Recap Roundups
November 20, 2023
Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56
Dalton Knecht scored 17 points as No. 7 Tennessee pulled away from Syracuse 73-56 on Monday at the Maui Invitational, played this year in Honolulu due to the wildfires that ravaged Maui earlier in 2023.
Indiana 74, Louisville 66
The Indiana Hoosiers rallied late to beat Louisville 74-66 on Monday in the third-place game in the Empire Classic in New York.
Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63
Zach Edey had game-high totals of 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue put together a second-half rally to defeat No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 on Monday afternoon in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu.
Florida State 83, UNLV 75
Jamir Watkins scored 19 points and dished eight assists and Darin Green Jr. added 16 points to lead Florida State to an 83-75 victory over UNLV on Monday night in the semifinals of the Sunshine Slam Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Wisconsin 65, Virginia 41
Steven Crowl posted a double-double and Wisconsin's defense smothered No. 24 Virginia in a 65-41 win Monday at the Fort Myers Tip-Off event in Florida.
Kentucky 96, Saint Joseph's 88
Tre Mitchell scored 22 points and sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:57 remaining in overtime as No. 16 Kentucky outlasted Saint Joseph's 96-88 after blowing a nine-point lead in the second half on Monday night in Lexington, Ky.
Connecticut 81, Texas 71
Alex Karaban scored 20 points and hit a clutch jumper with 1:01 to play to help No. 5 UConn outlast No. 15 Texas 81-71 on Monday in the championship game of the Empire Classic in New York.
Oklahoma State 96, New Orleans 68
Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 18 points in his Oklahoma State debut and Javon Small added 16 points as the Cowboys picked up a much-needed win, beating the New Orleans Privateers 96-68 in Stillwater, Okla., on Monday night.
Colorado 64, Richmond 59
KJ Simpson scored 23 points and No. 18 Colorado knocked off Richmond 64-59 on Monday to advance to the championship game of the Beach Bracket in the Sunshine Slam at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Oregon 67, Florida A&M 54
Jesse Zarzuela scored 14 points and Jadrian Tracey added 13 for Oregon in its 67-54 win over Florida A&M Monday night in Tallahassee, Florida, at the Rattlers' home court.
Southern Methodist 70, West Virginia 58
Zhuric Phelps had 17 points and 12 rebounds and SMU recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit to notch a 70-58 victory over West Virginia on Monday night to reach the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida.
Central Florida 74, Charlotte 71
Jaylin Sellers came up with a key rebound off Ibrahima Diallo's missed free throw and got the ball back to Diallo for the go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left in overtime as UCF beat Charlotte 74-71 on Monday at the Jacksonville Classic in St. Augustine, Fla.
Kansas 83, Chaminade 56
Kevin McCullar Jr. became the first player in Kansas history to record back-to-back triple-doubles as the top-ranked Jayhawks defeated Chaminade 83-56 on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu.
Marquette 71, UCLA 69
Sean Jones sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds to play as No. 4 Marquette pulled out a 71-69 win over UCLA on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu.