Recap Roundups
January 13, 2024
Wisconsin 71, Northwestern 63
Max Klesmit had a season-high 24 points and No. 15 Wisconsin scored the final eight points to hold off visiting Northwestern 71-63 in a showdown between Big Ten leaders on Saturday at Madison, Wisc.
Seton Hall 78, Butler 72
Kadary Richmond converted the go-ahead layup to cap a 24-point, 12-rebound performance, guiding Seton Hall to a 78-72 victory over host Butler on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Tennessee 85, Georgia 79
Dalton Knecht scored 36 points, one off his career high, and No. 5 Tennessee rallied from an eight-point deficit with a game-ending 15-1 run Saturday that led to an 85-79 win over Georgia in Athens, Ga.
NC State 89, Louisville 83
DJ Horne scored a game-high 27 points, helped by six 3-pointers, as visiting North Carolina State held off Louisville to capture an 89-83 victory on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.
North Carolina 103, Syracuse 67
RJ Davis racked up 22 points and No. 7 North Carolina rolled again, routing visiting Syracuse 103-67 on Saturday afternoon at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Creighton 66, St. John's 65
Trey Alexander sank a pair of free throws with 12.3 seconds remaining to lift No. 22 Creighton to a 66-65 victory over St. John's on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.
Mississippi 69, Vanderbilt 56
Matthew Murrell scored 18 of his 24 points in a near-perfect first half as Ole Miss knocked off visiting Vanderbilt 69-56 in an SEC game Saturday at Oxford, Miss.
Xavier 85, Providence 65
Trey Green scored a game-high 23 points with five 3-pointers and Desmond Claude added 21 points as visiting Xavier beat Providence 85-65 on Saturday afternoon.
New Mexico 88, San Diego St. 70
Jaelen House scored 26 points to lead the New Mexico men's basketball team to an 88-70 win against No. 19 San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M.
Texas A&M 97, Kentucky 92
Wade Taylor IV scored 31 points, Tyrece Radford added 28 and Texas A&M held on for a 97-92 overtime win against No. 6 Kentucky in a Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.
Wake Forest 66, Virginia 47
Hunter Sallis scored 21 points to help host Wake Forest top Virginia 66-47 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kansas 78, Oklahoma 66
Hunter Dickinson had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin McCullar Jr. added 21 points as No. 3 Kansas beat No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66 on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.
Purdue 95, Penn St. 78
Center Zach Edey collected 30 points and 20 rebounds as top-ranked Purdue avoided back-to-back losses by beating visiting Penn State 95-78 on Saturday.
Florida State 67, Notre Dame 58
Primo Spears hit two important, late baskets and scored a team-high 13 points as Florida State beat Notre Dame 67-58 on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind., for its fourth straight victory.
Utah St. 87, UNLV 86
No. 20 Utah State came from behind to extend the nation's best winning streak to 15 with a hard-fought 87-86 victory over host UNLV on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Clemson 89, Boston College 78
PJ Hall and Joe Girard III each scored 26 points to help lead No. 21 Clemson to an 89-78 win over visiting Boston College in ACC play on Saturday.
South Carolina 71, Missouri 69
Jacobi Wright hit a jumper with 13 seconds left in overtime to lift visiting South Carolina to a 71-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Florida 90, Arkansas 68
Reserve guard Riley Kugel led five players in double figures for Florida in its 90-68 domination of visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.
Brigham Young 63, Central Florida 58
Aly Khalifa scored 17 points to lead no. 18 BYU to a 63-58 victory over UCF in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday afternoon.
Texas Tech 60, Kansas State 59
Big 12 teams have gotten accustomed to using every bit of 40 minutes to decide games and that was certainly the case Saturday when Kansas State and Texas Tech collided in Lubbock.
Duke 84, Georgia Tech 79
Kyle Filipowski churned out 30 points and 13 rebounds and No. 11 Duke overcame visiting Georgia Tech to avenge a loss from last month, winning 84-79 by rallying from a 10-point, second-half deficit Saturday at Durham, N.C.
Auburn 93, Louisiana State 78
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 19 points, Johni Broome had 18 and No. 16 Auburn withstood a late second-half comeback attempt by visiting LSU in a 93-78 victory Saturday.
West Virginia 76, Texas 73
Pat Suemnick scored a season-high 16 points and West Virginia hit six free throws in the final 26 seconds to outlast No. 25 Texas 76-73 on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference clash in Morgantown, W.V.
Texas Christian 68, Houston 67
Emanuel Miller scored with six seconds remaining and host TCU handed No. 2 Houston its second straight loss in a 68-67 thriller on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.
Washington St. 73, Arizona 70
Isaac Jones had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Washington State made its final six shots to upset No. 8 Arizona 73-70 in a Pac-12 game on Saturday afternoon in Pullman, Wash.
Miami-Florida 75, Virginia Tech 71
Matthew Cleveland scored 21 points and Nijel Pack added 19 as Miami handed Virginia Tech its first home loss this season, 75-71, Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Baylor 62, Cincinnati 59
Langston Love and Ja'Kobe Walter scored 14 points apiece as No. 14 Baylor held on to post a 62-59 victory over Cincinnati in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Waco, Texas.
Oregon 80, California 73
Jermaine Couisnard scored 18 points to help Oregon come back from an 18-point, first-half deficit and beat California 80-73 on Saturday night in Eugene, Ore.
Iowa State 66, Oklahoma State 42
Tamin Lipsey poured in 17 points and Iowa State stayed perfect at home, topping Oklahoma State 66-42 in a Big 12 battle Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Alabama 82, Mississippi State 74
Southeastern Conference leading scorer Mark Sears netted 22 points and scored nine of Alabama's final 11 points as the Crimson Tide beat host Mississippi State 82-74 on Saturday night in Starkville, Miss.
Colorado 68, Southern California 58
J'Vonne Hadley scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Colorado rallied from down as many as 16 points in the first half to remain perfect at home this season with a 68-58 win over depleted Southern California on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.