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Recap Roundups
March 22, 2019
Iowa 79, Cincinnati 72
Luke Garza scored 20 points and Iowa used an 18-5 run late in the second half to rally for a 79-72 victory over Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.
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Oklahoma 95, Mississippi 72
Rashard Odomes and Christian James scored 20 points each as Oklahoma turned up the offense from the start to lead the No. 9-seeded Sooners to a 95-72 win over No. 8 Ole Miss on Friday in the South Regional at Columbia, S.C.
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Texas Tech 72, Northern Kentucky 57
Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver recorded 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Texas Tech to a 72-57 victory over Northern Kentucky on Friday in West Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Tulsa, Okla.
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UC Irvine 70, Kansas State 64
Guards Max Hazzard and Evan Leonard each scored 19 points as No. 13 seed UC Irvine upset short-handed Kansas State 70-64 Friday in the first round of the South Region in San Jose, Calif.
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Tennessee 77, Colgate 70
Admiral Schofield sank consecutive corner 3-pointers in the final two minutes Friday, enabling second-seeded Tennessee to avoid a major upset at the hands of 15th--seeded Colgate and earn a 77-70 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
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Virginia 71, Gardner-Webb 56
No. 1 seed Virginia used a dominant second half to cruise by 16th-seed Gardner-Webb 71-56 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region at Columbia, S.C.
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Buffalo 91, Arizona State 74
Senior guard Jeremy Harris and senior forward Nick Perkins each recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds as Buffalo trounced Arizona State 91-74 on Friday in West Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Tulsa, Okla.
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Oregon 72, Wisconsin 54
Oregon point guard Payton Pritchard had 19 points and eight assists, and Kenny Wooten dominated the paint with four blocks as the 12th-seeded Ducks beat Wisconsin 72-54 Friday in a first-round game in the South Region in San Jose, Calif.
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Washington 78, Utah St. 61
Ninth-seeded Washington married its usually good defense with an unusually proficient performance on offense Friday night, scoring a 78-61 win over eighth-seeded Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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Duke 85, North Dakota State 62
RJ Barrett pumped in 26 points and Zion Williamson scored 25 points in their first NCAA Tournament game, and top-seeded Duke relied on a huge second half to dispatch No. 16 seed North Dakota State 85-62 on Friday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
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Houston 84, Georgia St. 55
Guard Corey Davis Jr. scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, and No. 3 Houston suffocated Georgia State's normally lethal perimeter shooting en route to an 84-55 victory in the first round of the Midwest Region on Friday night in Tulsa, Okla.
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Liberty 80, Mississippi State 76
Liberty junior Caleb Homesley scored 14 points in the final seven minutes en route to a career-high 30 as the 12th-seeded Flames roared back to upset Mississippi State 80-76 Friday in an East Region game in San Jose, Calif.
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Creighton 79, Memphis 67
Creighton used balanced scoring to fend off a Memphis challenge in the second half and pull away for a 79-67 victory in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night in Omaha, Neb.
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North Carolina 88, Iona 73
Cameron Johnson hit for 21 points, while Nassir Little scored 19 points in his NCAA Tournament debut as top-seeded North Carolina picked it up in the second half in an 88-73 victory against Iona in a Midwest Region game Friday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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Central Florida 73, VCU 58
Tacko Fall delivered a double-double and spearheaded a dominant defensive performance by ninth-seeded UCF on Friday night as it won its first NCAA Tournament game in school history, dumping eighth-seeded VCU 73-58 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
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Ohio St. 62, Iowa State 59
Keyshawn Woods scored seven of his 19 points in the final 3:13, including the go-ahead jumper in the lane, to lift No. 11 seed Ohio State to a 62-59 victory over No. 6 Iowa State on Friday night in the first round of the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament in Tulsa, Okla.
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Virginia Tech 66, Saint Louis 52
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, point guard Justin Robinson made a successful return from injury and No. 4 seed Virginia Tech withstood a second-half charge to beat Saint Louis 66-52 in an East Region first-round game in San Jose, Calif., on Friday night.
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