Recap Roundups
December 29, 2023
Penn St. 90, Rider 63
Kanye Clary authored a 29-point performance Friday afternoon to lift Penn State to a comfortable 90-63 home victory over Rider in University Park, Pa.
Miami-Florida 95, North Florida 55
Norchad Omier scored a season-high 27 points to surpass the 1,500-point mark for his career and lead Miami to a 95-55 victory over North Florida on Friday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Indiana 100, Kennesaw St. 87
Malik Reneau established a career high for the second straight game, scoring 34 points Friday night as Indiana outgunned Kennesaw State 100-87 in Bloomington, Ind.
Kentucky 96, Illinois St. 70
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points in his first game against his former team Friday night as No. 8 Kentucky cruised past Illinois State 96-70 in Lexington, Ky.
Purdue 80, Eastern Kentucky 53
Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points in 26 minutes to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-53 win over Eastern Kentucky on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.
McNeese St. 87, Michigan 76
Shahada Wells scored a game-high 30 points as McNeese pulled off an 87-76 upset of Michigan on Friday night in a nonconference game at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Minnesota 80, Maine 62
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota pulled away for an 80-62 win over visiting Maine on Friday night in Minneapolis.
Central Florida 98, Bethune-Cookman 54
Jaylin Sellers notched 19 points, UCF's bench scored 51 points and the Knights ended their nonconference schedule by thrashing the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 98-54 on Friday night in Orlando, Fla.
Clemson 93, Radford 58
Joseph Girard III scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field to help lead No. 18 Clemson to a 93-58 victory over visiting Radford on Friday.
Cincinnati 76, Evansville 58
Simas Lukosius keyed a 26-4 second-half outburst and finished with 15 points as the host Cincinnati Bearcats rallied past the short-handed Evansville Purple Aces 76-58 Friday night.
Iowa 103, Northern Illinois 74
Ben Krikke recorded 20 points and seven rebounds to help Iowa roll to a 103-74 nonconference victory over Northern Illinois on Friday night at Iowa City, Iowa.
Nebraska 91, South Carolina State 62
C.J. Wilcher racked up 18 points off the bench as Nebraska romped past South Carolina State 91-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Louisiana State 96, Northwestern St. 55
Mike Williams III scored 20 points to lead six-double-figure scorers and LSU dominated Northwestern State in a 96-55 victory in the final nonconference game for both teams Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Texas 72, UNC Greensboro 37
Tyrese Hunter scored 23 points, 16 in the first half, and the Texas defense did the rest as the 21st-ranked Longhorns rolled to a 72-37 win over UNC Greensboro on Friday in Austin, Texas, to remain undefeated at home.
North Carolina 105, Charleston Southern 60
RJ Davis led No. 9 North Carolina in scoring for the eighth game in a row, pouring in 20 points in a 105-60 rout of visiting Charleston Southern on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Northwestern 74, Jackson State 63
Ty Berry scored 20 points and Ryan Langborg added 17 points as host Northwestern defeated Jackson State 74-63 on Friday in Evanston, Ill., to stretch its winning streak to three games.
Utah 80, Washington St. 58
Gabe Madsen scored all 20 of his points in the second half to lead Utah to an 80-58 victory over Washington State on Friday night in Salt Lake City.
Illinois 104, Fairleigh Dickinson 71
In Illinois' first game without All-American-caliber guard Terrence Shannon Jr., backup center Dain Dainja delivered 19 points to lead six players in double figures as the No. 11 Illini earned a 104-71 nonconference victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.
Colorado St. 106, Adams St. 61
Patrick Cartier and Isaiah Stevens each scored 13 points to lead seven double-digit scorers as No. 15 Colorado State rolled to a 106-61 win over Division II Adams State on Friday in Fort Collins, Colo.
San Diego St. 84, Gonzaga 74
Reese Waters scored 22 points and Jaedon LeDee added 20 points and seven rebounds as San Diego State handed No. 13 Gonzaga a rare home loss with an 84-74 victory over the Bulldogs in a nonconference showdown on Friday night at Spokane, Wash.
Colorado 73, Washington 69
KJ Simpson had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as short-handed Colorado closed strong to defeat Washington 73-69 in the Pac-12 opener for both schools Friday night in Boulder, Colo.
Arizona 100, California 81
Caleb Love scored 22 points and Oumar Ballo posted his third consecutive double-double as No. 4 Arizona cruised past Cal 100-81 to open Pac-12 play on Friday night in Berkeley, Calif.
Arizona State 76, Stanford 73
Arizona State did not lead until Frankie Collins hit a jumper with 31 seconds left, and the Sun Devils held on to beat Stanford 76-73 Friday in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at Palo Alto, Calif.