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Feb 19, 2019The No. 17-ranked Villanova Wildcats will look to rebound after a disappointing six-point loss at St. John's on Sunday.The Wildcats will travel down I-95 to face Big East rival Georgetown on Wednesday night.Villanova (20-6, 11-2) built a 29-10 lead against St. John's but couldn't hold on. The Wildcats' perimeter defense was terrific in the first half as St. John's shot 0 for 9 from beyond the arc. In the second half, the Red Storm were 8 for 14.That was the difference in the game."There was great energy in the Garden and it was great Big East basketball," Villanova head coach Jay Wright told reporters. "I thought in the first half we were good. In the second half, they just took us out of it. They took us out of everything. We couldn't execute any offense. A lot of our turnovers and missed shots turned into transition baskets for them. That was the game. This really was the tale of two halves." Joe Cremo paced led Villanova with 14 points. Seniors Phil Booth scored 13 points while Eric Paschall recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. For the most part, Booth and Paschall were uncharacteristically ineffective down the stretch."Credit St. John's," Wright told reporters. "They were tough and physical and took us out of everything we tried to do in the second half." Still, Villanova continued to receive production from ever-improving freshman forward Saddiq Bey, who was named the Big East Freshman of the Week. Bey scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds against St. John's.Georgetown last played on Feb. 13 when it fell 90-75 at Seton Hall. The loss dropped the Hoyas to 15-10 overall and 5-7 in the conference.Jessie Govan led the way with 20 points while Greg Malinowski added 16.The schedule becomes even tougher for Georgetown as it looks to snap a nine-game losing streak to Villanova. The Wildcats have won by an average of 17 points in their last nine wins over the Hoyas. Georgetown's last win in the series came on Jan. 19, 2015, a 78-58 victory.Following the 15-point loss to the Pirates, Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing said that he was extremely disappointed."They beat us in all phases of the game," Ewing told reporters. "We were poor defensively. We didn't execute our offense well. We didn't show up." If the Hoyas harbor aspirations of upsetting Villanova, they'll need another strong performance from Govan. Last week, Govan was named as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award honoring the top center in college basketball.Govan leads the Hoyas in scoring (18.1) and rebounding (7.8). He has seven double-double this season while also crossing the 1,500-point plateau for his career.The Hoyas have dropped three of their last four games, including two in a row. The last time they face Villanova, they lost 77-65 on Feb. 3.After winning 76-67 on the road against Providence on Feb. 6, they have lost consecutive games to Butler and Seton Hall.The Hoyas are 10-5 at home.
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Feb 20, 2019WASHINGTON Jessie Govan had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Mac McClung scored 21 points and Georgetown beat No. 17 Villanova 85-73 on Wednesday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak against the Wildcats.Georgetown (16-10, 6-7 Big East) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2017, and second-year coach Patrick Ewing earned his first win against a Top-25 foe in eight tries.James Akinjo had 10 points and nine assists as the Hoyas ended a two-game slide and beat Villanova at home for the first time since 2015.Villanova (20-7, 11-3) lost consecutive conference games for the first time since realignment in 2013 - a span of 104 games.Phil Booth had 26 points, and Eric Paschall added 16 as Villanova lost for the third time in four conference games after starting 10-0 in Big East play. Colin Gillespie scored 13 points after having a career-high 30 in the teams' first meeting.The Hoyas took a 42-32 lead into halftime after shooting 7 of 18 from 3-point distance. McClung scored 17 of his 21 points in the first period.Villanova cut the Hoyas' lead to 50-43 after Booth hit a 3-pointer, but Georgetown responded with an 8-0 run as a 3 by Govan pushed the lead to 58-43 with 13:13 left. The Wildcats never got closer than nine the rest of the way.Georgetown shot 51 percent from the field and held Villanova to just 38 percent. The Hoyas' bench outscored the Wildcats' subs 22-9. Kaleb Johnson led the way for Georgetown with eight points.BIG PICTUREVillanova: After winning the first four regular-season championships in the reconfigured Big East, the Wildcats are now in danger of finishing second for a second straight season after moving one game behind Marquette in the loss column.Georgetown: The Hoyas have already surpassed last season's win total of 15 games with five games remaining before the conference tournament. Georgetown finished 5-13 in league play in each of the last two seasons.UP NEXTVillanova: Completes a three-game trip at Xavier on Sunday.Georgetown: At Creighton on Saturday.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 19, 2019It hasn't really been 100 years since the last time Michigan State and Rutgers played each other -- it just seems that way to Tom Izzo.The Spartans coach led his team to a win at Rutgers back on Nov. 30 to open Big Ten play, which accounts for the long gap between meetings. But the changes No. 10 Michigan State has endured since that time makes it seem even longer.In late January, Michigan State lost guard Joshua Langford for the season due to a left foot injury. On Sunday night in a win over Ohio State, junior center Nick Ward suffered a hairline fracture in his left shooting hand, requiring surgery and an indefinite absence."Nick had 20, Josh Langford had 14," Izzo said of the first game against Rutgers. "That's 34 points we're gonna make up for. But at the same time, remember that Matt McQuaid didn't play in that game." McQuaid is back, of course, but this will be the Spartans' first chance to see what life is like without Ward, who is averaging 15.1 points and 6.7 rebounds a game.His absence puts even more pressure on McQuaid and junior guard Cassius Winston, while sophomore big man Xavier Tillman moves into the starting lineup for Michigan State (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten). He'll be spelled by freshman Thomas Kithier, who has played sporadically this season but has fared well when called on. Freshman forward Marcus Bingham Jr. could also see more playing time, as well as freshman wing Gabe Brown."I think all of our guys this morning understood that I don't need Cassius to go from 19 to 28 points, I need Cassius to go from 19 to 21 maybe," Izzo said. "I need another guy to go from 10 to 12, I need another guy to lock down a little better and hold their opponent that's averaging 15 to maybe 13. There's a lot of ways you can come up with the 15-point differential, and the rebounding differential."Is it gonna be easy? No, things haven't been easy around here. We're just gonna keep the same path, only maybe learn from the past and try to figure out." Rutgers (12-13, 5-10) is looking for its own sort of bounce-back following a crushing last-second defeat at home to Iowa, which got a banked 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer by freshman Joe Weiskamp to erase Geo Baker's go-ahead three just seconds earlier.Rediscovering the positive vibes will be a challenge for the Scarlet Knights, who have won just one of the last five games after a three-game winning streak."I love the enthusiasm around our program," Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our guys keep getting better. There are some exciting opportunities coming up with some huge games in front of us."We're on to the next challenge. Michigan State is the best team in the league. They've got really good players and a Hall of Fame coach. They'll be ready and well coached. They play really good at home. It's unfortunate for them that they have some injuries, but they have some very talented players ready to step in off the bench as well." --Field Level Media
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Feb 20, 2019EAST LANSING, Mich. Cassius Winston scored 28 points and Xavier Tillman had a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 10 Michigan State beat Rutgers 71-60 Wednesday night.The Spartans (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) moved a half-game ahead of No. 7 Michigan and No. 15 Purdue in the Big Ten standings.The Scarlet Knights (12-14, 5-11) have lost five of their past six games.Michigan State missed Nick Ward and Joshua Langford on offense against defensive-minded Rutgers. Ward had hand surgery Sunday and Langford had season-ending foot surgery earlier this month, taking more than 30 points of scoring out of Tom Izzo's lineup.The Spartans started 0 of 6 and trailed 32-35 at halftime after making just 30 percent of their shots. The Scarlet Knights led by 11 points early in the second half before Tillman had six straight points and Michigan State's best chance to score was off offensive rebounds.Matt McQuaid made a game-tying 3-pointer with 12:39 left after Michigan State's fourth offensive rebound of the possession. Winston made a go-ahead layup the next time the Spartans had the ball and they ended up coasting to a double-digit victory.Geo Baker scored 17 points and Ron Harper had 11 points for Rutgers.McQuaid, the only player on the team who shot well early in the game, scored 11 points and Kenny Goins had five points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Ahrens, who has been in and out of the lineup with injuries, limped off the court after appearing to aggravate a back injury in the second half.BIG PICTURERutgers: The Scarlet Knights compete hard in the Big Ten, but they don't have enough scorers to win consistently in the highly competitive conference. They connected on fewer than 40 percent of their shots against the Spartans.Michigan State: After a slow start, Tillman took advantage of his opportunity to start in place of Ward. The sophomore forward didn't score until 5:39 left in the first half, but he scored the last basket of the first half and had six straight points early in the second half to cut the Spartans' deficit to five.UP NEXTRutgers: Host Minnesota on Sunday night.Michigan State: Plays at Michigan on Sunday.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25---Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/LarryLage
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Feb 20, 2019WASHINGTON Maceo Jack had 20 points as George Washington defeated UMass 79-67 on Wednesday night.Armel Potter had 19 points for George Washington (8-18, 4-9 Atlantic 10 Conference), which snapped its four-game losing streak. DJ Williams added 15 points and six rebounds. Justin Mazzulla had 12 points for the home team.Carl Pierre had 14 points for the Minutemen (9-17, 2-11). Luwane Pipkins added 13 points. Tre Wood had seven assists.George Washington matches up against VCU on the road on Saturday. UMass takes on Saint Joseph's at home on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Tyreke Key scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds as Indiana State rolled past Illinois State 73-50 on Wednesday night.Key was 7 of 11 from the field including four from distance for the Sycamores (14-13, 6-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Cooper Neese added 17 points.Indiana State had 13 team steals contributing to 20 Illinois State turnovers.Indiana State scored first and led all the way and Key and Neese each hit a pair of 3-pointers, De'Avion Washington added another and Emondre Rickman contributed a dunk to the 21-4 start. The Sycamores led 37-21 at the break.Illinois State closed to 49-37 early in the second half but the Sycamores opened it up again on 3-pointers by Washington and Jordan Barnes to push it to 57-39 with 11:04 to play.Phil Fayne scored 16 points with five rebounds for the Redbirds (14-14, 7-8) who took 17 shots from beyond the arc but made only three of them (18 percent). Milik Yarbrough had 13 points and four rebounds.
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Feb 21, 2019CHICAGO Marques Townes had 21 points as Loyola of Chicago defeated Evansville 70-58 on Wednesday night.Cameron Krutwig had 18 points and three assists for Loyola of Chicago (17-11, 10-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Bruno Skokna added 13 points. Clayton Custer had six assists for the home team.Marty Hill had 18 points for the Purple Aces (10-18, 4-11), who have now lost five games in a row. John Hall added 13 points. Dainius Chatkevicius had seven points and five blocks.The Ramblers evened the season series against the Purple Aces with the win. Evansville defeated Loyola of Chicago 67-48 on Jan. 8. Loyola of Chicago faces Southern Illinois on the road on Sunday. Evansville faces Bradley on the road on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 19, 2019At the two-thirds poll in the 18-game, SEC stakes race, surprising No. 13 LSU, picked before the season to finish sixth in the conference, is entering the final turn in full gallop.By winning 14 of its last 15 games, including victories last week over Auburn, Kentucky and Georgia, the Tigers (21-4, 11-1 SEC) leaped six spots from No. 19 in the national rankings and entered the week tied with No. 5 Tennessee (23-2, 11-1) atop the conference standings.No. 4 Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) is just one game back in the SEC after routing the Volunteers 86-69 on Saturday.LSU defeated Kentucky, 73-71, on a last-second tip-in on Feb. 12, and Kentucky handed Tennessee its first league loss on Saturday.The No. 13 ranking is the highest for LSU in the AP poll since 2009, when it won the regular-season conference championship.With six games left in the regular season, LSU will play four games at home, beginning with Wednesday night's game against Florida (14-11, 6-6) at the Maravich Assembly Center.Tennessee and Kentucky, the Tigers' two closest competitors for the SEC title, each will finish with three games at home and three on the road.If LSU defeats the Gators on Wednesday, it will set up a huge showdown against the Volunteers on Saturday in Baton Rouge. LSU's lone conference loss was by a point, 90-89, at home to Arkansas on Feb. 2.Florida is coming off a 71-53 road blowout of Alabama on Saturday. Freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard, fifth in the SEC in assists, became an offensive machine against the Tide, making all nine shots from the field to power the Gators.Nembhard was the first SEC player since Tennessee's Isiah Victor in 1999 to make at least nine field goals without a miss."(It was a) big win for us," Nembhard said. "This is going to be good for our overall confidence and mentality, for sure." "That's as well as we've played all year," Florida coach Mike White said.In the Tigers' 83-79 victory over Georgia on Saturday, LSU freshman Naz Reid overcame a scoreless first half to score 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting. The key to LSU's dominance this year has been the ability of other players to pick up the pace when point guard Tremont Waters or Reid struggle for brief portions of the game."I felt like we didn't get him the ball in very good positions in that first half," LSU coach Will Wade said of Reid. "We wanted to make a concerted effort to get him involved, get him in the game." LSU did, and Reid responded.--Field Level Media
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Feb 20, 2019BATON ROUGE, La. Kevaughn Allen highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of 3-pointers late in overtime, and Florida beat No. 13 LSU 82-77 on Wednesday night.Jalen Hudson and Noah Locke each scored 15 for Florida (15-11, 7-6 SEC), which has won three straight on the heels of competitive losses to Kentucky, Tennessee and Auburn.Naz Reid had 16 points and 15 rebounds for LSU (21-5, 11-2), which lost for only the second time in 16 games and saw its four-game winning streak snapped.Skylar Mays scored 18 points for the Tigers, which saw the game begin to slip away when Allen's consecutive 3s gave Florida a 76-70 lead with 1:12 to go.Tremont Waters, who has been LSU's leading scorer this season, struggled in critical moments. With the score tied in the final seconds of regulation, he badly missed a pull-up 3. And when a late steal gave LSU a chance to tie the game with less than 20 seconds left in overtime, Waters again missed from 3 to finish 3-of-12 shooting, including 2 of 8 from 3-point range.Waters finished with 10 points, as did LSU's Kavell Bigby-Williams and Marlon Taylor.Florida won for the first time this season against a ranked team after losing its previous six such match-ups.BIG PICTUREFlorida: The Gators arrived in Baton Rouge still holding realistic hopes of securing enough big victories to make the NCAA Tournament. A road victory against one of the hottest teams in the country should help. The Gators again demonstrated their defensive prowess and ability to compete with the SEC's best. During regulation, Florida held LSU to nearly 19 fewer points than its average per game.LSU: After winning each of their previous four games by five for fewer points, the Tigers were unable to pull out yet another nail-biter and moved to 3-2 in overtime this season. LSU also fell out of a tie with Tennessee for first place in the SEC and are now tied with Kentucky - a team they beat last week -for second.UP NEXTFlorida: Hosts Missouri on Saturday.LSU: Hosts No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019RALEIGH, N. C. Devon Daniels had 19 points and 11 rebounds to help North Carolina State beat Boston College 89-80 in overtime Wednesday night.Torin Dorn added 17 points for the Wolfpack (19-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who blew a 14-point second-half lead and had to survive BC's shot for the win at the end of regulation. But N. C. State ran off the first seven points of the extra period, getting a 3-point play from C. J. Bryce on a reverse layup through contact followed by Daniels' stickback and Dorn's tough hanging shot.Daniels followed with a 3-pointer a short time later for an 83-75 lead with 2:11 left, a margin that would not get closer than seven points again.Nik Popovic scored 18 points for the Eagles (13-12, 4-9), who trailed 64-51 with about 11 1/2 minutes left before using a 16-0 run to turn this into a fight to the horn.BIG PICTUREBoston College: BC had arrived with momentum with wins against Pittsburgh and Miami, then climbed back in this one when it threatened to get away from the Eagles. But Ky Bowman's missed 3-pointer to close regulation ended up being their last best chance, with N. C. State controlling the extra period from the start. It didn't help that the Eagles had to play after halftime without Jordan Chatman, the team's No. 3 scorer (13.8 points) who left shortly before the break with an apparent hand injury.N. C. State: Kevin Keatts' club is trying to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume as it goes through the final weeks of the regular season. Losing this one would've been a blow, but Daniels, Dorn and Bryce (17 points) helped the Wolfpack hang on.UP NEXTBoston College: The Eagles visit Clemson on Saturday.N. C. State: Wake Forest visits the Wolfpack on Sunday.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/-Top25---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap
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Feb 20, 2019RICHMOND, Va. Grant Golden scored 16 points that included a jumper with 20 seconds left to put Richmond ahead for good in a 72-69 victory over Fordham on Wednesday night.The Spiders (11-15, 5-8 Atlantic 10 Conference) led by as many as 18 points in the second half before Fordham (11-15, 2-11) tied it twice late, with Jesse Bunting's layup putting the Rams ahead 69-68 with 38 seconds remaining. Golden scored, the Rams' Nick Honor missed a 3 on the next possession and Jake Wojcik ended it with two free throws.Jacob Gilyard posted 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Richmond. Andre Gustavson added 13 points.Richmond posted a season-high 22 assists.Honor had 23 points for the Rams. Antwon Portley added 13 points, and Bunting finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.Richmond faces La Salle on the road on Saturday. Fordham plays Saint Bonaventure at home on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights,http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC,https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019NEWARK, N. J. Naji Marshall scored a career-high 28 points with six rebounds and five assists as Xavier held on late to beat Seton Hall 70-69 on Wednesday night.The Musketeers (14-13, 6-8 Big East Conference) were up 68-52 in the second half with 6:23 to play but Seton Hall finished on a 17-2 rally led by Myles Cale with eight points in the surge to close to a point with 52 seconds remaining. Xavier held on after that as Seton Hall's Shavar Reynolds missed a 3-point attempt with three seconds left.Marshall was 11 of 23 from the field including five 3-pointers for the Musketeers. Tyrique Jones added 18 points and 15 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Zach Hankins chipped in 10 points and four rebounds.Cale led the Pirates (16-10, 7-7) with 21 points. Myles Powell added 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals and Sandro Mamukelashvili had 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Feb 20, 2019Louisville coach Chris Mack turned to humor as a defense mechanism after seeing his team's defense nearly squander a seven-point lead with 17 seconds remaining in its last outing.Perhaps with last Tuesday's 23-point second-half collapse against Duke still fresh in his mind, Mack jokingly announced his retirement to reporters moments after Louisville eked out a 56-55 win over Clemson on Saturday. Mack then added that he might have retired "had we not blocked that shot at the very end." Sophomore forward Jordan Nwora provided the honors with the late block, "allowing" Mack to return to the sideline Wednesday night when the 18th-ranked Cardinals (18-8, 9-4 ACC) visit Syracuse (17-8, 8-4)."Down the stretch again, we have to figure out ways to close games better," Mack said. "I told our team mental errors and physical errors cannot be tolerated in winning time." Graduate transfer Christen Cunningham scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and went 6-for-11 shooting from the field to counter the sputtering performances of the other four starters, who combined to go 8-for-29 from the floor.Cunningham has either scored or recorded an assist on 50.7 percent of Louisville's field goals over the last three games."Obviously we could have finished better, could have closed better, but it's a lot better feeling (Saturday) than it was the last two games," Cunningham said.Nwora, who averages a team-best 17.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, made just 4 of 13 shots and committed six turnovers, including one before his timely block against the Tigers.Dwayne Sutton answered five straight double-digit performances with a dud against Clemson. The junior forward, second on the team with 10.9 points per game, finished with just four on 2-of-9 shooting.Syracuse endured its fair share of scoring woes in its last outing. The Orange fell for the second time in three games after shooting 35 percent (21-for-60) from the field and 20 percent from 3-point range (5-for-25) in last Wednesday's 73-58 loss to North Carolina State."We're not winning many games shooting 20 percent from the 3 and 35 from the 2," coach Jim Boeheim said. "We're just not going to win with offense like that." Tyus Battle, who averages a team-best 17.4 points per game, finished with just seven versus the Wolfpack after shooting 3-for-9 from the field. The junior guard had made 16 of 28 shot attempts in his previous two games and made all 11 of his free throws to highlight his 25-point performance in Syracuse's 78-73 win over Louisville on Feb. 5, 2018.Battle joined backcourt mate Frank Howard in shooting 7-for-15 from the field in the previous contest against the Cardinals. Howard finished with 22 points in that game and added 21 versus North Carolina State after shooting 1-for-12 from the floor in his previous two contests.Junior forward Elijah Hughes, who is second on the team with 13.6 points per game, had just six against the Wolfpack. He is shooting 11-for-38 from the field in the last four contests for the Orange, who hope to avert back-to-back losses for the first time since Dec. 15-18.--Field Level Media
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GAME RECAP
Feb 20, 2019SYRACUSE, N. Y. Elijah Hughes scored 18 points and Oshae Brissett had 16 to lead four players in double figures as Syracuse beat No. 18 Louisville 69-49 on Wednesday night.Syracuse (18-8, 9-4 ACC) suffered a 73-58 loss at North Carolina State in their last game a week ago, shooting just 35 percent, a weakness the Orange had displayed in all four of their conference losses. They found their mark from behind the arc against Louisville, hitting 11 3-pointers and holding the Cardinals in check throughout.The Cardinals (18-9, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) were coming off two tough games. They blew a 23-point second-half lead and lost to top-ranked Duke just over a week ago, and on Saturday barely eked out a 56-55 win over Clemson. Louisville led the Tigers by seven points with 17 seconds remaining and Clemson had two chances in the final seconds to walk off the court with a win.The slump continued against the Orange. Louisville entered the game shooting 36.3 percent from 3 and finished 14 of 54 (25.9 percent), a season low, and 6 of 28 from 3.Jordan Nwora had 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting to lead Louisville, Dwayne Sutton was 1 of 10 for five points.Buddy Boeheim had 14 points and Tyus Battle 11 for Syracuse.Syracuse led 35-23 at the break and the sluggish Cardinals couldn't get untracked. After Cristen Cunningham missed a 3 from the top of the key and Nwora followed with an air ball, Battle converted a steal and dunk, then fed Hughes for an open 3 on the wing. Less than two minutes later, Hughes hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game to boost the Orange lead to 47-28 with 12:05 left.Syracuse's 2-3 zone was purring in the first half, too, and the Orange led by as many as 16 after both teams struggled at the start. The Cardinals averted falling further behind by hitting 10 of 12 free throws.AWFUL STARTIn the opening nine minutes, the teams combined to shoot 4 of 18 from the floor, 2 of 10 from beyond the arc, and each had four turnovers. The Orange held the Cardinals without a basket for 7:20 and put together a 15-3 run to gain a double-digit lead. Boeheim hit a 3 and a runner, Hughes converted a pull-up 3 in transition, and Brissett's left-handed layup gave Syracuse a 26-13 lead with 4:03 left in the first half. A dunk by Steven Enoch with 3:48 left broke the drought for the Cardinals, who trailed 35-23 at halftime after shooting just 1 of 13 from long range and 6 of 26 (23.1 percent) overall. They entered the game shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range in league play.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Cardinals will drop again in the next Top 25.BIG PICTURELouisville: After losing three of their previous four - all the losses to ranked teams - the Cardinals were reeling and have to figure out something fast with No. 3 Virginia up next.Syracuse: The Orange still have to play No. 1 Duke and No. 3 Virginia at home and No. 8 North Carolina, Wake Forest and Clemson on the road. That's a daunting schedule before the postseason begins, and point guard Frank Howard is still not performing to his level of play. He took one shot and didn't score against Louisville.UP NEXTLouisville hosts No. 3 Virginia on Saturday at noon.Syracuse hosts top-ranked Duke on Saturday night.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Wyatt Lohaus had 22 points as Northern Iowa easily defeated Missouri State 63-43 on Wednesday night.Isaiah Brown had 15 points and six rebounds for Northern Iowa (13-15, 8-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Spencer Haldeman added 12 points. AJ Green had 10 points for the visitors.Neither team was able to get much going offensively in the first 20 minutes. Northern Iowa trailed 19-17 heading to the locker room at halftime, but the Panthers came back in the second half to earn the victory. Both teams set season lows for scoring in the first half. The Panthers' 17 first-half points were the lowest of the season for the visitors, while the 19 points in the first half for the Bears marked the fewest of the season for the hosts.Jarred Dixon had 14 points for the Bears (15-13, 9-6), whose four-game winning streak ended with the loss. Tulio Da Silva added 13 rebounds. Kabir Mohammed had eight rebounds.Keandre Cook, who was second on the Bears in scoring entering the contest with 13 points per game, was held to 4 points on 1-of-10 shooting.The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Bears on the season. Northern Iowa defeated Missouri State 64-59 on Feb. 2. Northern Iowa plays Valparaiso at home on Saturday. Missouri State faces Indiana State at home on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019OMAHA, Neb. Zach Jackson had 21 points as Omaha topped Western Illinois 77-63 on Wednesday night.KJ Robinson had 17 points for Omaha (17-9, 11-2 Summit League), which won its fifth straight game. JT Gibson added 13 points. Mitch Hahn had 12 points for the home team.Kobe Webster had 17 points for the Leathernecks (8-18, 3-10), who have now lost five consecutive games. Isaac Johnson added 13 points and six rebounds. C. J. Duff had 13 points.The Mavericks improve to 2-0 against the Leathernecks this season. Omaha defeated Western Illinois 80-71 on Jan. 17. Omaha faces North Dakota State on the road on Saturday. Western Illinois matches up against Oral Roberts at home on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019VERMILLION, S. D. Stanley Umude had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lift South Dakota to a 72-45 win over Denver on Wednesday night.Triston Simpson had 13 points and six rebounds for South Dakota (11-15, 5-8 Summit League). Cody Kelley added 12 points. Trey Burch-Manning had 11 points for the home team.David Nzekwesi had 14 points for the Pioneers (7-20, 2-11), who have now lost six straight games. Joe Rosga added 13 points. Alperen Kurnaz had eight rebounds.The Coyotes improve to 2-0 against the Pioneers on the season. South Dakota defeated Denver 71-70 on Jan. 2. South Dakota matches up against South Dakota State on the road on Saturday. Denver plays North Dakota on the road on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019AUBURN, Ala. Bryce Brown scored 18 points and contributed five 3-pointers to Auburn's long-range barrage in a 79-56 rout of Arkansas Wednesday night.The Tigers (18-8, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) built a 30-point lead in the first half and made 17 of 33 3-pointers. It was the most 3s by Auburn since the opener against South Alabama.The Razorbacks (14-12, 5-8) dropped their fourth straight game and could never dig out of a 22-1 hole in the opening minutes.Brown made 5 of 8 3s to lead four Auburn scorers in double figures. Anfernee McLemore scored 13 points while Chuma Okeke had 11 points and five assists. Jared Harper scored 10.Arkansas' Isaiah Joe launched freely in a battle of the SEC's two most prolific 3-point shooters, himself and Brown. Joe scored 14 points and made 4 of 14 3s.Daniel Gafford had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Razorbacks.The Tigers made six 3-pointers before Arkansas hit its first field goal after eight misses.The first-half lead grew to 30 and stood at 45-20 at the half.The Razorbacks shot just 32.8 percent overall and were 4 of 26 from 3-point range.BIG PICTUREArkansas: Never rebounded from a cold start when the team needed more than 7 minutes to make a basket. Also gave up a 23-1 run to Mississippi State in the last game.Auburn: Showed how dangerous the team can be when the 3-pointers are falling from a variety of shooters.MALIK STARTSMalik Dunbar scored eight points for Auburn, all in the opening six minutes, in his first start of the season and fourth of his career. Samir Doughty was limited by a foot injury.UP NEXTArkansas goes for a season sweep of Texas A&M at home Saturday night.Auburn visits No. 4 Kentucky Saturday in a rematch of a game the Wildcats won 82-80 on Jan. 19.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019COLUMBUS, Ohio Kaleb Wesson had 22 points and eight rebounds and Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to beat Northwestern 63-49 on Wednesday night.Kyle Young and Duane Washington Jr. each added eight points for the Buckeyes (17-9, 7-8 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing streak and kept their hopes alive of staying on the NCAA Tournament bubble with five regular-season games remaining.Northwestern (12-14, 3-12) lost its seventh in a row and hasn't managed a win since the middle of January.After an ugly first half by both sides, Ohio State made seven of its first 10 shots to start the second half. The Wildcats kept it close until C. J. Jackson and Wesson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Ohio State up by 10 with nearly nine minutes left, and the Buckeyes cruised from there.Vic Law led Northwestern with 10 points.The teams combined for just three points in the first four minutes of the game, and the first half ended with Ohio State holding on to a 24-20 lead. Northwestern shot just 29.2 percent for the half, and the Buckeyes weren't much better (37.5 percent).The Wildcats shot just 32 percent for the game.BIG PICTURE:Northwestern: The Wildcats are bad and aren't getting any better. They've won just three Big Ten games, beating Indiana, Rutgers and Illinois.Ohio State: After struggling to score in losses to Michigan State and Illinois, the Buckeyes needed to win this one to keep alive any hope of staying among the tournament bubble teams. Wesson stayed out of foul trouble, and when he plays well, Ohio State is competitive.UP NEXT:Northwestern: Hosts No. 22 Wisconsin on Saturday.Ohio State: At No. 24 Maryland on Saturday.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy
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Feb 20, 2019PROVIDENCE, R. I. Nate Watson tied his career high with 21 points as Providence topped St. John's 78-59 on Wednesday night.Alpha Diallo had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Providence (15-12, 5-9 Big East Conference). Isaiah Jackson added 11 points and nine rebounds. Maliek White had 11 points for the home team.LJ Figueroa had 16 points for the Red Storm (19-8, 7-7). Justin Simon added 10 points. Marcellus Earlington had 10 points.The Friars improve to 2-0 against the Red Storm on the season. Providence defeated St. John's 70-56 on Feb. 9. Providence takes on Marquette at home on Saturday. St. John's faces Seton Hall at home on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 20, 2019TEMPE, Ariz. Rob Edwards and Remy Martin scored 16 points each, leading Arizona State to an 80-62 win over Stanford Wednesday night.The Sun Devils (18-8 overall, 9-5 Pac-12) earned a key conference win with only one of their final four regular-season games left at home. They have alternated wins and losses in their last seven games.Stanford (14-12, 7-7) entered having won five of its last six games but played without leading scorer and potential NBA draft pick KZ Okpala, who sustained an injury in a recent practice and was held out. The forward is Stanford's leading scorer at 17.5 points per game.Josh Sharma's 17 points led the Cardinal, with 15 points from Oscar Da Silva.Arizona State led by no less than six in a slow-moving second half, then pulled away with a 3 from Zylan Cheatham and an Edwards jumper with 4:50 to play for a 66-52 lead.A deep 3 from Edwards as the shot clock expired with 2:07 to play gave Arizona State a 74-60 lead and sealed their win.The Cardinal missed all 12 3-point tries in the second half. and finished 2 of 20 from long range. After 11-for-23 field goal shooting in the first half, Stanford was a frigid 10-for-33 in the second.Stanford capped a 7-0 run with Sharma's dunk to make it 18-15 at the midway point of the first half. But a layup by Luguentz Dort put the Sun Devils back in front, and they held the lead the rest of the half.Martin's 3 with 37 seconds left until halftime got the crowd on its feet and gave Arizona State the 42-34 lead they had at halftime.Sharma had 10 points at halftime. The Sun Devils made were 6 of 13 on 3s in the first half, three for Taeshon Cherry off the bench.Cherry, however, picked up a Flagrant 2 foul for tripping a Stanford player and was ejected from the game with 11:23 to play in the second half. He finished with 11 points.The Cardinal had a chance to cut the lead to four early in the second half, down 50-44, but Bryce Wills came up short on a dunk attempt and tweaked an ankle to add injury to insult. He later returned to the game.BIG PICTURESTANFORD - The Cardinal play three of its final four regular-season games at home, and of the four, three teams are the bottom three in the Pac-12 standings. With a strong finish, Stanford can possibly get into the top four in the conference going into the Pac-12 Tournament and earn a bye to the quarterfinals, which is beneficial.ARIZONA STATE - The Sun Devils' home finale is Sunday, then they end the regular season with three road games. Two are at the Oregon schools, both tough at home, and the last one is at rival Arizona, a test despite the Wildcats' struggles this season. Staying in top four for a first-round tournament bye is still a strong possibility. UP NEXTStanford plays at Arizona on Sunday.Arizona State hosts California Sunday afternoon.-More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019CHICAGO Ty-Shon Alexander had 16 points to lead five Creighton players in double figures as the Bluejays defeated DePaul 79-67 on Wednesday night. Martin Krampelj added 14 points for the Bluejays. Davion Mintz chipped in 12, Marcus Zegarowski scored 11 and Connor Cashaw had 10.Max Strus had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Demons (13-12, 5-9 Big East Conference). Eli Cain added 14 points. Flynn Cameron had 11 points.Both teams face Georgetown the next time they take the floor. Creighton (14-13, 5-9) heads home for its matchup against the Hoyas on Saturday, while DePaul visits Georgetown on Wednesday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 19, 2019Another big game ought to fit right in for top-ranked Duke and all its heralded freshmen.No. 8 North Carolina knows this drill as well.The rivals meet for the first time this season Wednesday night at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium."Hopefully they play as well as they have in the other big games that we've had," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said of his players. "They're talented and they're very mature and they're all about 'team.'"This is the 46th time the teams have met with both sides holding spots in the top 10. Duke leads those meetings 23-22.This week, Duke (23-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved back into the No. 1 spot in the country for the third time this season, most recently after then-No. 1 Tennessee lost on Saturday. The Blue Devils hold a one-game lead in the ACC on North Carolina (20-5, 10-2), with Virginia in between them."We have an opportunity to go over there and see how we stand up," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "In my opinion, we have to play our best basketball of the year to have a chance against Duke. This is a different kind of challenge than we've faced all year." Duke freshman forward RJ Barrett posted a triple-double in Saturday's victory against North Carolina State. Barrett leads the ACC in scoring at 22.7 points per game, just ahead of classmate and teammate Zion Williamson (22.4).Williams said he's impressed with the Duke freshmen, the only negative regarding Williamson being that "he chose not to come here." So, there's glowing praise."Zion Williamson is a different bird," Williams said. "There has never been anybody like that." North Carolina has three seniors in the starting lineup, so there's a veteran element arriving with the visiting team."Not let the other stuff and hype around it get to us," Tar Heels guard Cameron Johnson said.The Tar Heels are 6-0 in ACC road games this season."We have to come out and play as well as we can," North Carolina forward Luke Maye said. "It's a tough road game, but we've played well on the road this year." For Duke freshmen, this might be the only home game against North Carolina in their careers if they leave for the NBA. While it's worth savoring, there's also an element of perspective."For us, it'll be pretty normal," Duke freshman point guard Tre Jones said of the preparation. "We still have some ACC games left, so it's not like this is the last game of the year." But it's a matchup that receives so much attention that it's difficult to ignore."I'm pretty pumped," Barrett said. "It's a game, as a kid, I was watching all the time. Just to be a part of it is going to be a lot of fun." North Carolina has a freshman factor as well with point guard Coby White, who has been dynamic at times."We're coming to compete," White said. "We're not going to back down from nobody." Duke holds the No. 1 ranking for a matchup with the Tar Heels for the first time in 13 years. This is the 149th consecutive meeting with at least one of the teams ranked.--Field Level Media
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Feb 20, 2019DURHAM, N. C. Luke Maye took full advantage of a freak injury to freshman sensation Zion Williamson, finishing with 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 8 North Carolina past No. 1 Duke 88-72 on Wednesday night.A star-studded crowd that included former President Barack Obama, Spike Lee and Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. packed into Cameron looking for another highlight-filled show from Williamson - arguably the most exciting player in college basketball.But the ACC's second-leading scorer went down during the Blue Devils' opening possession. Williamson grabbed his right knee in pain after slipping awkwardly and falling when his left shoe fell apart as he planted hard while dribbling near the free throw line. The blue rubber sole ripped loose from the white shoe from the heel to the toes along the outside edge, with Williamson's foot coming all the way through the large gap.Cameron Johnson added 26 points and Garrison Brooks had 14 to help the Tar Heels (21-5, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) earn their most lopsided win at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 30 years.By winning their ninth in 10 games and beating a top-ranked team for the first time since 2013, they pulled into a first-place tie with the Blue Devils (23-3, 11-2).RJ Barrett matched a season best with 33 points and fellow freshman Cameron Reddish added a season-high 27 for Duke - but the rest of the team combined to score just 12.Duke looked lost without Williamson. Meanwhile, North Carolina took advantage of the Zion-sized hole in the lane, scoring 32 of its first 34 points in the paint and finishing with a 62-28 scoring advantage there. The Tar Heels never trailed, pushed their lead to 22 on Johnson's layup with about 16 minutes left and held on.Eight nights after the Blue Devils rallied from 23 down in the final 10 minutes to win at Louisville, they couldn't come up with another comeback - especially without Williamson.BIG PICTURENorth Carolina: This was quite a statement from the Tar Heels, who followed up the most lopsided ACC road victory in school history with their most lopsided win at Cameron since they won by 20 here in 1989. It also was their first win over a No. 1 since knocking off Michigan State in December 2013.Duke: The result of the game seems secondary to Williamson's health, given how much he means to the Blue Devils and their national title hopes. Now the question is how much time - if any - he will miss going forward. Each of Duke's losses since November came at home after a key freshman was injured early, with point guard Tre Jones' shoulder injury leading to an overtime loss to Syracuse.UP NEXTNorth Carolina: Plays host to No. 16 Florida State on Saturday.Duke: Visits Syracuse on Saturday night.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019ATLANTA Jose Alvarado scored a career-high 29 points, James Banks had 10 rebounds and five blocked shots and Georgia Tech snapped a seven-game skid with a 73-65 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.In matchup of ACC bottom dwellers, the Yellow Jackets (12-15, 4-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended the Panthers' losing streak to 10 straight games.Jared Wilson-Frame finished with 19 points and Xavier Johnson added 14 points for Pitt (12-15, 2-12). The Panthers missed 18 free throws and had 12 shots blocked, not surprising for a team that went winless in the league last year and is the ACC's worst team this season. Pitt has dropped 19 consecutive ACC road games and 22 straight road games overall.Georgia Tech used a 17-0 run to take a 25-7 lead in the first half, but Pitt caused problems with its trap defense in the second half and pulled within one with 7:57 remaining on Wilson-Frame's 3. That was as close as the Panthers got.Alvarado, a 6-foot point guard who didn't leave the game and took some turns playing offense in the post, went to the rim on a half court layup to beat 6-foot-10 Terrell Brown and make it 64-59. Banks, on the next possession, was whistled to become the second Georgia Tech player to foul out, but the Jackets avoided another big threat.BIG PICTUREPittsburgh: Johnson has 448 points, the most by a freshman in school history. He surpassed Charles Smith, who scored 435 points in 1985. ... If there's anything positive about the season, Johnson is one of five first-year players, including Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney, to account for nearly 60 percent of the offense. McGowens and Toney are freshmen. McGowens fouled out with 3:15 remaining, getting whistled the final time for an attempted trip of a Tech player.Georgia Tech: After using 11 different starting lineups, the Jackets have gone two straight games with the same starting five - Alvarado, Michael Devoe, Banks, Kristian Sjolund and Moses Wright. It was kind of a risky move for coach Josh Pastner given that his team was coming off a 27.1 shooting performance, its worst of the season, against Florida State. ... Curtis Haywood went 2 for 4 beyond the arc, which might not sound impressive, but he had missed 30 of his last 32 coming into the game.UP NEXTPittsburgh: Hosts Clemson next Wednesday.Georgia Tech: At Miami on Saturday.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 19, 2019The Big East Conference game between Butler and Marquette in Milwaukee on Wednesday night could be sponsored by the number 11.The Bulldogs are aiming to avoid an 11th straight loss against Top 25 teams, while the Golden Eagles check in ranked 11th nationally. Marquette also enters with its chances of winning a Big East regular-season title enhanced by some help Sunday from St. John's.After handing the Golden Eagles both of their conference losses, the Red Storm did them a favor by rallying from a 14-point, second-half deficit to topple first-place Villanova 71-65 at Madison Square Garden in New York. That brought Marquette (21-4, 10-2) within a half-game of the Wildcats for first place.What's more, the Golden Eagles should be rested and ready to go for their second meeting with Butler (15-11, 6-7). Marquette has been idle since routing DePaul 92-73 on Feb. 12 in Chicago, where they got a 36-point performance from guard Markus Howard.The 5-foot-11 junior, who is a favorite to win conference Player of the Year, has scored at least 30 points in four of the past five games. His average of 25.6 points per game leads the conference, and he also chips in 4.2 rebounds as well as 4.1 assists per game.Howard, who had a 38-point performance in a 66-65 win over Villanova on Feb. 9, said Marquette needed the victory at DePaul."This is definitely a program game," he said to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "A game that defines our program. That Villanova win was a very emotional one, but it doesn't mean anything if we didn't validate it with a win here in Chicago." He added this week to the Journal Sentinel, "I'm just really, really excited about our progression as a team. How we're growing each and every day in practice. We're loving the process. We're enjoying it."We're still not even close to where we can be at the end of the year. We're still really looking forward to where we can be come March." While the Golden Eagles are shooting for a conference title, the Bulldogs are trying to emerge from the middle of a crowded Big East pack. They took a step in the right direction Saturday night, outgunning DePaul 91-78 in Indianapolis behind 25 points from Kamar Baldwin and a dozen 3-pointers."Our depth really helped us tonight," Butler coach LaVall Jordan said. "We were hit with some foul trouble but had fresh bodies ready to go. Our bench was really good. The guys played together, the ball moved, and we found each other. I know our guys are really excited to attack this final third of the conference schedule." A key to the Wednesday game will be how Marquette defends the 3-point arc. The Bulldogs have canned 10 or more 3-pointers 11 times this season, going 9-2 in those contests.Another key will be Butler's defense. The Golden Eagles have scored at least 74 points in 17 games this year, including their 76-65 road triumph over the Bulldogs on Jan. 30, and won all of them. They are only 4-4 when not reaching 74 points.--Field Level Media
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Feb 20, 2019MILWAUKEE Markus Howard scored 28 points and Theo John added 15 points and 11 rebounds as No. 11 Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 79-69 victory over Butler on Wednesday night.Marquette (22-4, 11-2 Big East) erased a eight-point deficit early in the second half with a 25-7 run.Sean McDermott had 27 points and Kamar Baldwin 12 for Butler (15-12, 6-8).With No. 17 Villanova's 85-73 loss at Georgetown on Wednesday, the Golden Eagles moved into the Big East lead a half-game ahead of the Wildcats.Howard, the Big East's leading scorer, made 9 of 20 shots, including 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.Baldwin hit two free throws to put Butler in front 44-43 with 12:45 remaining, but the Golden Eagles ran off 11 consecutive points, pushing the lead to 54-44 on John's rebound dunk.Jordan Tucker ended Butler's scoring drought of almost 5 1/2 minutes with a 3-pointer. On the ensuing possession, Howard was fouled on a 3 and converted the four-point play to make it 58-47 with 6:48 remainingButler scored the first seven points of the second half to go up 37-29, but Marquette answered with eight consecutive points, pulling even at 37 on John's layin.Marquette trailed 26-18, but closed the half with an 11-4 run.BIG PICTUREButler: The Bulldogs entered Wednesday in a six-team logjam in the middle of the conference, one game behind St. John's and Seton Hall in the win column, and a game ahead of Georgetown, DePaul and Xavier.Marquette: The Golden Eagles have five regular-season games against teams they already have beaten. But, except for a 79-68 home victory over Providence, each of the other four games were decided by four points or less.UP NEXTButler hosts Providence on Tuesday.Marquette is at Providence on Saturday---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 20, 2019TULSA, Okla. Dexter Dennis had 18 points and eight rebounds as Wichita State routed Tulsa 81-60 on Wednesday night.Dennis hit 6 of 9 3-pointers.Samajae Haynes-Jones had 17 points for Wichita State (13-12, 6-7 American Athletic Conference). Jaime Echenique added 14 points and three blocks. Erik Stevenson had 11 points and seven rebounds for the visiting team.Wichita State posted season highs with 15 3-pointers and 24 assists.Martins Igbanu had 17 points for the Golden Hurricane (16-11, 6-8). DaQuan Jeffries added 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Elijah Joiner had six rebounds.The Shockers improve to 2-0 against the Golden Hurricane for the season. Wichita State defeated Tulsa 79-68 on Feb. 2. Wichita State matches up against Memphis at home on Saturday. Tulsa plays Temple on the road on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 21, 2019FRESNO, Calif. Caleb Morris hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, including 14 in the second half, to help Air Force hold off Fresno State for a 64-61 win Wednesday night.Lavelle Scottie added 15 points and AJ Walker scored 12 for Air Force. The Falcons (11-15, 6-8 Mountain West Conference) were just 8-of-19 shooting from the free-throw line, but Morris and Walker combined to make 4 of 4 in the final six seconds.Chris Joyce hit a 3-pointer to spark an 18-5 run, during which Morris hit four from behind the arc, that gave Air Force a 45-30 lead midway through the second half and a jumper by Scottie extended the lead to 17 points - the biggest of the game - with four minutes to play. Fresno State hit five 3s in about 3 1/2 minutes to trim its deficit to 58-55 with 30 seconds remaining. Deshon Taylor hit two foul shots to make it a one-point game with seven seconds to go but the Falcons held on.Each team had a stretch of nine consecutive missed shots in the first half. The Bulldogs, who shot 35.1 percent (20 of 57) from the field, hit 11 of their last 19 shots.Taylor had 23 points - including 14 in the final two minutes, six seconds - for Fresno State (19-7, 10-4). The Bulldogs had their three-game win streak snapped.
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Feb 21, 2019LONG BEACH, Calif. Deishuan Booker drained three free throws in the final second to lift Long Beach State to an 80-78 win over CSU Northridge on Wednesday night.The 49ers (10-18, 4-8 Big West Conference) trailed by 11 at the break and were down 57-41 early in the second half. Bryan Alberts sank three 3-pointers to close to 63-58 with 7:58 to play and they kept the pressure on, cutting it to 76-75 on a Booker layup with nine seconds left. The 49ers trailed 78-77 with a second left when Booker was fouled and sank all three of his free throws to put Long Beach State in the lead for good.Alberts and Booker both finished with 20 points for Long Beach State. Jordan Roberts had 15 points and six rebounds.Darius Brown II scored 19 points and Lamine Diane added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Matadors (10-17, 4-7).
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Feb 21, 2019SAN JOSE, Calif. Kris Martin had 19 points as Colorado State romped past San Jose State 91-70 on Wednesday night. Nico Carvacho added 18 points for the Rams, while Adam Thistlewood chipped in 16. Carvacho also had 19 rebounds and six assists for the Rams.Kendle Moore had 13 points for Colorado State (10-16, 5-8 Mountain West Conference).Colorado State put up 49 second-half points, a season high for the team.Seneca Knight had 14 points for the Spartans (3-22, 0-13), whose losing streak reached 16 games. Brian Rodriguez-Flores added 13 points. Zach Chappell had 10 points.Colorado State plays Wyoming at home on Saturday. San Jose State matches up against Air Force on the road on Saturday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Feb 21, 2019PULLMAN, Wash. Robert Franks scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds as Washington State held off Colorado 76-74 on Wednesday night.D'Shawn Schwartz missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.CJ Elleby added 18 points with eight rebounds and Marvin Cannon scored 13 points for Washington State (11-15, 4-9 Pac-12).Tyler Bey had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Colorado (16-10, 7-7). Evan Battey added 13 points with seven rebounds.Bey made two free throws to give the Buffaloes a 74-73 lead with 1:51 left. But Isaiah Wade answered with a tip-in after several Cougar misses around the rim, and he added a free throw with 10 seconds left for the final margin.McKinley Wright IV missed a 3-pointer in transition with 0.5 seconds remaining but Colorado maintained possession, leading to a missed 3 by Schwartz to end the game.BIG PICTURE:Colorado: The loss snaps a five-game winning streak. It comes at a bad time with multiple teams competing for the top-four spots in the Pac-12.Washington State: The Cougars have won three of their last four games.UP NEXT:Colorado: The Buffaloes will play at Washington on Saturday.Washington State: The Cougars host Utah on Saturday.
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Feb 19, 2019Nevada is rolling through Mountain West Conference play, but a true landmine is next on the slate.The No. 6 Wolf Pack (24-1, 11-1 MW) visit San Diego State on Wednesday, and the thought of the Aztecs rates as a highly unfriendly reminder.Nevada's Sweet 16 team from last season lost to San Diego State twice in a seven-day span in early March. The Aztecs led by 30 points at halftime in the second meeting while trampling the Wolf Pack in the Mountain West tournament semifinals.Nevada coach Eric Musselman is certainly worried about the upcoming meeting, particularly with San Diego State (16-9, 8-4) having won six of its last seven games and emerging victorious in each of its last 12 Mountain West home games."They're perfectly capable of beating anyone on any given night, because they're really talented," Musselman told reporters of the Aztecs. "They're as talented as any team we've played all year." The Wolf Pack arrive in San Diego with a 10-game winning streak and an average margin of 22 points per triumph during the stretch. Five of the victories came by 20 or more points, including Saturday's 82-49 road thumping of Wyoming.With Nevada rolling, Aztecs coach Brian Dutcher sees a tough task when it comes to attempting to defeat the Wolf Pack for a third straight time."It will be a great challenge," Dutcher told reporters. "I'm sure we will get their full attention also, having been fortunate enough to beat them twice at the end of last year. I know that we have been circled on their schedule for a long time, and we'll look forward to our opportunity to see if we can put (forth) the kind of effort needed to come out of here with a victory." Nevada is 8-1 on the road, while San Diego State is 12-2 at home after dispatching Boise State 71-65 on Saturday.The Aztecs feature an NBA prospect in sophomore forward Jalen McDaniels, who has team-leading averages of 17.2 points and 8.6 rebounds. Senior guard Devin Watson averages 16.4 points and leads the squad in assists (4.4) and 3-pointers (66).Nevada relies heavily on senior guard Caleb Martin and senior power forward Jordan Caroline. Martin leads the squad in scoring (19.0) and 3-pointers (81), while Caroline has recorded 15 double-doubles and averages 18.8 points and a team-best 9.8 rebounds.Caroline ranks sixth in Nevada history with 1,650 points. He also holds the Mountain West record of 42 career double-doubles.Martin and Caroline figure to be targets of the raucous San Diego State student section -- nicknamed "The Show" -- as the Wolf Pack typically aren't greeted kindly on the San Diego State campus."We know it. For whatever reason, it's a place the Wolf Pack are not welcome," Musselman said. "I know what the crowd is going to be like. When you're playing well, the crowds get fired up for you, and the opposition gets fired up." The intensity level will be high-charged. It wasn't all that long ago that the Aztecs were viewed as the best the Mountain West had to offer, but there is no doubt that Nevada is currently the league's signature program.And the Wolf Pack certainly want to atone for what happened against San Diego State last March."I'm sure if it was the other way around, as soon as that game ended and the schedule came out for the next year, I would have circled that game first," Aztecs senior guard Jeremy Hemsley told reporters. "I know it's going to be an intense game. They have really good players and like Coach Dutch said, they're well-coached. It's going to be fun." --Field Level Media
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Feb 21, 2019SAN DIEGO Jeremy Hemsley and Devin Watson scored 15 points apiece for San Diego State, which shut down Jordan Caroline and stunned cold-shooting No. 6 Nevada 65-57 Wednesday night, beating the Wolf Pack for the third straight time.Jalen McDaniels added 10 points for SDSU (17-9, 9-4 Mountain West), which won for the seventh time in eight games and snapped a 10-game winning streak by the Wolf Pack (24-2, 11-2), prompting fans to rush the court. It was the highest ranked team that SDSU had ever beaten.Caleb Martin had 20 points for Nevada, which was held to its lowest point total this season. Their previous low was in its only other loss, 85-58 at New Mexico on Jan. 5. Since then Nevada had averaged 22 points per game.The Wolf Pack made only 19 of 56 shots (33.9 percent. Caroline came in averaging 18.8 points but scored only six, on 3-of-12 shooting.SDSU won despite shooting just 39.7 percent, making 25 of 63.After trailing by 16 midway through the second half, the Wolf Pack pulled within single digits in the closing minutes.McDaniels fouled out with 41.4 seconds to go and Trey Porter made one of two free throws to pull the Wolf Pack to 60-55.Hemsley made a layup with 29.6 seconds left and Caroline then fouled out, with Hemsley making one of two free throws for a 63-55 lead.The Aztecs, who are coming on strong for the second straight season, have handed Nevada three of its last five losses. They beat the Wolf Pack in San Diego in the regular-season finale a year ago and again in the semifinal of the Mountain West Conference tournament. That didn't keep the Wolf Pack from advancing to the Sweet 16, where they lost 69-68 to Loyola-Chicago, which went on to reach the Final Four.Caroline didn't score until he had a put-back with 15:54 left to pull the Wolf Pack to 39-30. Cody Martin then made two free throws to pull within seven.But Watson made a layup for SDSU, prompting fans to chant ''OVER-RATED!'' Jordan Schakel hit a long 3 to give the Aztecs a 44-32 lead and force Nevada to call timeout.Caroline was called for a technical foul for tripping Watson, who made both free throws for a 52-39 lead with 9:03 to go. Caroline also had two air-ball 3-point shots in the second half.San Diego State led 30-21 at halftime thanks to 10 points from Jeremy Hemsely. The Aztecs' biggest lead was 28-18 with 2:41 to go after a put-back by Aguek Arop.Matt Mitchell and Schakel hit big 3-pointers for SDSU.Caroline and McDaniels (17.2-point average) were held scoreless in the first half.BIG PICTURENevada: The Wolf Pack hadn't trailed in the last three games and in five of six but allowed Jeremy Hemsley's jumper less than two minutes in to fall behind 2-0.San Diego State: The Aztecs and Wolf Pack will meet again in the regular-season finale March 9 in Reno.UP NEXTNevada hosts Fresno State on Saturday night.San Diego State plays at UNLV on Saturday night.---More college basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegebasketball and https://twitter.com/-Top25
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Feb 21, 2019LOGAN, Utah Neemias Queta had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State topped New Mexico 71-55 on Wednesday night.Queta made 10 of 12 shots. He added four assists and three blocks.Sam Merrill had 13 points for Utah State (21-6, 11-3 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Diogo Brito added 13 points and six rebounds. Quinn Taylor had seven rebounds for the home team.New Mexico scored 23 points in the second half, a season low for the team.Anthony Mathis had 20 points for the Lobos (11-15, 5-9). Vance Jackson added nine rebounds. Makuach Maluach had eight rebounds.The Aggies improve to 2-0 against the Lobos on the season. Utah State defeated New Mexico 68-66 on Jan. 26. Utah State faces Boise State on the road on Saturday. New Mexico plays San Jose State on the road on Tuesday.---For more college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/-Top25---This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from LLC, https://www.stats.com
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Time: 7:30 PM EST Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, 48201 / The Detroit Red Wings play three home games this week, but the most important upcoming date on the calendar is Monday. That's when the NHL's trade deadline arrives. The Wings are looking to make some deals and pick up future assets. The most prominent names mentioned in trade rumors are goaltender Jimmy Howard, winger Gustav Nyquist and defenseman Nick Jensen. They'll try to block those thoughts when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday in the second game of a five-game homestand." When you're a seller, it's a little unnerving at times," coach Jeff Blashill said "It requires some conversations to make sure the guys keep things in the right frame of mind." Detroit (23-29-8, 54 points) dropped back-to-back games to Philadelphia over the weekend. The Wings rallied from four goals down in the third period before succumbing in overtime at Philadelphia on Saturday, 6-5, then lost a 3-1 decision at home on Sunday. The Wings outshot the Flyers 38-23 in the rematch but were stymied by rookie goaltender Carter Hart." We created a lot of O-zone grind, a lot of chances," right winger Anthony Mantha said. "We played a decent game and they weren't going in." Mantha had a game-high seven shots on goal but couldn't beat Hart. He scored twice on Saturday." I thought he was the best player on the ice for most of the game," Blashill said of Mantha. "When he skates, he's really good. When he kind of drifts, he's still able to make a lot of stick-on-puck plays, but it's hard for his teammates to know what he's doing." Backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier exited Sunday's game after the first period due to a neck injury. Howard replaced him for the final two periods and will likely be tending the net on Wednesday." We anticipate he'll be fine," Blashill said of Bernier. "We don't think it's a concussion." The Blackhawks (25-26-9, 59 points) pulled out a wild 8-7 home win over Ottawa on Monday. Alex DeBrincat led the way with three goals and two assists." It was a pretty crazy game," DeBrincat told the team's website. "It felt more like a summer hockey game with that high scoring, but it's good we got the win. That's all that matters." Patrick Kane stretched his point streak to 18 games, an NHL high this season, with a goal and two assists. He has assists in 17 consecutive games, tying the third-longest streak in league history. Kane can catch Adam Oates (1992-93 season) for the second longest assist streak on Wednesday. Wayne Gretzky set the record of 23 during the 1990-91 campaign. The Blackhawks won for the ninth time in 11 games to stay within striking distance of a playoff spot." I didn't particularly enjoy it back there. As a player, I probably would have," Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said of the win over the Senators, which featured nine first-period goals. "It was important that we won the game. You don't want to look back at these games and wonder 'What if?'"It wasn't pretty defensively," Colliton added. "Some nice goals, some high-end skill on both sides, but we need points. The good news is we won when we maybe didn't have our best effort. Hopefully, we'll respond with a better one in the next one." --Field Level Media
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/ DETROIT Patrick Kane scored two goals, including the game winner with 2:18 left in overtime, extending his point streak to 19 games and lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou scored two goals each for the Red Wings, who rallied from a 4-1 third-period deficit to tie it. But Erik Gustafsson found Kane alone to the right of the net in overtime, and the Chicago star beat goalie Jonathan Bernier for his 38th goal of the season. Artem Anisimov, Brandon Saad and Alex DeBrincat scored for Chicago in the first period. The Blackhawks have won 10 of their last 12 games, scoring 60 goals in that span. Kane trails league leader Alex Ovechkin by just four goals now, although his goals Wednesday were his only points of the night. His assist streak ended at 17 games. Chicago beat Ottawa 8-7 on Monday, and the Blackhawks went through another high-scoring night against Detroit. Anisimov made it 1-0 after only 99 seconds, but Larkin answered for the Red Wings a few minutes later. Saad scored his 21st goal of the season, and DeBrincat's 33rd made it 3-1 before the end of the period. In the second, Kane came down on a 2-on-1 break with Jonathan Toews. Kane took the shot himself, beating Jimmy Howard to make it 4-1. Howard was then replaced, having allowed four goals on eight shots. Larkin brought the Red Wings within two with his 26th of the season, and Athanasiou made it 4-3 when he scored on the power play with 14:37 left in regulation. Athanasiou lifted the puck from behind the goal line, next to the net, and it bounced off goalie Cam Ward and in. The Red Wings had their goalie pulled when they tied it with 1:26 left in the third. Mike Green appeared to mis-hit a shot from near the blue line, but Anthony Mantha corralled the puck to the left of the net and slid it across the goalmouth to Athanasiou, who had an easy shot from the other side. NOTES: Kane has 16 goals in 26 assists during his point streak. UP NEXTBlackhawks: Host Colorado on Friday night. Red Wings: Host Minnesota on Friday night.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports---Follow Noah Trister at www. Twitter.com/noahtrister
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Time: 8:30 PM EST Venue: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo., 80204 / The Winnipeg Jets are securely in first place the Central Division and will enter Wednesday with three games at hand over second-place Nashville. It is a scenario Winnipeg would have taken at the start of the season, but it's not all rosy for the Jets. They have lost five of their last seven games and are sputtering as the season approaches the fourth rail of the schedule." We are concerned," Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said after a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa on Saturday. "Going into (Saturday), it was the first five-game block of the season where we're under .500 at 2-3. So yeah, you're concerned." The glass-half-full view is the Jets are still in first place and have chance to correct things. They can start when they play at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. It's the second time in a week the two are meeting, after the Avalanche won at Winnipeg, 4-1, on Thursday night. Wednesday will be Winnipeg's first game since Saturday, which gave the club time to try to iron out its problems. The Jets (36-19-4, 76 points) finished strong last season and carried that momentum to the playoffs and reached the Western Conference finals. But there are concerning differences this season compared to last year. At this point in 2017-18, Winnipeg had 79 points, had won five of seven and was stingier on defense. The Jets have allowed 15 more goals than at this point last year. Also troublesome is the prolonged scoring slump of dynamic forward Patrik Laine. He escaped a sophomore slump last year with 44 goals, but his third year has been more of a struggle. Laine has 25 goals this season but hasn't scored one since Jan. 13, a drought of 14 games. Since a stunning five-goal game on Nov. 24 against St. Louis, he has six tallies total. Laine spoke to the media for the first time in three weeks Tuesday morning and said he feels good overall." I think it's getting better. Obviously I'm not scoring, but overall it's OK," he said. "Creating chances, playing OK defense. Not allowing that many goals anymore, as a line. So that's obviously good. There's always room to improve. But I think it's decent right now." Laine might find scoring a little harder to do against a Colorado team that has played better on defense lately. The Avalanche (24-24-11, 59 points) have lost nine of their last 11 but are coming off a 3-0 win against Vegas on Monday. It was the second time in three games they held an opponent to one or fewer goals. Better play by goaltender Semyon Varlamov has helped. He has started seven straight games and is coming off his second shutout of the season and 25th of his career." Our defensive-zone structure was a lot better the last couple of games," Varlamov said after Monday's win. "Like I said, we make a couple changes like with the coaching stuff and it works. It's nice to see the guys doing a great job." Colorado has been in a months-long slump but it is still within close distance of a wild-card spot. The Avalanche have 23 games left, and a strong finish would give them consecutive playoff appearance for the first time in 13 years." This team never gives up," Varlamov said. "We're going to battle to the end. We just need to get on a winning streak and kind of help ourselves." The Jets will be without defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, who will miss Winnipeg's three-game road trip due to a lower-body injury.--Field Level Media
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/ DENVER Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Calvert scored 11 seconds apart in the third period, Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves in another strong performance and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-1 on Wednesday night. Carl Soderberg, Mikko Rantanen, Tyson Jost, Gabriel Landeskog and A. J. Greer also scored to help Colorado win two in a row for the first time since late November. In addition, MacKinnon's power-play goal snapped an 0-for-29 dry spell on the man advantage. Varlamov followed a 40-save shutout performance Monday by clamping down on the Jets. The only score Varlamov allowed was to Kyle Connor with Colorado staked to a 4-0 lead. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 39 shots for the Jets, who lost to the Avalanche for the second time inside of a week. MacKinnon and Calvert broke things open early in the third with the fastest back-to-back goals for the Avalanche this season. On Winnipeg's lone goal, Varlamov froze the puck and the whistle blew before it slid through his pads. The officials reviewed the play and awarded the goal. Things got testy midway in the third when Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov and Jets center Mark Scheifele got into a brief skirmish. Both were sent to the box for roughing. Zadorov later squared off with forward Adam Lowry. Soderberg and Rantanen gave Colorado a 2-0 advantage in the second period. That was plenty for Varlamov, who was making his eighth straight appearance in net. The Avalanche recently split up their top line of Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen to bolster a stagnant offense. It's paying off with Colorado scoring 10 goals over the last two games. Landeskog hit the crossbar with a wrist shot and Jost had a close-in attempt tipped over the net by a Winnipeg defender's stick during a scoreless first period. Other than that, it was the Hellebuyck and Varlamov Show. They matched each other with one big save after another. It's been a bumpy ride for the Avalanche, who have gone from challenging for the Central Division lead in December to falling out of a playoff spot after a rough stretch and now working their way back into the thick of a playoff chase.''Right where we want to be - destiny's in our hands,'' Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. ''We've got a lot of season yet to go. This is going to go right down to the bitter end.''NOTES: Jets D Dustin Byfuglien was out for a second straight game with a lower body injury. ... Avalanche F Colin Wilson missed a fifth straight game with an upper body injury. ... D Ian Cole sat out a seventh straight game with an upper body injury. He turns 30 on Thursday. ... Sven Andrighetto, Matt Nieto, Jost and Soderberg each had two assists. ... It was Greer's first NHL goal. UP NEXTJets: The second of three straight road games will be Friday at Vegas. Avalanche: At Chicago on Friday before playing in Nashville on Saturday.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Time: 9:30 PM EST Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada, T2G 2W1 / With 35 wins in the 2017-18 season, the New York Islanders finished 17 points out of a playoff spot. With 35 wins through only 58 games this season, the Islanders (35-17-6, 76 points) find themselves one of the NHL's biggest surprises, sitting in first place in the Metropolitan Division." It's a complete opposite. If you look at our defensive game from last year to this year and just the way we find a way to win tight games compared to last year," defenseman Ryan Pulock told the team's website. "When you're comfortable in those positions, it makes it a lot easier. Over the last 30-40 games, we've been comfortable in those tight spots, and just have guys step up and find a way to get the job done." Case in point for the Islanders was Saturday's 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, their second consecutive victory and the latest success in a 11-2-2 run." Up 2-1 going into the third, that was a fragile spot last year for us. Tonight we were just locking it down, staying aggressive and (kept) the same mindset all the way through," forward Mathew Barzal said. "This team has come a long way, even from the start of the season this year." Next up for the Islanders is a tough test against a club that's been just as much as a surprise story. Wednesday's clash at the Calgary Flames will kick off a three-game road trip through Western Canada. The Islanders are also receiving a boost, with both Andrew Ladd and Thomas Hickey back from injuries. The Flames (36-16-7, 79 points), who entered Tuesday atop the Western Conference, kicked off a three-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday afternoon. While the Islanders have turned their fortunes by becoming the league's best defensive club, the Flames have become the second-most prolific scoring squad in the league. The latest player on the Flames to post a new career high for points is captain Mark Giordano, who collected a goal and an assist in the win over Arizona to give him 57 points. Making Giordano's story even more impressive is the fact he's 35 years old -- very late in a career to be a having a breakout campaign." It always feels good to contribute and get points offensively but, again, we have such a good team and we score so many goals that a lot of guys' numbers are going to look really good this year," Giordano, a contender for the Norris Trophy as the league's top blueliner, said after the win. "More importantly, where we are in the standings, it is huge for our team right now, and we want to keep pushing and try and get that top spot." The Flames are also buoyed by improved play of late from No. 1 goalie Mike Smith, who's started the last three games and appears to be rounding into form after inconsistent play through much of the campaign." I feel great, to start with that," Smith said. "But I think I've never been one to get complacent and say, 'You got it.' I think you never quite have it in this league. I think as soon as you think you got it, it can turn on you pretty quick." So I think I'm going to keep as even-keel as possible here. I know I've came a long ways and worked real hard in practice to get back to where I know I'm capable of playing. I'm getting rewarded with some starts and some good play and some wins." --Field Level Media
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/ CALGARY, Alberta Austin Czarnik and Johnny Gaudreau scored 29 seconds apart in the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. Mikael Backlund and Travis Hamonic also scored as Calgary won its third straight after a four-game skid. Mike Smith stopped 17 shots. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who had tied it earlier in the third after trailing 2-0 following one period. Thomas Greiss finished with 28 saves in New York's third regulation loss in 16 games. Lee tied it 1:19 into the third when he was left all alone in the slot and one-timed a pass by Jordan Eberle into the net before Smith could get across. It was Lee's 20th of the season,Czarnik put the Flames back ahead at 6:10 with his fifth of the season - and third in three games. Just 8 seconds after New York's Nick Leddy was whistled for interference, Gaudreau made it 4-2 with his career high-tying 30th - snapping a nine-game goal-scoring drought. Backlund opened the scoring just 5 minutes into the game on a 2-on-1. Michael Frolik sent a perfect saucer pass to Backlund's tape as he cut to the net and neatly tucked the puck past Greiss for his 15th. Hamonic then doubled the lead against his former team with just over 4 minutes left in the first. Bacjkynd sent the puck back back to the blue line after a faceoff win by Elias Lindholm and Hamonic sent a high shot past Greiss for his fifth. The Islanders pulled to 2-1 at 9:51 of the second with Cizikas squirting the puck under Smith's pads for his 16th. The sequence began with a TJ Brodie giveaway in front of the Calgary net. Calgary were outshooting the Islanders 21-6 after 40 minutes. NOTES: Lindholm's assist on Hamonic's goal extended his point streak to six games (two goals, seven assists). ... Flames coach Bill Peters switched around his top two lines with Matthew Tkachuk moving onto the top line with Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Lindholm played right wing with Backlund and Frolik. ... Brodie returned after missing the last game due to injury. UP NEXTIslanders: At Edmonton on Thursday night. Flames: Host Anaheim on Friday night.---More NHL: www.apnews.com/NHL and www.twitter.com/-Sports
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Time: 10:00 PM EST Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV, 89119 / The Vegas Golden Knights viewed last Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, which snapped a franchise-record five-game home losing streak, as the spark for a much-needed turnaround. Then came Monday night's 3-0 loss at Colorado. Now Vegas (32-25-4, 68 points) returns home to begin a four-game homestand on Wednesday night against one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Boston Bruins. Boston (35-17-8, 78 points) comes in on a season-best six-game winning streak and has won the first three games of its western road swing, including a wild 6-5 overtime victory at San Jose on Monday night. The Golden Knights suffered just their second shutout loss of the season to Colorado, failing to beat Semyon Varlamov on 40 shots on net. Vegas, which has just 21 games remaining, fell 11 points behind first-place Calgary, which has two games in hand, in the Pacific Division and 10 points behind the second-place Sharks, who also have a game in hand." Extremely disappointing to come out with the effort we had tonight," defenseman Jon Merrill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "We were feeling good about ourselves after the Nashville game. Just a reality check I guess. Now we go back home and get back to the drawing board and hope to get another win on Wednesday." "It's tough to have a game like we did against Nashville and come out -- important game, important points -- and blow it," defenseman Brayden McNabb added. "This is a crucial time of the year. ... Playoffs are (21) games away and we're having games like this. It's unacceptable for everyone, myself included. We've got to figure it out in this dressing room for sure." The Bruins, second in the Atlantic Division behind Tampa Bay, come in blazing hot, winning eight of their last nine games, with the lone loss to the Rangers in a shootout, 4-3. Charlie McAvoy's goal with 1:01 remaining in overtime won Monday's contest at San Jose after the Bruins blew a 3-0 lead. Boston rallied to send the game into OT on a controversial goal by Chris Wagner with 1:49 left in regulation. The Sharks argued that Wagner had knocked the puck down toward the net with a stick above shoulder level." Resilient," McAvoy said of his team's performance. "I mean, you never want to let up a big lead like we did, but those things happen in hockey. ... We never say die." It was the third win in four nights in California for the Bruins, who began the trip with a 3-0 victory at Anaheim on Friday and then defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, on Saturday. After Wednesday night's game in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights, Boston finishes the trip with a game at St. Louis on Saturday." It's get on the plane tonight, get out of here quick and get on to the next one," McAvoy said shortly after Monday night's game-winner. "All the teams in the West are playing really good right now. It's a challenge every single night." This is the second of two regular-season meetings between the Bruins and Golden Knights. Boston won the first one, 4-1, on Nov. 11 at TD Garden behind a 37-save performance by Jaroslav Halak.--Field Level Media
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/ LAS VEGAS David Backes scored in the sixth round of a shootout to lift Boston to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night for the Bruins' season-high seventh straight victory. Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand scored in regulation for Boston, which is 8-1-1 in its last 10 on the road - including wins in the first four games of a western trip. The Bruins' win streak is their longest since a 12-game run in 2014. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots and has now won his last three starts, allowing just three goals along the way. The Bruins, who are 9-0-3 in their last 12 overall, haven't lost in regulation since a 3-2 setback to the New York Rangers on Jan. 19. Boston improved to 11-2-2 against Pacific Division opponents and 18-4-4 versus Western Conference foes. Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 25 saves. Fleury has lost four in a row and seven of his last nine starts. He has allowed 19 goals in last five starts, and 28 in the nine-game span. DeBrusk scored for Boston in the first round of the shootout and William Karlsson tied it for Vegas in the second. DeBrusk got things going for the Bruins 11 minutes into the game, when he put a nifty spin move on Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore as he collected a pss from David Krejci and fired a wrist shot past Fleury to give Boston a 1-0 lead. With the assist, Krejci extended his point streak to five games (two goals, eight assists). Smith tied it late in the first period when he punched home a rebound from Cody Eakin's shot from the point. Smith, who now has at least one point in five of his last seven games, scored his first goal since Dec. 30 and became the seventh Golden Knights player to hit the double-digit mark in goals. With the assist, Eakin has at least one point in five of his last six games with a goal and four assists. Marchand gave the Bruins a brief lead, as he took a pass from Danton Heinen and beat Fleury with a blast 69 seconds into the third. Schmidt raced past McAvoy, collected the puck and snapped a backhand over Halak to tie the game just 27 seconds later. NOTES: The Bruins announced they acquired C Charlie Coyle from Minnesota for C Ryan Donato and a fifth-round pick. Donato will join the Wild in New York for their game at the Rangers on Thursday. ... The Golden Knights assigned D Jake Bischoff to the AHL's Chicago Wolves earlier Wednesday. UP NEXTBoston: Visits St. Louis on Saturday. Vegas: Hosts Winnipeg on Friday night.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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