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Stony Brook tops Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Elijah Olaniyi had 20 points and six rebounds as Stony Brook defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58 on Saturday.Andrew Garcia added 16 points, five rebounds and four steals for Stony Brook (3-2). Makale Foreman chipped in 14...

Virginia guard Ty Jerome declares for NBA draftCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia guard Ty Jerome says he is forgoing his final year of eligibility to make himself available for the NBA draft.Jerome made the announcement Monday on his Instagram page. He says he made the decision after talking with...

Boise St. rallies from 19 down, beats Utah State 88-83 in OTBOISE, Idaho (AP) Justinian Jessup forced a turnover and scored with 1.9 seconds left to send the game into overtime as Boise State rallied from 19-points down in the second half and beat Utah State 88-83 on...

AP Basketball WriterXavier hosts Villanova in top-5 matchup on SaturdayBy JOHN MARSHALLVillanova and Xavier were among the four teams to earn No. 1 seeds in the NCAA's preliminary rankings before Selection Sunday.One will get knocked off its perch this weekend.One of the biggest games of the Big East season...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State eyeing third straight NCAA TournamentBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State ended a three-year NCAA Tournament drought two years ago behind a band of fast-playing, 3-point-shooting players dubbed ''Guard U.''The Sun Devils made their second NCAA appearance under coach Bobby Hurley a year ago...

Associated PressNo. 22 Washington beats Ball State 85-64 in HonoluluBy KALANI TAKASEHONOLULU (AP) Washington coach Mike Hopkins loves his 2-3 zone defense.He also knows when he needs to go to a different look.Jaden McDaniels scored 22 points and the No. 22 Huskies pulled away from Ball State for...

Pitt, No. 17 West Virginia renew Backyard BrawlPITTSBURGH (AP) The ''Backyard Brawl'' memories are well worn and familiar to Bob Huggins. They stretch back decades, the highs and the lows of West Virginia's longtime rivalry with Pittsburgh coming back to him in a rush.How could he not want...

Injury knocks out Vandy's Fisher-Davis for rest of seasonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt senior guard Matthew Fisher-Davis will miss the rest of the season with an injured right shoulder.Fisher-Davis already had missed two games since hurting his shoulder Jan. 13 in a 74-67 loss to Kentucky . Vanderbilt announced...

BIXBY, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford was ejected from his son's basketball game after voicing displeasure with an official.Ford's son, Brooks, plays for Stillwater High. According to the Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1HYjPRQ), the official told Ford to leave during the third quarter of Stillwater's loss to...

LAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV interim coach Todd Simon wanted to make sure the Runnin' Rebels got right back to work.''It's hard to get back to normalcy as soon as you can,'' said Simon, less than 24 hours after taking over for Dave Rice. ''The best thing we can...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hits Ga Tech with postseason ban, 4 years of probationBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury still supports coach Josh Pastner after the Yellow Jackets basketball team was slapped with NCAA sanctions Thursday, including being banned from postseason play this upcoming season.Stansbury...

Correction: Tennessee-Alabama storyTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) In a story February 4, 2020, about the Tennessee-Alabama basketball game, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Santiago Vescovi had a blocked shot and free throws against Alabama. It was Yves Pons.