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Knights XC finds success while hosting SCAC meet
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights cross country team hosted a late season South Central Athletic Conference meet at R…
Hunt, Bandoumel lead SMU past Texas A&M-CC 91-54
DALLAS (AP) — Feron Hunt scored 19 points to lead five SMU players in double figures, two of them getting double-doubles, and the Mustangs beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 91-54 on Monday night.
Freshman Thomas continues strong play, LSU tops SE Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Freshman Cameron Thomas scored 21 points for his third 20-plus game, Trendon Watford had 20 points and nine rebounds, and LSU eased past Southeastern Louisiana 96-43 on Monday night in the T…
Carr drains 3, Minnesota trips LMU 67-64
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Carr scored 26 points,
Bradley ties career high to help lead Cal past Nicholls
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Matt Bradley tied a career-high with 26 points and Grant Anticevich scored 11 and California fought Nicholls 60-49 on Monday night in the Bears' home opener.
Smith leads Chattanooga past Tennessee Tech 62-54
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds to lift Chattanooga to a 62-54 win over Tennessee Tech on Monday night.
Ayers III, Haase lift Mercer past Georgia State 86-69
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Leon Ayers III and Felipe Haase scored 17 points apiece as Mercer topped Georgia State 86-69 on Monday night.
USA Basketball clinches AmeriCup berth, beats Mexico 94-78
USA Basketball went into a bubble and emerged with a berth in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.
Mahan helps UCF hold off Auburn 63-55 in season opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Mahan scored all 12 of his points in the second half, including four of UCF's final six free throws, and the Knights held off Auburn 63-55 down the stretch to win a season-opener Monday…
Late 3-pointer carries Xavier over Eastern Kentucky in OT
CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle had a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Nate Johnson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:48 left in overtime to help Xavier beat Eastern Kentucky 99-96 on Monday night.
Coburn leads Hofstra over Fairleigh Dickinson 73-58
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Tareq Coburn had 21 points as Hofstra topped Fairleigh Dickinson 73-58 on Monday night.
Davis scores 16 to help No. 14 UNC beat UNLV 78-51
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman RJ Davis scored 16 points and No. 14 North Carolina recovered from an ugly start to beat UNLV 78-51 on Monday night in the first round of the relocated Maui Invitational.
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Bogut retires, calls quits on his bid for an Olympic medal
SYDNEY (AP) — Andrew Bogut is calling quits on his bid for an Olympic medal and has decided to retire after 15 years in professional basketball.
Davis, Brooks help No. 14 UNC top UNLV 78-51 in Maui tourney
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina started its first game of the relocated Maui Invitational so badly that it faced an immediate double-digit hole as its Hall of Fame coach benched multiple starters.
Champagnie shines in season debut, St John's beats BC 97-93
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Julian Champagnie had a career-high 29 points, 10 rebounds and a key block in his season debut to help St. John's beat Boston College 97-93 on Monday night.