Recap Roundups
January 02, 2019
Maryland 74, Nebraska 72
Freshman Jalen Smith's floater in the lane with 3.8 seconds left lifted the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday to a 74-72 home victory over the No. 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Seton Hall 80, Xavier 70
Myles Powell scored 25 points and hit the tiebreaking jumper with 3:12 remaining as visiting Seton Hall rallied from a 10-point deficit and knocked off Xavier 80-70 on Wednesday night.
Wake Forest 83, Cornell 61
Jaylen Hoard powered for 23 points and 15 rebounds, leading Wake Forest to a 83-61 nonconference win over Cornell on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
North Carolina 77, Harvard 57
Luke Maye scored 14 points to lead five North Carolina players in double figures as the 15th-ranked Tar Heels defeated visiting Harvard 77-57 on Wednesday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Texas Tech 62, West Virginia 59
Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver scored all 18 of his points in the second half, and the No. 11 Red Raiders forced 22 turnovers to overcome host West Virginia 62-59 in the Big 12 opener for both teams Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.
Georgetown 84, Butler 76
Greg Malinowski scored a season-high 26 points to power Georgetown past Butler 84-76 in the Big East Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Georgia Tech 79, South Carolina Upstate 63
Sophomore Evan Cole scored a career-high 16 points, leading Georgia Tech to a 79-63 nonconference win over South Carolina Upstate on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Houston 74, Tulsa 56
Corey Davis Jr. scored a game-high 21 points on six 3-pointers and the 19th-ranked Houston Cougars remained unbeaten with a 74-56 victory over the visiting Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the American Athletic Conference opener for both programs on Wednesday at the Fertitta Center.
Villanova 73, DePaul 68
Phil Booth hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 7:58 remaining, and Villanova made enough plays down the stretch to open its Big East schedule with a 73-68 victory over visiting DePaul on Wednesday.
Michigan St 81, Northwestern 55
Nick Ward helped spark an offensive surge that allowed No. 8 Michigan State to cruise to an 81-55 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday in East Lansing, Mich.
Iowa State 69, Oklahoma State 63
Lindell Wigginton and Marial Shayok scored 17 points apiece, and Iowa State outlasted Oklahoma State 69-63 on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.
Texas 67, Kansas State 47
Texas pulled away from short-handed Kansas State to earn a 67-47 victory Wednesday night at Manhattan, Kan., in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.
Kansas 70, Oklahoma 63
Junior forward Dedric Lawson overcame a slow start to record 13 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday night as No. 5 Kansas tripped visiting No. 23 Oklahoma 70-63 at Lawrence, Kan.
Nevada 72, Utah St. 49
Senior power forward Jordan Caroline recorded 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help No. 6 Nevada post a 72-49 victory over Utah State on Wednesday night in the Mountain West opener for both teams at Reno, Nev.
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