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Braden Sparks scores 20 to help Fairfield fend off Marist 63-60

By The Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Braden Sparks scored 20 points and made two free throws with 12 seconds left to help Fairfield hold off Marist 63-60 on Saturday night.

Sparks shot 7 for 17, including 4 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Stags (16-10, 8-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Declan Wucherpfennig totaled 14 points and eight rebounds. Brandon Benjamin added 13 points.

Justin Menard led the Red Foxes (16-8, 10-5) with 18 points and six rebounds. Jadin Collins added 14 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State’s 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston

By The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night. Heise was 3 for 3 from 3-point range hours after sister Taylor Heise scored to help the U.S. Women's Olympic hockey team beat Sweden 5-0 to reach the gold-medal game in Milan. The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) closed with a 17-4 run to take down a second top-10 team in three days. Iowa State topped No. 8 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday. The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) had their six-game winning streak snapped and their conference lead was cut to a half-game over No. 4 Arizona heading into their matchup Saturday in Houston. Iowa State is third, a game behind Houston.
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