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Bryan Friday scored 15 points to lead three players in double figures in Samford's 68-52 win over McNeese State on Monday night.

Dwane Joshua had 18 points and two others scored in double figures as North Carolina A&T beat Middle Tennessee 65-56 on Monday night.

Harouna Mutombo scored 17 points to lead Western Carolina in a 70-44 rout of Division II Arkansas-Monticello on Monday night.

E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points to lead No. 6 Purdue to a 73-72 victory over No. 9 Tennessee on Monday night in the championship game of the Paradise Jam.

Bradford Burgess scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Virginia Commonwealth past Hampton 63-52 on Monday night.

Anthony Sally hit one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in the game to help Western Kentucky defeat California State-Northridge 68-67 on Monday night.

Derick Nelson scored 20 points and two others scored in double figures as Oakland (Mich.) beat Tennessee Tech 77-56 on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Showcase.

Yorel Dawkins scored 18 points as Fairfield overcame a two-point halftime deficit to cruise past winless American University 72-56 on Monday night.

Antoine Pearson had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead Manhattan to a 73-66 win over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.

Jeremy Sexton scored 17 points and tallied seven assists to lead Charleston Southern past Trinity (Fla.) 99-50 on Monday night.

D.J. Cooper had 16 points, five assists, three steals and two blocks in Ohio's 71-46 win over Lamar on Monday night.

Darnell Porter scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures and South Carolina State held off Southern Wesleyan 75-69 on Monday night.

Julian Simmons scored 16 points, including sinking three free throws in the final 21 seconds, to lead Army in a 56-53 win over Harvard on Monday night.

Trevor Booker had 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 19 Clemson win its 30th straight game in November, 102-66 over Winthrop on Monday night.

Cornelius Vines scored 17 points and Hofstra beat Elon 70-46 on Monday night in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation bracket.

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Deon Thompson matched his career high with 22 points to help No. 11 North Carolina bounce back from its first loss and beat Gardner-Webb 93-72 on Monday night.

CJ McCollum scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and Lehigh defeated Monmouth (N.J.) 86-74 on Monday night.

J.T. Thompson scored a season-high 17 points and Virginia Tech pulled away late for a 71-60 victory against Campbell on Monday night.

Samardo Samuels had 16 points and Preston Knowles and Edgar Sosa added 11 points each as No. 16 Louisville surged past Appalachian State 80-53 on Monday night.

Freshman Katie Rutan scored a career-high 17 points Monday night, and No. 9 Xavier used its bench liberally while pulling away to a 92-52 victory over Mississippi Valley State.

Joy Cheek scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help No. 10 Duke defeat Charlotte 57-44 on Monday night.

Josh Daniel scored 14 points off the bench and Eastern Kentucky routed Fairleigh-Dickinson 68-39 in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Classic on Monday night.

Yancy Gates scored 12 points in an 18-2 first-half run that set the tone for Cincinnatis 67-58 victory over No. 24 Vanderbilt on Monday in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Joseph Harris scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Coastal Carolina past Indiana State 77-62 on Monday night.

Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday.

Damian Saunders had 24 points and 11 rebounds in Duquesne's 70-52 win over Binghamton on Monday.

Kwadzo Ahelegbe scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half to lead Northern Iowa to an 81-69 victory over Boston College on Monday in the fourth place game of the Paradise Jam.

Arizona is out of the Pac-10 race, and it's easy to see why.

Jontae Sherrod hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-73 victory over South Dakota State on Monday in the seventh place game of the Paradise Jam.