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Wildcats set for final home series
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats (9-29) return to the diamond Friday for their final home weekend seri…
Olivari scores 27 to carry Rice over Houston Baptist 86-64
HOUSTON (AP) — Quincy Olivari had a career-high 27 points as Rice rolled past Houston Baptist 86-64 on Saturday night.
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Cal cleans up mistakes, beats No. 21 Oregon for first win
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Oregon's turnovers have been costly in recent weeks, and now the Ducks are hurting themselves with ill-timed penalties.
Armstrong, balance lead Virginia past Boston College, 43-32
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong thinks Virgina is playing its best football at the right time.
No. 14 Coastal Carolina stops No. 8 BYU on short notice
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Mateo Sudipo stopped BYU’s Dax Milne at the 1 as time expired and No. 14 Coastal Carolina beat the eighth-ranked Cougars 22-17 in a short-notice showdown of 9-0 teams Saturday night.
Ali scores 28 to carry Portland over Portland State 86-73
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ahmed Ali had a career-high 28 points as Portland defeated Portland State 86-73 on Saturday night.
No. 6 Florida runs past Tennessee 31-19
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 6 Florida had some trouble on the ground.
So. Florida beats No. 6 Mississippi State 67-63 in overtime
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mississippi State got schooled by South Florida.
Syracuse sizzles with 15 3-pointers, tops Rider 87-52
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Alan Griffin and Joseph Girard III combined for 44 points, Syracuse rained 15 3-point shots and the Orange beat Rider 87-52 Saturday night in an empty Carrier Dome.
Daniels leads Abilene Christian over Tarleton State 69-48
ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Damien Daniels posted 11 points as Abilene Christian rolled past Tarleton State 69-48 on Saturday night.
No. 4 Clemson beats Va. Tech, sets up Notre Dame rematch
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The Clemson football program visits Charlotte, North Carolina, so much that it ought to consider purchasing a timeshare.
Strong throws 3 TDs to Horton, Nevada beats Fresno St. 37-26
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw three of his career-high five touchdown passes to Tory Horton and Nevada beat Fresno State 37-26 on Saturday night in a key Mountain West Conference matchup.
Archie leads Georgia Southern over SC-Upstate 72-69
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Kaden Archie had a career-high 23 points and converted a three-point play with a second left as Georgia Southern edged past South Carolina Upstate 72-69 on Saturday night.
Boum scores 34 to lead UTEP past Sul Ross State 84-65
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Souley Boum had a career-high 34 points as UTEP topped Sul Ross State 84-65 on Saturday night.
Brown scores 22 to lift Murray St. past Illinois St. 76-65
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Tevin Brown had 22 points as Murray State topped Illinois State 76-65 on Saturday.