Recap Roundups
January 02, 2024
Connecticut 85, DePaul 56
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Alex Karaban had 17 points and seven rebounds to help No. 4 UConn rout DePaul 85-56 on Tuesday in Storrs, Conn.
Tennessee 87, Norfolk State 50
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and hit five of Tennessee's 12 3-pointers Tuesday night as the No. 5 Volunteers returned from a lengthy holiday break to rout Norfolk State 87-50 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Creighton 77, Georgetown 60
Trey Alexander tallied 25 points and five assists, leading hot-shooting Creighton to a 77-60 Big East victory over Georgetown on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Purdue 67, Maryland 53
Zach Edey scored 23 points and collected 12 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue snapped Maryland's 19-game home winning streak with a 67-53 victory over the Terrapins on Tuesday in College Park, Md.
Wisconsin 83, Iowa 72
Tyler Wahl had 19 points and AJ Storr added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin pulled away in the second half for an 83-72 victory over visiting Iowa in a Big Ten game in Madison on Tuesday night.
Florida Atlantic 79, East Carolina 64
Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin each netted 20 points, Vladislav Goldin added 11 points and 11 rebounds and No. 17 Florida Atlantic debuted in the American Athletic Conference with a 79-64 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night in Boca Raton, Fla.
North Carolina 70, Pittsburgh 57
Armando Bacot had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 8 North Carolina top host Pittsburgh 70-57 on Tuesday.
Wake Forest 84, Boston College 78
Hunter Sallis tossed in a game-high 21 points and Wake Forest stretched its winning streak to eight games by beating Boston College 84-78 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Kansas State 62, Chicago St. 55
Cam Carter scored 19 points to lead Kansas State past Chicago State, 62-55, on Tuesday night in Manhattan, Kan.
Baylor 98, Cornell 79
Ja'Kobe Walter poured in four 3-pointers as part of his 23 points to help No. 18 Baylor run away from upset-minded Cornell 98-79 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, in the first game played in the new Foster Pavilion.
St. John's 86, Butler 70
Daniss Jenkins had a team-high 17 points and seven assists while Joel Soriano and Chris Ledlum each posted double-doubles Tuesday night for host St. John's, which never trailed in beating Butler 86-70 in a Big East game.
Auburn 88, Pennsylvania 68
Johni Broome recorded 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots to help No. 25 Auburn notch an 88-68 nonconference victory over visiting Penn on Tuesday night.
Illinois 96, Northwestern 66
Marcus Domask piled up 32 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead No. 9 Illinois to a 96-66 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday in a Big Ten matchup in Champaign, Ill.
Duke 86, Syracuse 66
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 21 points and Jared McCain heated up from the perimeter to score 18 points to lift No. 14 Duke past Syracuse 86-66 on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.
Colorado St. 76, New Mexico 68
Patrick Cartier scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field to lead No. 13 Colorado State to a 76-68 victory over New Mexico on Tuesday in the Mountain West opener for both teams at Fort Collins, Colo.