Year: 2022

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Gavin Kensmil had 13 points and seven rebounds as Stephen F. Austin beat Abilene Christian 64-58. Coryon Mason led the Wildcats with 12 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Muszynski and Will Richard scored 17 points apiece as Belmont easily defeated Southeast Missouri 102-62. Ben Sheppard added 16 points for the Bruins. Eric Reed Jr. led the Redhawks with 22 points.

SAN ANTONIO — Jarron Pierre Jr. scored 18 points and Rashad Bolden added 17 points and Southern Miss beat UTSA 74-73. Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 23 points for the Roadrunners.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Max Abmas matched his season high with 38 points and Oral Roberts beat St. Thomas (MN) 81-66. Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with a season-high 21 points.

DENTON, Texas — Jordan Walker had 17 points as UAB topped North Texas 69-63. Trey Jemison had 14 points for UAB (13-3, 3-0 Conference USA), which earned its fourth consecutive win. KJ Buffen added 13 points. Quan Jackson had 11 points and seven rebounds. Mardrez McBride had 17 points for the Mean Green (8-4, 1-1),

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored in his fourth straight game, Matt Boldy got a goal in his NHL debut and the Minnesota Wild snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins.  Nico Sturm also scored for Minnesota and Kaapo Kahkonen had 36 saves. Taylor Hall

HOUSTON — Carl Pierre recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to lift Rice to a 65-61 win over Middle Tennessee. Josh Jefferson led the Blue Raiders  with 13 points.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa Bay’s three-goal third period in the Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn scored to help Tampa

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help fifth-ranked North Carolina State roll past 19th-ranked rival North Carolina 72-45 on Thursday night. The Wolfpack dominated the first quarter to build a huge lead and never trailed. The 13-2 Wolfpack shot 42% and hit

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jules Bernard scored 22 points, Johnny Juzang added 18 and No. 5 UCLA returned from a 25-day absence caused by COVID-19 to rout Long Beach State 96-78. The general public was barred from the hastily arranged game between two teams that already met this season.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins won their 10th straight game with a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each scored two goals for the Penguins. The Penguins haven’t lost since Dec. 1 against Edmonton. The Penguins won five games during the streak on

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had a career-high 29 points as Vermont beat New Hampshire 82-68 in the America East Conference opener for both teams. Shungu hit 4 of 6 3-pointers. Ryan Davis had 19 points and seven rebounds for Vermont (9-4, 1-0), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Robin Duncan added 12 points.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Indiana used stifling defense down the stretch to pull away for a 67-51 victory over No. 13 Ohio State. Jackson-Davis made 11 of 17 from the field for the Hoosiers, who went on a 13-0 run while

NEW YORK — Patrick Emilien recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds as St. Francis (N.Y.) defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 70-53. Tedrick Wilcox Jr. added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Terriers on Thursday night. Myles Thompson led the Red Flash with 17 points.

MONROE, La. — Russell Harrison had a career-high 28 points plus 12 rebounds as ULM beat Arkansas-Little Rock 80-72. Andre Jones had 16 points and nine assists for ULM (9-6, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its sixth straight home victory. Koreem Ozier added 12 points. Nikola Maric tied a season high with 24 points

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bernie Andre scored a season-high 24 points and KJ Simon scored 21 and blocked five shots and UT Martin beat Tennessee State 94-78. Carlos Marshall Jr. scored had 25 points for the Tigers.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points and tied a career-high 18 rebounds and Illinois rallied after squandering an early lead to beat Maryland 76-64. The Illini sprinted to a 21-7 lead with Cockburn scoring a third of those points. His last basket of the first half put Illinois up 14 with 10:50

ALBANY, N.Y. — Jacob Falko had a career-high 28 points as Binghamton topped Albany 88-79. De’Vondre Perry led the Great Danes with a career-high 26 points.

DAYTON, Ohio — Tanner Holden scored a season-high 26 points as Wright State defeated Illinois-Chicago 90-72. Grant Basile added 21 points for the Raiders. Kevin Johnson led the Flames on Thursday night with 19 points.

ATLANTA — David Azore registered 17 points as Texas-Arlington topped Georgia State 70-63. Corey Allen led the Panthers with 15 points and seven assists.

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Zay Williams scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Efe Odigie scored 13 with nine boards and Troy beat Coastal Carolina 69-59. Vince Cole scored a season-high 21 points for the Chanticleers.