Recap Roundups
February 03, 2024
Penn St. 85, Indiana 71
Ace Baldwin Jr. recorded 22 points and a game-high eight assists as visiting Penn State pulled away for an 85-71 victory over Indiana on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.
Miami-Florida 82, Virginia Tech 74
Matthew Cleveland posted 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, and Bensley Joseph scored all 14 of his points in the second half as host Miami rallied to beat Virginia Tech 82-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday afternoon.
Connecticut 77, St. John's 64
Cam Spencer scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half as No. 1 UConn pulled away for a 77-64 victory over host St. John's on Saturday afternoon in New York.
Louisiana State 95, Arkansas 74
Will Baker scored 25 points and hot-shooting LSU dominated Arkansas 95-74 on Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.
South Carolina 72, Georgia 62
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points and South Carolina kept rolling by defeating host Georgia 72-62 with a stellar second half Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Athens, Ga.
Minnesota 75, Northwestern 66
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, and Minnesota capped a late comeback with a 75-66 overtime win against Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Virginia 66, Clemson 65
Jake Groves scored a team-high 17 points off the bench to help lead visiting Virginia to a 66-65 win over Clemson on Saturday.
Texas 77, Texas Christian 66
Max Abmas hit back-to-back 3-pointers as part of a personal 11-0 run in crunch time as visiting Texas made all the plays in the final minutes to beat No. 25 TCU 77-66 on Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 dustup in Fort Worth, Texas.
Oklahoma State 75, Kansas State 72
Quion Williams had his fourth career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma State defeated visiting Kansas State 75-72 Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Marquette 91, Georgetown 57
No. 9 Marquette welcomed Kam Jones back to the lineup and the junior left-hander delivered seven 3-pointers and a career-high 31 points in a 91-57 victory over Georgetown Saturday in Washington, D.C.
California 81, Arizona State 66
Jalen Cone scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and Fardaws Aimaq had 20 points and 14 rebounds in California's 81-66 road victory Saturday over Arizona State at Tempe, Ariz.
San Diego St. 81, Utah St. 67
Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to help host San Diego State post an 81-67 win against No. 17 Utah State in a Mountain West game on Saturday afternoon.
Vanderbilt 68, Missouri 61
Ezra Manjon scored 17 points as Vanderbilt snapped a seven-game losing streak, topping Missouri 68-61 in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.
Rutgers 69, Michigan 59
Michigan's second-half woes continued Saturday as visiting Rutgers rallied from a 15-point deficit behind Derek Simpson's 19 points for a 69-59 win in their Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Central Florida 74, Oklahoma 63
Jaylin Sellers scored 20 points to lead UCF to a 74-63 win over No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Kansas 78, Houston 65
Hunter Dickinson recorded 20 points and eight rebounds to help No. 8 Kansas notch a 78-65 victory over No. 4 Houston on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 showdown at Lawrence, Kan.
Texas A&M 67, Florida 66
Tyrece Radford led the way with 26 points, including the decisive jumper with 35 seconds left, as Texas A&M stunned Florida 67-66 on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference thriller at College Station, Texas.
Utah 73, Colorado 68
Gabe Madsen scored 21 points, Deivon Smith had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Utah beat Colorado 73-68 in Pac-12 play at Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Michigan St. 63, Maryland 54
Malik Hall had 19 points and seven rebounds as Michigan State pulled away from Maryland 63-54 in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday.
NC State 82, Georgia Tech 76
DJ Horne scored 26 points and Jayden Taylor added 21 as North Carolina State took control in the second half and recorded an 82-76 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.
Florida Atlantic 102, Tulsa 70
Florida Atlantic's Johnell Davis tallied 24 points and five rebounds, Alijah Martin had 16 points and nine boards, and the No. 20 Owls blew past the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 102-70 Saturday night in Boca Raton, Fla.
Pittsburgh 70, Notre Dame 60
It took some time, but host Pittsburgh warmed up Saturday evening against Notre Dame, earning a 70-60 win in a matchup between teams trending in different directions.
Brigham Young 86, West Virginia 73
Fousseyni Traore tallied 24 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 22 BYU to an 86-73 victory over West Virginia on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.
Cincinnati 75, Texas Tech 72
With the national spotlight shining elsewhere, the Cincinnati Bearcats and 15th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders didn't garner a ton of attention, but that didn't prevent the teams from delivering one of the more competitive games in the country Saturday.
Auburn 91, Mississippi 77
Johni Broome scored all 15 of his points in the second half and No. 16 Auburn surged past Ole Miss 91-77 on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.
North Carolina 93, Duke 84
Armando Bacot had one of his bigger games of the season with 25 points, and it came at an ideal time for No. 3 North Carolina as the host Tar Heels picked apart No. 7 Duke for a 93-84 victory Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Southern California 82, Oregon St. 54
Southern Cal leveraged a stout defensive effort, leading nearly wire-to-wire, as it snapped a six-game losing streak with an 82-54 rout of visiting Oregon State on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Wake Forest 99, Syracuse 70
Hunter Sallis scored 24 points and Kevin Miller chipped in 21 as Wake Forest authored a sizzling shooting display in a 99-70 victory over Syracuse on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Louisville 101, Florida State 92
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield poured in a career-high 29 points before fouling out in the final minute and Atlantic Coast Conference tail-ender Louisville stunned visiting Florida State 101-92 Saturday night in Louisville.
Baylor 70, Iowa State 68
Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and knocked down a game-winning jumper with two seconds left as No. 18 Baylor survived a thriller to earn a 70-68 win over No. 12 Iowa State on Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Alabama 99, Mississippi State 67
Mark Sears scored 21 points Saturday night and No. 24 Alabama remained atop the Southeastern Conference by squashing visiting Mississippi State 99-67 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tennessee 103, Kentucky 92
Zakai Zeigler matched his career best of 26 points and recorded a career-high 13 assists to help No. 5 Tennessee notch a 103-92 victory over No. 10 Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.
Washington St. 90, Washington 87
Myles Rice made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:54 left in overtime, his first field goal since the first half, as Washington State beat rival Washington 90-87 in Pac-12 Conference action on Saturday night in Seattle.
Xavier 93, DePaul 68
Quincy Olivari scored a career-high 43 points and added 10 rebounds and Desmond Claude had 15 points as Xavier moved further away from a demoralizing defeat last weekend with a 93-68 victory over DePaul in Chicago on Saturday.
UCLA 71, Oregon 63
Dylan Andrews scored 21 points and added seven assists and UCLA held Oregon to two points in the final 4:29 of the game en route to a 71-63 win on Saturday in Los Angeles.