Recap Roundups
March 04, 2020
Providence 80, Xavier 74
Alpha Diallo had 25 points and Luwane Pipkins added 23 as Providence held off Xavier 80-74 in a Big East game at Providence, R.I., on Wednesday night.
Virginia Tech 70, Clemson 58
P.J. Horne scored 17 points and Virginia Tech used hot outside shooting to take control in the second half en route to a 70-58 victory against Clemson in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night at Blacksburg, Va.
Florida 68, Georgia 54
What was a back-and-forth game for the first 33 minutes turned into a rout as visiting Florida kept its NCAA hopes alive by easing past Georgia, 68-54, in Athens, Ga.
Texas A&M 78, Auburn 75
Josh Nebo scored 17 of his team-high 19 points in the second half before fouling out with 1:42 remaining as visiting Texas A&M beat No. 17 Auburn, 78-75, on Wednesday night.
Arkansas 99, Louisiana State 90
Mason Jones scored 36 points as Arkansas celebrated Senior Night with a 99-90 victory over LSU in an SEC game at Fayetteville, Ark., on Wednesday night.
Indiana 72, Minnesota 67
Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis led five scorers in double figures with 18 points to go with nine rebounds, lifting Indiana to a 72-67 win over Minnesota at Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind., on Wednesday.
Butler 77, St. John's 55
Senior forward Sean McDermott recorded his third career double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Butler to a 77-55 win over St. John's on Senior Night on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Creighton 91, Georgetown 76
Mitch Ballock and Marcus Zegarowski each scored 20 points, and No. 11 Creighton hit a season-high 17 3-pointers to bounce back from its worst Big East loss of the season, routing visiting Georgetown 91-76 on Wednesday night at Omaha, Neb.
Kansas 75, Texas Christian 66
Udoka Azubuike, the nation's most accurate shooter, went 13-for-14 and scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday in his last home game as No. 1 Kansas outlasted TCU 75-66 at Lawrence, Kan.
Villanova 79, Seton Hall 77
Saddiq Bey scored 20 points, Justin Moore and Jermaine Samuels added 19 apiece, and No. 14 Villanova defeated No. 8 Seton Hall 79-77 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J., preventing the Pirates from clinching an outright Big East regular-season championship.
Florida State 73, Notre Dame 71
With No. 7 Florida State in danger of losing back-to-back games for the first time in more than 13 months, Trent Forrest rescued the Seminoles.
Georgia Tech 73, Pittsburgh 57
Jose Alvarado scored 23 points, and Georgia Tech won its home finale with a 73-57, wire-to-wire win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Mississippi 75, Missouri 67
Breein Tyree and Blake Hinson each scored 19 points to lead Ole Miss to a 75-67 victory against visiting Missouri on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference game at Oxford, Miss
Wisconsin 63, Northwestern 48
Nate Reuvers scored 11 points to lead No. 24 Wisconsin to a 63-48 Big Ten Conference win on Wednesday over Northwestern in Madison, Wisc.
Oklahoma State 69, Kansas State 63
Oklahoma State used an 18-3 run in the second half to turn a four-point deficit into an 11-point lead, as the Cowboys defeated Kansas State 69-63 Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla. Kansas State cut the lead to four points with 34 seconds left, but could get no closer.
Dayton 84, Rhode Island 57
Obi Toppin scored a game-high 20 points Wednesday night as No. 3 Dayton moved within a game of a perfect run through the Atlantic 10 Conference with an 84-57 drilling of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I.
Virginia 46, Miami-Florida 44
Kihei Clark broke a tie by sinking two free throws with eight seconds left, leading No. 22 Virginia to a 46-44 victory over Miami on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
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