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South Dakota State cruises past NAIA foe Dakota State 92-60BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Mike Daum scored 16 points and South Dakota State defeated Dakota State 92-60 on Sunday.Reed Tellinghuisen added 14 points, Brandon Key added a career-high 13 with seven assists and David Jenkins also scored 13 as South...

Griffin comes on late, Saint Peter's holds on in 86-82 winEASTON, Pa. (AP) Nick Griffin scored the final 12 points, including making six straight free throws to help Saint Peter's hold off Lafayette 86-82 Sunday.Griffin, who finished with a career-high 37 points, drained a 3-pointer to give the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Arizona takes lumps in paradise in crazy hoops weekBy DAVE SKRETTAGood luck finding anybody who has ever had a worse week in the Bahamas than Sean Miller.His second-ranked Arizona team headed to the Battle 4 Atlantis poised for a championship showdown with No. 5 Villanova....

Associated PressFired Louisville coach Pitino calls himself "a cheerleader"By DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said he is ''living vicariously'' through his son, University of Minnesota men's basketball coach Richard Pitino, in an interview Saturday at Barclays Center.Pitino, who was fired by Louisville's...

Harvey leads McNeese in 103-79 rout of Southern-New OrleansLAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) James Harvey hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead seven players into double-figure scoring as McNeese routed NAIA Southern University at New Orleans, 103-79 on Saturday.Harvey was 5 of 8 from behind the three-point...

Rice holds off St. Thomas 70-59 behind LaprayHOUSTON (AP) A.J. Lapray scored 16 points with a career-high 10 rebounds, Miles Lester made a go-ahead free throw, and Rice closed on a 23-6 run to hold off crosstown foe NAIA St. Thomas (Texas) 70-59 on Saturday night.Austin Meyer scored...

Hervey, Wilson, Neal help Arlington defeat Niagara 95-90NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) Kaelon Wilson, Kevin Hervey and Erick Neal stepped up to score 15 of UT Arlington's final 16 points in a come-from-behind 95-90 win Saturday night and claim the Barclay's Center Classic regional title.Hervey finished with 27 points...

Charleston downs Alaska Anchorage 55-46 behind ChealeyANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Joe Chealey scored 15 points and distributed eight assists and Nick Harris shot 5 of 6 for 12 and Charleston beat Division II-host Alaska Anchorage 55-46 on Saturday in a 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout contest.Evan Bailey made a...

Dalton scores 18, Wyoming beat Jackrabbits 77-65GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) Hayden Dalton scored 18 points and Wyoming beat South Dakota State 77-65 on Monday in the first round of the Cayman Islands Classic.The game featured two standout forwards, Dalton a 6-foot-8 senior who came in averaging 26...

AP Sports WriterDuke consolidates top spot in Top 25 after Champions ClassicBy DAVE SKRETTADuke proved on a national stage at the Champions Classic last week why so many voters had the Blue Devils atop their Top 25 ballot before the season began.Now, even more voters have them there.The Blue...

AP Sports WriterDuke consolidates top spot in Top 25 after Champions ClassicBy DAVE SKRETTADuke proved on a national stage at the Champions Classic last week why so many voters had the Blue Devils atop their AP Top 25 ballot before the season began.Now, even more voters have them there.The...

Oregon signs center Bol Bol, son of the late Manute BolEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Center Bol Bol, son of the late Manute Bol, has signed a letter of intent to play at Oregon.Bol is considered a five-star recruit and is the highest-ranked prospect ever signed by the Ducks. The...