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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to offset a big night by Washington State’s Mouhamed Gueye and Southern California pulled away late for an 80-70 victory. Ellis hit 5 of 9 from 3-point range, adding five rebounds and four assists for the Trojans (16-6, 8-3

By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 15 points and surpassed 2,000 for his career, leading No. 12 Gonzaga past Santa Clara 88-70. Timme also had 10 rebounds and became the third player in school history to reach the scoring milestone on a dunk with 16:02 remaining. After having its

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 40 points, most by an Arizona player in 28 years, and the No. 5 Wildcats avenged an earlier loss to Oregon with a 91-76 win. The Ducks manhandled Arizona 87-68 at home last month in Arizona’s biggest loss under coach Tommy Lloyd.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Keylan Boone and Nicquel Blake scored 15 points apiece to lead Pacific to an 81-72 victory over Pepperdine. Boone had seven rebounds and Blake grabbed five for the Tigers (12-12, 5-4 West Coast Conference). Tyler Beard scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Maxwell Lewis scored 19 points to lead the Waves (7-17,

STOCKTON, Calif. — Keylan Boone and Nicquel Blake scored 15 points apiece to lead Pacific to an 81-73 victory over Pepperdine. Boone had seven rebounds and Blake grabbed five for the Tigers (12-12, 5-4 West Coast Conference). Tyler Beard scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Maxwell Lewis scored 19 points to lead the Waves (7-17,

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Randy Bennett earned his 500th win as Saint Mary’s coach when the 18th-ranked Gaels beat San Francisco 68-59 for their 11th straight victory. Alex Ducas had 18 points and Aidan Mahaney scored 13 of his 17 in the second half to lead the Gaels on

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 54 points in the fourth quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 for their sixth consecutive victory. Antetokounmpo also had 18 rebounds. The Greek star reached the 50-point mark for the

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado leaned hard on its reserves and the Buffs staved off a season sweep against Cal beating the Bears 59-46. Colorado closed the half with a 7-0 run and used runs of 13-0 and 11-0 to clinch the win. Kuany Kunay scored 10 points

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Antavion Collum scored eight of his 31 points in overtime to lead Cal State Bakersfield past UC Riverside 82-76. Collum added seven rebounds for the Roadrunners (7-15, 3-8 Big West Conference). Travis Henson added 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Marvin McGhee scored 10 on 5-of-7 shooting. Zyon Pullin led the

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Led by Tyler Robertson’s 19 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the San Diego Toreros 80-61. The Pilots improved to 12-13 with the victory and the Toreros fell to 10-14.

By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Led by Miles Norris’ 18 points, the UCSB Gauchos defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 68-62 on Thursday. The Gauchos are now 18-3 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 7-16.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Angelo Allegri and Ethan Price scored 17 points apiece and Eastern Washington made it 13 straight wins with an 82-63 victory over Sacramento State. Allegri shot 7 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the foul line for the Eagles (17-7, 11-0 Big Sky Conference). Price made 7 of

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios apologized for shoving a former girlfriend to the ground two years ago after he escaped conviction Friday on a charge of common assault. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up pleaded guilty in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court to assaulting Chiara Passari during

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 32 points shortly after being left off the All-Star team and carried Cleveland following Donovan Mitchell’s ejection, leading the Cavaliers to a 128-113 win over the slumping Memphis Grizzlies. Garland added 11 assists as the Cavs bounced back from a tough loss to

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Amari Bailey scored 13 points and No. 9 UCLA beat Washington 70-61. UCLA completed a season sweep of Washington and stopped a two-game skid that had followed a 14-game winning streak. The Bruins also remained in

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jarace Walker had 15 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4:27 left, and No. 3 Houston rallied to beat Wichita State 70-61. Marcus Sasser also scored 15 for the Cougars, who trailed by six midway through the second half. Jamal Shead added 13 points and seven

By The Associated Press SAINT GEORGE, Utah — Led by Le’Tre Darthard’s 26 points, the Utah Valley Wolverines defeated the Utah Tech Trailblazers 76-69. The Wolverines improved to 18-6 with the win and the Trailblazers fell to 10-13.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett rebounded from a late-game benching with 30 points, Isaiah Hartenstein made big plays on both ends of the floor in the final minute and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 106-104. New York pulled out the victory after Erik Spoelstra correctly

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — DeAndre Dishman and reserve Camryn Weston scored 16 points to lead the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over the UTEP Miners 84-72 on Thursday night. The Blue Raiders are now 14-9 with the victory and the Miners fell to 11-11.

DENVER — Led by Tommy Bruner’s 18 points, the Denver Pioneers defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 74-44 on Thursday night. The Pioneers are now 13-12 with the win and the Leathernecks fell to 14-9.