Recap Roundups
February 20, 2024
Villanova 72, Butler 62
Eric Dixon scored 22 points to lift host Villanova past Butler 72-62 on Tuesday.
Iowa 78, Michigan St. 71
Payton Sandfort scored 22 points and Iowa led throughout the second half of a 78-71 win over Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday night.
Syracuse 87, NC State 83
all in the first half -- en route to 26 points as Syracuse held off North Carolina State for an 87-83 victory on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Florida State 84, Boston College 76
Florida State's Jamir Watkins totaled game highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds, Chandler Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and the Seminoles clipped Boston College 84-76 on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
West Virginia 77, Central Florida 67
RaeQuan Battle scored 24 points Tuesday night for West Virginia, which never trailed as it snapped a four-game losing streak by beating UCF 77-67 in Morgantown, W.Va.
Arkansas 78, Texas A&M 71
Tramon Mark scored 26 points, 22 of them in the second half, and Makhi Mitchell added a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds as Arkansas held on for a 78-71 win over Texas A&M on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.
Tennessee 72, Missouri 67
Tobe Awaka had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dalton Knecht scored 15 points in the second half to lead No. 5 Tennessee past Missouri 72-67 Tuesday in Columbia, Mo.
Creighton 85, Connecticut 66
Steven Ashworth scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and added seven rebounds as No. 15 Creighton thumped No. 1 UConn 85-66 in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday night to end the Huskies' 14-game winning streak.
Wisconsin 74, Maryland 70
Max Klesmit scored nine of his 16 points in the game's final minute as Wisconsin outlasted Maryland 74-70 on Tuesday in Madison, Wis.
Utah St. 68, San Diego St. 63
Darius Brown II scored 25 points and Utah State took over sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference with a 68-63 win against No. 19 San Diego State on Tuesday night in Logan, Utah.
Wake Forest 91, Pittsburgh 58
Kevin Miller scored 18 points and Hunter Sallis provided 17 points as Wake Forest blew out visiting Pitt 91-58 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C., in a game billed as crucial for both teams' NCAA Tournament hopes.
Brigham Young 78, Baylor 71
Ali Khalifa made four of BYU's 14 3-pointers in the No. 25 Cougars' 78-71 victory Tuesday night over No. 11 Baylor in their Big 12 matchup in Provo, Utah.
Texas Tech 82, Texas Christian 81
Pop Isaacs scored a game-high 19 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 39 seconds left, to guide No. 23 Texas Tech past TCU, 82-81, on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Saint Mary's 70, San Francisco 66
Mitchell Saxen had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 18 Saint Mary's overcame a tough challenge from San Francisco to extend its winning streak to 14 games with a 70-66 victory on Tuesday night in Moraga, Calif.