Recap Roundups
March 01, 2025
Villanova 80, Butler 70
Eric Dixon scored 34 points with seven rebounds and three assists on senior day to lead Villanova to an 80-70 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.
Maryland 68, Penn St. 64
Derik Queen scored 23 points to highlight No. 16 Maryland's 68-64 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
Clemson 71, Virginia 58
Ian Schieffelin collected 21 points and 13 rebounds to propel No. 13 Clemson to a 71-58 come-from-behind victory over Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.
North Carolina 92, Miami-Florida 73
Ven-Allen Lubin had a season-high 19 points, one of six players to score in double figures for North Carolina, and the Tar Heels raced away with a 92-73 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Miami on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Virginia Tech 101, Syracuse 95
Ben Hammond poured in 21 points and his 3-pointer with 1:36 to play in overtime proved to be a dagger as Virginia Tech won 101-95 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Senior Day in Blacksburg, Va.
South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the second half as South Carolina raced out to a big lead and cruised to a wire-to-wire 72-53 win over visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.
Auburn 94, Kentucky 78
Miles Kelly made a career-best nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points as top-ranked Auburn recorded a 94-78 victory over No. 17 Kentucky in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday for the Tigers' first win in Lexington, Ky., in 37 years.
Mississippi 87, Oklahoma 84
Sean Pedulla scored the last three of his game-high 26 points on a stepback 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left Saturday and Ole Miss held off visiting Oklahoma 87-84 for a Southeastern Conference win in Oxford.
Minnesota 67, Nebraska 65
Brennan Rigsby knocked down a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left Saturday and visiting Minnesota earned a 67-65 Big Ten Conference win over Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb.
Texas Tech 78, Kansas 73
JT Toppin scored 21 points to lead No. 10 Texas Tech to a 78-73 win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.
St. John's 71, Seton Hall 61
RJ Luis Jr scored 21 points as seventh-ranked St. John's survived several shaky stretches before clinching its first outright Big East regular-season title since 1985 with a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall Saturday afternoon in New York.
Georgia Tech 87, NC State 62
Baye Ndongo scored a career-high 29 points and added 17 rebounds on Saturday, as Georgia Tech posted an 87-62 win over visiting North Carolina State in Atlanta in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Mississippi State 81, Louisiana State 69
Josh Hubbard scored 30 points and No. 24 Mississippi State pulled away in the second half to defeat LSU 81-69 on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss.
Tennessee 79, Alabama 76
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack drained a long 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No. 5 Volunteers miraculously rallied past the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 79-76 in a Southeastern Conference battle on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.
Oregon 82, Southern California 61
Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 20 points, Jackson Shelstad added 19 and Oregon closed the game on a 22-8 run to rout Southern California, 82-61, on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.
Texas Christian 89, Central Florida 78
Vasean Allette scored 17 points, dished out nine assists and had seven rebounds to lead five TCU players scoring in double figures in a 89-78 Big 12 win over UCF on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Xavier 83, Creighton 61
Zach Freemantle converted 10 of 14 shots from the field and finished with 23 points as Xavier cruised to a crucial 83-61 Big East win over Creighton Saturday in Cincinnati.
Houston 73, Cincinnati 64
L.J. Cryer scored 20 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 4 Houston topped visiting Cincinnati, 73-64, to capture its second straight Big 12 outright regular-season title.
Stanford 73, Southern Methodist 68
Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon.
Wake Forest 74, Notre Dame 71
Cameron Hildreth scored 28 points and Hunter Sallis added 13 of his 17 in the second half as Wake Forest eked out a 74-71 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.
Vanderbilt 97, Missouri 93
15 after halftime -- as Vanderbilt came from behind to beat No. 14 Missouri 97-93 in overtime on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Nashville.
Indiana 78, Washington 62
Malik Reneau scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as Indiana defeated Washington 78-62 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.
Louisville 79, Pittsburgh 68
Louisville needed a career game from Chucky Hepburn to get a home victory over the valiant Pittsburgh Panthers and Hepburn delivered in style as the Cardinals prevailed 79-68.
Duke 100, Florida State 65
No. 2 Duke withstood a first-half injury to star freshman Cooper Flagg in a blowout of Florida State, 100-65, on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.
Utah 99, Arizona State 73
Ezra Ausar scored 25 points and Utah dominated the second half while rolling to a 99-73 victory over Arizona State on Saturday evening in Big 12 play at Salt Lake City.
Georgia 83, Texas 67
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 26 points as Georgia dominated from the jump in an 83-67 win over stumbling Texas on Saturday in a near do-or-die Southeastern Conference matchup for both teams in Austin, Texas.
Marquette 76, Georgetown 61
David Joplin scored 17 points with nine rebounds, Kam Jones added 13 points with a career-high 13 assists and No. 21 Marquette ended a three-game road losing streak with a 76-61 victory over Georgetown on Saturday at Washington, D.C.
Baylor 71, Oklahoma State 61
Jeremy Roach and Robert Wright III combined for 37 points as the Baylor Bears shrugged off a terrible start to snap a three-game losing streak, toppling the Oklahoma State Cowboys 71-61 on Saturday night in Waco, Texas.
Florida 89, Texas A&M 70
Will Richard scored a game-high 25 points Saturday night and canned six of Florida's 14 3-pointers as the third-ranked Gators bounced back from an upset loss Tuesday night at Georgia, bouncing No. 12 Texas A&M 89-70 in Gainesville, Fla.
Iowa State 84, Arizona 67
Milan Momcilovic scored 17 points and made 4 of 7 attempts from beyond the arc, and No. 9 Iowa State posted an 84-67 win over No. 22 Arizona in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday night in Ames, Iowa.
Saint Mary's 74, Oregon St. 64
Augustas Marciulionis recorded 25 points and seven assists to lead No. 23 Saint Mary's to a 74-64 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play at Moraga, Calif.
California 82, Boston College 71
Mady Sissoko had 21 points and 15 rebounds in California's 82-71 victory Saturday night over Boston College at Berkeley, Calif.
Brigham Young 77, West Virginia 56
Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench Saturday night as No. 25 BYU exploded in the second half to rout visiting West Virginia 77-56 in a Big 12 Conference game in Provo, Utah.