Recap Roundups
November 25, 2016
Iowa St. 73, Miami-Florida 56
The coaches of 21st-ranked Iowa State and Miami had slightly different wishes as the teams broke for halftime of Friday's first semifinal of the Advocare Invitational at the HP Fieldhouse at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Florida St. 72, Illinois 61
No. 25 Florida State's hot start to the 2016 season was derailed Thursday in an upset loss to Temple.
Rutgers 77, Hartford 75
Seven-foot senior center C.J. Gettys' tip-in with 7.6 seconds left capped a furious comeback and lifted Rutgers to a 77-75 victory over Hartford in the Scarlet Knight Showcase on Friday afternoon at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
Michigan St 77, Wichita St. 72
As if he didn't know it already, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo found out even more about the highs and lows of coaching a young team during the third-place game against Wichita State in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday.
Stanford 65, Indiana St. 62
Stanford's Dorian Pickens hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to give the Cardinal a 65-62 victory over Indiana State in the Advocare Invitational on Friday.
Northwestern 86, Bryant 66
Sophomore forward Vic Law poured in 22 points and contributed four of Northwestern's school record-tying 12 blocked shots during an 86-66 nonconference victory over Bryant on Friday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
Texas Tech 91, Idaho State 58
Hot-shooting Texas Tech had few problems with Idaho State on Friday, easing past the Bengals 91-58.
Temple 81, West Virginia 77
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins took little solace in the fact that his team erased a 20-point deficit before falling to Temple in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game on Friday.
Baylor 66, Louisville 63
Call the Baylor Bears the Comeback Kids.
Texas A&M 68, Virginia Tech 65
Texas A&M overcame a 17-point second-half deficit to defeat Virginia Tech 68-65 Friday in the first semifinal of the Wooden Legacy basketball tournament.
Georgia 77, Gardner-Webb 59
Junior forward Yante Maten posted 16 points and nine rebounds to help Georgia cruise past Gardner-Webb 77-59 on Friday night in a nonconference contest at Athens, Ga.
Kentucky 111, Tenn-Martin 76
No. 1 Kentucky improved to 6-0 Friday night with a 111-76 victory over Tennessee-Martin. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the Skyhawks and marked the most points ever by a John Calipari-coached UK team.
Clemson 83, High Point 74
Senior forward Jaron Blossomgame scored a season-high 27 points Friday night as Clemson held off scrappy High Point 83-74 in a non-conference game at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
Pittsburgh 76, Morehead St. 63
Michael Young scored 20 points and Jamel Artis added 17 points as Pitt led wire to wire in a 76-63 win over Morehead State on Friday at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Rhode Island 82, Belmont 73
Hassan Martin was looking forward to the challenge of battling Evan Bradds on Friday night, but that all went out the window when Bradds was sidelined with a concussion.
Virginia 74, Iowa 41
No. 7 Virginia continued its dominance in the early going of the 2016-17 season with a 74-41 win over Iowa in the semifinals of Friday night's Emerald Coast Classic.
Ohio St. 111, Marshall 70
Six players scored in double figures as Ohio State claimed the five-team Global Sports Invitational championship with a 111-70 victory over Marshall on Friday night in Columbus, Ohio.
Kansas St. 72, Boston College 54
Kansas State built a big lead and then coasted to a 72-54 victory over Boston College on Friday in the semifinals of the Barclays Center Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Wildcats advanced to play in the championship Saturday night.
Southern California 78, Southern Methodist 73
Bennie Boatwright scored 17 points to help USC remain unbeaten with a 78-73 victory over visiting Southern Methodist on Friday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
VCU 85, Louisiana State 74
Virginia Commonwealth used a scoring blitz early in the second half to take control and defeat LSU 85-74 and claim fifth place in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament Friday night at Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Lehigh 87, Mississippi St. 73
In Mississippi State's first game since its leading scorer suffered a season-ending injury, Lehigh placed five scorers in double figures and rolled to an 87-73 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday night at Humphrey Coliseum.
Minnesota 57, Southern Illinois 45
In a game widely expected to be a high-scoring affair, Minnesota held Southern Illinois scoreless for a long stretch in each half to claim a 57-45 non-conference victory on Friday night at Williams Arena.
Washington 86, Western Kentucky 47
Sophomore forward Dominic Green scored 20 points off the bench to help Washington roll to an 86-47 victory over Western Kentucky on Friday night in the opening round of the Global Sports Classic at Las Vegas, Nev.
Kansas 95, N.C. Asheville 57
Kansas made the most of freshman center Udoka Azubuike’s shooting range Friday as the No. 5 Jayhawks pounded UNC-Asheville 95-57 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Vanderbilt 76, Santa Clara 66
Vanderbilt opened with an 8-0 run and withstood a second-half surge by Santa Clara for a 76-66 victory on Friday in Las Vegas.
Fresno St. 63, Oregon St. 58
Jahmel Taylor scored 21 points and Paul Watson added 13 as Fresno State held off a late Oregon State comeback to secure a 63-58 nonconference victory on Friday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
Utah 85, UC Riverside 67
Lorenzo Bonam recorded a double-double to lead Utah to an 85-67 victory over visiting UC Riverside on Friday night at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Maryland 88, Richmond 82
Melo Trimble scored a season-high 29 points to help Maryland beat Richmond 88-82 in overtime Friday night in the Barclays Center Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Providence 60, Memphis 51
Memphis came into Friday night's game averaging more than 91 points per game. Providence was giving up only 58 points per game.
Gonzaga 77, Florida 72
No. 11 Gonzaga rallied from an early 11-point deficit behind balanced scoring, led by guard Silas Nelson's 10 points in the second half, in a 77-72 win over Florida in a semifinal game of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Fla., Friday night.
Old Dominion 63, St. John's 55
Guard Ahmad Carver had 15 points and Old Dominion overcame a furious St. John's comeback effort to earn a 63-55 victory and take seventh place in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday.
Texas Christian 63, UNLV 59
Freshman guard Desmond Bane scored 15 points and junior guard Kenrich Williams grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds as TCU remained unbeaten in the Jamie Dixon era with a 63-59 victory over UNLV in the semifinals of the Global Sports Classic on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Butler 69, Arizona 65
Butler coach Chris Holtmann's team is off to a 5-0 start but he still is uncertain of its capabilities after upsetting No. 8 Arizona 69-65 on Friday night in the championship game of the Continental Tire Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev.
California 71, Wyoming 61
California won its 22nd consecutive home game by beating Wyoming 71-61 on Friday night in Berkeley, Calif.
UCLA 82, Nebraska 71
A talented UCLA team withstood its toughest test yet, holding on to beat Nebraska 82-71 in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy tournament Friday night at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
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