Recap Roundups
January 09, 2018
Indiana 74, Penn St. 70
Juwan Morgan led Indiana with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Hoosiers slipped past Penn State 74-70 on Monday night in Bloomington, Ind.
Georgetown 69, St. John's 66
Jessie Govan hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining to lift Georgetown to a 69-66 victory over St. John's Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Alabama 76, South Carolina 62
John Petty scored 15 points, leading a big effort from Alabama's bench, and the Crimson Tide pulled away from South Carolina in the second half of a 76-62 Southeastern Conference win Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Kentucky 74, Texas A&M 73
John Calipari isn't accustomed to losing consecutive games at Kentucky.
West Virginia 57, Baylor 54
Jevon Carter's off-balance 3-pointer broke a tie in the final minute and No. 2 West Virginia survived a 57-54 dogfight against Baylor in Big 12 action Tuesday night.
Oklahoma 75, Texas Tech 65
Trae Young came on a bit slowly, needing strong defense in the first half to create for Oklahoma on the offensive end, but then he came alive on the offensive end to help the No. 9 Sooners to a 75-65 win over No. 8 Texas Tech on Tuesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.
North Carolina 96, Boston College 66
Luke Maye scored 21 of his career-high 32 points in the first half as No. 20 North Carolina shook off a two-game losing skid by drubbing Boston College 96-66 on Tuesday night at the Smith Center.
Virginia 68, Syracuse 61
Kyle Guy poured in 22 points to lead No. 3 Virginia past Syracuse 68-61 Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Nebraska 63, Wisconsin 59
James Palmer Jr. scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds as Nebraska edged Wisconsin 63-59 Tuesday in a back-and-forth battle at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.
Creighton 85, Butler 74
Marcus Foster scored 21 of his game-high 23 points in the first half as No. 25 Creighton celebrated its return to the polls with a wire-to-wire 85-74 Big East Conference win over Butler at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday.
Purdue 70, Michigan 69
Isaac Haas made a go-ahead free throw with four seconds left and No. 5 Purdue extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 70-69 victory over Michigan on Tuesday.
Tennessee 92, Vanderbilt 84
Tennessee's one-two punch of forwards Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams led the 24th-ranked Volunteers to a 92-84 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.
Auburn 85, Mississippi 70
Desean Murray scored 16 points, and No. 22 Auburn rallied back from a double-digit halftime deficit to extend its winning streak to 13 games with an 85-70 victory over Ole Miss on Tuesday in Southeastern Conference play at Auburn (Ala.) Arena.
Marquette 84, Seton Hall 64
A 31-point effort from Andrew Rowsey and three big second-half runs led Marquette to an 84-64 victory over No. 13 Seton Hall on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Kansas 83, Iowa State 78
Sophomore guard Malik Newman scored a season-high 27 points and added eight rebounds Tuesday as No. 12 Kansas outlasted Iowa State 83-78 in Allen Fieldhouse.
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