Recap Roundups
February 07, 2018
Penn St. 74, Maryland 70
Lamar Stevens scored 25 points and Penn State kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive by running past visiting Maryland 74-70 on Wednesday night.
Florida 73, Louisiana State 64
Jalen Hudson scored 18 points as Florida ended a three-game losing streak by beating LSU 73-64 in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Virginia 59, Florida State 55
No. 2 Virginia rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit Wednesday to win its 15th consecutive game, defeating Florida State 59-55 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
Miami-Florida 87, Wake Forest 81
Freshman guard Lonnie Walker scored 19 points, senior guard Ja'Quan Newton added 16 off the bench and redshirt freshman forward Sam Waardenburg hit three crucial 3-pointers in the second half as Miami held off pesky Wake Forest 87-81 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Marquette 88, Seton Hall 85
Markus Howard scored 32 points as Marquette snapped a four-game losing streak with an 88-85 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
St. John's 79, Villanova 75
Shamorie Ponds scored 26 points, Justin Simon added 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and St. John's stunned No. 1-ranked Villanova 79-75 on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Kansas State 67, Texas 64
Dean Wade scored 16 points as all five Kansas State starters scored in double figures, and the Wildcats snapped a two-game losing streak with a 67-64 victory over Texas on Wednesday in Big 12 Conference play at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
Ohio St. 64, Purdue 63
Keita Bates-Diop got a tip-in with 2.8 seconds left to lift No. 14 Ohio State to a 64-63 comeback win over No. 3 Purdue on Wednesday night in Big Ten action at West Lafayette, Ind.
Vanderbilt 81, Georgia 66
Good shooting and balanced scoring helped Vanderbilt to an 81-66 victory over Georgia on Wednesday at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.
Virginia Tech 85, NC State 75
Justin Robinson scored a career-high 32 points and Virginia Tech overcame second-half foul trouble to defeat North Carolina State 85-75 on Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Texas A&M 81, Auburn 80
TJ Starks scored 23 points, and Duane Wilson hit a go-ahead free throw with 3.5 seconds to play as Texas A&M handed No. 8 Auburn its first home loss 81-80 Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference thriller at Auburn (Ala.) Arena.
Creighton 76, DePaul 75
Marcus Foster couldn't have picked a more opportune time to reach the 2,000-point mark for his career.
Texas Tech 76, Iowa State 58
Freshman guard Zhaire Smith scored a season-best 21 points and also collected eight rebounds and three steals to lead No. 7 Texas Tech to a 76-58 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday in Big 12 play at United Marketplaces Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Colorado 68, California 64
Colorado heated up in the second half Wednesday night, sinking 54.5 percent of its field-goal attempts over the final 20 minutes as it eked out a ragged 68-64 Pac-12 Conference win over California at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo.
UNLV 86, Nevada 78
Senior guard Jovan Mooring scored a career-best 31 points as UNLV recorded an 86-78 upset of No. 23 Nevada on Wednesday in Mountain West action at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev.