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By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Led by Kyle Owens’ 19 points, the UC Riverside Highlanders defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 65-64. The Highlanders improved to 12-6 with the win and the Gauchos fell to 13-3.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals and an assist, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Nick Perbix and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning, who have won seven of their last nine and improved to 26-2-1 when scoring

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jared McCann had his first career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-5 on Saturday night for their franchise-record eighth straight victory. McCann scored twice in a five-goal flurry in a 3:41 span of the first period. All-star rookie Matty Beniers and Oliver

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr scored 20 points,  Sir’Jabari Rice added 18 and No. 10 Texas rallied again in the second half Saturday night to beat Texas Tech 72-70. Carr’s off-balance 3-pointer to beat the shot clock early in the second half started a 20-4 Texas run that

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Trae Young scored 29 points, Dejounte Murray had 27 and the Atlanta Hawks never trailed in a 114-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Onyeka Okongwu had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and AJ Griffin came off the bench to score 13 as the Hawks won for the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brynna Maxwell hit 7 of 10 from the field — 6 of 7 from 3-point range — and finished with 20 points to help No. 20 Gonzaga beat Portland 73-66, handing the Pilots their first loss in West Coast Conference play. Esther Little had 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals,

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski scored a season-high 17 points, DJ Rodman added 15 and Washington State held off Stanford 60-59. Jakimovski, who missed the first 10 games with a foot injury, was 6 of 8 from the field and matched his career best with five 3-pointers while playing a season-high 31 minutes. Rodman

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ja Morant had 23 points, 10 assists and another ferocious dunk, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 130-112 to extend the NBA’s longest current winning streak to nine games. Desmond Bane scored 25 points to lead the Grizzlies, who tied Denver for the Western

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Trenton Massner’s 19 points, the Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated the UMKC Kangaroos 60-52. The Leathernecks are now 10-8 with the win and the Kangaroos dropped to 7-12.

By The Associated Press VERMILLION, S.D. — Led by Matt Dentlinger’s 26 points, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the South Dakota Coyotes 82-64. The Jackrabbits improved to 9-9 with the victory and the Coyotes fell to 8-10.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Liberty Flames defeated the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 82-62 led by Darius McGhee’s 32 points. The Flames are now 14-5 with the victory and the Bears fell to 6-13.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Lue Williams and Jakorie Smith scored 15 points apiece and Tarleton State beat Abilene Christian 72-63.  The Texans are now 10-8 on the season, while the Wildcats fell to 9-9.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Led by Kevion Nolan’s 23 points and five assists, the Jacksonville Dolphins defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 68-62. The Dolphins are now 10-7 on the season, while the Gamecocks moved to 8-11.

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 20 points and Ben Vander Plas added 15 points and seven rebounds as No. 13 Virginia controlled from the opening minutes and defeated Florida State 67-58. Franklin, a senior guard, averages 11.4 points per game but had 13 points by halftime as Virginia

BALTIMORE — Jaylin Andrews scored with 2.7 seconds left and Kenny Jones scored 16 points as the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds defeated the Navy Midshipmen 69-67 on Saturday night. The Greyhounds are now 7-12 with the victory and the Midshipmen fell to 8-10.

By The Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Houston Christian Huskies defeated the McNeese Cowboys 90-81 led by Brycen Long’s 32 points. The Huskies are now 6-12 with the victory and the Cowboys dropped to 6-13.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Kobe King’s 20 points, the Valparaiso Beacons defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 76-69 on Saturday night. The Beacons moved to 7-12 with the victory and the Purple Aces dropped to 4-15.

By The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Led by Eric Boone’s 17 points, the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 71-67. The Eagles are now 9-8 with the win and the Bulldogs dropped to 3-16.