Recap Roundups
December 21, 2022
Texas Tech 111, Houston Christian 67
De'Vion Harmon scored a season-high 22 points as Texas Tech rolled to a 111-67 win over visiting Houston Christian on Wednesday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.
Kansas State 73, Radford 65
Nae'Qwan Tomlin scored a season-high 26 points and Kansas State used a strong second half to pull away from Radford for a 73-65 victory Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.
Georgia 72, Chattanooga 65
Kario Oquendo scored 22 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining, to lead Georgia to a 72-65 victory over visiting Chattanooga on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.
Eastern Illinois 92, Iowa 83
Kinyon Hodges scored 22 points, including 13 in the second half, as Eastern Illinois pulled away from Iowa in the final 14 minutes to earn a stunning 92-83 victory on Wednesday in Iowa City.
UCLA 81, UC Davis 54
Jaylen Clark scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half, grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double, and No. 13-ranked UCLA held high-scoring UC Davis more than 26 points below its season scoring average in an 81-54 Bruins win on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Tennessee 86, Austin Peay 44
Olivier Nkamhoua tied a season high with 20 points to fuel No. 8 Tennessee to an 86-44 victory over visiting Austin Peay on Wednesday in Knoxville, Tenn.
Michigan St. 67, Oakland 54
Joey Hauser had 16 points, Jaden Akins supplied 15 and Michigan State defeated Oakland 67-54 in East Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday night.
Villanova 78, St. John's 63
Eric Dixon put up a game-high 18 points and contributed to a 17-2 scoring swing at the end of the first half that propelled host Villanova to a 78-63 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night.
Boston College 70, Virginia Tech 65
Makai Ashton-Langford scored a game-high 21 points and had seven rebounds as Boston College upset No. 21 Virginia Tech 70-65 in overtime Wednesday in the Eagles' ACC home opener in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Colorado 86, Southern Utah 78
Tristan da Silva delivered his first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday as Colorado pulled off an 86-78 victory over visiting Southern Utah at Boulder, Colo., to give Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle the record for most victories in program history.
California 73, Texas-Arlington 51
Seniors Joel Brown and Lars Thiemann scored 17 points apiece, and California became the last Division I men's basketball team to register a win this season with a 73-51 romp over Texas-Arlington on Wednesday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
North Carolina 80, Michigan 76
Armando Bacot scored 26 points and North Carolina held off Michigan in a feisty game for an 80-76 victory Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C., as part of the Jumpman Invitational.
Kentucky 88, Florida A&M 68
Cason Wallace scored a career-best 27 points, matched his career high of nine assists and added four steals to lead No. 19 Kentucky to an easy 88-68 victory over Florida A&M on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Lexington, Ky.
Clemson 79, Georgia Tech 66
PJ Hall scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Clemson to a 79-66 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday at Atlanta.
Texas 100, UL Lafayette 72
Freshman Arterio Morris scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting and No. 7 Texas was in cruise control throughout in an easy 100-72 win over visiting Louisiana on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.
Houston 83, McNeese St. 44
Ja'Vier Francis scored a career-best 23 points on 9-of-9 shooting and collected 13 rebounds to help No. 3 Houston streamroll visiting McNeese 83-44 in nonconference action on Wednesday night.
Louisiana State 72, East Tennessee St. 68
KJ Williams had 28 points and 12 rebounds and LSU held off visiting East Tennessee State 72-68 Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Ohio St. 95, Maine 61
Brice Sensabaugh scored 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had a career-high seven assists as Ohio State easily downed Maine 95-61 on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.
Florida State 73, Notre Dame 72
Matthew Cleveland scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help host Florida State survive for a 73-72 victory over Notre Dame on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Purdue 74, New Orleans 53
Trey Kaufman-Renn came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points and No. 1 Purdue defeated New Orleans 74-53 in a nonconference game Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Auburn 84, Washington 61
Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome scored 18 points apiece as No. 23 Auburn completed its West Coast road swing with an 84-61 win over Washington on Wednesday.
Texas Christian 75, Utah 71
Emanuel Miller totaled 21 points and seven rebounds and Mike Miles scored 18 to lead No. 20 TCU to an eighth straight victory, 75-71 over Utah on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Arkansas 85, UNC Asheville 51
Jalen Graham scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting as the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks routed UNC Asheville on Wednesday night, mauling the Bulldogs 85-51 in Fayetteville, Ark.
San Francisco 97, Arizona State 60
Khalil Shabazz had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead host San Francisco to a 97-60 upset Wednesday night over No. 25 Arizona State, which played without starting guard Desmond Cambridge Jr., who was out with a stomach illness.
Oregon St. 57, Denver 52
Jordan Pope made the decisive two free throws with 28.4 seconds left to help Oregon State slip past Denver 57-52 on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Corvallis, Ore.
Southern California 73, Colorado St. 64
Boogie Ellis scored 19 points, Drew Peterson added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Southern California used a second-half-opening run to dispatch Colorado State 73-64 on Wednesday at the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix.