Recap Roundups
March 13, 2025
Oregon 72, Indiana 59
Jackson Shelstad scored 18 points and No. 23 Oregon held Indiana scoreless for more than 4 1/2 minutes late in the game Thursday to pull out a 72-59 win in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis.
Duke 78, Georgia Tech 70
Duke lost Cooper Flagg to a left ankle injury in the first half, then rallied behind freshman Kon Knueppel to defeat Georgia Tech, 78-70, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday.
St. John's 78, Butler 57
RJ Luis Jr scored 20 points as top-seeded St. John's used big runs in both halves and never trailed in a 78-57 victory over ninth-seeded Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday afternoon.
Brigham Young 96, Iowa State 92
Richie Saunders recorded 23 points and five assists and Fousseyni Traore added 15 points to help No. 17 BYU produce a 96-92 victory over No. 12 Iowa State on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Big 12 championship in Kansas City, Mo.
Mississippi 83, Arkansas 80
Sean Pedulla made his only 3-pointer in seven attempts with 1.3 seconds left to lift No. 8 seed Ole Miss to an 83-80 victory over No. 9 seed Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament Thursday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
Marquette 89, Xavier 87
Kam Jones scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:16 remaining, as No. 25 Marquette rallied for an 89-87 victory over Xavier in the Big East quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon.
North Carolina 68, Wake Forest 59
RJ Davis scored 23 points and connected on key 3-point shots as North Carolina fended off Wake Forest for a 68-59 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.
Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 63
John Tonje scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 18 Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 70-63 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Houston 77, Colorado 68
Emanuel Sharp scored 19 points as No. 2 Houston defeated Colorado 77-68 in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
Texas 94, Texas A&M 89
Tre Johnson scored 20 points and Tramon Mark added 15 as Texas helped its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 94-89 victory in double overtime against No. 14 Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC tournament Thursday in Nashville.
Illinois 106, Iowa 94
Kylan Boswell recorded 24 points and seven assists and No. 24 Illinois put on an offensive show while producing a 106-94 victory over Iowa on Thursday to reach the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis.
Creighton 85, DePaul 81
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 32 points, including the go-ahead hook shot with 2:12 remaining in the second overtime as Creighton survived a major scare from DePaul to earn a wild 85-81 victory on Thursday in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.
Texas Tech 76, Baylor 74
JT Toppin went for 26 points and 10 rebounds as No. 9 Texas Tech did just enough to hold on for a 76-74 win over Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.
Louisville 75, Stanford 73
Chucky Hepburn hit a 10-foot jumper at the buzzer to give second-seeded Louisville a 75-73 victory over seventh-seeded Stanford in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals, Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.
Missouri 85, Mississippi State 73
Tamar Bates scored 25 points to lead seventh-seeded Missouri to an 85-73 win over 10th-seed Mississippi State in the second round of the SEC tournament Thursday in Nashville, Tenn.
Purdue 76, Southern California 71
Trey Kaufman-Renn matched his career high of 30 points and sixth-seeded Purdue avoided the upset with a 76-71 victory over 14th-seeded Southern California on Thursday night in Big Ten tournament play in Indianapolis.
Connecticut 73, Villanova 56
Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and hit two clutch 3-pointers in the final six-plus minutes as third-seeded UConn pulled away for a 73-56 victory over sixth-seeded Villanova on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
Clemson 57, Southern Methodist 54
Third-seeded Clemson took a shaky first step in pursuit of its first Atlantic Coast Conference title as Chase Hunter scored 21 points in a 57-54 quarterfinal victory over sixth-seeded SMU on Thursday in Charlotte.
Kentucky 85, Oklahoma 84
Otega Oweh drove the length of the court and avoided three defenders to convert the winning layup with half a second left as sixth-seeded Kentucky escaped with a wild 85-84 victory over 14th-seeded Oklahoma on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.
Arizona 88, Kansas 77
Henri Veesaar and KJ Lewis each scored 19 points off the bench to lead Arizona to an 88-77 victory over Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday.