Rangers Roll Past Vancouver as Kentucky Wins on Last-Second 3
The New York Rangers topped Vancouver 5-1, while No. 24 Kentucky edged Northern Arizona 78-77 on a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left Friday night.
By Avery Lyons, ClickNNY Sports Desk
The New York Rangers scored four times in the second period and rolled past Vancouver 5-1 Friday night. Glenn Gawdin scored his first two NHL goals for New York, which won after allowing the opening goal for the first time this season.
No. 24 Kentucky edged Northern Arizona 78-77 when Alex Wilkins hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining. Nashville also outlasted Vegas 3-2 in a shootout, with Roman Josi scoring the deciding goal in the fourth round.
No. 14 Colorado topped Houston 42-32 for its first victory over an AP top-15 team since 2007. Florida State held off Pittsburgh 16-10, while UCLA prevailed over No. 4 Illinois 22-14.
Elsewhere, Indiana edged New York 106-104 in NBA Cup play. Chicago topped Atlanta 125-117 in overtime, the LA Clippers held off Oklahoma City 113-112, Orlando rolled past Milwaukee 107-99 and Miami topped Cleveland 133-121. No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Illinois and No. 4 UConn also won their men's college basketball games Friday night.
Compiled by the ClickNNY Sports Desk from final scores and game reports.
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