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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Demarcus Sharp scored 31 points and distributed nine assists and Northwestern State beat New Orleans 74-70 in Southland Conference semifinal tournament contest. Jamond Vincent’s three-point play with 5:49 left brought New Orleans to a 62-all tie, but Isaac Haney countered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds late and the Demons stayed

By The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Led by Antavion Collum’s 16 points, the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners defeated the CSU Northridge Matadors 51-47 in a Big West Conference Tournament opener.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga’s players heard the criticisms this wasn’t the same Bulldogs team that has been among the nation’s elite in recent years, and they even struggled themselves to live up to the program’s enormous expectations. “There were numerous days where I was not fun to be

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, Josh Giddey had the seventh triple-double of his career and third of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 137-128. Giddey finished with 17 points, a career-high 17 assists and 11 rebounds as the Thunder

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving hit a clutch 3-pointer and scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Luka Doncic added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 120-116. Utah trailed 118-115 with 3.7 seconds to play when Talen Horton-Tucker was fouled and sent to

By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored in the sudden death round of the shootout to send the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson five-hole to end Tuesday’s game, which nearly ended in overtime. Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon appeared

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin each had a goal and three assists to help the Colorado Avalanche snap a three-game slide with a 6-0 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Denis Malgin and Artturi Lehkonen also got into the

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3. Brent Burns and Teuvo Teraivainen also scored in the tiebreaker for the Hurricanes, and Rem Pitlick and Nick Suzuki tallied for the Canadiens. Jaccob Slavin, Brady Skjei and

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Max Abmas scored 26 points and distributed 11 assists and Oral Roberts overwhelmed North Dakota State 92-58 in the Summit League Tournament championship game clinching an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Reserve Patrick Mwamba’s 17 points in 13 minutes before intermission and his six field goals (three from 3-point

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves as the Florida Panthers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Tuesday night, ending Vegas’ three-game winning streak. Ryan Lomberg and Aleksander Barkov each scored a goal for the Panthers, which has now won two in a row as they kept

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Austin Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. Michael Bunting tied the game on a rebound with 4:50 to play, and Calle Jarnkrok and Mitch Marner also scored for the Leafs. Ilya

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Ziggy Reid scored 23 points, Jordan Minor had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Merrimack closed on an 8-0 run to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 67-66 to capture the Northeast Conference Tournament championship. Merrimack, which is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to a four-year transition to Division I,

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Pau Gasol joined the Los Angeles Lakers just over 15 years ago, the Spanish 7-footer banished his ego, redoubled his work ethic and immediately turned this team into contenders who eventually became champions. Gasol and Kobe Bryant did it all together, and their numbers

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Khris Middleton and Jevon Carter each added 24 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 134-123 for their 18th win in 19 games. Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jae Crowder added 15 points for

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Led by Dylan Penn’s 26 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the Binghamton Bearcats 79-57 in the America East Conference Tournament semifinals.

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by De’Lazarus Keys’ 18 points, the Texas A&M-CC Islanders defeated the McNeese Cowboys 80-63 in the Southland Conference Tournament

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Grant Basile scored 20 points, Justyn Mutts added 18 and Viriginia Tech rallied to beat Notre Dame 67-64 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The game was tied 64-all when Mutts scored on a dunk, and then Rodney Rice blocked Cormac Ryan’s layup attempt with 12 seconds

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. The Giants confirmed the deal with Jones on Tuesday night. The team reached an agreement with Jones’ representatives with with

LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Allin Blunt’s 19 points, the UMass Lowell River Hawks defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats 75-64 in the America East Conference Tournament.