CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had a double-double in his return to the court and the Houston Rockets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 100-89 Monday night for their fourth straight win. Harden had 14 points in the pivotal third quarter and finished 11-of-19 from the field.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Luke Kennard, the 27th annual winner of Ohio’s AP Mr. Basketball award, has announced he’ll play college ball at Duke. The 6-foot-6 junior averaged 41 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2 steals per game in the regular season for Franklin High School.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Megan Rogowski scored 22 points and Megan Podkowa added 18 to help DePaul upset Duke 74-65 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Brittany Hrynko added 14 for the seventh-seeded Blue Demons.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina star freshman Diamond DeShields struggled for much of her NCAA tournament debut. It was a much different story for Michigan State’s Aerial Powers. Their teams meet Tuesday in the NCAA tournament’s second round, with each all-conference rookie knowing she’ll play a big factor in determining whether her team reaches the round of 16 in the Stanford Regional.
