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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

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jarett Andretti and his father had a goal to build a race team that would one day race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He achieved their dream Saturday when Andretti Autosport started its first ever Rolex and Jarett was behind the wheel.

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 34 points, his sixth straight game of at least 30 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies built an early lead in a 115-95 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Morant, picked as an All-Star starter for the Western Conference this week, was