Recap Roundups
January 06, 2018
Clemson 74, Louisville 69
Marcquise Reed scored 24 points, including 18 in the second half and overtime, as No. 25 Clemson held off Louisville 74-69 Saturday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.
Michigan 79, Illinois 69
Michigan put six players in double figures Saturday, using a second-half rally to subdue Illinois 79-69 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Virginia Tech 81, Pittsburgh 67
Virginia Tech won a battle between teams looking to avoid an 0-3 start in Atlantic Coast Conference play, protecting its home court with an 81-67 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
Georgia 65, Alabama 46
Yante Maten dominated on the inside and outside, and Georgia rolled over Alabama 65-46 Saturday in what Bulldog fans hope will be a preview of Monday's meeting with the Crimson Tide on the gridiron.
Providence 81, Xavier 72
Kyron Cartwright scored 19 points as Providence knocked off No. 5 Xavier 81-72 in a Big East matchup on Saturday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
Virginia 61, North Carolina 49
Devon Hall scored 16 points to lead No. 8 Virginia past No. 12 North Carolina 61-49 Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Florida 77, Missouri 75
Chris Chiozza stole the ball and laid it in with 0.1 seconds left Saturday as Florida rallied in the last minute to notch a 77-75 Southeastern Conference win at Missouri.
Colorado 80, Arizona 77
Colorado freshman center Dallas Walton had a career-high 15 points and guard Dominique Collier added 14 as the Buffaloes beat their second nationally ranked opponent in three days in an 80-77 victory over the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at the Coors Event Center in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday
DePaul 91, St. John's 74
Marin Maric and Max Strus each posted a double-double and DePaul earned its first Big East victory of the season on Saturday afternoon.
Baylor 69, Texas 60
Baylor claimed a gutsy win on its home floor over Texas, as the Bears got in the Big 12 win column with a 69-60 victory on Saturday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
Purdue 74, Nebraska 62
Purdue forward Vincent Edwards delivered team highs of 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the No. 13 Boilermakers to a 74-62 victory over Nebraska at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday.
Louisiana State 69, Texas A&M 68
Freshman guard Tremont Waters drained two long 3-pointers in the final 12.4 seconds, including the decisive one with 0.7 seconds to go, as LSU registered a dramatic 69-68 victory over No. 11 Texas A&M on Saturday in SEC play at College Station, Texas.
Seton Hall 90, Butler 87
Khadeem Carrington scored 29 points and dished out six assists to help No. 21 Seton Hall hold off Butler 90-87 Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Notre Dame 51, Syracuse 49
Missing its "Big Two," Notre Dame overcame Syracuse's "Big Three" on Saturday afternoon and edged the Orange 51-49 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before 24,304 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Boston College 77, Wake Forest 71
Jerome Robinson scored 25 points to pace Boston College as the Eagles outlasted Wake Forest 77-71 in ACC action Saturday at Conte Forum in Boston.
Washington 70, Washington St. 65
Matisse Thybulle scored 17 points, including a pair of free throws with five seconds left, as the Washington Huskies rallied down the stretch for a 70-65 victory over Washington State on Saturday afternoon at Friel Court in Pullman, Wash.
Oklahoma State 96, Iowa State 87
Jeffrey Carroll scored 24 points, Kendall Smith added 20 and Oklahoma State picked up its first win in the Big 12 by knocking off visiting Iowa State 96-87 in overtime Saturday.
Texas Tech 74, Kansas State 58
Keenan Evans scored 27 points, including a 13-of-14 showing from the free-throw line, to lead No. 18 Texas Tech to a dominating 74-58 win over Kansas State on Saturday in Big 12 play at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Indiana 75, Minnesota 71
Robert Johnson had 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, helping Indiana defeat Minnesota 75-71 Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Auburn 88, Arkansas 77
Mustapha Heron scored 17 points and Auburn won its 12th straight game with an 88-77 victory over No. 22 Arkansas on Saturday at Auburn Arena.
UCLA 107, California 84
Aaron Holiday, Thomas Welsh and Kris Wilkes hit 3-pointers in an early 13-point blitz that gave UCLA a double-digit lead, and the Bruins never looked back in routing California 107-84 Saturday afternoon in a Pacific-12 men's basketball game in Berkeley, Calif.
South Carolina 71, Vanderbilt 60
South Carolina was short-handed, but center Chris Silva and guard Wesley Myers came up big in the Gamecocks' 71-60 win over the Commodores at the Colonial Life Center in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday night.
Georgia Tech 74, Yale 60
Jose Alvarado scored 23 points and jump-started a second-half surge as Georgia Tech pulled away from Yale for a 74-60 win Saturday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
West Virginia 89, Oklahoma 76
When things should have become more difficult for West Virginia on Saturday, they instead became more difficult for Oklahoma.
NC State 96, Duke 85
North Carolina State shot 54.5 percent from the field in the second half, never trailing after halftime in pulling off a stunning 96-85 upset of second-ranked Duke in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday night at sold-out PNC Arena.
Villanova 100, Marquette 90
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points, Eric Paschall added 19, and third-ranked Villanova bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 100-90 victory over Marquette on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Tennessee 76, Kentucky 65
Junior forward Admiral Schofield contributed 20 points, nine rebounds and four steals, and No. 23 Tennessee picked up its first Southeastern Conference win of the season, knocking off No. 17 Kentucky 76-65 on Saturday night at Knoxville, Tenn.
Kansas 88, Texas Christian 84
Devonte' Graham finished with a game-high 28 points, including eight key free throws late, as No. 10 Kansas defeated No. 16 TCU 88-84 in a Big 12 game on Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gonzaga 85, Loyola Marymount 66
Senior power forward Johnathan Williams scored 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting, and No. 19 Gonzaga exploded in the second half to record an 85-66 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play at Los Angeles.