Recap Roundups
February 27, 2019
Penn St. 78, Maryland 61
Lamar Stevens scored 24 points to pace surging Penn State to a convincing 78-61 win over No. 17 Maryland on Wednesday night in University Park, Pa.
Tennessee 73, Mississippi 71
Grant Williams hit a short jumper with 4.4 seconds remaining Wednesday night as seventh-ranked Tennessee rallied late to overtake Mississippi 73-71 in Southeastern Conference action in Oxford, Miss.
Clemson 62, Pittsburgh 48
Marcquise Reed scored 14 points as Clemson built a big lead early and held off Pittsburgh in the second half for a 62-48 victory Wednesday night at Pitt's Petersen Events Center.
Virginia 81, Georgia Tech 51
Behind hot shooting, No. 2 Virginia cruised past Georgia Tech 81-51 on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va., for a fifth consecutive win.
Georgetown 82, DePaul 73
Georgetown center Jessie Govan scored 26 points and the Hoyas led for all but 12 seconds on Wednesday in an 82-73 win over the visiting DePaul Blue Demons in Washington, D.C.
Texas Tech 84, Oklahoma State 80
On a night when 11th-ranked Texas Tech couldn't do much right on offense in the second half, the Red Raiders found a way to get the ball to the man they needed to with the game on the line.
Houston 99, East Carolina 65
Corey Davis Jr. matched his career high with 26 points and led a 3-point barrage for the eighth-ranked Houston Cougars in their 99-65 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday in Greenville, N.C.
Purdue 73, Illinois 56
Locked in a tie with less than 10 minutes to play, No. 14 Purdue reeled off 12 points in a row to seize a 73-56 Big Ten victory over visiting Illinois on Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Florida 71, Vanderbilt 55
Florida, thanks to a hyper-efficient effort from freshman guard Andrew Nembhard, shot 48 percent from the field and 93.8 percent from the foul line in beating host Vanderbilt 71-55 at Nashville's Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Auburn 78, Georgia 75
Forward Chuma Okeke just beat the shot clock with a 27-foot 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds remaining to break a 75-75 tie and give Auburn a 78-75 victory over Georgia in a Southeastern Conference clash Wednesday night in Athens, Ga.
Baylor 84, Texas 83
Mario Kegler scored 24 points that included a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds to play as Baylor charged back from a 19-point, second-half deficit to stun visiting Texas 84-83 in overtime on Wednesday in Big 12 Conference play in Waco, Texas.
Boston College 66, Louisville 59
Ky Bowman scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half as Boston College recorded a 66-59 victory over Louisville on Wednesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Villanova 67, Marquette 61
Jermaine Samuels scored a career-high 29 points to go along with nine rebounds, and Villanova snapped a three-game losing streak with a 67-61 win over visiting No. 10 Marquette on Wednesday in Villanova, Pa.
Cincinnati 52, Southern Methodist 49
Jarron Cumberland scored eight consecutive points down the stretch for No. 23 Cincinnati as the Bearcats survived 10 blocked shots and a horrid shooting night to grind out a 52-49 victory over host SMU Wednesday night in Dallas.
Nevada 89, UNLV 73
Senior shooting guard Caleb Martin had 24 points and four steals to lead No. 12 Nevada to an 89-73 victory over UNLV on Wednesday night at Reno, Nev.