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By The Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. — Led by Josh Bannan’s 23 points, the Montana Grizzlies defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 79-74. The Grizzlies are now 8-8 on the season, while the Bears fell to 5-11.

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to reach the 500 career points as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. John Tavares had two goals and Pontus Holmberg also scored for Toronto, which snapped a two-game skid with its first win of the month. Ilya Samsonov made

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine made three consecutive 3-pointers during a key fourth-quarter stretch and scored 36 points, DeMar DeRozan had 35 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 on Saturday night. After hitting 11 3s and scoring 41 points Friday night in a victory in Philadelphia, LaVine

By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by Flynn Cameron’s 18 points, the UC Riverside Highlanders defeated the CSU Northridge Matadors 68-45, The Highlanders are now 10-6 with the victory and the Matadors fell to 3-12.

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Led by Fousseyni Traore’s 15 points, the BYU Cougars defeated the San Diego Toreros 68-48. The Cougars improved to 13-6 with the win and the Toreros fell to 8-10.

By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Led by Andrew Rohde’s 24 points, the Saint Thomas Tommies defeated the Omaha Mavericks 80-68. The Tommies improved to 13-6 with the victory and the Mavericks fell to 6-11.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have acquired Justin Topa from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Joseph Hernandez in a trade of right-handed pitchers. Topa went 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA in seven appearances for the Brewers last season. Topa also went 2-0 with a 4.34 ERA in 17 appearances with Triple-A Nashville. He

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 19 points and Northeastern breezed to a 79-63 victory over Hampton. Telfort hit three 3-pointers for the Huskies (6-9, 2-2). Coleman Stucke had 14 points and Masai Troutman scored 11. Chris Doherty pitched in with eight points and eight rebounds. Russell Dean had 17 points and six assists

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Ismael Massoud hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime and Kansas State extended its winning streak to eight games with a 97-95 victory night at No. 19 Baylor. New Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang was on Baylor staff the past 19 seasons. Markquis

HAMPTON, Va. — Jahmyl Telfort had 19 points in Northeastern’s 79-63 win over Hampton. Telfort shot 7 for 11, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Huskies. Coleman Stucke was 2 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 5 from distance, and went 8 for 11 from the line to add 14 points.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Russell Jones Jr. scored 23 points and Western Carolina rolled to a 73-45 victory over Mercer. Jones sank 9 of 13 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Catamounts (10-7, 3-1 Southern Conference). Tyzhaun Claude pitched in with 16 points and nine rebounds. Vonterius Woolbright

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mouhamed Gueye had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Washington State ended No. 5 Arizona’s 28-game home winning streak with a 74-61 victory. The Cougars shut down down Arizona’s once-potent offense, creating a rare subdued atmosphere inside McKale Center. Washington State built an 18-point lead

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, including the tiebreaking jumper with 33 seconds left, Jaylen Brown added 29 and the Boston Celtics beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-116. Boston maintained the NBA’s best record by winning for the sixth time in eight games. Tatum was serenaded with

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The back nine at Kapalua is where the Sentry Tournament of Champions comes to life. That’s where Collin Morikawa might have ended it on Saturday. Morikawa ran off four birdies over his last five holes for a 65. That gives him a six-shot lead going

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — D.J. Wilkins scored 17 points as Drake beat Murray State 82-64 on Saturday night. Wilkins was 6 of 10 shooting (5 for 8 from distance) for the Bulldogs (12-5, 3-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Darnell Brodie scored 16 points and added seven rebounds. Sardaar Calhoun was 5 of 10 shooting, including

By AARON BRACY Associated Press VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Zach Freemantle scored 29 points, including eight in a row during a crucial stretch late in the second half, to lead No. 18 Xavier to its ninth straight victory, 88-80 over Villanova. Souley Boum added 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Musketeers (13-3,

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Led by Miles Norris’ 16 points, the UCSB Gauchos defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 62-57 on Saturday night. The Gauchos are now 12-2 with the victory and the Mustangs dropped to 7-9.

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored a season-high 21 points on 10-of-10 shooting as No. 8 Tennessee used quick start to blow out South Carolina 85-42. Nkamhoua hit all five of his attempts in Tuesday night’s win over Mississippi State and continued his perfect run against the Gamecocks.