Recap Roundups
November 25, 2017
Michigan St 77, Connecticut 57
Too big and too powerful down low, No. 4 Michigan State cruised to a 77-57 victory over Connecticut in the second round of the PK80 on Friday.
Virginia Tech 96, Morehead St. 63
Virginia Tech made 57.4 percent of its field goals, led by the shooting performance from freshman guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, in a 96-63 victory over Morehead State on Saturday at Blacksburg, Va.
Pittsburgh 80, Lehigh 68
Pittsburgh forward Ryan Luther led a balanced scoring effort with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Panthers' 80-68 win over Lehigh on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Texas Tech 103, Savannah State 69
Texas Tech flew past Savannah State in the second half to claim a 103-69 victory on Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Miami-Florida 86, North Florida 65
Guard Bruce Brown twice has tied for the team lead in scoring and recorded the program's third triple-double (and his second) for Miami in the first two weeks of the season, but Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga is expecting even more from the precocious sophomore.
Maryland 80, New Mexico 65
Maryland started fast, never allowed New Mexico to make a comeback and claimed an 80-65 victory on Saturday in the consolation game at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla.
Creighton 103, SIU - Edwardsville 66
After Creighton played three straight ranked teams, SIU Edwardsville was just what the doctor ordered.
Minnesota 89, Alabama 84
despite playing the last 10 minutes of the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic with just three players.
Georgetown 82, Richmond 76
Jamorko Pickett hit a late 3-pointer to give Georgetown a little breathing room, and the Hoyas turned back Richmond 82-76 on Saturday in their first road test under new coach Patrick Ewing at the Robins Center in Richmond, Va.
Texas Christian 89, St. Bonaventure 79
TCU stiff-armed St. Bonaventure and claimed the Emerald Coast Classic championship with an 89-79 victory Saturday evening in Niceville, Fla.
Providence 86, Boston College 66
Rodney Bullock scored 20 points, including the 1,000th of his college career, to help Providence to its fourth straight win, an 86-66 nonconference victory over visiting Boston College on Saturday night.
Iowa State 70, Western Illinois 45
Iowa State made a pair of second half runs to break open a close game and put away Western Illinois 70-45 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.