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CLEVELAND (AP) — CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Bogut broke his left leg less than one minute into his Cleveland debut and the Cavaliers were outgunned 106-98 Monday night by the surging and not-to-be-overlooked Miami Heat, who beat the NBA champions twice in three nights. Dion Waiters scored 29 points, Goran Dragic added 21 and the Heat held off a late rally by the Cavs, who trimmed a 20-point deficit to 103-98 in the final minute.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Courtney Lee scored 18 points, Lance Thomas added 17 and the New York Knicks used a big fourth quarter to rally past the Orlando Magic, 113-105 Monday night. Willy Hernangomez had 14 points and eight rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis scored 14 points for the Knicks, who stopped a two-game losing streak. Kyle O'Quinn sparked the comeback with 11 points and eight rebounds, all in the fourth quarter.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — T.J. Cromer scored 23 points, and East Tennessee State beat top-seeded UNC Greensboro 79-74 to win the Southern Conference Tournament championship Monday night. The Buccaneers (27-7) rallied in the second half to secure their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2010. Francis Alonso made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points for UNC Greensboro (25-9), which beat East Tennessee State twice during the regular season and led by seven at halftime.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tynice Martin scored 32 points, and West Virginia beat No. 2 Baylor 77-66 in the Big 12 women's championship game Monday night. Martin, a sophomore guard, was named the tournament's most outstanding player. West Virginia had never won the Big 12 Tournament. The Mountaineers last won a conference tournament in 1989, when they were in the Atlantic 10.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas standout Bill Hougland, who led the Jayhawks to the 1952 national title before becoming the first player to win two Olympic basketball gold medals, died Monday. He was 86. The school announced that Hougland had died in Lawrence. No cause was given.
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