Recap Roundups
November 06, 2018
Indiana 104, Chicago St. 55
Indiana prized freshman Romeo Langford scored 19 points in his college debut and Devonte Green added 13 points to lead the Hoosiers to a 104-55 win on Tuesday over visiting Chicago State in the season opener for both teams.
Virginia 73, Towson 42
No. 5 Virginia overcame a sluggish start to open its 2018-19 campaign with a 73-42 win over Towson on Tuesday night at Charlottesville, Va.
Syracuse 66, Eastern Washington 34
Oshae Brissett tallied 20 points and eight rebounds as No. 16 Syracuse opened its season with a dominating defensive effort to cruise past Eastern Washington 66-34 in an opening-round game of the 2K Empire Classic at the Carrier Dome.
NC State 105, Mount St. Mary's 55
Tennessee 86, Lenoir-Rhyne 41
Guard Jordan Bone scored 18 points and forward Kyle Alexander had 16 as No. 6 Tennessee had five players in double figures in coasting to an 86-41 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday night in Knoxville's Thompson-Boling Arena.
Villanova 100, Morgan St. 77
Eric Paschall scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lift No. 9 Villanova past visiting Morgan State 100-77 in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
North Carolina 78, Wofford 67
Luke Maye scored 24 points as No. 8 North Carolina withstood a second-half charge from Wofford before pulling away for a 78-67 season-opening victory Tuesday night at Spartanburg, S.C., avenging last year's result.
Kansas 92, Michigan St 87
Freshman guards Quentin Grimes and Devon Dotson scored 21 and 16 points, respectively, on Tuesday as No. 1 Kansas outlasted No. 10 Michigan State 92-87 in the Champions Classic at Indianapolis.
Purdue 90, Fairfield 57
Carsen Edwards scored 30 points to power No. 24 Purdue to a 90-57 romp over Fairfield on Tuesday night at West Lafayette, Ind., in the season opener for both teams.
Boston College 73, Wis.-Milwaukee 53
Junior guard Ky Bowman scored 20 points and Wynston Tabbs (16) and Nik Popovic (12) followed in double figures as host Boston College seized control in the second half of a season-opening 73-53 victory against Milwaukee on Tuesday night.
Clemson 100, The Citadel 80
Graduate guard Marcquise Reed scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 22 Clemson coasted past The Citadel for a 100-80 win in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
South Carolina 65, South Carolina Upstate 52
Freshman Keyshawn Bryant scored a game-high 21 points off the bench as the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the visiting USC Upstate Spartans 65-52 on Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh 69, Youngstown St. 53
Freshman Trey McGowens scored 17 points to propel host Pitt in the second half as the young Panthers pulled away for a 69-53 triumph over Youngstown State in the season opener for both teams.
Notre Dame 84, Illinois-Chicago 67
Balanced scoring and lethal foul shooting allowed host Notre Dame to coast past Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday in the opening round of the Gotham Classic at Purcell Pavilion.
Texas Tech 87, Incarnate Word 37
Host Texas Tech began the new season by celebrating a memorable run last March and ended it by rolling past the University of Incarnate Word, 87-37, in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday in the season opener for each team.
Maryland 73, Delaware 67
Maryland nearly squanders lead but edges Delaware
Alabama 82, Southern 62
Holding Southern without a field goal over the final 9:10 of the first half Tuesday night, Alabama opened its basketball season with an 82-62 non-conference win at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas 71, Eastern Illinois 59
Texas' Matt Coleman III hit for 13 points and distributed seven assists and freshman Jaxson Hayes added 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting in his first collegiate game as the host Longhorns rolled to a 71-59 win over Eastern Illinois on Monday in Austin, Texas, in the season opener for both teams.
Minnesota 104, Nebraska Omaha 76
Junior guard Amir Coffey scored 18 points and senior guard Dupree McBrayer added 17 as Minnesota rolled to a 104-76 nonconference victory over visiting Omaha in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday.
Wisconsin 85, Coppin St. 63
D'Mitrick Trice scored 21 points, Ethan Happ posted a triple-double and the Wisconsin Badgers rolled to an 85-63 season-opening win over the visiting Coppin State Eagles.
Missouri 68, Central Arkansas 55
Mark Smith made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points as Missouri defeated Central Arkansas 68-53 in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.
Iowa State 79, Alabama St. 53
Senior transfers Michael Jacobson and Marial Shayok scored 17 and 14 points, respectively, in their Iowa State debuts before giving way to the second unit, helping the Cyclones rout visiting Alabama State, 79-53, in their season opener on Tuesday night.
Nebraska 106, Mississippi Valley State 37
James Palmer and Glyn Watson Jr. combined for 36 points Tuesday night and the Nebraska defense held Mississippi Valley State to just three first-half field goals as the Cornhuskers ran away with a 106-37 season-opening win over the visiting Delta Devils.
Arizona State 102, Cal St. Fullerton 94
Luguentz Dort scored the first six points in the second overtime, and Arizona State escaped with a 102-94 win over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday at Tempe, Ariz., in the season opener for both teams.
Louisiana State 94, Southeastern Louisiana 63
Naz Reid scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the first half, and fellow freshman Emmitt Williams added 12 points and 10 rebounds to lift No. 23 LSU to a 94-63, season-opening victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night at Baton Rouge, La.
Michigan 63, Norfolk State 44
No. 19 Michigan raised two banners before its season opener against Norfolk State on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich., then went out and showed that its work is not finished.
Auburn 101, South Alabama 58
Jared Harper and Chuma Okeke scored 20 points each and helped lead a 3-pointer onslaught as No. 11 Auburn opened the season with a 101-58 rout of visiting South Alabama on Tuesday night.
Gonzaga 120, Idaho State 79
Junior forward Rui Hachimura poured in a career-high 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting to help No. 3 Gonzaga roll to a 120-79 season-opening victory over Idaho State on Tuesday night at Spokane, Wash.
Florida State 81, Florida 60
No. 17 Florida State extended its winning streak against rival Florida to five with an 81-60 victory over the visiting Gators on Tuesday at Tallahassee, Fla., in the season openers for both programs.
Oregon St. 72, UC Riverside 59
Four starters took virtually every shot and scored almost every point Tuesday night as Oregon State subdued UC Riverside 72-59 in each team's season opener at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
UCLA 96, Purdue Fort Wayne 71
Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes scored a career-high 27 points, and freshman center Moses Brown had 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as No. 21 UCLA cruised to a 96-71 nonconference victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in the season opener for both teams Tuesday at Los Angeles.
Vanderbilt 92, Winthrop 79
Vanderbilt fans waited a year to see the show that a pair of freshmen, forward Simi Shittu and point guard Darius Garland, could put on, and the fans didn't walk away disappointed.
Texas Southern 72, Baylor 69
Guard Jalyn Patterson scored 23 points, including what proved to be a game-winning 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, as visiting Texas Southern rallied from a 17-point, second-half deficit to shock Baylor 72-69 on Tuesday night in both teams' season opener at Waco, Texas.
Duke 118, Kentucky 84
No. 4 Duke grabbed the early bragging rights for the 2018-19 basketball season, producing a stunning 118-84 rout of No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Stanford 96, Seattle 74
Sophomore KZ Okpala poured in a career-best 29 points in a double-double performance and the host Stanford Cardinal pulled away in the second half for a season-opening 96-74 victory over the Seattle Redhawks on opening night of NCAA men's college basketball Tuesday.
Washington 73, Western Kentucky 55
Noah Dickerson scored 16 of his 18 points after halftime as No. 25 Washington beat visiting Western Kentucky 73-55 Tuesday night in the season opener for both programs.
Nevada 86, Brigham Young 70
Jordan Caroline's 28th career double-double gave No. 7 Nevada a good start to the most anticipated season in its program's history Tuesday night, an 86-70 win over BYU in Reno, Nev.
Southern California 83, Robert Morris 62
Junior forward Nick Rakocevic had 18 points and 18 rebounds Tuesday, and senior guard Shaqquan Aaron added 20 points as Southern California held off Robert Morris for an 83-62 nonconference victory in the season opener for both teams at Los Angeles.
Oregon 84, Portland St. 57
Junior guard Payton Pritchard scored 22 points to help No. 14 Oregon post an 84-57 season-opening victory over Portland State on Tuesday night at Eugene, Ore.