Recap Roundups
November 04, 2024
Stanford 85, Denver 62
Oziyah Sellers led four players in double figures with a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud delivered a double-double and Stanford earned an 85-62 victory over visiting Denver on Monday afternoon in the season-opener for both teams in Stanford, Calif.
Purdue 90, Texas A&M-CC 73
Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points and Braden Smith dished out 15 assists on Monday night as No. 14 Purdue fended off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the second half for a season-opening 90-73 win in West Lafayette, Ind.
St. John's 92, Fordham 60
Simeon Wilcher scored a career-high 17 points in an impressive start to his sophomore campaign as St. John's began its second season under coach Rick Pitino by rolling to a 92-60 rout of Fordham in New York on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.
Butler 72, Missouri St. 65
Butler survived a scare thanks to 29 points and a late 3-point shot by Jahmyl Telfort, defeating Missouri State 72-65 on Monday night in Indianapolis.
North Florida 74, South Carolina 71
Jasai Miles hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:23 left and North Florida made several clutch plays down the stretch to earn a 74-71 victory over South Carolina on Monday night in Columbia S.C.
Maryland 79, Manhattan 49
Five-star freshman Derik Queen racked up 22 points and 20 rebounds in his collegiate debut as Maryland pulled away from visiting Manhattan to win 79-49 on Monday in College Park, Md.
West Virginia 87, Robert Morris 59
The Darian DeVries era is off to a solid start for West Virginia.
Syracuse 86, Le Moyne 82
Jyare Davis recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds in his Syracuse debut, helping the Orange hold off visiting Le Moyne 86-82 on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Duke 96, Maine 62
Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Cooper Flagg poured in 18 points in his anticipated college debut as No. 7 Duke opened the season by defeating Maine 96-62 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.
Louisville 93, Morehead St. 45
Louisville opened the Pat Kelsey era with a bang on Monday, whipping visiting Morehead State 93-45 in both teams' season opener.
Clemson 91, Charleston Southern 64
Chase Hunter scored 17 points, Myles Foster added 17 more off the bench and host Clemson continued its dominance over Charleston Southern on Monday night with a 91-64 victory in the season opener for both schools.
Pittsburgh 96, Radford 56
Jaland Lowe scored a game-high 21 points and had six assists to help lead the Pitt Panthers to a 96-56 win over the visiting Radford Highlanders on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Miami-Florida 113, Fairleigh Dickinson 72
Lynn Kidd, making his Hurricanes debut, scored an efficient 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, leading host Miami to a 113-72 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Monday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Florida State 74, Northern Kentucky 62
Jamir Watkins and Taylor Bol Bowen poured in 17 points apiece to propel Florida State to a season-opening 74-62 victory over Northern Kentucky on Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Cincinnati 109, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54
Simas Lukosius led six players in double figures with 20 points while Dan Skillings Jr. added 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the host No. 20 Cincinnati Bearcats overwhelm the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 109-54, on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Providence 59, Central Conn. St. 55
Bensley Joseph scored 21 points and Jayden Pierre knocked down four clutch free throws in the final 1:10 to help Providence edge visiting Central Connecticut State 59-55 in Monday's season opener for both teams.
Central Florida 64, Texas A&M 61
Benny Williams scored his only points on a go-ahead dunk with 45 seconds left and UCF erased a nine-point deficit in the final five minutes to upset No. 13 Texas A&M 64-61 Monday night in Orlando in the season opener for both teams.
Kentucky 103, Wright St. 62
Otega Oweh scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and Koby Brea shot 4-for-4 from 3-point land and scored 18 points to lead No. 23 Kentucky to a 103-62 season-opening win over Wright State on Monday in Lexington, Ky.
Tennessee 80, Gardner-Webb 64
Chaz Lanier scored 18 points in his Tennessee debut to lead the host Volunteers to a season-opening 80-64 victory over Gardner-Webb on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
NC State 97, South Carolina Upstate 66
In his North Carolina State debut, Marcus Hill scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half to help the Wolfpack to a 97-66 victory over USC Upstate, Monday in the opener for both teams in Raleigh, N.C.
Michigan St. 81, Monmouth-NJ 57
Jaden Akins scored a game-high 23 points to lead Michigan State to an 81-57 season-opening home win over Monmouth in East Lansing on Monday.
Xavier 78, Texas Southern 69
Ryan Conwell impressed in his Xavier debut with 21 points while Zach Freemantle added 19 points and 11 rebounds to rally the Xavier Musketeers past the visiting Texas Southern Tigers, 78-69, Monday night in Cincinnati.
Seton Hall 57, Saint Peter's 53
Chaunce Jenkins paced his new team with 19 points and six rebounds and Seton Hall survived an upset bid by visiting Saint Peter's 57-53 on Monday in Newark, N.J.
Penn St. 108, Binghamton 66
Zach Hicks led the way with 22 points as Penn State rolled over Binghamton 108-66 in the season opener for both teams Monday in University Park, Pa.
Mississippi State 95, West Georgia 60
Guards led the way as Josh Hubbard scored 26 points and Claudell Harris Jr. poured in 20 and Mississippi State pulled away for a season-opening 95-60 victory over West Georgia on Monday night in Starkville, Miss.
Georgia 83, Tennessee Tech 78
Asa Newell scored a game-high 26 points to go along with 11 rebounds, helping lead Georgia to an 83-78 win over Tennessee Tech on Monday at Athens, Ga., in both teams' season opener.
Nebraska 87, Texas Rio Grande Valley 67
Brice Williams poured in 27 points and Nebraska opened the season with an 87-67 victory over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Monday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Michigan 101, Cleveland St. 53
Danny Wolf had 19 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks and three steals as Michigan rolled to a 101-53 season-opening victory over Cleveland State in head coach Dusty May's Wolverines debut in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Monday night.
Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67
Highly touted freshman forward Will Riley scored 31 points off the bench in his college debut and sophomore guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added a career-high 21 points as Illinois earned a 112-67 season-opening victory over Eastern Illinois on Monday night in Champaign.
Texas Christian 105, Florida A&M 59
Vesean Allette came off the bench and scored a game high 20 points to lead six players in double figures as TCU rolled to a 105-59 win against FAMU in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Kansas 87, Howard 57
Zeke Mayo scored 19 points in his Kansas debut to lead the No. 1 Jayhawks to an 87-57 victory over Howard Monday night in Lawrence.
Iowa State 83, Mississippi Valley State 44
Keshon Gilbert scored 17 points, Tamin Lipsey added 16 and No. 5 Iowa State cruised to an 83-44 win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night in Ames, Iowa, in both teams' season opener.
Houston 97, Jackson State 40
LJ Cryer scored 16 points and J'Wan Roberts added 14 points with six rebounds as No. 4 Houston kicked off its season in style with a 97-40 victory over visiting Jackson State on Monday.
Virginia Tech 83, Delaware State 60
Toibu Lawal totaled a career-high 23 points with eight rebounds as Virginia Tech posted an 83-60 victory over Delaware State in the regular-season opener for both teams Monday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Boston College 69, The Citadel 60
Sophomore guard Donald Hand Jr. tossed in a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Monday night to lead host Boston College past The Citadel 69-60 in the season opener for both teams in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Wake Forest 64, Coppin St. 49
Cameron Hildreth scored 15 points and Wake Forest took care of business early in a season-opening 64-49 home victory against Coppin State on Monday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Villanova 75, Lafayette 63
Wooga Poplar and Enoch Boakye each had a double-double in their Villanova debuts on Monday night as the host Wildcats pulled away from Lafayette to earn a 75-63 win in the season opener for both teams.
DePaul 80, Southern Indiana 78
Jacob Meyer forced overtime on a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation, then capped his 23-point night by putting DePaul ahead with two late free throws in overtime of its 80-78 home victory over Southern Indiana on Monday in Chicago.
Wisconsin 85, Holy Cross 61
Gabe Warren and Holy Cross were more than up to the challenge of a road opener at Wisconsin, but the Badgers broke out of a first-half slumber to survive a shaky showing and start the season with an 85-61 victory on Monday night in Madison, Wis.
Northwestern 90, Lehigh 46
Zack Martinelli scored 17 of his game-high 26 points before halftime and Luke Hunger chipped in 15 points to lift host Northwestern to a 90-46 rout of Lehigh on Monday in Evanston, Ill.
Iowa 89, Texas A&M Commerce 67
Five players scored in double figures Monday night and Iowa pulled away from Texas A&M-Commerce in the second half for an 89-67 season-opening win in Iowa City.
Memphis 83, Missouri 75
PJ Haggerty had 25 points, six rebounds and five assists as the Memphis Tigers rallied past the visiting Missouri Tigers 83-75 in each team's season opener on Monday.
Vanderbilt 102, Maryland-Eastern Shore 63
New Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington won his debut as the host Commodores committed just one turnover in beating Maryland Eastern Shore 102-63 in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday night.
Southern Methodist 96, Tarleton State 62
Boopie Miller poured in 21 points to lead six Mustangs in double-figure scoring as SMU rolled to a 96-62 win over visiting Tarleton State on Monday in Dallas in the season opener for both teams.
Marquette 102, Stony Brook 62
Kam Jones poured in 32 points to lead No. 18 Marquette to an easy 102-62 victory over Stony Brook in Milwaukee on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.
Mississippi 90, LIU 60
Hot-shooting Jaylen Murray scored 24 points and No. 24 Ole Miss cruised past Long Island University 90-60 in the season opener for both teams Monday night in Oxford, Miss.
Florida 98, South Florida 83
Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard combined for 54 points on Monday as No. 21 Florida rallied for a 98-83 win over South Florida in an emotional season opener at the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational.
Colorado 76, Eastern Washington 56
Sebastian Rancik scored 13 points, Javon Ruffin and Trevor Baskin had 12 points each, and the Colorado Buffaloes overcame a slow start to beat the Eastern Washington Eagles 76-56 in Boulder, Colo., on Monday night.
North Carolina 90, Elon University 76
A 27.5-point favorite at home, No. 9 North Carolina remarkably trailed Elon by two points with under seven minutes left Monday night.
Alabama 110, UNC Asheville 54
Mark Sears scored 20 points in 24 minutes to help No. 2 Alabama to an easy 110-54 season-opening romp over UNC Asheville on Monday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Oklahoma State 89, Green Bay 76
Oklahoma State withstood an early onslaught from Green Bay, but kept its composure thanks to a 22-point game by Bryce Thompson and prevailed 89-76 Monday night in Stillwater, Okla.
Utah 100, Alcorn St. 59
Twin brothers Gabe and Mason Madsen combined for 11 3-pointers to lead Utah to a 100-59 season-opening victory over visiting Alcorn State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Oklahoma 93, Lindenwood 60
Senior forward Jalon Moore scored 22 points as Oklahoma opened the season with a 93-60 win over visiting Lindenwood on Monday night in Norman, Okla.
Arizona 93, Canisius 64
Arizona perimeter players Caleb Love, Jaden Bradley and KJ Lewis combined for 46 points, 14 assists and only one turnover to propel the 10th-ranked Wildcats to a season-opening 93-64 win Monday night over Canisius in Tucson, Ariz.
Southern California 77, Chattanooga 51
Southern California opened the Eric Musselman era with a 77-51 rout of visiting Chattanooga in Los Angeles on Monday.
Ohio St. 80, Texas 72
Bruce Thornton scored 20 points and Ohio State upended No. 19 Texas 80-72 on Monday in the Hall of Fame Series at Las Vegas.
UCLA 85, Rider 50
Tyler Bilodeau scored 18 points, Kobe Johnson added 12 points and eight rebounds, and No. 22-ranked UCLA cruised past visiting Rider in Monday's season-opening contest in Los Angeles, 85-50.
Oregon 91, UC Riverside 76
Kwame Evans Jr. scored a career-high 23 points in 20 minutes as Oregon opened the season with a 91-76 victory over UC Riverside on Monday in Eugene, Ore.
California 86, CSU Bakersfield 73
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored a team-high 17 points in his return to the Bay Area, Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic had 16 and California, featuring 10 new players, handled Cal State Bakersfield 86-73 in a non-conference men's basketball opener Monday night in Berkeley, Calif.
Gonzaga 101, Baylor 63
Nolan Hickman led a balanced attack with 17 points as No. 6 Gonzaga trounced No. 8 Baylor 101-63 Monday night in the season opener for both teams in Spokane, Wash.