Recap Roundups
March 14, 2019
Buffalo 82, Akron 46
Senior guard Jeremy Harris scored 23 points and sophomore guard Jayvon Graves added 13 as No. 18 Buffalo had an easy time advancing to the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament with an 82-46 victory over Akron on Thursday in Cleveland.
Villanova 73, Providence 62
Eric Paschall scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as top-seeded Villanova defeated Providence 73-62 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Iowa State 83, Baylor 66
Fifth-seeded Iowa State used strong outside shooting to defeat fourth-seeded Baylor 83-66 Thursday in the first quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
Ohio St. 79, Indiana 75
Kaleb Wesson had 17 points and 13 rebounds in his return from a three-game suspension leading Ohio State to a 79-75 victory over Indiana Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago.
Virginia 76, NC State 56
Kyle Guy scored 29 points as top-seeded Virginia used a second-half surge to cruise by eighth-seeded North Carolina State 76-56 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament in Charlotte, N.C.
Florida 66, Arkansas 50
Florida freshman guard Keyontae Johnson posted his second double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and senior guard KeVaughn Allen broke out of a slump with 17 points, lifting the Gators to a 66-50 win over Arkansas on Thursday in the SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Xavier 63, Creighton 61
Zach Hankins grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 27.8 seconds remaining to lift fourth-seeded Xavier past fifth-seeded Creighton 63-61 in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Florida State 65, Virginia Tech 63
Terance Mann hit a 17-foot, falling away running jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to give No. 12 Florida State a stunning 65-63 victory over No. 16 Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament on Thursday.
Kansas State 70, Texas Christian 61
No. 15 Kansas State overcame a sluggish first half to defeat TCU 70-61 on Thursday in the second quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The Wildcats will face Iowa State in Friday's first semifinal. The Cyclones defeated Baylor 83-66 in Thursday's first quarterfinal.
Nebraska 69, Maryland 61
Short-handed Nebraska continued its surprising run in the Big Ten Conference tournament Thursday with a 69-61 upset of No. 21 Maryland at the United Center in Chicago.
Nevada 77, Boise St. 69
Caleb Martin scored 19 points and 14th-ranked Nevada defeated Boise State 77-69 on Thursday in a quarterfinal game of the Mountain West Conference tournament at Las Vegas.
Washington 78, Southern California 75
Pac-12 Player of the Year Jaylen Nowell scored 24 points and had eight rebounds as top-seeded Washington fought off eighth-seeded USC 78-75 on Thursday afternoon in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal game in Las Vegas.
Auburn 81, Missouri 71
Bryce Brown scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as fifth-seeded Auburn defeated 12th-seeded Missouri 81-71 in the second round of the SEC tournament on Thursday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
Colorado 73, Oregon St. 58
Colorado point guard McKinley Wright IV scored 17 points, and the Buffaloes hit 21 of 23 free-throw attempts in the second half to hold off Oregon State 73-58 in a Pac-12 quarterfinal game Thursday in Las Vegas.
Alabama 62, Mississippi 57
Tevin Mack scored a game-high 21 points, and Alabama held Ole Miss scoreless over the final 3:21 to defeat the Rebels 62-57 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday night in Nashville, Tenn.
Minnesota 77, Penn St. 72
Junior guard Amir Coffey scored 12 of his 22 points in overtime to help Minnesota post a 77-72 overtime victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago.
North Carolina 83, Louisville 70
Luke Maye scored 19 points in the first game of his final Atlantic Coast Conference tournament as third-ranked North Carolina pulled away from Louisville to win 83-70 in Thursday night's quarterfinal game in Charlotte, N.C.
West Virginia 79, Texas Tech 74
Freshman forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored a career-high 28 points Thursday as West Virginia continued its surprising surge in the Big 12 tournament, stunning No. 7 Texas Tech 79-74 at Kansas City, Mo.
Marquette 86, St. John's 54
Markus Howard scored 30 points on 8-for-15 shooting, and No. 23 Marquette rolled to an 86-54 win over St. John's in a Big East tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday evening in New York City.
Arizona State 83, UCLA 72
Sophomore post player Romello White tied his season high with 19 points, and Arizona State rode a big first-half finish en route to an 83-72 win over UCLA in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Duke 84, Syracuse 72
Zion Williamson returned in fine form, scoring 29 points as fifth-ranked Duke defeated Syracuse 84-72 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Thursday night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Mississippi State 80, Texas A&M 54
Junior guard Lamar Peters scored 15 points on five 3-pointers to help Mississippi State roll to an easy 80-54 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday in the second round of the SEC tournament at Nashville, Tenn.
Iowa 83, Illinois 62
Senior forward Nicholas Baer was 5-of-6 from 3-point range and scored 17 points to help Iowa trounce Illinois 83-62 on Thursday in second-round play of the Big Ten tournament at Chicago.
Kansas 65, Texas 57
Freshman guard Devon Dotson scored 17 points, and junior forward Dedric Lawson added 16 Thursday as No. 17 Kansas tripped Texas 65-57 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City, Mo.
Seton Hall 73, Georgetown 57
including a Big East tournament-record 29 in the first half -- to lift Seton Hall to a 73-57 victory against Georgetown on Thursday night in a quarterfinal game at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Oregon 66, Utah 54
Oregon's Louis King and Payton Pritchard each scored 20 points while combining for 31 points in the second half to lead the Ducks to a 66-54 win over Utah in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal game Thursday night in Las Vegas.