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McNeese regroups in 2nd half, beats Houston Baptist 88-79LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Jarren Greenwood scored 21 points while dishing out four assists to help McNeese regroup in the second half to beat Houston Baptist 88-79 on Saturday and remain in contention to grab the final spot in the...

AP Sports WriterCreighton rides fast start to a 95-76 win over CornhuskersBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Marcus Zegarowski scored 30 points to lead four Creighton players in double figures, and the Bluejays made fast work of Nebraska in a 95-76 win at the sold-out CHI Health Center on...

Maui Invitational pairings announcedLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) The pairings for the 2017 Maui Invitational have been announced and Wichita State and Notre Dame lead the brackets.Wichita State will face California while Marquette meets VCU in another quarterfinal, it was announced Tuesday.Notre Dame will play host Division II Chaminade and...

AP Sports WriterLacking star power, Maryland counting on depth and backcourtBy DAVID GINSBURGThe last time Maryland performed on the basketball court, the players and coach Mark Turgeon were cutting down the nets and passing around the trophy awarded to the Big Ten regular season champions.Many in the sellout crowd...

NCAA hits Ga Tech with postseason ban, 4 years of probationATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's basketball team was banned from postseason play for the upcoming season and slapped with four years of probation for major recruiting violations committed by a former assistant coach and an ex-friend of head coach...

BC guard Ky Bowman exits NBA draft, returns to schoolBOSTON (AP) Boston College guard Ky Bowman will return to school for his junior year after deciding to withdraw from the NBA draft.Bowman is the Atlantic Coast Conference's top returning scorer, averaging 17.6 points per game last year, when...

Chealey leads Charleston past High Point 70-58CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Joe Chealey scored 17 points and fueled the go-ahead second-half run to lead College of Charleston to a 70-58 win over High Point on Monday night.Grant Riller added 15 points, Jaylen McManus had a career-high 13 points and Cameron...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption caseBy AARON BEARDOklahoma State was fined $10,000 and its men’s basketball team was banned from the upcoming postseason Friday after the NCAA found that former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted up to $22,000 in bribes intended to help...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Tilman Dunbar scored 16 points - 10 from the free-throw line - and Navy defeated UNC-Greensboro 70-66 Friday night.Leading 62-60 with 35 seconds to play, Dunbar made all six of his free throws and Kendall Knorr added two from the line to preserve the win.After...

Kansas and Arizona State agree to home-and-home seriesTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Top-ranked Kansas and Arizona State will play a home-and-home series starting next season in Lawrence.The Sun Devils will play at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 10 then the Jayhawks will visit Tempe on Dec. 22, 2018.Kansas and Arizona State...

Johnson gives La Salle 58-54 win over Holy Cross in BelfastBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) B.J. Johnson scored 15 points, including two free throws with 1.7 seconds left, and La Salle held off Holy Cross 58-54 on Saturday in the consolation game of the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has returned to The Associated Press rankings for the first time in nearly four years. The Gophers debuted in the AP poll on Monday at No. 24, their first appearance in the Top 25 under coach Richard Pitino. They were last ranked the week of Feb. 4,...