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UNLV knocks off BYU to reach Mountain West title game

Willis finished 6-of-6 at the line, while Chace Stanback added 17 points and six rebounds for the third-seeded Rebels (25-7), who will face San Diego State in Saturday's final.

The Aztecs knocked off top-seeded and eighth-ranked New Mexico earlier Friday.

UNLV knock offs BYU to reach Mountain West title game

Willis finished 6-of-6 at the line, while Chace Stanback added 17 points and six rebounds for the third-seeded Rebels (25-7), who will face San Diego State in Saturday's final.

The Aztecs knocked off top-seeded and eighth-ranked New Mexico earlier Friday.

Wozniacki, Sharapova advance at Indian Wells; Henin slips

The second-seeded Wozniacki, of Denmark, came from behind to beat American Vania King 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Sharapova, seeded 10th, also rallied from a set down to post a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Vera Dushevina. Sharapova titled here in 2006.

Belgian Justine Henin came up short in her second-round match as the 31st seed, Gisela Dulko of Argentina, topped the 2004 Indian Wells champ 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Rinne posts another shutout against the Ducks

Shea Weber scored the lone goal off assists from Jason Arnott and Ryan Suter for the Predators, who had lost three of four coming into the game.

"He's been a great goalie ever since he's been here and obviously the organization wants him for the long run," said Weber about Rinne. "They showed that by signing him. Obviously, he's rewarding them with some good play." Nashville now has 79 points and sits three behind Colorado for the sixth spot in the Western Conference.

Harding solid as Wild escape Sabres

Andrew Ebbett, Andrew Brunette and Guillaume Latendresse lit the lamp for the Wild, who halted a four-game losing streak.

"Last night (a 5-1 loss in Detroit) wasn't good.

Blake, Nalbandian advance at BNP Paribas Open

Blake cruised past Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-2 in a mere 55 minutes on the hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The struggling 30-year- old Blake improved to a pedestrian 6-5 this season.

Nalbandian, who reached as high as third in the world rankings, topped qualifier Stefan Koubek 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in nearly one hour, 15 minutes. He reached the quarterfinals at Copa Telmex earlier this year before pulling out with an injury.

West Virginia survives again to reach Big East final

Kevin Jones added 10 points for the third-seeded Mountaineers (26-6), who are riding a five-game win streak heading into Saturday's final against 22nd- ranked and eighth-seeded Georgetown. WVU has been able to win several close games in a row, as the combined winning margin in its last three contests is just seven. The team beat Villanova by two in overtime to end the regular season before Butler banked a game-winning three at the buzzer in Thursday's thrilling win over Cincinnati.

Devin Ebanks and Joe Mazzulla both posted eight points for West Virginia, which is 7-0 this season at a neutral site and will have an opportunity to capture its first Big East Tournament title in school history.

Minnesota upends No. 11 Michigan State, gains Big Ten semis

Blake Hoffarber made four three-pointers to finish with 14 points for the sixth-seeded Golden Gophers (20-12), who will face Purdue in the semifinals on Saturday.

Raymar Morgan poured in 23 points to pace the third-seeded Spartans (24-8), who had won eight consecutive games against Minnesota.

Bryant and Lakers get past Suns

Andrew Bynum had 18 points and nine boards for the Lakers, who have won two in a row after losing a season-high three straight.

Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Derek Fisher each scored 15 points in the victory as Los Angeles took the season series with its Pacific Division rival, 3-1.

Kings reach 40 wins with shootout victory over Dallas

After Jamie Benn's shot to open the round found its way into the sliding pad of Jonathan Bernier, Stoll ripped a wrister under the crossbar to end the game.

Fredrik Modin provided the offense for the Kings, who have won two of three and reached the 40-win plateau for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign.