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11:53 PM on Friday, February 20

Luka Doncic had 38 points and 11 assists, Austin Reaves added 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Los Angeles Clippers down the stretch for a 125-122 victory

11:49 PM on Friday, February 20

Nikola Jokic had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 29 1/2 minutes and the Denver Nuggets routed Portland 157-103 on Friday night for the most points on the road in franchise history and the most in an NBA game this season

11:01 PM on Friday, February 20

Legal experts say a criminal investigation announced into whether negligence played a role in a deadly California avalanche could hinge on key decisions by guides leading the ill-fated ski trip

10:11 PM on Friday, February 20

The Merrimack Warriors defeated the Siena Saints 79-72 in overtime led by Kevair Kennedy's 32 points

10:10 PM on Friday, February 20

Air Force has ended its run with basketball coach Joe Scott

9:58 PM on Friday, February 20

Jared McCain powered the short-handed Thunder to a 105-86 win over the Nets with a season-high 21 points

9:55 PM on Friday, February 20

A showdown for first place in the Atlantic 10 concluded with the benches clearing and multiple ejections in an 88-75 win by No. 18 Saint Louis against VCU

9:50 PM on Friday, February 20

Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 22 points, Eian Elmer had 21 and No. 22 Miami University remained the lone unbeaten team in Division I with a 91-77 victory over Bowling Green on Friday night

9:34 PM on Friday, February 20

Anthony Edwards returned to Minnesota with his All-Star Game MVP award and scored 40 points to help the Timberwolves hold off Dallas 122-111 in the 10th straight loss for the Mavericks

9:27 PM on Friday, February 20

Ryan Rollins made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 139-118 on Friday night for their third straight victory and sixth in seven games

9:27 PM on Friday, February 20

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 20 points and Braden Smith added 15 points and eight assists, helping No. 7 Purdue rout rival Indiana 93-64 to earn a split in this season’s series

8:52 PM on Friday, February 20

Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his return from a rib injury and the Miami Heat never trailed in a 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night

8:49 PM on Friday, February 20

Kellen Thames scored 16 points and No. 18 Saint Louis rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half for an 88-75 win over VCU on Friday night in a game in which both benches emptied in the final seconds

8:47 PM on Friday, February 20

Led by Kosy Akametu's 18 points, the Iona Gaels defeated the Saint Peter's Peacocks 72-64 in overtime

8:45 PM on Friday, February 20

Donovan Mitchell scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets 118-113 for their seventh straight victory and 12th win in 13 games

8:42 PM on Friday, February 20

Alondes Williams had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds in his 11th NBA game and the Washington Wizards swept a back-to-back set with the Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 victory Friday night

8:40 PM on Friday, February 20

Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 23 points, GG Jackson added 20, and the Memphis Grizzlies put together a second-half rally to beat the Utah Jazz 123-114

8:34 PM on Friday, February 20

Led by Bryan Ndjonga's 21 points, the Canisius Golden Griffins defeated the Rider Broncs 72-66

5:30 PM on Friday, February 20

Investigators have ruled as accidental the North Carolina house fire in December that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father and injured his mother

12:21 AM on Friday, February 20

Officials are working to lower the risks of more deadly slides in the area where an avalanche struck in California’s Sierra Nevada