Recap Roundups
December 14, 2022
Wake Forest 67, Appalachian St. 66
and sank the game-winning buzzer-beater -- as Wake Forest held off an upset bid from Appalachian State to win 67-66 Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Florida 82, Ohio 48
Kowacie Reeves led four players in double figures with a season-high 20 points, lifting Florida to an 82-48 win over Ohio on Wednesday night in Tampa, Fla.
Seton Hall 66, Drexel 49
Dre Davis and Tray Jackson scored 12 points apiece as Seton Hall defeated visiting Drexel 66-49 Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.
Central Florida 72, Mississippi 61
C.J. Kelly had 20 points and nine rebounds, and UCF scored the first 21 points of the game in a wire-to-wire 72-61 nonconference victory against Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Mississippi State 69, Jackson State 59
D.J. Jeffries scored 15 points to lead four Bulldogs in double figures as No. 17 Mississippi State rallied for a 69-59 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday in Jackson, Miss.
Auburn 72, Georgia St. 64
Jaylin Williams had a season-high 20 points and Wendell Green Jr. recorded his 1,000th career point as No. 19 Auburn rallied for a 72-64 win over visiting Georgia State in nonconference play on Wednesday night.
UCLA 87, Maryland 60
No. 16 UCLA combined a clean offensive performance, committing just four turnovers and shooting 55.6 percent from the floor, while stifling No. 20 Maryland defensively en route to an 87-60 blowout of the Terrapins on Wednesday in College Park, Maryland.
Louisville 94, Western Kentucky 83
El Ellis scored 30 points and dished out 10 assists for his first career double-double on Wednesday night as host Louisville snapped a season-opening, nine-game losing streak with a 94-83 nonconference win over Western Kentucky.
Oregon 71, UC Riverside 65
Brennan Rigsby scored 19 points to lead four Ducks in double figures and Oregon held off a late rally by visiting UC Riverside for a 71-65 victory on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.
Southern California 88, Long Beach St. 78
Tre White and Reese Dixon-Waters both scored career-highs with 20 points each, Drew Peterson went for 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Southern California weathered a second-half rally to hold off visiting Long Beach State 88-78 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.