Recap Roundups
February 13, 2018
Georgetown 87, Butler 83
Junior forward Marcus Derrickson matched his career best of 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting as Georgetown posted a stunning 87-83 victory over Butler on Tuesday in Big East play at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Boston College 81, Pittsburgh 58
Jerome Robinson had a game-high 27 points as Boston College erased an early 15-point deficit to rout Pittsburgh 81-58 in Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday night at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Nebraska 70, Maryland 66
James Palmer Jr. scored 26 points to pace Nebraska to a sixth straight victory with a 70-66 decision over Maryland on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.
Missouri 62, Texas A&M 58
Kassius Robertson scored 16 points, 13 of them in the second half, and Missouri made the key plays in the final minute to hold off a late rally and defeat No. 21 Texas A&M 62-58 on Tuesday in a key Southeast Conference game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Arkansas 75, Mississippi 64
Daniel Gafford scored 19 points as Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 75-64 in an SEC game Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Kansas 83, Iowa State 77
Sophomore center Udoka Azubuike played just eight minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, but he recovered to finish with 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting as No. 13 Kansas toppled Iowa State 83-77 on Tuesday at Ames, Iowa.
Texas Tech 88, Oklahoma 78
Texas Tech's Niem Stevenson hadn't done much of anything offensively until the final minutes Tuesday in a game against No. 23 Oklahoma.
Creighton 94, Bemidji State 46
Creighton trailed Division II Bemidji State by 10 points just before the midway point of the first half, but erupted to blow out the Beavers 94-46 Tuesday night in a non-conference matchup at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb.
Rhode Island 85, Richmond 67
Jared Terrell led the charge with a team-high 17 points to power No. 16 Rhode Island to its 16th consecutive victory, a 85-67 rout of Richmond in Atlantic 10 play Tuesday night at the Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.
Virginia 59, Miami-Florida 50
Guard De'Andre Hunter came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points as No. 1 Virginia held Miami to a season scoring low in a 59-50 victory Tuesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Michigan St 87, Minnesota 57
Freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. erupted for a career-high 27 points, and No. 2 Michigan State extended its winning streak to nine games by overwhelming Minnesota 87-57 on Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Rutgers 67, Northwestern 58
Rutgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 67-58 overtime victory against Northwestern on Tuesday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
Tennessee 70, South Carolina 67
Sophomore forward Grant Williams scored 22 points to help No. 18 Tennessee record a 70-67 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday in Southeastern Conference play at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Alabama 80, Louisiana State 65
Donta Hall scored 20 points to complement a stifling defense as Alabama beat LSU 80-65 in an SEC game Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.