Recap Roundups
December 08, 2015
Rutgers 75, Central Conn. St. 59
athan Laurent sparked an 8-0, second-half run and Rutgers went on to beat Central Connecticut 75-59 Tuesday night at Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
Virginia 70, West Virginia 54
It had been 31 years since Virginia played West Virginia in men's basketball. And the last time the state border rivals played in a regular-season game was in 1976.
Rhode Island 67, Houston 57
ior forward Hassan Martin scored 14 points as Rhode Island handed Houston its first loss, beating the Cougars 67-57 Tuesday evening at the Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.
George Washington 76, Penn St. 66
ward Tyler Cavanaugh scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and George Washington earned a rare home win over a Big Ten opponent with a 76-66 victory against Penn State on Tuesday night in Washington.
Miami-Florida 66, Florida 55
rd Sheldon McClellan scored 24 points and his backcourt mate Angel Rodriquez added 16 to lead No. 17 Miami to a 66-55 victory over Florida in an intrastate college basketball matchup in Coral Gables, Fla., on Tuesday.
Georgia 74, Winthrop 64
homore forward Yante Maten scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Georgia held off pesky Winthrop 74-64 on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
Syracuse 78, Colgate 51
shirt senior guard Mike Gbinije scored 17 points and handed out six assists as Syracuse defeated Colgate 78-51 on Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Central Florida 67, Massachusetts 63
heed Davis' layup with two seconds remaining lifted Central Florida past Massachusetts 67-63 in nonconference action Tuesday night at CFE Arena in Orlando, Fla.
Xavier 90, Wright St. 55
von Bluiett recorded his third double-double this season with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and guard Myles Davis added 13 points lifting No. 12 Xavier to a 90-55 victory over Wright State on Tuesday night at Cintas Center.
Texas 116, Texas-San Antonio 50
ior center Cameron Ridley had a season-high 19 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots to lead Texas to a resounding 116-50 victory over visiting UTSA on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
Ohio St. 74, Air Force 50
o State established firm control in the first half with its defense and rolled to a 74-50 nonconference victory over Air Force on Tuesday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Marquette 80, San Jose St. 62
dy Cohen set career-highs with six 3-pointers and 24 points to lead Marquette to an 80-62 victory over San Jose State Tuesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Baylor 75, Northwestern St. 62
lor came on strong in the second half to put away Northwestern State 75-62 on Tuesday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
South Dakota State 84, Minnesota 70
e Bittle scored a career-high 25 points as South Dakota State routed Minnesota 84-70 in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Southern Methodist 82, Michigan 58
by forward Jordan Tolbert's 23 points, No. 19 SMU overpowered Michigan 82-58 on Tuesday at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.
Arkansas 89, Evansville 76
ior guard Dusty Hannahs scored 23 points, senior guard Anthlon Bell had 21, and the two combined for eight of Arkansas' nine 3-pointers in an 89-76 victory over Evansville on Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
Notre Dame 86, Stony Brook 61
ior forward Zach Auguste recorded his sixth double-double of the season, leading Notre Dame to an 86-61 victory over visiting Stony Brook on Tuesday night at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.
Gonzaga 61, Montana 58
wards Kyle Wiltjer and Domantas Sabonis scored 16 points apiece to carry 20th-ranked Gonzaga to a 61-58 nonconference win over Montana on Tuesday night in Spokane, Wash.
Maryland 76, Connecticut 66
Maryland point guard Melo Trimble and the Terrapins kept their cool.
Washington 92, Texas Christian 67
hington increased its winning streak to three games behind a season-high 32 points from senior guard Andrew Andrews in a 92-67 victory over TCU on Tuesday night in Seattle.