Recap Roundups
November 16, 2023
St. John's 53, North Texas 52
Joel Soriano made the go-ahead free throws with 71 seconds remaining as St. John's survived a frenetic final minute and hung on for a 53-52 victory over North Texas in the opening round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.
Dayton 70, Louisiana State 67
Nate Santos sank a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left, and Dayton overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat LSU 70-67 in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday in Charleston, S.C.
St. Bonaventure 66, Oklahoma State 64
Daryl Banks III hit the tying and go-ahead free throws with 20.3 seconds left as St. Bonaventure mounted the final surge in a game of runs to edge Oklahoma State 66-64 in the first game of the Legends Classic on Thursday night in New York.
Houston 65, Towson 49
LJ Cryer poured in 18 points and No. 6 Houston used a stingy defense to maintain control in a 65-49 whipping of Towson on Thursday night in the opening round of the Charleston Classic at Charleston, S.C.
Indiana 89, Wright St. 80
Kel'el Ware had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Indiana to an 89-80 home win over Wright State on Thursday.
Central Florida 72, CSU Fullerton 44
Jaylin Sellers scored 15 points and UCF put together a masterclass defensive performance to beat Cal State Fullerton 72-44 on Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.
Virginia 62, Texas Southern 33
Ryan Dunn, Reece Beekman and the Virginia defense smothered Texas Southern in a 62-33 victory on Thursday night in Charlottesville, Va.
Texas Tech 73, Texas A&M-CC 64
Texas Tech overcame dreadful long-range shooting and eventually subdued visiting Texas A&M Corpus Christi 73-64 on Thursday night in Lubbock, Texas.
Auburn 83, Notre Dame 59
Aden Holloway and Johni Broome each had 15 points, and Auburn opened the second half on a 13-0 run en route to its 83-59 win over Notre Dame on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Legends Classic in New York.
Arizona State 71, Massachusetts Lowell 69
Frankie Collins' drive to the basket with 2.1 seconds left capped a late surge in Arizona State's 71-69 win Thursday night over UMass Lowell at Tempe, Ariz.
Utah 77, Wake Forest 70
Branden Carlson scored 31 points and Utah rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half to defeat Wake Forest 77-70 on Thursday night in the nightcap of the Charleston Classic at Charleston, S.C.
Missouri 70, Minnesota 68
Sean East II made a go-ahead, three-point play with 9.9 seconds remaining as Missouri stormed back for a 70-68 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Montana St. 63, California 60
Brandon Walker had 26 points, Brian Goracke hit a key shot and two free throws down the stretch as Montana State held off Cal 63-60 in a men's nonconference basketball game Thursday in Berkeley, Calif.