Recap Roundups
November 16, 2017
Illinois St. 69, South Carolina 65
Illinois State held South Carolina to 29.5 percent shooting, and the Redbirds never trailed, beating the Gamecocks 69-65 on Thursday in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
Auburn 83, Indiana St. 64
Auburn shut down Indiana State while racing to a big first-half lead, and the Tigers cruised to an 83-64 win over the Sycamores in the first round of the Gildan Charleston Classic on Thursday at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Clemson 81, Ohio 76
Forward Elijah Thomas set career highs with 17 points and 15 rebounds and forward Donte Grantham added 20 points in Clemson's 81-76 victory over Ohio in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday at the TD Arena.
Iowa State 104, Appalachian St. 98
After a seesaw first half, Iowa State gradually pulled away from Appalachian State and then held off the Mountaineers 104-98 on Thursday in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in Conway, S.C.
St. John's 79, Nebraska 56
St. John's sophomore guard Shamorie Ponds had 22 points and seven rebounds in the Red Storm's 79-56 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Carnesecca Arena in New York City on Thursday as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, which match Big East and Big Ten teams.
Miami-Florida 90, Florida A&M 59
His team had just won by 31 points, blowing out Florida A&M 90-59 Thursday night, but Miami coach Jim Larranaga was not a happy man.
Florida 108, North Florida 68
Florida's offense turned in a strong performance in the team's season opener on Monday in a rout of Gardner-Webb and its attack did not slow down in the second game.
Saint Louis 77, Virginia Tech 71
Javon Bess made six free throws in the final 46 seconds, and Saint Louis overcame foul trouble to beat Virginia Tech 77-71 on Thursday in the first round of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Notre Dame 105, Chicago St. 66
Guard Temple Gibbs scored a career-high 23 points and guard Matt Farrell had 18 as No. 13 Notre Dame overwhelmed Chicago State 105-66 on Thursday night at the Edmund Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind.
Michigan 61, Southern Miss 47
Senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 14 points to lead Michigan to a 61-47 win over Southern Mississippi in a non-conference game on Thursday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ohio St. 82, Texas Southern 64
Undermanned Ohio State needed a late burst to pull away from Texas Southern and claim an 82-64 non-conference victory on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.
NC State 86, Presbyterian 68
Lennard Freeman led a strong second-half charge, finishing with a career-high 23 points as North Carolina State defeated Presbyterian 86-68 on Thursday night at PNC Arena, in Raleigh N.C.
Cincinnati 97, Coppin St. 54
The Cincinnati Bearcats seemed well on their way to scoring 100 or more points in three straight games for the first time in program history. Falling short of that accomplishment was the only negative aspect of their performance on Thursday night.
Utah 77, Missouri 59
David Collette scored 17 points and Tyler Rawson added 12 to lead Utah to a 77-59 victory over Missouri on Thursday night.
Louisiana State 105, Samford 86
Skylar Mays made a career-high four 3-pointers and scored 20 points as LSU defeated Samford 105-86 on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Tulsa 81, Western Michigan 74
Sophomore guard Curran Scott and senior forward Junior Etou posted 15 points apiece as Tulsa controlled Western Michigan for an 81-74 victory in opening-round play of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at the HTC Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Oklahoma State 91, Oral Roberts 48
Backup point guard Brandon Averette scored a career-high 21 points and handed out nine assists Thursday night, leading Oklahoma State past Oral Roberts 91-48 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
Iowa 85, Grambling State 74
Freshman Jack Nunge had season highs with 17 points and seven rebounds and Iowa pulled away from pesky Grambling for a 85-74 victory on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Xavier 80, Wisconsin 70
The raucous atmosphere of No. 15 Xavier's 80-70 win on Thursday night over Wisconsin had a post-season feel to it.
California 79, Wofford 65
California forward Marcus Lee had 17 points and 11 rebounds in his second straight double-double and the Bears withstood a long-range assault by Wofford guard Fletcher Magee for a 79-65 victory over the Terriers on Thursday at Haas Pavilion.
Providence 77, Washington 70
Forward Rodney Bullock scored 17 points and Kyron Cartwright made four free throws in the final 40 seconds as Providence advanced to the final of the 2K Classic with a 77-70 win over Washington on Thursday night at Madison Square in New York.
Arizona 91, Cal. State - Bakersfield 59
No. 3 Arizona went into Thursday night's game hitting 60 percent of its shots for the young season.