Erik McCree scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Alex Hamilton hit four big free throws in the final 45 seconds to lift Louisiana Tech to a 70-64 win over Rice in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Conference USA Tournament.
Deji Ibitayo's two free throws gave the Akron Zips a one-point lead with :39 left, and Kris Brewer's back-to-back attempts to win it for the Kent State Golden Flashes were off the mark, as the Zips rallied from a 13-pt deficit to stun the Flashes 53-51 at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday and advance to the MAC Tournament semifinals.Reggie McAdams had pulled the Zips within one with 1:45 remaining …
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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall considered it a slap in the face that the Memphis Grizzlies would hold out so many important players against his team. ''We didn't want to come out here,'' Wall said, ''and lose to their reserves.'' Yet that's what the Wizards were doing early, trailing by as many as nine points in the opening quarter, which ended with Memphis ahead 33-26, despite missing …
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Todd Hughes scored 19 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and Tyshawn Bell added 18 to help No. 5 seed Delaware State beat Howard 65-60 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday night.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Joe McDonald, Patricio Garino and Yuta Watanbe each scored 12 points to lead George Washington past Duquesne 73-55 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament Thursday night.
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The Indiana Pacers outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks. Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Luis Scola had 17 points and 15 rebounds to help Indiana beat Milwaukee 109-103 in overtime Thursday night. Since the All-Star break, the Pacers are NBA-best 9-1 and have pulled within 3 1/2 games of Milwaukee for the sixth seed.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Had by Ladd.
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Ladd, Aces hold off ISU women in Valley tourney
Florida Panthers forward Derek MacKenzie hasn't exactly been lighting the lamp this season, scoring only four goals in 66 games prior to Thursday night.
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Sue Troyan winced when she was asked about making such radical changes this season to Lehigh's offense.
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