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With ticket punched, Davis and Gordon reinforce NCAA bid beating Mercyhurst in NEC finale

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NEW YORK (AP) — Malachi Davis and Greg Gordon each scored 24 points and Long Island University beat Mercyhurst 79-70 to claim the NEC title on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Sharks (24-10) entered the contest already having secured an NCAA Tournament bid as No. 3 seed Mercyhurst (17-17) is still completing its four-year conversion to Division I membership from Division II and ineligible for a tournament berth. Reserve Mason Porter-Brown scored 14 points and Jamal Fuller scored 10 points, grabb...

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Colorado State women beat Air Force 56-42 to win first Mountain West Championship since 2016

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brooke Carlson scored 17 points, Madelyn Bragg added 15 and Colorado State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Air Force 56-42 on Tuesday night for the Rams' first Mountain West Conference championship since 2016. No. 3 seed Colorado State (27-7) took a 34-32 advantage into the final period and outscored Air Force 22-10. Carlson scored eight points, and Bragg and Kloe Froebe added five apiece in the fourth quarter. Carlson shot just 4 of 15 from the floor but made 9 of ...

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Anthony Roy sends No. 14 seed Oklahoma State to 92-83 win over Colorado in Big 12 tourney

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Anthony Roy scored 24 points, Christian Coleman had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 14 seed Oklahoma State held on down the stretch for a 92-83 victory over No. 11 seed Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night. Jaylen Curry added 15 points for the Cowboys (19-13), who probably need to keep winning to make the NCAA Tournament field next week. Bangot Dak had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead Colorado (17-15), whose own NCAA hopes almost certainly vanished.

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