Recap Roundups
December 05, 2018
Xavier 82, Ohio 61
Paul Scruggs scored 21 points and Xavier overcame a sluggish start and the absence of point guard Quentin Goodin to earn an 82-61 victory Wednesday over Ohio in Cincinnati.
St. John's 85, Mount St. Mary's 71
Senior forward Marvin Clark II had a season-high 21 points and all five starters posted double figures as St. John's remained undefeated with an 85-71 win over the visiting Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, N.Y.
NC State 100, Western Carolina 67
Devon Daniels scored 21 points as NC State revisited the past and drubbed visiting Western Carolina 100-67 on Wednesday night at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.
Louisville 86, Central Arkansas 41
Jordan Nwora scored 21 points and Louisville cruised to an 86-41 win over visiting Central Arkansas Wednesday night.
Butler 70, Brown 55
Paul Jorgensen pumped in a game-high 19 points Wednesday night as Butler bounced back from a rough loss by cruising to a 70-55 win over Brown in Indianapolis.
Ohio St. 77, Illinois 67
Keyshawn Woods had 18 points to lead No. 19 Ohio State to a 77-67 victory over Illinois at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday.
Duke 84, Hartford 54
RJ Barrett pumped in 27 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as third-ranked Duke eventually overwhelmed Hartford in an 84-54 victory Wednesday night at Durham, N.C.
Virginia Tech 89, VMI 68
Justin Robinson scored 18 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 15 in No. 15 Virginia Tech's 89-68 win over visiting Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Buffalo 89, Le Moyne 55
Senior guard CJ Massinburg had a triple-double as the No. 17 Buffalo Bulls recovered from a sluggish first half to stay undefeated with an 89-55 win over the visiting Le Moyne Dolphins on Wednesday night at Alumni Arena.
Texas Tech 65, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 47
Defense cures a lot of problems, and not many teams are operating better at that end of the court right now than 13th-ranked Texas Tech.
Vanderbilt 79, Middle Tennessee St. 51
Vanderbilt used a strong showing from behind the 3-point and foul lines in a 79-51 rout of Middle Tennessee State at Nashville's Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.
Tulsa 74, Oklahoma State 71
DaQuan Jeffries' three-point play with 1:02 left Wednesday night enabled Tulsa to hold off Oklahoma State and claim a 74-71 victory at Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla.
VCU 54, Texas 53
Matt Coleman missed a 3-point attempt with two seconds left and visiting Virginia Commonwealth held on to defeat Texas 54-53 on Wednesday night.
Villanova 69, Temple 59
Jermaine Samuels scored all 15 of his points in the second half Wednesday night, helping No. 21 Villanova rally for a 69-59 win over visiting Temple at Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pa.
North Carolina 97, NC-Wilmington 69
Cameron Johnson scored 13 of his 21 points in the first half as No. 14 North Carolina defeated UNC Wilmington 97-69 on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Wyoming 73, South Carolina 64
Justin James scored 20 points and snagged 12 rebounds, and Jake Hendricks added 16 points to lead Wyoming to a 73-64 victory against South Carolina on Wednesday night in Laramie, Wy.
Minnesota 85, Nebraska 78
Amir Coffey scored a career-high 32 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished six assists, and host Minnesota rallied for an 85-78 win over No. 24 Nebraska on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Washington St. 90, Idaho 70
Robert Franks scored a game-high 22 points as Washington State pulled away in the second half to defeat visiting Idaho 90-70 Wednesday night in the Battle of the Palouse in Pullman, Wash.
Texas Christian 67, Southern Methodist 59
Jaylen Fisher scored a season-high 15 points and spurred a run with five minutes to play that all but cemented the game as visiting TCU rallied to defeat SMU 67-59 on Wednesday in Dallas.
Arkansas 98, Colorado St. 74
Mason Jones scored 16 points, Keyshawn Embery-Simpson and Isaiah Joe added 14 points each, and Arkansas beat Colorado State 98-74 on Wednesday night in Fort Collins, Colo.
San Francisco 79, California 60
The University of San Francisco took advantage of a rare opportunity to play Bay Area rival California in men's college basketball on Wednesday night, rolling to a 79-60 nonconference win in Berkeley, Calif., behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Charles Minlend.
Gonzaga 81, Washington 79
Rui Hachimura hit the game-winner with 0.6 seconds left to cap a 26-point performance and lead top-ranked Gonzaga to an 81-79 nonconference victory over visiting Washington on Wednesday night at Spokane, Wash.
