WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Dexter Dennis had a career-high 21 points as Wichita State beat Tulane 82-57. Tyson Etienne added 20 points for the Shockers. Dennis hit 8 of 10 shots, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers. Etienne shot 7 of 9, including 6 of 8 from the arc. The Shockers made 13 of 24 3-point tries for 54%, better than the 48% they shot overall and nearly matching the 55% they shot at the free-throw line (11 of 20). Christion Thompson led the Green Wave on Sunday with 16 points and seven rebounds.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas was scratched from his second bullpen session of the spring because of a flexor tendon issue. Manager Mike Shildt said the Cardinals hope to have a more concrete time frame for Mikolas return to the mound in a day or two. Mikolas entered this spring as one of four pitchers expected to be in the Cardinals rotation, joining Jack Flaherty, Dakota Hudson and Adam Wainwright.
National Headlines
CHICAGO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard received the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award after scoring a game-high 30 points in Team LeBron’s 157-155 victory over Team Giannis in Chicago. Leonard made eight 3-pointers to finish one shy of Paul George's All-Star record in 2016. LeBron James had 23 in helping his namesake squad win the All-Star game for the third straight year. Anthony Davis added 20 points, including a game-ending free throw.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 was postponed following a second rain delay, pushing the event into Monday. It's the second time in 62 years and first time since 2012 that “The Great American Race” will finish on a Monday. Pole-sitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the leader 20 laps into the race when the rain returned, sending drivers back to pit road.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — San Diego State remains the only unbeaten team in Division I men’s basketball following a resounding victory at Boise State. Malachi Flynn had 22 points and the Aztecs improved to 26-0 with a 72-55 trouncing of the Broncos. Yanni Wetzell had 14 points and seven rebounds for San Diego State, while Matt Mitchell delivered 11 points, seven boards and five steals.
Sunday Scores
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (4)San Diego St. 72 Boise St. 55
Final (15)Villanova 76 Temple 56
Final (17)Oregon 80 Utah 62
Final (21)Iowa 58 Minnesota 55