Recap Roundups
December 20, 2023
Oklahoma State 76, Wofford 70
Bryce Thompson scored 19 points that included five 3-pointers to help lift Oklahoma State over visiting Wofford on Wednesday afternoon in a toe-to-toe battle in Stillwater, Okla.
California 71, UC San Diego 67
Fardaws Aimaq capped a double-double performance with a bucket off a Jaylon Tyson feed with 1:49 remaining and California survived blowing a 26-point lead before edging UC San Diego 71-67 on Wednesday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
NC State 82, Saint Louis 70
Casey Morsell scored 21 points to help North Carolina State get an 82-70 win over visiting Saint Louis on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Pittsburgh 62, Purdue Fort Wayne 48
Guillermo Graham Diaz finished with a game-high 13 points as Pittsburgh never trailed en route to a 62-48 victory over visiting Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday night.
Duke 78, Baylor 70
Jared McCain scored 21 points and Jeremy Roach added 18 for No. 21 Duke, which was at its best in the final six minutes of a 78-70 win over No. 10 Baylor on Wednesday in New York.
Radford 66, West Virginia 65
RaeQuan Battle's West Virginia debut was spoiled by a hanging jumper in the dying seconds, as DaQuan Smith's late basket gave Radford a 66-65 win over the Mountaineers on Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.
St. John's 81, Xavier 66
Joel Soriano posted another double-double and added a career-high six blocks Wednesday night for host St. John's, which never trailed in an 81-66 win over Xavier in the Big East opener for both schools in New York.
Seton Hall 75, Connecticut 60
Kadary Richmond racked up 23 points, six rebounds, five assists and a career-high eight steals as host Seton Hall toppled No. 5 UConn 75-60 in the rivals' conference opener Wednesday in Newark, N.J.
Georgia 94, Mount St. Mary's 82
Senior Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 21 of his career-high 23 points in the first half and Georgia overcame a slow start to defeat Mount St. Mary's 94-82 at Athens, Ga., on Wednesday to extend its winning streak to six games.
Nebraska 83, North Dakota 75
C.J. Wilcher came off the bench to score 16 points and Juwan Gary had his second consecutive double-double as Nebraska overcame a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat North Dakota 83-75 in a nonconference game on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.
Iowa 103, UMBC 81
Tony Perkins scored 23 points and Brock Harding, Ben Krikke and Payton Sandfort each notched double-doubles to help Iowa cruise past UMBC 103-81 on Wednesday in Iowa City.
Northwestern 65, Arizona State 46
Northwestern's Boo Buie made four 3-pointers, one more than Arizona State made as a team, and he finished with 22 points to lead the Wildcats to a 65-46 victory on Wednesday in the Hall of Fame Series at Phoenix.
Gonzaga 100, Jackson State 76
Graham Ike recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Gonzaga roll to a 100-76 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday night at Spokane, Wash.
North Carolina 81, Oklahoma 69
RJ Davis scored 23 points and No. 11 North Carolina never trailed on the way to defeating No. 7 Oklahoma 81-69, handing the Sooners their first loss of the season Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Villanova 68, Creighton 66
Eric Dixon scored 32 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, as Villanova overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to earn a 68-66 victory over No. 12 Creighton on Wednesday in the Big East opener for each team at Omaha, Neb.
Utah 85, Bellarmine 43
Lawson Lovering tallied 17 points and seven rebounds to lead Utah to an 85-43 victory over Bellarmine on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Arizona 87, Alabama 74
Oumar Ballo had a double-double as No. 4 Arizona roared back in the second half against cold-shooting Alabama, winning 87-74 on Wednesday night to cap a day of action at the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series in Phoenix.