Recap Roundups
December 29, 2018
Ohio St. 82, High Point 64
C.J. Jackson poured in 20 points, 14 of them in the second half, to lead a trio of teammates in double-figure scoring as No. 13 Ohio State clobbered High Point 82-64 on Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
North Carolina 82, Davidson 60
Cameron Johnson scored 17 points and No. 14 North Carolina picked up the pace late in the first half en route to an 82-60 victory against visiting Davidson on Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Mississippi State 103, Brigham Young 81
Aric Holman scored 28 points and Quinndary Weatherspoon added 27 as No. 19 Mississippi State routed visiting BYU, 103-81, in the final pre-conference game for both teams on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.
Georgetown 102, Howard 67
Jessie Govan scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds as host Georgetown pulled away in the second half for a 102-67 win over Howard on Saturday in a matchup of Washington, D.C., schools.
Notre Dame 63, Coppin St. 56
Host Notre Dame escaped the upset attempt by winless Coppin State, prevailing 63-56 on Saturday afternoon.
Penn St. 74, MD Baltimore County 52
Rasir Bolton scored a game-high 18 points, and Lamar Stevens added 16 as Penn State rallied after a slow start and defeated visiting UMBC 74-52 on Saturday afternoon.
Tennessee 96, Tennessee Tech 53
Junior forward Grant Williams scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting to lead No. 3 Tennessee to an easy 96-53 victory over visiting Tennessee Tech on Saturday in non-conference play in Knoxville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 95, Tennessee St. 76
Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee was 8 of 9 from the field and scored a career-high 23 as the host Commodores knocked off cross-town rival Tennessee State 95-76 at Nashville's Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Michigan St 88, Northern Illinois 60
Cassius Winston scored 24 points to lead No. 8 Michigan State to an 88-60 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
Gardner-Webb 73, Wake Forest 69
David Efianayi scored 15 points as visiting Gardner-Webb used strong late-game free-throw shooting to defeat Wake Forest 73-69 on Saturday afternoon at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Syracuse 81, St. Bonaventure 48
Tyus Battle was practically perfect, scoring 21 points to help host Syracuse close out its non-conference schedule in impressive fashion, hammering in-state foe St. Bonaventure 81-48 on Saturday to avenge a shocking loss to the Bonnies last season.
Kentucky 71, Louisville 58
Freshman Tyler Herro helped No. 16 Kentucky run its record to 10-2 on Saturday with a 71-58 victory over rival and host Louisville.
Mississippi 87, Florida Gulf Coast 57
Senior guard Terence Davis scored 20 points and junior guard Breein Tyree added 14 points and four steals as Mississippi extended its winning streak to seven games with an 87-57 nonconference victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday.
Santa Clara 79, Washington St. 71
Josip Vrankic and Tahj Eaddy each scored 16 points as Santa Clara defeated Washington State 79-71 Saturday afternoon in the Cougars' annual game at the Spokane (Wash.) Veterans Memorial Arena.
Xavier 74, DePaul 65
Trailing by six points with 5:12 to play, Xavier dominated the rest of the way to rally for a 74-65 victory over DePaul in both teams' Big East opener on Saturday afternoon in Chicago.
Oklahoma State 69, Texas A&M CC 59
Cameron McGriff scored 15 points and took 11 rebounds as Oklahoma State used patience on offense and stingy defense to produce a 69-59 win over visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Kansas 87, Eastern Michigan 63
Junior center Udoka Azubuike returned to the Kansas lineup and provided 23 points on 10-for-13 shooting, while adding nine rebounds Saturday as the No. 5 Jayhawks stomped Eastern Michigan 87-63 at Lawrence, Kan.
Missouri 75, Morehead St. 61
Mark Smith had 22 points and seven rebounds and Missouri extended its winning streak to six games with a 75-61 nonconference triumph over visiting Morehead State on Saturday afternoon.
Nevada 86, Utah 71
Caleb Martin scored 33 points and dished out seven assists to lead No. 6 Nevada to an 86-71 victory over host Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nebraska 79, Southwest Minnesota St. 38
Nebraska scored the game's first 12 points on Saturday and went on to defeat Southwest Minnesota State 79-38 in nonconference action at Lincoln, Neb.
Florida Atlantic 73, Illinois 71
Anthony Adger scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, including a three-point play with 20 seconds left in overtime as the Florida Atlantic Owls held on to knock off the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill., on Saturday afternoon.
Rutgers 70, Maine 55
Eugene Omoruyi scored 13 of his 17 points after halftime as Rutgers recovered from a sluggish start and pulled away in the second half for a 70-55 victory over visiting Maine on Saturday afternoon.
Texas Southern 88, Texas A&M 73
Jalyn Patterson racked up 20 points, 14 of them in the second half, to lead five players in double-figure scoring as visiting Texas Southern posted a surprising 88-73 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Miami-Florida 73, Campbell 62
engaged in a high-powered battle between sub-5-10 guards -- scored 21 points to lead the host Miami Hurricanes to a 73-62 win over the Campbell Fighting Camels on Saturday afternoon.
Florida 77, Butler 43
Junior forward Keith Stone and freshman guard Noah Locke led five scorers in double figures with 12 points apiece, lifting Florida to a 77-43 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.
Houston 80, New Jersey Tech 59
Senior guard Corey Davis Jr. scored 19 points and sophomore guard Dejon Jarreau added 13 as No. 22 Houston recovered from a slow start to remain undefeated with a 80-59 nonconference victory Saturday over visiting New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Pittsburgh 68, Colgate 54
Trey McGowens had 16 points and Jared Wilson-Frame added 15 to lead Pittsburgh to a 68-54 win over visiting Colgate on Saturday afternoon at Petersen Events Center.
Princeton 67, Arizona State 66
Devin Cannady scored 21 points, Jerome Desrosiers had a career-high 16 and Richmond Aririguzoh made two free throws with 25.9 seconds remaining to lead the Princeton Tigers to a 67-66 upset victory over the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday afternoon.
Purdue 73, Belmont 62
Junior guard Carsen Edwards scored 24 points to lead Purdue to a 73-62 victory over visiting Belmont on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.
Auburn 95, North Florida 49
The No. 12 Auburn Tigers had no problem in its final tuneup Saturday before starting play in the Southeastern Conference with a 95-49 rout of visiting North Florida.
Western Kentucky 83, Wisconsin 76
Taveion Hollingsworth scored a team-high 22 points and Charles Bassey shot 7-for-8 from the field to finish with 19 points to lead host Western Kentucky to an 83-76 upset over No. 15 Wisconsin in Bowling Green, Ken.
Baylor 84, New Orleans 44
Baylor held New Orleans scoreless for a six-minute stretch of the first half, then the first five minutes of the second half Saturday, limiting the Privateers to their lowest point total in five years en route to an 84-44 nonconference men's college basketball victory in Waco, Texas.
Maryland 78, Radford 64
Bruno Fernando had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Maryland pulled away in the second half for a 78-64 win over visiting Radford on Saturday.
Liberty 73, UCLA 58
Junior guard Caleb Homesley scored 21 points and senior guard Lovell Cabbil Jr. added 15 as visiting Liberty cruised to a 73-58 nonconference victory Saturday over UCLA, beating a Pac-12 Conference opponent for the first time.
Buffalo 87, Canisius 72
Forget about a losing streak for No. 21 Buffalo.
Oregon 62, Boise St. 50
Paul White scored nine second-half points and shorthanded Oregon found a way to overcome a terrible offensive performance to go on the road and beat Boise State 62-50 on Saturday night.
Kansas State 59, George Mason 58
Kansas State built a 20-point first half lead, then hung on against a furious second-half charge to defeat visiting George Mason 59-58 Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
Iowa 72, Bryant 67
A week off certainly seemed to cause some rust for No. 24 Iowa on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to result in a loss.
Seattle 82, California 73
Myles Carter poured in 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Morgan Means hit for 24 points that included a perfect 16-of-16 showing from the free throw line as Seattle University outlasted California 82-73 on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif., to win its third straight game.
Oregon St. 80, Central Conn. St. 59
Tres Tinkle had 20 points and eight rebounds, Stephen Thompson Jr. had 17 points and the Oregon State Beavers used a 24-0 run in first half to roll to an 80-59 victory over the Central Connecticut Blue Devils in the final nonconference game for both in Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday.
Seton Hall 76, St. John's 74
Shavar Reynolds hit a 3-point jumper at the buzzer off an assist from Sandro Mamukelashvili and the host Seton Hall Pirates ended the St. John's Red Storm's unbeaten streak with a 76-74 win on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.
Stanford 93, Long Beach St. 86
Stanford got all it could handle against visiting Long Beach State on Saturday as the Cardinal hung on for a 93-86 victory in a game that stayed close throughout.
