Recap Roundups
February 21, 2018
South Carolina 66, Georgia 57
Wesley Myers, Frank Booker and Felipe Haase provided sparks off the bench, and South Carolina knocked off Georgia 66-57 Wednesday in SEC play at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Xavier 89, Georgetown 77
Naji Marshall had 21 points and J.P. Macura scored 20 as No. 4 Xavier completed a season sweep of Georgetown with an 89-77 victory on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.
Seton Hall 89, Providence 77
It took Seton Hall two days to beat Providence, but it was well worth the wait.
Virginia 65, Georgia Tech 54
Ty Jerome scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Virginia past struggling Georgia Tech 65-54 Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia Tech 65, Clemson 58
Justin Robinson and Kerry Blackshear Jr. each scored 14 points as Virginia Tech defeated No. 15 Clemson 65-58 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
North Carolina 78, Syracuse 74
Theo Pinson scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed a key rebound late in the game as No. 10 North Carolina continued its late-season surge with a narrow 78-74 victory over Syracuse on Wednesday night.
Michigan 72, Penn St. 63
Duncan Robinson scored 19 points off the bench, and No. 17 Michigan recorded its fourth straight victory, downing Penn State 72-63 on Wednesday at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
Oklahoma State 79, Texas Tech 71
Kendall Smith scored 21 points, including seven free throws over the final 1:34, as Oklahoma State soared past No. 6 Texas Tech 79-71 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference game at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
Wichita St. 93, Tulane 86
Shaquille Morris tied his career high with 25 points as 13th-ranked Wichita State defeated Tulane 93-86 on Wednesday in an American Athletic Conference game at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
Texas Christian 89, Iowa State 83
Desmond Bane scored 27 points to lead four players in double figures Wednesday night as Texas Christian rallied in the second half for a Big 12 Conference win it had to have, dumping Iowa State 89-83 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Auburn 90, Alabama 71
Short-handed Auburn moved another step closer to the Southeastern Conference's regular-season title by blitzing Alabama in the second half for a 90-71 victory Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala.
Marquette 85, St. John's 73
Marquette kept its slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive Wednesday night with a 85-73 victory over St. John's at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Villanova 93, DePaul 62
Mikal Bridges scored 27 points, Eric Paschall added 16, and third-ranked Villanova had little trouble defeating DePaul 93-62 Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Duke 82, Louisville 56
Grayson Allen poured in 28 points to extend his string of high-scoring outings as No. 5 Duke throttled Louisville 82-56 on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Wake Forest 63, Pittsburgh 57
Keyshawn Woods made two free throws with 15 seconds left Wednesday night as Wake Forest kept Pittsburgh winless in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 63-57 win at Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Minnesota 86, Iowa 82
Nate Mason poured in 33 points, and Minnesota used a hot start to end a nine-game losing streak with an 86-82 win over Iowa on Wednesday in Big Ten play at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Tennessee 62, Florida 57
Sophomore forward Grant Williams bounced back from public criticism by coach Rick Barnes to score 23 points to help No. 19 Tennessee post a 62-57 victory over Florida on Wednesday in Southeastern Conference play at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Kansas State 58, Texas 48
Junior guard Barry Brown scored 16 points Wednesday, including 14 of Kansas State's last 16 points, as the Wildcats tripped Texas 58-48 at Manhattan, Kan.
Nevada 80, San Jose St. 67
Senior guard Kendall Stephens scored a career-high 30 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers to lead No. 20 Nevada to an 80-67 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday in Mountain West play at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev.
Southern California 75, Colorado 64
Chimezie Metu dominated the interior while teammate Jordan McLaughlin had his way on the perimeter Wednesday night, leading Southern California to a 75-64 win over Colorado in Pacific-12 action in Boulder, Colo.