Recap Roundups
February 03, 2018
NC State 76, Notre Dame 58
One team continued its surprising ascent up the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. The one kept its injury-filled fall down the ACC going.
St. John's 81, Duke 77
Shamorie Ponds scored 33 points as St. John's ended an 11-game losing streak by stunning fourth-ranked Duke 81-77 on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Cincinnati 65, Connecticut 57
Junior guard Jacob Evans scored 19 points and No. 8 Cincinnati never trailed while posting a 65-57 victory over Connecticut on Saturday in American Athletic Conference play at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
Butler 80, DePaul 57
Butler senior forward Kelan Martin scored 26 points to guide the Bulldogs to an 80-57 rout of DePaul on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Oklahoma State 84, Kansas 79
Graduate guard Kendall Smith and sophomore forward Cameron McGriff each posted career-bests Saturday with 24 and 20 points, respectively, to lead Oklahoma State to a 84-79 upset over No. 7 Kansas at Lawrence, Kan.
Miami-Florida 84, Virginia Tech 75
Anthony Lawrence II scored a career-high 25 points, including 15 in the first half, as the Miami Hurricanes defeated the host Virginia Tech Hokies 84-75 in an ACC game on Saturday afternoon.
Clemson 75, Wake Forest 67
Marcquise Reed scored 10 of his 22 points after picking up his fourth foul and No. 20 Clemson escaped with a 75-67 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Texas A&M 83, South Carolina 60
Admon Gilder scored 15 points and Robert Williams added 11 points and nine rebounds as hot-shooting Texas A&M clobbered South Carolina 83-60 on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Missouri 69, Kentucky 60
Unranked Missouri maintained a double-digit lead for much of the game on the way to a 69-60 upset of No. 21 Kentucky on Saturday in SEC play at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Texas Tech 83, Texas Christian 71
Freshman guard Jarrett Culver scored 20 points and No. 10 Texas Tech put on a strong performance while defeating TCU 83-71 in Big 12 play on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Michigan 76, Minnesota 73
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman converted a go-ahead three-point play with 3.8 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting No. 24 Michigan past pesky Minnesota 76-73 on Saturday.
Providence 77, Marquette 75
Kyron Cartright had 15 points and eight rebounds and came up with a key steal in the closing seconds as Providence held off Marquette for a 77-75 victory Saturday at the Bradley Center.
Louisiana State 94, Arkansas 86
Freshman Tremont Waters had 27 points and 11 assists as LSU beat Arkansas, 94-86, in an SEC game Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge , La.
Virginia 59, Syracuse 44
De'Andre Hunter came off the bench to score a game-high 15 points and Kyle Guy added 14 as No. 2 Virginia remained undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 59-44 victory over Syracuse on Saturday before the largest college basketball crowd of the season, 27,083 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Purdue 78, Rutgers 76
Vincent Edwards filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as No. 3 Purdue extended the nation's longest winning streak to 19 games by holding on for a 78-76 victory over Rutgers on Saturday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
Florida State 80, Louisville 76
Florida State avenged a stinging loss to Louisville earlier in the year with an 80-76 victory Saturday against the Cardinals on their home floor.
Alabama 68, Florida 50
Collin Sexton had 17 points and Donta Hall added 14 points and 11 rebounds as Alabama rebounded from a halftime deficit to defeat the No. 23 Florida 68-50 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Fla.
West Virginia 89, Kansas State 51
Sagaba Konate scored 19 points and No. 15 West Virginia regained its defensive identity by routing Kansas State 89-51 on Saturday in Big 12 action at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va.
Stanford 96, Oregon 61
Dorian Pickens and Reid Travis combined for 23 of Stanford's 50 first-half points Saturday afternoon as the Cardinal opened a big lead and coasted to a 96-61 victory over Oregon in a Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball game in Stanford, Calif.
Penn St. 82, Iowa 58
Sophomore forward Mike Watkins scored 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Penn State Nittany Lions cruised to an 82-58 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night in Big Ten action at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Penn.
UCLA 82, Southern California 79
UCLA guard Aaron Holiday had 23 points and tied a career-high with five 3-pointers, Thomas Welsh had 21 points and the Bruins overcame an 11-point deficit to draw first blood in the Pac-12 intracity rivalry with an 82-79 victory over the USC Trojans at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.
Mississippi State 72, Georgia 57
Lamar Peters scored a game-high 20 points and Mississippi State rolled to a 16-point halftime lead and held off Georgia, 72-57, in an SEC game Saturday in Starkville , Miss.
Tennessee 94, Mississippi 61
Forward Grant Williams and guard Lamonte Turner formed a formidable inside-outside combination, scoring 17 points apiece Saturday as No. 18 Tennessee surpassed its win total from last season with a 94-61 rout of Mississippi at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Xavier 96, Georgetown 91
Trevon Bluiett scored 31 points to lead No. 6 Xavier to a 96-91 overtime victory over Georgetown on Saturday night in Cincinnati.
Texas 79, Oklahoma 74
Matt Coleman scored 22 points, including four free throws in the final 1:44, to help propel Texas to a 79-74 win over 12th-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday in Big 12 Conference play at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
North Carolina 96, Pittsburgh 65
Luke Maye scored 26 points as No. 19 North Carolina snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating visiting Pittsburgh 96-65 on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
California 74, Oregon St. 70
California guard Darius McNeill had 16 points and Kingsley Okoroh had his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Golden Bears broke a nine-game losing streak in a 74-70 Pac-12 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday.
Baylor 81, Iowa State 67
Baylor repeatedly took the ball to the basket in the second half to pull away from Iowa State for an 81-67 victory on Saturday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
Michigan St 63, Indiana 60
Matt McQuaid scored 12 points, including a crucial 3-pointer late, as No. 5 Michigan State held off Indiana University 63-60 in Big Ten action on Saturday night in Bloomington, Ind.
Auburn 93, Vanderbilt 81
Eleventh-ranked Auburn won a 3-point shootout on Saturday night, beating Vanderbilt by 93-81 at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala.
St. Mary's 65, San Diego 62
Saint Mary's held San Diego without a field goal for 10 1/2 minutes while taking a commanding lead in the first half Saturday night, and the 13th-ranked Gaels then held on through a tense finish for a 65-62 West Coast Conference victory over the Toreros in San Diego.
Gonzaga 68, Brigham Young 60
Zach Norvell Jr. drilled a 3-pointer to snap a tie, and Johnathan Williams converted a driving layup on the next trip to lift No. 14 Gonzaga past BYU 68-60 Saturday night in a West Coast Conference matchup at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.
Washington 78, Arizona 75
Junior forward Dominic Green drained a 3-pointer as time expired, and Washington ended an eight-game, head-to-head losing streak against No. 9 Arizona with a dramatic 78-75 victory on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.