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Charlotte’s season ends with 2nd-round loss in CUSA Tournament

March 11, 2021 The Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Keaton Wallace had 20 points as UTSA got past Charlotte 72-62 in the Conference USA Conference tournament second round on Wednesday. Jhivvan Jackson had 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists for […]

College Basketball Roundup: App State upsets top-seeded Texas State in OT of Sun Belt quarterfinals

March 7, 2021 The Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Justin Forrest had a season-high 28 points as Appalachian State overcame a blown lead at the end of regulation to beat Texas State 76-73 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament […]

College Basketball Roundup: Wolfpack hold off Pitt’s 2nd-half rally

February 28, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — DJ Funderburk dunked after a Cam Hayes steal to slow down a Pitt rally and swing some late momentum back to NC State on Sunday in a 65-62 Wolfpack victory. The win marks […]

College Basketball Roundup: Dubose returns, leads Wake over BC

February 11, 2021 The Associated Press

BOSTON — Ian Dubose returned for his first game since November and scored 17 points on Wednesday night as Wake Forest wasted most of a 14-point lead before holding on to beat Boston College 69-65. […]

College Basketball Roundup: Charlotte holds on in OT to top Western Kentucky

January 2, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Jahmir Young scored five of his 24 points in overtime to lead Charlotte to a 75-71 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday. Milos Supica made a pair of free throws with 3:07 remaining […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 10 Tennessee uses stingy D to top App State

December 16, 2020 The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian State shot just 28% and it still hurt Tennessee’s season statistics. That says something about the way the No. 10 Volunteers are playing defense. Tennessee (3-0), which came into the game […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU controls OT, beats UNCW

December 8, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — J.J. Miles had a career-high 22 points and East Carolina outscored UNC Wilmington 15-5 in the extra period to earn an 88-78 win on Monday night. Bitumba Baruti had 17 points and six […]

College Basketball Roundup: Hurt makes 3-pointers, Duke routs Bellarmine

December 5, 2020 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Matthew Hurt scored 24 points and accounted for six of Duke’s 13 3-pointers, and the No. 6 Blue Devils used a 19-2 run in the second half to cruise past Bellarmine 76-54 on […]

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College Basketball Roundup: 49ers top North Texas; Gardner-Webb faces UNCA in Big South Tournament

March 5, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Jordan Shepherd scored 18 points and Charlotte upended Conference USA regular-season champion North Texas 56-43 Wednesday night. North Texas (20-11, 14-4) clinched its first regular-season conference title in 31 years on Sunday, defeating […]

College Basketball Roundup: Forrest’s 3 gets App State past Texas State

February 8, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOONE — Justin Forrest hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to give Appalachian State a come-from-behind, 60-57 win over Texas State on Saturday. The Bobcats held a 36-31 lead at intermission and pushed to […]