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Houston rolls past Cincinnati Dickinson drops 22 points, Pastrnak scores hat trick, Michigan holds off Ohio St COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb 22, (AP): Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Eli Brooks scored helps Bruins crush Flyers 17 as No. 3 Michigan held off a late flurry to beat No. 4 Ohio State 92-87. In a matchup of teams aiming for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, Oshie nets twice as Capitals edge Devils 4-3 the Wolverines led by nine with 23 seconds left. But a pair of 3-pointers from Duane Washington Jr. around STATELINE, Nevada, Feb a layup by CJ Walker layup got the Buckeyes within three points with 3 22, (AP): David Pastrnak seconds to go. had three goals and the Brooks sealed the win with a couple Boston Bruins took control of foul shots. Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the by scoring three times in bench to score 15 points and Isaiah a 1:39 span of the second Livers added 12 for the Wolverines period to beat the Philadel- (16-1, 11-1 Big Ten). Michigan won its fifth straight around a three-week phia Flyers 7-3 in an out- break due to COVID-19 issues. Houston forward Reggie Chaney door game on the shore of Washington had a career-high 30 (32) shoots as Cincinnati center Lake Tahoe. points and went 5 for 10 on 3s for Ohio Chris Vogt (33) defends during the State (18-5, 12-5). E.J. Liddell had 23 first half of an NCAA college bas- After a delay-filled opening ketball game, on Feb 21, in Hous- game of the weekend between points and 10 rebounds. ton. (AP) Houston 90, Cincinnati 52 Colorado and Vegas because of In Houston, Quentin Grimes had 20 ble-double of the season. CJ Fredrick bright sun that made for poor ice points and eight rebounds, and Hous- added 18 points for the Hawkeyes. conditions, the game Sunday went ton used a big first half to roll past Cin- It was the fourth consecutive win for off with fewer hitches. The Bruins’ cinnati. Iowa (17-6, 11-5 Big Ten). high level of play matched the pic- Izaiah Brockington and Myreon turesque setting with the lake and Jones each had 11 points to lead Penn snow-covered mountains in the State (7-12, 4-11). background. Wisconsin 68, Northwestern 51 Pastrnak scored in the opening min- Tramon Mark scored 12 points, De- In Evanston, Ill., Micah Potter ute of the first two periods and then Jon Jarreau added 11 points and five scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice had again late in the third to give him his rebounds, and Fabian White Jr. had 10 13 and Wisconsin shut down lowly second hat trick in three games against points and nine rebounds for Houston Northwestern. the Flyers this season. Charlie Coyle, (18-3, 12-3 American Athletic Confer- Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison Trent Frederic and Nick Ritchie scored ence). The Cougars shot 47% and hit added 12 points apiece, helping Wis- in succession late in the second to give 19 of 21 from the line. consin (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) bounce Boston five wins in five games this Jeremiah Davenport scored 11 back from consecutive losses to No. 3 year against Philadelphia. points and Tari Eason added 10 Michigan and No. 11 Iowa. The bal- Charlie McAvoy also scored and center Zack MacEwen (71) fights for control of the puck with defenseman points for the Bearcats (7-8, 5-5), who anced Badgers improved to 10-1 when Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for Bos- Dylan DeMelo (2) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb 21. (AP) saw their four-game winning streak they have at least four players score in ton. snapped. and New Jersey’s Aaron Dell each double figures. Joel Farabee, and hadn’t started an NHL game in more Iowa 74, Penn State 68 With a matchup against No. 5 Illi- scored for the than 11 months. S. Carolina recovers, beats Wildcats In Iowa City, Iowa, Luka Garza nois looming on Saturday, Wisconsin short-handed Flyers, who have six After the Devils jumped out to a 2-0 scored 23 points to become Iowa’s all- used its deep roster and stingy defense players on the COVID-19 list. Carter lead, Oshie stared the comeback by time leading scorer, and the Hawkeyes to avoid a three-game slide. Led by Hart allowed six goals on 23 shots in scoring on a deflection on the power Florida State ‘stuns’ Louisville beat Penn State. Potter, the Badgers had a 31-15 advan- the first two periods and has now given play in the second period. That ended Garza has 2,126 points for Iowa, tage in bench points. They also forced up 20 goals in four losses to Boston a nine-game drought and Dell’s breaking the record of 2,116 points set 14 turnovers. this season. shutout bid on Washington’s 23rd shot as Oregon State upsets UCLA by Roy Marble from 1985-89. Garza Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) lost its of the game. TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb 22, (AP): were ranked in the top 5 each time. also had 11 rebounds for his 10th dou- 13th straight game. Boo Buie scored John Carlson tied it midway through Morgan Jones scored 26 points and 19 points for the Wildcats. Oregon State 71, UCLA 64 the third period, and Oshie beat Dell pulled down 10 rebounds as Florida State again on the power play with 8:07 left In Los Angeles, Aleah Goodman N.C. A&T 70, Florida A&M 63, With the bright sun out again Sun- stunned No. 3 Louisville 68-59. scored 20 points, Taylor Jones posted In Tallahassee, Florida, Tyler Maye to put the Capitals ahead. Ovechkin day, the NHL had moved the game made Washington 3 of 4 on the power Jones shot 7 of 13 from the floor her fifth double-double of the season scored 14 points and Kameron Lang- time to 4:30 p.m. PST to avoid the and 12 of 15 from the free-throw line and Oregon State upset UCLA to boost ley scored 13 points with a career-high play, just his second goal on the man problems that led to a delay of more advantage this season. for the Seminoles (9-6, 8-6 Atlantic its NCAA Tournament hopes. nine steals and North Carolina A&T than eight hours on Saturday between Coast Conference), recording her third UCLA was within two late in the beat Florida A&M. Andreas Johnsson and Jack Hughes the first and second periods. also scored for New Jersey. double-double of the season. Florida fourth quarter, but Goodman hit a Tyrone Lyons scored 12 points for The start of this game was delayed State knocked off Louisville twice in Senators 3, Canadiens 2, OT 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining to ex- North Carolina A&T and Kwe Parker about 20 more minutes because there the 2019-20 season when the Cardinals tend Oregon State’s lead to 66-61. 10. The Aggies finished with a total of was some glare on the ice from the sun, In Ottawa, Ontario, Brady Tkachuk 18 steals. Langley had just as many but the ice was in good shape and the sce- scored at 3:30 of overtime to lift Ot- S. Carolina 76, Kentucky 55 thefts as the entire Rattlers team. nic setting that brought the NHL to the tawa past Montreal. In Columbia, S.C., Zia Cooke Evins Desir scored 18 for Florida shores of Lake Tahoe to host games on Drake Batherson and Josh Norris scored 21 points and South Carolina A&M (5-9, 4-3) on 8-for-11 shooting, a makeshift rink on a golf course was in also scored, and Matt Murray made got back on track after its first South- Jalen Speer scored 16 and Bryce Mor- full bloom. The sun began setting late in 30 saves. The Senators are last in the eastern Conference loss in two seasons agne 15. the first period over the Sierra Nevada for NHL at 5-14-1. with a victory over Kentucky. Xavier 63, Butler 51 a breathtaking scene. Corey Perry and Nick Suzuki scored The Gamecocks (18-3, 13-1 SEC) for Montreal, with Perry tying it at 2 had won 31 straight over league op- In Cincinnati, Zach Freemantle had Capitals 4, Devils 3 with 5:35 left in the third period. ponents before blowing a double-digit, 17 points and 10 rebounds as Xavier In Washington, T.J. Oshie scored second-half lead at No. 21 Tennessee topped Butler. Jets 4, Canucks 3, OT twice to end a lengthy drought, Alex this past Thursday night. Colby Jones added 13 points and Ovechkin had a late power-play goal In Vancouver, British Columbia, 11 rebounds for the Musketeers. Jason and Washington erased a two-goal Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 27 seconds N.C. State 82, N. Carolina 63 Jackson State running back Ky- Carter had 10 points for Xavier (12-4, deficit to beat New Jersey. into overtime to lift Winnipeg past In Raleigh, N.C., Jakia Brown- mani Clarke (23) fights off a tackle 5-4 Big East Conference). Paul Scrug- Ovechkin scored with 4:04 left, and Vancouver for a two-game sweep. Turner scored a career-high 25 points attempt by an Edward Waters de- gs added six assists. that turned out to be a necessary in- Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson tied it and North Carolina State avenged a fender for a touchdown run during Butler totaled 20 points in the sec- surance goal when Nikita Gusev beat with 38 seconds left in regulation on loss earlier this month by beating rival the first half of an NCAA college ond half, a season low for the team. Craig Anderson with 11.9 seconds left. a power play, his second goal of the North Carolina. football in Jackson, Miss, on Feb Chuck Harris had 14 points, eight But it was too late for another come- game. Baylor guard DiDi Richards, (right), 21. The game marked the head rebounds and six assists for the Bull- back, and Washington avoided back- Dubois also scored in the second passes over Oklahoma guard Gab- BASKETBALL coaching debut of Jackson State dogs (7-13, 6-11). Jair Bolden added to-back losses. period, Mark Scheifele and Neil Pionk by Gregory (12) and guard Nevaeh football coach Deion Sanders. added goals and Connor Hellebuyck Tot (1) in the second half of an 12 points. Bryce Golden had 10 points Anderson made 22 saves for his first NCAA game, on Jackson State beat Edward Waters and 12 rebounds. NHL victory since March 7. Anderson made 31 saves. The Jets beat the Ca- Elissa Cunane added 17 points and 53-0. (AP) nucks 2-0 on Friday night. Feb 21, in Norman, Okla. (AP) 14 rebounds for the Wolfpack (15-2, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who Tennessee Tech edges defending OVC champ Austin Peay led by double figures much of the way. NHL Results/Standings Texas A&M 66, Mississippi 55 In Oxford, Miss., Kayla Wells had FCS Tarleton upends FBS New Mexico State 18 points and eight rebounds and Tex- WASHINGTON, Feb 22, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on as A&M rode a dominant fourth quar- EL PASO, Texas, Feb 22, (AP): Cam- times. A roughing-the-passer negated a Gov- Sunday. ter to a victory over Mississippi. eron Burston ran for a pair of scores Tenn. Tech 27, Austin Peay 21 ernors interception and Gist eventually Washington 4 New Jersey 3 Boston 7 Philadelphia 3 Jordan Nixon scored nine of her 11 in the first quarter and FCS-member In Cookeville, Tenn., David Gist ran scored from 2 yards out. Ottawa 3 Montreal OT 2 Winnipeg 4 Vancouver OT 3 points in the fourth quarter when Tex- Tarleton overwhelmed FBS-level New for a pair of touchdowns and Tennes- On the ensuing kickoff, Seth Carl- East Division West Division as A&M led by as many as 15. Mexico State 43-17. isle recovered a fumble at the Gover- GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA see Tech defeated defending Missouri Boston 16 11 3 2 24 51 36 St Louis 18 10 6 2 22 59 56 Baylor 77, Oklahoma 66 The win was the first for the Texans nors 21 and three Gist rushes later, the In Norman, Okla., Dijonai Carrington (1-1) in just their second game at the Valley Conference champion Austin Washington 17 9 5 3 21 58 60 Vegas 15 10 4 1 21 45 34 Golden Eagles had a 3-yard score. Philadelphia 15 8 4 3 19 51 51 Colorado 14 9 4 1 19 44 29 scored 19 points, and Baylor broke away FCS level following 26 years in Divi- Peay 27-21 in a league opener. Pittsburgh 16 9 6 1 19 51 53 Los Angeles 16 7 6 3 17 51 48 from a halftime tie to beat Oklahoma. sion II. N. Dakota St. 25, Youngstown St. 7 NY Islanders 17 8 6 3 19 41 41 Arizona 17 7 7 3 17 44 49 In Fargo, N.D, Kobe Johnson ran for NY Rangers 16 6 7 3 15 40 42 Minnesota 14 8 6 0 16 38 36 Moon Ursin had 17 points and Na- On the first play following the opening FOOTBALL New Jersey 13 6 5 2 14 36 37 San Jose 16 7 7 2 16 45 58 kickoff, Burston took the shotgun snap, 114 yards and a touchdown and three- lyssa Smith added 16 for the Lady Buffalo 14 5 7 2 12 35 43 Anaheim 18 6 9 3 15 34 50 Bears (17-2, 12-1 Big 12), who shot ran to his left and sprinted 70 yards un- time FCS defending champion North Central Division North Division touched to the end zone for a 7-0 lead. The Golden Eagles, playing for the Dakota State beat Youngstown State GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA 57% in their ninth straight win. first time in 455 days, were outgained 25-7 to start its spring season. Carolina 16 12 3 1 25 62 43 Toronto 19 14 3 2 30 72 51 Tarleton forced New Mexico State to Florida 16 11 3 2 24 56 47 Edmonton 20 12 8 0 24 72 62 Michigan 75, Ohio State 66 punt after the Aggies’ initial 6-play, 20- 373-156 but scored 20 points off four The Bison extended their winning Chicago 19 9 6 4 22 55 56 Winnipeg 18 11 6 1 23 61 49 In Ann Arbor, Mich., Naz Hillmon yard drive. Instead of using his legs, this Austin Peay turnovers. streak to 39, the longest in FCS histo- Tampa Bay 15 10 4 1 21 54 36 Montreal 17 9 5 3 21 57 47 scored 27 points and Michigan defeat- Trailing 14-3 midway through the ry, and home streak to 30, the longest Columbus 19 8 7 4 20 55 64 Vancouver 22 8 12 2 18 65 78 time, Burston threw an 86-yard scoring Dallas 12 5 3 4 14 40 34 Calgary 18 8 9 1 17 47 54 ed Ohio State to split the season series. strike to Gabe Douglas, running down third quarter, Bailey Fisher threw a 13- active run in Division I. They will take Nashville 17 7 10 0 14 40 57 Ottawa 20 5 14 1 11 47 80 Michigan led by 15 with 3 1/2 min- the right sideline, for a 14-0 advantage. yard screen pass to Metrius Fleming part in the Missouri Valley Football Detroit 20 5 12 3 13 39 64 utes remaining when Ohio State (13-4, The Aggies’ Johnson finished 17- for a score. Early in the fourth quarter, Conference’s spring season with an Note: Two points for a win one for overtime loss. The top four teams in each 9-4) went on a 9-0 run before Hillmon for-31 passing for 187 yards and a Josh Reliford intercepted a pass he re- eye on winning a 17th national cham- division will qualify for playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment. scored on a putback. Free throws car- touchdown but was intercepted three turned to the Governors 22-yard line. pionship. ried the Wolverines the rest of the way.