MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jayden Quaintance scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Shawn Phillips Jr. added 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds to help Arizona State beat Kansas State 66-54 to snap a six-game losing streak. Quaintance, who went into the game 4 of 28 from behind the arc this season, made 2-of-4 3-pointers. The Sun Devils had lost 11 of their last 13. Alston Mason hit a 3-pointer about 90 seconds into the game to give Arizona State the lead for good and sparked a 10-2 run that made it 12-6. David N’Guessan led the Wildcats with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas State, which has lost three in a row, shot a season-low 33% from the field.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson scored a reverse layup with 2.5 seconds left to give UCF the lead and Keyshawn Hall added two free throws after a turnover as the Knights knocked off Utah, 76-72 to snap a seven-game losing streak and earn their first win in a month. The victory was the first for UCF (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) since beating TCU January 25.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has apologized after the school says some fans participated in an “unacceptable chant” following the basketball team’s 96-95 loss to BYU on Saturday night. According to online video, fans can be heard yelling a profane phrase directed at Mormons as the teams were leaving the court. BYU is the flagship school for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Richie Saunders scored 23 points, including two free throws with 3.2 seconds left, to give BYU the road victory at No. 19 Arizona. It was the Cougars’ fourth win in a row and second consecutive over a ranked opponent.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell led only the final lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and had a slight edge on the outside when the caution light came on in overtime following a wreck by Josh Berry. The 30-year-old Oklahoma driver has 10 career Cup victories. Austin Cindric led in his Team Penske Ford before he and William Byron, the Daytona 500 winner last week, wrecked with three laps remaining, setting up the overtime. Kyle Busch finished seventh, ending his hopes of snapping a winless streak on the Cup Series. Busch won the Atlanta Truck Series race Saturday.
LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000. The 14-time All-Star was invited to take the shot Sunday during halftime of Bucknell’s basketball game against Army. The 49-year-old tossed a high-arching shot that banked off the backboard and through the hoop, setting off a celebration with students. The three-time MVP was at Bucknell to speak about his company Jump Platforms, which he founded with two other entrepreneurs, Jordy Leiser and Marc Lore. Lore and Leiser graduated from Bucknell.
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Brian Campbell played well enough to win the Mexico Open for his first PGA Tour victory. He also needed the break of a lifetime. In a playoff with Aldrich Potgieter, Campbell sent his tee shot on the second extra hole well off the property and out-of-bounds. But it hit some trees and bounced back in play. He wound up hitting wedge to 4 feet for the winning birdie when Potgieter failed to make his 6-foot birdie putt. The victory sends Campbell to the Masters and PGA Championship and The Players Championship. He also gets into five $20 million signature events.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer as part of a three-hit day in his spring training debut with the Boston Red Sox, launching a drive over the left-field wall in the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. Bregman also had a single in the first inning and a double off the fence in the fourth. The two-time All-Star signed a $120 million, three-year deal with Boston this month after spending the first nine years of his career with the Houston Astros.
SUNDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (10)St. John's 89 UConn 75
Final Indiana 73 (13)Purdue 58
Final (22)Memphis 84 FAU 65
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 5 Minnesota 1
Final Tampa Bay 4 Atlanta 2
Final Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 3
Final Houston 11 St. Louis 6
Final Athletics 4 Colorado 0
Final Chicago Cubs 6 Texas 5
Final Seattle 11 Arizona 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees 0
Final Toronto 8 Boston 7
Final Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 3
Final Cleveland 14 L.A. Angels 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 11 N.Y. Mets 6
Final San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 8 San Diego 3
Final Colorado 6 Milwaukee 1
Final Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 118 New York 105
Final Golden State 126 Dallas 102
Final Indiana 129 L.A. Clippers 111
Final Toronto 127 Phoenix 109
Final Milwaukee 120 Miami 113
Final Orlando 110 Washington 90
Final Detroit 148 Atlanta 143
Final New Orleans 114 San Antonio 96
Final Cleveland 129 Memphis 123
Final Oklahoma City 130 Minnesota 123
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Washington 7 Edmonton 3
Final N-Y Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 3
Final St. Louis 3 Colorado 1
Final Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 1
Final New Jersey 5 Nashville 0
Final OT Detroit 5 Anaheim 4
Final Toronto 5 Chicago 2
Final Dallas 4 N-Y Islanders 3
Final Utah 2 Vancouver 1