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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points, Dorian Finney-Smith added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 99-95 despite losing All-Star guard Luka Doncic to a sprained ankle early in the game. Dinwiddie’s hot shooting helped the Mavs thrive without

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 26 points and Yarden Garzon added 20 as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 2 Ohio State 78-65. The Hoosiers have won seven straight overall, this one in front of a record regular-season crowd of 10,455. Cotie McMahon led the Buckeyes with 21

LOS ANGELES — Led by Cameron Shelton’s 20 points, the Loyola Marymount Lions defeated the Portland Pilots 79-60 on Thursday. The Lions improved to 15-7 with the victory and the Pilots fell to 11-12.

FULLERTON, Calif. — Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 26 points including a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to lift Cal State Fullerton over UC Irvine 62-61 on Thursday. The Titans are now 11-11 with the win and the Anteaters fell to 13-7.

By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Led by Raequan Battle’s 19 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Portland State Vikings 75-66. The Bobcats are now 14-8 with the victory and the Vikings fell to 9-12.

MALIBU, Calif. — The San Diego Toreros defeated the Pepperdine Waves 87-78 led by Marcellus Earlington’s 30 points. The Toreros improved to 10-12 with the win and the Waves fell to 7-15.

By The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Led by Lassina Traore’s 19 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 70-52. The Beach improved to 11-10 with the victory and the Mustangs fell to 7-14.

By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Led by Akolda Mawein’s 16 points, the Sacramento State Hornets defeated the Montana Grizzlies 67-48. The Hornets are now 12-9 on the season, while the Grizzlies dropped to 9-12.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Abby Ellis scored 16 points and Jeanae Terry grabbed 14 rebounds and Purdue built a 10-point first-half cushion and maintained it the rest of the way in posting a 62-52 upset of No. 22 Illinois in a Big Ten Conference battle. The Boilermakers notched their first win over a ranked opponent

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lou Lopez Senechal scored 26 points and Aaliyah Edwards had 25 to lead No. 5 Connecticut to a 84-67 victory over Tennessee in a matchup of iconic basketball programs. The Huskies (19-2), who got 13 points from Aubrey Griffen and Dorka Juhasz, led by as many

NEW YORK (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons won in Brooklyn for the first time in nearly five years, beating the Nets 130-122. Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game losing streak and were playing for the first time since giving up 150 points in a

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Led by Vado Morse’s 15 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 75-69 on Thursday night. The Dukes are now 14-8 with the win and the Chanticleers dropped to 10-11.

By JOHN KREISER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored the go-ahead goal with 6:31 remaining and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a team record with their 11th straight home victory by defeating the NHL-best Boston Bruins 3-2. The Lightning matched the franchise mark for consecutive home wins, set in 2019-20. They ended

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Johnell Davis scored 25 points as No. 21 Florida Atlantic won its school-record 19th straight game, beating Middle Tennessee 85-67. The Owls improved to 20-1. The victory gave FAU its second 20-win season in the program’s Division I history. Davis, the Owls’ leading scorer, once again came off the bench

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Devon Savage scored 17 points to lead the Merrimack Warriors and Javon Bennett knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining as the Warriors knocked off the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 64-61 on Thursday night. The Warriors improved to 7-15 with the win and the Blue Devils fell to

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Led by Anders Nelson’s 27 points, the William & Mary Tribe defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 77-74 on Thursday night. The Tribe are now 9-13 on the season, while the Seawolves fell to 7-14.

By The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Alex Huibregste’s 25 points, the Wright State Raiders defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 93-86 on Thursday night. The Raiders are now 12-10 with the victory and the Panthers dropped to 14-7.