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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Umoja Gibson scored 22 points, Javan Johnson added 16 and DePaul surprised No. 8 Xavier 73-72. The Musketeers came in rolling with 11 straight wins — their best run since the 2015-16 team got off to a 12-0 start. But they came up short against the

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored 25 seconds into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa, which went 4 for 9 on the power play. Tkachuk also had three assists, and Cam Talbot stopped 16 shots. Evgeni Malkin

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown had 17 points, including two free throws with 29 seconds left, to lift Missouri to a 79-76 come-from-behind win over No. 25 Arkansas on Wednesday. DeAndre Gholston added 16 points for the Tigers, who avenged a 74-68 loss to Arkansas on Jan. 4. Davonte

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 12 points on 6-of7- shooting and grabbed seven rebounds, Will Richardson added 11 points and 10 assists and Oregon beat California 87-58. Rivaldo Soares led Oregon (11-8, 5-3 Pac-12) with 13 points and Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 10. ND Okafor and Sam Alajiki made layups 31 seconds apart to

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kadary Richmond had a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds, while KC Ndefo had 14 points, including a last-second layup, and Seton Hall defeated No. 15 UConn, 67-66, at the Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Ndefo grabbed his eighth rebound and had a follow-up layup with

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Ja Morant had 24 and the Memphis Grizzlies won their 11th straight game to match the franchise record, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-114 on Wednesday night. Steven Adams tipped in the winner with 16 seconds left. Adams was in position to

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe each scored 23 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Indiana Pacers 126-106 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Joe, a reserve, tied a career high with seven made 3-pointers in just 22 minutes. Lu Dort

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cam Jones had 21 points and Tyler Kolek scored 19 as No. 20 Marquette defeated No. 22 Providence 83-75. With members of Marquette’s 2003 Final Four team, including former NBA great Dwyane Wade, cheering them on from the stands, the surging Golden Eagles won for the sixth

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trae Young had 18 points and 12 assists in another matchup with Luka Doncic and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-122. John Collins added 19 points as the Hawks won a season-best fourth consecutive game to get over .500

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan scored 14 points, reserve Nyamer Diew had eight of her 12 in the fourth quarter and No. 18 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 69-64 on Wednesday night. The Cyclones closed the third quarter with a pair of 3-pointers, the second by Ryan in the closing secon ds, that put

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka improved her winning streak to six as she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The No. 5-seeded Sabalenka, who began the year by winning the title in Adelaide, trailed the American 3-1 early in the match but won five straight

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Led by Josh Rivera’s 27 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the American Eagles 70-59. The Leopards are now 6-14 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 12-6.

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points and West Virginia built a big early lead and outlasted No. 14 TCU 74-65 on Wednesday night. Jimmy Bell Jr. added 15 points and 12 rebounds for West Virginia. The Mountaineers broke a five-game losing streak. Mike Miles Jr. scored

WORCESTER, Mass. — Led by Keegan Records’ 18 points, the Colgate Raiders defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 77-71 on Wednesday night. The Raiders are now 13-7 with the win and the Crusaders fell to 6-14.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Led by Justin Bailey’s 16 points, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 61-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans are now 9-9 on the season, while the Blue Hose dropped to 5-15.

FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Walyn Napper’s 17 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 64-59 on Wednesday night. The Lancers moved to 14-6 with the victory and the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 8-11.

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn scored 22 points off of the bench to help lead the Temple Owls over the East Carolina Pirates 73-58 on Wednesday night. The Owls are now 11-9 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 10-10.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Led by Vonterius Woolbright’s 20 points, the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated the Wofford Terriers 76-71 on Wednesday night. The Catamounts moved to 11-9 with the victory and the Terriers dropped to 11-9.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Drew Pember’s 20 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 73-63 on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs improved to 14-6 with the victory and the Buccaneers fell to 7-11.