Recap Roundups
November 17, 2017
South Carolina 80, Texas-El Paso 56
Chris Silva scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and South Carolina blew past UTEP 80-56 Friday in the Puerto Rico Tip-off at Myrtle Beach in Conway, S.C.
Temple 88, Auburn 74
Quinton Rose scored 19 points and fueled a Temple spurt late in the second half as the Owls pulled away from Auburn for an 88-74 win Friday at the Charleston Classic at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Virginia 76, VCU 67
Kyle Guy scored a career-high 29 points, including a 3-pointer to clinch the win with 41 seconds left, and Virginia withstood a second-half rally to defeat Virginia Commonwealth 76-67 on Friday at the Siegel Center in Richmond.
Virginia Tech 103, Washington 79
Justin Bibbs poured in 30 points as Virginia Tech used the long ball to turn back Washington 103-76 in the consolation game of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
Florida State 67, Fordham 43
Terance Mann scored 14 points and Florida State made a statement on defense in Friday's 67-43 win over Fordham in the first round of the inaugural Jamaica Classic at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Colorado 70, Quinnipiac 69
McKinley Wright IV hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left as Colorado erased a 13-point deficit in a little more than five minutes to pull out a 70-69 win over Quinnipiac in the opening round of the Paradise Jam at Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va.
Stanford 73, Northeastern 59
Michael Humphrey and Isaac White each scored 17 points as Stanford bounced back from Tuesday's loss by downing Northeastern 73-59 on Friday during first-round action of the PK80 Invitational at Stanford's Maples Center.
Mississippi 77, Georgia St 72
Ole Miss junior guard Terence Davis scored 24 points as his Rebels held on to win 77-72 over Georgia State in a seesaw battle held at The Pavilion in Oxford, Miss., in the second round of the MGM Grand Main Event.
Kentucky 78, East Tennessee St. 61
No. 7 Kentucky managed to bounce back from a tough loss to Kansas on Tuesday with a 78-61 victory over East Tennessee State on Friday.
Alabama 104, Alabama A&M 67
John Petty scored 30 points, connecting on a school-record 10 3-pointers and Collen Sexton added 25 points as the Alabama Crimson Tide manhandled Alabama A&M 104-67 on Friday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Duke 78, Southern 61
Duke didn't play at the highest level, but the top-ranked Blue Devils were good enough anyway Friday night.
Penn St. 79, Columbia 65
Shep Garner scored 26 points, with 18 in the first half, to lead Penn State over Columbia 79-65 on Friday.
Iowa State 80, Tulsa 78
Nick Weiler-Babb came close to recording a triple-double and Iowa State hung on after seeing a 16-point, second-half lead nearly evaporate to beat Tulsa 80-78 Friday night in a second-round game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Providence 90, Saint Louis 63
Providence shot 62 percent from the floor in its 90-63 win over Saint Louis in the title game of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden on Friday in New York City.
Texas A&M 84, UC Santa Barbara 65
DJ Hogg fired in five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 24 points Friday night as No. 16 Texas A&M walloped UC Santa Barbara 84-65 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Vanderbilt 79, N.C. Asheville 76
Led by an unlikely hero in center Djery Baptiste, Vanderbilt overcame a 10-point deficit to knock off North Carolina-Asheville 79-76 in Nashville's Memorial Gymnasium on Friday evening.
Arizona State 97, Northern Arizona 62
Arizona State redshirt freshman forward Romello White scored 25 points to pace five Sun Devils in double figures, and they cruised to a 97-62 win over Northern Arizona Friday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.
Villanova 104, Lafayette 57
Any chance of a monumental upset was quickly extinguished.
Kansas 98, South Dakota State 64
When Svi Mykhailiuk gets hot shooting the ball it comes as no surprise, though the senior guard often goes on a slight tear for Kansas and then goes silent.
Drake 77, Wake Forest 74
Senior guard Reed Timmer scored 19 of his 29 points after intermission and Drake erased an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Wake Forest 77-74 on Friday in the first round of the Paradise Jam at Lynchburg, Va.
Illinois 82, DePaul 73
In the first meeting since 1957 between the state's most-storied programs, Illinois outlasted DePaul 82-73 in a foul-filled Gavitt Tipoff Games clash Friday night in Champaign, Ill.
UCLA 96, South Carolina State 68
Freshman guard Jaylen Hands scored a career high 22 points, senior center Thomas Welsh recorded his 21st career double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 23 UCLA used a second-half surge to down South Carolina State, 96-68, Friday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Baylor 78, Alcorn St. 61
Four starters scored in double figures Friday night as No. 25 Baylor presented coach Scott Drew with his 300th career win, a 78-61 decision over Alcorn State at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
Kansas State 71, UC Irvine 49
Kansas State used a couple of big runs to easily defeat UC Irvine 71-49 Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
Clemson 78, Hofstra 59
Junior guard Marcquise Reed had 16 points and career highs of 11 rebounds and three assists as Clemson advanced to the Charleston (S.C.) Classic championship game with a 78-59 victory over Hofstra on Friday night.
Oregon 114, Alabama St. 56
Oregon coach Dana Altman got his 600th career victory as the Ducks defeated visiting Alabama State 114-56 on Friday night in Eugene, Ore.