Recap Roundups
February 24, 2018
Michigan 85, Maryland 61
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman packed a wallop with a career-high 28 points as No. 17 Michigan ran away from Maryland with an 85-61 Big Ten Conference victory Saturday afternoon at Xfinity Center.
DePaul 70, Marquette 62
DePaul held Marquette scoreless for two extended second-half stretches and rode its defense to a 70-62 victory on Saturday that served as the Blue Demons' first Big East win at Wintrust Arena.
Providence 74, Georgetown 69
Rodney Bullock scored 19 points and Kyron Cartwright added 16 as Providence beat Georgetown 74-69 on Saturday in a Big East game in Washington
Seton Hall 81, St. John's 74
New York City point guard Khadeen Carrington returned home to score 22 points, leading the Seton Hall Pirates to a 81-74 Big East Conference win in overtime against host St. John's Red Storm on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
Texas Christian 82, Baylor 72
TCU closed out Baylor in the final minutes and the Horned Frogs grabbed a key 82-72 Big 12 victory on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Louisville 75, Virginia Tech 68
Quentin Snider made seven 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and Louisville picked up a key ACC road win 75-68 over Virginia Tech on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Tennessee 73, Mississippi 65
Junior forward Admiral Schofield scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 19 Tennessee record a 73-65 victory over Mississippi on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at the Pavilion in Oxford, Miss.
Miami-Florida 79, Boston College 78
Stagnant for most of the second half, Miami came alive over the final two minutes, overcoming an eight-point deficit in the final two minutes for a 79-78 victory over Boston College Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.
Georgia 93, Louisiana State 82
Yante Maten scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Georgia compiled a season-high point total in a 93-82 rout of LSU in an SEC game Saturday afternoon in Athens , Ga.
Wichita St. 84, Southern Methodist 78
Shake Milton wasn't around to save Southern Methodist against Wichita State this time.
Texas 65, Oklahoma State 64
Kerwin Roach II hit a contested layup with 1.3 seconds to play to lift Texas past Oklahoma State 65-64 in a thrilling, back-and-worth game on Saturday in Big 12 Conference play at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
Southern California 74, Utah 58
Chimezie Metu finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to lead USC to a 74-58 win against Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
Creighton 89, Villanova 83
Senior guard Marcus Foster recorded 28 points and eight rebounds to help Creighton post a stunning 89-83 overtime victory over No. 3 Villanova in Big East play on Saturday at CenturyLink Center Omaha in Nebraska.
Notre Dame 76, Wake Forest 71
Matt Farrell hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds remaining as Notre Dame completed a second-half rally to defeat Wake Forest 76-71 on Saturday afternoon at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Clemson 75, Georgia Tech 67
Gabe DeVoe scored 25 points as No. 15 Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 75-67 Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Littlejohn Coliseum at Clemson, S.C.
Mississippi State 72, South Carolina 68
Lamar Peters scored 19 points and Mississippi State held off South Carolina 72-68 in overtime in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss.
Virginia 66, Pittsburgh 37
De'Andre Hunter had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Ty Jerome added 13 as top-ranked Virginia defeated host Pittsburgh 66-37 on Saturday at Petersen Events Center.
Texas A&M 89, Vanderbilt 81
Tyler Davis scored 22 points and had nine rebounds as hot-shooting Texas A&M staved off Vanderbilt's late comeback attempt, beating the Commodores 89-81 on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.
Kansas 74, Texas Tech 72
Senior guards Devonte' Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk scored 26 and 21 points, respectively, as No. 8 Kansas edged No. 6 Texas Tech 74-72 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Washington 68, California 51
Jaylen Nowell gave Washington the lead for good with 15:08 to go as part of a nine-point run that propelled the Huskies to a 68-51 victory over California in a Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
St. Mary's 67, Santa Clara 40
Jock Landale led all scorers with 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help No. 22 Saint Mary's rout Santa Clara 67-40 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday night in Moraga, Calif.
Arkansas 76, Alabama 73
Guard Daryl Macon scored 17 points, two on free throws with 11.7 seconds left, as Arkansas hung on to beat Alabama 76-73 Saturday night in Tuscaloosa.
West Virginia 85, Iowa State 70
Jevon Carter enjoyed a milestone moment and No. 21 West Virginia enjoyed a massive manpower advantage while beating Iowa State 85-70 on Saturday.
Oklahoma 86, Kansas State 77
Trae Young hit yet another long 3-pointer and flashed a big smile as he made his way down the court.
Duke 60, Syracuse 44
Freshman standout Marvin Bagley III returned after a two-week absence and scored 19 points, and fifth-ranked Duke's zone defense stifled visiting Syracuse in a 60-44 victory Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Middle Tennessee St. 79, UAB 54
Nick King scored 22 points, and No. 24 Middle Tennessee won its 10th straight game with a 79-54 rout of visiting Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday in a Conference USA clash at Murphy Athletic Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Stanford 86, Washington St. 84
Reid Travis had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kezie Okpala also scored 20 points to lead the Stanford Cardinal to an 86-84 win over the visiting Washington State Cougars on Saturday night at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Gonzaga 79, Brigham Young 65
Sixth-ranked Gonzaga captured the West Coast Conference men's basketball regular-season championship Saturday night, holding Brigham Young to 10 points over the first 11 minutes of the second half en route to a 79-65 victory in Provo, Utah.
Oregon St. 79, Arizona State 75
Drew Eubanks led a balanced attack with 16 points as Oregon State held on for a 79-75 victory over Arizona State Saturday night at Gil Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
Kentucky 87, Missouri 66
Kentucky continued its late-season resurgence with an 87-66 victory over Missouri Saturday night at Rupp Arena.
Florida 72, Auburn 66
Junior guard KeVaughn Allen matched his career high of six 3-pointers and scored 24 points as Florida continued its mastery of No. 12 Auburn by recording a 72-66 victory on Saturday in SEC action at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Fla.
Oregon 98, Arizona 93
Oregon guard Elijah Brown had a season-high 30 points and MiKyle Thompson had 20 in the Ducks' 98-93 overtime Pac-12 victory Saturday over the beleaguered No. 14 Arizona Wildcats, who played without coach Sean Miller and star guard Allonzo Trier.