Recap Roundups
November 26, 2022
Missouri 105, Houston Christian 69
DeAndre Gholston scored 22 points and Kobe Brown added 19 as Missouri routed Houston Christian 105-69 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Georgetown 79, UMBC 70
Jay Heath scored 25 points and Primo Spears added 20 as Georgetown overwhelmed UMBC with defense at the start of the second half in a 79-70 victory on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Wake Forest 97, Hampton 70
Cameron Hildreth posted a triple-double and Damari Monsanto scored 20 points as Wake Forest overwhelmed visiting Hampton 97-70 on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action in Winston-Salem, N.C.
St. John's 78, Niagara 70
Joel Soriano delivered double-double Saturday afternoon, setting career highs with 21 points and 19 rebounds as host St. John's fended off a second-half rally by Niagara to earn a 78-70 victory at New York.
Houston 49, Kent St. 44
Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Jamal Shead hit the go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left as No. 2 Houston overcame a sluggish start to rally for a 49-44 victory over visiting Kent State on Saturday.
Rutgers 83, Central Conn. St. 49
Cam Spencer scored all 18 of his points in the first half and freshman Derek Simpson put up 14 points as host Rutgers defeated Central Connecticut 83-49 on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.
Bryant 73, Syracuse 72
Sherif Gross-Bullock went coast-to-coast for the game-winning floater with 0.8 seconds left as Bryant posted a 73-72 road upset of Syracuse on Saturday.
Georgia Tech 80, North Alabama 61
Deivon Smith recorded 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in a balanced scoring effort as host Georgia Tech trounced North Alabama 80-61 on Saturday in nonconference play at Atlanta.
Texas 91, Texas Rio Grande Valley 54
Sir'Jabari Rice scored 19 points and Marcus Carr added 18 as No. 4 Texas set the pace early and rolled to a 91-54 win over visiting Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Saturday in a unique throwback game at Austin, Texas.
Providence 78, Columbia 64
Jayden Pierre and Ed Croswell scored 13 points apiece as Providence posted a 78-64 win over visiting Columbia on Saturday afternoon.
Clemson 67, California 59
Chase Hunter and Hunter Tyson each scored 14 points as Clemson pulled away in the second half for a 67-59 victory over winless Cal In the third-place game of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday in Niceville, Fla.
Utah 95, St. Thomas (MN) 66
Gabe Madsen scored 15 points and Branden Carlson had 14 to lift Utah to a 95-66 home win over St. Thomas (Minn.) on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Marquette 82, Chicago St. 68
Down by six about midway through the first half, host Marquette cranked up its defense and transition game to claim an 82-68 non-conference victory Saturday night in Milwaukee.