AP National Sports

MALIBU, Calif. — Led by Kenan Blackshear’s 22 points, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated the Pepperdine Waves 85-77. The Wolf Pack improved to 8-2 with the victory and the Waves fell to 5-3.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Dorian Finney-Smith hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.3 seconds remaining and the Dallas Mavericks rallied after squandering a late lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 116-115. Nikola Jokic had a chance to tie the game with 12 seconds remaining, but missed the first of two free

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored at 1:56 of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 to stop a six-game losing streak. Strome put a snap shot past goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov after getting a pass from Cam Fowler. Six of the Ducks’ seven wins this

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Murray made 44 saves for his first shutout of the season and Mitch Marner extended his Toronto-record point streak to 20 games with an early assist as the Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-0. John Tavares, Auston Matthews, Rasmus Sandin and Alexander Kerfoot scored for the surging Maple Leafs, who

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Roach tied a career high with 22 points and No. 15 Duke led virtually the entire way in a 74-62 victory over Iowa on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. With cancer survivor Dick Vitale calling the game for ESPN,

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chucky Hepburn scored 13 points and Steven Crowl added 12 as Wisconsin handed No. 13 Maryland its first loss under coach Kevin Willard, 64-59. Wisconsin opened a 58-45 lead with a 13-point run, capped by Crowl’s two free throws with 3:46 remaining. The Badgers hung on

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Led by Alvaro Cardenas Torre’s 10 points, the San Jose State Spartans defeated the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 58-48. The Spartans are now 7-3 on the season, while the Roadrunners fell to 4-5.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ville Husso made 28 of his 44 saves in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2. The Red Wings got goals from Michael Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren, Adam Erne and David Perron. Detroit, which has missed the playoffs in each

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Nick Edwards scored 21 points off of the bench to help lead the Valparaiso Beacons over the Trinity Christian Trolls 96-60. The Beacons improved to 4-6 with the win and the Trolls fell to 0-3.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Led by Brandon Whitney’s 23 points, the Montana Grizzlies defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 81-56. The Grizzlies are now 4-5 on the season, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 3-7.

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Led by Parsa Fallah’s 23 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the West Coast Baptist 120-49. The Thunderbirds improved to 6-4 with the win and the fell to 0-1.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Led by Morris Udeze’s 18 points, the New Mexico Lobos defeated the Western New Mexico Mustangs 102-63 on Tuesday night. The Lobos are now 8-0 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 0-1.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Led by Isaac Jones’ 19 points, the Idaho Vandals defeated the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks 76-66. The Vandals are now 4-5 on the season, while the Fightin’ Hawks fell to 5-6.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The flu shut down Anthony Davis. That’s the only thing that has stopped him lately. Davis was forced to leave Los Angeles’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers after the first quarter on Tuesday night and the Lakers struggled without their All-Star center in a 116-102 loss.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist as the Jets spoiled Paul Maurice’s return to Winnipeg with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. Mark Scheifele had a pair of power-play goals and Adam Lowry added an empty-netter for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 38 of 40 shots. Zac Dalpe

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored 17 points and Oklahoma State pulled away from Sam Houston in the second half for a 65-51 win. Thompson hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range to help the Cowboys (6-3) turn away a Bearkats squad that has victories over Power 5 schools Oklahoma and Utah this season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Ben Sheppard’s 16 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans 83-53 on Tuesday night. The Bruins are now 6-4 on the season.

By The Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. — Led by Kelton Talford’s 28 points, the Winthrop Eagles defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 81-67 on Tuesday night. The Eagles are now 5-5 with the win and the Bulldogs dropped to 1-9.

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Larry Moreno’s 18 points, the St. Francis (BKN) Terriers defeated the Hartford Hawks 68-50. The Terriers improved to 4-4 with the win and the Hawks fell to 4-8.

By The Associated Press HOUSTON — Led by Sam Hofman’s 17 points, the Houston Baptist Huskies defeated the Maine-Fort Kent Bengals 100-33. The Huskies are now 3-7 on the season, while the Bengals moved to 0-2.