Recap Roundups
December 29, 2017
Kentucky 90, Louisville 61
Freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 24 points to power No. 16 Kentucky to a 90-61 victory over Louisville on Friday, the widest margin of victory in the rivalry since 1999.
Michigan St 111, Cleveland St. 61
The holiday break did nothing to stop Michigan State's momentum. In fact, the time off made the No. 2-ranked Spartans even more fearsome.
West Virginia 85, Oklahoma State 79
Freshman forward Teddy Allen has played consistently well early in this first season for West Virginia.
Indiana 79, Youngstown St. 51
Junior forward Juwan Morgan scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lead Indiana to a 79-51 rout over Youngstown State on Friday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
Iowa 98, Northern Illinois 75
Freshman Luke Garza came off the bench to score 25 points, and Iowa rolled past Northern Illinois 98-75 on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Maryland 66, MD Baltimore County 45
Kevin Huerter scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, as Maryland avoided an upset by nearby rival Maryland Baltimore County, the Terrapins prevailing 66-45 at Xfinity Center in College Park, Md.
Nebraska 71, Stetson 62
Isaac Copeland and James Palmer Jr. each had 13 points and eight rebounds as Nebraska downed Stetson 71-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb., to win its final non-conference game of the regular season.
Texas Tech 77, Baylor 53
Texas Tech showed no mercy against a hobbled Baylor team as the Red Raiders raced to a 77-53 victory on Friday night at the United Supermarkets Arena.
Kansas State 91, Iowa State 75
Dean Wade, Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown each had big nights, and Kansas State snapped Iowa State's nine-game winning streak with a 91-75 win on Friday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Kansas 92, Texas 86
Kansas was prepared to beat Texas by spreading the floor and shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, but when the Longhorns' Mohamed Bamba blocked nearly every shot the 11th-ranked Jayhawks took in the paint in the first half, living on the outside made discretion the better part of valor.
Washington 88, Southern California 81
Washington shot a blistering 67.3 percent from the floor to knock off USC 88-81 Friday night at Galen Center in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.
Oregon St. 76, Colorado 57
Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 24 points as host Oregon State cruised past Colorado 76-57 on Friday night in Corvallis, Ore to open Pac-12 play.
UCLA 96, Washington St. 82
UCLA used a 13-2 run spanning 4:29 late in the second half to put separation between itself and visiting Washington State for a 96-82 win Friday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.