Recap Roundups
February 24, 2024
Penn St. 83, Indiana 74
Ace Baldwin Jr. tallied 23 points and nine assists Saturday as Penn State used the 3-point line and the foul line to topple Indiana 83-74 in a Big Ten Conference game in University Park, Pa.
Syracuse 88, Notre Dame 85
Judah Mintz scored 21 points as Syracuse held on for an 88-85 victory over Notre Dame in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.
Arkansas 88, Missouri 73
Khalif Battle scored a career-high 42 points and Arkansas pulled away down the stretch for an 88-73 victory over Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, Ark.
Houston 82, Baylor 76
Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points and J'Wan Roberts added 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as No. 2 Houston outlasted No. 11 Baylor 82-76 in overtime Saturday in a Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas.
Florida 77, Vanderbilt 64
Will Richard led the way with 21 points and Walter Clayton Jr. came up just short of his fifth consecutive game with at least 20 points as No. 24 Florida cruised to a 77-64 Southeastern Conference victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.
Wake Forest 83, Duke 79
Hunter Sallis scored 29 points and his teammates came through with big late-game baskets as Wake Forest dumped No. 8 Duke 83-79 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.
NC State 81, Boston College 70
DJ Burns Jr. scored 19 points and North Carolina State kept its postseason hopes alive Saturday with an 81-70 win against Boston College in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Raleigh, N.C.
Kansas State 84, Brigham Young 74
Arthur Kaluma had a career-high 28 points to lead a quintet of Wildcats in double figures as Kansas State knocked off No. 25 BYU 84-74 on Saturday afternoon at Manhattan, Kan.
Iowa State 71, West Virginia 64
Tamin Lipsey registered 14 points and six assists to help No. 6 Iowa State slide past West Virginia 71-64 on Saturday in Big 12 play at Ames, Iowa.
Arizona 91, Washington 75
Caleb Love helped stake No. 4 Arizona to a big lead with 20 first-half points, and Oumar Ballo posted his seventh consecutive double-double, as the Wildcats held off Washington 91-75 on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
Illinois 95, Iowa 85
Senior Coleman Hawkins scored a career-high 30 points as No. 12 Illinois rebounded from a seven-point second-half deficit to earn a 95-85 victory over Iowa Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill., that marked Illinois' 1,000th Big Ten win.
South Carolina 72, Mississippi 59
B.J. Mack scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and No. 20 South Carolina bounced back from its only consecutive losses of the season to defeat Ole Miss 72-59 on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.
North Carolina 54, Virginia 44
Cormac Ryan scored 18 points, all coming on 6-of-11 3-point shooting, as No. 10 North Carolina churned out a 54-44 win over Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
Georgia Tech 80, Miami-Florida 76
Miles Kelly scored a game-high 25 points, and Kyle Sturdivant made four key free throws in the final moments as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hung on for an 80-76 win over the host Miami Hurricanes in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.
Central Florida 75, Texas Tech 61
Darius Johnson scored 16 points and UCF snapped a four-game losing streak with a 75-61 victory over No. 23 Texas Tech on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Oklahoma 84, Oklahoma State 82
Javian McCollum drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift Oklahoma to an 84-82 win over host Oklahoma State on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Kentucky 117, Alabama 95
Justin Edwards scored a career-best 28 points on 10-of-10 shooting as No. 17 Kentucky whipped No. 13 Alabama 117-95 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.
Oregon St. 85, Stanford 73
Jordan Pope had 30 points and Michael Rataj finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oregon State to its first road victory of the season, an 85-73 win over Stanford on Saturday.
Pittsburgh 79, Virginia Tech 64
A 16-0 second-half run vaulted host Pittsburgh to a 79-64 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia Tech Saturday night.
Kansas 86, Texas 67
Hunter Dickinson had 20 points to lift No. 9 Kansas to a resounding 86-67 victory over visiting Texas on Saturday.
Auburn 97, Georgia 76
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting, and No. 14 Auburn pulled away for a 97-76 win over Georgia on Saturday evening in Athens, Ga.
Georgetown 77, DePaul 76
Jayden Epps scored 33 points, including the tying and game-winning free throws, as Georgetown halted an 11-game losing streak by defeating host DePaul 77-76 in a matchup of Big East Conference cellar dwellers Saturday at Chicago.
California 69, Oregon 64
Jaylon Tyson knocked down two free throws with 23 seconds to play, sealing California's 69-64 win over Oregon on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
Clemson 74, Florida State 63
Joseph Girard III scored a game-high 24 points to help lead Clemson to a 74-63 win over visiting Florida State on Saturday.
UNLV 66, Colorado St. 60
Dedan Thomas Jr. had 23 points and Luis Rodriguez made all six of his free-throw attempts in the final 1:03 to lead UNLV to a 66-60 win Saturday over No. 22 Colorado State at Las Vegas.
Connecticut 78, Villanova 54
Cam Spencer scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half as top-ranked UConn pulled away for a 78-54 victory over Villanova on Saturday night in Storrs, Conn.
Tennessee 86, Texas A&M 51
Jonas Aidoo dominated with an 18-point, 14-rebound double-double and No. 5 Tennessee rolled to an 86-51 SEC victory over Texas A&M on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd in Knoxville, Tenn.
Arizona State 73, Washington St. 61
Arizona State rebounded from a pair of emotional defeats to upset No. 21 Washington State 73-61 on Saturday night in Tempe, Ariz., knocking the Cougars out of first place in the Pac-12 Conference.
Seton Hall 76, Butler 64
Dre Davis scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Kadary Richmond added 20 points and host Seton Hall won for the fifth time in six games by staving off Butler 76-64 Saturday night in Newark, N.J.
Mississippi State 87, Louisiana State 67
Freshman guard Josh Hubbard scored a season-high 32 points and Mississippi State won its fifth consecutive game by defeating LSU 87-67 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Colorado 89, Utah 65
KJ Simpson scored 28 points with five 3-pointers to lift the Colorado Buffaloes to an 89-65 home victory over the Utah Utes in Pac-12 action Saturday night in Boulder.
San Diego St. 73, Fresno St. 41
Jaedon LeDee had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks and No. 19 San Diego State ran away for a 73-41 victory over host Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference matchup Saturday night.
Saint Mary's 88, San Diego 62
Mitchell Saxen recorded 20 points and seven rebounds and No. 18 Saint Mary's stretched its winning streak to 15 games with an easy 88-62 victory over San Diego on Saturday night in Moraga, Calif.
Southern California 62, UCLA 56
Boogie Ellis scored 24 points, and Southern California led nearly wire-to-wire en route to a 62-56 road win over crosstown rival UCLA in Los Angeles on Saturday.