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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 27 points to lead six Atlanta scorers in double figures and the Hawks held off the Los Angeles Clippers 112-106 on Friday night. The Hawks, who snapped a two-game losing streak, began the night 10th in the Eastern Conference, holding the final spot

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored the shootout winner after Zach Werenski tied the game with 32 seconds left in regulation to rally the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild and snap a four-game losing streak. Chinakov also scored in the first period, and

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 22 points and eight rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Friday night for their fifth victory in a row. Marcus Smart added 20 points, and Robert Williams III had 12

BOISE, Idaho — RaeQuan Battle had 17 points off the bench to lift Montana State to a 69-66 win over Weber State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament. Dillon Jones led the Wildcats with 18 points and nine rebounds.

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba scored 27 points, Markelle Fultz and Mo Wagner did most of Orlando’s scoring in a big second-half rally and the Magic beat Minnesota 118-110 on Friday night to end the Timberwolves’ winning streak at six games. During a 23-4 run over a stretch of

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke held off Miami with free throws in the final minute as the Blue Devils and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a 80-76 victory. Top-seeded

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis had 24 points as SMU easily defeated Tulsa 83-58 in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals. Sam Griffin led Tulsa with 16 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. matched his career high with 19 points and Tyson Walker scored nine of his 11 points in the final 93 seconds to send seventh-seeded Michigan State over No. 12 Wisconsin 69-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Spartans lost five of their

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and keyed an overwhelming blitz that sent Creighton into the Big East championship game with a stunning 85-58 blowout of No. 11 Providence in the semifinals. Alex O’Connell had 18 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 15 points and nine rebounds

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. matched his career high with 19 points and Tyson Walker scored nine of his 11 points in the final 93 seconds to send seventh-seeded Michigan State over No. 12 Wisconsin 69-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Spartans lost five of their

NORFOLK, Va. — Joe Bryant Jr. and Jalen Hawkins scored 19 points each, Dana Tate Jr. tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds and Norfolk State defeated Morgan State 72-63 in the Mid-Eastern Conference tournament semifinals. Malik Miller led Morgan State with 14 points and eight rebounds.

WASHINGTON — DaRon Holmes II had a season-high 28 points as Dayton edged past UMass 75-72 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship.Holmes made a go-ahead jumper with 51 seconds remaining and the Flyers iced the game by making 7 of 9 free throws down the stretch. Noah Fernandes led the Minutemen with

KATY, Texas — Simeon Fryer had 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Nicholls State 71-64 in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament. Terrion Murdix had 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Islanders. Latrell Jones led the Colonels with 20 points.

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James led five players in double figures with 16 points and ninth-ranked Tennessee pulled away for a 72-59 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. The Volunteers won for the 10th time in 11 games to advance to Saturday’s semifinals

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Markieff Morris is finally on the cusp of returning to the Miami Heat. A person with knowledge of the situation says Morris has received clearance to play again. That move that comes more than four months after he was injured in a scuffle with Denver’s Nikola

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski each scored 14 points to help No. 10 Iowa State hold off West Virginia 66-60 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Down by as many as 21 in the third quarter, the Mountaineers trailed by four with 16