Recap Roundups
March 09, 2024
St. John's 86, Georgetown 78
Dannis Jenkins scored 23 points as host St. John's ended its first regular season under coach Rick Pitino with an 86-78 victory over Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at New York.
Alabama 92, Arkansas 88
Aaron Estrada struggled throughout but converted a tiebreaking layup with 2:03 remaining in overtime as No. 16 Alabama outlasted visiting Arkansas for a 92-88 victory Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas 94, Oklahoma 80
Tyrese Hunter poured in a career-high 30 points to lead a torrid Texas offensive attack as the Longhorns rolled to a 94-80 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon in the teams' final regular-season Big 12 game in Austin, Texas.
Cincinnati 92, West Virginia 56
John Newman III celebrated his final home game with 14 points as the Cincinnati Bearcats routed the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers 92-56 in the Big 12 regular season finale for both teams.
Texas A&M 86, Mississippi 60
Manny Obaseki poured in a season-best 25 points and Wade Taylor IV added 19 points that included five 3-pointers as visiting Texas A&M made a statement with an 86-60 win over Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in Oxford. Miss.
Kansas State 65, Iowa State 58
Arthur Kaluma scored 23 points to go along with seven rebounds and Kansas State ended its regular season on a high note on Senior Day in Manhattan, Kan., upending No. 6 Iowa State 65-58 to deny the Cyclones a chance at a share of the Big 12 Championship.
Creighton 69, Villanova 67
Trey Alexander hit a 12-foot step back shot with 0.2 seconds remaining and No. 10 Creighton built a 24-point lead and held on for a 69-67 victory over host Villanova on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Virginia Tech 82, Notre Dame 76
Sean Pedulla scored 28 points to fuel Virginia Tech to an 82-76 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
South Carolina 93, Mississippi State 89
B.J. Mack scored seven of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 South Carolina held off Mississippi State 93-89 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss.
Tulsa 76, South Florida 70
PJ Haggerty's career-high 32 points helped spark Tulsa's second-half rally to knock off No. 24 South Florida 76-70, ending the nation's longest active men's basketball winning streak Saturday at Tulsa, Okla.
Florida State 83, Miami-Florida 75
Darin Green Jr. celebrated his Senior Night with 26 points to lead Florida State to an 83-75 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup of Sunshine State rivals Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
Houston 76, Kansas 46
Jamal Shead paired 13 points with eight assists to spearhead a dominating performance as No. 1 Houston rolled to a 76-46 home victory over No. 14 Kansas in both teams' regular-season finale.
Kentucky 85, Tennessee 81
Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each scored 27 points Saturday as No. 15 Kentucky spoiled Senior Day for No. 4 Tennessee, building a 14-point second half lead and holding on for an 85-81 Southeastern Conference win in Knoxville.
Vanderbilt 79, Florida 78
Tyrin Lawrence stole an inbound pass and scored the game-winning layup with 15 seconds left in his final Vanderbilt home game, and the Commodores stunned the Florida Gators 79-78 Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Marquette 86, Xavier 80
Kam Jones scored a team-high 30 points while Oso Ighodaro added 24 to lift No. 8 Marquette past Xavier, 86-80, on Saturday in Cincinnati in the Big East regular-season finale for both teams.
Central Florida 79, Texas Christian 77
UCF knocked off host TCU 79-77 on Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 Conference finale in Fort Worth, Texas, leaving the Horned Frogs' NCAA Tournament hopes in limbo.
Colorado 73, Oregon St. 57
Eddie Lampkin had 17 points and 11 rebounds, J'Vonne Hadley and KJ Simpson scored 15 points each, and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the Oregon State Beavers 73-57 in Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday.
Boston College 67, Louisville 61
Claudell Harris Jr. had 18 points and eight rebounds as visiting Boston College ended the regular season with a second straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory, beating Louisville 67-61 on Saturday.
Wake Forest 81, Clemson 76
Hunter Sallis scored a game-high 22 points to help Wake Forest to an 81-76 win over visiting Clemson in each team's Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season finale in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.
Texas Tech 78, Baylor 68
Pop Isaacs scored 20 points and Darrion Williams chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds to help Texas Tech stun No. 11 Baylor 78-68 on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas, in the regular-season finale for both teams.
North Carolina 84, Duke 79
Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 31 points and No. 7 North Carolina withstood rallies from No. 9 Duke for an 84-79 road victory, clinching outright possession of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship Saturday night at Durham, N.C.
Auburn 92, Georgia 78
Denver Jones matched his career high of seven 3-pointers and scored a season-best 21 points and Johni Broome added 14 points as No. 13 Auburn built momentum for next week's SEC tournament with a 92-78 victory Saturday over visiting Georgia.
Oregon 66, Utah 65
N'Faly Dante scored 19 points and Oregon held off Utah for a 66-65 victory on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore.
Pittsburgh 81, NC State 73
Carlton Carrington poured in 23 points as Pittsburgh completed its regular season with an 81-73 victory over visiting North Carolina State on Saturday night.
Virginia 72, Georgia Tech 57
In his final home game, Reece Beekman was the fitting king of his court, delivering a career-high 21 points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals to propel Virginia to a 72-57 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
Connecticut 74, Providence 60
Alex Karaban had a team-high 16 points on four 3-pointers as No. 2 UConn rolled to a 74-60 win over host Providence in Saturday night's Big East regular-season finale.
Seton Hall 86, DePaul 62
Dre Davis scored a career-high 28 points and Seton Hall defeated visiting DePaul 86-62 in the Big East Conference regular-season finale in Newark, N.J.
Louisiana State 84, Missouri 80
Trae Hannibal scored 24 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, helping LSU escape with an 84-80 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Utah St. 87, New Mexico 85
Darius Brown II hit a late game-winning 3-pointer, lifting No. 22 Utah State to its first outright Mountain West Conference regular-season championship with a thrilling 87-85 victory over visiting New Mexico in Logan, Utah.
Brigham Young 85, Oklahoma State 71
Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help No. 20 BYU notch an 85-71 victory over Oklahoma State in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Provo, Utah.
Northwestern 90, Minnesota 66
Brooks Barnhizer scored 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting and Northwestern pulled away for a 90-66 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday night in Evanston, Ill.
Southern California 78, Arizona 65
Kobe Johnson scored 19 points and headlined a tenacious Southern California defense with six steals and the Trojans held No. 5 Arizona to a season-low point total in a 78-65 win on Saturday in Los Angeles.
UCLA 59, Arizona State 47
Arizona State suffered a 59-47 loss at UCLA in Los Angeles on Saturday night after the sudden departure of senior forward Jose Perez before the game, which was the last Pac-12 regular-season matchup in the conference's history.