Recap Roundups
December 30, 2017
North Carolina 73, Wake Forest 69
The fans left the Smith Center elated following No. 13 North Carolina's narrow 73-69 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Northwestern 95, Brown 73
After falling behind by seven points early in the second half, Northwestern rallied to earn a 95-73 victory over Brown on Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.
Ohio St. 72, Miami (OH) 59
Keita Bates-Diop had 19 points, five blocks and nine rebounds, and C.J. Jackson went 4 of 6 from 3-point range, as Ohio State beat Miami University 72-59 on Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Wichita St. 72, Connecticut 62
A young Connecticut team did its best to spoil No. 8 Wichita State's first game in the American Athletic Conference on Saturday.
Arkansas 95, Tennessee 93
For 36 minutes on Saturday, 19th-ranked Tennessee seemed poised to open Southeastern Conference play with a big road win over high-scoring Arkansas.
Penn St. 88, Coppin St. 43
Penn State controlled the first half and dominated the second to rout Coppin State 88-43 on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
Notre Dame 68, Georgia Tech 59
Forward Bonzie Colson registered a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds, and host Notre Dame cruised to a 68-59 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Oklahoma 90, Texas Christian 89
39 points, 14 assists, game-winning free throws, and all that.
Duke 100, Florida State 93
The young Duke team hadn't ever felt anything quite like this.
Virginia 59, Boston College 58
With a fired-up crowd at John Paul Jones Arena already irate over some officiating calls, the final play of Saturday's game between Virginia and Boston College was the topper.
Minnesota 65, Harvard 55
Junior forward Jordan Murphy extended his double-double streak to 15 straight games as Minnesota held off Harvard for a 65-55 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena.
Xavier 77, DePaul 72
Max Strus and the DePaul Blue Demons did their best to spoil Xavier head coach Chris Mack's birthday celebration. But, a big night from J.P. Macura and a second-half surge earned Mack his 200th career win.
Auburn 98, Cornell 77
Junior guard Bryce Brown scored 19 points as Auburn won its 10th straight game with a 98-77 rout of Cornell on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.
Clemson 78, NC State 62
Junior guard Marcquise Reed had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Clemson unleashed a decisive 11-2 run at the end of the first half to defeat North Carolina State 78-62 on Saturday in the ACC opener for both teams in Clemson, S.C.
Florida 81, Vanderbilt 74
Egor Koulechov scored a game-high 22 points and Florida opened its SEC season in style with an 81-74 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.
Miami-Florida 67, Pittsburgh 53
Miami's physical defense made Pittsburgh feel like it was visiting the dentist's office, Panthers coach Kevin Stallings said.
Illinois 62, Grand Canyon 58
Leron Black scored a game-high 20 points to help Illinois to a come-from-behind 62-58 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.
Wisconsin 82, Massachusetts Lowell 53
Sophomore guard Brevin Pritzl scored a career-high 18 points to help lead Wisconsin to an 82-53 nonconference win against University of Massachusetts-Lowell on Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.
Butler 101, Villanova 93
Recent history repeated itself.
Marquette 74, Georgetown 65
Andrew Rowsey hit six 3-pointers and scored 35 points as Marquette earned its first Big East Conference victory of the season with a 74-65 decision over Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Mississippi State 109, North Florida 81
Aric Holman scored a game-high 23 points and Mississippi State pulled away in the second half to defeat North Florida 109-81 on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.
Alabama 79, Texas A&M 57
Alabama's first point of attack against No. 5 Texas A&M on Saturday was to shoot over the Aggies to try to loosen up their opponent's vice-like defense and avoid A&M's massive frontcourt players.
Michigan 76, Jacksonville 51
Senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 20 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field to lead Michigan to a 76-51 win over Jacksonville on Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Gonzaga 101, Santa Clara 52
Everybody got in on the act as Gonzaga put on a clinic on both ends of the court Saturday night.
Purdue 98, Lipscomb 66
Vince Edwards scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, guiding No. 14 Purdue to a 98-66 win over Lipscomb on Saturday night at Mackey Arena.
Arizona 84, Arizona State 78
Arizona freshman Deandre Ayton may be understated, but he is hardly not noticeable.
California 77, Stanford 74
Cal trailed Stanford for all but three minutes Saturday at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., but that was all the Golden Bears needed to steal a 77-74 win in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.