Recap Roundups
November 17, 2023
Louisiana State 66, North Texas 62
Will Baker scored a team-high 16 points and made the turnaround jumper with 37 seconds left that sealed LSU's 66-62 victory over North Texas on Friday in a consolation semifinal at the Charleston (S.C.) Classic.
Dayton 88, St. John's 81
DaRon Holmes II scored 14 of his 21 points after halftime as Dayton took control midway through the second half and beat St. John's 88-81 on Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic.
Miami-Florida 79, Georgia 67
Matthew Cleveland tied for game-high honors with 18 points as No. 12 Miami defeated Georgia 79-67 on Friday afternoon in the first round of the Baha Mar Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
Houston 76, Utah 66
Houston's LJ Cryer answered Utah's big rally with a pair of 3-point baskets as the No. 6 Cougars pulled out a 76-66 victory Friday in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
Notre Dame 66, Oklahoma State 64
Markus Burton scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and overtime, and Notre Dame escaped with a 66-64 win against Oklahoma State in the third-place game Friday at the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in New York.
Duke 90, Bucknell 60
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 20 points as No. 9 Duke beats visiting Bucknell 90-60 in Durham, N.C., on Friday night.
Kansas State 73, Providence 70
David N'Guessan saved his best for last, scoring six points in overtime to lift Kansas State to a 73-70 victory over Providence on Friday night in the first round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
Michigan St. 74, Butler 54
Tyson Walker scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Michigan State to a 74-54 home win over Butler on Friday in a Gavitt Tipoff Games contest in East Lansing, Mich.
NC State 87, Charleston Southern 53
DJ Horne poured in 18 points and North Carolina State won going away, 87-53 over visiting Charleston Southern on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C.
James Madison 76, Radford 73
Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 21 points to lead No. 24 James Madison to a 76-73 victory over Radford in a celebratory atmosphere Friday night in Harrisonburg, Va.
Long Beach St. 94, Michigan 86
Marcus Tsohonis scored a game-high 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting, and visiting Long Beach State held on for a 94-86 win to upset Michigan on Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Pittsburgh 107, Jacksonville 56
Pittsburgh jumped out to a 10-0 lead within the first five minutes and went on to wallop visiting Jacksonville 107-56 on Friday night.
Vanderbilt 75, Central Arkansas 71
Ezra Manjon scored 16 points and added three steals, leading Vanderbilt to a 75-71 win over Central Arkansas in Nashville on Friday evening.
Wisconsin 78, Robert Morris 68
Freshman John Blackwell scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Wisconsin pulled away late for 78-68 nonconference victory over visiting Robert Morris on Friday night in Madison, Wis.
Florida 89, Florida State 68
Walter Clayton Jr. and the Florida Gators rode a hot-shooting first half to an 89-68 demolition of visiting Florida State on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Kentucky 101, Stonehill 67
Reed Sheppard scored 25 points off the bench to lead No. 17 Kentucky to a 101-67 home win over Stonehill on Friday in Lexington, Ky.
Penn St. 74, Morehead St. 51
Penn State forced 29 turnovers to overcome a poor shooting display Friday as the host Nittany Lions remained unbeaten by disposing of sloppy Morehead State 74-51 at University Park, Pa.
Auburn 77, St. Bonaventure 60
Behind 18 points from Johni Broome and a double-double by Jaylin Williams, Auburn won the Legends Classic championship game with a 77-60 victory over St. Bonaventure on Friday night at New York.
Wake Forest 71, Towson 61
Kevin "Boopie" Miller tied a career-high with 25 points and Hunter Sallis added 24 as Wake Forest took down Towson by a 71-61 final in the consolation bracket of the Charleston Classic on Friday night at Charleston, S.C.
North Carolina 77, UC Riverside 52
Armando Bacot pumped in 21 points and No. 20 North Carolina scored the first 19 points of the second half to defeat visiting UC Riverside 77-52 on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Texas Christian 86, Mississippi Valley State 52
Emanuel Miller and Jameer Nelson Jr. each scored 13 points as TCU emerged with an 86-52 victory over visiting Mississippi Valley State on Friday night at Fort Worth, Texas.
Texas A&M 74, Oral Roberts 66
Henry Coleman III scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds, and Wade Taylor IV had a key layup late and two clinching free throws as No. 13 Texas A&M outlasted visiting Oral Roberts 74-66 on Friday in College Station, Texas.
Illinois 87, Valparaiso 64
After trailing for most of the first 25 minutes, No. 23 Illinois needed a huge second-half run to claim an 87-64 nonconference victory over visiting Valparaiso on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.
Oklahoma 90, Texas Rio Grande Valley 66
John Hugley IV scored 16 points off the bench to lead Oklahoma to a 90-66 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma.
Alabama 98, Mercer 67
No. 22 Alabama sank its first nine shots of the game and kept on rolling to a 98-67 victory against Mercer on Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Iowa 88, Arkansas St. 74
Ben Krikke tallied 25 points, nine rebounds and four steals to lead Iowa to a workmanlike 88-74 win over Arkansas State on Friday night in Iowa City.
Iowa 88, Arkansas St. 74
Two up-tempo teams figure to light up the scoreboard when Iowa faces Arkansas State on Friday night in Iowa City.
UNC Greensboro 78, Arkansas 72
Keyshaun Langley poured in 23 points as UNC Greensboro pulled off a 78-72 upset of No. 14 Arkansas on Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Villanova 57, Maryland 40
Tyler Burton scored 15 points and No. 21 Villanova smothered visiting Maryland 57-40 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Friday night.
Oregon 92, Tennessee St. 67
Jesse Zarzuela's first appearance on Oregon's home court was a successful one as the transfer from Central Michigan scored 14 points for the Ducks in their 92-67 win over Tennessee State on Friday night in Eugene, Ore.
Stanford 95, Eastern Washington 70
Andrej Stojakovic scored 18 points Friday night to lead five players in double figures as Stanford shrugged off a slow start to rout Eastern Washington 95-70 in a nonconference game in Palo Alto, Calif.
Mississippi 70, Sam Houston St. 67
Allen Flanigan scored a game-high 23 points and Ole Miss held off Sam Houston 70-67 Friday night in Oxford, Miss.
Arizona 100, Belmont 68
Caleb Love had his best-scoring game at Arizona with 20 points and freshman Motiejus Krivas also scored 20 as the No. 3 Wildcats routed Belmont 100-68 on Friday night in Tucson, Ariz.
South Carolina 73, DePaul 68
Meechie Johnson scored 18 of his team-high 24 points in the first half Friday night as South Carolina overcame some poor foul shooting to stop DePaul 73-68 in the Arizona Tip-Off in Glendale.
Washington 74, Xavier 71
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Washington capitalized on Xavier's miscues to score a 74-71 win in the second game of the Continental Tire Main Event on Friday in Las Vegas.