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Ireland’s 15 includes last second winner to help Nicholls State defeat Northern Kentucky 61-59

Byron Ireland had 15 points, including the game winner with less than a second to play, in Nicholls State's 61-59 victory over Northern Kentucky on Thursday night. Ike Cornish rebounded a Norse miss with about 8.5 seconds to go and fed the ball to Ireland in the backcourt. Ireland shot 5 of 18 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Colonels (2-2).

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Johnson scores 18, UMBC defeats Coppin State 92-67

Bryce Johnson had 18 points in UMBC's 92-67 win against Coppin State on Thursday night. Johnson shot 5 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Retrievers (3-1). Marcus Banks added 16 points while going 6 of 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and also had three steals.

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Missouri takes school-record 72-point win over Mississippi Valley State

Marques Warrick scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half when Missouri took off to a huge lead on its way to a 111-39 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night — the 72-point margin matching the largest in Tigers history. It was Missouri's largest margin of victory since defeating Chicago State 117-45 in 1995. The Tigers also beat MacMurray 106-34 in 1976.

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Crooks scores 26 points, Ryan records 13 assists in No. 8 Iowa State’s 80-47 win over St. Thomas

Audi Crooks had 26 points and eight rebounds, Sydney Harris added 13 and No. 8 Iowa State beat St. Thomas of Minnesota 80-47 on Thursday night. Crooks made 12 of 17 shots from the field and left the game two minutes into the fourth quarter after her layup gave the Cyclones a 27-point lead. Harris has come off the bench to score in double figures in three straight games for the Cyclones (4-0).

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Wood has career high 17 points in No. 16 Duke women’s 84-49 win over Dayton

Wood was 8-of-11 shooting and led the Blue Devils with nine points in the first half when they took a 37-23 lead. Reigan Richardson added 12, Oluchi Okananwa 11 and Ashlon Jackson and Vanessa de Jesus 10 each for Duke (3-1), which shot 50%. The Blue Devils made only 9 of 19 free throws and had 16 turnovers but they turned 24 Flyers turnovers in 32 points and dominated paint points 48-12.