Recap Roundups
November 14, 2017
St. John's 80, Central Conn. St. 55
St. John's produced three extended scoring runs to pave the way for an 80-55 non-conference victory over Central Connecticut on Tuesday night at Carnesecca Arena in New York City.
Villanova 113, Nicholls State 77
The official statistics showed that Villanova's young team shot 58 percent from the field.
Syracuse 71, Iona 62
Syracuse guard Tyus Battle scored 23 of his game-high and career-high 28 points in the second half to carry the Orange to a 71-62 victory over Iona on Tuesday night in a non-conference game before 19,601 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Florida State 87, George Washington 67
Florida State opened up the 2017-18 season Tuesday night with a convincing 87-67 victory against George Washington at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla .
Georgia 74, South Carolina Upstate 65
Freshman Rayshaun Hammonds came alive late in the second half and, along with Yante Maten, rescued Georgia as the Bulldogs avoided being upset and beat South Carolina Upstate 74-65 on Tuesday night at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Boston College 73, Sacred Heart 53
Graduate transfer Deontae Hawkins scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and host Boston College overcame an eight-point first-half deficit and cruised to a 73-53 Hall of Fame Tipoff victory over Sacred Heart on Tuesday night.
Duke 88, Michigan St 81
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski issued an important clarification to a crowded room of reporters as he praised the hot hand of senior shooting guard Grayson Allen.
Rutgers 70, Cleveland St. 38
Geo Baker and Issa Thiam scored 14 points apiece, and Cory Sanders recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds in Rutgers' 70-38 victory over Cleveland State on Tuesday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
NC State 95, Bryant 72
Torin Dorn scored 26 points and North Carolina State overcame a ragged start to defeat Bryant 95-72 on Tuesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
Tennessee 84, High Point 53
Tennessee erupted for another big first-half run and overwhelmed High Point 84-53 on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Liberty 79, Wake Forest 66
Lovell Cabbil scored 22 points and Liberty led for most of the game in a 79-66 victory against host Wake Forest on Tuesday night at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Alabama 86, Lipscomb 64
Tuesday's game was all about Alabama's five-star recruit, point guard Collin Sexton.
Kansas State 72, UMKC 51
Barry Brown led a quartet of Kansas State players in double figures as the Wildcats easily defeated UMKC 72-51 on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
Texas 78, New Hampshire 60
Dylan Osetkowski poured in 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to record his second double-double in the season's first two games while leading Texas past New Hampshire 78-60 on Tuesday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, as part of the PK80 presented by State Farm.
Purdue 86, Marquette 71
With Purdue center Isaac Haas, coach Matt Painter likes to talk about the 7-foot-2 big man's bag of tricks.
Gonzaga 106, Howard 69
Gonzaga opened with a 12-1 run against Howard on Tuesday at McCarthey Athletic Center, and the Zags never looked back in a 106-69 victory.
Arizona State 90, San Diego St. 68
Arizona State guard Tra Holder tied a career high with 27 points and redshirt freshman forward Romello White had a double-double in his college debut in the Sun Devils' 90-68 victory over San Diego State on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.
Colorado 89, Denver 62
George King scored 11 points and pulled-down a game-high seven rebounds as Colorado downed Denver 89-62 on Tuesday night in Boulder, Colo.
Kansas 65, Kentucky 61
With the ball in his hands and the game on the line, Kansas Jayhawks guard Malik Newman never hesitated.
Eastern Washington 67, Stanford 61
Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 23 points as Eastern Washington upended Stanford 67-61 on Tuesday night at Palo Alto's Maples Pavilion.