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Associated PressPerry, Stewart power Mississippi State past Tennessee 86-73By PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Reggie Perry had 24 points with 12 rebounds and D.J. Stewart had a career-high 20 points to lead Mississippi State to an 86-73 victory over Tennessee on Saturday.Perry's output marked the seventh time in the...

UT Arlington tops UL Monroe behind torrid 3-point shootingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jabari Narcis scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Texas Arlington made half its field goals from beyond the 3-point arc and the Mavericks defeated Louisiana-Monroe 68-54 on Saturday.Sam Griffin led UT Arlington with 17 points...

Arkansas-Little Rock rolls past Appalachian State, 93-86LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Ben Coupet Jr. had a career-high 23 points as Arkansas-Little Rock maintained its hold on first-place in the Sun Belt Conference standings by topping Appalachian State 93-86 on Saturday.Markquis Nowell had 17 points and 13 assists for Arkansas-Little...

AP Sports WriterManek scores 30, leads Oklahoma past Oklahoma State 82-69By CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Brady Manek scored 30 points to help Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 82-69 on Saturday.Manek finished a point short of his career high and matched a career best with seven 3-pointers.Austin Reaves had 21...

AP Sports WriterRamey's 3-pointers rally Texas past Iowa State 72-68By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Courtney Ramey's 3-pointer with 1:06 to play gave Texas the lead and Matt Coleman III's two late free throws closed out a 72-68 win over Iowa State on Saturday.Texas fought back from an eight-point...

Michigan reinstates Simpson after 1-game suspensionANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan point guard Zavier Simpson has been reinstated after he was suspended one game for an unspecified violation of team rules.Simpson missed Michigan's win at Nebraska on Tuesday night but is set to play Saturday against No. 25 Rutgers...

AP Sports WriterFlorida looks for defensive turnaround amid disappointmentBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida’s season opened with so much hype and even more hope. The Gators had a top-10 ranking, the most coveted graduate transfer in the country, the best recruiting class of coach Mike White’s tenure and...

Former Georgia basketball star Terry Fair dies at 59ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Terry Fair, a key player on Georgia only men's Final Four team, has died at the age of 59, the school announced.The university said Fair died Thursday of natural causes in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Bibb...

Former Georgia basketball star Terry Fair dies at 59ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Terry Fair, a key player on Georgia only men's Final Four team, has died at the age of 59, the school announced.The university said Fair died Thursday of natural causes in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Bibb...

AP Sports WriterUndefeated Aztecs set to retire Kawhi Leonard's jerseyBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Nine years after Kawhi Leonard helped lead San Diego State to national prominence, the Aztecs will honor the greatest player in program history by hoisting his No. 15 jersey into the rafters at Viejas...

AP Basketball WriterUNC's Williams: Anthony practicing, could play vs BCBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina coach Roy Williams says star freshman point guard Cole Anthony has returned to limited practice and could play Saturday against Boston College after missing 11 games following knee surgery.Williams said Friday...

AP Basketball WriterUNC's Williams: Anthony practicing, could play vs. BCBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina coach Roy Williams says star freshman point guard Cole Anthony has returned to limited practice and could play Saturday against Boston College after missing 11 games following knee surgery.Williams said Friday...