Recap Roundups
November 21, 2021
Xavier 88, Norfolk State 48
Adam Kunkel scored 26 points and Nate Johnson added 20 as host Xavier cruised to an 88-48 win over Norfolk State in a nonconference game Sunday in Cincinnati.
Boise St. 60, Mississippi 50
Mladen Armus posted a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead Boise State to a 60-50 victory over Ole Miss in the fifth-place game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic on Sunday in Charleston, S.C.
Purdue 80, Villanova 74
Zach Edey scored 21 points to lift No. 6 Purdue to an 80-74 win over No. 5 Villanova to capture the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic championship Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.
Mississippi State 66, Morehead St. 46
Iverson Molinar scored 15 points and Mississippi State's defense dominated in the second half in a 66-46 nonconference victory over Morehead State on Sunday afternoon.
Princeton 81, Oregon St. 80
Senior Ethan Wright scored a career-high 24 points and sank two clutch free throws with six seconds left as Princeton upended Oregon State 81-80 on Sunday in a nonconference game in Corvallis, Ore.
Utah St. 73, Oklahoma 70
Brock Miller hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the final two minutes and Justin Bean had 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to lift Utah State to a 73-70 win over Oklahoma in the championship game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Sunday in Conway, S.C.
Tennessee 89, North Carolina 72
Zakai Zeigler scored 18 points in a reserve role as No. 17 Tennessee beat No. 18 North Carolina 89-72 Sunday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off's consolation game at Uncasville, Conn.
Virginia Tech 72, Merrimack 43
Storm Murphy led a balanced attack with 14 points and Nahiem Alleyne added 12 as Virginia Tech rode hot shooting and strong defense Sunday afternoon to remain undefeated with a methodical 72-43 victory over Merrimack in Blacksburg, Va.
Nebraska 82, Southern 59
Bryce McGowens recorded his first career double-double and Nebraska dominated the paint in an 82-59 nonconference win over Southern on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.
West Virginia 66, Clemson 59
Sean McNeil scored a team-high 15 points and led a second-half surge as West Virginia defeated Clemson 66-59 to claim third place in the Shriners Children's Charleston (S.C.) Classic on Sunday night.
Rhode Island 71, Boston College 65
Antwan Walker and Jeremy Sheppard each scored 15 points to help Rhode Island beat Boston College for the second time in five days Sunday, a 71-65 win at the Sunshine Slam event in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Florida State 73, Loyola Marymount 45
Matthew Cleveland came off the bench to score a game-high 13 points Sunday night as Florida State used a balanced attack to topple Loyola Marymount 73-45 in the first round of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Classic's Duval Bracket.
Colorado St. 95, Creighton 81
David Roddy scored a game-high 36 points and Isaiah Stevens added a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists Sunday to lead Colorado State to a 95-81 victory over Creighton in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
NC State 65, Texas Southern 57
Dereon Seabron scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as North Carolina State survived a ragged first 26 minutes and rallied for a 65-57 win over visiting Texas Southern on Sunday in Raleigh, NC.
Iowa State 82, Grambling State 47
Aljaz Kunc scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-7 shooting Sunday, including 15 in a three-minute stretch of the first half, as Iowa State remained unbeaten with an 82-47 rout of winless Grambling in Ames, Iowa.
Indiana 76, UL Lafayette 44
Parker Stewart scored a season-high 16 points, and host Indiana maintained its defensive intensity throughout the game Sunday in a 76-44 win over Louisiana in Bloomington, Ind.
St. Bonaventure 70, Marquette 54
Jaren Holmes had 19 points and 13 rebounds and No. 22 St. Bonaventure turned in a dominant defensive performance Sunday as it cruised past Marquette 70-54 in the championship game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
Miami-Florida 86, Florida A&M 59
Charlie Moore scored 12 of his team-high 20 points in the first half, leading the host Miami Hurricanes to an easy 86-59 nonconference win over the Florida A&M Rattlers on Sunday night.
Missouri 80, Southern Methodist 75
Kobe Brown drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:26 remaining in overtime and finished with a team-high 24 points to lift Missouri to an 80-75 victory against Southern Methodist on Sunday night in the first round of the Jacksonville Classic.
Arizona 80, Michigan 62
Christian Koloko scored a career-high 22 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 16 and Arizona earned an early signature victory under new coach Tommy Lloyd by routing No. 4 Michigan 80-62 in the championship game of the Roman Main Event in Las Vegas on Sunday night.