Recap Roundups
November 28, 2017
Xavier 76, Baylor 63
The Xavier Musketeers did some soul-searching following Friday's loss to Arizona State in Las Vegas. The Musketeers' focus in practice over the next three days was on their defense, and they responded Tuesday night against a tough Baylor squad.
Florida State 78, Rutgers 73
CJ Walker poured in 24 points to lead Florida State to a 78-73 win over Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J., on Tuesday.
Georgia Tech 52, Northwestern 51
Tadric Jackson's driving layup as time expired helped Georgia Tech survive a late comeback by Northwestern for a 52-51 victory on Tuesday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Pittsburgh 71, High Point 63
Marcus Carr scored six of his 19 points at the foul line in the final 53 seconds, allowing Pittsburgh to overcome 22 turnovers and hang on to defeat visiting High Point 71-63 on Tuesday night.
South Dakota State 99, Mississippi 97
David Jenkins Jr. scored 10 points in overtime to lead South Dakota State over Mississippi 99-97 on Tuesday at The Pavilion in Oxford, Miss.
Purdue 66, Louisville 57
Purdue came into Tuesday night's game shooting 52 percent from the field, but found a way to beat another ranked opponent despite making only 19 of 57 field-goal attempts (33.3 percent).
Wichita St. 112, Savannah State 66
Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 31 points as No. 8 Wichita State rolled past Savannah State 112-66 on Tuesday night at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
Kansas 96, Toledo 58
The impression Kansas left on another outmatched visitor to Allen Fieldhouse was quite favorable Tuesday after the No. 2 Jayhawks dismantled Toledo 96-58.
Vanderbilt 74, Radford 62
Guard Riley LaChance scored a career-high 27 points as Vanderbilt knocked off Radford 74-62 at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday night.
Georgetown 76, Maine 55
Kaleb Johnson led five players in double figures with 18 points and Georgetown never trailed in giving Patrick Ewing his fifth straight win as a college coach, a 76-55 non-conference rout of visiting Maine on Tuesday night.
Wake Forest 80, Illinois 73
Bryant Crawford, despite nursing an injured finger in the second half, scored 20 points, and Wake Forest defeated previously unbeaten Illinois 80-73 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Washington 85, Kennesaw St. 71
Washington forward Noah Dickerson had 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the hot-shooting Huskies to an 85-71 win over Kennesaw State on Tuesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Virginia Tech 79, Iowa 55
Virginia Tech went on a 22-3 run to open the second half, and the Hokies blew out Iowa 79-55 in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
California 83, CSU Northridge 63
California guard Darius McNeill scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the first half, propelling the Golden Bears to an 83-63 victory over Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at Berkeley, Calif.