Recap Roundups
December 05, 2017
Wake Forest 80, Charlotte 57
Bryant Crawford scored 17 points as Wake Forest blew out host Charlotte 80-57 on Tuesday night at Halton Arena in Charlotte, N.C., with the Demon Deacons racking up their fourth victory in a row.
Miami-Florida 69, Boston U 54
With sophomore guard Bruce Brown not available, freshman guard Lonnie Walker IV made the most of his first career start for Miami.
West Virginia 68, Virginia 61
Lamont West joked that No. 18 West Virginia had to "unpack" the pack line defense of No. 15 Virginia. His 22 points, capped by two tiebreaking baskets late in the game, did just that as the Mountaineers pulled out a 68-61 win Tuesday night.
Ball St. 80, Notre Dame 77
Ball State guard Tayler Persons had the ball in his hand with the game on the line.
Pittsburgh 82, Mount St. Mary's 78
Freshman Marcus Carr scored a season-high 23 points and Pittsburgh blew a 15-point second-half lead but then defeated visiting Mount St. Mary's 82-78 in overtime in a non-conference game on Tuesday night.
Michigan St 62, Rutgers 52
Although his Michigan State teams had scored at least 90 points in in its previous three meetings with Rutgers, coach Tom Izzo was concerned about facing the Scarlet Knights on Tuesday.
Villanova 88, Gonzaga 72
Mikal Bridges had a career night at Madison Square Garden, the "World's Most Famous Arena," but his performance leading No. 4 Villanova to an 88-72 win over No. 12 Gonzaga on Tuesday did not go to his head.
Georgia 87, Winthrop 82
Yante Maten scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Georgia managed to survive a stern test from Winthrop 87-82 on Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Marquette 91, Vermont 81
Markus Howard scored a career-high 34 points, and Andrew Rowsey added 13 points and a personal-best 10 assists in Marquette's 91-81 victory over Vermont on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Texas 71, VCU 67
Dylan Osetkowski scored 17 points, the last of which came on a 3-pointer with 55 seconds remaining, as Texas built a huge lead, gave it up and then fought back in the final two minutes to outlast Virginia Commonwealth 71-67 on Tuesday before a capacity crowd of 7,637 fans at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
Arkansas 92, Colorado St. 66
Senior guard Jaylen Barford and sophomore guard C.J. Jones each scored 19 points to help Arkansas roll to a 92-66 victory over Colorado State on Tuesday in a nonconference game at Fayetteville, Ark.
Wichita St. 95, South Dakota State 85
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall ended the night happy about the sixth-ranked Shockers' resolve. His mood wasn't quite as pleasant at halftime.
Creighton 111, North Dakota 68
Senior guard Marcus Foster scored 23 points as Creighton steamrolled North Dakota 111-68 on Tuesday in nonconference action at Omaha, Neb.
Kansas State 86, South Carolina Upstate 49
Kansas State blitzed South Carolina-Upstate from the start and cruised to an 86-49 victory Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
Texas Tech 82, Nevada 76
Texas Tech trailed No. 22 Nevada for more than 36 minutes, but the Red Raiders found a way to claim an overtime victory.
Syracuse 72, Connecticut 63
Tyus Battle scored 22 points and Matthew Moyer had 18, one more than his total for the young season coming in, to power Syracuse to a 72-63 nonconference victory over Connecticut in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Missouri 70, Miami (OH) 51
Junior forward Kevin Puryear scored 20 points to help Missouri cruise to a 70-51 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday in nonconference play at Columbia, Mo.
Duke 124, St. Francis (PA) 67
There was something for just about everyone wearing a Duke jersey Tuesday night.
Nebraska 78, Minnesota 68
Nebraska's second game against a ranked opponent in just over 48 hours went much better than the first.
Arizona 67, Texas A&M 64
Arizona considers itself a good free-throw-shooting team, and it provided ample evidence Tuesday night.
Texas Christian 94, Southern Methodist 83
Despite what TCU's record says nine games into the 2017-18 season, the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs are far from perfect.
Butler 81, Utah 69
Kelan Martin scored 29 points to propel the Butler Bulldogs to an 81-69 victory over Utah on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
Oregon St. 74, Eastern Kentucky 62
Junior guard Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 26 points to lead Oregon State to a 74-62 nonconference victory over Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday at Corvallis, Ore.
St. John's 68, Grand Canyon 60
St. John's overwhelmed Grand Canyon on the defensive end of the floor and led much of the way in a 68-60 win over the Antelopes on Tuesday night at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.