Recap Roundups
November 21, 2018
Pittsburgh 75, Saint Louis 73
Xavier Johnson's stickback with 1:19 left snapped a tie and lifted Pittsburgh to a 75-73 win over Saint Louis in the Barclays Center Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Oklahoma 65, Florida 60
Christian James scored 18 points to lift Oklahoma to a 65-60 win over Florida in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas and keep the Sooners undefeated.
Kentucky 87, Winthrop 74
No. 10 Kentucky completed one half of its Thanksgiving basketball feast by defeating Winthrop 87-74 Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena.
Wisconsin 62, Stanford 46
Brad Davison converted a three-point play to thwart a second-half rally by Stanford on Wednesday afternoon, leading 25th-ranked Wisconsin to a 62-46 victory in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.
Iowa State 87, San Diego St. 57
Iowa State jumped out to a 12-point lead before the first TV timeout Wednesday and never looked back in an 87-57 drubbing of San Diego State for fifth place in the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.
Tennessee 92, Louisville 81
Reigning SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds on Wednesday to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a 92-81 victory over Louisville in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Georgia St. 91, Georgia 67
All five starters scored in double figures as Georgia State dismantled Georgia 91-67 Wednesday in the consolation round of the Cayman Classic in George Town, Grand Cayman.
Gonzaga 89, Duke 87
Rui Hachimura's layup with 1:15 left Wednesday snapped a tie and gave No. 3 Gonzaga an 89-87 win over top-ranked Duke for the Maui Invitational championship in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Minnesota 68, Washington 66
Freshman Gabe Kalscheur made a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.1 seconds left as Minnesota defeated Washington 68-66 on Wednesday in the championship game of the inaugural Vancouver Showcase in British Columbia.
Syracuse 77, Colgate 56
Tyus Battle had a game-high 24 points and host Syracuse outscored Colgate 42-24 in the second half for a 77-56 win on Wednesday.
Dayton 69, Butler 64
Jalen Crutcher scored 20 points and Josh Cunningham added 18 to lead Dayton to a 69-64 victory over Butler on Wednesday night at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.
Kansas 77, Marquette 68
Junior forward Dedric Lawson enjoyed his best scoring performance at Kansas with 26 points as the No. 2 Jayhawks overcame a nine-point halftime deficit Wednesday to down Marquette 77-68 in the Preseason NIT at New York.
Buffalo 110, Dartmouth 71
Nick Perkins scored 18 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack as No. 22 Buffalo defeated visiting Dartmouth 110-71 on Wednesday night.
Georgia Tech 72, Texas Rio Grande Valley 44
Freshman Michael Devoe scored a season-high 14 points and Georgia Tech rolled to a 72-44 win against Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Boston College 78, Loyola-Chicago 66
Jordan Chatman scored 12 of his 20 points after halftime as Boston College downed Loyola-Chicago 78-66 on Wednesday night in the title game of the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off.
Creighton 87, Clemson 82
Sophomore guard Ty-Shon Alexander scored a career-high 36 points as Creighton upended No. 16 Clemson 87-82 Wednesday night in the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic at George Town.
Arkansas 90, Montana St. 68
Sophomore guard Mason Jones scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help Arkansas cruise to a 90-68 victory over Montana State in nonconference play on Tuesday night at Fayetteville, Ark.
Iowa 105, Alabama St. 78
Sophomore forward Luka Garza scored 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting to help No. 20 Iowa roll to a 105-78 triumph over Alabama State in non-conference play on Tuesday night at Iowa City.
Mississippi State 61, St. Mary's 57
Quinndary Weatherspoon and Tyson Carter scored 12 points each as No. 15 Mississippi State bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat Saint Mary's 61-57 on Wednesday night to claim third place in the MGM Resorts Main Event at Las Vegas.
Bradley 59, Penn St. 56
Bradley's Elijah Childs scored 18 points, including a clutch jumper after Penn State had rallied within two late in the game, leading the Braves to the championship of the Cancun Challenge with a 59-56 victory on Wednesday night in Cancun, Mexico.
Xavier 83, Illinois 74
Sophomore guard Elias Harden came off the bench with hot second-half shooting as Xavier topped Illinois 83-74 in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.
Virginia 74, Middle Tennessee St. 52
De'Andre Hunter scored 15 points, dished out nine assists and pulled down eight rebounds to pace No. 4 Virginia past Middle Tennessee 74-52 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Arizona State 87, Utah St. 82
Freshman Luguentz Dort had a season-high 33 points and seven rebounds and fellow freshman Taeshon Cherry scored a season-high 15 points off the bench as the Arizona State Sun Devils beat the Utah State Aggies 87-82 in the final of the MGM Resorts Main Event in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
Auburn 73, Arizona 57
No. 8 Auburn ripped off 11 consecutive points to blow open a close game Wednesday night and defeat Arizona 73-57 for third place in the Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii.