AP National Sports

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Aicha Coulibaly had 26 points and Auburn scored 11 straight late in a 71-61 upset of No. 4 Tennessee, ending the Lady Vols’ nine-game winning streak. The Tigers, the last SEC team to grab a league victory, built an 11-point halftime lead and closed strong.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Patrick Mwamba had 15 points as Texas-Arlington defeated Texas State 70-58. Shelby Adams led the Bobcats on Thursday night with 16 points.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Kane Williams and Jalen Thomas scored 14 points apiece as Georgia State turned back Louisiana 68-64 to snap a five-game losing streak. Justin Roberts added 12 points and six assists for the Panthers (7-9, 1-4 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrell Garnett had 17 points to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-9, 4-4). 

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner for the Carolina Hurricanes in their 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Carolina’s Nino Niederreiter scored with just about three minutes remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Derek Stepan had the team’s other goal. Frederik Andersen made 37 saves. Alex Formenton

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner and Sean Kuraly each had two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets scored four straight to rally from an early deficit and beat the New York Rangers 5-3, breaking a three-game losing streak. Gus Nyquist also scored, Zach Werenski had three assists and Patrik

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Mardrez McBride tied his career high with a season-high 21 points as North Texas topped Southern Miss 63-54. Tyler Stevenson led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 17 points and three blocks.

SAN ANTONIO — Jacob Germany had 23 points and 11 rebounds as UTSA defeated Florida International 73-66. Tevin Brewer led the Panthers on Thursday night with 17 points.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had 23 points as South Dakota State extended its win streak to nine games, routing North Dakota 96-61. Ethan Igbanugo led the Fighting Hawks on Thursday night with a career-high 24 points.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Peter Kiss had 29 points as Bryant defeated Merrimack 76-67. Malik Edmead led the Warriors on Thursday night with 14 points.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Darian Adams had 22 points and Jacksonville State won its ninth straight game with a 70-64 victory over Kennesaw State. Adams made 7 of 10 shots from 3-point range for the Gamecocks (14-6, 7-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Demaree King had 17 points. Chris Youngblood had 19 points and six rebounds to

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored two goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night. Aleksander Barkov scored his 200th NHL goal and 500th NHL point and had an assist, while Mason Marchment had an empty-net goal. Spencer Knight made 24 saves

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard Johnny Juzang has been sidelined by COVID-19 protocols. The star of the Bruins’ run to the Final Four last season missed Thursday night’s game against California. That left the seventh-ranked Bruins without their leading scorer. Juzang averages 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. He scored 15 points in UCLA’s win

NEW YORK — Raekwon Rogers had 11 points and 11 rebounds to carry Wagner to a 69-54 win over St. Francis (Pa.), the Seahawks’ 10th consecutive victory. Myles Thompson led the Red Flash on Thursday night with 11 points.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Camryn Weston hit a pair of foul shots with six seconds left to give Middle Tennessee the lead en route to an 81-79 win over Marshall on Thursday night. Weston had 19 points to lead the Blue Raiders. Donovan Sims added 17 points, while DeAndre Dishman chipped in 16. Andrew Taylor led

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Jaylen Sims had 20 points as UNC Wilmington won its 10th straight game, narrowly defeating Northeastern 67-62. Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies on Thursday night with 20 points and six rebounds.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby tossed in 20 points and Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 15 to power North Carolina to a 78-62 romp over No. 21 Duke. Todd-Williams had eight of her 12 first-half points in the second quarter as the Tar Heels (16-3, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) — who led 19-18 after the first

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — D’Maurian Williams had 21 points as Gardner-Webb topped UNC Asheville 61-55. Lance Terry had 11 points and six rebounds for the Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-10, 4-3 Big South Conference). LJ Thorpe had 16 points to pace the Bulldogs (11-9, 3-4). 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KJ Williams and Justice Hill scored 20 points apiece as Murray State extended its winning streak to nine games with an 80-75 victory over Tennessee Tech. Hill also had 10 assists for the Racers (19-2, 9-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Mamoudou Diarra had 15 points for the Golden Eagles (5-14, 2-4).

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Aaron Estrada tied his career high with 30 points as Hofstra held off College of Charleston 76-73. Darlinstone Dubar had 16 points and three blocks for the Pride (13-7, 5-2 Colonial Athletic Association), who won their fourth straight game. Brenden Tucker had 17 points to pace the Cougars (10-9, 2-5).