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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years. McClung, the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard on a two-way contract, defeated New Orleans’ Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest, culminating an

ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson had 28 points in Saint Louis’ 90-85 victory over Duquesne. Jimerson also added five rebounds for the Billikens. Francis Okoro finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds.  Javon Pickett scored 15 points. The Dukes were led by Dae Dae Grant, who posted 22 points and four assists. Joe Reece added

LOGAN, Utah — Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and Utah State beat Nevada 75-66. Ashworth added six assists for the Aggies (21-7, 10-5 Mountain West Conference). Max Shulga finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Daniel Akin scored 12. The Wolf Pack (20-7, 10-4) were led by Will Baker 25 points and six rebounds.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State with a poignant pregame ceremony before the Wolverines took an 84-72 win on Saturday night, the first game for the Spartan men since a shooting on the their campus that killed three students and wounded five others. A long moment of silence

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma hit three straight 3-pointers down the stretch and No. 18 Creighton overcame a second-half scoring drought to pull away from St. John’s for a 77-67 victory. Creighton remained in a three-way tie for second place in the Big East after Providence and Xavier won

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 22 of his 34 points in the second half and Julian Strawther added 28 points to help No. 13 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 97-88 and extend its win streak over the Waves to 45 straight games. The Bulldogs, who haven’t lost to Pepperdine since Jan. 18, 2002, have won

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo had 18 points and 16 rebounds, Cedric Henderson Jr. added 15 points and No. 8 Arizona dominated inside to beat Colorado 78-68. The Wildcats opened with a rash of turnovers, falling into an early 12-point hole. Arizona righted itself quickly with a big

By The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Led by Luke Brown’s 22 points, the Stetson Hatters defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 88-84. The Hatters moved to 16-11 with the win and the Eagles dropped to 16-13.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — El Ellis scored 28 points earned its second win in Atlantic Coast Conference play by upsetting Clemson 83-73 on Saturday night. The Cardinals entered the game with momentum after throwing a major scare in No. 7 Virginia before falling, 61-58, and on the night the school feted the 2012-13 Louisville national

TORONTO (AP) — Michael Bunting scored twice as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday night in the Toronto debuts for Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari. The forwards were acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster three-team trade late Friday — and were in the action just over 20 hours

By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Led by Byron Smith’s 16 points, the Florida A&M Rattlers defeated the Alabama State Hornets 60-54. The Rattlers improved to 6-19 with the victory and the Hornets fell to 8-19.

By The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Robin Duncan converted a layup with seven seconds left in overtime to lift the Vermont Catamounts past the NJIT Highlanders 82-80. The Catamounts moved to 17-10 with the win and the Highlanders dropped to 7-19.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Jackson Last and Josh Corbin scored 16 points each to help Robert Morris defeat Milwaukee 80-60 on Saturday night. The Colonials are now 14-15 on the season, while the Panthers dropped to 18-10.

COMMERCE, Texas — Boogie Anderson hit a short jumper as time ran out in overtime for the last of his 24 points in Southeastern Louisiana’s 78-76 overtime victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night. The Lions moved to 15-13 with the victory and the Lions dropped to 11-17.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Adam Boqvist broke a tie early in the third period and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the struggling Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday night. The Western Conference-leading Stars lost for the seventh time in nine games. They had an early start on the second night

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shawndarius Cowart scored 18 points to lead Grambling State to a 69-64 overtime victory over Southern in the NBA HBCU Classic.  The game was part of the NBA All-Star events in Salt Lake City. The nationally televised game preceded All-Star Saturday night’s lineup featuring the

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 21 points, Dexter Dennis added a double-double and Texas A&M beat Missouri 69-60 for its fifth straight victory. Taylor made 4 of 7 shots with three 3-pointers for the Aggies (20-7, 12-2), who are off to their best start in Southeastern Conference play since becoming a member

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association clearly do not agree on everything, as evidenced by the fact that there’s no new Collective Bargaining Agreement yet. One thing they do agree on: A record-setting trade deadline this season is a good thing. NBA

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored two minutes into his first game in six weeks to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Trent Frederic had a pair of goals and Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots for Boston. Nick Foligno, Patrice Bergeron and Pavel