Recap Roundups
December 09, 2018
Alabama 76, Arizona 73
Alabama freshman guard Kira Lewis Jr. led the Crimson Tide with 20 points, including two free throws with 3 seconds left, in a 76-73 win over Arizona in a nonconference game Sunday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Virginia Tech 81, South Carolina State 44
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led four players in double figures with 19 points as No. 15 Virginia Tech heated up following a slow start to rout South Carolina State 81-44 on Sunday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
St. John's 89, Princeton 74
Shamorie Ponds had 26 points and four steals and LJ Figueroa added 17 points as St. John's remained undefeated with an 89-74 win over feisty Princeton on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
Virginia 57, VCU 49
Kyle Guy scored 15 points to lead No. 4 Virginia past in-state foe VCU 57-49 Sunday afternoon in a brick-filled affair in Charlottesville, Va.
Georgia Tech 73, Florida A&M 40
Brandon Alston had a game-high 15 points, and Khalid Moore tallied 14 off the bench without a miss as Georgia Tech routed visiting Florida A&M 73-40 on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.
Louisiana State 91, Incarnate Word 50
Freshmen Ja'Vonte Smart and Naz Reid scored 16 points each as host LSU rolled to a 91-50 victory over Incarnate Word on Sunday afternoon.
Tennessee 76, Gonzaga 73
Admiral Schofield had career highs with 30 points and six 3-pointers, including the game-winner with 24 seconds left, as the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers upset the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 76-73 in the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix on Sunday.
Saint Louis 65, Oregon St. 61
Javon Bess scored a game-high 24 points Sunday and freshman Fred Thatch Jr. canned a key 3-pointer as Saint Louis stopped visiting Oregon State 65-61.
Nevada 74, Grand Canyon 66
Jordan Caroline had 22 points and 14 rebounds and reserve Jazz Johnson scored 19 points when the No. 6 Nevada Wolf Pack held off the Grand Canyon Antelopes' upset bid with a 74-66 win in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix on Sunday.
Iowa State 101, Southern 65
Marial Shayok scored 20 of his career-high tying 26 points after halftime and Iowa State never trailed in rolling to a 101-65 victory over visiting Southern on Sunday.
Texas 72, Purdue 68
Matt Coleman III scored 22 points, including six in the final two and a half minutes, as Texas outlasted Purdue 72-68 on Sunday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, to snap a three-game losing streak.
Montana St. 95, Washington St. 90
Harald Frey had 31 points and Tyler Hall had 24 as the Montana State Bobcats pulled off a 95-90 road upset over Washington State on Sunday night at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash.
Washington 70, Seattle 62
Dominic Green's layup with 1:03 left Sunday night enabled Washington to hold off a furious comeback from city rival Seattle and take a 70-62 nonconference home win at Alaska Airlines Arena.
