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Miller's 24 help Montana State take down Northern Colorado 89-75 01/01/2026 11:27pm • BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Jed Miller's 24 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Colorado 89-75 on Thursday. Miller added six rebounds for the Bobcats (7-7, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Davian Brown shot 6 for 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 21 points. Jeremi Tyrese Maxey scores 34 in strong all-around showing as 76ers beat Mavs 123-108 01/01/2026 11:02pm • DALLAS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid scored 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108 on Thursday night. Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, the one-and-done player from Baylor playing 100 miles from his college campus for the fir Edwards leads way with 25 as No. 3 South Carolina wins 24th straight game over Alabama 01/01/2026 10:56pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards scored 25 points and No. 3 South Carolina won its 24th straight game over previously undefeated Alabama 83-57 on Thursday to start Southeastern Conference play. Raven Johnson added 17 points for the Gamecocks (14-1, 1-0 SEC), who played without injured Ta’Niya Parker scores 26, Austin Peay downs North Florida 102-83 01/01/2026 10:53pm • CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Collin Parker's 26 points helped Austin Peay defeat North Florida 102-83 on Thursday. Parker added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Governors (7-5, 1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Ja'Corey Robinson scored 18 points while shooting 9 of 14 from the field a Utah Valley defeats Tarleton State 91-85 01/01/2026 10:53pm • STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jackson Holcombe had 22 points in Utah Valley's 91-85 victory over Tarleton State on Thursday. Holcombe also had five rebounds for the Wolverines (12-3, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference). Hayden Welling scored 15 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor and bringing in se Morgan's last-second 3-pointer lifts No. 11 Kentucky over No. 5 LSU 80-78 as Kiffin looks on 01/01/2026 10:51pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tonie Morgan hit a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left to lift No. 11 Kentucky to an 80-78 win over No. 5 and previously unbeaten LSU on Thursday night. It was a stunning loss before a crowd of 11,485 that included new LSU football coach Lane Kiffin, who walked hand-in-hand wit Chavez scores 20 points as No. 8 Oklahoma beats Texas A&M 72-50 in the teams' SEC opener 01/01/2026 10:44pm • COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Freshman Aaliyah Chavez scored 20 points to help No. 8 Oklahoma defeat Texas A&M 72-50 in a Southeastern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night. Oklahoma (13-1) leaned on defense to win its 12th straight, which is the second-best streak in program hist Japan's emperor and his family greet New Year well-wishers 01/01/2026 10:33pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Masako and the rest of the royal family, he wished a happy new year to people lined up below the palace balcon Queens takes down Eastern Kentucky 91-89 01/01/2026 10:33pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Watford scored 17 points off the bench as Queens beat Eastern Kentucky 91-89 on Thursday. Watford shot 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Royals (6-8, 1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Avantae Parker added 16 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the fie Trujillo's 19 lead Utah Tech past Abilene Christian 79-64 01/01/2026 10:33pm • ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Chance Trujillo's 19 points helped Utah Tech defeat Abilene Christian 79-64 on Thursday. Trujillo added four steals for the Trailblazers (9-7, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference). Jusaun Holt scored 15 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 2 of 5 from 3-point range Johnson scores 18 in Hawaii's 88-45 victory over Cal Riverside 01/01/2026 10:33pm • Isaac Johnson had 18 points in Hawaii's 88-45 win against Cal Riverside on Thursday. Johnson added six rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (11-2, 3-0 Big West Conference). Gytis Nemeiksa added 13 points while shooting 5 of 11 from the field and 3 of 4 from the line. Isaac Finlinson had 10 points and f Durant has been hurt the way Jokic was. He hopes the Nuggets star doesn't also become 'injury prone' 01/01/2026 10:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant left what ended up being his final game with the Brooklyn Nets after getting hurt similar to the way Nikola Jokic just was. In fact, Durant missed time two seasons in a row with a knee injury caused when someone fell into his leg. “One thing I don’t want to see wi Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado 01/01/2026 10:26pm • A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in the state in more than 25 years, authorities said. Wildlife officers later in the day located two mo Williams-Dryden's 28 lead West Georgia over Bellarmine 87-85 01/01/2026 10:23pm • CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Shelton Williams-Dryden had 28 points in West Georgia's 87-85 victory over Bellarmine on Thursday. Williams-Dryden added 14 rebounds for the Wolves (7-6, 1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Josh Smith scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 19 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared 01/01/2026 10:19pm • Thursday No. 1 UConn (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (16-0) beat Missouri 89-71. Next: vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (14-1) beat Alabama 83-57. Next: at Florida, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (14