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Associated PressFreshman Jonathan Isaac on a roll for No. 10 Florida StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Isaac's renewed confidence could be coming at the right time for No. 10 Florida State.The Seminoles will host No. 15 Notre Dame on Wednesday and the 6-foot-9 freshman forward is...

NC Central beats Md.-Eastern Shore 69-64 in OTPRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) Jordan Perkins scored four of his 10 points in overtime and North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 69-64 on Monday night, snapping its 11-game road losing streak.Jibri Blount scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the...

NCAA delays date for NBA draft entrants to return to schoolINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA is pushing back its deadline for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school, though it will wait to set a new date.The deadline was June 3, which would've come...

AP Sports WriterAP source: High Point hiring Tubby Smith as men's hoop coachBy JOEDY McCREARYTubby Smith is back in the college coaching ranks after a brief hiatus.He has agreed to take over as head men's basketball coach at High Point, said a person familiar with the situation. Smith played...

No. 10 LSU holds out Smart after Wade suspension, Reid restsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) No. 10 LSU is holding Javonte Smart out of Saturday's season finale against Vanderbilt because the freshman guard was mentioned in a wiretapped phone call about recruiting that resulted in coach Will Wade's suspension.LSU...

Associated PressVanderbilt ends 2018 with win over UNC AshevilleBy CHIP CIRILLONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Notre Dame transfer Matt Ryan scored a season high with 19 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Vanderbilt to a 90-59 win over UNC Asheville on Monday.Simi Shittu, projected to go in the first round...

Neilson, Toolson lead Utah Valley past UT San Antonio 88-80OREM, Utah (AP) Isaac Neilson and Conner Toolson scored 19 points apiece and Utah Valley beat UT San Antonio 88-80 on Saturday night.Neilson also had 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (5-3). Jake Toolson scored 16 points with four rebounds,...

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...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas point guard Anton Beard will make his return to the court on Saturday after missing the season's first nine games following a summer arrest on forgery charges.Beard, named to the Southeastern Conference's All-Freshman team last season for the Razorbacks (5-4), was arrested in July...

AP Sports WriterKingsley withdraws name from NBA draft, returns to ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' Moses Kingsley says he has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season with the Razorbacks.Kingsley, a 6-foot-10 center from Nigeria, was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference...

Mississippi State forward Reggie Perry enters NBA draftSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State forward Reggie Perry has entered the NBA draft.Perry announced his decision Sunday on social media and was congratulated by the school in a tweet. He said “we are navigating charted waters” with coronavirus in the tweet...

AP Sports WriterPurdue fends off late charge, tops No. 6 Michigan St 73-63By MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Ryan Cline scored 17 points and Purdue fended off a furious charge by No. 6 Michigan State, holding on for a 73-63 win Sunday.Trailing by 23 with under 13 +...