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Huskies victorious in first round of districts
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (18-3) came out victorious over the number four seeded Selah in the first round of t…
Auburn pulls away in second half, beats Texas Southern 80-63
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Allen Flanigan scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help Auburn pull away and beat Texas Southern 80-63 on Tuesday night.
Miller leads Texas A&M past road weary SE Louisiana
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Emanuel Miller scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Texas A&M beat Southeastern Louisiana 69-52 on Tuesday night.
Cockburn scores 33 as No. 13 Illinois routs Minnesota 92-65
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes to lead No. 13 Illinois past Minnesota 92-65 in the Big Ten opener for both teams Tuesday night.
Sloan carries East Tennessee State over Gardner-Webb 65-60
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — David Sloan had 18 points and seven assists as East Tennessee State narrowly defeated Gardner-Webb 65-60 on Tuesday night.
Murphy leads Wofford over unbeaten Coastal Carolina 88-77
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Storm Murphy scored 26 points, tying his career high, as Wofford beat previously undefeated Coastal Carolina 88-77 on Tuesday night.
Ali, Morton-Robertson lead Radford past Longwood 62-53
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Fah’Mir Ali posted 14 points as Radford beat Longwood 62-53 on Tuesday night.
Ledoux, Bass carry Louisiana Tech over Jackson St. 85-58
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Kalob Ledoux had 17 points as Louisiana Tech routed Jackson State 85-58 on Tuesday night. Jace Bass added 16 points for the Bulldogs, and Andrew Gordon chipped in 9 points.
Allen scores 19, Utah holds off Utah Valley challenge 75-67
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 19 points, Branden Carlson added 14 with three dunks and four blocks and Utah survived a furious challenge from Utah Valley for a 75-67 victory on Tuesday night.
Young, Shepherd carry Charlotte over Davidson 63-52
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 18 points and seven rebounds as Charlotte beat Davidson 63-52 on Tuesday night.
Parham carries VMI past Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 106-72
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Greg Parham had 17 points to lead six VMI players in double figures as the Keydets easily beat Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 106-72 on Tuesday night.
Preston carries Liberty past South Carolina State 82-52
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Blake Preston recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds to lift Liberty to an 82-52 win over South Carolina State on Tuesday night.
No. 10 Tennessee clamps down on Appalachian State, 79-38
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Appalachian State shot just 28% and it still hurt Tennessee's season statistics. That says something about the way the No. 10 Volunteers are playing defense.
Radford helps Virginia Tech beat No. 24 Clemson 66-60
BLACKSBURG,Va. (AP) — Just three weeks into the season, Virginia Tech has established itself as a surprise team.
Nevada QB Strong MWC's first soph offensive player of year
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada quarterback Carson Strong became the first sophomore Tuesday to be named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
UConn women beat Seton Hall 92-65 in Big East return
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 25 points in her second game for No. 3 UConn, and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 92-65 on Tuesday night in their return to the Big East.