the

NEW YORK — Zion Styles posted 19 points as Maryland Eastern Shore narrowly defeated Fordham 75-73 in double overtime. Darius Quisenberry led the Rams with 25 points.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstan Oklahoma City’s comeback attempt and beat the Thunder 96-89 on Friday night. Milwaukee never trailed but nearly allowed Oklahoma City to come all the way back from a 20-point deficit.

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Duren had 22 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks as No. 11 Memphis beat Western Kentucky 74-62 in a sloppy game. Deandre Williams added 13 points and Earl Timberlake finished with 10 for the Tigers. Camron Justice led the Hilltoppers with 18 points, while Jairus

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Nana Opoku had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lift Mount St. Mary’s to a 74-70 overtime win over Robert Morris. Rasheem Dunn led the Colonials with 18 points.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Marcus Hammond scored 16 points as Niagara beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 70-60 in nonconference play. Greg Kuakumensah and Noah Thomasson added 15 points each for the Purple Eagles (1-2). Shamar Wright tied a career high with 20 points to go with nine rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (1-3).

NEW ORLEANS — Travis Evee had 19 points to lead five Rice players in double figures as the Owls edged past New Orleans 83-78. Carl Pierre added 15 points for the Owls. Jake Lieppert chipped in 13, Max Fiedler scored 12 and Chris Mullins had 11. Derek St. Hilaire led the Privateers with 21 points.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-81 on Friday night. After challenging the Pelicans to “grow up” after they’d blown double-digit leads at Washington and Miami earlier

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles 130-108 in Lakers star LeBron James’ return. Marcus Smart had 22 points and Dennis Schroder 21 for Boston (8-8), which climbed back to .500. Tatum had 11 rebounds and Al Horford added 18 points. Anthony Davis

WASHINGTON — Max Brooks had a career-high 23 points as UMass Lowell defeated George Washington 67-56. James Bishop led the Colonials with 18 points.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — B.J. Mack totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds and Wofford rolled to a 77-60 victory over Hampton in nonconference play. Max Klesmit had 16 points for the Terriers (3-1). Russell Dean and Mario Haskett Jr. led the Pirates (2-2) with 15 points apiece. Dean added eight rebounds

By BRETT HUDSON Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford scored 20 points as No. 14 Alabama beat Oakland 86-59 on Friday night, giving the Crimson Tide its first 4-0 start since the 2017-18 season. Shackelford added five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and scored his 1,000th career point. Jahvon Quinerly had 19 points,

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball team canceled a game against Drake on Sunday and won’t travel to the Cancun Challenge tournament because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program, the school announced Friday night. The school’s news release didn’t specify whether the tests were athletes, staff or both, and

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Malik Edmead had 15 points off the bench to lead Merrimack to a 55-45 win over Lehigh. Evan Taylor led the Mountain Hawks with 17 points and nine rebounds.

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Vukasin Masic registered 13 points as Maine rolled past NAIA-member Maine-Fort Kent 75-43. Aiden Grady led the Bengals with 11 points.