Recap Roundups
December 10, 2016
Temple 74, DePaul 65
Temple's defense throttled DePaul from the jump, but the Owls had to survive a late rush to earn a 74-65 victory in the Hoophall Miami Invitational on Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Arizona 79, Missouri 60
Arizona is known for its size and athleticism, not for its 3-point shooting.
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Syracuse 99, Boston U 77
Syracuse freshman forward Taurean Thompson played so well Saturday, he got a promotion during the game.
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Maryland 66, St. Peter's 56
Freshman forward Jeremiah Jackson scored 19 points and freshman guard Kevin Huerter had 12 of his 14 points in the first half as Maryland, despite being outplayed in the second half, defeated Saint Peter's 66-56 on Saturday afternoon at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland.
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Villanova 74, Notre Dame 66
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey believes Josh Hart will be a great NBA player.
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Providence 75, Massachusetts 69
Rodney Bullock scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds, helping Providence overcome a nine-point deficit and notch its fourth straight victory by holding off Massachusetts, 75-69, in a non-conference game Saturday in Providence, R.I.
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Purdue 77, Cleveland St. 53
There's a mature pulse about Purdue's No. 18 basketball team.
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Wisconsin 93, Marquette 84
A lot has changed for Wisconsin Badgers in the year since Marquette walked out of the Kohl Center after a stunning 57-55 upset.
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Michigan St 71, Tennessee Tech 63
Senior guard Eron Harris scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and Michigan State won its third straight by topping Tennessee Tech, 71-63, on Saturday at Breslin Center.
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Louisville 102, Texas Southern 71
Coach Rick Pitino notched his 400th win at Louisville with a 102-71 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.
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Georgetown 93, La Salle 78
Guard L.J. Peak scored 24 points and hot-shooting Georgetown proved too much for LaSalle in a 93-78 victory over the Explorers in the Hoophall Miami Invitational on Saturday.
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West Virginia 90, VMI 55
Unlike its previous blowouts this season, No. 15 West Virginia didn't put away VMI early. The Mountaineers, however, separated themselves with a solid second half for a 90-55 victory Saturday.
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Pittsburgh 81, Penn St. 73
Senior forward Michael Young scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, helping Pittsburgh fight off a late challenge by Penn State in an 81-73 win Saturday in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Illinois 92, Central Michigan 73
Matched against the nation's leading scorer, Illinois senior guard Tracy Abrams enjoyed a game for the ages as the Fighting Illini earned a 92-73 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon at State Farm Center.
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Kansas 89, Nebraska 72
An ailing foot and an adjustment to a four-guard attack in which he is the lone big man has been difficult for Kansas forward Landen Lucas.
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Clemson 90, Mercer 47
Junior forward Donte Grantham scored 19 points and led five Clemson players in double figures as the Tigers cruised past Mercer 90-47 Saturday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.
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N.C. State 67, Tennessee St. 55
North Carolina State scored the last 14 points of overtime to pull out a 67-55 victory against visiting Tennessee State on Saturday at renovated Reynolds Coliseum.
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Indiana 103, Houston Baptist 61
Houston Baptist likes to hurry the pace and shoot 3-pointers, but No. 9 Indiana is more adept at both.
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Wichita St. 76, Oklahoma 73
Wichita State's Daishon Smith blew past Khadeem Lattin and then blew up Kristian Doolittle.
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Butler 75, Cincinnati 65
For the first time this season, Butler junior forward Kelan Martin didn't start.
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Texas Christian 72, Wofford 63
Balanced scoring and a huge advantage in free throws enabled TCU to up its record to 9-1 on Saturday as it knocked off Wofford 72-63 in a nonconference game at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Oklahoma St. 71, Tulsa 67
Missing its leading scorer and offensive catalyst Saturday, Oklahoma State needed to find firepower elsewhere.
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Duke 94, UNLV 45
Duke is finally getting healthy. And that could spell bad news for the rest of the college basketball world.
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Arkansas 91, North Florida 76
Arkansas survived a terrific shooting performance by North Florida guard Dallas Moore to claim a 91-76 non-conference win Saturday at Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Xavier 77, Utah 69
J.P. Macura broke out of his shooting slump with 18 points including five 3-pointers, and Trevon Bluiett also scored 18, helping No. 13 Xavier snap a two-game losing streak with a 77-69 victory over Utah on Saturday at Cintas Center.
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Ohio St. 64, Connecticut 60
After Ohio State's home loss this week to a 20-point underdog, the Buckeyes held a players-only meeting. It seemed to work.
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Texas 71, Long Beach St. 65
Swingman Tevin Mack scored 18 points, 16 of them in the second half, as the Texas Longhorns roared from behind in the game's final 10 minutes for a 71-65 win over Long Beach State on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
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Rutgers 71, Stony Brook 66
Nigel Johnson scored 21 points and visiting Rutgers went on a 15-0 second-half run before holding off Stony Brook 71-66 and giving coach Steve Pikiell a victory in his return to the Long Island campus on Saturday night.
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Arizona State 74, San Diego St. 63
Arizona State guard Shannon Evans II scored 16 point and made four 3-pointers in the second half as the Sun Devils pulled away for a 74-63 victory over San Diego State at the Viejas Arena on Saturday.
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Kansas St. 70, Washington St. 56
Kansas State started slowly but came on strong to defeat Washington State 70-56 in the Wildcat Classic on Saturday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
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Gonzaga 61, Akron 43
Akron coach Keith Dambrot compared his team's 61-43 loss at No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night to that of a football game with teams grinding it out on the ground.
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UCLA 102, Michigan 84
UCLA stayed hot Saturday and Michigan cooled off in the second half as the No. 2 Bruins posted a 102-84 victory over the Wolverines.
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Brigham Young 79, Colorado 71
Nick Emery scored 22 points to help BYU beat visiting Colorado 79-71 on Saturday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
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California 86, UC Davis 61
Charlie Moore had 22 points, four assists and four steals to lead California to an 86-61 victory over visiting UC Davis on Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
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