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Davis, McCloud help Green Bay hold off Detroit Mercy 83-80GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Amari Davis scored 19 points, JayQuan McCloud brushed up against a triple-double and Green Bay held off Detroit Mercy 83-80 on Saturday, surviving two 3-point shots in the final four seconds.McCloud scored 10 points, dished...

AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Villanova rallies behind Samuels to beat UConn 61-55By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Jermaine Samuels scored 19 points and made the decisive three-point play that put No. 14 Villanova ahead for good in a 61-55 win over Connecticut on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.Samuels converted...

Storm postpones Chicago State-CSU Bakersfield men's gameCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago State men's basketball game against Cal State-Bakersfield scheduled for Saturday at 12:05 pm has been moved to Sunday (Jan. 19) at 12:05 p.m. (CST) because of inclement weather in the Chicago area.Go to GoCSUCougars.com for further information regarding...

AP Sports WriterJohnson scores 20, Pitt drills reeling North Carolina 66-52By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Xavier Johnson scored 20 points, Ryan Murphy added 13 and Pittsburgh completed a season sweep of North Carolina with a 66-52 victory over the reeling Tar Heels on Saturday.Pitt (12-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

AP Spots WriterBoeheim's 26 lead Syracuse past Virginia Tech, 71-69By HANK KURZ Jr.BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Buddy Boeheim scored 26 points, including 18 in a row for Syracuse at one point, and the Orange stretched their winning streak to three with a 71-69 victory at Virginia Tech on Saturday.Boeheim...

Weekend schedule should sort out SEC's second-place logjamBy The Associated PressHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball competition this weekend.GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 10 Kentucky (12-4, 3-1 SEC) at Arkansas (14-2, 3-1): The SEC standings will sort themselves out a bit Saturday with a...

Mississippi State's Howland receives $25,000 fine from SECBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Mississippi State coach Ben Howland has received a $25,000 fine and a reprimand from the Southeastern Conference for discussing a conversation he had with the league office about the officiating in a loss to LSU last week.SEC officials...

AP Sports WriterShorthanded Miami Hurricanes brace for No. 9 Florida StateBy STEVEN WINECORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes guard DJ Vasiljevic had averaged 39 minutes over the previous four games when he asked coach Jim Larranaga this week for a lighter workload.''He said, `Coach, you're going to need...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor tries to keep rolling in Big 12 play -- men and womenBy DAVE SKRETTAThe Big 12 continues conference play with second-ranked Baylor trying to protect a perfect conference record when the Bears (14-1, 4-0) head to Oklahoma State on Saturday. Here's what else is going on...

AP Sports WriterACC leaders Louisville, Duke to clash on Saturday at CameronBy HANK KURZ Jr.A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 13 Louisville at No. 3 Duke on Saturday. Louisville and Duke are in a three-way tie with No. 9 Florida State...

AP Sports WriterSon also rises: Buddy Boeheim playing sweet for SyracuseBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) With the shot clock about to expire in an overtime game on the road against the reigning national champions, Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim curls far behind the arc on the right wing. He...

AP Sports WriterWinston sets record, No. 15 Spartans top Wisconsin 67-55By LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Cassius Winston threw a lob from the right wing over the middle of the lane and Xavier Tillman dunked the basketball, breaking a record that stood for two decades.Winston had six points,...