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KATY, Texas (AP) — Troy Green had 21 points and New Orleans turned back McNeese 82-78 in the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference tournament. Green hit 9 of 11 foul shots and added seven rebounds for the third-seeded Privateers (18-12). Trae English and Zach Scott had 19 points each for the seventh-seeded Cowboys (11-22). New

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jordan Walker poured in 26 points, Quan Jackson scored 20 with 14 rebounds and UAB cruised past Florida Atlantic 80-66 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament. Michael Ertel had 16 points and six rebounds for the Blazers (25-7), the No. 2 seed out of the West Division. Michael Forrest

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Sessoms scored 18 points and No. 11 seed Penn State rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat sixth-seeded Ohio State 71-68 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. The Nittany Lions ended a four-game skid against Ohio State and advanced to the quarterfinals for the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Manek outscored Virginia in the first half on his way to 21 points and No. 25 North Carolina cruised into the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals with a 63-43 victory. The third-seeded Tar Heels (24-8) will face seventh-seeded Virginia Tech (19-13) on Friday

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Eli Lawrence had 19 points, Deandre Dishman scored 18 and made a go-ahead layup with 2:01 left in overtime to help Middle Tennessee get past UTEP 66-59 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament. Camryn Weston followed Dishman with a basket and two free throws to give the Blue Raiders

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams walked through the handshake line after a 72-41 blowout of Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, then pulled aside Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger to whisper a couple of kind words. “I told T.J. we probably

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak snapped a tie with 17.2 seconds left, and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Pastrnak finished with two goals and an assist. Jack Ahcan scored his first career goal and Charlie Coyle also scored for the Bruins, who won for the eighth time

By JUSTIN MICHAEL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Jacobs banked in the winning basket with 1.8 seconds left and No. 23 Colorado State held off Utah State 53-51 in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals. Isaiah Stevens drove the lane in the final seconds, then passed across the paint to Jacobs, who banked in

PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Holland Woods had 24 points to guide Grand Canyon to a 71-66 victory over Sam Houston in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 13 points for the fourth-seeded Antelopes (23-7), while Chance McMillian scored 12. Savion Flagg had 20 points to pace the fifth-seeded Bearkats

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Justin Wright had 14 points to lead five North Carolina Central players in double figures as the Eagles got past Maryland-Eastern Shore 68-56 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. Nicolas Fennell had 13 points and seven rebounds for third-seeded NC Central. Ja’Darius Harris and Eric Boone totaled 12

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson stopped 30 shots to win his 300th career game, and Buffalo defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 in a game former Sabres captain Jack Eichel was mostly booed in his first visit to his former home. Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal on

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Josh Norris scored twice in his 100th career game, including the winning power-play goal 2:34 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3. It was the first-ever meeting between the Senators and the expansion Kraken. Brady Tkachuk and Parker Kelly also scored for the Senators in the opener

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Grant Golden tossed in 19 points and Tyler Burton added a double-double to lead Richmond to a 64-59 victory over Rhode Island in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Burton finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Spiders (20-12). Malik Martin tied a career high

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart had his sixth career hat trick, Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and the Florida Panthers pushed their winning streak to five games, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad each had four assists for Florida. Anthony Duclair also

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anders Lee got his first career hat trick and Ilya Sorokin stopped 25 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0. Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist, Brock Nelson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Josh Norris scored twice in his 100th career game, including the winning power-play goal 2:34 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3. It was the first-ever meeting between the Senators and the expansion Kraken. Brady Tkachuk and Parker Kelly also scored for the Senators in the opener