Recap Roundups
November 24, 2021
Michigan St 63, Loyola-Chicago 61
Marcus Bingham Jr. threw down an alley-oop dunk with less than 4 seconds left to lift Michigan State to a 63-61 victory over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.
Connecticut 115, Auburn 109
Adama Sanogo scored a career-high 30 points to fuel No. 22 UConn to a 115-109 double-overtime victory over No. 19 Auburn on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Houston 78, Oregon 49
The third-place game of the Maui Invitational turned into a blowout quickly, as No.12 Houston took advantage of another first half of frigid shooting from Oregon and cruised to a 78-49 win in Las Vegas.
VCU 67, Syracuse 55
Virginia Commonwealth used 15 points from Levi Stockard III and suffocating pressure defense to run past Syracuse in the second half of a 67-55 victory in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis Wednesday night in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Wisconsin 61, Saint Mary's 55
Johnny Davis scored 20 points and Tyler Wahl added 18 to lead Wisconsin to a 61-55 victory over Saint Mary's on Wednesday in the final of the Maui Invitational at Las Vegas.
Seton Hall 62, California 59
Jared Rhoden scored 12 of his team-high 21 points from the free throw line and No. 21 Seton Hall avoided a upset, scraping by Cal 62-59 in the third-place game of the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off.
Florida State 81, Boston U 80
Matthew Cleveland's layup as time expired in overtime gave Florida State an 81-80 win over nonconference foe Boston University on Wednesday night in a campus game in the Jacksonville Classic in Tallahassee, Fla.
Iowa State 82, Xavier 70
Izaiah Brockington scored a career-high 30 points to lead Iowa State to an 82-70 upset victory over No. 25 Xavier in the NIT Tip-Off in Brooklyn.
Michigan 65, Tarleton State 54
Eli Brooks scored 15 points and No. 20 Michigan held off pesky Tarleton State 65-54 in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Wednesday.
Baylor 75, Arizona State 63
LJ Cryer had 15 points to lead No. 6 Baylor's balanced scoring in a 75-63 win over Arizona State in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Islands, Bahamas.
Oklahoma 57, Houston Baptist 40
Elijah Harkless had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Oklahoma to a 57-40 win over Houston Baptist on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.
Texas 68, California Baptist 44
Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones scored 15 points apiece and the Texas defense all but eliminated scoring from beyond the arc for the second straight game as No. 8 Texas defeated visiting California Baptist 68-44 on Wednesday in the finale of the Abe Lemons Classic in Austin, Texas.
Florida 71, Ohio St. 68
Tyree Appleby made a game-winning 30-footer at the buzzer as the 23rd-ranked Florida Gators rallied to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 71-68, in the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.
Vanderbilt 68, Pittsburgh 52
Trey Thomas scored a season-high 14 points Wednesday as Vanderbilt controlled the second half en route to a 68-52 victory at Pitt.
Minnesota 55, Jacksonville 44
Payton Willis scored 17 and Jamison Battle added 14 points to lead Minnesota to a 55-44 win over Jacksonville in a nonconference game on Wednesday at Minneapolis.
Brigham Young 81, Texas Southern 64
Te'Jon Lucas scored 18 points to lead 18th-ranked BYU to its fifth straight victory, an 81-64 triumph over Texas Southern on Wednesday night in Provo, Utah.
Butler 84, Chaminade 51
Freshman Jayden Taylor scored a season-high 21 points as Butler clinched seventh place in the Maui Invitational with an 84-51 victory over Division II Chaminade on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.
Memphis 69, Virginia Tech 61
DeAndre Williams scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday night as No. 9 Memphis held Virginia Tech scoreless for more than four minutes down the stretch of a 69-61 win in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York.
Texas Christian 73, Pepperdine 64
Mike Miles Jr. scored 16 points and Emanuel Miller added 15 and took 10 rebounds as TCU ran away with a 73-64 win over Pepperdine on Wednesday in the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Texas A&M 73, Notre Dame 67
Quenton Jackson scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help rally Texas A&M to a 73-67 victory against Notre Dame on Wednesday night in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational at Las Vegas.