Recap Roundups
January 20, 2024
Ohio St. 79, Penn St. 67
Evan Mahaffey scored a career-high 16 points against his former team and Ohio State used a quick start to end a three-game losing streak with a 79-67 win against Penn State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Marquette 73, St. John's 72
Oso Ighodaro scored 17 points as No. 17 Marquette survived a shaky final few minutes to earn a 73-72 victory over host St. John's on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Creighton 97, Seton Hall 94
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 28 points and Trey Alexander capped his 23-point performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer in triple overtime as No. 18 Creighton pulled out a wild 97-94 victory over host Seton Hall on Saturday in Newark, N.J.
Syracuse 72, Miami-Florida 69
Quadir Copeland made a 3-pointer just before time expired to lift host Syracuse to a 72-69 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller Saturday afternoon.
Wake Forest 90, Louisville 65
Hunter Sallis scored 19 points and Andrew Carr added 18 to fuel Wake Forest to a 90-65 win over Louisville on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Texas 75, Baylor 73
Tyrese Hunter drove the lane for the game-winning layup with 0.1 seconds to play as Texas outlasted No. 9 Baylor 75-73 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference contest in Austin, Texas.
Virginia Tech 84, NC State 78
Hunter Cattoor scored 19 points and Virginia Tech hit a late hot stretch to defeat North Carolina State 84-78 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.
Dayton 96, Rhode Island 62
Javon Bennett scored a team-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, leading No. 21 Dayton to a 96-62 victory over visiting Rhode Island on Saturday.
South Carolina 77, Arkansas 64
B.J. Mack sparked an early surge with 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half as South Carolina defeated Arkansas 77-64 Saturday in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Fayetteville, Ark.
Oklahoma 69, Cincinnati 65
Javian McCollum overcame a right ankle injury to score a team-high 16 points as No. 15 Oklahoma held off host Cincinnati for a 69-65 Big 12 victory Saturday.
Purdue 84, Iowa 70
Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked four shots, and No. 2 Purdue posted an 84-70 win over Iowa in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.
Tennessee 91, Alabama 71
Dalton Knecht scored 25 points, Jonas Aidoo had 19 points and four blocks, and the sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers routed Alabama 91-71, handing the Crimson Tide their first loss in SEC play.
Iowa State 73, Texas Christian 72
Keshon Gilbert scored 20 points and Curtis Jones added 17 as No. 24 Iowa State overcame the absence of leading scorer Tamin Lipsey and held on for a 73-72 road victory Saturday over No. 19 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
Houston 57, Central Florida 42
LJ Cryer recorded 16 points and four steals and No. 5 Houston played suffocating defense while notching a 57-42 victory over visiting UCF in Big 12 play Saturday.
Arizona State 82, Southern California 67
Frankie Collins scored 17 points and dished seven assists, and his six steals keyed a tenacious defense as Arizona State sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with a 82-67 decision Saturday in Tempe, Arizona.
Nebraska 75, Northwestern 69
Keisei Tominaga drilled a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and Nebraska held off Northwestern 75-69 in a Big Ten Conference contest Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
North Carolina 76, Boston College 66
RJ Davis netted 16 points and Harrison Ingram recorded a double-double as No. 4 North Carolina held off Boston College to earn a 76-66 victory on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Mississippi State 68, Vanderbilt 55
Tolu Smith III scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Mississippi State past Vanderbilt 68-55 in Starkville, Miss. on Saturday afternoon.
Utah St. 83, Fresno St. 62
Great Osobor scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and No. 16 Utah State pulled away for an 83-62 win over Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference matchup on Saturday in Logan, Utah.
Butler 74, DePaul 60
Butler carried momentum from a surge late in the first half and defeated visiting DePaul 74-60 in a battle of struggling Big East teams in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon.
Texas A&M 73, Louisiana State 69
Wade Taylor IV scored five of his game-high 19 points down the stretch and Texas A&M defeated LSU 73-69 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Clemson 78, Florida State 67
Chase Hunter scored 14 points and P.J. Hall added 13 as visiting Clemson surged to a 78-67 victory over Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
West Virginia 91, Kansas 85
RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and Pat Suemnick added 20 as West Virginia upset No. 3 Kansas 91-85 on Saturday in a highly entertaining Big 12 clash in Morgantown, W.Va.
Arizona 77, UCLA 71
Pelle Larsson scored 22 points, sparking No. 12 Arizona's comeback from a 17-point second-half deficit Saturday as the Wildcats rallied past rival UCLA 77-71 in Tucson, Ariz.
California 81, Washington St. 75
Jaylon Tyson matched his career high with 30 points and added nine rebounds and five assists as California outlasted Washington State 81-75 in overtime in a Pacific-12 Conference game Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
Kentucky 105, Georgia 96
Zvonimir Ivisic scored 13 points in his collegiate debut after being granted eligibility earlier in the day as No. 8 Kentucky recorded a 105-96 victory over Georgia on Saturday night in Lexington, Ky.
Texas Tech 85, Brigham Young 78
Headed toward another humbling loss, No. 25 Texas Tech was at a crossroads Saturday at home against No. 20 BYU.
Virginia 75, Georgia Tech 66
Isaac McKneely scored a team-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, to help lead Virginia to a 75-66 road victory at Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Kansas State 70, Oklahoma State 66
Arthur Kaluma scored a game-high 23 points as Kansas State surged from behind in the second half to defeat Oklahoma State 70-66 in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday evening.
Colorado 90, Oregon St. 57
Colorado improved to 12-0 at home and Oregon State is now 0-7 away from Corvallis, Ore., after the Buffaloes' 90-57 victory over the Beavers on Saturday at Boulder, Colo.
Connecticut 66, Villanova 65
Tristen Newton scored 25 points, Cam Spencer added 14 and No. 1 UConn defeated Villanova 66-65 on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Florida 79, Missouri 67
Tyrese Samuel scored 17 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 15 to help Florida post a 79-67 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, Mo.
Pittsburgh 80, Duke 76
Blake Hinson didn't miss from 3-point range and scored 24 points to help Pittsburgh snap No. 7 Duke's eight-game winning streak with an 80-76 ACC upset Saturday at Durham, N.C.
Auburn 82, Mississippi 59
Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome each scored 13 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 13 Auburn established a 19-point halftime lead on its way to an 82-59 Southeastern Conference rout of No. 22 Ole Miss on Saturday night in Auburn, Ala.
Stanford 90, Washington 80
Spencer Jones established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers to lead host Stanford to a 90-80 victory over Washington in Pac-12 play on Saturday night.