Recap Roundups
December 12, 2020
Florida State 83, Florida 71
In a game marred by the on-court collapse of Florida standout Keyontae Johnson, No. 20 Florida State cruised to an 83-71 victory over the visiting Gators on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida Gulf Coast 66, Miami-Florida 62
Caleb Catto scored a team-high 18 points and Dakota Rivers made five 3-pointers to lead visiting Florida Gulf Coast to a 66-62 win over the Miami Hurricanes in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon.
Notre Dame 64, Kentucky 63
Nate Laszewski scored 21 points and Prentiss Hubb added 18 to lift Notre Dame to a 64-63 victory over Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington.
Tennessee 65, Cincinnati 56
John Fulkerson registered a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds and Jaden Springer chipped in 11 points as No. 12 Tennessee topped visiting Cincinnati 65-56 on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.
Syracuse 101, Boston College 63
Alan Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Syracuse to a 101-63 win over Boston College in the ACC opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Texas Christian 73, Texas A&M 55
RJ Nembhard led three players in double figures with 16 points and also had nine assists to lift TCU to a convincing 73-55 win over Texas A&M on Saturday at Fort Worth, Texas.
Texas Tech 77, Texas A&M-CC 57
No. 17 Texas Tech got a veteran starter back and played the same kind of defense that has become its signature Saturday.
Tulane 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56
Jaylen Forbes and Jordan Walker combined for 31 points and Tulane got by Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-56 on Saturday afternoon in New Orleans.
North Carolina 73, North Carolina Central 67
Armando Bacot posted 19 points and 11 rebounds and No. 16 North Carolina overcame another shaky beginning for a 73-67 victory against visiting North Carolina Central on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Oklahoma State 67, Wichita St. 64
Cade Cunningham made a game-winning 3-pointer, his only basket of the second half, with 9.8 seconds remaining Saturday as Oklahoma State nipped Wichita State 67-64 at Wichita, Kan.
Dayton 85, Mississippi State 82
Jalen Crutcher scored 23 points and Ibi Watson added 21 as Dayton held off Mississippi State 85-82 in double overtime in the Holiday HoopsGiving tripleheader Saturday in Atlanta.
Pittsburgh 67, Gardner-Webb 50
Justin Champagnie totaled 24 points and 21 rebounds and the Pittsburgh Panthers never trailed Saturday afternoon en route to a 67-50 victory over visiting Gardner-Webb.
Oklahoma 85, Florida A&M 54
Kur Kuath scored 14 points, leading five Oklahoma players scoring in double figures Saturday, as the Sooners cruised to an 85-54 victory over Florida A&M in Norman, Okla.
Mississippi 78, UNC Wilmington 58
For the second consecutive game to open their season, the Ole Miss Rebels put together a dominant defensive effort as they routed visiting UNC Wilmington 78-58 on Saturday in Oxford.
Auburn 74, Memphis 71
Justin Powell delivered a game-high 26 points Saturday night as Auburn rallied for a 74-71 nonconference victory over Memphis at Atlanta.
Brigham Young 82, Utah 64
Connor Harding had 17 points, Richard Harward made all seven of his field-goal attempts while scoring 15 points, and BYU downed Utah 82-64 in Provo, Utah, on Saturday.
Arizona 69, Texas-El Paso 61
James Akinjo scored a team-high 18 points, making all 14 of his free throw attempts, as Arizona held off UTEP 69-61 on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
Georgia 79, Samford 75
Sahvir Wheeler's two free throws with 32.2 seconds remaining put Georgia on top for good with a 79-75 victory over visiting Samford in a nonconference matchup Saturday at Athens, Ga.
Purdue 80, Indiana St. 68
Trevion Williams posted a double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds, and Purdue shook off a sluggish start to beat Indiana State, 80-68, Saturday at Mackey Arena.
Arkansas 100, Central Arkansas 75
JD Notae had 22 points and six assists, Jalen Tate supplied 17 points and 11 assists, and unbeaten Arkansas pulled away for a 100-75 victory over winless Central Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.
Clemson 64, Alabama 56
Al-Amir Dawes scored 10 points and Clemson's defense held high-scoring Alabama to 23 points below its average in posting a 64-56 victory in the Holiday Hoopsgiving Tournament in Atlanta.
Missouri 81, Illinois 78
Dru Smith scored 18 points and Xavier Pinson was right behind with 17 points as the host Missouri Tigers upset the No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini 81-78 Saturday night.
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