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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Keshawn Williams had a career-high 24 points as Northern Illinois beat Eastern Illinois 55-45. Kashawn Charles led the Panthers with 15 points.

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 21 points and No. 5 UCLA recovered after blowing most of a 17-point, first-half lead to beat Colorado 73-61 in the Bruins’ Pac-12 opener. Johnny Juzang added 15 points and Myles Johnson had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins. UCLA

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick and the streaking Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Colorado Avalanche 8-3. John Tavares had a goal and two assists for Toronto, while William Nylander scored one and set up another. Jack Campbell made 28 saves. Jason Spezza, Travis Dermott and Pierre

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Desmond Williams had 14 points as Troy routed Rust College 81-48. Duke Deen pitched in with 10 points and seven assists for the Trojans (5-3). Ronald Strothers had 14 points to lead the Bearcats.

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jae’Sean Tate scored a career-high 32 points and added 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocked shots, sparking a fourth-quarter rally to lead the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 114-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets won their fourth straight and the Thunder dropped

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 18 of his team-high 28 points in the first quarter and dished out 14 assists in 27 minutes to power the Dallas Mavericks to a 139-107 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Dallas set a franchise record by shooting 57

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 12 points and 12 assists to lift Colorado State to an 86-55 win over Arkansas-Little Rock, the Rams’ eighth consecutive victory to open the season. Isaiah Palermo led the Trojans on Wednesday night with 16 points.

LOWELL, Mass. — Tamenang Choh had a career-high 26 points as Brown defeated UMass Lowell 73-63. Ayinde Hikim led the River Hawks with 17 points.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and No. 19 Iowa State overcame a slow start and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 83-64. The Cyclones improved to 7-0, extending their best start since 2015-16. Tre Jackson scored 12 points and George Conditt added 11 points

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jabri Abdur-Rahim’s 3-pointer with less than 2 minutes remaining gave Georgia the lead, and the Bulldogs snapped their four-game losing streak by beating No. 18 Memphis 82-79. The 3-pointer by Abdur-Rahim, who scored 15 points, gave the Bulldogs a 78-77 lead over the Tigers, who

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Grant Golden had 21 points as Richmond topped Wofford 73-64. B.J. Mack led the Terriers with 15 points.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Quinn Slazinski had a career-high 20 points as Iona topped Marist 78-71 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener.Tyson Jolly had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Gaels (7-2, 1-0). Ryan Myers added 11 points, while Dylan van Eyck delivered nine assists.Jao Ituka had 19 points for the Red Foxes

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jaylin Andrews had 20 points as Loyola (MD) defeated Chicago State 78-64. Andrews shot 4 for 6 on 3-pointers for the Greyhounds (4-4), adding six rebounds. Jahsean Corbett had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Cougars (2-5), who have now lost five games in a row. 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Reece had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift Bowling Green to a 78-70 win over Duquesne. Leon Ayers III led the Dukes with 20 points.

MONROE, La. (AP) — Andre Jones had 21 points as ULM romped past Centenary 104-67. Jalen Behr led the Gentlemen with 19 points and six rebounds.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — J.T Miller scored and added two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night. Luke Schenn, Tyler Motte, Tanner Pearson, Bo Horvat, and Alex Chiasson chipped in for the Canucks, who finished their five-game road trip with a 2-3-0 record. Quinn Hughes

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Adam Erne scored the decisive goal in a shootout and the Detroit Red Wings won their fourth straight game by beating the Seattle Kraken 4-3. Detroit won the shootout 2-1, with Dylan Larkin also converting. Robby Fabbri, Vladislav Namestnikov and Lucas Raymond scored in regulation for the

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 18 points as Mercer narrowly beat Kennesaw State 73-71. Felipe Haase and Neftali Alvarez added 16 points each for the Bears. Spencer Rodgers led the Owls with 23 points.

NEW YORK — Antonio Daye Jr. scored 22 points as Fordham easily beat St. Francis (N.Y.) 68-46. Chuba Ohams added 20 points for the Rams. Larry Moreno led the Terriers on Wednesday night with 13 points.

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Ramiir Dixon-Conover had a career-high 23 points as St. Francis (Pa.) easily beat Bucknell 93-67. Andrew Funk led the Bison with 17 points.