AP National Sports

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Cerruti scored 18 points to lead Albany to a 71-56 over NJIT. Cerruti had four 3-pointers. Miles Coleman scored 20 points for NJIT.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Dominick Pickett tossed in 18 points and sank two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to lift UC Riverside to a 65-64 victory over CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference play. Zyon Pullin added 17 points for the Highlanders (9-5, 2-1). Justin Edler-Davis topped the Roadrunners (5-6, 0-2) with 12 points

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow led an efficient offense that scored on six drives, including two of his touchdown passes, and rookie Evan McPherson made four field goals as the Cincinnati Bengals finally advanced in the playoffs with a 26-19 win over Las Vegas in Saturday’s wild-card game.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Joe Bryant scored 24 points and Norfolk State edged Howard 77-74. Bryant made 11 of 12 free throws. Kyle Foster scored 22 points for the Bison. He made six 3-pointers and had nine rebounds

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jordan King scored 19 points, David Sloan had a double-double and all the East Tennessee State starters scored in double figures in the Buccaneers’ 88-85 victory over Samford. Sloan had 12 points and 10 rebounds for ETSU. Ledarrius Brewer added 17 points, Ty Brewer 15 and Jaden Seymour 10. King and

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gibson Jimmerson scored 19 points and Saint Louis pulled away in the second half to post a 63-45 win over Fordham. Francis Okoro and Yuri Collins each scored 11 points for the Billikens (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10).

CLEVELAND (AP) — D’Moi Hodge scored 16 points to lead four in double figures and Cleveland State pulled away late to edge Detroit Mercy 72-70. Torrey Patton added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland State (11-4, 7-1 Horizon League). It was Patton’s second straight double-double and fifth for the season. Tre Gomillion added 13

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Isaiah Kelly scored 18 points and Matt Knowling scored 17 and Yale had 10 players enter the scoring column in a 96-69 beat down of Cornell. The game served as the Bulldogs’ Ivy League opener following COVID-19 related postponements against Columbia, Dartmouth and Harvard. It was Yale’s first win since

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored the game’s final six points and finished with 19 as Oklahoma State beat No. 1 Baylor 61-54 on Saturday, giving the Bears consecutive home losses for the first time in nearly six years. The Bears will lose their spot at the top

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins had 20 points with eight rebounds and four steals to lead Longwood to a 66-60 win over Gardner-Webb. Anthony Selden scored 17 points for the Bulldogs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrn Flowers had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Long Island University to an 83-61 victory over Central Connecticut State. Alex Rivera added 21 points and Eral Penn had 13 points for the Sharks. Ian Krishnan and Andre Snoddy scored 18 points each for Central Connecticut.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith hit a game-tying layup with 1:02 remaining and added two free throws with 7 seconds left to lift Chattanooga to a 71-69 victory over Furman in Southern Conference action. Smith finished with 21 points and nine rebounds for the Mocs (14-4, 4-1), Jalen Slawson topped Furman with 22 points

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Marlon Hargis scored 15 points and Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) defeated Merrimack 62-46, handing the Warriors their first Northeast Conference loss of the season. Maxwell Land added 13 points and Josh Cohen 12 for the Red Flash. Malik Edmead scored 13 points and Jordan Minor had 11 points and 10 rebounds

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Savion Flagg totaled 19 points, six rebounds and four steals to lead Sam Houston to a 49-41 victory over Stephen F. Austin in Western Athletic Conference play. Jaden Ray contributed 16 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Bearkats (10-9, 5-1), but he also had six of Sam Houston’s 16

NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Kirkwood scored 28 points, tying his career high, and Harvard defeated Columbia 91-82. Luka Sakota added 18 points, Kale Catchings 14 and Louis Lemond 10 for the Crimson. Cameron Shockley-Okeke scored 19 points with 11 rebounds for the Lions. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa added 16 points, Eddie Turner III

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — New England defensive back Kyle Dugger and linebacker Dont’a Hightower returned to the lineup for the Patriots’ wild-card playoff game at the Buffalo Bills after missing last week’s regular-season finale. Dugger was sidelined by a hand injury and Hightower a knee injury in a 33-24 loss at Miami last weekend.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 24 points and SMU defeated Tulane 75-66. Jalen Cook led the Green Wave with 23 points. 

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was carted off the field with an injury to his right foot in the third quarter of the AFC playoff game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson left later in the quarter with a possible concussion. Both were involved in a key

NEW YORK (AP) — Raekwon Rogers scored 22 points and Wagner ran its winning streak to six games with an 81-76 win over St. Francis Brooklyn. Patrick Emilien led the Terriers  with 23 points. 

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Trevian Tennyson scored 20 points to lead Texas A&M Corpus Christi to an 80-64 victory over Incarnate Word.  Tennyson was 7 of 9 from the floor and made four 3-pointers. Isaac Mushila added 13 points and Terrion Murdix had 12 for Texas A&M-CC (14-4, 1-0 Southland Conference), which has won