Recap Roundups
December 30, 2023
St. John's 84, Hofstra 79
Daniss Jenkins flirted with a triple-double Saturday afternoon as St. John's fended off an upset bid by Hofstra to earn an 84-79 win at Elmont, N.Y.
Lipscomb 78, Florida State 75
Will Pruitt totaled 24 points and seven rebounds to lead Lipscomb to a 78-75 victory over Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
Rutgers 59, Stonehill 58
Derek Simpson drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds left and Rutgers survived an upset bid by visiting Stonehill, escaping with a 59-58 win Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.
Syracuse 81, Pittsburgh 73
Quadir Copeland recorded 22 points and nine rebounds off the bench to guide Syracuse to an 81-73 home victory over Pitt in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54
J.R. Konieczny and Carey Booth scored 17 points each to boost Notre Dame to a 76-54 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Virginia on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Florida 97, Quinnipiac 72
Will Richard knocked down five 3-pointers to headline a 22-point performance as host Florida beat Quinnipiac 97-72 on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.
Liberty 101, Alabama 56
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 19 points in a reserve role as Alabama blew out Liberty 101-56 in its nonleague finale Saturday afternoon at Birmingham, Ala.
James Madison 82, Texas State 65
T.J. Bickerstaff had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 20 James Madison pulled away in the second half for an 82-65 Sun Belt Conference victory over Texas State on Saturday in Harrisonburg, Va.
Duke 106, Queens University of Charlotte 69
Jared McCain scored a season-high 24 points and No. 16 Duke rolled past visiting Queens 106-69 on Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C.
Michigan St. 87, Indiana St. 75
Tyson Walker had 22 points and Michigan State stretched its winning streak to four games by pulling away from Indiana State 87-75 on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan St. 87, Indiana St. 75
Michigan State returns from its Christmas break with a tough opponent and a thin backcourt.
Marquette 72, Creighton 67
Sean Jones and Tyler Kolek each scored 15 points and Kolek dished eight assists to lead No. 10 Marquette to a 72-67 win over the visiting No. 22 Creighton Bluejays on Saturday in Milwaukee.
South Carolina 94, Florida A&M 62
Collin Murray-Boyles netted a career-high 17 points as South Carolina kept its home mark perfect, throttling Florida A&M 94-62 on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, S.C.
Wake Forest 86, Virginia Tech 63
Hunter Sallis scored a game-high 20 points to help lead Wake Forest to an 86-63 victory over visiting Virginia Tech on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Georgia 93, Alabama A&M 73
Blue Cain scored a season-high-tying 18 points to fuel Georgia to a 93-73 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday in Athens, Ga.
Missouri 92, Central Arkansas 59
Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points as Missouri routed Central Arkansas 92-59 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Kansas 86, Wichita St. 67
Hunter Dickinson had another double-double for No. 2 Kansas as the Jayhawks cruised past Wichita State 86-67 on Saturday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
DePaul 70, Chicago St. 58
Elijah Fisher had 16 points and seven rebounds and K.T. Raimey added a career-high 15 points to lift host DePaul to a 70-58 win against Chicago State on Saturday in Chicago.
Oregon 64, UCLA 59
Jackson Shelstad shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range and led Oregon with 20 points, and the Ducks weathered a late-game scoring drought to hold off visiting UCLA, 64-59, on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
Vanderbilt 69, Dartmouth 53
Vanderbilt's Ezra Manjon scored 23 points and Tyrin Lawrence added a season-high 22 points, leading the Commodores to a 69-53 win over visiting Dartmouth in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.
Arkansas 106, UNC Wilmington 90
Keyon Menifield Jr. finished with a career-high 32 points in just his third game with Arkansas, leading the Razorbacks to a 106-90 victory over visiting UNC Wilmington on Saturday at Fayetteville, Ark.
Brigham Young 94, Wyoming 68
Trevin Knell and Noah Waterman scored 17 points apiece and shot a combined 8 of 15 on 3-point attempts as No. 14 BYU blew away Wyoming 94-68 in a nonconference matchup on Saturday in Provo, Utah.
Memphis 81, Austin Peay 70
David Jones scored 19 points and No. 19 Memphis struggled at times before securing an 81-70 victory against visiting Austin Peay in its nonconference finale Saturday night.
Texas A&M 79, Prairie View A&M 54
Senior forwards Henry Coleman III and Andersson Garcia each had double-doubles, junior guard Wade Taylor IV scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the Texas A&M Aggies went on to a 79-54 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers on Saturday night at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
West Virginia 78, Ohio St. 75
Bruce Thornton scored six of his 11 points in overtime and sophomore Roddy Gayle Jr. scored a career-high 32 points to lead Ohio State to a 78-75 win over West Virginia on Saturday in Cleveland.
Houston 81, Pennsylvania 42
Senior guard L.J. Cryer surpassed 1,000 career points while freshman forward Joseph Tugler posted a career-high 13 points as third-ranked Houston completed an unbeaten nonconference slate with an 81-42 home victory over Penn on Saturday.
Florida Gulf Coast 72, Florida Atlantic 68
Dallion Johnson sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining as host Florida Gulf Coast knocked off No. 7 Florida Atlantic 72-68 Saturday night in Fort Myers, Fla.
Auburn 101, Chattanooga 66
Johni Broome scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds Saturday night as Auburn never trailed in a 101-66 nonconference pounding of Chattanooga in Auburn, Ala.
Oregon St. 86, Southern California 70
Sophomore Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 26 points and Jordan Pope recorded 20 points and six assists as Oregon State posted an 86-70 victory over Southern California on Saturday night in Pac-12 play at Corvallis, Ore.