Recap Roundups
December 19, 2018
Seton Hall 90, Sacred Heart 76
There wasn't a letdown for Seton Hall following a pair of emotional victories.
St. John's 86, St. Francis (NY) 52
Mikey Dixon and LJ Figueroa both had 13 points to lead the St. John's Red Storm to an 86-52 win over the St. Francis (Brooklyn) Terriers on Wednesday night in Queens, N.Y., to improve to 11-0 on the season.
Florida State 95, North Florida 81
Forward Mfiondu Kabengele scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds, leading No. 11 Florida State to a 95-81 nonconference victory over North Florida on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.
NC State 78, Auburn 71
Junior guard Markell Johnson scored a career-high 27 points, buoyed by a big second half, as host North Carolina State upended No. 7 Auburn 78-71 on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Miami-Florida 80, Houston Baptist 73
Guard Anthony Lawrence scored 17 points and center Ebuka Izundu added 15 as Miami survived a cold start to the second half to post an 80-73 victory over Houston Baptist on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Tennessee 83, Samford 70
Grant Williams contributed two free throws, a jumper and a three-point play to a second-half spurt that allowed third-ranked Tennessee to hold off a challenge from visiting Samford en route to an 83-70 nonconference victory on Wednesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
Virginia Tech 82, No.Carolina A&T 60
Sophomore forward Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, and junior forward Kerry Blackshear added 17 points and nine rebounds as No. 13 Virginia Tech extended its winning streak to five games with an easy 82-60 nonconference victory over North Carolina A&T on Wednesday.
Virginia 69, South Carolina 52
Juniors Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome combined for 43 points as No. 5 Virginia cruised past host South Carolina 69-52 Wednesday night in Columbia, S.C.
Indiana 86, Central Arkansas 53
Junior Devonte Green scored 19 points, pulled down nine rebounds and delivered six assists in No. 22 Indiana's 86-53 romp over Central Arkansas Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind.
Penn St. 73, Duquesne 67
Lamar Stevens scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds as Penn State defeated host Duquesne 73-67 Wednesday night in a controversial finish at Pittsburgh.
Mississippi State 98, Wofford 87
Lamar Peters and Aric Holman scored 19 points each and led a 3-point barrage as No. 17 Mississippi State defeated visiting Wofford 98-87 on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.
Kansas State 55, Southern Miss 51
Kansas State used a 24-2 run to erase a 16-point second-half deficit, then hung on for a 55-51 victory over Southern Mississippi Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kansas.
Texas A&M 71, Valparaiso 49
Brandon Mahan and Christian Mekowulu scored 20 points each on a combined 15 of 19 shooting from the floor as Texas A&M built a big early lead and romped to a 71-49 win over visiting Valparaiso on Wednesday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
DePaul 81, Incarnate Word 71
Eli Cain scored 20 points and Max Strus added 18 to spark a balanced attack that led DePaul to an 81-71 victory against Incarnate Word on Wednesday night in Chicago.
Arizona 61, Montana 42
Chase Jeter and Brandon Randolph nearly outscored cold-shooting Montana on their own in Arizona's 61-42 victory on Wednesday night in Tucson, as the Wildcats snapped a two-game losing streak.
Georgia Tech 69, Arkansas 65
Point guard Jose Alvarado scored 20 points to help Georgia Tech upset Arkansas 69-65 on Wednesday, earning the Yellow Jackets their first road victory of the season.
Cincinnati 93, UCLA 64
Junior guard Jarron Cumberland made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Cincinnati roll to an easy 93-64 victory over visiting UCLA on Wednesday night.
Fresno St. 95, California 73
Fresno State's New Williams scored a career-high 19 points, and fellow guard Braxton Huggins added 18 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 95-73 rout of visiting California in a nonconference game Wednesday night.
Washington St. 89, SIU - Edwardsville 73
Robert Franks and CJ Elleby each scored 18 points as Washington State defeated Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 89-73 Wednesday night in Pullman, Wash., in a game that was part of the Las Vegas Classic.
