Triton downed Lakewood, 81-43, in the first round of the Kenny Bass Invitational boys basketball tournament at Hobbton on Monday as Jalen Evans, Quashaun Williams, Will Heard and Hayden Pope each scored 12 points for the Hawks (6-4), who will face C.B. Aycock for the title tonight at 7 p.m. … N.C. State was fined $5,000 and will lose one scholarship in men’s basketball for the 2022-23 season as a result of an investigation by the NCAA’s independent accountability resolution process into the recruitment of Dennis Smith when Mark Gottfried was coaching the Wolfpack. … Las Vegas won, 16-14, at Cleveland and Minnesota took a 17-9 victory at Chicago in NFL games Monday. … In NFL matchups tonight, Seattle (5-8) visits the Los Angeles Rams (9-4) (FOX, 7 p.m.) and Washington (6-7) plays at Philadelphia (FOX, 7 p.m.). … Tulsa topped Old Dominion, 30-17, in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. … In college football contests today, Kent State (7-6) meets Wyoming (6-6) in the Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) and Texas San Antonio (12-1) plays No. 24 San Diego State (11-2) in the Frisco Bowl (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). … Appalachian State (6-6) visits UNC (8-3) in college basketball tonight (ACC Network, 7 p.m.)