Recap Roundups
November 15, 2024
Virginia 70, Villanova 60
Isaac McKneely drilled all six of his 3-point attempts and finished with 23 points on Friday to lead Virginia past Villanova 70-60 at the Hall of Fame Series.
Michigan 76, Texas Christian 64
Nimari Burnett scored 16 points to lead four Michigan players in double figures as the Wolverines defeated TCU 76-64 on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Florida 87, Florida State 74
A 25-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. helped No. 20 Florida squash an attempted second-half comeback by rival Florida State, prevailing 87-74 in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday night.
Rutgers 98, Monmouth-NJ 81
Highly touted freshman Ace Bailey scored 17 points in his much-anticipated debut for the No. 24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, who never trailed in a 98-81 win over Monmouth in Piscataway, N.J., on Friday night.
Purdue 87, Alabama 78
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-best 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Purdue to an 87-78 triumph over No. 2 Alabama in a Friday night nonconference showdown at West Lafayette, Ind.
Boston College 72, Temple 69
Elijah Strong logged a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds for his first career double-double as Boston College edged visiting Temple 72-69 on Friday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Butler 81, Southern Methodist 70
Jahmyl Telfort scored a team-high 19 points as Butler used a 16-2 second half run to win 81-70 over SMU on Friday in Indianapolis.
Cincinnati 86, Nicholls State 49
Cincinnati coach Wes Miller didn't make life easy for his former pupil Friday night as Simas Lukosius and Jizzle James each scored 19 points to lead the No. 17 Bearcats to an 86-49 rout of visiting Nicholls State.
Penn St. 86, Virginia Tech 64
Ace Baldwin Jr. showed out in his hometown, pairing 19 points with 10 assists on Friday to lead Penn State past Virginia Tech 86-64 at the Hall of Fame Series in Baltimore.
Marquette 78, Maryland 74
Kam Jones poured in 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting and No. 15 Marquette overcame a late-game collapse to record a 78-74 win over Maryland on Friday night in College Park, Md.
Pittsburgh 86, West Virginia 62
It was a one-sided Backyard Brawl in Pittsburgh Friday night with Damian Dunn's 23 points leading the Pitt Panthers over the West Virginia Mountaineers 86-62.
North Carolina 107, American U. 55
Jalen Washington scored a career-high 18 points and No. 10 North Carolina enjoyed a big second half to run away from American in a 107-55 victory Friday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgia 77, Georgia Tech 69
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 18 points, freshman Asa Newell had 14 points and seven rebounds and undefeated Georgia pulled away in the second half to beat Georgia Tech 77-69 on Friday at Atlanta in the 200th meeting of the in-state rivals.
Northwestern 67, Eastern Illinois 58
Jalen Leach scored seven of his season-best 27 points in overtime and Northwestern escaped an upset bid by posting a 67-58 victory over Eastern Illinois on Friday night in nonconference play at Evanston, Ill.
Iowa 76, Washington St. 66
Owen Freeman celebrated his 20th birthday Friday night with 21 points and 11 rebounds in his hometown of Moline, Ill., as Iowa rallied in the last 3 1/2 minutes to stop Washington State 76-66 at the John Deere Quad Cities Showdown.
Texas A&M 78, Ohio St. 64
Wade Taylor IV and Manny Obaseki each had 15 points to lead Texas A&M to a 78-64 victory over Ohio State in an early-season battle of ranked teams Friday night at College Station, Texas.
DePaul 84, Duquesne 58
Isaiah Rivera poured in 18 points and David Skogman scored 16 points as DePaul continued its resurgence with an 84-58 victory against Duquesne on Friday night in Chicago.
Wisconsin 103, Arizona 88
Graduate transfer John Tonje poured in a career-high 41 points and Wisconsin turned back a second-half rally by No. 9 Arizona to remain undefeated with a 103-88 nonconference victory on Friday in Madison, Wis.
Gonzaga 113, Massachusetts Lowell 54
Khalif Battle scored a game-high 21 points, leading six players in double figures as No. 4 Gonzaga never trailed in defeating visiting UMass Lowell 113-54 Friday night in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.
UCLA 85, Lehigh 45
UCLA exploded for 21 unanswered points in the first half and raced to an 85-45 blowout of Lehigh on Friday in Los Angeles.