Recap Roundups
November 07, 2022
Baylor 117, Mississippi Valley State 53
Adam Flagler scored 21 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 5 Baylor walloped visiting Mississippi Valley State 117-53 in Waco, Texas, on Monday on college basketball's opening day of the season.
Stanford 88, Pacific 78
Michael Jones scored a career-high 31 points in his Stanford debut to lead the host Cardinal to an 88-78 victory over Pacific in the season opener for both teams on Monday afternoon.
Villanova 81, La Salle 68
Caleb Daniels hit six 3-pointers with 24 points and 10 rebounds, Eric Dixon added 20 points and three blocked shots and No. 16 Villanova defeated visiting La Salle 81-68 on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Michigan 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 56
Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jett Howard supplied 21 points in his debut, and host No. 22 Michigan defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 75-56 in the season opener for both teams at Ann Arbor, Mich., on Monday.
Butler 89, New Orleans 53
Thad Matta's return to the college basketball sidelines was a resounding success as Butler rolled to a season-opening 89-53 victory over New Orleans Monday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Kentucky 95, Howard 63
despite playing without three starters Monday night.
St. John's 97, Merrimack 72
David Jones collected 21 points and 10 rebounds as host St. John's took control in the opening minutes and cruised to a 97-72 victory over Merrimack on Monday night in New York.
Arizona State 62, Tarleton State 59
Michigan transfer Frankie Collins produced a career-high 21 points, including a 3-pointer in a late rally, as Arizona State earned a season-opening, 62-59 win over Tarleton State on Monday in Tempe, Ariz.
Rutgers 75, Columbia 35
Cam Spencer scored 17 points and grabbed six steals in his Rutgers debut to lead all five starters in double figures, and the Scarlet Knights trounced visiting Columbia 75-35 to open their season Monday in Piscataway, N.J.
Penn St. 93, Winthrop 68
Jalen Pickett scored 23 points and Andrew Funk made six 3-pointers en route to 22 points Monday as Penn State rolled over visiting Winthrop 93-68 in University Park, Pa.
Ohio St. 91, Robert Morris 53
Justice Sueing scored 20 points in his first game in nearly a year as Ohio State routed visiting Robert Morris 91-53 on Monday in the season opener for both teams in Columbus, Ohio.
Maryland 71, Niagara 49
Slimmed-down Donta Scott scored 18 points to help Maryland deliver new coach Kevin Willard a 71-49 victory over Niagara in his Terrapins debut on Monday in College Park, Md., in the season opener for both teams.
Iowa 89, Bethune-Cookman 58
Tony Perkins had 16 points and five assists, Kris Murray scored 14 points and Filip Rebraca notched a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds as Iowa routed visiting Bethune-Cookman 89-58 in its season opener on Monday night in Iowa City, Iowa.
Indiana 88, Morehead St. 53
Preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded 15 points and seven rebounds to help No. 13 Indiana cruise to an 88-53 victory over visiting Morehead State in the season opener for both teams Monday at Bloomington, Ind.
West Virginia 76, Mount St. Mary's 58
Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to lift West Virginia to a 76-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's in the season opener for both teams on Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.
Tennessee 75, Tennessee Tech 43
Tyreke Key scored 17 points to lead No. 11 Tennessee to its 18th straight home victory, a 75-43 season-opening rout of Tennessee Tech on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
Pittsburgh 80, Tenn-Martin 58
Blake Hinson had 27 points and 13 rebounds and Federiko Federiko added 13 points to lead Pitt to a season-opening 80-58 victory over visiting UT Martin on Monday.
Stetson 83, Florida State 74
Luke Brown scored 20 of his career-high 27 points in the first half of his Stetson debut Monday night, carrying the Hatters to a stunning 83-74 upset of host Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.
Duke 71, Jacksonville 44
Freshman Mark Mitchell pumped in 18 points in Jon Scheyer's debut as Duke's head coach as the No. 7 Blue Devils rolled to a 71-44 season-opening victory against visiting Jacksonville on Monday night in Durham, N.C.
Clemson 80, The Citadel 69
Host Clemson used a 20-3 run late in the first half to spring to an 80-69 win over The Citadel in the season opener for both teams on Monday night.
Michigan St. 73, Northern Arizona 55
Joey Hauser had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan State to a 73-55 season-opening win over Northern Arizona on Monday in East Lansing, Mich.
Dayton 73, Lindenwood 46
Mike Sharavjamts scored 14 points and DaRon Holmes II and R.J. Blakney added 13 apiece as No. 24 Dayton cast visiting Lindenwood out to arm's length in the first half and went on to a 73-46 win on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Miami-Florida 67, Lafayette 54
Isaiah Wong and Nijel Pack each scored a team-high 16 points as the host Miami Hurricanes defeated the Lafayette Leopards 67-54 in the season opener for both teams Monday night.
Xavier 96, Morgan St. 73
The Xavier Musketeers closed the first half on a 31-5 run to take command and never looked back in a 96-73 rout over the visiting Morgan State Bears Monday night in Cincinnati.
Connecticut 85, Stonehill 54
for all the wrong reasons.
Georgia Tech 93, Clayton State 63
Transfer Lance Terry scored 16 points to lead four double-digit scorers as Georgia Tech beat Division II Clayton State 93-63 on Monday night in Atlanta.
Mississippi State 63, Texas A&M-CC 44
The Chris Jans era at Mississippi State began on a winning note as the Bulldogs topped Texas A&M Corpus Christi 63-44 Monday night in Starkville, Miss.
Washington St. 83, Texas State 61
Mouhamed Gueye scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Washington State defeated Texas State 83-61 in the season opener for both schools Monday in Pullman, Wash.
DePaul 72, Loyola (MD) 66
Javan Johnson scored a career-high 24 points with 10 rebounds as DePaul won its fifth straight season opener, 72-66 over visiting Loyola Maryland on Monday night in Chicago.
Northwestern 85, Chicago St. 54
Robbie Beran scored 14 of his career-high 20 points in the first half and Chase Audige handed out a career-high nine assists to pace Northwestern's 85-54 victory over visiting Chicago State Monday night in Evanston, Ill.
Nebraska 79, Maine 66
Sam Griesel scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half as Nebraska held off Maine 79-66 on Monday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Texas Christian 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72
Emanuel Miller scored 19 points and Mike Miles Jr. had 15, including a key 3-pointer in the final seconds, as No. 14 TCU staved off upset-minded Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-72 on Monday in the season opener for both teams in Fort Worth, Texas.
Sam Houston St. 52, Oklahoma 51
Lamar Wilkerson scored 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers in the second half, to lead Sam Houston to a 52-51 win over Oklahoma in the season opener Monday in Norman, Oklahoma.
Kansas 89, Nebraska Omaha 64
Freshman Gradey Dick scored 23 points as No. 5 Kansas outlasted Omaha 89-64 for a season-opening win in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday as the Jayhawks began their national-title defense.
Iowa State 88, IUPUI 39
Jaren Holmes scored 23 points in his Iowa State debut, and the Cyclones played suffocating defense in an 88-39 victory over visiting IUPUI in Monday night's season opener for both teams in Ames, Iowa.
Texas A&M 87, UL Monroe 54
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead host Texas A&M to a comfortable 87-54 victory over Louisiana Monroe on Monday night at College Station, Texas.
Missouri 97, Southern Indiana 91
Dennis Gates won his head coaching debut at Missouri as the Tigers beat Southern Indiana 97-91 behind Kobe Brown's 20 points and 14 rebounds Monday night in Columbia, Mo.
Missouri 97, Southern Indiana 91
New coach Dennis Gates will make his regular-season debut for Missouri as the Tigers host Division I newcomer Southern Indiana on Monday night in Columbia, Mo.
Georgia 68, Western Carolina 55
Kario Oquendo scored 18 points as host Georgia ushered in the Mike White era by withstanding a second-half challenge from Western Carolina in a 68-55 victory Monday night in Athens, Ga.
Florida 81, Stony Brook 45
Alex Fudge led three Florida players in double figures with 16 points as the Gators rolled to an 81-45 win over Stony Brook on Monday in the season opener for both teams at Gainesville, Fla.
Wake Forest 71, Fairfield 59
Andrew Carr, Cameron Hildreth and Daivien Williams all scored 14 points as Wake Forest churned out enough offense for a 71-59 season-opening victory against visiting Fairfield on Monday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
NC State 99, Austin Peay 50
Terquavion Smith scored 26 points and Jarkel Joiner added 18 points as NC State cruised to a 99-50 season-opening victory over visiting Austin Peay on Monday in Raleigh, N.C.
Boston College 79, Cornell 77
Freshman Prince Aligbe's game-winning layup with 0.9 seconds left capped a 16-point night as host Boston College edged Cornell 79-77 in Monday night's season opener at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Memphis 76, Vanderbilt 67
Forward DeAndre Williams scored 17 points and guard Kendric Davis added 17 to lift visiting Memphis to a 76-67 win over Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday evening.
Auburn 70, George Mason 52
No Jabari Smith. No Walker Kessler. No problem.
Syracuse 90, Lehigh 72
Joseph Girard III and Jesse Edwards combined for 37 points Monday as Syracuse defeated visiting Lehigh 90-72 in the season opener for both teams.
Houston 83, Northern Colorado 36
Marcus Sasser made four 3-pointers while recording 21 points and four steals to help No. 3 Houston roll to an easy 83-36 victory over visiting Northern Colorado in the season opener for both teams on Monday night.
Arkansas 76, North Dakota State 58
Transfers Ricky Council IV and Trevon Brazile joined with veteran Davonte Davis to lead No. 10 Arkansas to a 76-58 victory over North Dakota State in the season opener for both teams Monday night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Colorado 82, UC Riverside 66
J'Vonne Hadley had 16 points and nine rebounds and KJ Simpson scored 14 points as the Colorado Buffaloes beat the UC Riverside Highlanders 82-66 in Boulder, Colo., in the season opener for both teams Monday night.
Wisconsin 85, South Dakota 59
Taylor Wahl had 19 points and 10 rebounds and three other Wisconsin players scored in double-figures in the Badgers' season-opening 85-59 win Monday night over South Dakota at Madison, Wis.
Marquette 79, Radford 69
Oso Ighodaro scored 19 points and Marquette took control with a 16-point second-half run en route to a 79-69 victory over visiting Radford in the nonconference season opener for both teams on Monday night in Milwaukee.
Creighton 72, St. Thomas (MN) 60
Arthur Kaluma collected 17 points and eight rebounds to fuel host No. 9 Creighton to a 72-60 victory over St. Thomas in the season opener for both teams on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Alabama 75, Longwood 54
Naismith Trophy Watch List candidate Brandon Miller came through with a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, to help No. 20 Alabama roll past Longwood 75-54 Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Minnesota 61, Western Michigan 60
Dawson Garcia scored 23 points to lead Minnesota to a 61-60 win over visiting Western Michigan in the season opener for both teams Monday night in Minneapolis.
Illinois 87, Eastern Illinois 57
Texas Tech transfer Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points, Coleman Hawkins had 23 and No. 23 Illinois clamped down on Eastern Illinois with swarming defense in an 87-57 victory Monday night in Champaign, Ill.
Texas Tech 73, Northwestern St. 49
Daniel Batcho had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 25 Texas Tech extended its home winning streak to 22 games with a 73-49 season-opening victory against Northwestern State on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas.
Kansas State 93, Texas Rio Grande Valley 59
Markquis Nowell and Nae'Qwan Tomlin each scored 14 points as the Jerome Tang era got off to a flashy start with a 93-59 Kansas State victory over the visiting Texas-Rio Grande Valley in the season opener.
Mississippi 73, Alcorn St. 58
Matthew Murrell scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to help host Ole Miss pull away from Alcorn State for a season-opening 73-58 win Monday night in Oxford, Miss.
Virginia Tech 95, Delaware State 57
In his Virginia Tech debut, Grant Basile looked like a perfect fit for his new team as he tallied 30 points and 10 rebounds to propel the Hokies to a 95-57 romp over Delaware State on Monday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Virginia 73, North Carolina Central 61
Armaan Franklin scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Virginia to a 73-61 victory over visiting North Carolina Central in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Charlottesville, Va.
North Carolina 69, UNC Wilmington 56
Caleb Love and RJ Davis each scored 17 points as No. 1 North Carolina powered to a season-opening 69-56 victory over visiting UNC Wilmington on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Texas 72, Texas-El Paso 57
Tyrese Hunter scored 18 points as No. 12 Texas got serious contributions from its older newcomers and defeated visiting Texas-El Paso 72-57 on Monday in the season-opening game for both teams in Austin, Texas.
Oklahoma State 77, Texas-Arlington 66
Bryce Thompson scored 18 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 77-66 win over UT Arlington on Monday in Stillwater, Okla., in the season opener for both teams.
Gonzaga 104, North Florida 63
Preseason All-American Drew Timme registered 22 points and three steals and No. 2 Gonzaga broke the game open with a 26-0 run en route to a convincing 104-63 victory over visiting North Florida in the season opener for both teams on Monday night at Spokane, Wash.
Florida Gulf Coast 74, Southern California 61
Florida Gulf Coast rode a stifling defensive effort and a second-half scoring surge to stun Southern California 74-61 in Monday's season opener in Los Angeles.
Arizona 117, Nicholls State 75
Azuolas Tubelis scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half, Pelle Larsson had a double-double and No. 17 Arizona set a school record for shooting percentage in a 117-75 victory over Nicholls in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.
San Diego St. 80, CSU Fullerton 57
Darrion Trammell had 18 points and three steals to help No. 19 San Diego State to a 80-57 win against visiting Cal State Fullerton in the season opener for both teams on Monday night.
Oregon 80, Florida A&M 45
The Oregon Ducks didn't shoot well from long range, but the inside presence of N'Faly Dante was enough to lead the 21st-ranked Ducks to an 80-45 win over Florida A&M on Monday night in the basketball season opener for both teams in Eugene, Ore.
Utah 89, LIU 48
Branden Carlson's 21-point, 10-rebound double-double helped Utah cruise to a 89-48 season-opening win over Long Island on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
UC Davis 75, California 65
Elijah Pepper and Ty Johnson combined for all of the scoring in a late 11-0 run Monday night, rallying UC Davis to its first-ever men's college basketball victory over Cal 75-65 in each team's season opener in Berkeley, Calif.
Washington 69, Weber St. 52
Keion Brooks Jr. recorded 20 points and seven rebounds in his Washington debut to lead the Huskies to a 69-52 victory over Weber State in the season opener for both teams on Monday night at Seattle.
UCLA 76, Sacramento State 50
Jaylen Clark's perfect shooting performance and a 20-0 first-half run powered No. 8 UCLA to a 76-50 rout of Sacramento State on Monday in the season-opening contest for both teams in Los Angeles.
Oregon St. 73, Tulsa 70
Freshman Jordan Pope scored 19 points as Oregon State rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat Tulsa 73-70 on Monday night in Corvallis, Ore., giving the Beavers their first victory of calendar year 2022.