Recap Roundups
March 24, 2019
Tennessee 83, Iowa 77
Junior power forward Grant Williams scored six of his 19 points in overtime as Tennessee blew a 25-point lead before posting an 83-77 victory over Iowa on Sunday in NCAA Tournament second-round play at Columbus, Ohio.
Wichita St. 63, Clemson 55
Jaime Echenique scored 18 points as Wichita State topped Clemson 63-55 Sunday in a second-round NIT matchup at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.
North Carolina 81, Washington 59
Luke Maye poured in 20 points as top-seeded North Carolina defeated ninth-seeded Washington 81-59 in the NCAA Tournament's second round Sunday afternoon at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Texas 78, Xavier 76
Naji Marshall's potential game-tying layup rolled off the rim at the end of overtime as No. 2 seed Texas defeated No. 3 seed Xavier 78-76 in the second round of the NIT in Austin, Texas.
Duke 77, Central Florida 76
RJ Barrett scored off a rebound with 12 seconds remaining, and Duke made a final defensive stand to pull out a 77-76 victory against Central Florida in the NCAA Tournament's second round Sunday in Columbia, S.C.
Texas Tech 78, Buffalo 58
Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds as Texas Tech mauled Buffalo 78-58 on Sunday in NCAA Tournament second-round play at Tulsa, Okla.
Virginia Tech 67, Liberty 58
Virginia Tech post player Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the fourth-seeded Hokies over Liberty 67-58 in a second-round game in the East Region in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.
NC State 78, Harvard 77
C.J. Bryce scored 16 points and Braxton Beverly blocked a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left as second-seeded North Carolina State recorded a 78-77 victory over sixth-seeded Harvard on Sunday in a second-round NIT game at Raleigh, N.C.
Virginia 63, Oklahoma 51
Top-seeded Virginia advanced to its third Sweet 16 in six seasons Sunday night with a 63-51 win over No. 9 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region at Columbia, S.C.
Houston 74, Ohio St. 59
Guard Corey Davis Jr. led a balanced attack with 21 points, and backcourt mate Galen Robinson Jr. had 13 points, five assists and a career-high six steals to lift No. 3 Houston to the Sweet 16 with a 74-59 victory over No. 11 Ohio State on Sunday night in the second round of the Midwest Regional in Tulsa, Okla.
Texas Christian 88, Nebraska 72
Desmond Bane scored 30 points to lead the top-seeded TCU Horned Frogs to an 88-72 victory over the fourth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers in a second-round NIT game on Sunday at Fort Worth, Texas.
Oregon 73, UC Irvine 54
Payton Pritchard had 18 points, Kenny Wooten blocked seven shots and 12th-seeded Oregon roared back after a big UC Irvine run en route to a 73-54 victory in a South Region second-round game in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.