Recap Roundups
November 30, 2021
Butler 68, Saginaw Valley 57
Bryce Golden scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half Tuesday to pace host Butler to a 68-57 victory over Saginaw Valley State in Indianapolis.
Syracuse 112, Indiana 110
Joseph Girard III made two free throws with 0.8 seconds left Tuesday, lifting Syracuse to a 112-110 double-overtime win over visiting Indiana as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Minnesota 54, Pittsburgh 53
Luke Loewe scored his only points of the game on a putback with 2.4 seconds left Tuesday as Minnesota remained undefeated with a 54-53 road win over Pitt in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
West Virginia 74, Bellarmine 55
West Virginia rode the continued strong offensive play of Taz Sherman and the sharpshooting of Sean McNeil to blow past scrappy Bellarmine in the second half of a 74-55 win in Morgantown, W.Va., on Tuesday evening.
Georgetown 91, Longwood 83
Longwood came out firing but Georgetown withstood an early barrage and then held the Lancers off late as Collin Holloway more than tripled his career high with 23 points in a 91-83 victory Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
Tennessee 86, Presbyterian 44
A 17-2 run to end the first half kickstarted a blowout as No. 13 Tennessee defeated Presbyterian 86-44 on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas A&M 85, New Orleans 65
Andre Gordon scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Texas A&M hit on all cylinders during an 85-65 win over visiting New Orleans on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.
Connecticut 72, Maryland-Eastern Shore 63
R.J. Cole led all scorers with 25 points to help No. 17 UConn fend off nonconference foe Maryland-Eastern Shore 72-63 on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn.
Mississippi 75, Rider 51
Jarkel Joiner sparked Ole Miss' offense by canning three consecutive 3-pointers in a 90-second span as the Rebels throttled Rider 75-51 on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Purdue 93, Florida State 65
Jaden Ivey scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and No. 2 Purdue pulled away for a 93-65 win over visiting Florida State on Tuesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Houston 99, Northwestern St. 58
Marcus Sasser scored a season-high-tying 26 points as No. 15 Houston rolled to a 99-58 win at home over the Northwestern State Demons on Tuesday.
Houston 99, Northwestern St. 58
When No. 15 Houston returns home after an up-and-down showing and third-place finish at the Maui Invitational in Las Vegas to host Northwestern State on Tuesday, expect the Cougars to ramp up their already extreme intensity as if they have something to prove.
Creighton 80, North Dakota State 55
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 17 points as Creighton pulled away in the second half and recorded an 80-55 victory over visiting North Dakota State on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb.
Wake Forest 77, Northwestern 73
Jake LaRavia scored on a baseline jumper with 4.7 seconds left in overtime to break a tie as Wake Forest defeated visiting Northwestern 77-73 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Rutgers 74, Clemson 64
Ron Harper Jr. scored 15 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as Rutgers broke a three-game losing streak with a 74-64 win over Clemson on Tuesday night in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Piscataway, N.J.
Marquette 83, Jackson State 54
Redshirt freshman Oso Ighodaro came off the bench to score 14 points in a near-perfect shooting performance to lead Marquette to an 83-54 victory over visiting Jackson State in a nonconference game in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Ohio St. 71, Duke 66
Ohio State overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat top-ranked Duke 71-66 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.