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Mavs suffer loss in districts, conclude season
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks (16-4) fell 11-1 to the West Valley Rams Saturday, bringing an end to their …
Wright leads Colorado over South Dakota 84-61
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — McKinley Wright IV scored 16 points in the first half and finished with 20 on 8-of-12 shooting to help Colorado open the season with an 84-61 win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in the L…
No. 19 Texas opens with 91-55 win over Rio Grande Valley
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas doesn't attract huge crowds for basketball, but COVID-19 restrictions and precautions left the No. 19 Longhorns with fewer fans than usual Wednesday night.
Small leads Texas St. past Mary Hardin-Baylor 98-59
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Isiah Small posted 17 points and eight rebounds and Texas State gave new coach Terrence Johnson and easy win in the season opener, topping Division III Mary Hardin-Baylor 98-59 on Wednesday…
Coleman II leads CS Northridge over Westmont 97-79
Lance Coleman II scored a career-high 22 points, freshman Alex Merkviladze added 20 points and 12 rebounds and Cal State Northridge defeated NAIA Westmont 97-79 in the season opening game on Wednesday.
Perkins leads Saint Louis over SIU-Edwardsville 89-52
Javonte Perkins had 22 points, Jordan Goodwin had a double-double and Saint Louis easily defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 89-52 in the season-opener on Wednesday night.
Shackelford scores 18, Alabama beats Jacksonville St. 81-57
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Alabama routed Jacksonville State 81-57 in a season opener on Wednesday night.
Lee leads Davidson over High Point 82-73
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Hyunjung Lee had a career-high 23 points as Davidson beat High Point 82-73 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night. Kellan Grady added 20 points for the Wildcats. Grady also had…
UIC roars from 22 down to tip N. Illinois in Yaklich debut
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — RayQuawndis Mitchell drained three late 3-pointers and Illinois-Chicago fought from 22 points down in the second half to defeat Northern Illinois 65-61 on Wednesday to give coach Luke Yaklich hi…
Vrankic scores 24 to lead Santa Clara past Idaho St. 62-49
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Josip Vrankic had 24 points as Santa Clara got past Idaho State 62-49 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday.
Bond carries VMI past St. Andrews Presbyterian 90-63
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Ta’Vonne Bond had 15 points off the bench to carry VMI to open the season with a 90-63 win over St. Andrews Presbyterian on Wednesday night.
Edwards scores 20 to carry Pepperdine over UC Irvine 86-72
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kessler Edwards had 20 points and seven rebounds as Pepperdine beat UC Irvine 86-72 on Wednesday in a season opener.
Flowers lifts South Alabama past FAU on 3 with 1 second left
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Senior transfer Michael Flowers scored 20 points in his South Alabama debut, including a contested 3-pointer from the left sideline with one second remaining to lift the Jaguars to a season-open…
USC back at practice, on track to play after positive tests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graham Harrell hoped to spend Tuesday coaxing more big plays out of the Southern California offense. Todd Orlando wanted to make sure his defense carried the same level of intensity over for a se…
Arkansas hits 20 3s, beats Mississippi Valley St. 142-62
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Connor Vanover scored 23 points to lead eight Arkansas players in double figures and the Razorbacks beat Mississippi Valley State 142-62 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.
Arizona State holds off Rhode Island 94-88
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Remy Martin eclipsed 20 points for the 26th time in his Arizona State career Friday night and his team needed virtually every one of them to avoid an upset.