Recap Roundups
February 29, 2020
NC State 77, Pittsburgh 73
Jericole Hellems and C.J. Bryce each scored 16 points as North Carolina State rallied for a 77-73 victory over Pittsburgh in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
Providence 58, Villanova 54
Luwane Pipkins scored 27 points to lift visiting Providence past No. 12 Villanova 58-54 on Saturday in Big East play in Philadelphia.
Louisiana State 64, Texas A&M 50
Skylar Mays scored 24 points and host LSU shut down Texas A&M's offense in a 64-50 Southeastern Conference victory on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Iowa 77, Penn St. 68
Luka Garza overcame a slow start to finish with 25 points and 17 rebounds as No. 18 Iowa pulled away from No. 16 Penn State for a 77-68 win in Big Ten Conference action on Saturday in Iowa City.
Texas 68, Texas Tech 58
Andrew Jones tied a career high with 22 points and Texas made all of the biggest plays down the stretch as the visiting Longhorns rallied from behind to beat No. 22 Texas Tech 68-58 on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference play in Lubbock, Texas.
Mississippi 86, Vanderbilt 60
Ole Miss shot 54.7 percent from the field and placed all five starters in double figures to roll to an 86-60 SEC victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.
Kansas 62, Kansas State 58
There were no fisticuffs, but No. 1 Kansas had to survive a valiant fight from rival Kansas State before hanging on for a 62-58 win Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
Clemson 70, Florida State 69
Al-Amir Dawes scored 18 points, including a layup with one second remaining, to propel Clemson to a 70-69 Atlantic Coast Conference victory against No. 6 Florida State on Saturday afternoon at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
Tennessee 63, Florida 58
John Fulkerson scored a game-high 22 points Saturday, including the first 3-pointer of his career that helped to stem a late Florida run as Tennessee hung on for a 63-58 Southeastern Conference win in Knoxville, Tenn.
Texas Christian 75, Baylor 72
Desmond Bane scored 23 points and hit five 3-pointers, three of them during a decisive late-game stretch, as TCU came from behind to stun No. 2 Baylor 75-72 on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 play in Fort Worth, Texas.
Seton Hall 88, Marquette 79
Myles Powell scored 28 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 26 points and nine rebounds, and No. 13 Seton Hall held on for an 88-79 win over host Marquette in a Big East showdown Saturday in Milwaukee.
Mississippi State 67, Missouri 63
Tyson Carter scored 15 points and Reggie Perry and Nick Weatherspoon added 12 apiece as Mississippi State earned a 67-63 win over Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.
Kentucky 73, Auburn 66
Sophomore Immanuel Quickley recorded his second career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 8 Kentucky held on to beat No. 15 Auburn 73-66 Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ky., to clinch its 49th Southeastern Conference regular-season championship.
Wake Forest 84, Notre Dame 73
Olivier Sarr posted a career-high point total for the second game in a row, racking up 30 points in Wake Forest's 84-73 victory visiting Notre Dame on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
North Carolina 92, Syracuse 79
Garrison Brooks posted 26 points, Cole Anthony added 25 points and North Carolina used a sudden burst of 3-point shooting in a 92-79 road victory against Syracuse on Saturday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Oklahoma State 73, Iowa State 61
Cameron McGriff had 19 points and Thomas Dziagwa added 14 off the bench as Oklahoma State's seniors led the way in a 73-61 win over Iowa State on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma 73, West Virginia 62
Kristian Doolittle scored 19 points to help Oklahoma post a 73-62 win over No. 20 West Virginia on Saturday in Big 12 play at Morgantown, W.Va.
Virginia 52, Duke 50
Mamadi Diakite scored the go-ahead basket with 39 seconds left and Virginia held on to defeat No. 7 Duke 52-50 on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.
Georgia 99, Arkansas 89
Georgia's penchant for blowing big leads has been a season-long issue for head coach Tom Crean. But Saturday against Arkansas, the Bulldogs' fortunes changed.
California 86, Utah 79
Matt Bradley scored six of his team-high 21 points in overtime Saturday afternoon, helping host California recover from a late-game collapse to turn back Utah 86-79 in a Pacific-12 Conference showdown in Berkeley, Cal.
Brigham Young 81, Pepperdine 64
Yoeli Childs scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to power No. 17 BYU to an 81-64 defeat of Pepperdine in the regular-season finale for both West Coast Conference teams at Malibu, Calif.
Butler 60, DePaul 42
Senior guard Kamar Baldwin collected nine points, eight rebounds, six steals, five assists and three blocks as Butler smothered visiting DePaul for a 60-42 Big East victory Saturday night in Indianapolis.
Michigan St 78, Maryland 66
No. 24 Michigan State knocked off host No. 9 Maryland 78-66 Saturday night in College Park, Md., continuing the Spartans' torrid run and tightening up the Big Ten Conference race heading into the final week of the regular season.
Southern California 71, Arizona State 61
Jonah Matthews scored six straight points late in the second half, and USC's defense dominated late as the Trojans held off the Arizona State Sun Devils 71-61 on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.
Georgia Tech 63, Miami-Florida 57
Jose Alvarado scored 16 points and Michael Devoe added 14 to help Georgia Tech overcome squandering a 20-point second-half lead and earn a 63-57 victory against Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday night at Atlanta.
San Diego St. 83, Nevada 76
Malachi Flynn scored a career-high 36 points and No. 5 San Diego State rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat host Nevada 83-76 on Saturday in Reno.
Alabama 90, South Carolina 86
Kira Lewis Jr. poured in a game-high 25 points, and freshman Javian Davis scored a career-high 20 as short-handed Alabama edged South Carolina 90-86 Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
UCLA 69, Arizona 64
a lead it did not relinquish -- in a 69-64 win over Arizona on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Gonzaga 86, St. Mary's 76
Filip Petrusev scored 27 points to help No. 3 Gonzaga post an 86-76 victory over Saint Mary's on Saturday night in West Coast Conference action in Spokane, Wash.
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