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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

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Isaiah Swope had 23 points in Southern Indiana’s 82-72 win over SIU-Edwardsville. Swope was 6-of-12 shooting, including 4 for 7 from distance, for the Screaming Eagles (12-9, 5-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Jelani Simmons added 17 points and Jacob Polakovich scored 16. Ray’Sean Taylor and Shamar Wright both scored 19 for the Cougars

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Bridges scored 11 points and hit a trio of game-turning 3-pointers in the final five minutes as No. 21 Baylor rallied to hold off Oklahoma 62-60. Adam Flagler had 16 points and five assists, and Keyonte George added 11 points as Baylor (14-5, 4-3 Big

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kam Jones scored 22 points, Oso Ighodaro had 18 on 7-for-7 shooting and No. 20 Marquette beat Seton Hall 74-53. Marquette shot 54% from the field in its second straight win since an 80-76 loss to Xavier last weekend. Kadary Richmond led Seton Hall with 10

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Murr’s 14 points helped Lipscomb defeat Bellarmine 69-49 on Saturday night. Murr shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Bisons (13-8, 5-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Matthew Schner added 12 points while finishing 5 of 7 from the floor, and they also had eight

RUSTON, La. — Led by Elias King’s 17 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 68-51 on Saturday night. The Blue Raiders improved to 13-7 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 11-9.

By The Associated Press MARTIN, Tenn. — Led by Parker Stewart’s 19 points, the UT Martin Skyhawks defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 91-78. The Skyhawks are now 13-8 on the season, while the Panthers fell to 7-14.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ben Sheppard scored 23 points and his off-balance basket near the rim with 3.3 seconds left carried Belmont to a 78-76 win over Bradley to end the Braves’ 17-game home win streak. Connor Hickman’s errant 3-point attempt for Bradley ended it. Bradley’s loss ended what was the third-longest home win streak

By JEFF BABINEAU Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brooke Henderson has a three-shot lead in the Grand Hilton Vacations Tournament of Champions. It just doesn’t feel as big as it looks. Henderson has been in control from the start in the LPGA Tour season opener at Lake Nona. She stretched her lead to five