Recap Roundups
February 04, 2017
Purdue 73, Maryland 72
There was no player happier that Purdue came back for a rare road victory than Isaac Haas, who had an eventful final few minutes for the Boilermakers on Saturday.
Syracuse 66, Virginia 62
Apparently, no lead against the Syracuse Orange is safe enough for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Seton Hall 68, Georgetown 66
Angel Delgado had 26 points and 17 rebounds as Seton Hall ended a two-game losing skid by outlasting Georgetown 68-66 in overtime on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Texas Christian 78, Texas 63
Vlad Brodziansky scored 18 points and Alex Robinson added 17 as TCU pulled away in the final four minutes and rolled past Texas 78-63 on Saturday afternoon at Schollmeier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rutgers 70, Penn St. 68
Rutgers lost 10 of 11 and was 0-23 on the road in conference play since joining the Big Ten in 2014. That was until Saturday when Corey Sanders scored 25 points and the Scarlet Knights hung on to beat Penn State 70-68 at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.
Duke 72, Pittsburgh 64
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski felt liking crying when Saturday afternoon's game began but he was all smiles afterward.
South Carolina 77, Georgia 75
It hasn't been forgotten that Georgia single-handedly eliminated South Carolina from the NCAA Tournament last season.
Iowa St. 92, Kansas 89
Asked to give an opening statement after a startling basketball win at Kansas can be a tough act.
Marquette 92, DePaul 79
Marquette drilled 14 3-pointers to roll to a 92-79 Big East victory over DePaul on Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.
Mississippi 81, Vanderbilt 74
Vanderbilt wins games with free throws and 3-point shooting, but Ole Miss came into the Commodores' house and beat turned the tables in an 81-74 win at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.
Louisville 90, Boston College 67
Rick Pitino is taking a page from the Bill Belichick playbook as his Louisville players battle the injury bug.
Miami-Florida 84, N.C. State 79
Senior guard Davon Reed, sophomore swingman Anthony Lawrence, and sophomore center Ebuku Izundu each posted career highs as Miami rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit for an 84-79 victory over North Carolina State at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
Wake Forest 81, Georgia Tech 69
Center John Collins became the first Wake Forest player to score 20 points in six straight games since 1975 and led the Demon Deacons to an 81-69 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kansas St. 56, Baylor 54
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said he told his team its Big 12 Conference game against Baylor would play out like a boxing match.
Xavier 82, Creighton 80
Xavier survived three late turnovers Saturday that Creighton couldn't convert into points as the Musketeers held on for an 82-80 Big East Conference basketball victory over the No. 22-ranked Bluejays.
Mississippi St. 64, Tennessee 59
Mississippi State overcame a 19-point deficit with a furious second-half comeback to beat Tennessee 64-59 on Saturday afternoon in SEC play at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Oregon 85, Arizona 58
Oregon celebrated the NCAA's longest home winning streak in style.
Cincinnati 82, Connecticut 68
Kyle Washington scored a career-high 27 points and Gary Clark added 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 14 Cincinnati defeated Connecticut 82-68 before a sellout crowd of 13,428 on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena.
Minnesota 68, Illinois 59
In a battle of Big Ten teams desperate for a victory, Minnesota's early second-half burst set the stage for a 68-59 victory over Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.
Stanford 81, Utah 75
Reid Travis scored 26 points to lead Stanford to an 81-75 victory over Utah in a Pac-12 Conference game Saturday at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Oklahoma St. 82, West Virginia 75
Jeffrey Carroll looked unstoppable in the first half, Jawun Evans was brilliant in the second half and Oklahoma State continued a day of Big 12 road upsets by shocking No. 7 West Virginia 82-75.
Missouri 83, Arkansas 78
Reserve Jordan Barnett scored 17 points as Missouri made enough plays down the stretch and stopped a 13-game losing streak with an 83-78 victory over Arkansas on Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Ohio St. 70, Michigan 66
Marc Loving scored 17 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:53 remaining, and Ohio State downed arch-rival Michigan 70-66 on Saturday at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Arizona State 81, Oregon St. 68
Guards Torian Graham and Shannon Evans II had 21 points and four 3-pointers apiece in the Sun Devils' 81-68 Pac-12 victory over the Oregon State Beavers at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday.
St. Mary's 71, San Diego 27
A bigger game with broader implications awaits Saint Mary's next weekend, but the No. 18 Gaels were dialed in and dominant in a resounding 71-27 victory over San Diego in a West Coast Conference game Saturday at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, Calif.
Texas Tech 77, Oklahoma 69
Aaron Ross came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points as Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 77-69 on Saturday night at United Supermarkets Arena.
Southern California 86, Washington St. 77
USC sophomore forward Chimezie Metu scored a career-high 29 points as the Trojans beat Washington State 86-77 on Saturday night in Pullman, Wash., completing their first weekly conference road sweep since 2011.
Villanova 92, St. John's 79
In the rugged Big East, every game isn't going to be picturesque.
Florida 88, Kentucky 66
No. 24 Florida shot 68 percent in the second half and outrebounded Kentucky 54-29 to hand No. 8 Kentucky its worst loss of the season, 88-64 on Saturday night.
Auburn 82, Alabama 77
Ronnie Johnson led five players in double figures with 15 points as Auburn held on in the final minutes for an 82-77 victory over Alabama on Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas A&M 85, Louisiana State 73
Admon Gilder scored 20 points to lead five Texas A&M players in double figures as the Aggies defeated LSU 85-73 in an SEC game Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge La.
Gonzaga 90, Santa Clara 55
Top-ranked Gonzaga won its 24th consecutive game to start the season despite missing injured starting guard Nigel Williams-Goss and rolled to a 90-55 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night in Spokane, Wash.
UCLA 107, Washington 66
Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz played to a statistical draw. Their teams did not.