Recap Roundups
November 23, 2023
Tulane 84, California 81
Kevin Cross scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and Tulane shot 69 percent after halftime to stop California 84-81 for third place in the SoCal Challenge early Thursday morning in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Texas A&M 89, Penn St. 77
Henry Coleman III scored a season-best 24 points and Wade Taylor IV tallied a season-high 23 as No. 12 Texas A&M notched an 89-77 victory over Penn State on Thursday in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational at Kissimmee, Fla.
Texas Tech 72, Northern Iowa 70
Pop Isaacs hit a game-winning jumper with 0.8 seconds remaining as Texas Tech stormed back from a 15-point deficit in the final 11-plus minutes for a 72-70 victory over Northern Iowa on Thursday afternoon in a consolation semifinal at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Loyola-Chicago 71, Boston College 68
Braden Norris finished with 20 points and Loyola Chicago overcame a nine-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation to beat Boston College 71-68 on Thursday afternoon in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo.
Florida Atlantic 91, Butler 86
Vladislav Goldin recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Johnell Davis scored 15 as No. 19 Florida Atlantic held off upset-minded Butler 91-86 in the quarterfinal round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thanksgiving in Kissimmee, Fla.
Villanova 83, North Carolina 81
A game between North Carolina and Villanova once again came down to the wire.
Oklahoma 79, Iowa 67
Jalon Moore scored a career-high 18 points to lead Oklahoma to a 79-67 win over Iowa on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.
Arizona 74, Michigan St. 68
Keshad Johnson finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Caleb Love scored 17 points in No. 3 Arizona's 74-68 win Thursday over No. 21 Michigan State in the Acrisure Classic at Thousand Palms, Calif.
Colorado St. 69, Creighton 48
Isaiah Stevens scored 20 points and Colorado State put together its best defensive performance of the season to upset No. 8 Creighton 69-48 Thursday to win the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis 84, Arkansas 79
Fourth-year wing David Jones poured in a career-high 36 points to lead Memphis to an 84-79 victory over No. 20 Arkansas on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Iowa State 68, VCU 64
Tamin Lipsey scored a season-high 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting to help lead Iowa State to a 68-64 win over VCU in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday in Kissimmee, Fla.
Southern California 71, Seton Hall 63
Joshua Morgan blocked a career-high 10 shots to key a tough defensive effort, Boogie Ellis scored a game-high 22 points and No. 23 Southern California held off Seton Hall 71-63 in the second semifinal of the Rady Children's Invitational on Thursday in San Diego.
Michigan 83, Stanford 78
Dug McDaniel delivered 20 points and eight assists to propel Michigan to an 83-78 victory over Stanford in the consolation round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday night in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Virginia Tech 82, Boise St. 75
Lynn Kidd and Hunter Cattoor each scored 19 points and Virginia Tech recovered from a tough start to defeat Boise State 82-75 on Thursday night on the opening day of the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.
NC State 84, Vanderbilt 78
Dennis Parker Jr. notched 18 points off the bench and Jayden Taylor scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as NC State defeated Vanderbilt 84-78 on the opening night of the Vegas Showdown on Thursday in Las Vegas.
Brigham Young 77, Arizona State 49
Noah Waterman established career bests of 24 points and six 3-pointers as BYU routed Arizona State 77-49 on Thursday night to advance to the championship game of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas.