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MISSOULA, Mont. — Josh Bannan had 21 points as Montana narrowly beat Eastern Washington 61-59. Linton Acliese III led the Eagles with 16 points and seven rebounds.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Elijah Hutchins-Everett had 18 points as Austin Peay narrowly beat Tennessee Tech 58-55. Jr. Clay led the Golden Eagles with 18 points.

EL PASO, Texas — Souley Boum had a season-high 32 points as UTEP topped Florida International 79-68. Eric Lovett led the Panthers with 17 points.

OMAHA, Neb. — Frankie Fidler had a season-high 25 points as Omaha edged past Kansas City 69-68. Evan Gilyard II led the Roos with 17 points.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson hit the biggest shot yet of his 2 1/2-year injury comeback, smoothly sinking a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game to send the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 victory over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Irving wasn’t done and

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 22 points and dished out four assists and No. 2 Gonzaga made 18 3-pointers to beat Portland 104-72 on Saturday for its 10th straight victory. Drew Timme had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Anton Watson also scored 16 for Gonzaga (17-2,

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Max Klesmit scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures and Wofford breezed to an 85-66 victory over UNC Greensboro. Klesmit added five rebounds and five assists for the Terriers (13-9, 4-4 Southern Conference).  De’Monte Buckingham led the Spartans (12-9, 4-5) with 15 points. 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — James Reese V scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and South Carolina pulled away about midway through the second half to beat Texas A&M 74-63. South Carolina (13-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) has won three straight while Texas A&M (15-6, 4-4) has lost four consecutive games since ending

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 24 saves in his first action in nearly a month as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored in the first period to help the Hurricanes win their third straight and sixth in the last

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominick Pickett scored 18 points and UC Riverside handed Cal State Fullerton its first loss in Big West Conference play, 67-54. The Highlanders raced to a 37-22 lead in the first half to snap the Titans’ eight-game win streak.

VERMILLION, S.D. — Tasos Kamateros had 21 points plus 12 rebounds as South Dakota topped North Dakota 71-58. Bentiu Panoam led the Fighting Hawks with 19 points.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Mahki Morris registered 17 points as Abilene Christian narrowly defeated Lamar 85-82. Abilene Christian closed the game on a 11-3 run. Tobias Cameron had 14 points and seven rebounds for Abilene Christian (14-7, 5-5 Western Athletic Conference). Coryon Mason added 14 points. Airion Simmons had 12 points and nine rebounds. Kasen Harrison

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Paul Bizimana had 20 points as Eastern Illinois narrowly beat Tennessee State 62-57. Micah Schnyders had 12 points for Eastern Illinois (4-17, 2-6 Ohio Valley Conference), which ended its four-game home losing streak. Kejuan Clements added seven assists and three blocks. Carlos Marshall Jr. had 25 points for the Tigers (9-13, 4-6).

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Timmy Allen’s free throw with 6 seconds left sent Texas to a 52-51 win over No. 18 Tennessee in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night after the Volunteers rallied from 17 points down in the second half. Allen missed his first attempt, then made

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Najee Garvin tossed in a season-high 28 points and Russell Dean scored 22 to propel Hampton to a 78-74 victory over Charleston Southern. Garvin sank four 3-pointers and Dean added six rebounds and six assists for the Pirates (6-12, 2-5 Big South Conference). DeAngelo Epps pitched in with 11 points and

ITTA BENA, Miss. — Shawn Williams had 26 points as Arkansas-Pine Bluff snapped its 14-game road losing streak, topping Mississippi Valley State 74-68. Caleb Hunter led the Delta Devils with 14 points.

MORAGA, Calif. — Tommy Kuhse had 16 points off the bench to lead Saint Mary’s to an 81-57 win over Pepperdine. Matthias Tass had 16 points for Saint Mary’s, which has won five in a row. Maxwell Lewis had 16 points for Pepperdine, which has lost eight in a row.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tyreese Davis had a season-high 22 points as Jacksonville routed Central Arkansas 79-59. Davis made 8 of 10 shots, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range for the Dolphins (13-7, 5-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Mike Marsh had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Collin Cooper had 17 points for the Bears (6-14,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Stone scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period. Robin Lehner stopped 27 shots for the Golden Knights, including 18 combined in the

LAFAAYETTE, La. (AP) — Elijah McCadden had a layup to tie the game and converted a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to give Georgia Southern a 66-65 win over Louisiana-Lafayette.McCadden came off the bench to score 21 points, converting 8 of 11 from the line and adding four assists, and Cam Bryant