Balanced Texas Beats McNeese State, 97-59

Brandon Mouton and Brad Buckman scored 15 points apiece, and Texas ended a two-game losing streak by beating McNeese State, 97-59, Thursday at Austin, Texas.

James Thomas had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the No. 10 Longhorns (6-2), playing their first home game since Nov. 27. Thomas recorded his sixth double-double of the season. T.J. Ford had 11 assists.

Eldridge Lewis and Greg Tucker had 13 points each for McNeese State (4-3).

No. 22 Tulsa 90, Oral Roberts 80 -- Kevin Johnson and Jason Parker had 18 points apiece, and Tulsa (6-1) overcame 29 points by Reggie Borges at Tulsa, Okla.

Jarius Glenn and Dante Swanson had four points each in a late 12-3 run the Golden Hurricane used to put the game out of reach. Oral Roberts is 6-2.

No. 23 North Carolina 80, Vermont 54 -- Rashad McCants scored 19 points, Jackie Manuel had 14 and North Carolina forced 23 turnovers at Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Tar Heels (6-2), coming off a 12-day exam break, ended a two-game losing streak. Vermont (3-6) lost its sixth consecutive game. McCants made seven of 11 shots.

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Former Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson sued the university in federal court, claiming its chancellor and athletic director discriminated against him because he is black and violated his free-speech rights.

Richardson asked a federal judge to return him to his old job. The current coach, Stan Heath, declined to comment.

Arkansas Chancellor John A. White fired Richardson on March 1 after the longtime basketball coach complained that he was being treated differently because he was black.

The former coach said in the lawsuit that he was under tremendous pressure when he said he wanted his contract bought out.

The school did buy him out on the remaining six years on his contract, agreeing to pay Richardson up to $3 million over the remaining seasons of what started as a seven-year pact.

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