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JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point second half lead to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night

Dani Carnegie hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Kara Dunn added 16 points and 14 rebounds and No. 17 Georgia Tech beat No. 23 Nebraska 72-61 to snap the Cornhuskers’ five-game win streak

Desmond Bane scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies, without star player Ja Morant, beat the skidding Atlanta Hawks 128-112

Led by Tylan Pope's 23 points, the Texas State Bobcats defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 83-61 on Saturday night

Led by Nick Johnson's 22 points, the Winthrop Eagles defeated the Mercer Bears 102-97

Led by Myles Rigsby's 22 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the Georgia State Panthers 77-57 on Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference opener

Led by Shelton Williams-Dryden's 22 points, the West Georgia Wolves defeated the Brewton-Parker Barons 107-61 on Saturday

The final buzzer sounded, the South Bay Lakers had won a game and Bronny James seemed completely at ease

Kon Knueppel scored 18 points, Cooper Flagg celebrated his 18th birthday by chipping in 13 and No. 5 Duke romped to an 82-56 victory over Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils improved to 10-2 and led by double figures much of the game against the 5-7 Yellow Jackets.

Joe Mazzulla’s Christmas greetings were costly