Recap Roundups
March 13, 2019
NC State 59, Clemson 58
Markell Johnson made two free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining as North Carolina State completed a rally from an 18-point deficit to defeat Clemson 59-58 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech 71, Miami-Florida 56
Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored 19 points and No. 16 Virginia Tech was propelled by a strong start to defeat Miami 71-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament's second round Wednesday afternoon at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Southern California 78, Arizona 65
Bennie Boatwright had 22 points and 11 rebounds as USC beat Arizona 78-65 in a first-round Pac-12 tournament game in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon.
Colorado 56, California 51
McKinley Wright IV scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead fifth-seeded Colorado to a 56-51 win over 12th-seeded California in an opening-round game of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Nebraska 68, Rutgers 61
James Palmer Jr. matched a career high with 34 points, including 27 in the second half, and 13th-seeded Nebraska finished strong for a 68-61 win over 12th-seeded Rutgers in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday evening in Chicago.
Missouri 71, Georgia 61
Jordan Geist scored 30 points as 12th-seeded Missouri held off 13th-seeded Georgia 71-61 in the opening game of the SEC men's basketball tournament Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
Texas Christian 73, Oklahoma State 70
Kouat Noi scored 20 points to lead TCU to a wild 73-70 win over Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night in Kansas City.
Providence 80, Butler 57
Maliek White scored a career-high 19 points and Alpha Diallo had 18 to spark Providence to an 80-57 victory against Butler in a Big East tournament first-round game on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Louisville 75, Notre Dame 53
On Monday, Louisville's Jordan Nwora was named the ACC's Most Improved Player. On Wednesday he helped the seventh-seeded Cardinals advance to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a 75-53 win over Notre Dame in Charlotte, N.C.
Colgate 94, Bucknell 80
if they even were born at the time. So what they did Wednesday counts as a first-in-a-lifetime event.
West Virginia 72, Oklahoma 71
Lamont West scored 15 to lead a balanced scoring effort as West Virginia knocked off Oklahoma 72-71 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.
UCLA 79, Stanford 72
UCLA sophomore point guard Jaylen Hands had 22 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as the Bruins held off Stanford 79-72 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Illinois 74, Northwestern 69
Scoring on its first six possessions in overtime Wednesday night, 11th-seeded Illinois outlasted No. 14 Northwestern 74-69 in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament at the United Center in Chicago.
Syracuse 73, Pittsburgh 59
Freshman guard Buddy Boeheim scored a career-high 20 points and the Syracuse Orange pulled away from the Pittsburgh Panthers 73-59 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday.
Texas A&M 69, Vanderbilt 52
Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy extended his job for at least a day as the Aggies handled Vanderbilt 69-52 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville, Tenn.
St. John's 82, DePaul 74
Junior guard Shamorie Ponds recorded 18 points and seven assists to help St. John's post an 82-74 victory over DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday night in New York.
Oregon 84, Washington St. 51
Oregon unleashed another stifling defensive performance, winning its season-high fifth consecutive game by overpowering Washington State 84-51 Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
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