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AP College Sports WriterVirginia and Auburn match contrasting styles in Final FourBy RALPH D. RUSSOMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Virginia and Auburn meet at the Final Four in the latest installment of a long-running competition in basketball: Slow and steady vs. fast and furious.The top-seeded Cavaliers are rarely in a hurry,...

Tripp carries Pacific past Pepperdine 79-78STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Jahlil Tripp had 24 points and 15 rebounds and gave Pacific the lead on a three-point play with 11.4 seconds left as the Tigers beat Pepperdine 79-78 on Saturday night. Daniss Jenkins added 22 points for the Tigers.Jahbril Price-Noel had...

Good leads East Tennessee State over UT-Martin 92-75MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Patrick Good had 24 points as East Tennessee State topped UT Martin 92-75 on Saturday night.Good shot 8 for 10 from the floor, including 7 of 9 from deep.Bo Hodges had 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and...

Kuhlman scores 21 to carry Evansville over N. Iowa 65-61EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Evan Kuhlman had a career-high 21 points as Evansville beat Northern Iowa 65-61 on Saturday.Samari Curtis had 14 points for Evansville (4-5, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Shamar Givance added six assists. Jax Levitch had eight rebounds.Austin...

AP Sports WriterWith hoops under federal probe, fans say business as usualBy DAVID GINSBURGArenas were packed, fans were cheering and schools were competing.In most places, it was a typical Saturday of college basketball. There was little visible hangover from the latest developments in the federal investigation of corruption in...

USC guard Drew Peterson eligible this season after transferLOS ANGELES (AP) Drew Peterson will be eligible immediately to play for Southern California this season.Coach Andy Enfield said Friday that the junior guard from Libertyville, Illinois, was granted a legislative relief waiver by the NCAA.Peterson transferred to USC after...

Jackson’s 22 PTs leads UTRGV past Texas A&M-InternationalEDINBURG, Texas (AP) Jordan Jackson had 22 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley romped past Division II-member Texas A&M-International 79-52 on Monday night.Quinton Johnson II had 11 points for Texas Rio Grande Valley (2-4). Lesley Varner II added 10 points.Matija Novkovic...

AP Sports WriterQuiet RJ Barrett shines in Zion's shadow for No. 1 DukeBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) RJ Barrett leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring. He just recorded Duke's first triple-double in 13 years.And - as long as his roommate Zion Williamson is still around - he...

UMKC dominates Kansas Christian to sweep rare doubleheaderKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Josiah Allick scored 24 points in the first game and 20 in the in second as UMKC swept Kansas Christian in a rare basketball doubleheader on Saturday, by scores of 98-42 and 95-36.The odd scheduling was a...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt trying to snap 7-game skid with Kentucky nextBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The worst start ever in Southeastern Conference play sure hasn't affected the Vanderbilt Commodores' confidence.They have lost the first six games to start their SEC schedule, and the skid reached seven straight...

Flowers, Mitchell carry Hartford past Gordon College 86-79WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Moses Flowers had 19 points to lead five Hartford players in double figures as the Hawks beat Gordon College 86-79 on Saturday.D.J. Mitchell added 18 points for the Hawks. Miroslav Stafl chipped in 12 and Michael Dunne...

Azubuike withdraws from draft, set for junior year at KansasLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas forward Udoka Azubuike withdrew his name from the NBA draft on Wednesday, choosing to return for his junior season after participating in the combine.The 7-footer from Nigeria started 34 games last season, averaging 13 points...