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Watson lifts Nebraska over No. 14 Minnesota 78-68LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Glynn Watson Jr. was coming off a miserable game, with six points on 2-of-11 shooting in a loss to No. 3 Michigan State. He got back on track Tuesday night.Watson scored 20 of his 29 points in the...

AP Basketball Writer'Nova and Zags at the Garden top this week in the Top 25By JOHN MARSHALLMadison Square Garden is the marquee arena for college basketball. It will be the site of this week's marquee game in the AP Top 25, if not one of the best match-ups of...

Associated PressCarr lifts Pitt to 82-78 win over Mount St. Mary's in OTBy BY ALAN SAUNDERSPITTSBURGH (AP) Marcus Carr scored a career-high 23 points and hit five free throws in overtime, and Pittsburgh beat Mount St. Mary's 82-78 on Tuesday.Pitt shot just 1 of 5 from the floor...

AP Sports WriterBagley, Carter lead No. 1 Duke past St. Francis, 124-67By JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Trevon Duval kept getting the ball to his teammates, and they kept scoring with it. It added up to a record-setting performance for top-ranked Duke.The freshman point guard had 11 of the...

Associated PressUCLA coach Alford surprised by LiAngelo Ball leaving schoolBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA coach Steve Alford said he was caught by surprise when he learned through media reports that suspended freshman guard LiAngelo Ball was leaving the basketball team and withdrawing from school.''I'm not angry....

Weisbrod, Nzeakor help Lamar roll past St. Thomas 60-46BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) Colton Weisbrod and Josh Nzeakor combined for 27 points and Zjori Bosha had eight steals as Lamar defeated St. Thomas 60-46 on Tuesday night, running its record to 7-1 for its best start to a season in...

LaVar Ball: Withdrawing suspended son to prepare for NBALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he's withdrawing his son from school so he can prepare to play in the NBA. LaVar Ball says in a TV interview his ''grand plan'' is for all three...

AP Sports WriterBagley, Carter lead No. 1 Duke past St. Francis, 124-67By JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman Marvin Bagley III had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke scored 71 points in the first half of its 124-67 rout of St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night.Marques...

LaVar Ball: Withdrawing suspended son to prepare for NBALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he's withdrawing his son from school so he can prepare to play in the NBA. LaVar Ball says in a TV interview his ''grand plan'' is for all three...

Calixte scores 15, Maine tops D-III Maine-Presque Isle 75-55BANGOR, Maine (AP) Aaron Calixte had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and Vernon Lowndes Jr. added 14 points to help Maine beat Division III Maine-Presque Isle 75-55 on Tuesday night.Ilker Er finished with 10 points and six...

LaVar Ball: Withdrawing suspended son to prepare for NBALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he's withdrawing his son from school so he can prepare to play in the NBA. LaVar Ball says his ''grand plan'' is for all three sons to play for...

Wagner tops UMass Lowell 90-72 for fifth straight winNEW YORK (AP) Elijah Davis hit four 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 20 points, Blake Francis also scored 20 - on 7-of-8 shooting - and JoJo Cooper added a double-double as Wagner cruised to a 90-72 victory over...