Luke Maye had 15 points to help No. 7 North Carolina beat Tennessee Tech 108-58
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Wolves beat Blazers for 3rd straight win since Butler trade
Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, Derrick Rose had 17 and the Minnesota Timberwolves kept cruising without Jimmy Butler by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-96
Loyola-Chicago trio too much for Grambling in 80-64 win
Cameron Krutwig, Clayton Custer and Marques Townes combined for 52 points on 20-of-30 shooting from the floor and Loyola-Chicago breezed to an 80-64 victory over Grambling
Kyrie Irving scores 43, Celtics beat Raptors 123-116 in OT
Kyrie Irving had a season-high 43 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors
Smart scores 16, No. 22 LSU rallies past Louisiana Tech
Ja’vonte Smart scored 16 points, and his late 3-pointer put No. 22 LSU ahead for good in a back-and-forth 74-67 victory over Louisiana Tech
Brad Marchand protests phantom call by waving towel in penalty box, earning a misconduct
Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand hit with 10 minutes after he waves towel on his stick in penalty box to protest phantom slashing call.
Pepperdine beats Towson behind 23 points from Ross
Colbey Ross scored 23 points, Kameron Edwards added 16 and Pepperdine beat Towson 74-65 in the first round of the Island of the Bahamas Showcase
Lehigh beats Princeton a third straight time, 72-57
Nic Lynch scored 16 points off the bench and Lance Tejada added another 15 as Lehigh beat Princeton for a third straight year, this time by a 72-57 score
Barnes’ buzzer-beating 3 lifts Weber State over CMU 78-76
Israel Barnes hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Weber State a 78-76 win over Central Michigan in the second night of the Junkanoo Jam
Sheary scores in 7th round of shootout, Sabres beat Jets 2-1
Conor Sheary scored in the seventh round of a shootout to lift the Buffalo Sabres past the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 for their fourth straight victory