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Kemba Walker scored 21 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back to beat the Boston Celtics 117-112 on Monday night

Ty-Shon Alexander hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points and Damien Jefferson scored 16 on 7-of-10 shooting to help Creighton beat Boise State 94-82 in the Cayman Islands Classic

Jake Eichel’s shot squirted past Casey DeSmith 45 seconds into overtime as the surging Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4

Cameron Johnson scored 20 points, freshman Nassir Little added 19 and No. 7 North Carolina beat Saint Francis of Pennsylvania 101-76 in the on-campus round of the Las Vegas Invitational

Darius Garland scored a career-high 33 points and his backcourt partner Saben Lee added 17 and Vanderbilt won a battle of unbeaten teams with a 77-70 victory over Liberty

Zach Hyman scored two goals in a four-minute span late in third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night

Xavier Hill-Mais tied a career-high 30 points and made all 12 field-goal attempts to help Oakland beat Division III-member Defiance 91-47

Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal 4:32 into the third period to rally the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars

Dimencio Vaughn scored 19 points and Jordan Allen added 18, including four 3-pointers and Rider rode past Coppin State 87-67

Saints WR, Eagles RB thrive with increased playing time in Week 11; Vikings’ Dalvin Cook goes negative vs. Bears.