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Wildcats refocus after narrow loss in season finale
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats womens basketball team (23-5) fell short 58-56 to Northwest Nazarene …
Duarte scores 25 as No. 17 Oregon beats Utah 79-73
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trailing by 10 points at halftime, No. 17 Oregon picked up its intensity in the second half and rallied to avoid an upset bid by Utah.
Cal State-Fullerton beats Long Beach St. 75-72 in OT
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Tray Maddox Jr. had 22 points as Cal State Fullerton edged past Long Beach State 75-72 in overtime on Saturday.
Kreuser carries North Dakota St. past Omaha 80-66
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Rocky Kreuser tallied 19 points and 11 rebounds to lift North Dakota State to an 80-66 win over Omaha on Saturday night.
Plitzuweit lifts South Dakota past Kansas City 68-62
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A.J. Plitzuweit registered 19 points and six assists as South Dakota got past Kansas City 68-62 on Saturday night.
Midtgaard leads Grand Canyon past Tarleton State 59-48
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Asbjorn Midtgaard recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Grand Canyon to a 59-48 win over Tarleton State on Saturday night.
Patton leads Cleveland St. past N. Kentucky 74-71 in OT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Torrey Patton had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Cleveland State to a 74-71 overtime win over Northern Kentucky on Saturday night, the Vikings’ eighth consecutive victory.
Oliver scores 17 to lift Old Dominion past FAU 64-55
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A.J. Oliver II had 17 points as Old Dominion topped Florida Atlantic 64-55 on Saturday night.
UCLA completes desert sweep with 81-76 win over Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — UCLA suffered a huge blow when Chris Smith went down with a torn ACL on New Year's Eve and is still trying to figure out how to play without its star guard.
Freidel lifts South Dakota St. over Western Illinois 92-63
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Noah Freidel had 25 points as South Dakota State easily beat Western Illinois 92-63 on Saturday night.
Belmont Abbey holds on for 75-72 win over Charlotte in OT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sean Halloran hit a 3-pointer with 4:07 left in overtime to give Belmont Abbey a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 75-72 win over Charlotte on Saturday night.
St. Hilaire leads New Orleans past Incarnate Word 86-64
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek St. Hilaire had a season-high 21 points as New Orleans routed Incarnate Word 86-64 on Saturday night.
Hardaway, Burke lead short-handed Mavs past Magic 112-98
DALLAS (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 36 points, Trey Burke did the same with 29 and Luka Doncic had another triple-double as the short-handed Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 112-98 on Saturda…
Williams, Henderson lead Southern past Grambling St. 61-55
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Terrell Williams scored 18 points, Harrison Henderson added 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead Southern to a 61-55 win over Grambling State on Saturday.
Aimaq lifts Utah Valley past California Baptist 81-77
OREM, Utah (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 23 points and 16 rebounds as Utah Valley narrowly defeated California Baptist 81-77 on Saturday night.
DeRozan, Spurs beat Towns, Wolves 125-122 in overtime
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota 125-122 in overtime on Saturday night and spoil Karl-Anthony Towns' return to the Timberwolves.