Jeff Hart

Alex Gordon and Shan Foster both scored 18 points and No. 16 Vanderbilt snapped a two-game losing streak with a 92-76 victory over LSU on Saturday.

Frank Tolbert scored 29 points and DeWayne Reed had 21, both career highs, to lead Auburn to an 80-77 victory over No. 18 Mississippi on Saturday, keeping the Rebels from matching the best start in school history.

Vladimir Kuljanin scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help North Carolina-Wilmington beat Georgia State 68-61 on Saturday night.

Virginia coach Dave Leitao said he did some self-scouting after his Cavaliers absorbed their third consecutive tough loss, and what he found was that a key element to his program was missing: having fun.

The Patriots are renowned for throwing new defensive twists at opponents. Here's one they'd like to show on Sunday: stopping long drives and getting the ball back into Tom Brady's hands faster. After two of their weaker defensive games of the season, unbeaten New England is determined to improve against the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game.

It was a day former East Hall standout Matt Causey will never forget. Neither will Georgia Tech. Needing a victory badly, Causey scored a career-high 30 points, 18 in the second half, and Anthony Morrow added 17 points as Georgia Tech ended a three-game losing streak to earn its first Atlantic Coast Conference win, beating Virginia Tech 81-70 on Saturday.

Baby, it's cold outside. So cold, one team has practiced with footballs straight out of the freezer. But not so frigid that many players say they will go sleeveless. As for the plummeting temperatures being an advantage for the Green Bay Packers in Sunday's NFC championship game against the New York Giants, the hosts aren't quite so sure.

Joseph Flegler scored 20 points and Lazarius Coleman had a double-double to help Savannah State beat Longwood 79-67 on Saturday.

Kellen Brand scored 20 points, Donald Sims added 19 and Appalachian State pulled away in the second half for its sixth straight win, 88-81 over Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Casey Wohlleb had 19 points and Delvin Franklin had a career-high 17 as Florida Gulf Coast beat Kennesaw State 85-73 on Saturday night. FGCU recorded its first home Atlantic Sun Conference win in school history.