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North Texas wins 67-57 for 8th straight victoryDENTON, Texas (AP) Zachary Simmons had 16 points and Javion Hamlet 14 as North Texas won its eighth consecutive game, topping UTEP 67-57 on Saturday.North Texas, atop the Conference USA standings, is 8-1 in league play for the first time since...

Nowell scores 22 to lead UALR past South Alabama 73-71MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Markquis Nowell had 22 points as Arkansas-Little Rock edged past South Alabama 73-71 on Saturday night.Ben Coupet Jr. had 15 points for Arkansas-Little Rock (15-7, 9-2 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive win. Jovan...

Figueroa lifts St. John's over DePaul 79-66CHICAGO (AP) LJ Figueroa scored a career-high 28 points as St. John's topped DePaul 79-66 on Saturday. Mustapha Heron added 20 points for the Red Storm.Rasheem Dunn had 13 points and eight rebounds for St. John's (13-8, 2-6 Big East Conference), which...

New Mexico St. beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-62EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Ivan Aurrecoechea scored 19 points and New Mexico State extended its win streak to nine games, beating Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-62 on Saturday night.Johnny McCants added 12 points and seven rebounds for New Mexico State (15-6,...

Associated PressDoughty, Okoro lead No. 16 Auburn past Iowa State 80-76By SUMNER MARTINTrue freshman Isaac Okoro has a quiet confidence about him.He doesn't trash talk or boast, because as his Auburn teammates put it, he doesn't need to.''Nah, but he definitely backs it up every time,'' guard Samir Doughty...

Miami downs E. Michigan 73-68 behind Coleman-LandsOXFORD, Ohio (AP) Isaiah Coleman-Lands scored 16 points off the bench and Nike Sibande scored 14 and Miami (OH) beat Eastern Michigan 73-68 on Saturday.Dae Dae Grant added 14 points and Dalonte Brown 10 and the Redhawks kept Eastern Michigan winless in...

AP Sports WriterDosunmu's shot lifts No. 21 Illinois over Michigan 64-62By NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) As the final seconds ticked away in a tie game, Ayo Dosunmu was being guarded by Zavier Simpson, one of the top defenders in the Big Ten.''The one thing Ayo has is...

AP Basketball WriterRobinson helps UNC beat Miami 94-71 to end 5-game skidBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's Hall of Fame coach and his players had spent the month of January grinding through a frustrating and confidence-jarring set of losses, brought on amid a series of injuries...

AP Sports WriterNo. 9 Villanova holds off Providence 64-60By JIMMY GOLENCollin Gillespie grabbed a rebound and found Jeremiah Robinson-Earl on the fast break for a dunk to turn back a Providence rally with 55 seconds left and No. 9 Villanova held on to beat the Friars 64-60 on Saturday.Gillespie,...

Dimitrijevic lifts Mercer over VMI 69-66LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Djordje Dimitrijevic sank five 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Mercer hold off VMI 69-66 on Saturday.Dimitrijevic made 8 of 17 shots from the floor, including 5 of 10 from distance, and grabbed six rebounds for the Bears (10-11,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Louisville rolls Clemson 80-62 for 6th straight winBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Darius Perry set career highs with 19 points and five 3-pointers, and No. 6 Louisville rolled over Clemson 80-62 Saturday for its sixth consecutive victory.The Cardinals (17-3, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

Associated PressJairus Hamilton's career-high 23 points lifts BC over V TechBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Boston College certainly didn't shoot free throws well the entire game. Luckily, though, Jairus Hamilton was able to hit a few long jumpers at the right time.Jairus Hamilton made two key 3-pointers in the...