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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.

By The Associated Press THIBODAUX, La. — Led by Caleb Huffman’s 29 points, the Nicholls State Colonels defeated the Northwestern State Demons 77-63 on Saturday night. The Colonels are now 8-9 on the season, while the Demons fell to 10-8.

By The Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. — Led by Keyshaun Langley’s 24 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the Furman Paladins 88-80 in overtime. The Spartans moved to 11-8 with the win and the Paladins fell to 13-6.

By The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joe French put up 31 points as Bethune-Cookman beat Mississippi Valley State 77-71 on Saturday night. French shot 11 for 19, including 7 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (6-11, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kevin Davis added 14 points while shooting 4 of

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton had 16 points and 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and Florida rallied from 11 down to upend No. 20 Missouri 73-64 on Saturday. Castleton chipped in six assists, three steals and two blocks as the Gators won their third

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rebecca Mikulasikova had 25 points and No. 3 Ohio State opened up an early double-digit lead and beat Nebraska 76-67.  It took the Buckeyes less than five minutes to take control of the game, going up 13-2 on Taylor Thierry’s layup midway through the first quarter. Ohio State improved to 18-0.

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 of his 21 points in the final 15 minutes and Creighton ended No. 19 Providence’s nine-game win streak with a 73-67 victory. The Bluejays got 20 points from Trey Alexander and 19 from Baylor Scheierman. Creighton was up 16 points two

DALLAS (AP) — Nazem Kadri’s team-best 17th goal and Chris Tanev’s first of the season were part of Calgary’s four-goal second period as the Flames hung on to beat the Dallas Stars 6-5. Andrew Mangiapane scored just 25 seconds into the game and Trevor Lewis, Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also had goals for the

By The Associated Press MONROE, La. — Led by Jamari Blackmon’s 24 points, the UL Monroe Warhawks defeated the Texas State Bobcats 61-58 on Saturday. The Warhawks are now 8-11 on the season, while the Bobcats fell to 10-9.

ATLANTA (AP) — Nike Sibande came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points and grab six rebounds to help Pittsburgh hold off Georgia Tech 71-60. Sibande has scored in double figures off the Panthers’ bench in three of their last four games, including a 16-point effort in a 68-65 win over No. 11

By The Associated Press TOWSON, Md. — Led by Ryan Conway’s 17 points, the Towson Tigers defeated the Monmouth Hawks 68-48. The Tigers are now 11-7 on the season, while the Hawks moved to 1-17.