Recap Roundups
November 09, 2018
North Carolina 116, Elon University 67
Senior guard Cameron Johnson scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half as No. 8 North Carolina steamrolled host Elon 116-67 on Friday night at the new Schar Center in Elon, N.C.
Miami-Florida 83, Lehigh 62
Miami played without its leading returning scorer Dewan Hernandez, but the Hurricanes still managed to manufacture an 83-62 victory over Lehigh in their season opener Friday night at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables.
Tennessee 87, UL Lafayette 65
Grant Williams scored 31 points as No. 6 Tennessee rolled to an 87-65 non-conference victory against visiting Louisiana on Friday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas 73, Arkansas 71
Texas freshman point guard Courtney Ramey hit a jumper with 49 seconds to play in overtime to lift the Longhorns to a wild 73-71 over Arkansas on Friday in the Armed Forces Classic, played at Soto Gym on the grounds of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
Stanford 72, NC-Wilmington 59
KZ Okpala scored a game-high 23 points, 11 coming in a game-breaking 22-2 run late in the first half, as Stanford improved to 2-0 with a 72-59 win over UNC Wilmington Friday night in Wilmington, N.C.
Kentucky 71, Southern Illinois 59
No. 2 Kentucky bounced back from an embarrassing 118-84 loss to No. 4 Duke in the Champions Classic on Tuesday to win its home opener Friday night 71-59 over Southern Illinois, which was making its season debut.
Florida 76, Charleston Southern 46
Senior guard KeVaughn Allen helped Florida erase the memory of a rough season opener.
Stony Brook 83, South Carolina 81
Akwasi Yeboah scored a game-high 24 points, and four teammates followed in double figures as Stony Brook upset host South Carolina, 83-81, on Friday night in Columbia, S.C.
Iowa State 76, Missouri 59
Despite missing three key players, Iowa State didn't miss a beat in a 76-59 romp over Missouri on Friday night.
Rutgers 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 55
Redshirt sophomore Peter Kiss scored 17 points to lead six Rutgers players in double figures as the Scarlet Knights cruised to a 90-55 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the season opener for both teams on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.
Clemson 71, North Carolina Central 51
David Skara's 16 points and 14 from Aamir Simms helped No. 22 Clemson as the Tigers broke out to an early lead in a 71-51 victory against visiting North Carolina Central on Friday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Virginia Tech 87, Gardner-Webb 59
In his first collegiate game, freshman Isaiah Wilkins scored 21 points as did sophomore Nickeil Alexander-Walker to lead No. 15 Virginia Tech to an 87-59 season-opening win on Friday over visiting Gardner-Webb.
Pittsburgh 94, VMI 55
Pitt senior Jared Wilson-Frame scored 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers off the bench and freshman Xavier Johnson had a double-double when the Panthers routed the VMI Keydets 94-55 at the Petersen Events Center on Friday.
Georgia Tech 88, Lamar 69
Graduate senior Brandon Alston led four Georgia Tech players in double figures with 17 points as the Yellow Jackets defeated visiting Lamar 88-69 on Friday.
Mississippi State 95, Austin Peay 67
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 21 points and his brother Nick Weatherspoon added 19 as No. 18 Mississippi State opened its season with a 95-67 victory over Austin Peay on Friday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Penn St. 87, North Florida 72
Lamar Stevens registered a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Reaves added 19 points as host Penn State rolled past North Florida, 87-72, in its season opener on Friday night.
Kansas State 56, Kennesaw St. 41
No. 12 Kansas State overcame a sluggish start to defeat visiting Kennesaw State 56-41 in the Wildcats' season-opening game Friday night in Manhattan, Kan.
Louisiana State 97, NC-Greensboro 91
Freshman forward Naz Reid, a McDonald's All-American, scored 16 of his 29 points in the first half and point guard Tremont Waters added 21 points and 10 assists to lead No. 23 LSU to a 97-91 victory over UNC Greensboro Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Indiana 80, Montana St. 35
Senior forward Juwan Morgan scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while freshman star Romeo Langford added 12 points as Indiana cruised to an 80-35 nonconference victory Friday night over visiting Montana State in Bloomington, Ind.
Oklahoma 91, Texas Rio Grande Valley 76
Christian James scored a career-high 29 points to lead visiting Oklahoma to a season-opening 91-76 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in the first collegiate basketball game at Bert Ogden Arena.
Maryland 78, Navy 57
Anthony Cowan scored 24 points to lead Maryland to a 78-57 victory over host Navy in the 2018 Veterans Classic at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md., Friday night.
Georgia 110, Savannah State 76
Tom Crean's debut as Georgia's coach was a rousing success as the Bulldogs rolled past Savannah State 110-76 Friday night in Athens, Ga.
Buffalo 99, West Virginia 94
CJ Massinburg scored 35 of his 43 points after halftime, and visiting Buffalo stormed back to stun No. 13 West Virginia 99-94 in overtime at Morgantown, W.V.
Oregon 81, Eastern Washington 47
Freshman center Bol Bol recorded 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots to help No. 14 Oregon roll to an 81-47 drubbing of visiting Eastern Washington on Friday night at Eugene, Ore.
Arizona State 80, McNeese St. 52
Freshman Luguentz Dort had 25 points and Zylan Cheatham had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as host Arizona State overpowered the McNeese Cowboys 80-52 in Tempe, Ariz., on Friday.
Texas Tech 84, Mississippi Valley State 52
Texas Tech scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back as it rolled past visiting Mississippi Valley State, 84-52, Friday night in Lubbock, Texas.
Auburn 88, Washington 66
Chuma Okeke had game-high totals of 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 11 Auburn used a balanced attack to rout No. 25 Washington 88-66 on Friday night.
UC Irvine 74, Texas A&M 73
Junior guard Eyassu Worku knocked down the game-winning jump shot with six seconds remaining to lift UC Irvine to a stunning 74-73 victory over Texas A&M Friday night at Station College, Texas.
Nevada 83, Pacific 61
Caleb Martin scored all 22 of his points in the second half Friday night in Reno, as seventh-ranked Nevada pulled away from Pacific for an 83-61 non-conference win in Reno, Nev.
UCLA 91, Long Beach St. 80
Freshman center Moses Brown scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Kris Wilkes added 17 points as No. 21 UCLA recovered from a slow start Friday to earn a 91-80 nonconference victory over visiting Long Beach State.
Yale 76, California 59
Yale limited California to five field goals in the first half en route to a 12-point lead and held on Saturday afternoon (Friday night in the United States) for a 76-59 nonconference victory in each team's season opener in Shanghai, China.