Recap Roundups
December 21, 2016
Penn St. 96, Morgan St. 55
Before the season, Patrick Chambers envisioned what his Penn State team would play like once the Big Ten schedule began.
Texas Tech 91, Longwood 60
Senior forward Anthony Livingston scored 19 points and Texas Tech continued its hot start with a 91-60 rout of Longwood on Wednesday at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Fairfield 89, Boston College 83
Curtis Cobb and Tyler Nelson led five players in double figures with 20 points apiece and Fairfield held off a late rally by Boston College to post an 89-83 victory over the Eagles in the opener of a Birthday of Basketball double-header at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Duke 72, Elon University 61
This Duke-Elon game might be discussed for quite some time and the conversation will involve much more than another big scoring night for Luke Kennard.
Villanova 90, American U. 48
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Florida 94, Arkansas-Little Rock 71
Christening renovated Exactech Arena with a blistering shooting display, Florida routed Little Rock 94-71 Wednesday night in a non-conference contest in Gainesville, Fla.
Illinois 75, Missouri 66
Playing 20 miles from his home, Malcolm Hill delivered a game-high 21 points to guide Illinois to a 75-66 victory over Missouri in the Braggin' Rights Classic on Wednesday night at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Dayton 68, Vanderbilt 63
Dayton survived a late offensive onslaught by Vanderbilt guard Matthew Fisher-Davis with clutch foul shooting from guard Charles Cooke III and upended the Commodores 68-63 on Wednesday night at University of Dayton Arena.
Louisville 73, Kentucky 70
Hometown hero Quentin Snider's 22 points led No. 10 Louisville to a 73-70 victory over No. 6 Kentucky on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center.
St. John's 93, Syracuse 60
Maybe it's a good thing that the Syracuse Orange left the Big East Conference after all.
Michigan St 77, Oakland 65
Freshman center Nick Ward had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Michigan State to a 77-65 win over Oakland University on Wednesday.
Purdue 91, Norfolk State 45
For Purdue coach Matt Painter, being around 6-foot-8 sophomore power forward Caleb Swanigan is exciting.
Butler 81, Vermont 69
Butler senior forward Andrew Chrabascz was quick to share the credit for his offensive explosion on Wednesday night
Baylor 89, Texas Southern 63
Fourth-ranked Baylor's inside-outside combination proved too much for Texas Southern as the Bears raced to an 89-63 victory Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center.
Texas A&M 81, St. Francis (PA) 58
Using superior size and balanced scoring, Texas A&M rolled to an 81-58 non-conference victory Wednesday night over St. Francis (Pa.) at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Texas 96, UAB 60
Swingman Tevin Mack poured in 18 points in leading four teammates in double-figure scoring as the Texas Longhorns rolled to an easy 96-60 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center.
North Carolina 85, Northern Iowa 42
Coach Roy Williams checked one off his holiday list a few days before Christmas because of the way his North Carolina team played in the second half Wednesday night.
Kansas St. 67, Gardner-Webb 54
Kansas State used a suffocating defense over the final seven minutes of the first half to gain a comfortable margin, and cruised through the second half to defeat Gardner-Webb 67-54 on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
Auburn 74, Oklahoma 70
Jared Harper and T.J. Dunans scored 21 points each as Auburn beat Oklahoma 74-70 at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday night.
Marquette 89, SIU - Edwardsville 56
Haanif Cheatham scored 19 points to lead Marquette to a 89-56 victory over Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Alabama 67, Arkansas St. 52
Freshman forward Braxton Key scored 11 points, including a 3-pointer during a big Alabama run in the second half, and the Crimson Tide pulled away from visiting Arkansas State for a 67-52 win Wednesday at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Clemson 62, South Carolina 60
Clemson picked a real good time to beat a ranked nonconference opponent on the road for the first time in program history.
Gonzaga 102, South Dakota 65
Reserve freshman forward Zach Collins, with a career-high 21 points in No. 7 Gonzaga's 102-65 win over visiting South Dakota on Wednesday in Spokane, Wash., said his growth is a complete turnaround from when he first reported to campus in August.
Washington St. 74, Sacramento State 66
Charles Callison scored 16 points to help Washington State hold on for a 74-66 victory over visiting Sacramento State on Wednesday night at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.
Texas Christian 74, Bradley 42
Brandon Parrish scored eight straight points to spark a 16-2 run to start the game and TCU went on to defeat Bradley 74-42 on Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Virginia 56, California 52
It certainly wasn't pretty, but 12th-ranked Virginia felt pretty good about its 56-52 victory over California on Wednesday that ended the Bears' 27-game home winning streak.
Oregon St. 69, Kent St. 50
Kendal Manuel scored 17 points to help Oregon State pull away for a 69-50 victory over Kent State on Wednesday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
UCLA 82, Western Michigan 68
Different players are delivering on different nights to help No. 2 UCLA remain unbeaten, and it was Bryce Alford who had the hot hand in the Bruins' 82-68 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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