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By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 points, D’Angelo Russell added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves handed the Houston Rockets their 13th straight loss with a 113-104 victory. Edwards eclipsed 40 points for the first time this season on 17-of-29 shooting from the field, including seven 3-pointers. Nathan

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Okogie had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Mikal Bridges added 22 points and the short-handed Phoenix Suns won their second straight game, beating the Indiana Pacers 112-107 on Saturday night. Indiana had a chance to tie on its final possession, but Buddy Hield missed a

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Johnell Davis scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting and No. 24 Florida Atlantic extended its program record for consecutive wins to 18 with a  67-59 win over UTEP.  Davis hit 2 of 3 attempts from 3-point distance and was perfect on six shots from the line for FAU (19-1, 9-0

TULSA, Okla. — Sam Griffin scored 23 points and Tim Dalger added a double-double as Tulsa slipped past Tulane 81-79 in overtime. Griffin was 9-of-22 shooting (4 for 12 from distance) for the Golden Hurricane (5-13, 1-6 American Athletic Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Dalger scored scored five of his 15 points in

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Terry Rozier hit three throws with 1.1 seconds remaining, and the undermanned Charlotte Hornets overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit to end the Atlanta Hawks’ five-game winning streak with a 122-118 victory. Clint Capela tipped in a putback of Trae Young’s missed runner with 5.4 seconds to

MONTREAL (AP) — Rem Pitlick whipped a wrist shot past goalie Ilya Samsonov 2:14 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Josh Anderson and Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored as Montreal overcame a two-goal deficit to reach 20-24-3. Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves. Mark Giordano and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley scored a career-high 38 points, Darius Garland added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from an embarrassing loss with a 114-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were again without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Mobley made sure the Cavs shook off their loss

DETROIT (AP) — Scott Laughton snapped a scoreless tie midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. Noah Cates also scored for the Flyers, who are 9-3 in their last 12 games, and goalie Carter Hart stopped 30 shots. Detroit forward Lucas Raymond scored his 15th of the

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jonathan Aku scored 13 points to help Grambling hold off Mississippi Valley State 65-61 on Saturday night. Aku had six rebounds and five blocks for the Tigers (11-7, 4-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Cameron Christon scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Virshon Cotton scored nine. Tyronn Mosley and Kadar Waller

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored a season-high 26 points and Taylor Robertson scored 15 after halftime and No. 15 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 97-93. The Sooners rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second-straight Saturday to remain atop the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma rallied to beat Kansas last week and have won 13

By The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Led by Brandon Stroud’s 15 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 65-63. The Owls improved to 15-6 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 14-7.

By The Associated Press BEAUMONT, Texas — Led by Davante Dennis’ 21 points, the Incarnate Word Cardinals defeated the Lamar Cardinals 70-64 on Saturday night. The Cardinals are now 8-12 with the win and the Cardinals dropped to 6-14.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Kahliel Spear scored 19 points and Robert Morris cruised to a 72-38 victory over Green Bay. Spear added six rebounds for the Colonials (9-12, 4-6 Horizon League). Enoch Cheeks scored 13 points with eight assists and four steals. Randy Tucker scored 11 points to lead the Phoenix (2-19, 1-9), who have

FAIRBORN, Ohio — Tristan Enaruna had 21 points and Cleveland State defeated Wright State 85-77. Enaruna had nine rebounds and three blocks for the Vikings (12-9, 7-3 Horizon League). Deshon Parker and Tujautae Williams finished with 15 points apiece. Parker added three steals. The Raiders (11-10, 4-6) were by Trey Calvin with 24 points.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Brice Williams had 27 points in Charlotte’s 75-71 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night. Williams added seven rebounds for the 49ers (13-7, 4-5 Conference USA). Aly Khalifa had 22 points — on 10-for-13 shooting — with seven rebounds. Jackson Threadgill scored 10. The Hilltoppers (11-9, 3-6) were led by

ABILENE, Texas — Airion Simmons scored 17 points as Abilene Christian beat UT Arlington 84-68. Simmons shot 6 for 13 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (10-10, 2-5 Western Athletic Conference). Damien Daniels scored 15 points and added six rebounds and seven assists. Cameron Steele scored 13.

HAMMOND, La. — Sami Pissis scored 16 points as Southeast Louisiana beat Texas A&M-Commerce 79-73. Pissis was 6-of-7 shooting, including 2 for 3 from distance, for the Lions (11-9, 5-2 Southland Conference). Roscoe Eastmond made all nine of his free throws and scored 15 with eight assists. Alec Woodard sank 6 of 8 shots and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hobbling along on an injured ankle, Patrick Mahomes threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars and a spot in their fifth straight AFC title game. Mahomes missed most of