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New look, same hunger: Lady Vikings chase another regional crown
MOSES LAKE — After a special season that saw the Big Bend Community College Lady Vikings compile a 27-4 record, th…
Walker scores 22 to lead UMass over St. Joseph's 91-76
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Dibaji Walker had a career-high 22 points as UMass beat Saint Joseph's 91-76 on Wednesday night.
Wieck's perfect night leads Navy past Holy Cross 81-66
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Evan Wieck scored a career-high 24 points on a perfect night shooting and Navy beat Holy Cross 81-66 on Wednesday night.
Green scores 27 to lift N. Iowa over Missouri St. 95-66
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — AJ Green had 27 points as Northern Iowa extended its home win streak to 12 games, rolling past Missouri State 95-66 on Wednesday night.
Oladipo spurs late rally as Pacers run past Bulls in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Oladipo opened the night by smiling and waving to Pacers fans in his return from a lengthy absence due to injury. He finished it by walking off the court in tears.
Thomas scores 20, Memphis edges UCF 59-57
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Lance Thomas scored a career-high 20 points and Memphis held off UCF 59-57 on Wednesday night.
Stair has double-double, Mercer pulls away from ETSU 71-55
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ethan Stair scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Mercer to a 71-55 win over East Tennessee State on Wednesday night.
Mahoney's 29 points leads Boston University past Loyola (MD)
BOSTON (AP) — Max Mahoney scored 29 points with 10 rebounds and Javante McCoy scored 24 and Boston University beat Loyola (MD) 92-77 on Wednesday.
Obi Toppin's 22 points help No. 7 Dayton hold off Duquesne
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dayton has played plenty of close games despite its lofty ranking. Against Duquesne, the Flyers turned a possible rout into another nail-biter.
Mills, Grimes help No. 21 Houston beat East Carolina 69-59
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina's Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conf…
Vanessa Bryant statement: 'We are completely devastated'
Vanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant, one of their daughters and seven others,
UConn snaps 4-game losing streak with 78-63 win over Temple
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn fans got a glimpse Wednesday of what the future may hold for the Huskies.
Cherry helps Lafayette sweep Colgate with 80-78 win
HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Myles Cherry grabbed 14 rebounds and scored 13 points, including what proved to be the game-winning layup with 1:04 remaining that gave Lafayette an 80-78 win over Colgate on Wednesday and a s…
Mooney's 16th double-double, bench propel Irish past Deacons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — John Mooney regained his double-double touch and T.J. Gibbs scored a team-high 23 points as Notre Dame held off Wake Forest in the second half Wednesday for a 90-80 Atlantic Coast Conference…
Williams leads No. 22 LSU past 'Bama for 9th straight win
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Emmitt Williams' double-pump dunk gave No. 22 LSU a 15-point lead over Alabama with two minutes to go, Tigers coach Will Wade implored his team keep up the intensity and close it out co…
Powell scores 24, No. 10 Seton Hall wins 10th straight game
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Preseason All America Myles Powell was having one of those nights where nothing was going right, so Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard got in his face and raised his voice.