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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Collin Welp had 17 points and eight rebounds as UC Irvine edged past UC Santa Barbara 53-52. Amadou Sow led the Gauchos with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Jeremiah Bailey had 24 points, tying his season high, as Pacific narrowly beat Pepperdine 81-76. Nick Blake added 20 points for the Tigers. Maxwell Lewis led the Waves with 26 points and 10 rebounds.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Colin Slater had 23 points as Long Beach State stretched its win streak to seven games, getting past Cal State Bakersfield 74-65. Kaleb Higgins led the Roadrunners with a season-high 21 points.

FULLERTON, Calif. — E.J. Anosike had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Cal State Fullerton extended its home win streak to seven games, beating Cal Poly 61-50. Brantly Stevenson led the Mustangs with 14 points and six rebounds.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson hit his first seven shots overall and initial six 3-pointers on the way to 23 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 126-114 for their eighth straight victory. Thompson knocked down three straight from deep early in

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jacob Young tossed in 21 points and Oregon beat Colorado on the road for the first time, 66-51. Young knocked down 8 of 17 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Ducks (14-7, 7-3 Pac-12 Conference), who came in 0-10 all-time on the Buffaloes’ home floor. Keeshawn Barthelemy topped

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nik Mains posted 16 points as Northern Arizona edged past Sacramento State 62-61. William FitzPatrick led the Hornets with 14 points.

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francesca Belibi tied a career-high with 20 points and had 13 rebounds, and Cameron Brink scored 17 points, leading No. 2 Stanford to a 76-48 win over UCLA. Stanford has won nine consecutive games since its loss against top-ranked South Carolina in December. Lexie Hull

LOS ANGELES — Bryce Pope and Jake Kosakowski scored 24 points apiece as UC San Diego ended its eight-game road losing streak, topping Cal State Northridge 83-77. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors with 26 points and 10 rebounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Muszynski had 24 points as Belmont routed Tennessee State 88-61. Shakem Johnson led the Tigers with 11 points.

FLORENCE, Ala. — Kevion Nolan had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Jacksonville topped North Alabama 56-50. Daniel Ortiz led the Lions with 15 points.

OGDEN, Utah — Koby McEwen tied his career high with a season-high 32 points as Weber State extended its win streak to eight games, edging past Montana 80-75. Josh Bannan led the Grizzlies with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

PHOENIX — Jovan Blacksher Jr. had a career-high 26 points as Grand Canyon extended its home win streak to eight games, getting past Seattle 78-66. Holland Woods added 22 points for the Antelopes. Darrion Trammell led the Redhawks with 23 points.

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The artist Ai Weiwei helped design the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It’s again the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. He hoped the 2008 Games and the venue’s distinct architecture with its instantly recognizable weave of curving steel beams

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 22 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho 75-59. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 17 points.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Darin Green Jr. had 23 points as Central Florida defeated South Florida 68-49. Darius Perry added 20 points for the Knights. Russel Tchewa led the Bulls with 13 points.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Michael Flowers scored 22 points and Washington State held off Stanford for a 66-60 victory for its fourth straight win. Flowers’ 3-pointer stretched the Cougars’ lead to 63-55 with 4:11 remaining. Spencer Jones made a 3 and James Keefe added a dunk to pull Stanford to 63-60 with 1:18 left. Washington

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kerr Kriisa scored 16 points and hit a big 3-pointer, Dalen Terry flirted with a triple-double and No. 7 Arizona grinded out a 76-66 win over No. 3 UCLA. Shut down by UCLA nine days earlier, the Wildcats had a good offensive flow in the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State won its seventh straight home game, getting past California Baptist 68-57. Chance Hunter led the Lancers with 12 points.

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Graham Ike had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Wyoming extended its home winning streak to 10 games, topping Boise State 72-65. Abu Kigab led the Broncos with 26 points.