Recap Roundups
December 28, 2016
Florida St. 88, Wake Forest 72
Just minutes after No. 20 Florida State sealed its 88-72 win against Wake Forest on Wednesday night, Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes looked to the stands for his dad with tears in his eyes.
Villanova 68, DePaul 65
The consistent sellout crowd of 6,500 at The Pavilion isn't used to losing. In fact, it almost never happens at Villanova's on-campus arena.
Nebraska 87, Indiana 83
Nebraska coach Tim Miles sensed his upset-minded Cornhuskers were fatigued midway through a second-half struggle at 16th-ranked Indiana on Wednesday, so he offered some added incentive.
Clemson 87, NC-Wilmington 73
Jaron Blossomgame had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead a balanced attack and Clemson extended its winning streak to eight games with an 87-73 victory over North Carolina Wilmington on Wednesday night in Clemson, S.C.
Miami-Florida 78, Columbia 67
Junior guard Ja'Quan Newton scored a career-high 22 points and guard Davon Reed added 18 as Miami overcame some sloppy floor play with sharp shooting to post a 78-67 victory over Columbia Wednesday night at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla.
N.C. State 99, Rider 71
Abdul-Malik Abu and Dennis Smith Jr. each posted double-doubles and North Carolina State wrapped up nonconference play with a 99-71 win over Rider on Wednesday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
Pittsburgh 112, Marshall 106
Michael Young and Jamel Artis scored 30 points apiece, and Pittsburgh held on for a 112-106 win against Marshall to close out its nonconference slate Wednesday night at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Virginia Tech 87, MD Baltimore Cty 70
Sophomore guard Chris Clarke recorded a double-double and paced a balanced Virginia Tech attack, leading the Hokies past visiting Maryland-Baltimore County 87-70 Wednesday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Virginia 61, Louisville 53
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Notre Dame 63, St. Peter's 55
Another big night from senior captain V.J. Beachem helped deliver another nonleague win for No. 24 Notre Dame.
North Carolina 102, Monmouth-NJ 74
North Carolina did enough good things to make it through another victory and now the No. 9 Tar Heels are bracing for a more difficult stretch when Atlantic Coast Conference play begins.
Xavier 82, Providence 56
Just when Edmond Sumner's teammates think they've seen it all, the Xavier point guard reaches deeper into his bag of tricks. On Wednesday night, Sumner drove the lane, hung in the air and scooped in a one-handed floater while being fouled and falling backward.
Georgia Tech 59, No.Carolina A&T 52
Tadric Jackson scored eight of his 12 points in the final five minutes to help Georgia Tech turn away upset-minded North Carolina A&T 59-52 on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion.
Creighton 89, Seton Hall 75
Creighton is off to its best start in the program's history at 13-0 following an 89-75 win over visiting Seton Hall on Wednesday, but the 10th-ranked Bluejays are not satisfied yet with their team goals this week.
Marquette 76, Georgetown 66
Markus Howard scored 23 points and Jajuan Johnson added 20 to lead Marquette to a 76-66 Big East victory over Georgetown in a conference opener for both teams on Wednesday at Milwaukee's BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Purdue 89, Iowa 67
Known as No. 15 Purdue's go-to players, power forward Caleb Swanigan and 7-2 center Isaac Haas had four total points at halftime of Wednesday night's Big Ten opener against Iowa in Mackey Arena.
Oregon 89, UCLA 87
Oregon trailed by just one point, but Dillon Brooks liked the look of a 3-pointer.
Cincinnati 56, Temple 50
Cincinnati doesn't mind playing ugly. Not in the slightest.
Southern California 70, Oregon St. 63
USC squandered a big lead, but Chimezie Metu and Jordan McLaughlin made big plays to help the 22nd-ranked Trojans remain unbeaten with a 70-63 victory over Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference opener Wednesday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
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