Recap Roundups
November 16, 2018
Wake Forest 66, Cal St. Fullerton 59
Jaylen Hoard led a late-game scoring stretch and finished with 15 points as Wake Forest defeated Cal State Fullerton 66-59 in a consolation-bracket game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Friday at HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
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Virginia Tech 88, Northeastern 60
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points and No. 16 Virginia Tech rode a strong stretch late in the first half to an 88-60 victory against Northeastern in the first semifinal game in the Charleston Classic on Friday in Charleston, S.C.
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Baylor 81, Nicholls State 54
Matthew Mayer poured in a career-high 18 points off the bench to join four teammates in double-figures scoring as Baylor pummeled Nicholls State 81-54 on Friday afternoon in Waco, Texas.
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Oregon St. 61, Old Dominion 56
Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 17 points and Gligorije Rakocevic had 15 points and nine rebounds as Oregon State overcame a nine-point deficit in the final 6 1/2 minutes on Friday to beat Old Dominion 61-56 in the first round of the eight-team Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Alabama 79, Ball St. 61
Texas transfer Tevin Mack had 20 points and hit five 3-pointers, and Donta Hall had his second double-double of the season when the Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Ball State Cardinals 79-61 in the consolation bracket of the eight-team Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
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Missouri 55, Kennesaw St. 52
Jordan Geist broke a tie with two free throws with 1:42 remaining, and Missouri held on to beat Kennesaw State 55-52 on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the eight-team Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
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Oregon 80, Syracuse 65
Prized freshman Bol Bol had a season-high 26 points and collected nine rebounds and Payton Pritchard had 18 points, five rebounds and four steals as No. 13 Oregon rolled to an 80-65 victory over No. 15 Syracuse in the third-place game of the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
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Purdue 79, Davidson 58
Ryan Cline and Carsen Edwards hit consecutive 3-pointers to cap a 14-2 run that began the second half and opened a double-digit lead, sending 23rd-ranked Purdue to a 79-58 victory over Davidson in the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic on Friday night.
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Iowa 91, Connecticut 72
Junior forward Tyler Cook scored 26 points and Iowa flashed its standout defense as the Hawkeyes won the 2K Empire Classic tournament title with a 91-72 victory Friday over Connecticut at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Virginia 97, Coppin St. 40
Sophomore guard De'Andre Hunter scored 20 points to pace No. 4 Virginia over visiting Coppin State 97-40 Friday night in Charlottesville, Va.
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North Carolina 108, Tennessee Tech 58
Luke Maye scored 15 points as No. 7 North Carolina's offense clicked almost nonstop in a 108-58 whipping of visiting Tennessee Tech on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Louisville 86, Vermont 78
Vermont isn't about to start taking solace in moral victories, but for the second time in a week, the Catamounts certainly have cause for optimism.
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Maryland 80, Hofstra 69
Maryland used a big edge inside to stay undefeated with an 80-69 win over visiting Hofstra Friday night at Xfinity Center in College Park, Md.
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Northwestern 82, Binghamton 54
Vic Law scored 14 points and A.J. Turner added 13, all before the midway point in the second half, and Northwestern romped to a 82-54 victory over visiting Binghamton on Friday in Evanston, Ill.
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St. John's 84, Rutgers 65
Junior guard Mustapha Heron scored 27 points, and sophomore guard LJ Figueroa had 23 as St. John's cruised to an 84-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.
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Georgia 75, Sam Houston St. 64
Georgia used a 11-0 run late in the second half to surge past Sam Houston State Friday night in Athens, Ga., 75-64.
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Loyola Marymount 65, Georgetown 52
James Batemon had 22 points of his 27 points in the second half and added eight rebounds as Loyola Marymount stormed back to beat Georgetown 65-52 on Friday night at the Jamaica Classic in Montego Bay.
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Georgia Tech 79, East Carolina 54
Georgia Tech got 18 points from guard Curtis Haywood II and rolled to a 79-54 win over visiting East Carolina on Friday night.
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Kansas State 95, Eastern Kentucky 68
No. 12 Kansas State used a 12-0 run in the second half to blow open a moderately close game and defeat Eastern Kentucky 95-68 Friday in the final opening-round game of the Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
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Vanderbilt 79, Alcorn St. 54
Vanderbilt freshman forward Simisola Shittu scored 20 points, pulled six rebounds and blocked three shots, leading the Commodores to a 79-54 win over Alcorn State in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday night.
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Texas 97, The Citadel 69
Dylan Osetkowski scored 15 points and took 11 rebounds to lead four teammates with at least 12 points as Texas remained unbeaten with a 97-69 romp past The Citadel on Friday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
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Kansas 89, UL Lafayette 76
Senior guard Lagerald Vick remained hot Friday, posting his second straight career-high with 33 points after pouring in 32 in his previous game as No. 2 Kansas tripped Louisiana 89-76 at Lawrence, Kan.
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Butler 83, Mississippi 76
Senior guard Paul Jorgensen scored a career-high 27 points and junior point guard Kamar Baldwin added 23 points to propel Butler to an 83-76 victory over Mississippi on Friday night at Indianapolis.
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Louisiana State 74, Louisiana Tech 67
Skylar Mays made three free throws in the final 46 seconds, and freshman Ja'vonte Smart scored a team-high 16 points to lift unbeaten and No. 22 LSU to a 74-67 victory over Louisiana Tech Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.
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Mississippi State 79, Long Beach St. 51
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 21 points as No. 17 Mississippi State overcame a slow start to defeat visiting Long Beach State 79-51 on Friday night in Starkville, Miss.
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Colorado 79, Nebraska Omaha 75
Lucas Siewart and Tyler Bey scored 16 points each, D'Shawn Schwartz had 15, and the Colorado Buffaloes held on to beat Nebraska-Omaha, 79-75, in Boulder, Colo., on Friday night.
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Western Kentucky 63, West Virginia 57
Desean Murray scored the go-ahead dunk with 1:05 remaining and Western Kentucky hung on to sink West Virginia 63-57 on Friday night in Conway, S.C., booking a spot in the championship game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
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Wofford 0, Stanford 0
Friday night's game between Stanford and Wofford was canceled due to poor air quality caused by the wildfires in northern California, the schools announced.
UCLA 95, St. Francis (PA) 58
Freshman center Moses Brown scored 23 points with 14 rebounds to earn his third double-double in three games as No. 20 UCLA recovered from a slow start to earn a 95-58 nonconference victory over visiting St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday in Los Angeles.
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Nevada 87, Little Rock 59
Senior forward Caleb Martin made four 3-pointers while scoring 19 points as No. 6 Nevada rolled to an easy 87-59 victory over visiting Little Rock on Friday night at Reno, Nev.
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