Auston Matthews scored again to continue his sizzling surge, Max Domi had two goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win. “We've played good hockey over the course of the season, but we haven't put together a stretch like this,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. Jake McCabe, David Kampf, John Tavares and Pontus Holmberg also scored for Toronto.
Jaylin Sellers shot 13 for 14 from the line and scored 20 points, Antwann Jones hit three early 3-pointers and finished with 15 points and UCF beat No. 23 Oklahoma 74-63 on Saturday to give Knights coach Johnny Dawkins his 300th coaching victory. “I’m glad it’s over,” Dawkins said. Darius Johnson added 14 points and eight assists for UCF (13-8, 4-5 Big 12), which never trailed and built a 17-point lead in the game.
Baylor coach Scott Drew feels like his No. 18 Baylor team is three plays away from potentially being the No. 1 team in the country after losing three straight — two in overtime and the other by two points. Trailing on the road against UCF and facing a possible fourth straight loss, Langston Love came off the bench to score 24 points, including a 3-pointer with five minutes to play that capped a 7-0 run and gave the Bears the lead for good in a 77-69 win over UCF on Wednesday night. UCF led for all but 94 seconds before Baylor (15-5, 4-3 Big 12) took the late lead that was extended to as much as nine points.