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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

ATLANTA (AP) — Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball was ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sore left ankle and right knee soreness. Ball, the third overall draft pick of 2020, is also dealing with right wrist soreness. It’s the third time this season that Ball has injured the same