Recap Roundups
December 22, 2023
James Madison 89, Morgan St. 75
Terrence Edwards Jr. matched his career high with 29 points as No. 20 James Madison benefited from a second-half surge in its 89-75 win over Morgan State on Friday afternoon in Baltimore.
Texas 71, Texas A&M-CC 55
Max Abmas scored 17 points and Dillon Mitchell added 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as No. 19 Texas shrugged off some doldrums and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55 on Friday afternoon in Austin, Texas.
Georgia 78, North Florida 60
Georgia's Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored all 18 of his points in the first half to spark a 17-0 run, carrying the Bulldogs to a 78-60 win over North Florida Friday afternoon in Athens, Ga.
Florida 96, Grambling State 57
Will Richard matched his career best of five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to help Florida roll to an easy 96-57 victory over Grambling State on Friday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.
Nevada 88, Texas Christian 75
Jarod Lucas racked up 25 points and Nevada continued its winning ways Friday afternoon by defeating TCU 88-75 in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.
Clemson 109, Queens University of Charlotte 79
PJ Hall scored a game-high 27 points, 20 of which came in the first half, to lead No. 18 Clemson to a 109-79 victory over visiting Queens on Friday.
South Carolina 70, Elon University 43
Ta'Lon Cooper hit four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 20 points to lead the charge for South Carolina in a 70-43 win over Elon Friday in Columbia, S.C.
Florida State 67, Winthrop 61
Jalen Warley's spinning layup and Darin Green Jr.'s steal and breakaway dunk in the last 1:18 helped the Florida State Seminoles pull away late from the Winthrop Eagles 67-61 in their nonconference matchup on Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Marquette 81, Georgetown 51
David Joplin bundled his season-high 20 points with nine rebounds as No. 6 Marquette throttled Georgetown 81-51 on Friday in Milwaukee for its 18th straight home win.
Cincinnati 83, Stetson 75
Dan Skillings Jr. scored 29 points on 11-for-14 shooting, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, and Cincinnati held on for an 83-75 win over visiting Stetson on Friday evening.
Baylor 107, Mississippi Valley State 48
Ja'Kobe Walter poured in 26 points as No. 10 Baylor bounced back from a pair of neutral court games against marquee teams with a dominating 107-48 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday in Waco, Texas.
Texas A&M 79, Houston Christian 52
Hayden Hefner scored 24 points on 7-for-14 shooting, and Texas A&M pulled away for a 79-52 win over visiting Houston Christian on Friday night in College Station, Texas.
Kansas 75, Yale 60
Kevin McCullar scored nearly half of Kansas' points as the No. 2 Jayhawks pulled away from Yale 75-60 Friday night in Lawrence, Kan.
Notre Dame 60, Marist 56
Freshman Markus Burton had 21 points as Notre Dame snapped a three-game losing streak with a 60-56 victory over visiting Marist on Friday night in South Bend, Ind.
Auburn 82, Alabama St. 62
Jaylin Williams racked up 20 points and Johni Broome had 16 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks and three steals as Auburn overwhelmed visiting Alabama State 82-62 Friday night.
Wisconsin 80, Chicago St. 53
A.J. Storr led all scorers with 29 points to lead No. 24 Wisconsin to an 80-53 home win over Chicago State on Friday in Madison.
Maryland 69, UCLA 60
Jahmir Young scored a career-high 37 points, including nine straight down the stretch to stem a furious UCLA rally, and Maryland beat the Bruins 69-60 for their fourth consecutive loss.
Illinois 97, Missouri 73
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 13 Illinois routed Missouri 97-73 in the annual Braggin' Rights rivalry game Friday night in St. Louis.
Brigham Young 101, Bellarmine 59
Spencer Johnson totaled 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to lead No. 17 BYU to a 101-59 victory over Bellarmine on Friday night in Provo, Utah.
Colorado St. 76, Loyola Marymount 67
Nique Clifford scored 23 points Friday night and No. 16 Colorado State led nearly wire-to-wire in a 76-67 nonconference win over Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.
Georgia Tech 73, Hawaii 68
Baye Ndongo posted 22 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out and Georgia Tech recovered after coughing up a big lead to beat host and defending champion Hawaii 73-68 in Friday's second semifinal at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.