Recap Roundups
March 02, 2019
Kansas 72, Oklahoma State 67
Junior forward Dedric Lawson recorded his 18th double-double, posting 20 points and 15 rebounds Saturday as No. 15 Kansas outlasted Oklahoma State 72-67 at Stillwater, Okla.
Louisiana State 74, Alabama 69
Junior guard Skylar Mays scored 10 of his team-high 20 points in the final 3:10, and freshman Javonte Smart added 19 points to lift No. 13 LSU to a 74-69 victory over Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Indiana 63, Michigan St 62
Justin Smith scored a career-high 24 points to lead Indiana to a 63-62 upset over No. 6 Michigan State on Saturday at Bloomington, Ind.
Florida State 78, NC State 73
Sophomore power forward Mfiondu Kabengele scored 16 points and blocked four shots to help No. 18 Florida State earn a 78-73 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Tallahassee, Fla.
Syracuse 79, Wake Forest 54
Tyus Battle scored 21 points and Elijah Hughes had 18 as Syracuse's defense befuddled host Wake Forest in a 79-54 romp Saturday afternoon in an ACC game in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wisconsin 61, Penn St. 57
Brevin Pritzl came off the bench to score 17 points, including the go-ahead layup with 4:01 left, as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied in the second half to subdue Penn State 61-57 in a Big Ten game Saturday in Madison, Wis.
Arkansas 74, Mississippi 73
Jalen Harris made a go-ahead layup with 5.9 seconds remaining in the second half as Arkansas snapped a six-game losing skid with a 74-73 Southeast Conference victory over visiting Mississippi on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.
Tennessee 71, Kentucky 52
Jordan Bone scored a game-high 27 points Saturday as No. 7 Tennessee exacted revenge on No. 4 Kentucky with a 71-52 Southeastern Conference win at sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Purdue 86, Ohio St. 51
Carsen Edwards scored 25 points to lead No. 14 Purdue to an 86-51 rout of Ohio State on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.
Virginia 73, Pittsburgh 49
Behind three players in double figures, No. 2 Virginia cruised past Pittsburgh 73-49 on Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Villanova 75, Butler 54
Senior guard Phil Booth scored 28 points to lead host Villanova past Butler 75-54 on Saturday in a Big East game in Philadelphia.
Texas 86, Iowa State 69
Jase Febres poured in a career-high 26 points while making a career-best eight 3-pointers as Texas defeated visiting Iowa State 86-69 on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference play in Austin, Texas.
Oklahoma 92, West Virginia 80
Aaron Calixte and Jamal Bieniemy each scored a season-high 22 points to lead Oklahoma to a 92-80 home win over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
Wofford 85, Samford 64
Fletcher Magee scored 36 points as No. 24 Wofford completed an unbeaten Southern Conference regular season by running away from host Samford 85-64 on Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala.
Missouri 78, South Carolina 63
Torrence Watson scored 20 points off the bench, including a pair of crucial 3-pointers, and Missouri never trailed in a 78-63 Southeastern Conference victory over South Carolina on Saturday at Columbia, Mo.
Texas Tech 81, Texas Christian 66
Visiting Texas Tech took another big step toward its first Big 12 Conference regular-season championship Saturday by weathering TCU's second-half comeback bid on the way to an 81-66 victory.
Auburn 80, Mississippi State 75
Bryce Brown scored 24 points and host Auburn never trailed in ending Mississippi State's five-game winning streak with an 80-75 SEC victory Saturday afternoon.
Duke 87, Miami-Florida 57
Freshmen R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish each scored 19 points as third-ranked Duke throttled visiting Miami 87-57 on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Central Florida 69, Houston 64
Forward Collin Smith scored a season-high 21 points as Central Florida ended the nation's longest active home winning streak with a 69-64 victory over No. 8 Houston on Saturday afternoon in Houston in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the American Athletic Conference.
Rutgers 86, Iowa 72
Ron Harper Jr. scored 16 of his game-high 27 points in the first half Saturday as Rutgers spoiled Iowa's Senior Day with an 86-72 Big Ten win in Iowa City.
North Carolina 81, Clemson 79
Coby White scored 28 points and No. 5 North Carolina held off host Clemson 81-79 on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum in a game in which longtime North Carolina coach Roy Williams collapsed and did not return.
Texas A&M 64, Vanderbilt 57
Forward Christian Mekowulu had 19 points and 12 rebounds while guard Savion Flagg scored 22 and also had 12 boards to lead Texas A&M to a 64-57 victory over Vanderbilt at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, on Saturday night.
Colorado 71, Utah 63
Tyler Bey had 17 points and 10 rebounds, D'Shawn Schwartz scored 16, and the Colorado Buffaloes beat the Utah Utes 71-63 in their Pac-12 matchup in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.
Georgetown 77, Seton Hall 71
Georgetown's Jessie Govan struggled all night, but in double overtime of Saturday's game, the Hoyas' star came up big when his team needed him the most.
California 76, Washington St. 69
Darius McNeill scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack as California won back-to-back Pac-12 Conference games, defeating visiting Washington State 76-69 Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
Kansas State 66, Baylor 60
No. 16 Kansas State got 46 points from its senior trio of Dean Wade, Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown to defeat Baylor 66-60 Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
Cincinnati 71, Memphis 69
Jarron Cumberland scored 26 points Saturday night as No. 23 Cincinnati held off visiting Memphis 71-69 to move into a tie for first place in the American Athletic Conference.
Georgia 61, Florida 55
Slender sophomore forward Nicolas Claxton scored a career-high 25 points and Georgia ended a nine-game losing streak with a 61-55 upset of Florida Saturday night in a matchup of Southeastern Conference rivals in Gainesville, Fla.
Utah St. 81, Nevada 76
Sam Merrill scored a game-high 29 points as Utah State moved into first place in the Mountain West with an 81-76 upset of No. 12 Nevada on Saturday night in Logan, Utah.
Gonzaga 69, St. Mary's 55
A dominant second half Saturday night enabled No. 1 Gonzaga to become the first team in 28 seasons to win all of its conference games by double digits as it rolled past host Saint Mary's 69-55 in Moraga, Calif.
Oregon 73, Arizona 47
Freshman wing Louis King scored 14 points to lead a balanced effort while Oregon's defense dominated the second half in a 73-47 rout of Arizona on Saturday night in a Pac-12 game in Eugene, Ore.