Recap Roundups
February 20, 2016
South Florida 80, Memphis 71
emias Morillo scored 19 points and South Florida pulled away from Memphis for a 80-71 win Saturday afternoon at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina 73, Florida 69
ior forward Michael Carrera had 20 points, 15 rebounds and three steals as South Carolina halted a seven-game losing streak against Florida by recording a 73-69 overtime victory Saturday at Columbia, S.C.
Vanderbilt 80, Georgia 67
Another in a string of impressive performances by Vanderbilt center Damian Jones gave the Commodores a much-needed, 80-67 victory over Georgia at Memorial Gym on Saturday.
Louisville 71, Duke 64
Louisville guard Damion Lee didn't fret when the 18th-ranked Cardinals trailed No. 20 Duke by 13 points in the second half Saturday.
Xavier 88, Georgetown 70
It was a career-high scoring day for Xavier guard Edmond Sumner. And it was a very good day for the No. 8 Musketeers bench, which scored 32 points in an 88-70 victory on Saturday over host Georgetown in Big East Conference play.
St. Bonaventure 79, Dayton 72
University of Dayton Arena is among the toughest environments for visiting teams. Typically, when the hometown Flyers are on the verge of a run, the crowd's energy carries them through.
North Carolina 96, Miami-Florida 71
There was no time to sulk for No. 5 North Carolina, so the Tar Heels put a recent disappointment behind them.
Air Force 76, New Mexico 72
rd Jacob Van scored 22 points, helping the Air Force rally past New Mexico for a 76-72 Mountain West Conference win Saturday at Clune Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.
Baylor 78, Texas 64
No. 25 Baylor took 51 shots from the floor and made 32 of them Saturday in a 78-64 win against 24th-ranked Texas but even that blazing-hot statistic line paled in comparison to the performance of Bears' forward Johnathan Motley.
Pittsburgh 66, Syracuse 52
el Artis had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Pittsburgh defeated Syracuse 66-52 at the Carrier Dome Saturday.
Mississippi St. 67, Alabama 61
shman guard Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 15 points and Mississippi State halted a six-game losing streak against Alabama by producing a 67-61 victory over the Crimson Tide on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Villanova 77, Butler 67
On No. 1 Villanova's senior day, two juniors led the way.
Virginia Tech 83, Florida St. 73
ginia Tech guard Seth Allen came off the bench to score 23 points, helping the Hokies rally past Florida State in the closing minutes for an 83-73 win Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
N.C. State 77, Clemson 74
ward Abdul-Malik Abu provided 17 points and 16 rebounds as North Carolina State overcame a rough outing by the Atlantic Coast Conference scoring leader to defeat Clemson 77-74 on Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
Cincinnati 65, Connecticut 60
cinnati took control early and held Connecticut to nine points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to beat the Huskies 65-60 on Saturday afternoon in American Athletic Conference play at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.
Wyoming 84, Colorado St. 66
ior guard Josh Adams tied the school record with nine 3-pointers en route to 37 points and Wyoming rode a hot start to an 84-66 victory over Colorado State on Saturday in Mountain West play in Fort Collins, Colo.
Oklahoma 76, West Virginia 62
Guard Buddy Hield poured in 29 points and No. 3 Oklahoma outworked the Big 12's top rebounding team to grab a 76-62 win at No. 10 West Virginia on Saturday.
Mississippi 69, Auburn 59
rd Stefan Moody scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half and Mississippi defeated Auburn 69-59 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala.
Tennessee 81, Louisiana State 65
ior forward Armani Moore had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help shorthanded Tennessee upset visiting LSU 81-65 on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Kansas 72, Kansas St. 63
Kansas guard Frank Mason stood near the end of the court and let out a scream as it became clear that the second-ranked Jayhawks would escape against their in-state rival Kansas State with a 72-63 victory Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Texas A&M 79, Kentucky 77
Texas A&M got clutch plays from freshman Tyler Davis and senior Danuel House in the final seconds lifting the Aggies to a 79-77 Southeastern Conference basketball overtime victory over No. 14 Kentucky on Saturday.
Ohio St. 65, Nebraska 62
shman point guard JaQuan Lyle scored the go-ahead basket on a driving shot with 31.6 seconds to play, and Ohio State defeated Nebraska 65-62 in overtime on Saturday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Fresno St. 75, Utah St. 68
ior guard Marvelle Harris scored 22 points to lead Fresno State to a 75-68 victory over Utah State on Saturday at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Arkansas 84, Missouri 72
ior guard Dusty Hannahs scored 22 points and senior guard Jabril Durham had a career-high 17 as Arkansas beat Missouri 84-72 on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.
Iowa St. 92, Texas Christian 83
a State opened the second half on a 15-6 run and Georges Niang and Abdel Nader combined for 51 points as the No. 13 Cyclones ran past TCU 92-83 on Saturday night in a Big 12 game at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Georgia Tech 63, Notre Dame 62
Marcus Georges-Hunt has had plenty of opportunities to take the deciding shot in his four seasons at Georgia Tech. He got another chance on Saturday and made the most of it.
Washington 64, Stanford 53
shman guard Dejounte Murray had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Washington to a 64-53 victory over visiting Stanford on Saturday evening at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Indiana 77, Purdue 73
Perimeter got the best of interior.
Texas Tech 71, Oklahoma St. 61
Texas Tech's push for the NCAA postseason continued Saturday night when the Red Raiders won their fourth straight, beating Oklahoma State 71-61 in a Big 12 game at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
UNLV 102, Nevada 91
homore guard Patrick McCaw scored 25 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds to lead UNLV to a wild 102-91 Mountain West overtime victory over Nevada on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Oregon 91, Oregon St. 81
Oregon is back in first place in the Pac-12.
UCLA 77, Colorado 53
hot hand of junior guard Isaac Hamilton helped UCLA roll to a 77-53 victory over visiting Colorado on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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