Recap Roundups
February 12, 2020
Butler 66, Xavier 61
Sean McDermott scored 14 points, Kamar Baldwin added 11 and Jordan Tucker finished with 10 to lead a balanced attack as No. 19 Butler avoided an upset with a 66-61 win over Xavier on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Creighton 87, Seton Hall 82
Four Creighton players scored 18 points apiece as the 23rd-ranked Bluejays used a late run to take control and earn an 87-82 Big East Conference victory over No. 10 Seton Hall on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.
South Carolina 75, Georgia 59
A.J. Lawson scored 20 points as South Carolina continued to surge Wednesday night, racing past host Georgia 75-59 in Athens.
Auburn 95, Alabama 91
No. 11 Auburn survived Alabama's 3-point barrage to post its fourth overtime win in the past five games, beating visiting Alabama 95-91 on Wednesday night to maintain a share of the Southeastern Conference lead with LSU and Kentucky.
Ohio St. 72, Rutgers 66
Kaleb Wesson had 16 points and his brother Andre Wesson posted 13 points and 10 rebounds as Ohio State held off a furious Rutgers rally for a 72-66 victory in Columbus, Ohio.
Kansas 58, West Virginia 49
Senior guard Isaiah Moss came off the bench to score 10 of his 13 points in the second half Wednesday and help No. 3 Kansas rally past No. 14 West Virginia 58-49 at Morgantown, W.Va.
Miami-Florida 85, Boston College 58
Freshman guard Isaiah Wong scored 21 points, leading the Miami Hurricanes to an 85-58 win over the Boston College Eagles in an ACC game in Coral Gables, Fla., on Wednesday night.
Georgia Tech 64, Louisville 58
Jose Alvarado scored 18 points, and Georgia Tech never trailed while snapping No. 5 Louisville's 10-game winning streak with a stunning 64-58 victory on Wednesday night in Atlanta.
Villanova 72, Marquette 71
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lift No. 15 Villanova past visiting No. 18 Marquette 72-71 on Wednesday.
St. John's 80, Providence 69
L.J. Figueroa had 19 points and St. John's won at home for the first time in more than a month in an 80-69 win over visiting Providence on Wednesday night in Queens, N.Y.
Florida 78, Texas A&M 61
Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and Noah Locke added a season-high 21 as visiting Florida used a dominating second half to roll to a 78-61 win over Texas A&M on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.
Clemson 72, Pittsburgh 52
Freshman Al-Amir Dawes scored a game-high 18 points Wednesday night and canned four of Clemson's 13 3-pointers as the visiting Tigers stopped Pittsburgh 72-52 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
Houston 62, South Florida 58
Quentin Grimes scored 22 points, and DeJon Jarreau came up with a critical tip-in in the closing seconds, leading No. 20 Houston to a 62-58 win over South Florida on Wednesday night in Tampa.
Michigan 79, Northwestern 54
Eli Brooks had 18 points and five rebounds, Isaiah Livers tossed in 17 points, and Michigan defeated Northwestern 79-54 in Evanston, Ill., on Wednesday.
Oklahoma 90, Iowa State 61
Kristian Doolittle scored 20 points as all five Oklahoma starters hit double figures, and the Sooners earned a 90-61 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night in Norman, Okla.
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