Recap Roundups
December 22, 2021
Notre Dame 83, Texas A&M-CC 73
Dane Goodwin scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Notre Dame held on for an 83-73 win over visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.
Florida 87, Stony Brook 62
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season-high 20 points to help Florida cruise to an 87-62 victory over Stony Brook on Wednesday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.
Texas Tech 78, Eastern Washington 46
No. 25 Texas Tech got at least one 3-pointer from each of its five starters in the first half, and the efficient Red Raiders were on their way to a 78-46 victory over Eastern Washington on Wednesday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.
Texas 68, Alabama St. 48
Dylan Disu scored 14 points and the Texas defense continued to impress as the No. 16 Longhorns pulled away in the second half for a 68-48 win over Alabama State on Wednesday afternoon in Austin, Texas.
South Carolina 105, Army 75
Chico Carter Jr. tallied 16 of his 20 points in South Carolina's sizzling 61-point first half as the Gamecocks topped visiting Army 105-75 on Wednesday afternoon at Columbia, S.C.
Minnesota 72, Green Bay 56
Jamison Battle scored 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting, and Minnesota pulled away for a 72-56 win over Green Bay on Wednesday evening in Minneapolis.
Stanford 66, Wyoming 63
Spencer Jones and Michael O'Connell combined for 11 of Stanford's final 14 points and the Cardinal survived a collection of missed free throws by both teams in the final seconds to record a 66-63 victory over Wyoming in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu on Wednesday.
Auburn 71, Murray St. 58
Walker Kessler collected 13 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks to propel No. 12 Auburn to a 71-58 victory over visiting Murray State on Wednesday in a nonconference game.
California 73, Pacific 53
Andre Kelly hit consecutive hook shots, one of which he turned in a three-point play, to ignite an 18-point flurry late in the game that propelled host California to a 73-53 nonconference victory over Pacific on Wednesday at Berkeley, Calif.
West Virginia 82, Youngstown St. 52
Sean McNeil scored all of his game-high 23 points in the second half and West Virginia turned up its defensive pressure to pull away from Youngstown State 82-52 on Wednesday night in a nonconference game at Morgantown, W.Va.
Kentucky 95, Western Kentucky 60
In a game scheduled at the last minute, the Kentucky Wildcats did not wait long to take care of business.
Clemson 67, Virginia 50
Hunter Tyson scored 17 points as Clemson snapped an 11-game losing streak against Atlantic Coast Conference rival Virginia, winning 67-50 Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.
Tennessee 77, Arizona 73
John Fulkerson scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 77-73 nonconference win over No. 6 Arizona on Wednesday at Knoxville, Tenn., handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season.
East Tennessee St. 86, Georgia 84
David Sloan's 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds left capped East Tennessee State's rally from an eight-point deficit with four minutes left and lifted the Buccaneers to an 86-84 win over Georgia in a nonconference game on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.
Indiana 79, Northern Kentucky 61
Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots, lifting Indiana to a 79-61 victory over visiting Northern Kentucky on Wednesday night at Bloomington, Ind.
Nebraska 88, Kennesaw St. 74
Keisei Tominaga scored 18 points and Alonzo Verge Jr. amassed 16 points and 12 assists as Nebraska snapped a five-game losing streak with an 88-74 nonconference win against Kennesaw State on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Louisiana State 95, Lipscomb 60
Darius Days scored 21 points and five teammates also scored in double figures as No. 17 LSU stayed unbeaten by routing Lipscomb 95-60 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Houston 80, Texas State 47
Josh Carlton scored a game-high 20 points while Kyler Edwards and Marcus Sasser each sank four 3-pointers as No. 13 Houston completed its nonconference schedule with an 80-47 win over visiting Texas State on Wednesday.
Boise St. 58, Washington St. 52
Abu Kigab scored a game-high 19 points, making 9 of 11 free-throw attempts, as Boise State defeated Washington State 58-52 Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.
Oklahoma 72, Alcorn St. 48
Umoja Gibson scored 17 points to lead Oklahoma to a 72-48 win over visiting Alcorn State on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.
Duke 76, Virginia Tech 65
Paolo Banchero scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke overcame visiting Virginia Tech for a 76-65 victory in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener Wednesday night in Durham, N.C.
Illinois 88, Missouri 63
Kofi Cockburn scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in just 29 minutes Wednesday night as Illinois routed Missouri 88-63 in the yearly Braggin' Rights game in St. Louis.
Vanderbilt 68, Hawaii 54
Scotty Pippen Jr. recorded 21 points and four steals to lead Vanderbilt to a 68-54 victory over Hawaii on Wednesday night in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu.