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AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Penn State beats No. 16 Michigan State 75-70By LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Lamar Stevens had 24 points and Myreon Jones made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, leading No. 22 Penn State to a 75-70 win over No. 16 Michigan State on Tuesday...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 10 Villanova faces 2 matchups with ranked Big East foesBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Villanova coach Jay Wright knows his 10th-ranked Wildcats have youth and inexperience that can lead to inconsistent play in some of the biggest games.A recent loss offered a reminder that his...

Xavier beats DePaul 67-59 behind TandyCHICAGO (AP) KyKy Tandy scored 14 points, Paul Scruggs added 13 and Xavier beat DePaul 67-59 on Tuesday night.Tyrique Jones scored 12 with 18 rebounds and three blocks for the Musketeers (15-8, 4-6 Big East Conference), who outrebounded the Blue Demons 50-37. Quentin...

Idaho snaps its 6-game streak, beats Sacramento State 67-53SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Trevon Allen scored 27 points and Idaho snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Sacramento State, 67-53 on Monday night.Allen matched a career high with eight rebounds and collected three steals to spark Idaho (6-15, 2-8 Big...

Russell leads Rhode Island to 9th straight victoryKINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Fatts Russell had 21 points and four steals, and Rhode Island beat UMass 73-67 on Tuesday night for their ninth straight victory.Russell, who scored 30 points on Friday against VCU, leads the league in scoring (20.1) and is...

AP Sports WriterCold-shooting, No. 7 Duke rallies past Boston College 63-55By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski thinks his players might have been looking ahead to this weekend's game against North Carolina.And it almost cost them.''They didn't listen to me,'' he said on Tuesday night after the...

Andrus scores 20, sparks Prairie View past Alabama A&M 69-54NORMAL, Ala. (AP) Gerard Andrus had 20 points as Prairie View topped Alabama A&M 69-54 on Monday night.Darius Williams had 12 points for Prairie View (11-11, 7-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Devonte Patterson added 12 points.The Bulldogs' 29.3 field goal...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 pollBy AARON BEARDBaylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.The Bears received 49 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel in Monday's poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga...

Grambling State tops Mississippi Valley State 90-65ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) Travon Bunch scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Grambling State led wire-to-wire in beating Mississippi Valley State 90-65 on Monday night.Ivy Smith Jr. added 19 points with 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals...

Associated PressNo. 1 Baylor beats Kansas State 73-65 for 19th straight winBy AVERY OSENMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Jared Butler scored 20 points and No. 1 Baylor extended its school-record winning streak to 19 games, beating Kansas State 73-65 on Monday night.MaCio Teague added 15 points and Davion Mitchell scored...

Jarrett, Griffin lead Jackson State over UAPB 49-45PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) Tristan Jarrett scored 15 points, Roland Griffin added 13 and Jackson State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 49-45 on Monday night for its third straight win.Jonas James' go-ahead jumper put Jackson State up 45-43 with 36 seconds to play...

Davison leads Eastern Washington past Northern Arizona 77-66FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Jacob Davison scored 17 points and added five assists to lead Big Sky Conference leader Eastern Washington to a 77-66 win over Northern Arizona Monday night.Eastern Washington has now won six straight games, including the first two games...