Recap Roundups
January 26, 2019
Texas Christian 55, Florida 50
Sophomore forward Kouat Noi scored 22 points to help TCU hold off a second-half rally to beat Florida 55-50 in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge game at Fort Worth, Texas.
Illinois 78, Maryland 67
Freshman Tevian Jones' 3-pointer at 4:57 broke a 59-59 tie and propelled Illinois to a 78-67 upset of 13th-ranked Maryland on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ohio St. 70, Nebraska 60
Luther Muhammad scored a career-high 24 points, including a key 3-point jumper, and the visiting Ohio State Buckeyes snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday with a 70-60 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Duke 66, Georgia Tech 53
RJ Barrett scored 24 points and Zion Williamson added 22 as No. 2 Duke overcame a second-half deficit to defeat visiting Georgia Tech 66-53 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Durham, N.C.
Baylor 73, Alabama 68
Mario Kegler scored 17 points and Baylor won its fourth straight game by outlasting Alabama 73-68 on Saturday afternoon in SEC/Big 12 Challenge play in Waco, Texas.
Iowa State 87, Mississippi 73
In the first matchup of top 25 teams in the three-year history of The Pavilion at Ole Miss, No. 24 Iowa State never trailed and shot nearly 70 percent from the field Saturday in cruising past No. 20 Mississippi 87-73 as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Virginia 82, Notre Dame 55
De'Andre Hunter scored 19 points and Kyle Guy added 15 as the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers had little trouble disposing of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82-55 in their Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday afternoon.
Louisville 66, Pittsburgh 51
Sophomore Jordan Nwora scored 17 points to lead No. 23 Louisville to a 66-51 home win over Pittsburgh on Saturday, avenging the only setback it has suffered during a recent hot stretch.
Oklahoma State 74, South Carolina 70
Thomas Dziagwa made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points as Oklahoma State defeated South Carolina 74-70 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
NC State 69, Clemson 67
Braxton Beverly made a 3-pointer as time expired to lift No. 21 North Carolina State to a 69-67 victory against visiting Clemson on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Raleigh, N.C.
Marquette 87, Xavier 82
Markus Howard scored 31 points as No. 12 Marquette overcame an 11-point second-half deficit and recorded an 87-82 victory over Xavier on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.
Texas A&M 65, Kansas State 53
Texas A&M used a big second-half run to defeat Kansas State 65-53 on Saturday in College Station, Texas, as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Wendell Mitchell scored all of his game-high 22 points in the second half.
Georgia 98, Texas 88
Georgia picked a good time to get its much-maligned perimeter game on track as the Bulldogs used a rare barrage of three-pointers to ease past Texas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday 98-88 in Athens, Ga.
Wisconsin 62, Northwestern 46
Ethan Happ notched a triple-double of 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lift host Wisconsin to a 62-46 victory against Northwestern in Big Ten play on Saturday afternoon.
Boston College 65, Wake Forest 61
Ky Bowman's tie-breaking 3-pointer as the shot clock was about to expire helped Boston College beat host Wake Forest 65-61 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Oklahoma 86, Vanderbilt 55
Christian James scored 21 points to lead Oklahoma to an 86-55 home win over Vanderbilt as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.
Tennessee 83, West Virginia 66
Lamonte Turner had a season-high 23 points in a rare start and Grant Williams added 19 as top-ranked Tennessee shook off a rough beginning to extend its winning streak to 14 games with an 83-66 win over visiting West Virginia on Saturday.
Washington 79, Oregon St. 69
Jaylen Nowell scored 19 points to lead a balanced Washington attack as the Huskies remained unbeaten in Pacific-12 Conference play with a 79-69 victory against host Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in Corvallis, Ore.
Rutgers 64, Penn St. 60
Geo Baker had 20 points and Montez Mathis added 11 to lead the visiting Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 64-60 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday night at Bryce Jordan Center.
Texas Tech 67, Arkansas 64
Texas Tech dug deep to end its frustration Saturday night, holding off Arkansas 67-64 to clinch the SEC/Big 12 Challenge contest in Lubbock, Texas.
Louisiana State 86, Missouri 80
Skylar Mays led a 15-1 rally late in the fourth quarter and Ja'vonte Smart made a tie-breaking 3-pointer in overtime as No. 25 LSU stormed back to defeat host Missouri 86-80 in an SEC game Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Kentucky 71, Kansas 63
Forwards Reid Travis and PJ Washington and guard Keldon Johnson each contributed double-doubles Saturday as No. 8 Kentucky toppled No. 9 Kansas 71-63 in a clash of basketball bluebloods in Lexington, Ky., that highlighted the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Virginia Tech 78, Syracuse 56
Justin Robinson scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the first half and set two Virginia Tech records Saturday night, as the 10th-ranked Hokies remained perfect at home with a 78-56 rout of Syracuse.
Southern California 69, Arizona State 67
Bennie Boatwright scored 17 points and his go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the key with 11.1 seconds remaining helped the USC Trojans extend their winning streak to three games with a 69-67 Pac-12 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Galen Center on Saturday.
Stanford 75, Colorado 62
Oscar da Silva scored a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds, and Daejon Davis netted 16 points as the host Stanford Cardinal rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes 75-62 in their Pac-12 matchup on Saturday night.
Utah 82, California 64
Sedrick Barefield and Riley Battin combined for five 3-pointers in an early 17-4 burst that allowed Utah to build a lead it never relinquished en route to an 82-64 victory over California in a Pac-12 contest Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
Mississippi State 92, Auburn 84
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 27 points as No. 22 and host Mississippi State held off No. 16 Auburn 92-84 in an SEC game Saturday night.
UCLA 90, Arizona 69
Sophomore wing Kris Wilkes scored a career-high 34 points and two UCLA players had double-doubles as the Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 90-69 victory over Arizona on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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