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AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 THIS WEEK: Big matchups abound in SEC, Big TenBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It's going to be a big week for the top teams in both the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences.Eight of the nine ranked teams in the SEC and Big Ten...

AP Basketball WriterCampbell's Clemons dazzles among game's small (big) scorersBy AARON BEARDBUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) Campbell's Chris Clemons keeps hitting shots near midcourt logos, dunking in traffic and passing big names on the list of college basketball's best all-time scorers.The national scoring leader has a fearless game packed...

AP Sports WriterHoward scores 36 as No. 10 Marquette beats DePaul 92-73By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Markus Howard scored 36 points, Sam Hauser had 17 and No. 10 Marquette cruised by DePaul for a 92-73 victory on Tuesday night.Howard went 12 for 21 from the field and 8 for...

Applewhite's 21 leads South Carolina St over Coppin St 85-84ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) Damni Applewhite had 21 points as South Carolina State edged past Coppin State 85-84 on Monday night.Janai Raynor-Powell had 16 points and eight assists for South Carolina State (6-20, 4-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Lavar Harewood added...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 REWIND: No. 2 Duke hits from outside to beat VirginiaBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Second-ranked Duke got rolling from 3-point range, then took a big step toward winning the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season race.The Blue Devils beat third-ranked Virginia 81-71 on Saturday night in...

Texas Rio Grande Valley tops CS Bakersfield 79-74 in OTBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) Jordan Jackson had 15 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley rallied from a 17-point, second-half deficit to beat Cal State Bakersfield 79-74 in overtime on Saturday night.Tyson Smith had 12 points for Texas Rio Grande Valley...

Tillie out indefinitely with torn ligament in footSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie will be out indefinitely after suffering a torn ligament in his right foot in Thursday's win over San Francisco.The team said prior to Saturday's game that Tillie's injury will not require surgery.Coach Mark Few...

Love carries Northwestern State over McNeese 74-72LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Malik Metoyer drove for a game-winning layup in the waning seconds to give Northwestern State a 74-72 win over McNeese on Saturday.McNeese's James Harvey had just tied the game at 72-72 by hitting three straight free throws. Metoyer...

Brantley carries Charleston over Drexel 86-84PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jarrell Brantley had 22 points as Charleston narrowly defeated Drexel 86-84 on Saturday.Trevor John pulled Drexel to 86-84 with 4.9 seconds left on a pair of free throws following Brantley's flagrant 1 foul. John then took the inbounds pass at the...

Clemons scores 32 to lead Campbell over SC-Upstate 82-66BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) Chris Clemons had 32 points as Campbell beat South Carolina Upstate 82-66 on Saturday.Clemons made 12 of 14 foul shots.Ja'Cor Nelson had 18 points for Campbell (14-10, 7-3 Big South Conference). Andrew Eudy added seven assists.Malik...

Associated PressSyracuse hold on to defeat Boston CollegeBy MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tyus Battle scored 21 points, including 15 in the second half, Buddy Boeheim hit for a career-high 16 and Syracuse withstood a late Boston College rally to defeat the Eagles 67-56 Saturday.Oshae Brissett chipped in with...

AP Basketball WriterDuke, not Vols, top overall seed in initial NCAA rankingsBy JOHN MARSHALLTennessee has been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll the past three weeks, has one loss this season and owns Division I's longest winning streak.It wasn't enough for the NCAA Division I Basketball Committee...