Recap Roundups
December 17, 2022
Kansas 84, Indiana 62
Gradey Dick recorded 20 points, six rebounds and five steals to lead No. 8 Kansas to an 84-62 victory over No. 14 Indiana in nonconference action on Saturday afternoon at Lawrence, Kan.
Rutgers 81, Wake Forest 57
Cam Spencer scored 15 points and did not miss a shot as host Rutgers took control early and pulled away in the second half for an 81-57 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Piscataway, N.J.
Miami-Florida 91, St. Francis (PA) 76
Isaiah Wong collected 22 points, a career-high 10 assists and five rebounds to lead 25th-ranked Miami to a 91-76 win over the visiting St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash on Saturday afternoon.
Missouri 68, Central Florida 66
DeAndre Gholston hit a desperation 3-point jumper at the buzzer as Missouri defeated UCF 68-66 Saturday in the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.
Providence 71, Seton Hall 67
Ed Croswell scored a season-high 21 points and keyed a late 9-0 run to lift visiting Providence over Seton Hall 71-67 in both teams' Big East opener Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.
Pittsburgh 82, North Florida 56
Federiko Federiko scored a career-high 22 points Saturday and Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in eight games, pummeling visiting North Florida 82-56 in a nonconference matchup.
Gonzaga 100, Alabama 90
Drew Timme had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead six Bulldogs in double figures as No. 15 Gonzaga defeated No. 4 Alabama 100-90 in the C.M. Newton Classic on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala.
Northwestern 83, DePaul 45
Chase Audige set career highs with six 3-pointers and 28 points, as Northwestern made some early shots from distance and continued to flex its defensive muscle en route to a 83-45 rout over visiting DePaul on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.
Houston 69, Virginia 61
Jarace Walker tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 5 Houston handed No. 2 Virginia its first loss, 69-61, Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
Georgia Tech 96, Alabama St. 60
Tristan Maxwell scored a season-high 18 points to lead a balanced Georgia Tech attack in Saturday's 96-60 win against Alabama State in Atlanta.
East Carolina 64, South Carolina 56
RJ Felton scored 21 points as East Carolina led wire-to-wire in a 64-56 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at Greenville, S.C., in the inaugural Greenville Winter Invitational.
Louisville 61, Florida A&M 55
Sydney Curry had 13 points and 19 rebounds to power Louisville to a 61-55 victory over visiting Florida A&M on Saturday.
St. John's 93, Florida State 79
Joel Soriano scored a career-high 23 points amid his 22nd career double-double as St. John's withstood Florida State's 3-point barrage for a 93-79 victory Saturday in the Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Fla.
Oklahoma 87, Central Arkansas 66
Jacob Groves scored a career-high 26 points to lead Oklahoma to an 87-66 victory over visiting Central Arkansas on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
Syracuse 78, Cornell 63
Joseph Girard III scored a game-high 19 points and Judah Mintz added 14 to boost Syracuse to a 78-63 victory against visiting Cornell on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y.
North Carolina 89, Ohio St. 84
North Carolina rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half to defeat No. 23 Ohio State 89-84 in overtime in New York on Saturday behind 28 points and 15 rebounds by Armando Bacot.
Mississippi State 68, Nicholls State 66
Mississippi State's Tolu Smith sparked an early second-half run with 10 of his 15 points and the No. 17 Bulldogs remained unbeaten after they finished off a 68-66 victory over Nicholls at Starkville, Miss.
Texas Tech 102, Jackson State 52
D'Maurian Williams poured in a season-high 17 points and hit five 3-pointers as Texas Tech walloped Jackson State 102-52 on Saturday afternoon in Houston as part of the second annual Coaches vs. Racism HBCU Roundball Classic.
Villanova 71, Saint Joseph's 64
Brandon Slater tied his career-high with five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lift Villanova past Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's 71-64 Saturday in Philadelphia.
Michigan 83, Lipscomb 75
Kobe Bufkin scored 22 points to lead Michigan to an 83-75 nonconference win over Lipscomb on Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Illinois 68, Alabama A&M 47
Matthew Mayer scored a game-high 21 points Saturday and No. 18 Illinois survived a scoring drought of nearly nine minutes in the second half to stop Alabama A&M 68-47 in nonconference play at Champaign, Ill.
Virginia Tech 74, Grambling State 48
Sean Pedulla scored 21 points and led No. 24 Virginia Tech's perimeter attack in a 74-48 victory against Grambling on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
Arkansas 76, Bradley 57
Freshman Jordan Walsh scored a collegiate high 18 points and No. 10 Arkansas cruised to a 76-57 victory over Bradley Saturday in North Little Rock, Ark.
Mississippi 63, Temple 55
Matthew Murrell scored 21 points, Daeshun Ruffin added 17 and Ole Miss held off Temple for a 63-55 victory on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.
UCLA 63, Kentucky 53
Jaime Jaquez Jr. collected 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and four steals to fuel No. 16 UCLA to a 63-53 victory over No. 13 Kentucky on Saturday in New York.
Brigham Young 75, Utah 66
Rudi Williams scored 26 points to lead host BYU to a 75-66 victory over Utah on Saturday in Provo, Utah.
Purdue 69, Davidson 61
Zach Edey's 29 points and 16 rebounds powered newly No. 1 Purdue to a 69-61 victory against stubborn Davidson on Saturday night at Indianapolis.
Memphis 83, Texas A&M 79
Kendric Davis poured in 23 points and nearly had a double-double with nine assists as Memphis held on for an 83-79 victory over visiting Texas A&M Saturday night.
Kansas State 71, Nebraska 56
Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points to lead Kansas State past Nebraska 71-56 on Saturday night in Kansas City, renewing a rivalry that goes back to 1906.
Clemson 85, Richmond 57
Chase Hunter rang up 18 points and Hunter Tyson tallied 16 points and eight rebounds as Clemson dominated Richmond 85-57 Saturday in the Greenville Winter Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina.
Louisiana State 89, Winthrop 81
Cam Hayes scored 25 points and LSU used its superior depth to shake off Winthrop 89-81 in a non-conference game Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Connecticut 68, Butler 46
Adama Sanogo collected 27 points and 14 rebounds as No. 3 UConn survived its second-worst shooting performance of the season and remained unbeaten with a 68-46 victory over Butler Saturday night in Indianapolis in the Big East opener for both teams.
Oregon 78, Portland 56
Rivaldo Soares' career high 16 points led host Oregon to a 78-56 win over in-state rival Portland on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore., the Ducks' fifth win in the past six games.
Iowa 106, SE Missouri St. 75
Filip Rebraca scored a game-high 30 points on just 13 shot attempts Saturday night as Iowa rolled to a 106-75 nonconference win over Southeast Missouri State in Iowa City.
Oklahoma State 59, Wichita St. 49
Bryce Thompson scored a game-high 19 points Saturday night and Oklahoma State led for all but 20 seconds of a 59-49 nonconference win over Wichita State in Wichita, Kan.
Washington 90, Idaho State 55
Freshman backup Keyon Menifield led a balanced attack with 13 points and Washington pulled away early for a 90-55 nonconference men's basketball romp over Idaho State in Seattle on Saturday night.
Arizona 75, Tennessee 70
Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points and Pelle Larsson made a key three-point play late as No. 9 Arizona held off No. 6 Tennessee 75-70 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.