Recap Roundups
November 14, 2016
St. John's 77, Binghamton 61
Marcus LoVett scored 23 points, Shamorie Ponds added 21 and a double-double as St. John's improved to 2-0 in the second year of the Chris Mullin era with a 77-61 win over Binghamton on Monday night at Carnesseca Arena.
Georgia 60, N.C. Asheville 46
Yante Maten and J.J. Frazier combined for 37 points, and Georgia bounced back from an opening game loss by knocking off UNC-Asheville 60-46 Monday in a CBE Hall of Fame Classic game at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Mississippi 90, Massachusetts 88
Senior forward Sebastian Saiz's tip-in with 3.3 seconds to play lifted Ole Miss past Massachusetts 90-88 on Monday in a back-and-forth thriller at the Pavilion in Oxford, Miss.
Pittsburgh 99, Gardner-Webb 80
Cameron Johnson and Michael Young had 18 points apiece to lead Pittsburgh past Gardner-Webb 99-80 in the 2K Classic on Monday night in Pittsburgh.
Rhode Island 107, Marist 65
A confident E.C. Matthews expected to come back strong after a year off because of a knee injury.
Villanova 79, Purdue 76
When a college basketball team has won an NCAA tournament, it obviously knows how to perform on center stage.
Louisville 91, William & Mary 58
Unranked William & Mary was hanging with No. 13 Louisville until a 16-0 run blew the game open near the end of the first half.
Cincinnati 74, Albany 51
The first big test of the season is approaching for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Xavier 86, Buffalo 53
With barely two days to prepare for Monday night's game against Buffalo, Xavier didn't have much time to work on its defense after Lehigh scored 81 points in Friday night's regular-season opener.
Providence 80, Vermont 58
Emmitt Holt celebrated his Providence debut with a career-high 22 points, and Kyron Cartwright dished out a career-best 12 assists to lead the Friars to a season-opening 80-58 win over Vermont on Monday night in Providence, R.I.
West Virginia 107, Mississippi Valley State 66
Nathan Adrian's 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists helped No. 20 West Virginia bury Mississippi Valley State 107-66 in a nonconference game Monday.
Georgia Tech 77, Southern 62
Center Ben Lammers flirted with a triple-double on Monday in Georgia Tech's 77-62 win over Southern University at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Arkansas 90, Southern Illinois 65
Dusty Hannahs had the hot hand to help Arkansas beat Southern Illinois 90-65 Monday night in the Golden Gopher Showcase at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
Texas A&M 76, American U. 53
Center Tyler Davis scored 17 points as Texas A&M cruised to a 76-53 win over American on Monday night at Reed Arena.
Texas 80, Louisiana-Monroe 59
The four freshmen for Texas comprised a recruiting class rated among the top 10 in the nation. But for the second straight game, a senior took over when the Longhorns needed a boost.
Minnesota 84, Texas-Arlington 67
A 22-3 run to start the second half helped Minnesota race past Texas-Arlington for an 84-67 victory on Monday on the Golden Gophers' home court.
Oklahoma St. 102, Central Arkansas 90
Oklahoma State guards Phil Forte and Jawun Evans combined for 54 points, eventually lifting the Cowboys past Central Arkansas 102-90 Monday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
Iowa St. 73, Mount St. Mary's 55
Mount St. Mary's Elijah Long prevailed in the individual battle Monday night with older brother Nazareth Mitrou-Long of Iowa State. But Mitrou-Long's team was the one celebrating a win, thanks to improved defense and a balanced scoring attack.
Marquette 81, Howard 49
Marquette opened the second half with a 12-2 run and coasted to an 81-49 victory over Howard on Monday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Auburn 83, Georgia St 65
Danjel Purifoy and Jared Harper each had 19 points and Auburn used a strong second half to beat Georgia State 83-65 in a Cancun Classic game at Auburn on Monday.
Northwestern 86, Eastern Washington 72
Vic Law scored a game-high 26 points and four teammates added double-figure efforts as Northwestern won its second straight with an 86-72 Legends Classic regional decision over Eastern Washington on Monday.
Colorado 67, Seattle 55
Derrick White scored 15 points to help Colorado beat visiting Seattle 67-55 in a Legends Classic regional game Monday night at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo.
Ohio St. 69, North Carolina Central 63
Jae'Sean Tate scored a game-high 21 points to lead Ohio State to a 69-63 win over North Carolina Central in the Buckeyes' home opener Monday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Gonzaga 69, San Diego St. 48
While Gonzaga was active with its 2-3 zone defense, San Diego State played frantically while trying to find an answer in a 69-48 loss to the 14th-ranked Bulldogs on Monday night in Spokane, Wash.