Recap Roundups
January 06, 2015
Central Florida 79, Houston 78
Brandon Goodwin scored a career-high 30 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and the game-winning 3 with three seconds left in overtime, to lead the Knights to the road victory.
Florida St. 86, Virginia Tech 75
Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 22 points to lead the host Seminoles to their first ACC win.
Arkansas 79, Georgia 75
Bobby Portis scored 21 points and the visiting Razorbacks used pressure defense in the second half to rally in their SEC opener.
Kentucky 89, Mississippi 86
Aaron Harrison scored a season-high 26 points and Willie Cauley-Stein filled up the box score with seven points, 12 rebounds, four blocks and three steals as the host Wildcats remained unbeaten.
Georgetown 65, Marquette 59
Joshua Smith had 12 points, a game-high seven rebounds and came alive down the stretch as the host Hoyas took an early lead and held on.
Michigan 73, Penn St. 64
Zak Irvin scored 17 points, including two clutch baskets in the final 90 seconds, and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds as the visiting Wolverines held off the Nittany Lions.
Cincinnati 69, East Carolina 48
Octavius Ellis collected 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the host Bearcats cruised to their fourth straight win.
Connecticut 58, South Florida 44
Amida Brimah posted 13 points, eight rebounds and six blocks as the visiting Huskies overcame a slow start to cruise past the Bulls.
Ohio St. 74, Minnesota 72
D'Angelo Russell scored 25 of his 27 points in the first half and Marc Loving knocked down the game-winning jumper with six seconds left in overtime as the visiting Buckeyes outlasted the Golden Gophers.
Villanova 90, St. John's 72
Darrun Hilliard II scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as the Wildcats notched a road win.
Providence 66, Butler 62
Kris Dunn scored 20 of his career-high 25 points in the second half – including five over the final 33 seconds – as the Friars posted their first true road win of the season.
Vanderbilt 64, Auburn 52
James Siakam had 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Commodores held off the visiting Tigers in the SEC opener.
Pittsburgh 61, Boston College 60
Josh Newkirk scored 15 points, including the winning basket with 5.9 seconds left, and added seven assists as the visiting Panthers erased a nine-point deficit late in regulation to defeat the Eagles for the eighth straight time.
Iowa St. 63, Oklahoma St. 61
Dustin Hogue had 17 points and eight rebounds and blocked a shot with less than a second remaining as the host Cyclones outlasted the Cowboys.
Alabama 65, Texas A&M 44
Ricky Tarrant scored 15 points as the host Crimson Tide held off the short-handed Aggies in the SEC opener for both teams.