Recap Roundups
February 02, 2019
West Virginia 79, Oklahoma 71
Brandon Knapper scored a career-high 25 points to lead West Virginia to a 79-71 home win over Oklahoma on Saturday.
Ohio St. 76, Rutgers 62
Kaleb Wesson scored 21 of his career-high 27 points in the first half as Ohio State defeated Rutgers 76-62 in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.
Duke 91, St. John's 61
Zion Williamson put on another show, scoring 29 points on a variety of moves and dunks as No. 2 Duke decked visiting St. John's 91-61 on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Florida State 59, Georgia Tech 49
Terance Mann and Mfiondu Kabengele scored 12 points apiece as No. 25 Florida State won its third straight game, 59-49 over visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Virginia Tech 47, NC State 24
Kerry Blackshear scored 11 of his game-high 13 points in the second half Saturday as No. 12 Virginia Tech pulled away in a stunningly low-scoring Atlantic Coast Conference game, routing No. 23 North Carolina State 47-24 at sold-out PNC Arena in Raleigh.
Butler 70, Seton Hall 68
Paul Jorgensen scored 18 points, including the game winner, as Butler weathered a big Seton Hall comeback attempt in a 70-68 victory in Big East action on Saturday in Indianapolis.
South Carolina 86, Georgia 80
Four players finished in double figures for South Carolina as the Gamecocks snapped a two-game losing streak, fending off Georgia Saturday 86-80 in Athens, Ga.
North Carolina 79, Louisville 69
Luke Maye scored 20 points as No. 9 North Carolina avenged a loss by whipping No. 15 Louisville 79-69 on Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky.
Virginia 56, Miami-Florida 46
No. 3 Virginia weathered a slow offensive day and pulled away from Miami 56-46 on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.
Notre Dame 79, Boston College 73
Nikola Djogo scored a career-high 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and Notre Dame held on for a 79-73 win over host Boston College on Saturday afternoon at Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Iowa State 65, Texas 60
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points and Marial Shayok hit for 12, including six in the final four minutes, as No. 20 Iowa State outslugged visiting Texas 65-60 on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference play in Ames, Iowa.
Illinois 71, Nebraska 64
After failing to score in the past five games, Illinois' Kipper Nichols recorded 18 points and the Fighting Illini hung on to defeat the visiting Nebraska Cornhuskers 71-64 on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.
DePaul 67, Providence 55
Paul Reed had 18 points with 15 rebounds as DePaul snapped a three-game losing streak, while avenging last weekend's defeat at Providence, with a 67-55 victory over the Friars on Saturday in Chicago.
Mississippi State 81, Mississippi 75
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 27 points, including eight in the final 5 1/2 minutes, as No. 22 Mississippi State held off host Ole Miss 81-75 in an SEC game Saturday afternoon at Oxford, Miss.
Kentucky 65, Florida 54
Down 11 points on the road in the second half, No. 7 Kentucky stayed together and got back to its grinding, defensive style on Saturday.
Kansas 79, Texas Tech 63
Junior forward Dedric Lawson recorded his 15th double-double of the season, amassing 25 points and 10 rebounds Saturday as No. 11 Kansas snapped a two-game losing streak by trouncing No. 16 Texas Tech 79-63 at Lawrence, Kan.
Washington 69, UCLA 55
Jaylen Nowell and David Crisp each scored 15 points as Washington remained undefeated in Pacific-12 Conference play with a 69-55 victory over visiting UCLA on Saturday afternoon.
Oregon St. 81, Utah 72
Tres Tinkle scored 31 points, his 55th consecutive game in double figures, and the Oregon State Beavers barely made a first-half lead hold up in defeating the Utah Utes 81-72 in their Pac-12 matchup in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.
Arkansas 90, Louisiana State 89
Arkansas' Mason Jones made a twisting jumper in the lane with 22 seconds left, and the Razorbacks foiled a furious comeback by LSU from an 18-point, second-half deficit to defeat the 19th-ranked Tigers 90-89 Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Indiana 79, Michigan St 75
Indiana was saddled with a seven-game losing streak and entered its matchup with No. 6 Michigan State on Saturday as the worst 3-point shooting team in the Big Ten.
Kansas State 75, Oklahoma State 57
Dean Wade made all nine of his shots from the field and finished with a season-high 24 points as Kansas State breezed to a 75-57 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in a Big 12 clash at Stillwater, Okla.
Syracuse 65, Pittsburgh 56
Oshae Brissett collected 18 points and 12 rebounds as visiting Syracuse led most of the way and recorded a 65-56 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
Nevada 93, Boise St. 73
Caleb Martin scored 30 points, and brother Cody Martin added a season-high 21 points, seven assists and four steals to lead eighth-ranked Nevada to its seventh straight victory, 93-73, over Boise State in Mountain West Conference action on Saturday afternoon in Reno, Nev.
Southern California 93, Washington St. 84
Nick Rakocevic led four Southern California players in double figures with 25 points and added 13 rebounds as the hot-shooting Trojans knocked off Washington State 93-84 on Saturday in Pullman, Wash.
Auburn 84, Alabama 63
Auburn is on a roll as an unranked team.
Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 76
Grant Williams scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Tennessee maintained its torrid start with a 93-76 win over Texas A&M on Saturday night at College Station, Texas.
Gonzaga 85, San Diego 69
Rui Hachimura scored 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field to lead No. 4 Gonzaga to an 85-69 win over San Diego in a West Coast Conference game Saturday night at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.
Baylor 90, Texas Christian 64
Makai Mason scored a career-high 40 points and put on a show for the ages as surging Baylor stomped TCU 90-64 on Saturday in Big 12 Conference play at Waco, Texas.
Missouri 77, Vanderbilt 67
Vanderbilt threatened Missouri much of the second half, but Jordan Geist & Co. kept coming up with answers as the Tigers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 77-67 win over the Commodores on Saturday at Columbia, Mo.
Colorado 73, Oregon 51
Sophomore Tyler Bey was perfect from the field Saturday night, going 9-for-9 and scoring a career-high 27 points as Colorado routed Oregon 73-51 in a Pac-12 Conference mismatch at Boulder, Colo.