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Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma's Young records 22 assists
December 20, 2017
NORMAN, Okla. -- Freshman sensation Trae Young tied an NCAA record with 22 assists as No. 17 Oklahoma routed Northwestern State 105-68 on Tuesday night.
Young, who also scored 26 points, leads the nation at 28.5 points and 10.2 assists per game. The previous Big 12 and school record for assists in a game was 17. Young hit 9 of 17 from the floor, hitting 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point line.
The Sooners (9-1) shot 59.4 percent from the floor and made 11 3-pointers en route to their seventh straight victory. Freshman Brady Manek added 22 points, Kameron McGusty 15 and Christian James 13 for Oklahoma. Ishmael Lane led Northwestern State (3-7) with 17 points.
No. 3 Arizona State 95, Longwood 61
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tra Holder scored 20 points and Kodi Justice added 18 as Arizona State used a big second half to blow out Longwood.
De'Quon Lake had 16 points and nine rebounds, and freshman Remy Martin contributed 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Sun Devils (11-0) extended the best start in school history while equaling the second-longest winning streak.
Freshman Kamil Chapman scored 16 for the Lancers (3-8), who have lost 25 consecutive games to Division I opponents.
No. 8 Texas A&M 64, Northern Kentucky 58
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Duane Wilson scored 16 points, and Tyler Davis added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas A&M past Northern Kentucky.
Savion Flagg added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (10-1), who led 61-58 after the Norse's Jordan Garnett made a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left. Texas A&M, which was 2 of 20 from 3-point range, played for the first time this season without Admon Gilder, who is sidelined due to a knee injury.
Drew McDonald led Northern Kentucky (7-5) with 16 points, Garnett added 15 and Lavone Holland scored 12.
No. 9 Xavier 81, Marshall 77
CINCINNATI -- Kerem Kanter scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds, and Tyrique Jones added 14 points and 11 boards as Xavier overcame some key injuries to defeat Marshall.
Kanter recorded his second double-double of the season. Sean O'Mara and Quentin Goodin each scored 14 points, helping the Musketeers (11-1) win their sixth straight game. Ajdin Penava led the Thundering Herd (8-4) with 25 points and nine rebounds.
Xavier played without Kaiser Gates and J.P. Macura, who sustained head injuries Saturday against East Tennessee State. Jones also was hobbled by a knee injury and freshman Naji Marshall did not play in the second half (back) after scoring seven points.
No. 11 Wichita State 89, Arkansas State 80
WICHITA, Kan. -- Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 27 points off the bench, including a late 3-pointer that helped Wichita State put away Arkansas State.
Landry Shamet finished with 18 points for the Shockers (9-2), who bounced back from a loss to Oklahoma over the weekend to win their 24th consecutive game at Charles Koch Arena.
The Red Wolves (4-8) were within 84-80 on a jumper from Deven Simms, who had a game-high 30 points. Haynes-Jones hit a 3-pointer on the Shockers' next possession, and Shamet followed with a jumper in the final minutes to seal the victory.
No. 13 Virginia 78, Savannah State 47
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Ty Jerome scored a career-high 17 points to lead Virginia to a drubbing of Savannah State.
Mamadi Diakite and Jack Salt scored 10 points apiece for the Cavaliers (10-1), who shot 50 percent and used a 19-0 run to seize control.
The Tigers (3-11) shot 28 percent but got 22 points from John Grant as all seven of his makes came from beyond the arc. The Tigers sank 11 of their 37 attempts from 3-point range.
No. 20 Cincinnati 77, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 49
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Cane Broome came off the bench to tie his season high with 17 points as Cincinnati routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff for its 32nd straight home victory.
Jacob Evans III was the only other Bearcat to reach double figures, finishing with 12 points. Eleven players scored for Cincinnati (10-2), which has won three straight games after dropping two in a row.
Travon Harper scored 16 points to lead the Golden Lions (0-13).
No. 21 Texas Tech 90, Florida Atlantic 54
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Keenan Evans scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures as Texas Tech routed Florida Atlantic.
The Red Raiders (10-1) opened the second half with a 20-7 run to build a 20-point lead and never allowed the Owls to climb back in the game. Davide Moretti finished with 14 points, Tommy Hamilton pitched in 13, Niem Stevenson added 12, Jarrett Culver had 11 and Zhaire Smith scored 10 for Texas Tech.
Justin Massey scored 17 points to lead Florida Atlantic (6-5).
December 20, 2017
NORMAN, Okla. -- Freshman sensation Trae Young tied an NCAA record with 22 assists as No. 17 Oklahoma routed Northwestern State 105-68 on Tuesday night.
Young, who also scored 26 points, leads the nation at 28.5 points and 10.2 assists per game. The previous Big 12 and school record for assists in a game was 17. Young hit 9 of 17 from the floor, hitting 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point line.
The Sooners (9-1) shot 59.4 percent from the floor and made 11 3-pointers en route to their seventh straight victory. Freshman Brady Manek added 22 points, Kameron McGusty 15 and Christian James 13 for Oklahoma. Ishmael Lane led Northwestern State (3-7) with 17 points.
No. 3 Arizona State 95, Longwood 61
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tra Holder scored 20 points and Kodi Justice added 18 as Arizona State used a big second half to blow out Longwood.
De'Quon Lake had 16 points and nine rebounds, and freshman Remy Martin contributed 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Sun Devils (11-0) extended the best start in school history while equaling the second-longest winning streak.
Freshman Kamil Chapman scored 16 for the Lancers (3-8), who have lost 25 consecutive games to Division I opponents.
No. 8 Texas A&M 64, Northern Kentucky 58
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Duane Wilson scored 16 points, and Tyler Davis added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas A&M past Northern Kentucky.
Savion Flagg added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (10-1), who led 61-58 after the Norse's Jordan Garnett made a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left. Texas A&M, which was 2 of 20 from 3-point range, played for the first time this season without Admon Gilder, who is sidelined due to a knee injury.
Drew McDonald led Northern Kentucky (7-5) with 16 points, Garnett added 15 and Lavone Holland scored 12.
No. 9 Xavier 81, Marshall 77
CINCINNATI -- Kerem Kanter scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds, and Tyrique Jones added 14 points and 11 boards as Xavier overcame some key injuries to defeat Marshall.
Kanter recorded his second double-double of the season. Sean O'Mara and Quentin Goodin each scored 14 points, helping the Musketeers (11-1) win their sixth straight game. Ajdin Penava led the Thundering Herd (8-4) with 25 points and nine rebounds.
Xavier played without Kaiser Gates and J.P. Macura, who sustained head injuries Saturday against East Tennessee State. Jones also was hobbled by a knee injury and freshman Naji Marshall did not play in the second half (back) after scoring seven points.
No. 11 Wichita State 89, Arkansas State 80
WICHITA, Kan. -- Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 27 points off the bench, including a late 3-pointer that helped Wichita State put away Arkansas State.
Landry Shamet finished with 18 points for the Shockers (9-2), who bounced back from a loss to Oklahoma over the weekend to win their 24th consecutive game at Charles Koch Arena.
The Red Wolves (4-8) were within 84-80 on a jumper from Deven Simms, who had a game-high 30 points. Haynes-Jones hit a 3-pointer on the Shockers' next possession, and Shamet followed with a jumper in the final minutes to seal the victory.
No. 13 Virginia 78, Savannah State 47
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Ty Jerome scored a career-high 17 points to lead Virginia to a drubbing of Savannah State.
Mamadi Diakite and Jack Salt scored 10 points apiece for the Cavaliers (10-1), who shot 50 percent and used a 19-0 run to seize control.
The Tigers (3-11) shot 28 percent but got 22 points from John Grant as all seven of his makes came from beyond the arc. The Tigers sank 11 of their 37 attempts from 3-point range.
No. 20 Cincinnati 77, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 49
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Cane Broome came off the bench to tie his season high with 17 points as Cincinnati routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff for its 32nd straight home victory.
Jacob Evans III was the only other Bearcat to reach double figures, finishing with 12 points. Eleven players scored for Cincinnati (10-2), which has won three straight games after dropping two in a row.
Travon Harper scored 16 points to lead the Golden Lions (0-13).
No. 21 Texas Tech 90, Florida Atlantic 54
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Keenan Evans scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures as Texas Tech routed Florida Atlantic.
The Red Raiders (10-1) opened the second half with a 20-7 run to build a 20-point lead and never allowed the Owls to climb back in the game. Davide Moretti finished with 14 points, Tommy Hamilton pitched in 13, Niem Stevenson added 12, Jarrett Culver had 11 and Zhaire Smith scored 10 for Texas Tech.
Justin Massey scored 17 points to lead Florida Atlantic (6-5).
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