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Hamlet's 20 pts lead North Texas past Florida Atlantic 81-58DENTON, Texas (AP) Javion Hamlet had a season-high 20 points as North Texas easily defeated Florida Atlantic 81-58 on Saturday.James Reese had 16 points and seven rebounds for North Texas (9-8, 3-1 Conference USA), which earned its fifth consecutive...

Associated PressNwora leads way, No. 13 Louisville beats Notre Dame 67-64By JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Louisville’s Dwayne Sutton came up big when the No. 13 Cardinals needed him the most on the road against Notre Dame.“My teammates did a nice job finding me. It wasn’t my night...

Associated PressBallock, Alexander lead Creighton past Xavier 77-65By JEFF WALLNERCINCINNATI (AP) The Creighton Bluejays earned an important Big East road win on Saturday, and in doing so helped head coach Greg McDermott achieve a career milestone.Mitch Ballock scored 19 points and went 5 of 9 from 3-point range,...

Coastal Carolina, Jones down UT Arlington 82-77ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Tommy Burton and DeVante Jones each scored 18 points and Coastal Carolina held off UT Arlington for an 82-77 win on Saturday.Jones broke a 62-all tied with a jump shot, and his 3-pointer with 6:15 left gave the Coastal...

Betrand, Timberlake carry Towson past Delaware 84-68TOWSON, Md. (AP) Allen Betrand had 18 points to lead five Towson players in double figures as the Tigers topped Delaware 84-68 on Saturday. Nicolas Timberlake added 14 points for the Tigers. Juwan Gray chipped in 13, Jason Gibson scored 12 and...

Richardson helps No. 9 Oregon outlast No. 24 Arizona in OTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Will Richardson decided it was his time to take over, and it couldn’t have worked out better for Oregon.Richardson scored seven of the Ducks’ eight points in overtime to finish with a career-high 21 points...

Patton's 23 points carries Sacramento St. past N. ArizonaSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Joshua Patton scored 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Sacramento State beat Northern Arizona 64-57 on Thursday.Sacramento State (9-4, 2-2 Big Sky) turned a 14-11 advantage into a 30-15 lead over seven minutes in the first half....

Jackson scores 37 points, UTSA dumps Louisiana TechSAN ANTONIO (AP) Jhivvan Jackson scored 37 points - 24 from 3-point range - and UTSA overwhelmed Louisiana Tech 89-73 on Thursday.Jackson was 8 of 15 from distance and 11 of 23 overall and made all but one of his eight...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor-Kansas headlines second weekend of Big 12 hoops playBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Big 12 heads into its second week of conference play, and a high-profile matchup between third-ranked Kansas and No. 4 Baylor on Saturday could set the stage for the rest of the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Auburn faces Georgia's Edwards in notable SEC matchupBy STEVE MEGARGEEHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball as it heads into the second weekend of league competition.GAME OF THE WEEKENDGeorgia (10-4, 0-1) at No. 5 Auburn (14-0, 2-0): The top-ranked team in...

AP Sports WriterIs This The Year? Clemson seeks first win at North CarolinaBy PETE IACOBELLIA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDClemson at North Carolina on Saturday. No, neither team is ranked, but the game is the latest chance for the Tigers (7-7,...

Associated PressMartin scores 24, Arizona State holds off Oregon State 82-76By GARY HOROWITZCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Despite Arizona State’s lopsided loss at Arizona in its Pac-12 opener last weekend, Remy Martin expected to see a different Sun Devils team Thursday against Oregon State.The 6-foot junior guard was on to...