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PHOENIX (AP) — Boogie Ellis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Drew Peterson scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and Southern California beat Colorado State 73-64 at the Jerry Colangelo Classic. Tre White added 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals for USC and Reese Dixon-Waters also

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prolific Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed has a knack for finishing a season with a flourish. Reed passed for four touchdowns and a New Orleans Bowl-record 497 yards, leading Western Kentucky to a 44-23 victory over South Alabama on Wednesday night. “He played his most

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Brynna Maxwell scored 23 points and Kaylynne Truong added 18 and the pair combined to hit nine of Gonzaga’s 12 3-pointers and the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs beat Montana 82-67. Maxwell made 8 of 12 from the field and 5 of 9 from 3-point range and Truong finished with five rebounds, seven assists

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Khalil Shabazz scored 26 points and San Fransico routed No. 25 Arizona State 97-60 to end the Sun Devils’ nine game winning streak. The Dons opened the game on a 24-2 run, had a 27-point advantage at the break and a 47-point lead with about six minutes left. They finished 32

By The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. — Led by Joel Murray’s 21 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the Idaho Vandals 82-75. The Beach improved to 6-6 with the win and the Vandals fell to 6-7.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season-best 24 to lead No. 1 Purdue past New Orleans 74-53 on Wednesday night. Kaufman-Renn, a 6-foot-9 redshirt freshman whose previous high was 13 points, hit 8 of 10 shots and 8 of 10 free throws for the Boilermakers. The only

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored 1:51 into overtime, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal in his first game against his former team, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their fifth win in six games. After Jonathan Druin couldn’t finish for Montreal in close, the Avs broke

FULLERTON, Calif. — Jalen Harris had 19 points in CSU Fullerton’s 59-49 victory over Sacramento State. Harris was 7 of 13 shooting, including 1 for 5 from distance, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Titans. Garrison Wade scored 13 points, going 3 of 6 from the floor, including 3 for 4

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the New York Knicks’ NBA-leading eight-game winning streak 113-106. Siakam added nine rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes as Toronto snapped its six-game skid. Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and OG Anunoby had

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and the Indiana Pacers opened a 30-point lead in the first half before holding off the slumping Boston Celtics 117-112 on Wednesday night. Former Celtics player Aaron Nesmith had 15 points, Chris Duarte added 14 and Myles Turner had 10 to help

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers finally put together a complete game against Milwaukee, withstanding superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s season-high 45-point performance to beat the Bucks 114-106 on Wednesday night. Darius Garland added 23 points and Jarrett Allen had 19 for the Cavs, who

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points, all but two in a 91-point first half that was the third-biggest in NBA history, and the Brooklyn Nets routed the Golden State Warriors 143-113 to send the reigning champions staggering home with their second blowout loss in two nights

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — KJ Williams scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and LSU held off East Tennessee State’s late surge to beat the Buccaneers 72-68. Williams and ETUS’s Jordan King traded layups with King’s occurring with 54 seconds left for a 70-68 LSU lead. But King missed the chance for the 1-and-1

By JOSHUA KOCH Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 25 points, rookie Paolo Banchero had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 116-110. The Magic took their first lead when Cole Anthony drilled a 3-pointer to make it 96-95 with 7:11

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keishawn Davidson had 14 points in Belmont’s 79-56 win over Samford. Davidson had five assists for the Bruins. Cade Tyson scored 14 points and Even Brauns added 10 points. Jaron Rillie led the way for the Bulldogs with 15 points.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Tarleton State Texans defeated the Huston-Tillotson Rams 114-56 led by Lue Williams’ 30 points. The Texans moved to 6-6 with the win and the Rams fell to 0-2.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — DeAndre Williams scored 25 points as Memphis beat Alabama State 83-61. Williams added seven rebounds for the Tigers. Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu scored 14 points while going 6 of 7 from the field and 2 of 5 from the free throw line and added seven blocks. Kendric Davis also scored 14 points. Alex Anderson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jaz Shelley scored 24 points, hitting two of Nebraska’s three 3-pointers in the third overtime, and the Cornhuskers handed No. 20 Kansas its first loss of the season 85-79. Shelley’s first 3 opened the scoring in the third overtime for a 73-70 lead and after Ioanna Chatzileonti scored the first five

ORLANDO, Fla. — Led by Taylor Hendricks’ 16 points, the UCF Knights defeated the Stetson Hatters 73-58. The Knights are now 9-3 on the season, while the Hatters dropped to 5-6.

TROY, Ala. — Led by Jalyn McCreary’s 22 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Troy Trojans 82-79. The Bears improved to 7-6 with the victory and the Trojans fell to 8-5.