Recap Roundups
November 23, 2017
UNLV 85, Utah 58
UNLV's trio of Jovan Mooring, Jordan Johnson and Brandon McCoy outscored Utah's entire team in an 85-58 triumph Wednesday night in the MGM Main Event championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Missouri 95, Long Beach St. 58
The Missouri defense forced Long Beach State into multiple long scoring droughts, and the Tigers rolled past the 49ers 95-58 on Thursday in the opening round of the Advocare Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Villanova 85, Tennessee 76
Tennessee took an analytical approach after upsetting No. 18 Purdue on Wednesday with the task of facing No. 5 Villanova on Thursday in a semifinal game of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
St. John's 82, Oregon St. 77
St. John's forced 21 Oregon State turnovers and overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Beavers 82-77 on Thursday in the first round of the Advocare Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
North Carolina 102, Portland 78
PORTLAND, Ore.-- It wasn't the best of starts for No. 9 North Carolina.
Northern Iowa 64, NC State 60
Less than 24 hours after slaying second-ranked Arizona, North Carolina State fell victim to the upset bug as Northern Iowa rallied for a 64-60 victory over the Wolfpack in a Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal on Thursday afternoon in Nassau, Bahamas.
Virginia 68, Vanderbilt 42
Virginia forced Vanderbilt to work nearly eight minutes to get its first basket and cruised to a 68-42 victory over the Commodores on Thursday during NIT Tip-Off semifinal action in Brooklyn, N.Y.
St. Mary's 89, Harvard 71
Jock Landale had 26 points and seven rebounds and No. 21 Saint Mary's remained unbeaten by cruising past Harvard 89-71 on Thursday in a first-round game of the Wooden Legacy at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
Duke 99, Portland St. 81
After receiving a wake-up call in the first half, the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils began the Phil Knight 80 Invitational with a 99-81 first-round victory over the upstart Portland State Vikings on Thursday.
Arkansas 92, Oklahoma 83
Senior guard Daryl Macon made a career-high six 3-pointers and Arkansas held on for a 92-83 victory over Oklahoma in a PK80 Invitational quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon in Portland, Ore.
Xavier 83, George Washington 64
Trevon Bluiett had a game-high 20 points with seven rebounds to lead 15th-ranked Xavier to an 83-64 victory over George Washington in a semifinal game of the Continental Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Central Florida 68, Nebraska 59
The Central Florida Knights scored 19 straight points in the first half Thursday night and advanced to the semifinals of the Advocare Invitational with a 68-59 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Rhode Island 75, Seton Hall 74
Jared Terrell scored a career-high 32 points and made the winning basket with five seconds to play to lead Rhode Island past No. 20 Seton Hall 75-74 on Thursday in an NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Washington St. 75, St. Joseph's 71
Malachi Flynn drilled a 3-pointer with six seconds left Thursday as Washington State rallied for a 75-71 win over Saint Joseph's in the first round of the Wooden Tradition at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
Texas 61, Butler 48
Dylan Osetkowski scored 12 points and had two dunks that helped Texas put away Butler 61-48 on Thursday in the opening round of the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore.
Western Kentucky 77, Purdue 73
Justin Johnson scored 17 points, and Jake Ohmer and Taveion Hollingsworth each scored 15 on Thursday night to lead Western Kentucky to a 77-73 upset of No. 18 Purdue in the Battle 4 Atlantis consolation bracket in Nassau, Bahamas.
Arizona State 92, Kansas State 90
missing just one shot from the field -- as Arizona State held on for a 92-90 victory over Kansas State in a Las Vegas Invitational semifinal matchup Thursday night at Orleans Arena.
West Virginia 84, Marist 78
No. 23 West Virginia blew a 15-point, second-half lead and narrowly averted a major upset Thursday night, edging Marist 84-78 in the first round of the AdvoCare Invitational at HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Connecticut 71, Oregon 63
After the game was tied at 60 with 3:25 to go, Connecticut finished on an 11-3 run to earn a 71-63 victory over Oregon in front of a very pro-Ducks crowd in the first round of the Phil Knight 80 Invitational on Thursday in Portland, Ore.
Southern Methodist 66, Arizona 60
Nearly 51 years passed since Southern Methodist last had a win over one of the top two teams in the country, but the Mustangs beat second-ranked Arizona 66-60 on Thursday night at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Florida 108, Stanford 87
Florida guard Egor Koulechov led all scorers with 26 points in the seventh-ranked Gators' 108-87 rout of Stanford on Thursday in an opening-round Motion Bracket game of the PK80 Invitational in Portland, Ore.
Georgia 64, Cal St. Fullerton 57
Senior power forward Yante Maten scored 13 of his 15 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes to help Georgia notch a 64-57 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the opening round of the Wooden Legacy at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
Michigan St 73, DePaul 51
With star guard Miles Bridges sidelined due to a sprained ankle, Michigan State knew other players were going to have to step up.
Gonzaga 86, Ohio St. 59
Ohio State matched Gonzaga on the offensive end for the first 10 minutes on Thursday night. Then the Bulldogs turned up the defensive pressure.