Recap Roundups
December 22, 2017
Georgia 84, Temple 66
Yante Maten recorded his fifth double-double of the season to lead Georgia to an 84-66 win over Temple on Friday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Arizona State 104, Pacific 65
Pacific coach Damon Stoudamire knows what good guards look like. Like Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley, he was one.
Providence 89, Sacred Heart 75
Rodney Bullock recorded a season high for the second straight game, scoring 31 points to lift-injury riddled Providence to an 89-75 non-conference victory over visiting Sacred Heart on Friday night in Providence, R.I.
St. Bonaventure 60, Syracuse 57
Despite making just one field goal in the final 16:40 of the second half and overtime, St. Bonaventure outlasted Syracuse 60-57 Friday night before 20,976 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
NC State 116, Jacksonville 64
Allerik Freeman's 25 points led six North Carolina State players in double figures in a 116-64 romp past visiting Jacksonville on Friday night at PNC Arena.
Florida 75, Incarnate Word 60
Chris Chiozza scored a game-high 16 points, and Florida pulled away in the second half for a 75-60 victory over Incarnate Word on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Oklahoma 104, Northwestern 78
Sitting on the bench while his teammates warmed up before the second half, all Oklahoma star Trae Young could do was smile and shake his head as he looked up at the scoreboard.
Stony Brook 75, Rutgers 73
Jakub Petras sank a jumper with one second left in overtime to give Stony Brook a 75-73 win over Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J., on Friday.
Rider 71, Penn St. 70
Frederick Scott scored 14 points and drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Rider came back to beat Penn State 71-70 on Friday at Jordan Center.
Virginia 82, Hampton 48
Leading by just one point with under five minutes to play in the first half, Virginia was getting all it could handle and more from a Hampton team that had yet to win a game on the road this season.
Pittsburgh 63, Towson 59
Jonathan Milligan scored three of his five points in the final 52 seconds and Pittsburgh came from nine points down late to upset visiting Towson 63-59 in a non-conference game on Friday night.
Mississippi 82, Bradley 59
Terence Davis came off the bench to make 6 of 8 3-pointers and score 25 points as Mississippi routed Bradley 82-59 on Friday in Oxford, Miss.
Wichita St. 75, Florida Gulf Coast 65
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said he is "glad" the 11th-ranked Shockers' non-conference schedule is over after their 75-65 win against Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night in Wichita, Kan.
Southern California 84, Akron 53
Elijah Stewart scored 20 points and Chimezie Metu added 16 as Southern California pulled away to an 84-53 victory over Akron in a first-round game in the Diamond Head Classic on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Nebraska 85, Delaware State 68
James Palmer Jr. scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures as Nebraska defeated Delaware State 85-68 on Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.
Louisiana State 104, North Florida 52
Freshman Tremont Waters had 15 points and 10 assists and LSU dominated North Florida throughout a 104-52 non-conference victory Friday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.
Villanova 95, Hofstra 71
For about five minutes of game time, Jay Wright's return to Hofstra for the first time as Villanova head coach wasn't going as planned.
Xavier 77, Northern Iowa 67
Ninth-ranked Xavier welcomed a pair of starters back to the lineup and its top scorer started to shake off a recent slump.
Iowa 80, Colorado 73
Isaiah Moss and Maishe Dailey each scored 16 points and Iowa hung on to beat Colorado 80-73 on Friday night at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wright St. 85, Georgia Tech 81
Grant Benzinger led Wright State with 22 points, including three on a key shot late in the game which sparked a seven-point run that helped the Raiders to an 85-81 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. on Friday night.
Texas 66, Alabama 50
Mohamed Bamba had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Texas built a big lead, gave most of it back and then played its best at the end in rolling past Alabama 66-50 on Friday night at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
Washington St. 86, Bethune-Cookman 58
Blistering 15-of-34 shooting from behind the 3-point line carried Washington State to an 86-58 win over Bethune-Cookman on Friday night at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.
Texas Christian 86, William & Mary 75
Guard play is the key to winning in the Big 12 and TCU has showed during the flawless start to its 2017-18 season that it has the backcourt to play with and beat just about anyone on its schedule.
Washington 66, Montana 63
Guard David Crisp drew a charge with 1:13 remaining and made a free throw with 11 seconds left to help elevate Washington past Montana, 66-63, Friday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.