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Graves scores 28, Creighton takes down Rutgers 82-69 in CBC quarterfinals

By The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nik Graves scored 25 of his 28 points in the second half and Creighton beat Rutgers 82-69 on Thursday night in the College Basketball Crown quarterfinals.

Graves also contributed five rebounds and eight assists for the Bluejays (16-17). Jasen Green scored 16 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and he added nine rebounds. Josh Dix had 14 points and went 5 of 11 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range).

Tariq Francis finished with 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (14-20). Rutgers also got 17 points from Jamichael Davis. Lino Mark finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Creighton carried a slim three-point lead into halftime, as Dix led the way with nine points.

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Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game in 2024, NCAA says

By The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The hero of Alabama State's first NCAA Tournament win and three of his teammates on the 2024-25 team were ruled permanently ineligible for accepting payment from gamblers to fix the outcome of a game that season, the NCAA announced Friday. Amarr Knox, Shawn Fulcher, Corey Hines and Tony Madlock were alleged to have engaged in game manipulation when Alabama State played at Southern Mississippi on Dec. 5, 2024. Southern Miss was a six-point favorite and won 81-64. According to the NCAA, two known bettors offered the players a total of $2,000 to throw the game. The players accepted and were later paid. Knox, Hines and Madlock were Alabama State's top three scorers for the 2024-25 season and Fulcher was a reserve. Knox’s layup with a second left lifted the Hornets to their first NCAA Tournament win, 70-68 over Saint Francis in the 2025 First Four.
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