Recap Roundups
January 07, 2017
Syracuse 77, Pittsburgh 66
Point guard John Gillon notched his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 assists and Syracuse rode a huge first-half spurt to a 77-66 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before 20,034 fans at the Carrier Dome.
Butler 85, Georgetown 76
No doubt Butler coach Chris Holtmann feared a letdown entering Saturday's road matchup at Georgetown, the first game after the Bulldogs beat No. 1 Villanova. Holtmann's players had other ideas.
Seton Hall 87, DePaul 56
Desi Rodriguez scored 25 points and Angel Delgado added 20 as Seton Hall crushed DePaul 87-56 Saturday afternoon in Big East action at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Georgia 71, Missouri 66
Senior guard J.J. Frazier scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and recorded five steals to help Georgia rally to a 71-66 victory over Missouri on Saturday in SEC play at Athens, Ga.
Penn St. 72, Michigan St 63
Penn State built a 12-point halftime lead and was able to hang on during a sloppy second half to beat Michigan State 72-63 on Saturday in the first Big Ten Conference game ever at the Palestra in Philadelphia.
West Virginia 82, Texas Christian 70
No. 7 West Virginia emerged from a second-half dogfight against TCU thanks to a flurry of late 3-pointers and the inside play by freshman Sagaba Konate.
South Carolina 79, Texas A&M 68
Guard Duane Notice and freshman guard Rakym Felder scored 19 points each as South Carolina roared past turnover-prone Texas A&M 79-68 on Saturday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., in the process remaining unbeaten in Southeastern Conference play.
Duke 93, Boston College 82
Duke had to deal with a little game pressure by the end of Saturday afternoon's assignment, but the Blue Devils dealt with that amid a challenging stretch of the season.
Florida St. 93, Virginia Tech 78
Three down, four to go.
Louisville 65, Georgia Tech 50
Louisville finally found a solution for its 3-point shooting problems. And it came just in time.
Notre Dame 75, Clemson 70
Notre Dame figured it out for another Atlantic Coast Conference win.
Washington 87, Oregon St. 61
Washington finally earned its first win of the Pac-12 conference season with a dominating 87-61 victory over visiting Oregon State on Saturday in Seattle.
Kansas St. 75, Oklahoma 64
Kansas State sprinted to a big lead early then kept Oklahoma at bay throughout a back-and-forth second half on the way to a 75-64 victory Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
Maryland 77, Michigan 70
Senior Damonte Dodd and freshman Justin Jackson each scored 15 points to lead Maryland to a 77-70 road win at Michigan in a Big Ten contest on Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mississippi St. 95, Louisiana State 78
Mississippi State raced to a 19-point halftime lead and coasted to a 95-78 SEC victory against LSU on Saturday afternoon at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.
Indiana 96, Illinois 80
No. 25 Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak by scoring the game's first 15 points in Saturday's 96-80 Big Ten home rout of Illinois at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
Utah 88, Arizona State 82
Kyle Kuzma had a career-high 26 points and tied a career high with three 3-pointers and Utah made six free throws in the final 34 seconds in an 88-82 Pac-12 victory over Arizona State on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Florida 83, Tennessee 70
It wasn't the start Florida coach Mike White was hoping for, but he'll take the finish.
Mississippi 88, Auburn 85
Sebastian Saiz posted his sixth straight double-double and Ole Miss rallied past Auburn in the second half for an 88-85 win on Saturday at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala.
Alabama 59, Vanderbilt 56
In a game of big runs, Alabama had the biggest, and that was the difference in the Crimson Tide's 59-56 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala..
Oregon 85, Washington St. 66
Oregon survived 33 minutes without its leading scorer.
Baylor 61, Oklahoma St. 57
Baylor had to earn this win, but it appears the No. 2 Bears are now ready to move up one place in the rankings.
Kansas 85, Texas Tech 68
There was no last-second controversy this time for Kansas.
Villanova 93, Marquette 81
Villanova lost five games last season, but still managed to capture the program's second national championship.
Kentucky 97, Arkansas 71
Freshman guard De'Aaron Fox scored a career-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky rolled to a 97-71 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night at Rupp Arena.
Cincinnati 67, Houston 58
Kyle Washington nearly recorded his sixth double-double of the season to help No. 22 Cincinnati remain unbeaten in the American Athletic Conference with a 67-58 victory over Houston on Saturday night at Hofheniz Pavilion in Houston.
Iowa St. 79, Texas 70
Guard Deonte Burton scored 27 points and guard Monte Morris added 22 and 10 rebounds as the Iowa State Cyclones outlasted the Texas Longhorns 79-70 on Saturday in Big 12 Conference action at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Arizona 82, Colorado 73
Arizona coach Sean Miller raved about the performance of guard Kadeem Allen, and it really had nothing to do with the senior's career-best 18 points with the Wildcats.
St. Mary's 63, San Francisco 52
No. 19 Saint Mary's pulled away in the closing minutes to get past a tough San Francisco team 63-52 on Saturday night, and Gaels coach Randy Bennett was just glad it was over.
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