Recap Roundups
November 17, 2021
Rhode Island 57, Boston College 49
Ishmael El-Amin's team-leading 12 points helped Rhode Island hand Boston College its first loss, 59-47, while winning its third straight to open the season Wednesday night in Kingston, R.I.
Connecticut 93, LIU 40
Tyler Polley scored 17 points off the bench to fuel No. 23 UConn to a 93-40 victory over visiting Long Island University on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.
Michigan St 73, Butler 52
Gabe Brown had 19 points and six rebounds to lead Michigan State to a 73-52 win over Butler as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
George Mason 71, Maryland 66
D'Shawn Schwartz scored a career-high 24 points and George Mason upset No. 20 Maryland 71-66 Wednesday night in College Park.
Kansas State 79, Nebraska Omaha 64
as the Wildcats defeated Omaha 79-64 Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan. The Wildcats never trailed.
Florida State 59, Tulane 54
Caleb Mills scored 13 points and Florida State held off cold-shooting Tulane 59-54 in a nonconference game Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Baylor 92, Central Arkansas 47
LJ Cryer scored 20 points and James Akinjo contributed 18 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and four steals as No. 9 Baylor dominated Central Arkansas 92-47 on Wednesday in Waco, Texas.
Oklahoma State 74, NC State 68
Kalib Boone poured in 20 points off the bench and Oklahoma State defeated North Carolina State 74-68 in a foul-infested game Wednesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase at Uncasville, Conn.
VCU 48, Vanderbilt 37
Virginia Commonwealth used its signature full-court pressure defense to slow down Scotty Pippen Jr. and the up-tempo attack of Vanderbilt in a 48-37 victory Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State 77, Detroit Mercy 64
All-Southeastern Conference first-teamer Iverson Molinar scored a season-high 19 points and Shakeel Moore matched his career best with 19 as Mississippi State beat Detroit Mercy 77-64 Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.
Arkansas 93, Northern Iowa 80
Chris Lykes scored 26 points to lead six Arkansas players in double figures as the 16th-ranked Razorbacks defeated Northern Iowa 93-80 on Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Stanford 74, Valparaiso 60
Brandon Angel and Noah Taitz combined for 24 points off the bench Wednesday night, leading Stanford to a second straight nonconference win, 74-60 over visiting Valparaiso.
Texas 62, Northern Colorado 49
Tre Mitchell scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as No. 8 Texas bounced back with a dominating 62-49 win over visiting Northern Colorado on Wednesday in a first-round game in the inaugural Abe Lemons Classic in Austin, Texas.
Indiana 76, St. John's 74
Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and Indiana held off a late St. John's comeback to beat the Red Storm 76-74 Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind.
UCLA 98, North Florida 63
Jaime Jaquez Jr. recorded 20 points and eight rebounds to help second-ranked UCLA roll to a 98-63 victory over visiting North Florida in nonconference play on Wednesday night.