Recap Roundups
November 15, 2018
St. Joseph's 89, Wake Forest 69
Charlie Brown Jr. scored the first six points of the second half at St. Joseph's pulled away for an 89-69 win against Wake Forest in Thursday's opening game at the Myrtle Beach Invitational in Conway, S.C.
Virginia Tech 73, Ball St. 64
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points and No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Ball State 73-64 in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday.
Northeastern 68, Alabama 52
Vasa Pusica scored 20 points to lead Northeastern to a 68-52 victory over Alabama on Thursday in an opening-round game in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
Purdue 92, Appalachian St. 70
Junior guard Carsen Edwards scored 25 points and senior guard Ryan Cline added 21 as No. 23 Purdue cruised to a 92-70 victory over Appalachian State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Charleston Classic at Charleston, S.C.
Ohio St. 69, Creighton 60
C.J. Jackson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining as Ohio State watched a pair of 12-point leads vanish before rallying for a 69-60 victory over host Creighton on Thursday night in Omaha, Neb., in the Gavitt Tipoff Games between Big Ten and Big East schools.
Connecticut 83, Syracuse 76
Connecticut defeated a Top 25 opponent for the first time since Feb. 18, 2016, beating the 15th-ranked Syracuse Orange 83-76 Thursday in the opening game of the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Pittsburgh 97, Central Arkansas 71
Jared Wilson-Frame poured in 20 points off the bench to lead five Pittsburgh players in double figures as the Panthers shrugged off a slow start to roll to a 97-71 win over Central Arkansas on Thursday at the Peterson Events Center in a campus-round game of the Barclays Center Classic.
West Virginia 71, Monmouth-NJ 53
Esa Ahmad scored 16 points and West Virginia pulled away with a strong second half to beat Monmouth 71-53 in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational at Conway, S.C.
Utah 98, Mississippi Valley State 63
Parker Van Dyke scored 16 points off the bench, while Donnie Tillman tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, to lead Utah to a 98-63 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night.
Texas Christian 77, Fresno St. 69
Desmond Bane showed his all-around offensive game while scoring 23 points to lead No. 21 TCU to a 77-69 victory over Fresno State on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.
DePaul 72, Penn St. 70
After squandering a 10-point lead in the final four minutes of regulation, DePaul rallied to earn a 72-70 overtime victory in Gavitt Tipoff Games action on Thursday night in Chicago.
Iowa 77, Oregon 69
Balanced scoring, tough defense and excellent rebounding carried Iowa to a 77-69 upset of No. 13 Oregon Thursday night in the second semifinal of the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Detroit Mercy , California
The California men's basketball team canceled its Thursday home matchup against Detroit Mercy due to the unhealthy air quality in the area caused by the state's recent wildfires.
Gonzaga 94, Texas A&M 71
Sophomore guard Zach Norvell Jr. made four 3-pointers while scoring 22 points to help No. 3 Gonzaga cruise to a 94-71 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday night in nonconference play at Spokane, Wash.