Month: November 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton scored 12 points and Mike Nuga added 10 and UNLV held off California for a 55-52 victory. Cal (0-2) was scoreless in the final two minutes but had its chances in the closing seconds. UNLV’s Royce Hamm Jr. blocked Jordan Shepherd’s layup attempt with 27 seconds remaining. Shepherd missed

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Dylan O’Hearn had 23 points as NJIT topped Lehigh 73-56. Marques Wilson led the Mountain Hawks with 15 points.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored 32 seconds into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Kyle Connor and Dylan DeMelo also scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots, Carl Grundstrom and Brendan Lemieux scored for the Kings, who snapped a seven-game winning streak.

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 15 points, Caleb Houstan added 13 points, and No. 6 Michigan cruised to a 77-49 victory over Prairie View A&M. Hunter Dickinson scored 11 points and added 10 rebounds for the Wolverines (2-0), who improved to 16-2 in regular season nonconference games under third-year

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jannson Williams posted 10 points and 10 rebounds to lift Eastern Kentucky to a 77-71 win over Milwaukee. Josh Thomas led the Panthers on Saturday night with 23 points and six rebounds.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Jalen Hodge registered 16 points as James Madison narrowly defeated Old Dominion 58-53. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs with 21 points.

CHICAGO (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty and Brandon Johnson scored 22 points apiece as DePaul routed Central Michigan 99-66. Aundre Polk led the Chippewas with 11 points.

TOLEDO, Ohio — JT Shumate recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Toledo to an 81-73 win over Detroit. Kevin McAdoo led the Titans with 23 points, tying his career high.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Brandon Ingram returned from a seven-game absence to add 19 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112-101 on Saturday night to snap a nine-game losing streak. The victory was the first at home this season for the Pelicans, who had lost 12 of

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zach Cooks had 29 points as Hofstra defeated Duquesne 73-63. Amir Spears led the Dukes with 17 points.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Holiday came off the bench to score a season-high 27 points in the Indiana Pacers’ 118-113 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Philadelphia center Joel Embiid missed his fourth consecutive game after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. The 76ers have lost all four

HOUSTON (AP) — McNeese defensive lineman and Houston native Isaiah Chambers forced a fumble early that led to the first touchdown of the game and the Cowboys crushed Houston Baptist 44-3. Chambers went on to record two sacks and three tackles for a loss, force two fumbles, broke up a pass and hurried the quarterback

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar scored 16 points and added six assists and Mississippi State dominated Montana 86-49. Shakeel Moore and D.J. Jeffries added 15 points apiece. After the Grizzlies hit the opening jumper, the Bulldogs reeled off 13 points with Cameron Matthews starting it with a dunk and contributed a pair of 3-pointers.

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Eda lay close early and then ran away late to win the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert. The Hall of Famer earned his third win in the Arnaz for 2-year-old fillies and his record 145th stakes victory at the seaside

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sport Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Isaih Pacheco scored twice and Rutgers forced six turnovers in a 38-3 victory at Indiana that puts the Scarlet Knights within one win of becoming bowl eligible. Rutgers converted the turnovers into 17 points. The Scarlet Knights haven’t played in a bowl game since 2014.

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis completed a fourth-and-14 pass to Andrew Parchment and two plays later ran it in from 1 yard out with 26 seconds to go as Florida State defeated Miami 31-28 on Saturday. Trailing 28-23 and taking over at the Seminoles’ 20-yard line, Travis dropped back