Recap Roundups
January 03, 2019
NC State 87, Miami-Florida 82
Guard Markell Johnson scored 20 points and guard Devin Daniels had 19 points and a key block late as No. 18 North Carolina State rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit for an 87-82 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener Thursday night at Coral Gables, Fla.
Indiana 73, Illinois 65
Highly touted freshman guard Romeo Langford poured in a career-high 28 points to lead No. 21 Indiana to a 73-65 Big Ten victory over Illinois on Thursday night in Bloomington, Ind.
Purdue 86, Iowa 70
Junior guard Carsen Edwards scored 21 points, and sophomore center Matt Haarms added 14 as Purdue returned to Big Ten Conference play Thursday with an 86-70 victory over No. 25 Iowa at West Lafayette, Ind.
Michigan 68, Penn St. 55
Jordan Poole had 17 points and freshman Ignas Brazdeikis posted 16 points and 11 rebounds as No. 2 Michigan grinded out a 68-55 win over Penn State in a Big Ten matchup on Thursday at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Utah 96, Arizona State 86
Sedrick Barefield and Donnie Tillman combined for 46 points and 11 3-pointers as the Utah Utes overcame a 17-point first-half deficit for a 96-86 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday.
Minnesota 59, Wisconsin 52
Minnesota forward Amir Coffey was nearly a one-man team in the first half on Thursday.
Arizona 64, Colorado 56
Arizona freshman Brandon Williams, starting at point guard for the first time, had 14 points and six assists as the Wildcats clamped down defensively for a 64-56 win over Colorado on Thursday in the Pac-12 opener for both teams in Tucson, Ariz.
Southern California 82, California 73
USC leaned on its veterans in its Pac-12 Conference opener Thursday as junior forward Nick Rakocevic scored a career-high 27 points and senior forward Bennie Boatwright added 19 as the Trojans held on for an 82-73 victory over visiting Cal.
UCLA 92, Stanford 70
UCLA roared out to a 14-point, first-half lead and never looked back Thursday night to win Murry Bartow's first game as its interim coach, routing Stanford 92-70 in each team's Pac-12 opener in Los Angeles.