CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Walker Kessler scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina upset No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday, earning a needed victory to boost its NCAA Tournament chances while giving coach Roy Williams his 900th career victory.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 19 points and David Roddy posted 19 points and eight rebounds as Colorado State rolled past Air Force 72-49 on Saturday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lasers, muffins, they all count if they cross the goal line.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Floyd Rideau Jr. had 15 points off the bench to lift South Carolina State to a 63-57 win over Florida A&M on Saturday, snapping the Bulldogs’ season-opening 16-game losing streak.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 16 points and No. 10 West Virginia used a two big second-half runs to beat Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jenn Wirth scored 19 points, Jill Townsend added 18 and No. 21 Gonzaga captured the West Coast Conference championship outright with a 77-39 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday.

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Carlton Aiken overcame three interceptions with two touchdowns running and Gardner-Webb took control in the third quarter to mount a 42-20 comeback win against Elon on Saturday.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 23 points, Tyrece Radford had 15 and No. 16 Virginia Tech pounded Wake Forest 84-46 on Saturday.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Jonas Harper posted 18 points and six rebounds as Boston University defeated Army 75-63 on Saturday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Trey Thomas scored 14 points, Clevon Brown made two free throws with 10.4 seconds left for a two-possession lead and short-handed Vanderbilt beat Mississippi 75-70 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Illinois held on without Ayo Dosunmu.

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Mervin James tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds as North Alabama snapped its seven-game losing streak, topping Lipscomb 73-66 on Saturday. Emanuel Littles added 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Lions.

Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 on Saturday that ended the Bison's 39-game winning streak.

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Austin Williams matched his career high with 29 points plus a career-high 15 rebounds as fourth-seeded Hartford got past ninth-seeded Binghamton 77-60 in their America East Conference tourney opener on Saturday.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Quarterback Tommy Bryant ran for three touchdowns and Kyle Glover ran for 87 yards and Kennesaw State overwhelmed NCAA Division II-member Shorter 35-3 on Saturday.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — James Bouknight had 24 points as UConn beat Marquette 80-62 on Saturday. R.J. Cole added 21 points for the Huskies.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and the New York Yankees are happy there will be a little bit of baseball normalcy when spring training games begin on Sunday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — No. 20 Arkansas had a perfect February. Justin Smith and company are looking forward to a fun March, too.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Freshman star Cade Cunningham scored 10 of his season-high 40 points in overtime and Oklahoma State defeated No. 7 Oklahoma 94-90 on Saturday.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Elijah McCadden posted 18 points and nine rebounds as Georgia Southern topped Appalachian State 65-57 on Saturday.

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Luka Brajkovic registered 15 points as Davidson defeated VCU 65-57 on Saturday.

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle was denied a crucial win in its relegation battle in the English Premier League as Ruben Neves earned Wolverhampton a 1-1 draw on Saturday, the same score as the previous four matches between the teams.

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — James Scott had 19 points and six assists as Portland State topped Northern Colorado 73-65 on Saturday.

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jamir Harris posted 19 points and eight assists as American beat Bucknell 78-71 on Saturday.

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Reece Udinksi, the Southern Conference preseason offensive player of the year, passed for 248 yards and a pair of touchdowns as VMI edged Furman 14-13 on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Laila Blair led a balanced attack with 15 points and Houston swamped No. 13 South Florida 67-49 on Saturday, ending the Bulls' school-record 13-game winning streak and extending the Cougars' winning streak to seven.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Grace Berger scored 20 points, Nicole Cardano-Hillary had a double-double and No. 11 Indiana ended a 15-game losing streak to No. 15 Ohio State with an 87-75 victory on Saturday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Liam Welch threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more in leading Samford to a 55-27 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Loyola (Md.) (4-9, 4-9) vs. Navy (14-2, 11-1)

Bucknell (4-5, 4-5) vs. American (3-5, 3-5)

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Christiaan Jones had 20 points as Stetson defeated North Florida 85-68 on Saturday.

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Jaden Johnson threw a touchdown pass and Jose Pizano kicked three field goals in the second half to help Missouri State beat Western Illinois 30-24 on Saturday.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Carson Camp threw for 221 yards and a pair of touchdowns and South Dakota's defense helped key the Coyotes in a 27-20 comeback win against Illinois State on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

CHICAGO (AP) — Lexi Held scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and No. 24 DePaul regained its shooting touch on Saturday with a 75-49 win over Providence to end a two-game losing streak.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Based on recent results, the Washington Capitals are getting used to coach Peter Laviolette's new system.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Cameron Ward was 24 of 35 for 306 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions to help Incarnate Word open its season with a 48-20 win over McNeese State on Saturday.

BOSTON (AP) — Jay Heath scored 19 points and Boston College sank seven of eight free throws in the final 45 seconds to beat Notre Dame 94-90 on Saturday and give interim coach Scott Spinelli a victory in his first game as a college head coach.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo scored a career-high 26 points with seven assists, his final one a kick-out to Azuolas Tubelis who converted a baseline jumper for a 75-74 victory over Washington on Saturday.

Manchester City keeps on winning in its surge to the title. Brighton keeps on finding creative ways to lose in its plunge toward the relegation zone.

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Davion Warren scored 19 points, Raymond Bethea Jr. made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and Hampton narrowly beat Presbyterian 67-65 in the Big South Conference tournament on Saturday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi unlocked Sevilla’s defense with a goal and an assist to finally give Barcelona a much-needed victory over a first-class opponent on Saturday.

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The nerves were there. They were unavoidable, really. Yet rather than greet them with anxiety or fear as she did the last time she stood on the competition floor, Laurie Hernandez embraced them.

MILAN (AP) — Injury-hit Juventus was held at Hellas Verona to 1-1 as its hopes of a record-extending 10th successive Serie A title took a blow on Saturday.

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Josh Mballa had 23 points as Buffalo routed Ohio 86-66 on Saturday.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Juuso Valimaki and the Calgary Flames have been talking a lot lately about the importance of quality starts.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Andrew Taylor matched his season high with 20 points and Marshall was able to hold off the North Texas for a 73-72 win on Saturday.

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Kenneth Lofton Jr. and Kalob Ledoux each came off the bench to score 17 points to lift Louisiana Tech to a 79-58 win over Rice on Saturday.