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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kendal Coleman had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Northwestern State rolled to an 88-64 victory over Incarnate Word. Coleman made 9 of 11 shots from the floor for the Demons (8-19, 5-8 Southland Conference). Cedric Garrett had 14 points. Brandon Swaby had 18 points and nine rebounds to pace the

ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Olivia Miles finished with 18 points and eight assists, Dara Mabrey scored six of her 11 points in overtime and No. 19 Notre Dame upended No. 16 Georgia Tech 72-66. Mabrey grabbed a rebound and fed Miles for a layup to open the scoring in the extra period and the Fighting

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Austin Watson scored the tiebreaker in the third period and Zach Sanford and Brady Tkachuk added goals as the Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Thursday night. Nick Holden had two assists and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves as the Senators improved to 5-2-1

VERMILLION, S.D. — Mason Archambault had 21 points as South Dakota routed St. Thomas (MN) 81-60. Kruz Perrott-Hunt had 19 points for South Dakota (16-10, 9-6 Summit League). Hunter Goodrick added 10 points and seven rebounds. Tasos Kamateros had 11 rebounds. Riley Miller had 17 points for the Tommies (8-18, 2-12), whose losing streak stretched

OMAHA, Neb. — Frankie Fidler had 22 points as Nebraska Omaha narrowly beat Denver 72-69. Darrius Hughes had 14 points for Nebraska Omaha (5-22, 4-12 Summit League), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Marco Smith and Nick Ferrarini added 11 points apiece. Felix Lemetti, whose 11 points per game coming into the matchup was second

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 49 points and 15 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 125-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, their sixth victory in seven games. Doncic made four of his first five 3-point shots — sometimes skipping back

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield forced overtime with 8.7 seconds left in regulation and then scored the winner in overtime to help the Montreal Canadiens snap a 10-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Paul Byron also scored and Samuel Montembeault stopped 26 shots for the Canadiens whose last win came

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Muszynski had 20 points as Belmont won its ninth consecutive game, easily beating Eastern Illinois 81-57. Kashawn Charles led the Panthers on Thursday night with 15 points.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Sam Griesel had 22 points as North Dakota State breezed to a 77-59 victory over Oral Roberts. Rocky Kreuser had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Bison (20-8, 12-4 Summit League), who have won six in a row. Issac McBride had 23 points for the Golden Eagles (17-9, 11-4).

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Mason Harrell had 21 points and Texas State cruised past Arkansas State 84-67. Isiah Small had 19 points and five steals for the Bobcats (18-6, 9-3 Sun Belt Conference), who have won six straight.  Norchad Omier had 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks for the Red Wolves (15-9, 6-6).

ARLINGTON, Texas — David Azore had 20 points as Texas-Arlington beat Arkansas-Little Rock 85-70. Myron Gardner led the Trojans on Thursday night with a career-high 24 points.

CONWAY, S.C. — Kayo Goncalves hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give South Alabama a 71-68 victory over Coastal Carolina. Jay Jay Chandler scored 17 points for South Alabama that included a three-point play that tied the game at 68.  Diante Smith and Charles Manning Jr. added 15 points each for South Alabama (18-8,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Bas Leyte had a career-high 23 points, Kobe Langley hit a game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds remaining and UNC Greensboro beat Chattanooga 73-70. Miles Jones had 10 points for UNC Greensboro (16-11, 8-7 Southern Conference). Langley finished with eight points. De’Monte Buckingham had 10 rebounds. David Jean-Baptiste had 24 points for the

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her 18th straight double-double, Zia Cooke scored 20 points and No. 1 South Carolina won its 12th straight with a 75-38 victory over Auburn. Boston moved within a game of the Southeastern Conference’s record streak of

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Jordan Minor had 20 points as Merrimack rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 64-44. Anquan Hill led the Knights on Thursday night with 11 points and seven rebounds.

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kevin O’Connell has finally taken over as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. His strategy for success starts with making players feel connected to each other and to their coaches. O’Connell’s vision for running a team was honed with and borrowed from the NFL

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 22 points for the second straight game against Missouri and helped No. 21 Georgia power its way past the Tigers, 74-49. Staiti scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 72-62 win over Missouri January 17 in Columbia. Georgia now has won three straight against the

ELON, N.C. — Jyare Davis posted 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead Delaware to a 71-62 win over Elon. Darius Burford led the Phoenix on Thursday night with 21 points.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — North Texas held off Florida Atlantic for a 54-51 win on Thursday night, the Mean Green’s 11th straight victory. Michael Forrest hit a pair of foul shots with 2:25 left to help the Owls pull within 1, but they wouldn’t get any closer. Thomas Bell recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Terrence Edwards scored 18 points as James Madison topped Charleston 71-63. Alonzo Sule and Vado Morse added 15 points each for the Dukes on Thursday night. Dimitrius Underwood led the Cougars with 14 points and 12 rebounds.