Recap Roundups
March 02, 2024
Georgia Tech 85, Florida State 76
Kyle Sturdivant scored a game-high 20 points off the bench to help lead Georgia Tech past visiting Florida State 85-76 on Saturday in Atlanta.
Villanova 71, Providence 60
An 18-2 run out of the halftime break helped visiting Villanova surge past Providence 71-60 in a crucial Big East matchup on Saturday afternoon.
Butler 82, DePaul 63
DJ Davis scored 24 points and Pierre Brooks II added 16 to lead visiting Butler to an 82-63 win over reeling DePaul on Saturday afternoon in Chicago.
South Carolina 82, Florida 76
Meechie Johnson scored 25 points to help No. 18 South Carolina rally to an 82-76 victory over No. 24 Florida in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.
Illinois 91, Wisconsin 83
Marcus Domask had 31 points and Terrence Shannon Jr. added 23 as No. 13 Illinois pulled away late for a 91-83 victory over host Wisconsin on Saturday in Madison.
Baylor 82, Kansas 74
RayJ Dennis had 14 of his team-high 19 points in the second half as No. 15 Baylor knocked off No. 7 Kansas 82-74 Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.
Kentucky 111, Arkansas 102
Antonio Reeves scored 22 points and D.J. Wagner added 19 as No. 16 Kentucky notched a high-octane 111-102 victory over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.
Texas 81, Oklahoma State 65
Dylan Disu scored 17 points and Chendall Weaver added 16 as Texas dominated the final 12 minutes and rolled to an 81-65 win over visiting Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Austin, Texas.
Arizona 103, Oregon 83
Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 19 points, all in the first half, and Caleb Love, Pelle Larsson and Keshad Johnson each reached at least 20 points in No. 6 Arizona's 103-83 victory Saturday over Oregon at Tucson, Ariz.
Creighton 89, Marquette 75
Baylor Scheierman recorded 26 points and 16 rebounds as No. 12 Creighton rolled to an 89-75 victory over No. 5 Marquette on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.
Minnesota 75, Penn St. 70
Cam Christie scored 19 points, Elijah Hawkins added 18 points and eight assists, and Minnesota rallied for a 75-70 win over Penn State in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Louisiana State 75, Vanderbilt 61
Jordan Wright scored 15 points as visiting LSU never trailed and recorded a 75-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
South Florida 76, Charlotte 61
Chris Youngblood racked up 17 points and Kasean Pryor scored 16 points as No. 25 South Florida, which entered the Top 25 for the first time in program history earlier this week, defeated host Charlotte 76-61 on Saturday to clinch the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.
Auburn 78, Mississippi State 63
Johni Broome scored 17 points and No. 11 Auburn stifled visiting Mississippi State's offense in the first half of a 78-63 victory in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday.
North Carolina 79, NC State 70
Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points to help No. 9 North Carolina hold off rival North Carolina State for a 79-70 win on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Iowa State 60, Central Florida 52
Tre King poured in 16 points and No. 8 Iowa State dominated down the stretch, holding off host UCF 60-52 in a hard-fought game Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Southern California 82, Washington 75
Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight straight down the stretch, to help Southern California hold off a late-game Washington rally en route to an 82-75 road win on Saturday in Seattle.
Virginia Tech 87, Wake Forest 76
Virginia Tech rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit Saturday afternoon and beat visiting Wake Forest 87-76 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Blacksburg, Va.
Iowa 87, Northwestern 80
Josh Dix scored 24 points Saturday and Iowa scored a big Quad 1 road win to help its chances for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, stopping Northwestern 87-80 in Evanston, Ill.
Pittsburgh 90, Boston College 65
Carlton Carrington established career highs of 27 points and seven 3-pointers and Pitt improved its NCAA Tournament resume by earning a 90-65 victory at Boston College on Saturday night.
Duke 73, Virginia 48
Kyle Filipowski scored 21 points and No. 10 Duke overwhelmed visiting Virginia 73-48 on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.
Texas Tech 81, West Virginia 70
Texas Tech has been staging comebacks throughout the season, but falling into a hole as deep and as early as the Red Raiders did on Saturday at West Virginia didn't seem like an ideal situation.
Texas A&M 70, Georgia 56
Tyrece Radford recorded his second straight double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, to help Texas A&M hold off host Georgia 70-56 Saturday in Athens, Ga.
Cincinnati 74, Kansas State 72
Simas Lukosius drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 10.6 seconds left that lifted Cincinnati to a 74-72 Big 12 win over visiting Kansas State on Saturday night.
Washington St. 77, UCLA 65
Jaylen Wells scored 27 points to lead No. 19 Washington State to a 77-65 victory over UCLA on Saturday night at Pullman, Wash.
Xavier 98, Georgetown 93
Desmond Claude scored 26 of his career-high 36 points in the second half to propel Xavier to a 98-93, come-from-behind win over Georgetown on Saturday night in Washington, D.C.
Notre Dame 69, Clemson 62
Markus Burton had another big game by scoring 21 points and host Notre Dame used key outside shooting to upend Clemson 69-62 on Saturday night at South Bend, Ind.
Syracuse 82, Louisville 76
Chris Bell scored 23 points and Judah Mintz had 21 as Syracuse won its fourth straight game, 82-76, against host Louisville on Saturday evening.
Purdue 80, Michigan St. 74
Zach Edey had 32 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 Purdue clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with an 80-74 victory over Michigan State in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday night.
Houston 87, Oklahoma 85
Jamal Shead hit a put-back jumper in the final second to lift No. 1 Houston to an 87-85 win over host Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman.
Tennessee 81, Alabama 74
Four players scored in double figures Saturday night and No. 4 Tennessee again stifled No. 14 Alabama's high-scoring attack to post an 81-74 win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., giving it sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference.
Mississippi 84, Missouri 78
Matthew Murrell scored 21 points and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 19 as the Ole Miss Rebels held off the Missouri Tigers 84-78 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Brigham Young 87, Texas Christian 75
Fousseyni Traore tallied 21 points and seven rebounds while Trevin Knell added 20 points to lead host BYU to an 87-75 victory over TCU in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.
Utah 88, California 59
Branden Carlson gave Utah basketball fans quite the Senior Night performance with 30 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the Utes' 88-59 victory over California on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Gonzaga 70, Saint Mary's 57
Graham Ike recorded 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 23 Gonzaga to a convincing 70-57 victory over No. 17 Saint Mary's on Saturday night in Moraga, Calif.