Recap Roundups
December 06, 2023
Wake Forest 76, Rutgers 57
Kevin Miller scored 23 points, Efton Reid III amassed 12 points and 14 rebounds in his season debut and Wake Forest used two big scoring runs to put away Rutgers 76-57 on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Ohio St. 84, Miami (OH) 64
Roddy Gayle Jr. led six Ohio State scorers in double figures with 15 points, and the host Buckeyes defeated Miami (Ohio) 84-64 in Columbus on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.
NC State 93, Maryland-Eastern Shore 61
Jayden Taylor poured in 21 points as North Carolina State routed Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
St. John's 85, Sacred Heart 50
Joel Soriano scored 10 points during a decisive first-half run and posted a double-double Wednesday night for host St. John's, which rolled to an 85-50 win over Sacred Heart in Queens, N.Y.
Miami-Florida 97, LIU 49
Norchad Omier posted his fourth double-double of the season to lead five double-digit scorers as No. 15 Miami crushed Long Island 97-49 on Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla.
Central Florida 94, Jacksonville 52
Thierno Sylla notched career highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead UCF to a 94-52 blowout victory over Jacksonville on Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla.
Maryland 81, Penn St. 75
Jahmir Young and Julian Reese combined for 52 points as Maryland outlasted Penn State 81-75 in overtime on Wednesday night in College Park, Md.
Clemson 72, South Carolina 67
Chauncey Wiggins gave No. 24 Clemson a big boost of offense with 15 points and the Tigers overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to remain undefeated by topping visiting South Carolina 72-67 on Wednesday night.
Houston 75, Rice 39
LJ Cryer scored 15 points in 24 minutes of court time, but defense made the real difference in No. 3 Houston's decisive 75-39 victory against Rice on Wednesday in a battle of Houston rivals.
Marquette 86, Texas 65
Tyler Kolek scored a season-high 28 points and Kam Jones added 17 as No. 8 Marquette bounced back from an in-state-rivalry loss to rout No. 12 Texas 86-65 in a Big East-Big 12 Battle game on Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Texas Tech 87, Nebraska Omaha 58
Kerwin Walton scored a career-high 22 points and Texas Tech hit a red-hot shooting stretch from beyond the arc in the first half to build a comfortable lead and never looked back in an 87-58 victory over Omaha in Lubbock, Texas.
San Francisco 73, Vanderbilt 60
Ndewedo Newbury scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting as San Francisco scored a 73-60 win over host Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday.
Texas A&M 89, DePaul 64
Jace Carter scored 14 points and Henry Coleman III collected 13 points and nine rebounds to lift No. 21 Texas A&M to an 89-64 victory over visiting DePaul on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.
Pittsburgh 80, West Virginia 63
Entering the 190th installment of the Backyard Brawl, West Virginia coach Josh Eilert reminded his team about the scoring ability of Pitt's Blake Hinson.
Colorado St. 90, Denver 80
Patrick Cartier finished with 19 points and No. 13 Colorado State canned 72 percent of its second-half shots to rally for a 90-80 nonconference win over Denver on Wednesday in Fort Collins, Colo.
Minnesota 76, Nebraska 65
Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting, Elijah Hawkins collected 12 points and 11 assists, and Minnesota stormed back for a 76-65 win over visiting Nebraska in a Big Ten Conference matchup Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Washington St. 86, UC Riverside 49
Jaylen Wells posted season highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds as Washington State clobbered UC Riverside 86-49 in a nonconference game Wednesday night in Pullman, Wash.
Arizona State 76, Southern Methodist 74
Jose Perez scored 20 points and Frankie Collins added 17 as Arizona State came back for a 76-74 win over SMU on Wednesday night at Tempe, Ariz.