Recap Roundups
February 23, 2019
Louisiana State 82, Tennessee 80
Ja'vonte Smart scored a season-high 29 points, including two free throws with one second remaining in overtime, as No. 13 LSU defeated visiting No. 5 Tennessee 82-80 on Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.
Oklahoma 69, Texas 67
Christian James scored 19 points to help keep Oklahoma's NCAA Tournament hopes alive and give the Sooners a 69-67 victory over Texas at home on Saturday.
Clemson 76, Boston College 66
Marcquise Reed scored a career-high 31 points to lead four Clemson players in double figures as the host Tigers defeated visiting Boston College 76-66 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
Marquette 76, Providence 58
Junior forward Sam Hauser recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 11 Marquette register a 76-58 victory over host Providence in Big East play on Saturday.
Virginia 64, Louisville 52
No. 3 Virginia erased a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off 18th-ranked Louisville 64-52 on Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky.
Penn St. 83, Illinois 76
Lamar Stevens scored 25 points and Mike Watkins had 10 points with 12 rebounds Saturday to boost visiting Penn State past Illinois 83-76 in a Big Ten Conference game at Champaign, Ill.
Kentucky 80, Auburn 53
PJ Washington scored 24 points and No. 4 Kentucky's defense stifled Auburn in the Wildcats' 80-53 SEC victory Saturday afternoon at Lexington, Ky.
Baylor 82, West Virginia 75
Baylor went on a commanding run to close the game and the Bears erased a seven-point second-half deficit to defeat the West Virginia 82-75 in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday at Waco, Texas.
Texas Christian 75, Iowa State 72
Kouat Noi scored 20 points and took 13 rebounds, and Alex Robinson hit for 12 points and distributed 10 assists as TCU outlasted No. 19 Iowa State 75-72 on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference play in Fort Worth, Texas.
Maryland 72, Ohio St. 62
Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 19 points as No. 24 Maryland defeated Ohio State 72-62 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday to secure a season sweep of the Buckeyes.
Miami-Florida 80, Georgia Tech 65
Guard DJ Vasiljevic matched his season high with five 3-pointers on his way to 21 points as Miami led from start to finish for an 80-65 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.
Purdue 75, Nebraska 72
Matt Haarms scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots to lead No. 15 Purdue to a hard-fought 75-72 win over Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Creighton 82, Georgetown 69
Martin Krampelj scored 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting and added 10 rebounds, and reserve Kaleb Joseph tallied a season-high 16 points as the host Creighton Bluejays made it a season sweep over their Big East rival Georgetown Hoyas 82-69 on Saturday afternoon.
Mississippi 72, Georgia 71
surviving a last-second 3-point attempt by the Bulldogs' Tyree Crump -- in an SEC game Saturday afternoon at Oxford, Miss.
North Carolina 77, Florida State 59
Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little each scored 18 points as No. 8 North Carolina pulled away from No. 16 Florida State, winning 77-59 on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C., to snap the Seminoles' eight-game winning streak.
Florida 64, Missouri 60
After trailing for most of the game, Florida found a way to pick up another comeback win Saturday to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes intact.
Virginia Tech 67, Notre Dame 59
Kerry Blackshear Jr.'s 22 points and 14 rebounds carried the No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies to a 67-59 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the host Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon.
Kansas State 85, Oklahoma State 46
Kansas State raced out to a big lead early and never let up, as the No. 23 Wildcats trounced visiting Oklahoma State 85-46 on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
Duke 75, Syracuse 65
RJ Barrett scored 30 points, and Alex O'Connell had a big second half as top-ranked Duke defeated Syracuse 75-65 without standout freshman Zion Williamson on Saturday night at Syracuse, N.Y.
Alabama 68, Vanderbilt 61
Alabama sprinted out to a huge lead, and held on to beat Vanderbilt 68-61 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday night.
Mississippi State 76, South Carolina 61
Freshman Reggie Perry scored 21 points, and host Mississippi State overcame a slow start to pull away from South Carolina 76-61 in an SEC game Saturday night.
Houston 71, South Florida 59
DeJon Jarreau scored 17 points off the bench, Corey Davis Jr. chipped in 15 and the ninth-ranked Houston Cougars extended their home-court winning streak to 33 consecutive games with a 71-59, wire-to-wire victory over South Florida on Saturday.
Oregon St. 67, Southern California 62
Kylor Kelley converted a Tres Tinkle assist into a go-ahead dunk with 3:54 to play and Tinkle capped a 14-point effort with six late free throws Saturday afternoon, allowing Oregon State to outlast Southern California 67-62 in a Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball game in Los Angeles.
Texas Tech 91, Kansas 62
Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver scored 26 points Saturday as No. 14 Texas Tech glided to a 25-point halftime margin and crushed No. 12 Kansas 91-62 at Lubbock, Texas.
St. John's 78, Seton Hall 70
Shamorie Ponds scored 27 points as host St. John's started quickly and never trailed en route to a 78-70 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday night in New York.
Utah 92, Washington St. 79
Sedrick Barefield scored 33 points as Utah won a 3-point extravaganza over Washington State 92-79 in a Pac-12 matchup Saturday night at Pullman, Wash.
Nevada 74, Fresno St. 68
Caleb Martin's tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:58 left Saturday night keyed an 8-0 run by No. 6 Nevada that gave it a 74-68 win over Fresno State in Reno, Nev., keeping the Wolf Pack atop the Mountain West Conference standings.
Texas A&M 87, Arkansas 80
Savion Flagg had team-high totals in points (22) and rebounds (nine) and Wendell Mitchell added 20 points to lead Texas A&M to an 87-80 win over Arkansas in an SEC game Saturday night at Fayetteville, Ark.
Wisconsin 69, Northwestern 64
Brad Davison scored 16 points, Ethan Happ posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 22 Wisconsin escaped with a 69-64 win over Northwestern on Saturday night in Evanston, Ill.
Gonzaga 102, Brigham Young 68
Zach Norvell Jr. scored a game-high 25 points Saturday night as No. 2 Gonzaga pulled away from BYU for a 102-68 West Coast Conference rout at Spokane, Wash.
UCLA 90, Oregon 83
Sophomore point guard Jaylen Hands scored all 27 of his points in the second half to help UCLA rally to a 90-83 victory over Oregon on Saturday night in Pac-12 play in Los Angeles.
Washington 64, Colorado 55
Washington senior wing Matisse Thybulle had 17 points, six steals and five blocked shots as the Huskies clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 title with a 64-55 win over Colorado on Saturday night in Seattle.