Recap Roundups
February 27, 2021
Texas Tech 68, Texas 59
Defense wasn't prominent in the first half when 14th-ranked Texas tangled with No. 18 Texas Tech Saturday in Lubbock in another matchup of ranked Big 12 Conference teams.
Auburn 77, Tennessee 72
Allen Flanigan's 23 points and a strong second half of shooting led the Auburn Tigers to a 77-72 upset of visiting No. 25 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon in Auburn, Ala.
Georgia Tech 84, Syracuse 77
Moses Wright had 31 points and 16 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech to an 84-77 win over Syracuse on Saturday in Atlanta.
Michigan 73, Indiana 57
Franz Wagner led four scorers in double figures with 21 points, lifting No. 3 Michigan to a 73-57 win over Indiana on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.
Georgetown 68, DePaul 60
Chudier Bile had 19 points and Jamorko Pickett scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half to lead Georgetown to a 68-60 victory over DePaul in a Big East game on Saturday in Chicago.
South Carolina 91, Georgia 70
Jermaine Couisnard's season-high 23 points helped South Carolina snap their six-game losing streak and beat Georgia for the 10th straight time, courtesy of a 91-70 rout on Saturday in Athens, Ga.
Arkansas 83, Louisiana State 75
Justin Smith scored 19 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and added 10 rebounds as No. 20 Arkansas dominated the second half on its way to an 83-75 SEC victory over LSU on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.
Clemson 66, Miami-Florida 58
Aamir Simms and Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points apiece as host Clemson posted a 66-58 win over Miami on Saturday afternoon.
Boston College 94, Notre Dame 90
Jay Heath scored 19 points to lead Boston College to a 94-90 home win over Notre Dame Saturday in an ACC contest at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Illinois 74, Wisconsin 69
Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and freshman Andre Curbelo added 17 as No. 5 Illinois hung on without its star player in a 74-69 win over No. 23 Wisconsin on Saturday at Madison, Wis.
Arizona 75, Washington 74
James Akinjo scored a career-high 26 points and assisted on Azuolas Tubelis' game-winning jumper with 5.2 seconds left as Arizona won its final home game of the season by beating Washington 75-74 in Pac-12 play on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
Connecticut 80, Marquette 62
James Bouknight and R.J. Cole carried UConn's offense, and the defense smothered Marquette 80-62 in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday afternoon to sweep the season series between the Big East Conference rivals.
Oklahoma State 94, Oklahoma 90
Cade Cunningham scored a season-high 40 points to lift Oklahoma State to a 94-90 overtime win over No. 7 Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
Vanderbilt 75, Mississippi 70
Vanderbilt pulled a surprising upset of visiting Ole Miss by a 75-70 score at Nashville's Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, dealing a major blow to the Rebels' NCAA tournament hopes.
West Virginia 65, Kansas State 43
Sean McNeil scored 16 points as No. 10 West Virginia pulled away from Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday in Big 12 play at Morgantown, W. Va. The Mountaineers outscored Kansas State 39-21 in the second half.
Florida 71, Kentucky 67
Tyree Appleby made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:29 remaining as visiting Florida posted a 71-67 victory over Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.
North Carolina 78, Florida State 70
Freshman Walker Kessler cranked out a season-high 20 points and North Carolina stormed back from a miserable first-half stretch to defeat No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Virginia Tech 84, Wake Forest 46
Keve Aluma scored 23 points, leading the 16th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies to an 84-46 blowout win over the visiting Wake Forest Demon Deacons in an ACC game at Blacksburg, Va.
San Diego St. 62, Boise St. 58
San Diego State secured its second nail-biting victory over Boise State in three days, defeating the visiting Broncos 62-58 on Saturday afternoon.
Oregon 74, California 63
LJ Figueroa's 20-point, 14-rebound double-double on Saturday led Oregon to a 74-63 Pac-12 win over California in Berkeley, Calif.
Xavier 77, Creighton 69
Paul Scruggs had 23 points to lead four Xavier players in double figures as the Musketeers upset No. 13 Creighton 77-69 at Cincinnati on Saturday to end the Bluejays' four-game winning streak.
Loyola-Chicago 65, Southern Illinois 58
Cameron Krutwig's tip-in with 11 seconds remaining in overtime Saturday enabled No. 21 Loyola-Chicago to hold off visiting Southern Illinois 65-58, allowing the Ramblers to ultimately win the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title.
Texas Christian 76, Iowa State 72
Mike Miles scored 19 points, including a layup with 23 seconds remaining, to help preserve visiting TCU's 76-72 win over Iowa State in a Big 12 game on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Alabama 64, Mississippi State 59
Jahvon Quinerly came off the bench to score 19 points and No. 6 Alabama overcame a slow start to defeat Mississippi State 64-59 in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday and clinch the SEC championship.
Louisville 80, Duke 73
Carlik Jones scored 25 points and Louisville held off Duke for an 80-73 overtime victory Saturday night, ending a four-game winning streak for the host Blue Devils at Durham, N.C.
Oregon St. 73, Stanford 62
Jarod Lucas continued his brilliant play against Stanford with six points in a late 9-0 burst that allowed visiting Oregon State to pull away from the Cardinal with a 73-62 Pacific-12 Conference victory on Saturday afternoon.
Nebraska 78, Minnesota 74
Dalano Banton had 14 points and seven rebounds and Nebraska snapped a five-game losing streak by holding off reeling Minnesota 78-74 at Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday.
Kansas 71, Baylor 58
David McCormack made his first six shots and netted 20 points Saturday night as No. 17 Kansas handed No. 2 Baylor its first defeat of the season, 71-58, at Lawrence, Kan.
Utah 71, Southern California 61
Alfonso Plummer scored 19 points, Timmy Allen added 15 and Utah dominated the second half to snap a four-game losing streak by pulling off a 71-61 upset of No. 19 USC on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
Arizona State 77, Washington St. 74
Remy Martin scored a game-high 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime, as Arizona State defeated Washington State 77-74 Saturday in a Pacific-12 Conference game in Tempe, Ariz.
Colorado 70, UCLA 61
McKinley Wright IV had 26 points and six assists, Evan Battey had 12 points, and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the UCLA Bruins 70-61 in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday night.
Gonzaga 86, Loyola Marymount 69
Corey Kispert made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points and top-ranked Gonzaga set a program record with its 51st consecutive home win with Saturday night's 86-69 triumph over Loyola Marymount in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.
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