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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.

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic fans in the United States will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday with their morning cup of coffee. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in China. That’s 7 a.m. on the East Coast of the United States given the 13-hour time

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 2 Gonzaga past San Diego 92-62 for its 11th straight victory. Drew Timme added 13 points and eight rebounds as six Bulldogs scored in double figures. Andrew Nembhard had 14 points and seven assists.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Derek St. Hilaire had 25 points as New Orleans stretched its win streak to nine games, topping Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-70. Trevian Tennyson led the Islanders on Thursday night with 15 points.

CONWAY, Ark. — Tavian Dunn-Martin tied his career high with 34 points plus 10 assists to keep pace with Eddy Kayouloud and carry Florida Gulf Coast to a 95-93 overtime win over Central Arkansas. Kayouloud led the Bears on Thursday night with a career-high 34 points.

SAN ANTONIO — Devante Carter registered 14 points as Nicholls State narrowly beat UIW 63-60. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals with 13 points.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic made five 3-pointers for his 15 points and Utah ended a school-record 10-game losing streak with an 84-59 win over Oregon State. David Jenkins Jr. and Rollie Worster scored 13 points each and Branden Carlson had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Utah. Both Gach added 11 points