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No. 22 St. John's overcomes shaky start to beat DePaul 68-56 for its 8th straight win

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CHICAGO (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor had 16 points and nine rebounds as No. 22 St. John’s beat DePaul 68-56 on Tuesday night for its eighth straight victory. Bryce Hopkins scored 15 points, Oziyah Sellers added 13 and the Red Storm (17-5, 10-1 Big East) gave Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino his 902nd career win. St. John’s shook off a sluggish first half before taking control in the second and withstanding a late push, sending DePaul (12-11, 4-8) to its third consecutive loss. The Red Storm improved to ...

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Sam Lewis, Thijs De Ridder lead No. 18 Virginia to 67-47 win over Pitt

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Lewis scored 15 points, Thijs De Ridder had 10 points and 12 rebounds and No. 18 Virginia beat Pittsburgh 67-47 on Tuesday night while scoring its fewest points this season. De Ridder, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, had his third double-double of the season. Chance Mallory scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting for the Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2 ACC), and Malik Thomas had 10 points. Virginia has won three straight and eight of nine, with its only loss...

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Jalen Hurts leads NFC past AFC in high-scoring Pro Bowl Games flag football exhibition

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Jalen Hurts said the flag football played in the Pro Bowl Games doesn’t have the negative connotation that it may have once had. If anything, Hurts believes the NFL's all-star exhibition is as competitive as ever. “It is like being a kid again but it also turns competitive with everything’s that at stake,” the Eagles quarterback said after throwing three touchdown passes in the NFC’s 66-52 win over the AFC on Tuesday night.

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Dunlap's career-high 22 points help No. 19 Saint Louis top Davidson 91-82 for 16th straight win

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Brady Dunlap went 6 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 22 points as No. 19 Saint Louis came back to beat Davidson 91-82 on Tuesday night for its 16th straight win. Robbie Avila scored 17 and Amari McCottrey added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Billikens (22-1, 10-0 Atlantic 10), who trailed by 13 in the first half. Saint Louis is three victories from matching its longest winning streak of 19 games set during the 2013-14 season.

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Copeland sets the table with 16 assists to send NC State past SMU 84-83

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DALLAS (AP) — Darrion Williams scored 25 points and Quadir Copeland posted a double-double and NC State stayed perfect on the road in ACC play by beating SMU 84-83 on Tuesday night. Copeland distributed a career-high 16 assists without a turnover and grabbed 10 rebounds. Reserve Matt Able scored 13 points and Tre Holloman and Ven-Allen Lubin each scored 11. NC State (17-6, 8-2) is 6-0 in the ACC away from home. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 23 points, Boopie Miller scored 14, and B.J. Edwards and C...

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Booker scores career-high 24 points, leads hot-shooting UCLA over Rutgers 98-66

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xavier Booker scored a career-high 24 points, Donovan Dent had a double-double, and UCLA routed Rutgers 98-66 on Tuesday night. UCLA (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) bounced back from a 98-97 double-overtime loss to Indiana that ended a three-game win streak. Booker made 10 of 11 field goals and all four of his 3-point attempts. Dent finished with 13 points and 11 assists. Tyler Bilodeau hit three 3s and finished with 19 points for the Bruins. Eric Dailey Jr. scored 13 points and Trent ...

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VJ Edgecombe scores 25 in 76ers' 4th straight win, 113-94 over Warriors with Curry sidelined

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Rookie VJ Edgecombe had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Andre Drummond added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fifth straight game, 113-94 on Tuesday night over the Golden State Warriors, who were missing Stephen Curry because of a painful right knee. Trendon Watford had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench while Adem Bona made all five of his first-half field goals in nine minutes to help the Sixers to a 58-57 lead at the break.

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Bulls Notes: Cowley, White, Smith, Collins, Terry

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The three-team deal in which the Bulls landed Jaden Ivey from the Pistons is now official. They also acquired another guard, Mike Conley, from the Timberwolves but don’t expect Conley to play at all for Chicago. According to insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), Conley and the Bulls will work on a “proper path to move […]

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Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg completes historic feat during Celtics clash

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Cooper Flagg is making the NBA look like a high school gym. While the Dallas Mavericks are struggling to keep their heads above water, their 19-year-old savior just did something that even LeBron James and Kevin Durant couldn’t pull off as teenagers. During Tuesday night’s 110-100 loss to the Boston Celtics, Flagg officially became the […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg completes historic feat during Celtics clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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