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UMass Lowell breaks it open in second half, wins 102-63LOWELL, Mass. (AP) Ryan Jones scored 23 points and UMass Lowell broke open a tie game in the second half with a 31-1 run in taking a 102-63 victory over UMass Boston on Sunday.The game was tied at 52...

Gomez scores clinching FTs in CSU Northridge’s 1st winNORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Terrell Gomez scored 31 points and dropped in two free throws in the final seconds to seal Cal State Northridge’s 73-72 victory over Fresno State on Saturday afternoon.Fresno State’s Orlando Robinson had just split a pair of...

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Kendrick Ray scored 21 and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Kennesaw State overcome a slow start and pull away late for a 69-59 win over NAIA Thomas (Ga.) on Monday night.It was Ray's second consecutive game, and third in the last four, with at least...

Louisiana Tech's Boykins, UAB's Baxter suspended for fightIRVING, Texas (AP) Conference USA says Louisiana Tech's Jacobi Boykins and UAB's Hakeem Baxter are suspended one game for fighting in the benches-clearing mayhem that led to multiple ejections from Thursday's game.Boykins will miss Louisiana Tech's game at Middle Tennessee. Baxter...

AP College Sports WriterInjured stars making mark at Final Four for MSU, AuburnBy RALPH D. RUSSOMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Under different circumstances Joshua Langford might have had a throng of reporters around him as he sat in front of his locker at U.S. Bank Stadium, two days before Michigan State...

Penn State hires Kevin Freeman as assistant basketball coachSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State has hired Kevin Freeman as an assistant coach on Patrick Chambers' staff.The Nittany Lions announced the move Monday.Freeman spent seven years as the director of basketball administration for Connecticut men's basketball program.''Penn State men's...

Michigan State's Winston staying in school, Ward leavingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State All-America guard Cassius Winston is returning for his senior year and Nick Ward is entering the NBA draft and plans to end his college career.The school announced the decisions Friday.Winston, the Big Ten player of...

NC State: NCAA approves waiver for Missouri transfer HarrisRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says the NCAA is allowing Missouri transfer Blake Harris to play for the Wolfpack this season.Coach Kevin Keatts said Tuesday that the NCAA approved Harris' request to be immediately eligible. The point guard from...

Iowa State lands Troy transfer Javan JohnsonAMES, Iowa (AP) Troy transfer Javan Johnson has signed with Iowa State.The Cyclones announced on Monday that Johnson, who averaged 10.4 points a game last season, will join the team next fall. Johnson will sit out next season due to the...

AP Sports WriterFormer Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90By LARRY LAGEJud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90.The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washington.Spartans coach Tom Izzo was hired by Heathcote as a part-time...

AP Sports WriterFormer UConn coach Ollie notified of violations by NCAABy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Former UConn coach Kevin Ollie confirmed he received a letter from the NCAA, accusing him of violations while at the school.The allegations were first reported Friday by ESPN, which says the most serious...

AP Sports WriterUtah off to fast Pac-12 start, now faces Arizona teamsBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Players and coaches said all the right things through the early months of the season as outsiders questioned the Utah basketball team.The 9-3 record was decent, but it didn't include a...