Recap Roundups
November 09, 2021
Washington St. 85, Alcorn St. 67
Tyrell Roberts scored 16 points, making four 3-pointers, as Washington State opened its season with an 85-67 nonconference victory against Alcorn State on Tuesday afternoon in Pullman, Wash.
Villanova 91, Mount St. Mary's 51
Justin Moore hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points to lift No. 4 Villanova easily past visiting Mount St. Mary's 91-51 in the season opener for both programs on Tuesday.
UC San Diego 80, California 67
Toni Rocak poured in a career-high 27 points and UC San Diego, in just its second year of Division I basketball, surprised California 80-67 in the 2021-22 season opener on Tuesday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
Indiana 68, Eastern Michigan 62
Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds for his 23rd career double-double as Indiana survived a late scare to beat Eastern Michigan 68-62 on Tuesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
Ohio St. 67, Akron 66
Zed Key's layup with 0.3 seconds left averted an upset as No. 17 Ohio State held off visiting Akron 67-66 on Tuesday in their season openers.
Connecticut 99, Central Conn. St. 48
Adama Sanogo scored 20 points and R.J. Cole added 15 to lift No. 24 UConn to a 99-48 season-opening victory over Central Connecticut State on Tuesday in Storrs, Conn.
Butler 56, IUPUI 47
Just over nine minutes into Butler's season opener against IUPUI on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, the Bulldogs trailed 9-7 with just one made field goal and four turnovers.
St. Bonaventure 75, Siena 47
It took No. 23 St. Bonaventure a half to solve Siena, but the Bonnies routed the visiting Saints 75-47 Tuesday night in a season-opening matchup of conference champions from a season ago.
Maryland 83, Quinnipiac 69
In his Maryland debut, Qudus Wahab scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to propel the No. 21 Terrapins to an 83-69 victory over visiting Quinnipiac on Tuesday night in the opening game for both teams.
Providence 80, Fairfield 73
Nate Watson had 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to help Providence hold off visiting Fairfield 80-73 in a nonconference season opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
Syracuse 97, Lafayette 63
Buddy Boeheim and younger brother Jimmy Boeheim scored 18 points apiece Tuesday night as Syracuse took control in the opening minutes and cruised to a 97-63 rout of visiting Lafayette in the season opener for both teams.
The Citadel 78, Pittsburgh 63
Jason Roche knocked down eight 3-pointers en route to 27 points Tuesday as The Citadel cruised past host Pitt 78-63 in the season opener for both teams.
North Carolina 83, Loyola (MD) 67
Caleb Love scored 22 points and Brady Manek added 20 helping Hubert Davis score a victory in his first game as head coach of No. 19 North Carolina, which topped Loyola (Md.) 83-67 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Clemson 64, Presbyterian 53
Al-Amir Dawes scored 21 points, including 16 in the second half, as host Clemson rallied for a 64-53 victory against Presbyterian on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Purdue 96, Bellarmine 67
Sasha Stefanovic led all scorers with 23 points and Zach Edey had 16 points and nine rebounds as No. 7 Purdue thumped Bellarmine in a season-opening 96-67 victory on Tuesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Arizona State 76, Portland 60
Arizona State put five players in double figures, led by Kimani Lawrence's 19 points and 10 rebounds, as the Sun Devils were too much for Portland on Tuesday night in their 76-60 win at Tempe, Ariz.
Tennessee 90, Tenn-Martin 62
Freshman Kennedy Chandler poured in 20 points and hit all four of his 3-point attempts in his debut and No. 18 Tennessee poured it on in the second half for a 90-62 win over UT-Martin on Tuesday in the season opener in Knoxville, Tenn.
South Carolina 78, South Carolina Upstate 60
Jermaine Couisnard and Wildens Leveque each scored 14 points to lead South Carolina to a 78-60 season-opening victory against visiting South Carolina Upstate on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.
Georgia 58, Florida International 51
Aaron Cook had 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds to lead host Georgia to a season-opening 58-51 victory over Florida International on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
Kansas 87, Michigan St 74
Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 29 points Tuesday and keyed a Kansas defense that forced 16 turnovers as the No. 3 Jayhawks toppled Michigan State 87-74 at the Champions Classic in New York.
West Virginia 60, Oakland 53
West Virginia overcame a slow start and poor shooting to open its season with a 60-53 victory over Oakland on Tuesday evening in Morgantown, W.Va.
Oregon 83, Texas Southern 66
Will Richardson's 20 points led No. 13 Oregon to a season-opening 83-66 win over Texas Southern Tuesday late afternoon in Eugene, Ore.
Xavier 63, Niagara 60
Paul Scruggs had 17 points and six assists and also came up with a key play to help Xavier hold off upset-minded Niagara 63-60 in Cincinnati in the opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
Miami-Florida 77, Canisius 67
Kameron McGusty scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds as the host Miami Hurricanes defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins, 77-67, on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Miami (OH) 72, Georgia Tech 69
Mekhi Lairy's layup with 12.4 seconds remaining lifted Miami of Ohio to a season-opening 72-69 victory over host Georgia Tech on Tuesday in Atlanta.
St. John's 119, Mississippi Valley State 61
St. John's crushed Mississippi Valley State 119-61 Tuesday night in the college basketball season opener for both schools at the Carnesecca Center in Queens, N.Y.
Missouri 78, Central Michigan 68
Javon Pickett scored 18 points and Missouri held off a second-half rally to open its season with a 78-68 victory against Central Michigan in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.
NC State 88, Bucknell 70
Jericole Hellems scored 22 points and North Carolina State overcame a horrific opening stretch to win 88-70 against visiting Bucknell in the first game of the season Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Virginia Tech 82, Maine 47
David N'Guessan notched a career-best 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting as Virginia Tech rolled to an easy 82-47 season-opening victory over Maine on Tuesday night at Blacksburg, Va.
Boston College 73, Dartmouth 57
DeMarr Langford Jr. scored 16 points, Quinten Post had 14 and Kanye Jones added 12 to lead Boston College to a 73-57 season-opening rout of visiting Dartmouth on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Texas Tech 89, North Florida 74
Bryson Williams racked up 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 17 minutes to help Texas Tech to an 89-74 win over North Florida on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Iowa State 84, Kennesaw St. 73
Izaiah Brockington had 18 points and six rebounds and Gabe Kalscheur had 12 of his 19 points in the first half as Iowa State began its season at home Tuesday with an 84-73 win over Kennesaw State.
Oklahoma 77, Northwestern St. 59
Jalen Hill and Tanner Groves scored 15 points each as Oklahoma opened its season with a 77-59 home win over Northwestern State on Tuesday night.
Utah 70, Abilene Christian 56
David Jenkins Jr. scored 15 points to help Utah coach Craig Smith earn his first victory with the school as the Utes defeated Abilene Christian 70-56 Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Creighton 90, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77
Alex O'Connell had 17 of his team-high and career-high 20 points in the second half as Creighton defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 90-77 Tuesday night at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb. Creighton outscored Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52-30 in the second half.
Memphis 89, Tennessee Tech 65
Emoni Bates scored 17 points and had four rebounds and four assists in his career debut for the host Memphis Tigers in a season-opening 89-65 victory over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday.
Louisiana State 101, UL Monroe 39
Darius Days made eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points as host LSU routed Louisiana-Monroe 101-39 in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Florida 74, Elon University 61
Colin Castleton and Myreon Jones each scored a game-high 18 points and Tyree Appleby added 14 as the Florida Gators coasted to a season-opening 74-61 win over visiting Elon on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Auburn 77, Morehead St. 54
Wendell Green Jr. scored 19 points and No. 22 Auburn defeated visiting Morehead State 77-54 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Arkansas 74, Mercer 61
JD Notae had a game-best 30 points, Chris Lykes provided 16 points off the bench and No. 16 Arkansas overcame a sluggish first half for a 74-61 victory over Mercer on Tuesday.
Houston 83, Hofstra 75
No. 15 Houston overcame a 13-point second-half deficit and took down Hofstra in overtime, 83-75, in the season opener on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma State 88, Texas-Arlington 45
Sophomore forward Moussa Cisse finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks to lead the host Oklahoma State Cowboys to a comfortable 88-45 victory over UT Arlington on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.
Wisconsin 81, St. Francis (BKN) 58
Johnny Davis scored 15 points and freshman Chucky Hepburn added 13 as Wisconsin rolled past St. Francis (Brooklyn) 81-58 in the nonconference season opener for both teams on Tuesday night in Madison, Wis.
Northwestern 80, Eastern Illinois 56
Third-year point guard Boo Buie delivered a game-high 17 points with six assists and five steals as host Northwestern rolled to an 80-56 victory over Eastern Illinois in both teams' opener Tuesday in Evanston, Ill.
Western Illinois 75, Nebraska 74
Luka Barisic made a 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift Western Illinois to a 75-74 nonconference victory over Nebraska on Tuesday at Lincoln, Neb., in the season opener for both teams.
Minnesota 71, Kansas City 56
Jamison Battle scored 18 points to lead Minnesota to a 71-56 nonconference home win over Kansas City in the season opener for both on Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Illinois 71, Jackson State 47
Jacob Grandison scored a game-high 20 points Tuesday night and Coleman Hawkins added 13 as No. 11 Illinois overcame the absence of three starters to rout Jackson State 71-47 in each team's season opener in Champaign, Ill.
Marquette 88, SIU Edwardsville 77
Darryl Morsell scored 21 points as host Marquette withstood a stiff challenge from SIU-Edwardsville in an 88-77 victory Tuesday night in Milwaukee, Wis., to make coach Shaka Smart's debut a winning one.
Louisville 72, Southern 60
Samuell Williamson scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Tuesday night as host Louisville rallied in the second half to topple Southern 72-60 in each team's season opener.
Navy 66, Virginia 58
John Carter Jr. scored 19 points, including a clinching 3-pointer from the left wing with 24 seconds left, as Navy stunned No. 25 Virginia, 66-58 in Charlottesville, Va., on Tuesday night.
Gonzaga 97, Dixie State 63
Sophomore Julian Strawther, making his first collegiate start, scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as top-ranked Gonzaga opened its season with a 97-63 victory against Dixie State on Tuesday night in Spokane, Wash.
Alabama 93, Louisiana Tech 64
Keon Ellis notched 18 points and Jaden Shackelford added 17 Tuesday night as No. 14 Alabama opened its season by rolling past visiting Louisiana Tech 93-64.
Texas 92, Houston Baptist 48
Courtney Ramey scored 14 points to lead six teammates in double-figure scoring as No. 5 Texas opened a highly anticipated season with a 92-48 victory over visiting Houston Baptist on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
Southern California 89, CSU Northridge 49
A 35-6 run powered Southern California to a 33-point halftime lead, and the Trojans cruised to a season-opening rout of Cal State Northridge, 89-49 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
Duke 79, Kentucky 71
Freshmen Trevor Keels and Paolo Banchero provided a chunk of the points, helping No. 9 Duke defeat No. 10 Kentucky 79-71 as legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski began his final season Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Northern Illinois 71, Washington 64
Trendon Hankerson amassed 28 points, seven rebounds and three steals to help Northern Illinois score a season-opening, 71-64 win over Washington on Tuesday night in Seattle.
Colorado 94, Montana St. 90
Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 19 points, Elijah Parquet had 17, and the Colorado Buffaloes rallied to beat the Montana State Bobcats 94-90 in overtime in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday night.
Iowa 106, Longwood 73
Keegan Murray scored 22 of his game-high 24 points in the first half and Iowa rolled to a 106-73 opening-night win over visiting Longwood in Iowa City, Iowa, on Tuesday.
Stanford 62, Tarleton State 50
Spencer Jones and Jaiden Delaire triggered a second-half run with 3-pointers Tuesday night and host Stanford rallied from behind to open its basketball season with a 62-50 nonconference victory over Tarleton State.
Arizona 81, Northern Arizona 52
Kerr Kriisa had 17 points and five assists as Arizona deftly shared the ball and posted an 81-52 victory over Northern Arizona in the head coaching debut of Tommy Lloyd on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.
Oregon St. 73, Portland St. 64
Warith Alatishe had 21 points and eight rebounds to lead Oregon State to a 73-64 win over Portland State on Tuesday night at Corvallis, Ore., in the season opener for both teams.
UCLA 95, CSU Bakersfield 58
Johnny Juzang and Jules Bernard scored 19 points apiece to help second-ranked UCLA trounce Cal State Bakersfield 95-58 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles in the season opener for both teams.